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If We Don't Learn Our History, We're Doomed to Repeat It
Let's see if history can teach us anything about 9/11:
- Historians agree that the Japanese bombed one of their own railways, and then blamed it on Chinese dissidents, as a justification for war against China
I t is widely accepted that the Nazis, in Operation Himmler, faked attacks on their own people and resources which they blamed on the Poles, to justify the invasion of Poland
It has now been persuasively argued — as shown, for example, in this History Channel video — that Nazis set fire to their own government building and blamed that fire on others (if you have trouble playing the clip, it is because the website hosting the clip requires you to download the clip before playing it). The fire was the event which justified Hitler's seizure of power and suspension of liberties
In the early 1950s, agents of an Israeli terrorist cell operating in Egypt planted bombs in several buildings, including U.S. diplomatic facilities, in the hope that radical muslims would be blamed as the culprits (one of the bombs detonated prematurely, allowing the Egyptians to identify the bombers). Israel's Defense Minister was brought down by the scandal, along with the entire Israeli government. See also this confirmation
The Russian KGB apparently conducted a wave of bombings in Russia in order to justify war against Chechnya and put Vladimir Putin into power (see also this short essay and this report)
The Turkish government has been caught bombing its own and blaming it on a rebel group in order to justify a crackdown on that group
The well-respected former Indonesian president said that the government had a role in the Bali bombings
- As documented by the New York Times, Iranians working for the C.I.A. in the 1950's posed as Communists and staged bombings in Iran in order to turn the country against its democratically-elected president (see also this essay)
- As confirmed by a former Italian Prime Minister, an Italian judge, and the former head of Italian counterintelligence, NATO, with the help of the Pentagon and CIA, carried out terror bombings in Italy and blamed the communists, in order to rally people's support for their governments in Europe in their fight against communism. As one participant in this formerly-secret program stated:
"You had to attack civilians, people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple. They were supposed to force these people, the Italian public, to turn to the state to ask for greater security."
- Recently declassified documents show that in the 1960's, the American Joint Chiefs of Staff signed off on a plan to blow up AMERICAN airplanes (using an elaborate plan involving the switching of airplanes), and also to commit terrorist acts on American soil, and then to blame it on the Cubans in order to justify an invasion of Cuba. If you view no other links in this article, please read the following ABC news report; the official documents; and watch this interview with the former Washington Investigative Producer for ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
The FBI had penetrated the cell which carried out the 1993 world trade center bombing, but had -- at the last minute -- cancelled the plan to have its FBI infiltrator substitute fake powder for real explosives, against the infiltrator's strong wishes (summary version is free; full version is pay-per-view)? See also this TV news report
The anthrax attacks -- which were sent along with notes purportedly written by Islamic terrorists -- used a weaponized anthrax strain from the top U.S. bioweapons facility, the Fort Detrick military base? Indeed, top bioweapons experts have stated that the anthrax attack may have been a CIA test "gone wrong"; and see this article by a former NSA and naval intelligence officer; and this statement by a distinguished law professor and bioterror expert (and this one). It is also interesting that the only congress people mailed anthrax-containing letters were key democrats, and that the attacks occurred one week before passage of the freedom-curtailing Patriot Act, which seems to have scared them and the rest of congress into passing that act without even reading it
- The former director of the National Security Agency said "By any measure the US has long used terrorism. In '78-79 the Senate was trying to pass a law against international terrorism - in every version they produced, the lawyers said the US would be in violation"(the audio is here)
- A former National Security Adviser told the Senate that the war on terror is "a mythical historical narrative"
- Famous leaders have stated again and again that false flag terror is the name of the game:
- U.S. President James Madison said: "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
- Adolph Hitler said: "Terrorism is the best political weapon for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death".
- Nazi leader Hermann Goering said:
"Why of course the people don't want war ... But after all it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship ... Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country".
- Josef Stalin said:
"The easiest way to gain control of a population is to carry out acts of terror. [The public] will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened"


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Critical Thinking in Medicine
Critical Thinking in Medicine
Most people who choose the health care profession seem to naturally possess empathy,
compassion and altruism. These qualities make us want to deliver quality health care. We share a common goal. Providing health care requires decisions and practices that are valuable to patients. We use information to guide these practices.
Although helping patients toward optimal health is our common goal, we don't always choose our sources of information in a common way. Without a reliable approach to evaluating the sources of medical information and claims, we cannot be certain that we are making the best choices. We owe it to our patients to use the best information available when making decisions about their lives.
Traditionally, we are trained in the clinical art of medicine. The 'art' involves connecting with our patients, communicating effectively, being empathetic and compassionate. The art of medicine involves being thorough, yet concise. It also involves persuasion. In medical training, we become clinical thinkers. However, we receive little (if any) formal training in critical thinking. Yet, the practice of medicine requires critical decision making that can be life-saving if done properly, or dangerous if flawed. Critical thinking is a necessary part of our job and our art. In order to practice this art, we need reliable information.
** The art of medicine is informed by the science of medicine.
During the intense education process, we memorize volumes of facts and consume information. We often take it for granted that this information is correct. We've been taught about the scientific method and know something about the psychological biases that influence our beliefs. Most of us realize that some information is more trustworthy than others. Since we want to deliver the best health care that we can, we need to be equipped with critical thinking skills to help us sort out the good information from the bad, the science from the bunk.
