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I love St. Patrick's Day and St. Patrick's Day music. It is my favorite time of the year. But I have a wee confession. I am biased because St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, is also my birthday. This website is my gift to you.
What adds to the excitement and fun of it all is that I play Irish folk music, the music that you are likely to hear on St. Paddy's Day. I sing those popular Irish songs like "Whiskey in the Jar", "The Wild Rover", "Finnegan's Wake", "The Unicorn Song", and yes, even "Danny Boy". Some Irish music groups hate those songs. I love 'em!
I guess I love those popular Irish American songs because I did not grow up with them. I know this sounds crazy. I am of Scots-Irish heritage--Clan Gunn. I went to occasional Scottish Highland Games and enjoyed some Celtic music growing up, but not a lot. But most of those traditional Irish songs that every one knows and loves, I didn't hear them until I started playing Irish music.
I suppose that's because St. Patrick's day is my birthday. So it was a different type of celebration for me. I never went to St. Patrick's Day Parades. Instead, I had a St. Patrick's Day birthday party. That all changed back in 1999...
And don't miss my new compilation Best Irish Drinking Songs
In 1999, I started playing Irish music. I love the Irish ballads and folk songs best of all. So I started learning the songs. Can you believe that when I started, I didn't even know the melody for "Danny Boy"?! My group, the Brobdingnagian Bards, was the premiere band for Irish American songs in Austin... Okay, actually, we were the only band.
Like I said earlier, most of the bands around in Austin don't like playing songs like "Danny Boy", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling", and "The Unicorn Song". They avoided them with a passion. But I wasn't raised in a pub like many of our Irish American fans here in Austin, Texas. So I just learned some beautiful songs and shared them with the world.
I've recorded a number of great Celtic CDs and also released four amazing Celtic Compilation CDs include: Irish Celtic Music, Best of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, Victims of Irish Music, and The Secret World of Celtic Rock.
Now I live in Birmingham, Alabama. I'm still one of the few artists to play Irish songs in North Alabama.
Saturday, March 11
at Five Points in Birmingham, Alabama (details to come)
· Patio at 5 Point Public House & Oyster Bar: 11:30am to 12:30pm
· Mellow Mushroom Stage: 2:00 to 3:00 pm
· Zydeco: 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Sunday, March 12 at 7:30 PM CST
FREE SHOW on Concert Window
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the music on St. Patrick's Day lasted all year long?
Personally, I believe it can. That's the reason I recorded Not Every Day Is St. Patrick's Day. I wanted to share my celebration of Celtic culture and music.
I try to make the music accessible to more people. This is not The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, or The Chieftains. It's more closely related to Gaelic Storm, Celtic Thunder, Christy Moore, and some even compare it to Flogging Molly. Though I must confess, it's not Celtic punk.
Not Every Day is Not St. Patrick's Day adds to my considerable collection of Celtic music in a way you might not have experienced before. It's FUN CELTIC MUSIC. Even if you never explore the music beyond that, you'll be satisfied.
If you're not familiar with the music, like I wasn't, you can find a whole bunch of Irish Song Lyrics here. I also have a page dedicated to St. Patrick's Day lyrics.
While I highly recommend my album, you might prefer to start with one of my many St. Patrick's Day playlists.
I want to share my love of St. Patrick's Day since I started playing the music. This website gives you some free music downloads of St Patrick's Day music. I found some great Irish clip art, and a few other cool things. I want to share them all with you.
I hope you enjoy what you read and will share this website with your friends. Thanks a lot and have a Happy St. Patrick's Day. Slainté!
Don't forget! Join my mailing list and you'll get more free music downloads from me.


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Thanks Alina. The containers are on the dry side of damp and I had noticed they like quite a bit of water! I had resisted feeding both the creepers and morning glories as I was concerned they would produce more leaves to the detriment of flowers but I have taken your advice and have given them a good feed tonight so fingers crossed!
Hi, I'm new to the forum so don't know if this question has been asked before. I am growing from seed and in deep tubs canary creepers which are creeping wonderfully up my bamboo screeing. I had coupled them with heavenly blue morning glories as I love blues & yellows together but the theleaves were yellowing so I thought they were maybe overcrowded and removed the morning glories but the lower leaves of the creepers are still yellowing with brown spots and some of the morning glory leaves are very pale yellow. Differing opinions say give lots of water/don't water too much. We get lots of rain/wind and the odd bit of sunshine here - can anyone advise on what I am doing wrong? Yours gratefully.

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In early 1957 in a wet and somewhat fishy smelling part of Seattle known as Ballard, Don was just a spark in his Daddys eye but later when he was born and smacked on his butt he started screaming what sounded like "Great Balls of Fire". His father knew what he had to do (buy some ear plugs!). As soon as Don could reach the keys on the family piano, his parents would set him on the bench and let him "bang away for hours" to "keep him out of trouble". While sitting at the piano he would make up songs then play them over and over for anyone who would listen (mostly the family pets). Don recalls as a child falling asleep as his mother would be downstairs singing her version of the "Oscar Meyer Weiner Song" while playing the family organ til the wee hours of the morning.
In 4th grade Don decided to take drum lessons in school and then for some reason he then decided that The Stan Boreson School of Accordion was his true calling. (http://www.stanboreson.com/history.htm ) As the years, earplugs and instruments came and went and because his father took him to see Chet Atkins as his first concert, at 12 years old, Don decided that he should learn it as well. He had found his instrument at last! His father still recalls how "I showed him the G chord and then he just took off bending the strings."
For some deep, dark and unknown reason Don also liked the sound of the banjo and started playing it in the church orchestra where he found most people thought he should stick with the guitar. Don says "I still remember the pastor and the "Tone it down!!" look he would give me when I started to play a little too wild."
In the 1970's, Don took as many music classes as he could in Jr. and Sr. high and while playing at parties, with his musician friends, Don got his first taste of what would become a driving force in his life. He continued to write and study music playing in a number of bands. When Don turned 19 a band he had played with called and asked him if he would like to come play in the clubs in Hawaii. He quickly bought a one-way ticket and was off to "Paradise". When he got there he found all the members of the band were living in one small studio apartment and owed 6 months back rent. So after 5 long months playing in the bars and flipping burgers Don finally had saved enough money to buy a ticket back home to Seattle.
Back in his home town once again, Don started going to the open mics and bluegrass jams and in the mid 1980's Don was asked to join an original bluegrass band called "Lost in the mail" and so started his adventure as a bluegrass musician. As time went on Don met an electric fiddle player (Chris Shacklett) and they decided to do some jamming with Rod Backman on stand up bass. The resulting formation called "DW and the Sliders" was a blend of rock-a-billy, swing, jazz and bluegrass and was well liked by the college students at Seattles University District coffee houses and at the open mics around town. With the addition of Buzz Rogowski on keyboards "Direct Access" was formed. During this time Don was also producing background music for videos by award winning producer Gray Warriner and Camera One Productions.
Don was offered a paying position with Mark Holt's bluegrass band touring touring Canada and the Pacific Northwest and opening shows for Ricky Skaggs, Jim and Jesse and others. While touring with Mark, Don won the "Best Guitarist Award" at the Kamloops Bluegrass & Country Music Festival (in Canada). In the early 1990's, Don and Mark Holt co-wrote a comedy song they called "The Cowboy Rap" a 'tounge in cheek' song about a hired hand on a cattle drive who liked to rap. The song made it to #27 on the "Panel Report" (a publication out of Nashville) for the morning 'drive time' radio plays nation wide.
Don was then asked to Join the "Island Cowboys" a Samoan country band based out of Seattle. They toured all over the Pacific Northwest doing shows in some of the biggest Country Bars in the Pacific NW from Jerry Andels Ranch in Seattle to the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole. In the mid 90's Don was asked by Guy Hunt a great steel and guitar player (who performed with Merle Haggard among others and many times on the Comedy TV show HeeHaw) to do a tour playing guitar with Country Music Hall of Fame Star Hank Thompson.
After the Tour was over Don moved to Alaska in the winter of 1995 and began to play the local bars in Anchorage. Don is now playing 250+ gigs a year and loves Alaska. He produced a Radio show called "Swing-n-Things" which was broadcast on KNIK (The Breeze). Don has performed with Ken Peltier and Mike Olsen and opened for John Michael Montgomery. He performs shows 5 nights a week at the Best Western Golden Lion Hotel in Anchorage Alaska.


