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1. Passover is About Liberation; Not Simply About Jews
In that hungry eternity of singing and praying in an alien tongue that spanned from your first taste of haroset on matzoh to the arrival of the matzoh ball soup, you could sometimes get to thinking about the meanings of the passover in universal context rather than in terms of the fetishistic rituals that have in many cases have replaced those meanings. (Does the Jewish God really care if there are a few breadcrumbs nestling undetected at the bottom of your toaster in a week when you're supposed to constipate yourself on matzoh?) And growing up Jewish in apartheid South Africa, it wasn't hard to see that the annual pesach seder was an elaborate exercise in missing the point. This from a little memoir thingie I'm working on:
Thus the bizarre spectacle, every Pesach, of our extended family – and countless others — sitting around elaborate Seder tables singing "Avadim Hayeinu" ("Once we Were Slaves") while women who lived in our back yards in a latterday equivalent of slavery carried in steaming tureens of matzoh ball soup and platters of brisket and tzimmes.
Dai-dai-yeinu, we sang, that table-thumping beerhall-chant of a song praising God for his generosity to our people in bondage. "Had God brought us out of Egypt and not supported us in the wilderness, It would have been enough!" Dai-dai-yeinu. "Had God given us the Sabbath and not the Torah, It would have been enough!" But not only did he free us from slavery and support us in the wilderness and give us the Torah and the Sabbath; he sent us to sunny South Africa and gave us slaves of our own!
Unless the God of the Jews is nothing more than a tribal totem, it's plain to my adult sensibility that the problem in Egypt wasn't simply that WE were the slaves; the problem was slavery itself. That idea was hardly embraced by the adults around my seder table in those years. The cousins and uncles, small businessmen all, would race rapidly through the Hagada's tales of bondage and deliverance in a Hebrew they'd learned by rote and scarcely understood, and then sit back to be served by people whose own reading of the Old Testament placed them squarely in the role of the Jews under Pharoah.
Years later, in my activist days, this was a theme I encountered repeatedly in the countless rallies and funerals I attended in African townships — ordinary working class black men and women, in the style of lay preachers, offering solace to crowds of squatters facing eviction or communities burying children shot dead in confrontations with the police by likening their own plight to that of the Hebrews in Egypt, and casting the road of struggle as the path to deliverance first charted by Moses.
But around my own seder tables, the descendants of Pharoah's slaves paid scant attention to the plight of those in their kitchens. They were discussing real estate and accounting scams — and, of course, how long it might be before "the schwartzes" (yiddish for "blacks") would rise up and spoil the party.
If the great rabbi Hillel was right (and I believe he was) that Judaism is less about rituals and the minutiae of halachic law than it is about the ethical treatment of others, I can safely say that I learned very little of Judaism in the more than 200 hours of family Seders I sat through in South Africa. In keeping with thousands of years of tradition, we always kept a chair empty and a glass full in case the Prophet Elijah showed up. Looking back, I shudder to think what he would have made of the spectacle had he actually accepted the invitation.
The great thing about growing up in apartheid South Africa, despite the country-club antisemitism that was an integral part of the South African Jewish experience — and despite the best efforts of some of my Zionist educators to convince me that we were history's eternal victims — it was simply impossible for any intelligent Jew to claim the mantle of victimhood in South Africa. There was slavery and oppression going on, but we were not its victims; we were — unless we actively resisted — among its beneficiaries. South African reality challenged a young Jew to recognize the universal meaning of the Passover narrative and the Jewish experience and ethics more broadly.
But we were also in great danger of allowing what I'd call a narrow-nationalist reading of the Hagadah, and the Jewish experience more broadly, to blind us to the ethical obligations at the root of Judaism ("that which is hateful unto yourself, do not do unto others"). If we simply sat down once a year to gorge on matzoh balls and remind ourselves that once we were slaves, we could very easily blind ourselves to our individual ethical challengs in an apartheid society. Or to the ways that the state that claimed to act in our collective name had oppressed others — and had become the apartheid regime's most important ally and collaborator on a military level — by virtue of engaging that sense of eternal victimhood to silence any challenge.