** The critical thinker and modern skeptic lives in a world characterized by shades of grey. There are rarely absolutes. Scientific information is judged on a statistical spectrum of 2 basic types of error. On one end, we have Type 1 Error which is what happens when we accept ideas without good reason. In other words, we accept things that are likely to be false. This is the basic error that characterizes Pseudoscience. Then we have Type 2 Error. Type 2 errors are made when we reject things that are likely to be true. This is the common error made in Denialism and Pseudoskepticism. The skeptical doctor must be careful to avoid such errors if at all possible. We can use science as a tool to help us from drifting too far toward these types of errors. Without it, our biases will prevent us from seeing where we stand on the spectrum of error. Only then can the art of medicine be optimally informed by the science of medicine.
Here, we will learn the basic tools of skepticism and critical thinking. We will scratch the surface of the philosophy of science. We will explore ideas that are practiced today that have no basis in science, yet are still firmly believed. The information on this site will be updated and corrected from time to time, just as science must be updated and corrected from time to time.
Mark Crislip, MD identified some basic problems in medical thinking that can lead to Type 1 and Type 2 errors: "a reliance on anecdotes, using sub-optimal studies as evidence, mistaking a gobbet of basic science as a meaningful clinical application, and not realizing the warping effect of confirmation bias". He also identified what he calls the three most dangerous words in medicine...'In my experience'.
This site aims to help us to identify these errors, not only in others' thinking, but in our own.
Skeptical Medicine: 2 Themes
The running theme throughout this site is that, while our policies and decisions are philosophic in nature, we should use science and reason to inform these policies and decisions. Our reasons for connecting claims to decisions should follow established rules of logic. However, our initial resolution to use science and reason in the first place is purely philosophic. As we make the decision to value science, reason and logic over other "ways of knowing", we ground ourselves in a way of thinking that demands adherence to the rules of science, reason and logic.
** It is logically contradictory - and therefore forbidden - to embrace science and logic when they support an idea, but then to reject them when they do not.
For an expansion of this argument, please refer to the You Can't Have it Both Ways section of this site. However, one may wish to read the sections in order to build core concepts needed for this argument.
Another important theme will be dealt with in detail in the Alternative Medicine and Skeptical and Compassionate sections. This theme observes that science-informed medical practices can be delivered with compassion and humanism. The art of medicine should be informed by the science of medicine. In recent years, many have turned away from mainstream medicine in search of practices that promise care that is 'natural' and 'holistic'; care that is perceived as focusing on the individual and validating individuals as human beings. Academic centers have tried to bring these lost patients back by 'integrating' with so-called alternative medicine practitioners by forming departments of 'integrative medicine'. We do not need to do this to appear compassionate. If the public and institutions think that scientific medicine lacks humanism, then we must learn to change the way that we deliver it.
** It is possible and necessary to deliver science-based medicine with compassion.
How to Use This Site
This site is meant for the health care provider with an interest in critical thinking and science based medicine. The sections are meant to be read like a book. The arguments of the later pages build on premises established in the earlier pages. It starts on a level playing field with a foundation of philosophy. Hopefully, we can see how the bricks are stacked from the foundation to the conclusion.
To embrace the value of critical thinking (in health care or in general) one must start from the point of view of the scientific skeptic. If you, the reader, are already there, feel free to browse the various sections to brush up on logical fallacies, statistics and the various forms of pseudoscience. If you are not already of this point of view, please read the essays 'Philosophy and Science', 'What is Science?', 'What is a Skeptic?' and 'Pseudoscience' first. These essays start with the basics of Philosophy and Science, build on the ideas, and (hopefully) define pertinent topics in an understandable and unambiguous way. The sections on Cognitive Dissonance and Cognitive Biases will help our understanding of why we tend to rationalize unsupported ideas, even in the face of conflicting evidence. The sections on Scientific Studies and Statistics & Risk will hopefully clarify how to put knowledge and data in perspective. Once these concepts are clear, we will then move on to Argumentation & Logic and Logical Fallacies to learn how ideas should - and should not - be presented to others and some of the logical pitfalls used in persuasion.
The sections on Medical Practices Unsupported by Science and Pseudoscience in Health Care highlight practices in common use today despite disconfirming evidence and sound philosophy. In these sections, we will apply the ideas and skills from the previous sections to evaluate medical claims that have been marketed to the public.
Skeptical Medicine is not a blog. However, please feel free to comment on relevant sections and related articles at the Facebook page.
** Note - Key concepts will be preceded by a double asterisk (**).
Author's Comments
My name is John Byrne. I am a doctor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics in a private practice and I am the creator of this site. The information presented here represents my thoughts and learning as well as the thoughts of the other contributors. It does not necessarily represent the official stances of any institution with which the site's authors are affiliated.
I give special thanks to Andrea Wilkins for her time and expertise in editing this site, and to Sarah Byrne for drawing the "Doctor-Thinker" logo.