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Fiji Time: 1:19 PM on Wednesday 21 February
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Monday, May 12, 2014
ZURICH, Switzerland - Russia cannot avoid problems with its 2018 World Cup and FIFA will call a special meeting in September to improve organisation of future tournaments, the world body's secretary general said yesterday.
FIFA has had to cope with a chaotic buildup to the World Cup that starts in Brazil in June and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said "I know that there will be a number of problems" in Russia.
"In Russia there is a lot of work to do," he said, while adding that any difficulties would be different from the delays in Brazil.
Russia last year selected 11 cities to host World Cup matches but several venues will need to be built from scratch in one of the most ambitious engineering projects in post-Soviet history.
The tough winters could also make some deadlines tight.
Moscow and Saint Petersburg are used to major events, Valcke told a small group of reporters at FIFA headquarters.
"But in the other cities they also have to build new stadiums or to redo the stadiums."
Valcke expressed confidence that any obstacle could be overcome.
FIFA had problems in Brazil because it had to deal with multiple levels of government and the president changed after the tournament was awarded to the country.
In Russia, the political system is more centralised and FIFA president Sepp Blatter has "excellent" relations with President Vladimir Putin.
Valcke said top officials from the organisers of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Brazil, Russia and the Qatari organisers of the 2022 event will meet in September.
"At least we will discuss on how to avoid as much as we can the problems we have faced in 2010 and 2014 and the problems we foresee for 2018 and 2022."
Brazil has been bedevilled by construction delays and eight fatal stadium accidents, the latest on Thursday.
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When you think of the best cities for California rap, Long Beach has to be towards the top of the conversation. Amidst all the classic acts to come from the LBC, three of the most notable collaborate for an appropriate ode to their hometown, "Great Place To Visit."
Fueled by a relaxed backdrop of tight piano chords and exhaling strings, Crooked I and Warren G count the reasons their birthplace rules, while DPGC brother in arms Butch Cassidy lays down some love of his own on the hook.
For more 213-centric raps, cop the new We Run LBC compilation, which features this and various other acts from one of the premier hotbeds for Left Coast hip-hop.


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Help Wanted (a Lot): Home-Health Aides
Fast-Growing Industry Experiences High Turnover Amid Low Pay and Demanding Duties
PHILADELPHIA—Dolores Streater works in one of the fastest-growing professions in the country. It is also among the lowest-paying and most-demanding. And, not coincidentally, it has particularly high turnover.
Ms. Streater is a home health-care aide.
Over the course of a day, she spends two hours commuting among her elderly and disabled clients, navigating public transportation and juggling an irregular schedule of primarily morning and evening appointments. She starts around 8 a.m., arriving at her first client's home by 9 to help with bathing, dressing and breakfast. She makes sure her clients take their medicines, checks their weight and offers a measure of companionship.
She currently earns just over $10 an hour—she's received several raises after three years at her company—and works six days a week. While she does receive health benefits and a transit pass, she concedes the work is still difficult.
"It's a job and we all need a job in this economy," the 63-year-old Ms. Streater said during a recent visit to a client here, adding that the work has rewards beyond a paycheck, including satisfaction from helping people in her community. "I'd rather make something than nothing."
No major segment of the workforce is expected to expand faster in coming years than that of the paid caregivers who assist aging Americans at home. The jobs typically don't require a high-school diploma, there is little required training and the average workweek is 34 hours.
The U.S. Labor Department predicts the profession will grow by nearly 50%, or the equivalent of nearly a million new jobs, by 2022. That is nearly five times the average for all occupations and above the coming demand for retail, restaurant or construction workers specifically.
But the main problem isn't attracting new home-health aides, people in the industry say. It is keeping caregivers in a profession that can be emotionally and physically difficult, and often offers only part-time work with limited pay and few benefits.
Turnover for home-aide workers is around 40% to 65% each year, according to experts and researchers, while the median annual wage hovers around $20,000, more than $5,000 below the other health-care support occupations the Labor Department tracks. The workforce also includes personal-care aides, who help with daily, nonmedical tasks, and certified nursing assistants.
One of the country's biggest home-care employment agencies, ResCare, hires about 2,000 new workers nationwide each month—but most of that is to replace workers who have left, said Chief Executive Ralph Gronefeld Jr.
"The challenge is finding people," Mr. Gronefeld said. "The people that do this work are very special."
Various states, trade groups and companies are now trying to find ways to broaden the appeal of the work and reduce turnover. The biggest obstacle for home health-care aides is pay.
The bulk of funding for the home health-services industry—roughly 73%, or $44.3 billion—comes from government programs, primarily Medicaid and Medicare, according to the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, a home-care advocacy organization.
Some 15% of the industry is paid through private insurance and the rest by consumers out-of-pocket or other sources. But industry observers say those private revenue sources have dwindled in recent years as families turn away from more expensive care options that would also drain their savings.
Karen Kulp, Ms. Streater's employer and president of HomeCare Associates, says the industry is constrained by the state and federal Medicaid reimbursement system, which allows little wiggle room for pay. States determine rates for care, whether it is per visit or by the hour. But the payments must also cover an agency's administrative staff, overhead costs and benefits.
"For us especially, our pay rates are based so much on what we get reimbursed," Ms. Kulp said. "If we're going to want to raise those rates, we have to think about reimbursement on the federal level."
But Dorie Seavey, senior policy adviser at the paraprofessional group, says rates are largely set on an as-needed basis to meet demand for care and determined in response to a state's particular budget outlook at the time or other factors. Further, there is little federal government oversight or guidance to update or change the rates on a regular schedule.
Those ad hoc rate-setting methods rarely allow for an evaluation if wages are adequate or reasonable, she said. "It really is the key impediment to improving compensation."
Ms. Kulp addresses these challenges by running as lean an organization as she can while still offering her employees $9 to $10 an hour, overtime, benefits, and pay raises the longer they stay. "Our philosophy is that in order to provide quality care, you have to provide a quality job," she said.
A number of other changes are afoot within the industry to make it more appealing and stable.
Starting next year, home health-care workers employed by agencies or other third parties will be covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which guarantees the national minimum wage, currently at $7.25 an hour, and overtime protections.
Home-aide workers in some states have joined unions, affording them guaranteed minimum wage pay and other benefits.
Some agencies also see training beyond the basic requirements as another way to improve the quality of care and reduce turnover. At Cooperative Care in Wautoma, Wis., workers first go through a few weeks of hands-on training and don't meet with clients on their own until they feel comfortable.
Tracy Dudzinski, the agency's administrative coordinator and board chairwoman, has a larger vision. "People always look at this as the bottom rung of the ladder," Ms. Dudzinski said, of home-care aides. "We should consider it a career lattice, where you can branch out into a specialty."
Caregivers can complete additional training and focus on, for example, patients with dementia or those who are developmentally disabled. That extra training can translate into extra pay down the road.
"The more specialties you have, the more you make," she said. "That's the way it should be."
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Essential Information
Athletic trainers do not actually train athletes in the practice of a sport, but instead are healthcare professionals who assess, treat and teach prevention of injuries for athletes. Earning a bachelor's degree is a requirement for gaining licensure and employment in the field. Students in an athletic training major learn treatment methods and common factors that lead to injury. A bachelor's degree program usually requires little more than a high school diploma for admittance. Programs typically last four years. Some courses may be available online, but not in their entirety.
Find schools that offer these popular programs
- Athletic Trainer
- Cardiovascular Technologies
- Electrocardiograph Tech. - ECG, EKG
- Electroencephalographic Tech. - EEG, END
- EMT and Paramedic
- Genetic Therapy
- Industrial Radiologic Technology
- Medical Radiologic Therapist
- Nuclear Medical Technologist
- Perfusionist
- Physician Assistant
- Radiation Protection Technology
- Radiological Science and Technologies
- Respiratory Care Therapy
- Surgical Technologies
- Ultrasound and Sonography Technologies
Bachelor's Degrees in Athletic Training
Besides classroom lectures, curriculum for the bachelor's degree program includes hands-on clinical experience with patients (under supervision) in an athletic training practice. Coursework sometimes includes classes on coaching, because knowing what coaches ask of athletes can help the athletic trainer determine how those athletes could get hurt. Courses may include:
- Human anatomy
- Recognition of injury
- Bandaging and strapping
- Medical ethics
- Coaching methods for various sports
- Emergency response
Employment Outlook and Salary Info
The expected rate of employment is actually quite high, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). From 2014-2024, employment of athletic trainers is expected to grow 21%. The May 2015 BLS figures showed that athletic trainers earned an average of $46,940 a year.
Continuing Education Information
After completing the bachelor's degree program, students looking to go directly into the workplace must first be licensed by the Board of Certification. This process involves an examination and future adherence to the Board's standards, such as continuing education. About 70% of today's athletic trainers also hold master's degrees, reports the National Athletic Trainers' Association. Some athletic training jobs require a graduate degree.
Athletic trainer majors include bachelor's degree programs in which students will study things like human anatomy, how to recognize an injury, medical ethics, and coaching methods. Licensure for employment is acquired from the Board of Certification.