2. Toasting God's Terrorism: Means and Ends
As a child, I loved nothing more than making a huge mess of sweet kiddush wine in my plate (for which I'd previously stomped the grapes in a plastic bucket in my aunt Sonia's basement) as we chanted our way through the Ten Plagues visited by God upon the Egyptians in order to force Pharaoh to free us. Later, it just became another numb ritual that I executed without thinking. But I remember one year, now a twentysomething activist in the liberation movement, being a little horrified by what we were celebrating here. (After all, the ANC had, in the face of strong pressure from angry township youth, scrupulously maintained its rejection of terrorism, i.e. of deliberately targeting civilians — one or two guerrillas had crossed this line, but it was never policy and they were subject to discipline.) The plagues include poisoning the Egyptians' drinking water, killing their cattle by disease, blistering their skin with boils, sending a hailstorm that killed people and destroyed a year's crops and following that up with a plague of locusts to finish off the vegetation that survived the hail, and then, when Pharaoh still didn't heed Moses's plea, God killed the firstborn son of every Egyptian family.
The objective, universally accepted definition of terrorism violence directed randomly against the non-combatant population in order to force an authority to make a desired political change. And having watched the ANC grapple with that issue and then choose the ethical course, I was a little repelled by the fact that, for all these years, our seders had been celebrating the murder of children as a means of securing our freedom.
So, at that particular seder, I made a comment to the effect that this seemed to be the equivalent of the ANC deciding to start blowing up white kindergartens in order to hasten the collapse of apartheid. It seemed morally repugnant. A family member could see my qualms, but nonetheless insisted, "Yes, but this is different. In Egypt, this was the only thing that worked." Which, of course, is exactly the argument used by those Palestinians who have advocated the morally and politically disastrous strategy of sending suicide bombers to kill Israeli children.
3. Jews Aren't in Bondage, Today. But the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza Are
It is traditional, at the seders of more liberally-minded people, to invite those gathered to think, for a moment, of the many people in the world who are not free, and to whom the universal message of freedom inherent in the Passover story nonetheless applies. It is as well that we teach our children to think not only of their own freedoms, but also to remember the suffering people of Darfur, or Chechnya, or Burma or countless other places. But I wonder how often that injunction is taken as an opportunity to think about the Palestinians, whose bondage is maintained in our name.
Life for the average Palestinian on the West Bank is a Kafkaesque series of constantly changing restrictions on their freedom of movement. The Palestinian Authority cabinet conducts its meetings by video linkup, because members are unable to travel from Gaza or Jerusalem into the West Bank, and vice versa. Ah yes, but they're Hamas, aren't they? Of course they are. And a simple glance at living conditions on the West Bank and Gaza — and the failure of a decade of Fatah's diplomatic strategy to even halt (never mind reverse) the encroachment of Israel's settlements and its security wall onto more and more Palestinian land, bringing more and more restrictions on their freedom of movement — should be enough to make clear why the Palestinian electorate voted for Hamas. Israelis correctly point out that the second intifada begat Ariel Sharon. But it would be equally accurate to say that Israel's failure to pursue a just peace with the Palestinians and instead look to hang onto as much of the colonized West Bank as possible via unilateral redrawing of boundaries etc. begat Hamas.
My South African Habonim elders, by then settled on Kibbutz Yizreel, warned us during a visit there in 1978 that the settlement strategy being pursued by the then-Begin government, and its Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon, was a disaster that would turn Israel into an apartheid state. And they were not wrong. Even the mainstream (Sharon) Israeli right today speaks of ending the occupation. But by that they mean Israel doesn't want to directly rule over the Palestinians — not that they're ready to return the land seized after 1967, for example. Well, they'll return some of it, as they've done in Gaza, keeping sovereign control that allows them to punish the Palestinians for electing Hamas by laying siege and "putting them on a diet," as former Sharon aide Dov Weissglass so bluntly put it. But in the West Bank, they'll decide which settlements to evacuate and which to keep and expand, and then proclaiming the Olmert's plan to unilaterally redraw Israel's boundaries so that they surround two separate Palestinian enclaves divided by an Israeli corridor is a step towards "peace." There's no basis for that international law, as I understand it, and more importantly, there's no justice in it.