If you are a practitioner and/or 'true believer' of unscientific medicine, then this site may do little to change your mind. To quote Jonathan Swift, "(I)t is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.". Please read the material anyway. If you keep an open mind, you may gain insight into the skeptic's point of view.
I am learning too. The information here represents my best understanding of the issues discussed. I try to learn from experts from various fields. Access to some of their expertise can be found through the Links section of this site. Other than this paragraph, I will try to refrain from writing in the first person.
References to the relevant journal articles are provided. Also, references to appropriate Wikipedia pages and other sites are provided as well for the reader. I realize that referencing to Wikipedia pages is considered faux pas, but it is the most available reference on the web and each article carries it's own list of direct references which can be further checked. Information referenced on crowd-sourced sites such as Wikipedia should be taken with skepticism. However, factual information pertaining to established science has been found to be on par with traditional encyclopedias (also, see here and here). My goal is to provide references to the most accessible, factual information. Whenever possible, scientific studies are referenced and linked directly to the source journals or to the PubMed entry. There are a tremendous number of citations and I am adding them all the time. Relevant citations are linked directly in the texts as I write about them for immediate verification and further reading.
The costs of health care and the expectations from health care professionals are rising. We should not waste time, effort, resources and money by promoting ideas that are incorrect, dangerous, or both. We have learned to be clinical thinkers. Now we must learn to be critical thinkers. It is time for us to take some skeptical medicine.
John Byrne, M.D.
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"The Inferior"
Format: Hardback, 448 pages
Publisher: David Fickling Books
The debut novel of Peadar Ó Guilín, "The Inferior", received many positive reviews since the publication so I was very curious about his book. And I will start by saying that all those reviews are well deserved.
A Tribe of humans has to hunt on an almost every day basis to feed all his members, and if the hunters are not active than the only way to keep the food supply is by trading with the species which have a pact with the humans. When it comes to trading the weaker members of the Tribe have to "Volunteer" so that the exchange might provide food to their families. Stopmouth, a member of the Tribe, is considered disabled by the other humans because of his stuttering, but he is considered a valuable hunter too. Gone to hunt one day he sees one of the Globes that fly on the Roof of his world explode and a strange human falls from the sky. From here the entire Stopmouth's life is changing. Betrayed by his brother he has to flee along with Indrani, the woman which fell from the Globe, and Rockface, his friend.
Peadar Ó Guilín's novel is a captivating one. It has a lot of action which held me from the beginning and didn't release me until the end. Life in the Tribe is a constant battle for survival and the events surrounding the Tribe and the main character, Stopmouth, occur in a rapid succession. The author manages to properly tie the chain of events so the storyline is constantly developing.
I really like how Peadar Ó Guilín used the language. Stopmouth, Rockface and the other humans from the Tribe sound simple like their way of living. You can see this simple behavior in the names used by the humans to call themselves, the other species or the places they know. I really liked some expressions created by the author and used by the characters, for example "he still had a thousand days in him" (he still had years to live) or "jump the fire with me" (marry me), and of this expressions you are able to see how the author used the language in his characters creation. I really liked the main characters too. Stopmouth is well build and he made me care for him and follow his adventures with great interest. He is not a hero in the classical way and his feelings and fears make him more human and much closer to the reader. Rockface, Indrani and Wallbreaker are interesting and well build also.
The world-building is good. Although it leaves me wondering about its background, I easily overcome this minor issue. That is because the world is reach, besides the humans it is populated by many other interesting species. And here the author does a great job too, each race having his own characteristics, his own way of fight and hunt and his own behavior. The species range from the weaker ones, like Flim, to the most vicious ones, like Longtongues and Diggers. Also my minor issue with the world-building is easily overcome considering that "The Inferior" is the first novel in a trilogy and I believe that the author will develop further this world.
"The Inferior" is a great, interesting and enjoyable read, which I really loved. The bad part is that, it is putting my patience to a test, because I can't wait to read the next novels in the series.


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Speed Demos Archive and Speed Runs Live team up once again to bring you another charity marathon with Summer Games Done Quick, featuring several games that will be finished in the shortest time possible, live and in front of thousands of viewers over the internet in order to raise money for Doctors Without Borders. The event lasts for five days, until the 30th, which includes games like Sonic the Hedgehog on Mega Drive and Master System, Ecco: The Tides of Time and more during the period. Earlier this year they also held Awesome Games Done Quick 2013 which has helped to raise over $448,000 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, and they're looking to repeat that success again with an initial goal of $50,000. The event also gives donors several benefits as well, donations affect bidding decisions on games and provides chances to win several prizes.
The event is currently underway! You can check out the stream on the Speed Demos Archive page or through the Twitch channel.


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Corus Entertainment Expands Interests in French-language Specialty Television Market through Major Deals with Bell and Shaw Media Français
Acquisitions include TELETOON, Historia and Séries+; Ottawa-based Radio Stations CKQB-FM and CJOT-FM; and ABC Spark
TORONTO, March 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) announced today that it has entered into a number of agreements with Bell and separately with Shaw Media, that extends Corus' portfolio of Radio assets into Ottawa, consolidates Corus' ownership of ABC Spark and TELETOON, and enables Corus to become a significant media contributor in the Québec and the French-language specialty television market.