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Bronson Arroyo hasn't heard from the Reds front office, reports Mark Sheldon of MLB.com.
The longtime Reds pitcher knew that his last start of 2013 vs. the Pirates — where he allowed five homers — was possibly his final start with the club. Nothing has changed since the season ended to have Arroyo thinking any differently.
"I've heard not a word," Arroyo said on Friday. "The sense I have, I don't think they'll make me a [qualifying] offer. They would have to offer me $13-14 million for me to stay anyway."
Arroyo has maintained that he's looking for, at minimum, a two-year contract on the free agent market.
"I haven't had one conversation with them," Arroyo said. "They could be taking care of other things or other issues. The sense I get is by not having any conversation with me, is they're going in a different direction."
Sheldon also reports that he wouldn't be surprised to see the Reds attempt to trade right-hander Homer Bailey this offseason.
Bailey, once one of the top prospects in the game, has developed into a solid starter for Cincinnati, posting a 3.58 ERA and 1.182 WHIP in 65 starts spanning 417 innings over the past two seasons.
After earning $5.35 million through his second year of arbitration, Bailey is set for a big raise and he's unwilling to sign a deal prior to reaching free agency. If this continues, writes Sheldon, Cincinnati could look to trade the right-hander in order to shed payroll and acquire talent to bolster their minor-league system and major-league roster. His 3.34 ERA and 1.14 WHIP this season, are career highs for the 27-year old.
As for Arroyo, nobody expects the Reds to make him a qualifying offer, so if the Mets want him, they'll just need to pony up the $20-25 million dollars.


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Camp Recipes: Easter Gourmet S'mores
March 24, 2013 in Dessert Recipes by amylaree
Spring is here and with Easter right around the corner, now's the time to gather 'round the campfire and put all those neon colored Peeps to good use! Here's our take on an Easter classic… gourmet s'mores style.
Easter Gourmet S'mores
- Peeps (pick your color!)
- Dark chocolate of your choice (we used Pear Almond Dark Chocolate from Whole Foods – sounds weird… tastes a-m-a-z-i-n-g)
- Graham crackers
- Light up the campfire
- Tear open your box of Peeps.
- Skewer the birds
- Toast the marshmallow'y fowl over the fire until warm and gooey
- Sandwich the Peep between the chocolate and graham cracker
- Allow a few minutes for the toasty peep to melt the chocolate… Take a bite and enjoy your colorful Easter dessert!


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So, the plot of Fading Gigolo seems pretty straightforward: excellent character actor John Turturro – who also wrote and directed the flick – is a male prostitute, and Woody Allen is his pimp. The duo seduces cougars like Sharon Stone (who, get ready for this, is age 55) and Sofia Vergara. And since we're on the topic of everybody's favorite Colombian, let's take the time to remind ourselves of Sofia's awesome skill-set.
The movie could hit theaters soon (hard to predict with film festival releases), and could be a very funny flick in its own right. But right now, the names attached are more than enough to inspire some interest.


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One sided views... Hey Milo, why are the contrary links removed? They've been labeled as such. By only presenting one side, isn't that in itself making a statement? :-( EagleForumFan
- I just tried to visit getusout.org... it's down. Was there another? If so, please let us know which one(s) concern you. —RWSmith (Bureaucrat), 15:07, July 18, 2009 (EDT)
- EFF - The requirement resources follow along with the pamphlet. We are not trying to present any particular political view. The requriement is "Select TWO of the following organizations and describe their role in the world." Check out the Pamphlet, they are not wanting asking the Scout to discuss the political ramifications.— Milominderbinder2 (Sysop) 17:04, August 11, 2009 (EDT)


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You never get too old to exercise!
Published 9:25 am, Monday, January 9, 2012
The headline to this column is a quote from one of the doctors that I am required to see on a fairly regular basis.
Now this child is not a newcomer to this planet and during this time it has been necessary to have many medical procedures and treatments to keep this old bod functioning, and I have been fortunate in having some excellent care from some very good doctors. The doctor was questioning me about my exercise regimen and I had told him my arthritic joints sometimes restricted me from doing exercise.
Over the years I have had two sessions of by-pass surgery and three hip replacement procedures, along with some other distractions. All of these conditions required some sort of exercise activity on a regular basis.
Now, as a young man I was quite active in most sporting events and considered myself to be in pretty good physical condition most of the time.
Then, as I grew older and the exercises began to take more effort, I found myself finding many excuses for not doing them. My Barcalounger quite often took the place of some painful muscle and bone activity, and a peaceful nap sufficed in place of going for a walk. I admitted this to the doctor and expected him to at least sympathize somewhat with the conditions I described.
"You must learn to compensate if you have aches and pains," was his less than sympathetic response. "Even if you can only do the 'baby' exercise, it will still be good for you," was his solution.
I hated to ask and perhaps seem dumb-witted, but I had no clue as to what the "baby" exercise entailed.
"Well, let me show you," he answered with a smile. He leaned back in his desk chair and stretched his arms and legs out to the side and began vigorously flailing and kicking in the air.
"Even a newborn baby starts by exercising," he said, "and this is how they learn and develop. You will be surprised at how much even this exercise will help your strength and flexibility."
"Once a man and twice a child" is an age-old saying related to aging process that I have heard many times over the years. It is now making more sense each and every day. I wonder if sucking your thumb while taking a nap is considered exercise?
Longtime Plainviewan John Perry is a freelance writer living in Amarillo.