Yet, by invoking our own historical suffering as a people as if it gives us carte blanche to dispossess and shackle others — and by branding those who would question or challenge the wisdom and morality of these actions as "antisemites," the advocates of Jewish nationalism have been remarkably successful in enforcing a wall of silence around their activities. For my understanding of Jewishness as primarily an ethical calling that is in many ways inherently at odds with nationalism, the siege of Gaza is an outrage and the occupation and settlement of the West Bank is an outrage.
Five Questions for the 2006 Seder
* Do we honestly believe that Israel holding on to the West Bank settlement blocs or the Jordan Valley or East Jerusalem is justice?
* Do we honestly believe that the Palestinians will ever accept those terms?
* Do we honestly believe that the wider Arab world will ever accept the idea that all of Jerusalem, the battle for which hunreds of thousands of Muslims gave their lives during the Crusades (when, incidentally, we Jews were on their side) is to remain under Israeli control for all eternity, just because Israel says it will and currently has the military might to impose its will?
* Do we honestly believe that collective punishment and humiliation of the Palestinians will lead them to elect a government more to Israel and America's liking?
* And, finally, how would we, honestly, think and act in relation to Israel if we'd been unlucky enough to be born Palestinian?


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Quincy Scanner Tales: Suspicious car fire; two dozen arrested in warrant sweep
Car fire under investigation
Quincy police say they are investigating an early morning car fire on Furnace Brook Parkway that could potentially be arson.
According to police, the car's 64-year-old owner and his 31-year-old son were asleep in their home shortly after midnight Thursday when the son allegedly heard a car door shut.
The son told police he looked out the window and saw an orange cloud in his father's car.
After calling 911, the son told police he went out to the car and opened the door, when the interior of the car burst into flames.
Fire crews arrived on scene shortly thereafter and extinguished the blaze. No one was injured and no damage was done beyond the car.
According to Captain John Dougan with the Quincy Police, officers found evidence of possible arson, but don't have any suspects.
Two dozen arrested in warrant sweep
Quincy Police arrested 24 people on Wednesday in a wide-rainging effort to clear up outstanding warrants.
"Operation Rude Awakening" began at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, with officers from the Norfolk County Sherriff's Office, Quincy police, State Police, Transit Police, and Braintree police fanning out through the city looking for wanted residents.
According to Quincy Police Captain John Dougan, arrests for were unrelated crimes, and varied from misdemeanors to felonies.
Charges included unarmed robbery, assault, drug trafficking, and driving with suspended licenses.
The two dozen people, as well as seven more that turned themselves in, were taken to Quincy District Court were they were processed.
"There are still outstanding warrants and we're advising people before they are arrested to turn themselves into the court," Dougan said.
Quincy police conducted a similar sweep, titled Operation Spring Cleaning, last year.
"It gets people off the streets. People know we're going after them for warrants," Dougan said.
According to Dougan, the vast majority of people arrested had warrants for failing to show up to a court date after a previous arrest.

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Just a Taste: Café Punta del Cielo
Updated 11:29 pm, Thursday, September 13, 2012
Where: 140 E. Houston St., Suite 40, between St. Mary's and Soledad streets, 210-886-0000
On the menu: Panini and sandwiches $6.50-$7.25; salads $7.50; pastries $1.50-$4.50, hot and cold coffee drinks, chocolate and fruit smoothies $1.75-$4.25.
Fast facts: This may be a new name in San Antonio, but it's huge in Mexico with 184 cafés along with others in Madrid and Hong Kong. The Mexico City-based chain chose San Antonio to open its first U.S. franchise as a headquarters in this country and a point for future expansion. The café offers a variety of hot and cold coffee and espresso-based drinks, along with fruit smoothies, salads, sandwiches and pastries. Shelves in the café hold coffee and machines that use pre-measured pods to brew single cups. All the coffee originates in Mexico, whether from Chiapas, Veracruz or Oaxaca. The hot chocolate's from Oaxaca, too.