Corus has reached an agreement with Bell to acquire the 50% remaining ownership interest in TELETOON and two Ottawa-based radio stations, CKQB-FM (The Bear 106.9) and CJOT-FM (boom 99.7), that Bell will acquire as part of the acquisition of Astral Media Inc. pending regulatory approval. With these acquisitions, TELETOON, Télétoon (French), TELETOON Retro, Télétoon Rétro (French), Cartoon Network (Canada) and radio stations, CKQB-FM and CJOT-FM, will be wholly owned by Corus. In addition, Corus has reached an agreement with Bell and Shaw Media to acquire each of their respective 50% interests in the French-language specialty channels Historia and Séries+. Certain transactions are subject to approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the Competition Bureau.
In a separate transaction, Corus has entered into an agreement with Shaw Media that will result in Corus acquiring the remaining 49% interest in the successful specialty television service ABC Spark from Shaw Media. As part of the agreement, Corus will sell its 20% interest in Food Network Canada to Shaw Media.
"These transactions represent a transformative opportunity for Corus," said John Cassaday, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corus Entertainment. "The consolidation of TELETOON and the addition of the popular services Historia and Séries+ give Corus the scale to expand into the growing French-language specialty television market. As a well-capitalized company, Corus can contribute to the growth of this market and provide new opportunities for the production community, while adding greater diversity to the system and more choice to French-speaking audiences.
The addition of the Ottawa radio stations, CKQB-FM and CJOT-FM, has been a long-standing goal and allows us to bring our skills and passion for radio to another major Canadian market, while delivering exceptional programming and local information to the Ottawa community. Finally, full ownership of ABC Spark, based on the highly successful ABC Family channel in the U.S., and now widely distributed across Canada, represents an excellent growth opportunity for Corus."
The combined acquisition price for these assets is $494 million Cdn. The overall transaction is valued at an LTM EBITDA multiple of 10.4x.
A conference call with Corus senior management to discuss these transactions is scheduled for Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. ET. While this call is directed at analysts and investors, members of the media are welcome to listen in. The dial‐in number for the conference call for North America is 1.800.926.5230 and for local/international callers is 416.981.9020. PowerPoint slides for the call will be posted 15 minutes prior to the start of the call and can be found on the Corus Entertainment website at www.corusent.com in the Investor Relations section.
About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. is a Canadian-based media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's animation. The Company's multimedia entertainment brands include YTV, Treehouse, Nickelodeon (Canada), ABC Spark, W Network, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada), CosmoTV, Sundance Channel (Canada), Movie Central, HBO Canada, Nelvana, Kids Can Press, Toon Boom and 37 radio stations including CKNW AM 980, 99.3 The FOX, Country 105, 630 CHED, Q107 and 102.1 the Edge. Corus creates engaging branded entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. A publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CJR.B). Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.
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Started in 2006, Molecular Frontiers operates as a non-profit organization, hosted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Its Scientific Advisory Board, a group of eminent scientists including many Nobel Prize laureates, represent expertise from a wide range of molecular science disciplines
Inspiring teenagers is a challenging goal, and combining this with educating them about science requires a highly focused strategy. This project will use teenagers' favourite means of communication, the internet, and language that they can relate to on a personal level, art, to achieve these goals.
Art is a universal language – children of all nations learn to understand and communicate ideas in pictures long before they learn to read and write in their native language. And all children are artists - asking questions, developing ideas, solving problems. These child-like skills are the same ones that make great scientists and maintain the creativity for significant scientific discoveries.
This virtual world is simple in concept – an art gallery / museum, where the different floors of the building will focus on different aspects of art and science. The lower floor offers a room using art to investigate science on a simple level by looking at Art in Nature. There is also a gallery of Famous Artists, whose works are examined from a scientific perspective, and a Members' Gallery to become part of the Molecular Frontiers community.
By ascending to a higher floor, Modern Art exhibition rooms with themes based on more educationally demanding scientific concepts can be visited, such as Structure and Function, Diversity, Change, or Space and Time. Work based on modern artists is also displayed. Each exhibit links to videos, news and questions in MoleClues.
All the art work exhibited in the museum is by teenagers, or aspiring young artists who contribute interviews. This has the advantage that teenagers can contribute photos of their own art work, which will increase their loyalty to the project and encourage greater participation from non-scientists in Molecular Frontiers activities. All teenage artists' contributions are credited with their Member's user name and also their age and country. A vibrant collection of work has already been gathered.
This project offers a virtual common ground to start discussions and activities between non-scientists and scientists, culturing an appreciation for curiosity and asking questions, and encouraging creativity which is essential in all walks of life, whilst raising the awareness of the importance of science in our everyday lives – even in art!
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Just wanted to say thanks again for the great work on the new site Eric.It truly came out just the way I wanted it. Nice work. THANK YOU!


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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Gingersnaps and Macabre Monday!