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If you are a member of the clergy or a lay representative, your requested presence during a hospital stay is very meaningful for patients, and we welcome your visits to Genesis.
For security reasons, to help our patients and staff clearly identify you, and to enable you to enter the hospital after regular visting hours, we encourage you to get a Genesis photo identfication (ID) badge.
The ID application process costs $20. Follow these steps:
A background check will be completed by Genesis, and once approved, the spiritual care department will contact you to stop by the human resources department to have your photo taken for the badge.
Your Genesis photo ID badge will also make you eligible for these benefits:
If you need more information about the ID application process, please call the spiritual care department at (740) 454-5859.
Pay your bill quickly, easily and securely online. Verify who your bill is from, and then make a payment to the appropriate provider: Genesis HealthCare System or Genesis Emergency Physicians.
You can't pay your Genesis Medical Group bill online. Please call (740) 454-4788 for GMG.
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Recently McDonald's decided to have a mass hiring of 50,000 new employees for it's US based hamburger restaurants some of which will be full-time and some part-time. They actually ended up hiring 62,000 new employees as a result of all the applications they received. Because many of the restaurants are owned by franchisees the wages are not controlled by the company but many of the jobs were estimated to be for more than the nationwide minimum wage of $7.25 / hr. and managers can make up to $50,000 per year.
McDonald's is the largest employer in the fast-food industry and 70 percent of its managers started out as regular crew members in the restaurants. So even though jobs at McDonald's are often looked down upon and called "McJobs" the fact is that they do provide an opportunity for those willing to work. Half of McDonalds workforce is made up of minorities and women and McDonalds's employs over 700,000 people. However, the mood in the nation is not good when people get excited about jobs at McDonald's which is often derided for the low pay and lack of benefits.
With 12 Million unemployed, McDonald's received 938,000 job applicants, or almost 1 Million applications. That is almost 1/12th of the unemployed workforce showing up at a local McDonalds to apply for a job. Unfortunately, only 6.6% of those who applied actually got jobs and at least one well publicized fight broke out. At that rate it is surprising that there weren't more fights.