Impressions: Even if you didn't know this was a Mexico-based chain, the bright colors, clean lines and occasional Spanish phrases on the menu give it an international feel. The sandwiches, with sliced deli meat, are solid choices for lunch. One nice touch is folks here slice the top of a small bag of chips and rest it on top of a plate, so all a diner has to do is lift. One drink that evokes Mexico is the Chamoyada, a fruit smoothie with the chile-lime mixture, chamoy. It's not just for fruit cups.


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Raghava Lawrence of Muni fame has started a new trend by building a temple dedicated to his mother in Poonamallee near Chennai. He has said that his mother had to go through a lot of difficulties to raise him and it is because of her prayers and endeavour that he is alive today.
Raghava Lawrence has already built a temple for Sri Raghavendra Swamy at Thirumullaivoyal whom the actor worships with great faith. He has mentioned in many interviews that when he was suffering from a particular condition as a child, it was his mother's loving care and her frequent visit to Sri Raghavendra Swamy temple that cured him.
When people keep themselves busy building temples for actors and actresses, it is indeed a refreshing thought to build one for his/her mother. The choreographer-actor-filmmaker has said that this is the best way to show his love and affection for his mother and has also mentioned that he dedicates the temple to all the mothers across the globe.
Meanwhile, his movie Muni 3: Ganga which has Taapsee and himself in the lead roles has almost been completed and is expected to hit the screens very soon.


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After Bill Maher debuted a clip last week from Nancy Pelosi's filmmaker daughter interviewing stereotypical "redneck" Mississippi residents about their political views, Alexandra Pelosi unveiled a new clip during his HBO show Friday night, this time exposing so-called "welfare queens" in New York City.
The latest clip, which Maher predicted was "the thing that will make liberals go insane," featured Pelosi's interviews with a series of people outside an inner welfare office, most of them black and unapologetic about taking their government handouts despite being able-bodied and physically able to work.
First, here is the portion that aired last week, featuring white Mississippi residents calling President Barack Obama a Muslim and admitting to not liking him because he's black:
There was a strong reaction to the clip last week, and Pelosi readily acknowledged that the people shown were stereotypes.
"They're just snapshots," she said. "Now, by Monday morning, you're going to have the left-wing feeding frenzy attacking you for making the Democrats look bad."
For the latest clip, Pelosi said, "It's not as if I have to go too far to find the freeloading welfare queens," noting that the welfare office is across from her home.
She began by interviewing the doorman, who said he sees people every day who "don't look like they're handicapped in any way, they just look like they don't want to work."
A sample of the responses she got from the welfare recipients:
– "I'm here trying to get some Obama bucks. That's what I'm doing, trying to get some Obama money."
– "I want a check."
– "Tell me why you like Obama." — "Because he gives me stuff."
– "Who you going to vote for?" — "Obama." — "Why?" — "Because he's black."
– "When was the last time you actually worked?" — "About half a decade"
– "You're a perfectly healthy young man, why aren't you working right now?" — "My background. Once you go to jail it's hard to get a job."
– "Why should my tax dollars be going to you?" — "My ancestors came here to help build this place — my ancestors, slaves."
– "Do you really want to work, or do you just want to get a free check?" — "I just want to get a free check."
After the clip played, Pelosi noted Maher's studio audience "didn't laugh that much" compared to the Mississippi clip, and said some of her colleagues at HBO said of the footage, "You can't put that on TV."
"Somehow you were allowed to do that to the toothless rednecks but when it was our neighbors — " Pelosi said.
Of the doorman, who she said comes from a family of Democrats, Pelosi said, "the entitlement culture's gotten so big that we're losing our people."
But Maher said the points made by some in the video, particularly about slavery or having been to jail, were legitimate, saying there's a stronger "legacy" compared to the white Mississippians who are merely carrying "a chip."