Love this little guy "smile" from Stampotique...you can use him soooo much! lol He is colored with copics and sewn around a bit. I wanted this to look a bit like a collage.. the stamp on the side is one from the antique mall...lets see...Kennedy..1963..yep, I think I met my best childhood buddy right around then... I also want to enter "smile" in the challenge over at "catered crop button up" challenge ..use a button on your card.... NEXT ...Stampotique is ALSO sponsoring the "Macabre Monday challenge at the Haunted design house...I HAD to join in there too ! Fun and different! The challenge is called "chic freaks" lol WELLLLL.....this chick freak is married to guy freak..............
Ummmmm...yea....they been married a while I guess! :) Please say hello to the happy couple :)lol
In case you didnt know..these two are drawn by the artist Daniel Torrente over at Stampotique
("sweet moves" and "jammin" ) Other Challenges I am "IN" for: Anything goes challenge blog=anything goes!, Stampin 4 the weeknd= "out with the old" the postage on the first card I have been hoarding and the dp on the next is VERY old :)..and Paper play challenge ="In stitches" use stitching on your card! TFL!
18 comments:
- Linda McClain said...
Jane, I laughed about your friend. I have a twin sister who is 13 minutes older than me. I was so jealous as I kid I vowed to live 13 minutes longer. Whose jealous now. ;-) I love, love your cards, and I love that you joined us at Catered Crop.
- January 17, 2012 at 10:41 PM
- Tamara Morton said...
Gorgeous creation, thank you for joining us at Anything goes this time. Please join us again for our next challenge We have a surprise in-store..
Tamara - January 17, 2012 at 11:09 PM
- Laura said...
Great fun. Love both of them!
- January 18, 2012 at 12:24 AM
- Willy said...
Both cards are fabulous and funny, Jane!
- January 18, 2012 at 2:00 AM
- Andrea C said...
These are both absolutely brilliant. Love the colour schemes and the colouring is top notch not to mention the sentiment you are old as dirt lmao. Love it and thanks for playing along with macabre monday this week x
- January 18, 2012 at 2:41 AM
- Basement Stamper said...
The sentiments on your cards just totally crack me up!
- January 18, 2012 at 6:57 AM
- Unknown said...
Your card are so fun.. You did a fabulous job my friend..
Hugs, Linda - January 18, 2012 at 4:44 PM
- Tee said...
I Love Both cards! Fun & Adorable Too! Tee
- January 18, 2012 at 9:00 PM
- ike said...
Hahahaha - these are both brilliant. Love those images... and being as old as dirt makes me chuckle. Thank you for sharing with us for Macabre Monday at HDH and for giving me a laugh :-D xxx
- January 18, 2012 at 10:07 PM
- cheryl said...
oh wow these are just gorgeous just love the colours and beautiful detail,bless you for playing at anything goes this week hugs cherylx
- January 18, 2012 at 11:24 PM
- Creepy Glowbugg said...
Fabulously chic and hilarious! LOVE them both!
Thanks for joining in on the fun this week at HDH!! - January 19, 2012 at 8:00 AM
- Linda said...
Oh my goodness I love these! I spotted that Kennedy stamp right away. Very Very cool!
- January 19, 2012 at 10:36 AM
- Atticelf said...
These are really great. Know what you mean about the paper - changes daily.
- January 19, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Tamara Morton said...
Such a beautiful creation! Thank you so much for joining us at Anything goes. Please join us again Tuesday 24th Jan we have something special in store..
Tamara - January 20, 2012 at 12:34 PM
- Suzie McFloozy said...
What fun cards thanks for playing along with us at stampin' for the weekend & good luck x
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo - January 20, 2012 at 12:43 PM
- blackdragon said...
Both are Very freaky chic! Love them!
Thanks for joining us at HDH this week.
BDx - January 22, 2012 at 4:46 PM
- 2amscrapper said...
Love these stamps and what you did for the GC challenge.
- January 23, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- DonnaMundinger said...
Jane, these are a crack up! Love your sentiments with the fab stamps. Thanks for joining us for MM at HDH. xxD
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BALTIMORE, 05-16-13—The undercard on Preakness Day offers more than $1 million in stakes purses with the $300,00 Longines Dixie Stakes (G2) serving as the centerpiece. Pimlico's oldest stake, the Dixie was first run in 1870 as the Dinner Party Stakes and was won by the horse Preakness, who is the namesake of Old Hilltop's signature race.
At 1-1/8th miles on the grass, the Dixie has attracted a stellar 13-horse field and a host of big-time trainers, including Orb's conditioner Shug McGaughey, a two-time Dixie winner. They agree that the lineup is a tough one.
"This sounds like a very solid race to me," said McGaughey, who won the Dixie in 1993 with Lure and in 2009 with Parading.
"It's going to be very competitive," added Graham Motion, another two-time winner of the Dixie who will saddle Howe Great. Motion prevailed with Dr. Brendler in 2003 and Better Talk Now in 2006.
"When you put up that kind of money, they will come," said Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has Optimizer, the 7-2 favorite, and Sky Ring (12-1) ready to fire.
Returning are the 2012 runner-up, local campaigner Humble and Hungry, representing Sagamore Farm, and the third place finisher Forte Dei Marmi, who is trained by Roger Attfield.
Todd Pletcher, who won last year's race with Hudson Steele, will send out Doubles Partner on Saturday.