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In this week's eSkeptic:
- Lecture at Caltech this Sunday: Dr. Nancy Segal on Twins
- Follow Michael Shermer: The Hidden Price of Immoral Acts
- Follow Daniel Loxton: Echoing the Past
- Skepticality: Stealth Skepticism: Skeptrack at Dragon*Con Recap
- MonsterTalk: Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide
- Feature Article: Of Miracles and Magisteria
Lecture at Caltech this Sunday
New Admission Policy and Prices
Please note there are important policy and pricing changes for this season of lectures at Caltech. Please review these changes now.
SINCE 1992, the Skeptics Society has sponsored the Skeptics Distinguished Science Lecture Series at Caltech: a monthly lecture series at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA. Most lectures are available for purchase in audio & video formats. Watch several of our lectures for free online. Our lecture this Sunday is…
Born Together-Reared Apart:
The Landmark Minnesota Twin Study
Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2 pm
Baxter Lecture Hall
"The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart" startled scientists by demonstrating that twins reared apart are as alike, across a number of personality traits and other measures, as those raised together, suggesting that genetic influence is pervasive. Dr. Nancy Segal, a professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University, Fullerton, and the director of the Twin Studies Center, offers an overview of the study's scientific contributions and effect on public consciousness. Dr. Segal is an associate editor of Twin Research and Human Genetics, the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies.
Followed by…
Moral Origins: The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism, and Shame
Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 2 pm
Baxter Lecture Hall
What is Seen and What is Unseen:
The Hidden Price of Immoral Acts
On reading Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle's new book, The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs, Michael Shermer discusses the lengths to which some cyclists go to win an event like the Tour de France, and reminds us of the hidden costs of immoral acts.
Echoing the Past
Daniel Loxton reflects on a similarity between lines he wrote in 2007 and a passage that Paul Kurtz wrote in 1988.
Stealth Skepticism: Skeptrack at Dragon*Con Recap
This week on Skepticality, Derek briefly re-caps the events of the Skeptrack at Dragon*Con 2012. For those of you who could not make it out for the fun and excitement, he plays one of the group sessions from the event: a panel discussion which involved JREF Outreach Coordinator Brian Thompson, bestselling authors Michael Stackpole, Scott Sigler, and Gail Z. Martin, as well as Skepchicks Rebecca Watson and Amy Davis Roth. They discuss using popular art and creative endeavors to get skeptical and critical thought into a segment of the population which would otherwise never seek out the information directly.
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In this week's eSkeptic, Richard Morrock reviews New Atheist Victor Stenger's new book God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion (2012, Prometheus Books, ISBN 978-1616145996).
Richard Morrock is the author of The Psychology of Genocide and Violent Oppression, published by McFarland and Co. in 2011. He has served as vice president of the International Psychohistorical Association, and is currently working on a book about Gen. Douglas MacArthur's intelligence chief, Charles Willoughby.
Of Miracles and Magisteria
a book review by Richard Morrock
Physicist Victor Stenger is renowned in skeptical circles as a hard-core atheist, and in his latest book, he targets organized religion as well as the quantum spiritualism of Deepak Chopra and the accommodationist position taken towards religion by adherents of Stephen Jay Gould's Non-Overlapping Magisteria (NOMA). This book is clearly a must-read for anyone interested in the role of religion in society today, and it also provides an easy-to-understand explanation of quantum theory, showing that it lends no support to "New Age" spiritualism.
Stenger discusses everything from the origin of the universe to the 2012 elections. Even where one might disagree with his conclusions, he is still thought-provoking. Stenger demolishes the theist argument that science is no less based on faith than religion. He draws a firm line between faith and trust. We have faith in supernatural entities, whose actions we cannot experience directly, or in political or religious leaders whose sincerity has yet to be tested, but we trust science—or a reliable friend, or our auto mechanic—based on our experience. To believe in something in the absence of evidence is, in Stenger's estimation, foolish, and it would be hard to disagree.
Many scientists, following the logic of NOMA, have concluded that science has nothing to say about the supernatural. Stenger points out that scientists have looked into near-death experiences and the effectiveness of prayer on the sick, finding nothing but trickery and self-deception. Why should angels, demons or God himself be considered off limits?
In fact, scientists had better hope that the supernatural doesn't exist, because if it did, all scientific experiments could be invalidated. How would we know that a positive result was caused by the phenomenon the scientists were investigating, or by some lab worker who silently prayed for the outcome, or by an invisible imp lurking in the corner? Should scientists call Ghostbusters to sweep their labs before each experiment? What, then, about spooky action at a distance?
Stenger is right when he points out the hypocrisy of religious leaders who preach morality to their followers while leading depraved lives in private. And he has fun with the Catholic doctrine that we are all sinners and must suffer the tortures of purgatory before we are admitted, if even then, to heaven. We are still waiting for a priest to say to the grieving relatives at a funeral, "Your beloved husband and father is now burning in the fires of purgatory for a thousand years because he did some bad things in his life." Instead, they invariably remind us that the departed are looking down on us from heaven.
Stenger says that the Vatican never excommunicated a Nazi leader. This is incorrect. Hitler and Goebbels were both excommunicated, but not because of their role in World War II or the Holocaust. Prior to the war, Goebbels married a Protestant woman without agreeing to raise their children—whom the couple murdered during the last days of the Third Reich—as Roman Catholics. Hitler was best man at the wedding. It's not that the Vatican didn't oppose Hitler—they thought he was too tolerant of other religions!
The theistic argument has always been that if the universe exists, it must have had a creator, who can only be God, whatever characteristics one ascribes to Him. This raises the question of who created God. Theists invariably respond that God always existed, to which Bertrand Russell replied that if God could always exist without being created, so could the universe.
That was before the Big Bang Theory (the cosmological event, not the TV show). Scientists accept the idea that the universe had a beginning 13.7 billion years ago. Even though this is consistent with the biblical account ("Let there be light"), fundamentalists in Kansas banned the Big Bang theory from the schools along with Darwinian evolution. Fundamentalists are opposed to science in principle, not only where it contradicts the Bible. Ironically, while the Big Bang theory does not prove the existence of God, it at least leaves open the possibility.
If the universe was created by a Big Bang, what caused the Big Bang? Perhaps a purple-robed patriarch? Stenger gives us a number of alternative scenarios, all of which leave out supernatural entities. One of these is the two-sided universe. One side is ours, and the other is a mirror image in which time runs backwards. Each side begins with a Big Bang and ends with a Big Crunch, causing the Big Bang on the other side. There, since the arrow of time runs in reverse, ashes burst into flame and turn into wood, water runs uphill, and predators regurgitate their prey, which then comes to life, and the two run off backwards with the predator in the lead.
Another scenario Stenger presents is the Multiverse, which holds that our universe is the result of a black hole created in a much larger universe, which in turn came from an even bigger one, and so on forever. This seems to contradict Stenger's own claim that there are no infinities in nature, which, if true, would narrow down the number of possible scenarios for the origin of the universe. Furthermore, it overlooks the likelihood that each "daughter" universe would be far smaller than its "mother," ultimately leading to mini-universes too small to create any new ones. And it hands the theists the argument that God must have created the Multiverse, since what else could have started it? In any case, we have no more evidence for other universes than we have for God, and this theory violates Occam's razor by postulating a vast number of unproven entities. Also, how could scientists verify the existence of black holes, if they are in other universes?
Stenger is a reductionist, arguing that reality is "particles all the way up." He dismisses the theory that there are different levels of reality, with new laws emerging at each level, claiming that this is supposed to lead to God controlling everything. Not necessarily. What he terms the emergentist (I prefer "interactionist") position is just as compatible with atheism as it is with theism. The different laws that emerge at various levels—physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, history, philosophy—coexist with, rather than replace, the laws at the lower levels. After all, you cannot understand a football game simply by knowing the laws of physics; you also have to understand the rules of football, even if the players and the ball are ultimately made up of particles. Sometimes events at one level of reality cause events at another level, typically higher but occasionally lower. Stenger denies the possibility of such "top-down causality." But examples of this would be someone suffering a heart attack (biological) after receiving distressing news (psychological), or the public getting angry (psychological) over something a politician said or did (historical). This has nothing to do with any supernatural creator.
Gould's argument for NOMA, which Stenger rejects, was never intended to be a description of reality, but rather a prescription for it. NOMA reduces the Bible and other holy books to works of literature, often set in historical context, but no more literally true than Doctor Zhivago or Saving Private Ryan. These works have something to tell us, even though we recognize them as fiction. Just as we should learn to distinguish between faith and trust, as Stenger informs us, so should we distinguish between knowledge, derived from science and involving facts, and wisdom, which is supposed to be provided by religion, and which involves values. To be sure, we have pretty much mined the Bible for whatever wisdom it contains, and there is no shortage of pious but unwise people.
Science does not know everything, but if there are things we do not know, or may never know, there are others we can now be sure of. The supernatural does not exist; the laws governing the universe are immutable, and do not change because of our prayers; we don't go to heaven or hell, or get reincarnated when we die; there is no inherent purpose to anything in the universe, except for our own lives and what we make of them. If the public can be educated to accept this, it hardly matters whether or not they call the laws of nature "God."
God cannot yet be disproved, but at least we can dismiss angels, demons, ghosts and Santa Claus. And if miracles were real, far from proving the existence of God, they would actually disprove it. After all, if the laws of nature do not always apply—if the dead return from the grave—then anything is possible and no God is required to maintain the order of the universe, because there isn't any order.
Religious people will not abandon their beliefs in the face of Stenger's arguments. But they might revise them. Take away the supernatural elements from religion, which can be disproven, and the difference between the religious and scientific camps become little more than a matter of semantics.
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I can't tell how much of the foregoing is a Review or a tout for the reviewer's personal beliefs and opinions.
Of particular interest to me is the reviewer's opinion of what he thinks the Catholic teaching on purgatory is.
The Official teaching is in the Catholic Catechism #1030 to 1032.
(which the reviewer) has clearly not read)
It looks like the reviewer has added his own stuff to this.
(as a disclaimer, I think the Catechism has some pretty stupid stuff here )
This reviewer uses the classical "Straw Man" fallacy here which causes me to suspend trust in the rest of the review.
On the happy side, I think I will buy the book in self defense against the hard core new-agers who seem to regard Skeptics as second-class intellectuals.
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Is there any more evidence for the "two-sided universe" than there is for the Multiverse? It sounds much less likely to me than a creator, and I'm an atheist.
the biggest problem with the pluraverse gigs is that the concept of free will
seems to be lost.
That's OK but a typical response is
"then I can do ANYTHING i want to because the bad stuff I cause will get fixed up in some "parallel" universe
A good way for morons to use science to justify criminal actions.
I still believe that you are responsible for the consequences of many of your actions , star trek fantasies or not!
I suppose there's no reason not to look at God from the perspective of science. But why bother? Aren't there many more interesting things to investigate?
That said, we do have to consider the transcendent experience which anybody viewing a magnificent sunset can attest to. The mechanism is probably similar to the mechanisms discovered by d'Aquili and Newberg.
But why do we experience it? What selected for it? If it was not so selected why has it lasted? Do other animals have analogous experiences or is it a byproduct of our high powered brain?
Forget God. These are the questions I'd like to have answered.
Seems Stengers wants to erect a reductionist bulwark against creationists or anything that might admit of metaphysics. Reductionism is a philosophical position, not a scientific position, and to insist on it merely to rule out conjectures of the wrong sort seems cheesy to high heaven. Particle fundamentalist par excellence, it seems. I wonder why people adhere to the idea of a "fundamental" layer of existence when, as the author of the review indicates, cause and effect occur across all scales. Perhaps it's because there are only a few layers where the kind of precision we currently understand to be scientific is possible.
I believe that Jesus became an alcoholic schizophrenic due to a whole range of factors, principal among the the circumstances of his birth, and made his way out the other side unassisted, an EXTREMELY RARE EVENT. Thus he UNDERSTOOD alienation, psychosis, alcoholism etc. and the PLACEBO EFFECT.
What if the miraculous cures that Jesus was supposed to have performed were not miracles at all but cures brought about by a psychological catharsis, rebirth if you like, based on his understanding of the placebo effect. Let's say that these were disorders resulting from extreme persistent stress. Two major factors causing the stress, the horrific repression from both Romans, AND Jews upon each other, eg stoning. In 0004 a rebellion by one Judas of Galilee was put down by the Romans and he and 3,000 of his followers were crucified, with the crosses stretching all the way from Jerusalem to Damascus. Imagine the shock and insecurity, arbitrary arrest and crucifixion being common. Now add belief in sin and with it demon possession and thus EXTREME chronic stress..
Now consider that when Jesus said that he came to take away sin he meant the BELIEF in sin, that it didn't exist and thus that demons also didn't exist. Lets take a case in point, Legion, obviously suffering Grand Mal epilepsy with schizophrenia, hence auditory hallucinations ie voices (of 'demons'). The convulsion of Grand Mal epilepsy are so bizarre there has to be some bizarre reason for them, MANY demons, ie a LEGION of them. He cuts himself with stones to let the demons out. Normally NOONE would go near him lest the demons jump out of him and into those who get close. People feeding him would leave his food some distance away the take off quick. Thus his social isolation would be TOTAL.
However, along comes Jesus with 'disciples' and is not afraid. But Legion is very frightened of these approaching strangers, thinking they are going to stone him to death. This fear induces a very severe fit and he falls to the ground thrashing around convulsing and cutting himself. He cries out "I am Legion for we are many.' Jesus kneels down beside him, tears pouring down his cheeks at the horrific torment of this poor individual. He's had his OWN torment, years of it, before finding his own rebirth. Jesus says 'It's okay Legion, there are no demons, there is no sin'. Legion cries out so loud that it frightens a herd of pigs which rush down into the river and drown, then he lets go and weeps, his body relaxing completely as he enters a profoundly euphoric state. Reborn. He looks into Jesus eyes and sees something he's NEVER seen before, real love.
Love is understanding and thus having empathy. Love heals. 'Perfect love casteth out all fear.' Sin is fear and is illogical. If antisocial behaviour is natured or nurtured or BOTH then one CANNOT be responsible for it, Sadam Hussein, Slobadan Malosovitch or Adolph Hitler.. It is a consequence of inequality and that arises from the illusion that wealth brings happiness. It doesn't. It just creates inequality. INEQUALITY is the root of all 'evil' and without money there can be little inequality.
I've wondered whether "God" was inside, or outside the "Big Bang".