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Ancient forest campaigner and photographer TJ Watt has been steadily uploading new shots of BC's biggest trees and most massive stumps to Google Earth, a popular global satellite-imaging program. This allows users around the world to view ancient forest photographs on both Google Earth and Google Maps.
Many of the areas the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) documents on Vancouver Island are quite remote; by tagging photos and providing GPS coordinates on Google Earth, the AFA is able make these magnificent, remote ecosystems accessible to viewers all over the world.
To view TJ's images, visit the link to the Panoramio galley at:http://www.panoramio.com/user/3576104
Or to see them mapped visit:http://www.panoramio.com/map/?user=3576104
Keep visiting the image gallery: great new photos will be added regularly.
Also, for those interested in doing some research of their own, Google Earth is a great way to familiarise yourself with BC's landscape and to see what is truly happening down BCs backroads. For a free download of the Google Earth program visit: http://earth.google.com/.
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Hunt for credits shows NSS' failings
I am concerned about students signing up for clubs and other activities, as part of the New Senior Secondary (NSS) curriculum. Extra-curricular activities can prove important when applying for university.
From my experience at school, I have found most of my classmates joining clubs and programmes in which they are not really interested. They just want the extra credits.
Yet this practice is leading to a big problem.
Most students are not interested in learning anything on the programmes. They simply want to be able to say they have signed up. They are wasting their time and also wasting the time of those people running the clubs and programmes.
The purpose of the NSS will be ruined if the situation continues.
Tin Ka-chung, The Chinese Foundation Secondary School
Time to slow down, enjoy life's journey
I think people need to slow down the pace at which they live their lives.
If you look around - from sunrise to sunset - people are rushing all the time. Rushing to work, from work, rushing to meetings, from meetings, rushing to eat lunch and dinner, or make a second appointment.
Our mobile phones help us to organise things so we can rush that bit more.
It as if we are in a race. And everyone is taking part - in rushing. But maybe it is time we slowed down to think about what we are doing. Life is short. It is not a race. The journey of our lives is what matters, not the destination.
Amy Leung Ho-yin
Bad tour guides ruin our reputation
The recent bad behaviour of tour guides seems to be becoming worse. There's increasing conflict between tour guides and tourists.
Travel agencies attract mainland travellers by offering cheap prices. But tour guides force tourists to buy things so they can make a commission.
I was not aware of such practices before. I think it is unreasonable. Travellers should have the right to decide whether or not to visit shops and buy things.
I also think tour guides that force clients to visit shops are very selfish. They are only interested in the commissions and making profits.
Fortunately, under new rules, tour operators that force tourists to visit shops will receive demerits or, in more serious cases, even lose their business licences.
The lack of training and poor moral standards of tour guides is another problem that needs to be addressed.
Exploiting travellers must not be tolerated because it greatly harms our tourism industry. I hope Hong Kong's long-cherished reputation as a shopping paradise will not be damaged by unscrupulous tour guides.
Fanny Tsui Lai-fan, Tin Ka Ping Secondary School
We need to become smart consumers
There seems to be a never-ending desire among Hongkongers for the latest electronics goods and gadgets. Many teenagers cannot resist the temptation of expensive, hi-tech products. This is especially true in the case of latest devices, such as iPhones, iPads and iPhones, and cameras and headphones.
Most of these youngsters are attracted by the fact that something is new, or by the look of something. And they are often influenced by their peers. Many young people think they need to own trendy gadgets or they will be looked down upon.
Mobile phones and computers play a big part in our lives so Hongkongers are used to using them all day long. But many people feel it is important to upgrade and have the latest models - even if what they have still works. They end up wasting a lot of money. Most electronic items, such as mobile phones and cameras, can last for a number of years. It's such a waste to replace them every six months.
People should be encouraged to sell products that are still useful, rather than simply replacing them with a newer model. This would help reduce waste.
I think people should think twice before snapping up the latest gadgets. - and show self control and avoid unnecessary spending. Parents need to explain the importance of saving so we can learn to be smart consumers.
Pansy Wong, Leung Shek Chee College
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How would you celebrate your next 50 years?