McGaughey's entry, Imagining, the 5-1 third choice, has been galloping well over the Pimlico surface since accompanying Orb from Churchill Downs and will be making his second start this year. His first outing was a 3-1/2 length score against allowance company at Keeneland.
"He ran in Canada last summer and then we had to give him some time off," said McGaughey. "He has been doing real good."
Motion's Howe Great (12-1) is coming off a similar victory – at 1-1/8th miles on Keeneland's turf against allowance runners after "being in an awkward spot", to finish off the board in a Grade 3 at Gulfstream Park.
Lukas pointed to Optimizer as "doing very well" after running a game second following a poor start in the Grade I Turf Classic at Churchill Downs two weeks ago. "He's one of these horses who come back well and I've got the hottest rider in the country (Joel Rosario)."
The race has others who are sporting top credentials. Swift Warrior (4-1) has won two straight graded tests, Doubles Partner (6-1) consistently finishes in the money and Willcox Inn (6-1) has three in the money finishes in five graded tests since last fall.
There are three other races on the card which are graded and which have $150,000 purses.
The Maryland Sprint Handicap features 10 top sprinters, including Sage Valley (5-2), who returns from a layoff as the probable favorite. Action Andy (6-1) has on the board finishes in nine of his last 10 races, while Manito (10-1) steps into the stakes ranks off a four-race winning streak.
Out-of-towners Summer Applause and Brushed by a Star figure to be the favorites in the Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes with streaking locals Moon Philly and Daydreamin Gracie looking for the upset.
A pair of Chad Brown trained runners Pianist and Samitar headline the Gallorette.
Other added money races on Saturday's 13-race card are the $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes; the $100,000 James Murphy Stakes; the $75,000 Rollicking Stakes and the $40,000 Deputed Testamony. First post is 10:45 a.m.
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Historic Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness® Stakes, the middle jewel in horse racing's famed Triple Crown, first opened its doors on October 25, 1870, and is the second oldest racetrack in the United States. Pimlico has played host to racing icons and Baltimoreans have seen the likes of legendary horses such as Man o' War, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Affirmed and Cigar thunder down the stretch in thrilling and memorable competition. For more information on Pimlico, visit www.pimlico.com.
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As always I am back to you with a smile on my face and head full of creative ideas!
Today I would like to continue my journey with magical Magicals!
I adore how easy you can create a background.
Last time I create my jornal page using magicals, you can check this here (video tutorial included)
This post will show you how fast and easy is to make cards with magicals.
All you have to do is cut your watercolour paper into size of your card blank... and let the magic happen :) spray some water on your paper and then sprinkle the magicals with a brush, spray again and let the colour run !
This is so much fun and really magical, I love this technique.
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I sticked my background pieces to a card blanks and added some stamping from Visible Image.
I love how easy and simple they are and you make them in no time.
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THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Please be seated. Well, thank you all very much. And thank you, Susan, for those kind words, and welcome.
On behalf of all Americans, I am proud to dedicate this historic building to the lasting memory of a great man, Dwight David Eisenhower.
I want to thank Secretary Powell and Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz, Administrator Perry, General Hicks, for their kind words. I'm also pleased to have so many special guests who are here. I don't see -- I do see Senator Stevens. I'm so honored that Senator Ted Stevens, who actually worked in the Eisenhower administration, is here. And I want to welcome all the others who worked in this -- in the Eisenhower administration to this dedication ceremony. Welcome.
I also want to welcome General Andrew Goodpaster, Senator Bob Dole, and all the other veterans of World War II. We're pleased to have you here. It's a pleasure to welcome back former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. I want to thank members of the United States Congress -- Senator Inouye, Congressman Amo Houghton, Jerry Moran, Jim Ryun, Congressman Steve Horn.
And I, too, want to say how much we appreciate the work of former Senator John Chafee, who introduced the legislation necessary to rename this bill -- this building in honor of Dwight Eisenhower.
And above all, we welcome the Eisenhower family, and send our good wishes to John Eisenhower, who could not be with us today. As the son of a President, myself, I know how proud John must feel, knowing that our country's respect for his father has only increased with the years.
The city of Washington is accustomed to change. But this neighborhood looks much as it did in 1929. If you'd walked down Pennsylvania Avenue 73 years ago, you would have seen the Renwick Building on the corner of 17th Street, looking just as it does now. A few doors down were the Blair and Lee Houses, with gas lamps still out front.
In 1929, Lafayette Square was dominated by a great bronze horse, as it is today, proudly carrying Andrew Jackson. And standing outside this building on a spring morning 73 years ago, you might have seen Dwight Eisenhower pull up in a 1927 Buick and walk up the stairs to his office.
The '20s and '30s were quiet times for our Army and Navy, quiet times when he worked here. But it was in this building that Dwight Eisenhower's reputation began to grow. His immediate supervisor said of him this -- said this of him: "This is the best officer in the Army. When the next war comes, he should go right to the top." These words carried a lot of weight; after all, the man who said them was Douglas MacArthur.
He also worked here for many years in Room 252. There was a time when a visitor to this building might pass in the hallway not only Eisenhower and MacArthur, but the first man commissioned General of the Armies of the United States, John J. Pershing. General Pershing occupied Room 274, a space now used by Vice President Dick Cheney.