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I like how a single email about a possible instance of sexual harassment has caused the list to pretty much consume itself. It's sort of awe inspiring, really.

Which is funny because aside from Tony i don't think I've read anyone actually trying to supportĀmisogynyĀor lessen the seriousness of the topic. Maybe i haven't vetted every paragraph (cause there's a lot of posts just about how NB is so great about discussing this shit in the open) but i haven't seen anyone really discount Susan or the problem of harassment at the space. actually it seems a number of people have posted the opposite. That it is an important problem that needs to be solved. Or am i missing something? Can someone point to the people on this list (sans Tony because, you know, it's Tony) that have been defending misogyny? Also: questioning theĀreliabilityĀof the claim is NOT supporting the actions of the perp if those claims tern out to be true. Just wanna make that clarification.

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Ever Falling <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

 ... spoons?

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 6:30 PM, Susan Werner <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

 You see that email quoted below? Read it. It says what I want to say.

 Fuck y'all motherfuckers who defend misogyny. Trying to write anything
 beyond insults consumes too much time and spoons and most of y'alls are
 a waste of my spoons to engage with.

 --
 Sus``and take your whiter-than-a-sparkly-white-vampire-taint sexist
 hacker community and shove it where the sun don't shine''an

 On Oct 22 15:02, daravinne <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
 > I've ignored noisebridge and the mailing list for months, because the
 > bar got so low that i couldn't afford the drilling equipment needed to
 > locate it. I don't give two shits about your oogle problem or your
 > sleeping drama or whatever other whiny bullshit is the wankfest du
 > jour, but this is really, really fucking important.
 >
 > I've been on panels at two internationally recognized hackercons about
 > depression in the geek community, and in the longer panel at HOPE I
 > brought up the pervasive habit of the "radically inclusive" hacker
 > community to protect abusive people and behavior in the name of not
 > ostracizing people or being "too PC" or otherwise fucking up the
 > us-against-them status quo. ĀThis is a stellar example of that
 > behavior. ĀSeriously, I don't know how one gets such a mirror shine
 > onto a turd. Satellites can see that shit from space.
 >
 > Jesus H. Christ in a flying rat vagina, what the actual fuck is wrong
 > with you people? ĀI honestly don't even have words for how completely
 > fucked this is. ĀIt makes me want to get a pliers from the dirty shop
 > and start breaking fingers until everyone's learned their lesson.
 >
 > There is a culture specific to noisebridge of nonaccountability.
 > There is no real penalty for unacceptable behavior. ĀThere is no
 > repercussion to an individual or individuals who cross a line or harm
 > another person. ĀThe process of consensus must be applied to
 > EVERYTHING, such that no cohesive group action can be performed
 > efficiently or quickly, if at all. Ā"Do-ocracy" subs for group action
 > but has no lasting effect on the psychology of the group or how it
 > functions. ĀI have often described it as a black hole into which one
 > can throw unlimited amounts of resources with no return.
 >
 > There is also a culture specific to the hacker community of pervasive
 > emotional abuse, executed in such a way that promotes mistrust,
 > paranoia, fear and aggression among peers and friends. ĀNonvigilance
 > guarantees victimhood, and victims are reminded that it's their fault
 > for not being vigilant enough or not striking first. ĀInfosec is the
 > biggest offender by far, but this mindset has spilled over into
 > anything connected to the hacker scene and culture. ĀBonus prizes
 > include sexist behavior and ideology among both genders, a generous
 > sprinkling of rape culture, and all the slut-shaming your heart could
 > desire.
 >
 > Mash these two things together, and you get "a woman goes to a hacker
 > party and is alienated by the local hacker community to the point
 > where she is publicly crying, and is then sexually assaulted while
 > crying, in front of community members who do nothing. This same
 > community proceeds to then lash out at her ON THE INTERNET for
 > complaining about being sexually assaulted."
 >
 > Holy everloving shit, I'm in r/creepshots.
 >
 > Oh, and don't try and hand me that "noisebridge-discuss isn't the same
 > as the people in the actual space, isn't the same at the irc channel".
 > ĀYou people pass the buck so fast I'm surprised DARPA hasn't claimed
 > it for renewable energy. Ā Everyone who does something in conjunction
 > with the noisebridge name publicly represents the space and
 > philosophy, whether you like it or not. ĀI have been uncomfortable for
 > a long time with declaring any association with noisebridge, because
 > of shit like this. ĀThe noisebridge community is an embarrassment, and
 > has been for a while. ĀFuck your bedbugs, fuck your robot, fuck your
 > kitchen, fuck yo couch.
 >
 > I appreciate those who have taken this seriously, vonguard and danny
 > and ron and liz and whoever else i'm forgetting. Ā I have been through
 > many incidences of emotional and physical abuse from hackers, and
 > those incidences have been witnessed by hackers, who have sat by and
 > done nothing, or blamed me if I tried to stand up for myself. ĀAs
 > someone who has experienced abusive behavior in the hacker community
 > for years, the statement "we should probably be more proactive about
 > this" feels inadequate.
 >
 >

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All but one of the jurisdictions in Chatham County where voters weighed in Tuesday on Sunday sales of packaged alcohol approved it.
The proposal found favor in Savannah, Pooler, Port Wentworth, Thunderbolt, Bloomingdale, Tybee Island and unincorporated Chatham County, according to unofficial final returns.
It lost only in Garden City.
Legislation that authorized such votes was controversial in the legislature this year, but there were no organized local campaigns for or against the referendums.
Georgia already lets local governments allow alcohol sales by the drink on Sunday. The measures approved Tuesday will let stores sell beer, wine and liquor for off-site consumption.
The issue was up for a vote in more than 100 jurisdictions around the state.
The effective dates for approved referendums may vary, said Jim Tudor, lobbyist for the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores. In many cases, Tudor said it may require a separate vote by governing bodies.
When the legislature mulled whether to allow the referendums, the issue was heavily lobbied.
Christian conservatives, opposed to any more opportunities to drink, resisted. They had strange political bedfellows — liquor stores owners who don't want to be open another day for business they think they're already getting.
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Buffett conducted interviews Monday on CNBC and the Fox Business Network cable channels after a weekend full of events in Omaha for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders.
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Lerner said he and other bank leaders wanted to do something to honor Duncan that would be lasting.
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A vine screen on the side of the bank will provide a space for ivy to grow, while brick work in the alley that is part of the park also evokes the image of flowing water.
Alison Duncan said even the potted flowers in the park were chosen because some of them, such as coreopsis, were traditionally used to make the dyes used in textile mills.
Clancy said the park also evokes the man for whom it is named.
"It really captures his creativity. It really captures his imagination, and it really captures his openness," Clancy said. "This is a great place named for a great man."
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The brand new top of the line versions of the C-Class, the C63 AMG, have been recently caught on camera while they were being tested, on the Nurburgring, in their two body styles.
The development of the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Sedan and the C63 AMG Wagon is no surprise for anyone who is closely reading the automotive news and the two models have been already caught on camera, while they were being tested out, on the famous German track, the Nurburgring. The clip posted below is showing the C63 AMG test mules with their slightly camouflaged bodies, which are covering the more aggressive bits and pieces of the updated body kit.
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, in its two body styles, is expected to be powered by a newly developed 4.0 liter twin turbo gasoline burner. The unit is expected to develop between 454 HP (338 kW) and 493 HP (367 kW) and to be connected to a 7G-MCT SpeedShift automatic transmission, which will be implemented in the future AMG vehicles. Rumors are saying that the new C63 AMG will be officially presented to the public during the 2014 Paris Motor Show, this October.


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It's only a day late, EVERYBODY CALM DOWN.
(Read: sorry that it's a day late! :P Hope you enjoy the FOTD – I just got caught up in all this Thanksgiving business and wasn't able to find the time to post!)
Because I had originally put on this look for product testing (rather than to feature as a makeup look), it's super basic – just a touch of blush, a bit of contour, and a whisper of colour. I found I had troubles getting a lot of pigment out of the Moonshadow palette, but I'll talk more about that in the review. Primer (which I used) helps a bit, but it really does need to be foiled for that "punch" of pigment.
Well, then again, I'm fairly certain I chose the most finicky shadow in the palette to work with. Which was totally not my fault; I couldn't help it! Hand me something sort of mauvey-pink and I'll fall over my feet trying to get at it, every time.
The other product I was trying out for the first time was Annabelle Muddy, and I have to say: I'm impressed. For a brown liner, it's remarkably unboring (shush, it's totally a word), and the wear time is leaps and bounds better MAC Teddy (my other brown liner love, based on looks alone). The formula's ridiculously smooth, and I was surprised to like it as much as I did!
(Which is dumb. Because – when aren't I surprised by Annabelle? You'd think I'd have gotten over the constant shock by now.)
(Rae, 0. Lack of response inhibition, 1.)
Products used
Eyes: Sephora Moonshadow baked palette, Annabelle SmudgePaint in Muddy, MAC Matte2 Eye Shadow in Blanc Type, Imju Fiberwig Extra Long mascara
Cheeks & skin: Smashbox Matte Eyeshadow in Smoke (contour), MAC Matte Powder Blush in Fever, Hard Candy Glamoflauge concealer in Light


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Kitson Signs for Stoke
As revealed by Vital Reading earlier, Dave Kitson will be joining Stoke City.
Sky Sports News has just stated that Kitson will complete a £5 million move to newly promoted Stoke City in the morning.
Kitson has now completed his move to Soke for a fee of 5.5 million pound.
We at Vital Reading wish Dave the best of luck after 4 and a half succesful years with the Royals.


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The Cherry Creek Bruins put up six touchdowns in their 44-13 victory over Prairie View Friday night.
Quarterback Trey Windham threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to Alec Pell, and Marcus Miller, Nick Williams and Connor Till all added one on the ground in their team's win.
The highlight of the game, however, came in the fourth quarter when Prairie View sent in team manager Patrick McKinney. McKinney, who has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair bound, scored the final touchdown of the night with the help of his teammates and the Bruins.
Cherry Creek improves to 6-3 on the season, and will play the Far Northeast Warriors next Thursday in the regular season finale.
View the slideshow for action shots from Friday night's game.


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In Memory of
Kenneth Lamar Kilgore II
December 29, 1969 - October 24, 2013
Ohatchee- Funeral services for Kenneth "Kenny" Lamar Kilgore II, 43, will be on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 3 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home. The officiator will be Pastor Kent Mattox from Word Alive International Outreach Church. Immediately following services the burial will be at Hebron Cemetery in Ohatchee.
Survivors include his daughter, Rhian Kilgore; son, Gabriel Kilgore; mother, Rosemary Dunaway Brown (Keith); father, Kenneth Kilgore Sr.; sister, Misty Kilgore; step-sister, Jessica Brown Brewer (Jordan); step-brother, Joshua Brown (Shirley); wife, Christy Florey ; grandmother, Doris Jennings; preceded by grandfather, Buck Dunaway; grandmother, Hester Dunaway;
Kenny passed away at Regional Medical Center October 24, 2013.
Pallbearers will be Rick Johnson Jr., Lee Davenport, Josh Brown, Jonathan Dunaway, Jeremy Turner, and Patrick Nelson.
He worked as an Engineer at Burlington Railroad in Birmingham for 17 years and went to school at Ohatchee High School. He was greatly loved by his family and will be missed very much.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Project 58
, the purpose is to feed and provide clean water for those without the means of securing such resources or contact WORD Alive International Outreach at 256-831-5280.
Condolences may be left at
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Our Gracious God has laid His frim foundationsVersifier: William Kuipers (1931)
Published in 2 hymnals
Printable scores: PDF, MusicXMLAudio files: MIDI
|First Line:
|Our Gracious God has laid His frim foundations
|Our Gracious God Has Laid His Firm Foundations
|William Kuipers (1931)
|© 1976 Faith Alive Christian Resources
A celebration of the glory of Zion as the city of God, whose citizens, gathered from all nations, enjoy God's sure protection and unfailing blessings.
Scripture References:
st. l =vv. 1-2
st. 2 = vv. 3-4a
st. 3 = v. 4b
st. 4 = vv. 5-6
st. 5 = v. 7
This song about Zion has historically been understood as anticipating the gathering of the nations into the people of God (in harmony with many of the prophetic books from Isaiah to Zechariah). As the "city of God," Zion represented the earthly royal city of God's emerging kingdom (see also 46, 48, 76, 84, 122,125, and 137)–citizenship in Zion signified all the benefits of God's blessing and protection. Most likely this psalm was composed for use in the liturgy of an annual religious festival drawing the pious in great throngs to Jerusalem. The psalmist notes God's special love for Zion (st. 1) and extols its glory as the city that draws the nations (st. 2-3). God will recognize as citizens of Zion all who come to confess their faith in the LORD (st. 4), and their response will be praise and adoration (st. 5).
William Kuipers (b. Rochester, NY, 1883; d. Passaic, NJ, 1933) versified this psalm in 1931 for the 1934 Psalter Hymnal; it was reprinted in the 1987 Psalter Hymnal with only a few changes. Another setting of Psalm 87 is at 168.
A graduate of Calvin College and Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kuipers was ordained in the Christian Reformed Church. From 1914 to 1919 he served the Second Christian Reformed Church of Fremont, Michigan, a congregation organized to be an English-speaking church. Later he served Christian Reformed churches in Oakland, Michigan (1919-1923); Dennis Avenue, Grand Rapids (1923-1927); and Summer Street, Passaic, New Jersey (1927-1933). Kuipers wrote a number of poems, hymns, and psalm versifications.
Liturgical Use:
Pentecost, mission contexts; emphasis on the worldwide kingdom of the Lord and on the new Jerusalem.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook
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|Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #87
|Our Gracious God
|Our gracious God has laid his firm foundations
|William Kuipers
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|Psalm 87
|Biblical Names & Places | Babylon/Babel; Biblical Names & Places | Egypt; Biblical Names & Places | Jacob; Election | ; Epiphany & Ministry of Christ | ; Return of Christ | ; Church | ; Missions | ; New Creation | ; Pentecost |