Two doors down is an office that Theodore Roosevelt would still recognize as his own from his time as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. So would Franklin Roosevelt, who, a generation later, occupied the same office and walked these very same halls. And in between, from 1904 to 1908, William Howard Taft reported to work here as the Secretary of the War. In all, as has been mentioned, seven future Presidents have worked in this building; 25 Presidents have known it.
Harry S. Truman held press conferences in an ornate room two stories high, called the Indian Treaty Room -- although, no Indian treaty has ever been signed there. And it was Truman, himself, who paid a distinctive tribute to this building when a committee suggested it be torn down. He believed we ought to leave it right here. He said, "It's the greatest monstrosity in America."
But it was Eisenhower who decided its fate. He said he rather liked it. And over time, a lot of us have come to like it. The architectural grace of this building will remain a matter of opinion, but its place in history and its place on the skyline of Washington is as safe as can be.
It seems odd that with all the history it contains, this great building went more than a century without a name befitting its dignity. We've solved that problem today, and we've solved it once and for all. This building now bears the name of Dwight D. Eisenhower, not because it was spared from the wrecking ball in his time; not even because he was the first President born in Texas. (Laughter.) His name fits this building because, as a great soldier, a great President, and a good man, Dwight D. Eisenhower served his country with distinction.
People over a certain age will always associate Dwight Eisenhower with a time of strength and a time of stability in America. We think of the '50s, and in the mind's eye we see the President and his fine wife, Mamie. They had lived a military life, moving more than 30 times. And just as GIs in the '50s across America were settling back home, so were the Eisenhowers. As a matter of fact, they would live longer in the White House here than at any other address.
We don't need to idolize the era they represented to see all the good things that were there: millions of growing families and industries and new cities, and the beginnings of the life that we know today.
Had he never become President, Eisenhower would still be known to all as the leader of the forces that liberated a continent from a terrible evil. The turning point of the war was the decision to invade the coast of France. The decision was made by Roosevelt and Churchill; the day and hour were left to General Eisenhower. And a lot of people felt a lot better knowing that it was his call to make.
General Eisenhower understood exactly what risks lay ahead. Had his troops failed to take the beaches, he was going to point a finger straight at himself. Here's what he wrote, in advance: "If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone." Fifty-seven years ago this very day, General Eisenhower reported that the mission of the Allied Force was fulfilled, and the war in Europe was over.
In victory, he was the first to share credit. It was not within his character to do otherwise. As Vice President, Richard Nixon said this about General Eisenhower, President Eisenhower: "He always retained a saving humility." "It was the humility," Nixon said, "not of fear, but of confidence. He walked with the great of the world, and he knew that the great are human. His was the humility of man before God, and before the truth. His was the humility of a man too proud to be arrogant."
In his career, Dwight Eisenhower faced two great crises of the 20th century: a World War that came upon America with a sudden attack, requiring a global response, and a Cold War that tested our patience and resolve to wage a struggle of decades.
In our time, we face elements of both: an enemy that strikes suddenly, and must be pursued across the years. And in this struggle, we know how victory will be gained, because President Eisenhower -- and General Eisenhower -- showed us the way. We will be calm, and confident, and relentless. With the best of America's character, we will defeat America's enemies.
We are proceeding with patience and resolve to overcome this growing danger to the civilized world. NATO, the grand alliance first commanded by General Eisenhower, is part of a new coalition that is making steady progress on every front. Our mission in Afghanistan continues even after we have liberated that country from a brutal regime. We continue to fight al Qaeda terrorists, and we will prevent them from regrouping elsewhere.
We'll deny terrorists the safe havens they need to operate, and choke off their sources of money and supplies. We'll confront dangerous regimes that seek weapons of mass destruction. In this war, we will depend on the alertness of our law enforcement, the diligence of our intelligence operations, and on the skill and valor of the American Armed Forces.
Our military has performed with great daring and courage, and more will be asked of them. I have full confidence, complete confidence, in the men and women who wear our uniform. They've responded in the finest traditions of the American military. Their sense of honor, their devotion to duty, their loyal service to America would all be recognized by the five-star general and President we remember today. The skill and determination and optimism of Dwight Eisenhower are alive in the American Armed Forces, and that spirit will bring us to victory.
The General was one of six sons raised by Ida and David Eisenhower in the prairie town of Abilene, Kansas. They raised good men, but destiny chose this one. His whole life shows the power of one man's goodness and integrity to shape great events. He brought permanent honor to his family name, and that name now brings honor to this grand building. It's one more mark of this country's respect, and we offer it today with great affection, and lasting gratitude.
God bless. (Applause.)
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ After Yelp posted the first quarterly profit in its history last week, the online business review site got panned on Wall Street. The company's stock plummeted 11 percent the day after the results came out, wiping out its gains for the year.
CEO Jeremy Stoppelman didn't seem disturbed as he sat down to discuss Yelp's evolution in the 10 years since he began working on a way for people to share recommendations about local merchants with Russ Simmons, a fellow engineer he met while working at PayPal.
Stoppelman, 36, probably wouldn't be running Yelp Inc. if he had paid more attention to the opinions of outsiders than his own insights.
Skeptics initially scoffed at the idea that people would feed Yelp free reviews of local businesses.
Today, Yelp packs more than 61 million reviews of merchants in 27 countries in a service that attracts nearly 140 million monthly visitors.
Many technology observers were incredulous back in late 2009 when Stoppelman and his backers rebuffed a buyout offer from Google Inc. for a reported $500 million. Yelp now boasts a market value of about $5 billion, even after the recent sell-off spurred by concerns about Yelp's slowing growth amid competition for online local advertising revenue from the Internet powerhouse such as Google and Facebook Inc.
Yelp's success has left Stoppelman, with company stock worth about $400 million. Many other investors have profited too: Yelp's shares have more than quadrupled from their March 2012 initial public offering price of $15.
Stoppelman mused about Yelp's past and present during an interview with The Associated Press as the San Francisco company prepared to celebrate its 10 anniversary. The remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
Q: What was it like when Google tried to buy you?
A: It was an emotional decision. Yelp is my baby, so I wanted it to be in a place where it was going to thrive. As it became more of an auction process where it felt like there was blood in the water and the sharks were attacking, it just felt like it wasn't going to end up with Yelp in a good spot.
Q: You got a call from Steve Jobs during this process, right?
A: He was very anti-Google, as it turns out. He was pretty upset with Google. (Jobs had accused Google of stealing ideas from Apple's iPhone to build Android, a rival operating system for mobile devices). He felt that Yelp was a great company and wouldn't be a great company if it fell in the hands of Google.
Toward the end of our conversation, I had to go into complete `fan boy' mode. For someone like me, who had spent a lot of time trying to build cool technology products, it was literally like talking to a god.
Q: You live and work in San Francisco. What do you think about the backlash against technology's impact on the city in terms of real estate prices?
A: Most cities would be falling over themselves to have the problems we have right now, which is like: "Oh my, we have too many jobs and people's compensation keeps going up, so therefore people can afford to pay more to obtain housing." It's not to say that we don't have very serious problems, but a lot of them are completely self-inflicted, which I find incredibly frustrating.
The other misperception is that everyone working in tech is a millionaire living in luxury condos and there is nothing left for anyone else. The reality is the vast majority of our employees are making anywhere from, you know, like $40,000 to $100,000. If you look at it, we are just like every other company. As rents go up, it hurts people here, too.
Q: Where do you stand on another hot-button topic: the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley?
A: If we are focusing on technology jobs, meaning software engineering jobs primarily, by the time you are talking about a company, you are talking about the end of the funnel. The funnel begins in high school, really, or even earlier maybe. If you want women andminorities to succeed all the way at the end of the funnel in a tech job, you have to increase the numbers starting at the top of the funnel, at the earliest age, and then make sure they stay in the funnel and get all the way through.
Certainly, tech companies should feel bad about it, and all the tech companies have been aware of this problem. They have been trying to address it somewhat, but there is a bit of a limitation of what you can do because fundamentally you know if women aren't entering into software engineering programs in great numbers, there's not going to be great numbers working at Google or Yelp or any tech company.
So the most impactful thing is to work on math education and then hopefully try to steer more young people toward computer science. (Yelp hasn't released it's a breakdown on the diversity of its workforce of about 2,000 people, but Stoppelman says the company eventually will).
Q: Do you still write reviews yourself?
A: I do. I just did three or four today. I am at 1,214 reviews as of today. I was on a trip in Aspen, and I just gave a one-star review to this French restaurant. They gave us a hard time. We actually had to walk out. I didn't even get to the food.
Q: What do you use when Yelp isn't available?
A: It's happens a decent amount. I was in Croatia last year and there is no Yelp. So, I think you end up in this pre-Yelp world of looking inside the business to see if it's busy, or you ask the hotel concierge.
Q: Clearly, you believe people are more likely to have a satisfying experience in a world with Yelp to help guide them.
A: No question. The beauty is when you go on a road trip. Prior to Yelp, you would never have the confidence to veer off the highway and go that extra two miles into town and try out a place. And now you can actually read all about it and understand why you might want to do that rather than just hit the McDonald's and keep on going up to Tahoe or what have you.


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Learn about the guiding principles, strategies, and techniques used to build and maintain Bootstrap so you can more easily customize and extend it yourself.
While the getting started pages provide an introductory tour of the project and what it offers, this document focuses on why we do the things we do in Bootstrap. It explains our philosophy to building on the web so that others can learn from us, contribute with us, and help us improve.
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We'll dive into each of these more throughout, but at a high level, here's what guides our approach.
- Components should be responsive and mobile-first
- Components should be built with a base class and extended via modifier classes
- Component states should obey a common z-index scale
- Whenever possible, prefer a HTML and CSS implementation over JavaScript
- Whenever possible, use utilities over custom styles
- Whenever possible, avoid enforcing strict HTML requirements (children selectors)
Bootstrap's responsive styles are built to be responsive, an approach that's often referred to as mobile-first. We use this term in our docs and largely agree with it, but at times it can be too broad. While not every component must be entirely responsive in Bootstrap, this responsive approach is about reducing CSS overrides by pushing you to add styles as the viewport becomes larger.
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