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There comes a time in our life's journey when we need to sacrifice something for the sake of our fellow travelers. It could be our time, our resources, or even our own comfort. We may be called to comfort another person just when we are also going through a difficult time in our life. We may be asked to give something just when we too, have need of help for our own problems. What things are we willing to sacrifice?
When you sacrifice something, do you feel like something has been taken away from you without having anything in return? Do you feel poorer for having given up your wealth? Do you feel more exhausted for giving up your time and effort for another?
Real sacrifice may hurt a lot. But real sacrifice is something that is never forced upon us. We do it out of our own freewill because it is something we desire to do. The greater our love for someone, the greater the sacrifice we are willing to make for them. Why? Because we no longer consider these people as apart from ourselves. We consider them as our own, having truly been an important part of us. Whatever we do for them, we do also for ourselves.
In truth, we never really lose something when we sacrifice for someone. What happens is that we have passed on a gift, a gift we never lose, because it is received by those whom we truly love. In this sense, even dying can be considered as rising up again, for life is never lost. Like a flame, it is but passed on to another torch that will carry on the radiance of its warmth!
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Last month, they opened for the Dalai Lama. On Tuesday, Seattle-based band Death Cab For Cutie rolls out their new set of songs.
"Narrow Stairs" is their seventh album and a departure from their pop past, according to some critics. The band — singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard, guitarist-producer Chris Walla, bass player Nick Harmer and drummer Jason McGerr — have been at it 10 years.
You can hear clips from the new songs on the band's MySpace page. Or, if you're up for it, head down to the Liberty Bar at 517 15th Ave. E. for a 10 p.m. listening party on Capitol Hill.
You can buy the album at Sonic Boom starting at midnight.
The band will play the Sasquatch festival May 25.


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Self Image of Presidential Candidates
Theodore Roosevelt knew he was the best man for the job. He knew it in his heart and soul. H. W. Brands wrote "T. R. The Last Romantic." While reviewing the 1904 election Brands writes candidly about Roosevelt,:
"Like most great men, and like many who fancy themselves great, Roosevelt convinced himself that his own advancement was crucial to the public welfare. Ever impatient – not least from bad conscience – the mugwump types who placed principle above political efficacy, Roosevelt believed that his first job was to attain, or in this case keep. office. Safely past the election he would wade to his waist in the work that needed doing. Until then he would stick closer to shore." Sounds like Hillary Clinton to me.
But Clinton is not unusual. As Brands points out, most great men convince themselves that their own advancement is crucial to the public welfare. We have the rare privilege in 2008 to watch several great people make their case for why their election is crucial to our welfare. Hillary Clinton is not playing some fanatical game with the Democratic nomination – she is sincere in her belief that she is the right person at the right time. If she did not believe this she would not have run in the first place.
The idea that a person believes in themselves is not elitist – perhaps a little arrogant or egotistical, but not elitist. To survive the office of the Presidency one must have some out-of-this-world self image. Harry Truman once said, when asked about the momentous decisions of his Presidency, "You make decisions, and then you make the most of them."
So what about George W. Bush? There is an aura about this man that is unsettling – it is not self confidence that we feel – but rather a fundamental lack of understanding of the consequences of his decisions. Ronald Reagan had base values that drove all of his decisions. But these were values of integrity and courage and honesty. George W. Bush has values – but his values are rooted in support of the wealthy, support of big business, and defense of self. Bush the 43rd does not see himself as best for the public welfare – but rather best for his special interests – not least of which is his imaginary legacy of greatness.
Barack Obama sees himself as the best for the job. If this were 1996, I might believe that McCain was the more moderate of the two – but alas, this is 2008. And we are reeling from eight years of self promotion. Barack Obama offers the clear ideal of change that will bring this country back from the brink of Limbaughism.
John McCain is a man of extraordinary confidence. But like Roosevelt, he is staying close to the shore of his Republican base – all in the interest of his own advancement. This writer believes that McCain is not self absorbed – but rather that he truly believes that he is the right man – just like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
The issue of self image is important was we voters approach the final lap of this race. George W. Bush was interested in the legacy of the Bush dynasty – and the results have been disastrous for the public welfare. McCain and Obama strike me as two men who truly believe in themselves as the best men to lead this country in promoting the public welfare.


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It Helps You Cheat Death
Ever feel like you'd just die if you didn't have that daily cup of joe? Well, a recent study suggests coffee might, in fact, help you live longer. Researchers found that those who consumed three to five cups of coffee per day had a 15 percent lower risk of premature death due to causes ranging from diabetes to heart disease than those who skipped a daily cup.
And while the study only shows that there's an association -- rather than definitive proof -- between drinking coffee and evading premature death, we can confirm that coffee consumption makes us feel invincible on a daily basis.


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Andre Da Costa wrote: I think that review is unfair, and Paul is thinking too much with the end user mind set. Microsoft made it specifically clear this is for developing device drivers not for looking at and critiquing.
Shame on Paul, I expected better.
I keep reading this "defence" from Microsoft about how this build was aimed at hardware developers etc etc.
I haven't looked at Longhorn since a brief look at the PDC release WHICH WAS 18 MONTHS AGO!
In that 18 months timeframe Apple wrote and delivered Tiger while Microsoft seem to have done very little other than descope functionality. The much-hyped Longhorn blogs were set up but have been VERY quiet and one hoped it was because for the last 18 months people have been knuckling down to write something that's a big advance over XP.
Given the long gap and the lack of any real news over the last 18 months it's hardly surprising that the lastest CTP release is getting so many negative reviews.
By all means disagree about how long it takes to write a good operating system, but simply repeating the Microsoft mantra "It was never meant to be a release you looked at" sounds kind of lame. Maybe I'm wrong but have there been any rave reviews from those hardware folks the release WAS supposedly targeted at?
i agree completely
this goes well beyond the "label" of hardware release only
4 years of secrecy and promises ... then this.
What dont people understand about being letdown? It's an emotional thing to be sure
longhorn does seem very very behind, late, unfinished, unthought out and more.
IF it was business as usual - it would be no big deal. But Allchin made a big fuss about being secret so people would buy windows - then we hear all the great stuff LH will be - YEARS go by - and we get this. (*hooray for secrecy!)
To all hardware developers: - please forgive us Win enthusiasts for being let down - even if "technically" we have no right to be. (on a release like this)
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Heskey's Wages A Problem
Wigan's assistant manager is back in the press again talking about Emile Heskey, this time stating that his wages could be a problem if they ever decide to stop talking and actually make a proper bid.
Chris Hutchings said: 'We are interested in Heskey but so are Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth as well so it depends on how much the player wants.
'We are not going to overpay in the market but if you don't do that, sometimes you might not get the players.'
This raises an interesting question, if Wigan offered Jason Roberts and some cash as is believed and Blues said go away - how would they know how much Heskey was asking for?


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Welcome to Four Lanes Community Junior School's website. We believe that children deserve the very best that school can offer both in terms of academic success and personal and social development. It is our responsibility to give children the life skills to enable them to be successful as they move on to secondary school and beyond; becoming responsible, caring members of our society.
We strive to provide an education that inspires, motivates and engages every child to achieve their very best and develop a lifelong love of learning. Our values of Respect, Responsibility, Aspiration, Integrity and Creativity underpin every aspect of school life both within and beyond the curriculum.
Over the past year both staff and pupils have strived to make our school the best it can be, providing a high standard of education and creating an environment of which everyone is proud.
We hope that you find all the information that you are looking for on this site. However, we always welcome your questions and comments to help us provide the best for you and your child.
We look forward to welcoming you to our school in the near future.
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5 reasons 'Skyfall' isn't just a great Bond movie, but a great movie
11/09/2012 2:39pmThe 23rd James Bond film, "Skyfall," is now playing and it may be one of the best, if not the best Bond's of all time. And not only is it a great Bond movie, but it's just a downright good movie. Here are 5 reasons why.
Utah 'Balloon Guy' creates Hobbit home from balloons
11/09/2012 5:01pmA Pleasant Grove man is getting national attention for recreating Bilbo Baggins' home in "The Hobbit" — Bag End — out of balloons.