When you combine majestic mountains with gourmet food, fun-filled activities and incredible staff, it adds up to one memorable vacation. After just a four-day stay at Vista Verde I want to share this experience with all my loved ones. My boyfriend, Guy, is Florida born and raised and has no idea what he is missing in these snow-filled mountains of Colorado. His expression entering the Great Hall in the lodge for the first time would make for a wonderful picture. Guy will turn 51 this March 16th and what better way to begin his next 50 years than trail riding with Hutch, snow shoeing with Jess, and skiing with Steve.
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Via this release, the company informs about the constructive response received for its CSV to vCard converter program that assists users to easily and instantly access Excel contacts in vCard for Mac.
Online PR News – 04-August-2012 – Madrid – Gothenburg, Sweden, 4 August, 2012: - The Company hereby informs users about the positive feedback received from a valuable user regarding the CSV to vCard converter program for Mac. The advanced application, CSV to vCard for Mac by the company is developed for the need to read Excel contacts in VCF file format so that users can access CSV contacts in different email applications, smart phones and Operating System that are supportable to Mac.
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First Posted: 5/1/2013
(AP) Another major publisher has expanded its library e-book offerings.
Hachette Book Group, which publishes Stephenie Meyer and Malcolm Gladwell among others, announced Wednesday that after two years of pilot programs it will offer its entire e-catalog to libraries. New books will be available simultaneously in paper and e-editions, a policy also recently adapted by Penguin Group (USA). Hachette, Penguin and other publishers had previously restricted newer works out of concern for lost sales.
Last month, Simon & Schuster ended its policy of withholding all e-books from libraries and announced a pilot program. A second former holdout, Macmillan, announced a pilot program in January.Associated Press


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Lin and Larry Pardey's first book, Cruising in Seraffyn, is credited with launching 50,000 dreams. This third book in the critically-acclaimed Seraffyn series chronicles their three years spent exploring Ulysses' wine-colored sea.
Lin and Larry paid for their apparent freedom by working along the way delivering and repairing yachts, and writing for magazines around the world. Seraffyn's Mediterranean Adventure, originally published in 1981, will inspire and entertain listeners and show why the Pardey's motto Go Small, Go Simple, Go Now may be more relevant today than it was 30 years ago.
©1981, 2011 Mary Lin and Lawrence F. Pardey (P)2015 New Street Communications, LLC
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"A wonderful story that will transport you."
A pleasure to listen to; beautiful story and the narrator has a great voice, but the narrator does not have a good grasp of reading Spanish pronunciation, which hurts the soul while listening to all of the port and island names around Spain.
"A great story marred by grating mispronunciations"
No. I enjoyed it very much, but I have no reason to listen to it again. If anything, I would buy the book so that I could highlight specific locations and situations.
This would have been a great performance. You could really believe that it was Lin Pardey speaking except for the glaring mispronunciations of foreign locations and nautical and boating terms. I am surprised that Clara Harris did not take the time to learn the correct pronunciation of these terms and places.
If you car considering a life of cruising, or even an extended cruise, this is worth listening too. However, it is worth listening to for a vicarious experience as well.
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The White House on Monday predicted the Supreme Court would uphold President Obama's ability to make recess appointments after justices expressed doubts about the president's use of such tactics.
"In our view, we're confident the courts will uphold the president's authority," White House press secretary Jay Carney said during his daily briefing with reporters.
The Supreme Court earlier Monday heard arguments over the president's ability to fill senior posts while the Senate was in recess. The dispute stemmed from controversial appointments the president made to the National Labor Relations Board in 2012 while the upper chamber was not in session.
The nation's highest court could dramatically rein in Obama's authority to make appointments. Lower courts have already said Obama overstepped his authority in appointing members to the National Labor Relations Board during a congressional recess.
Republicans have accused the White House of circumventing Congress in an effort to appoint nominees more sympathetic to the president's agenda.
And even some of Obama's allies on the court were skeptical of his actions.
Justice Elena Kagan, appointed by Obama, suggested it was the "Senate's role to determine whether they're in recess."
However, Senate Democrats have largely taken the matter into their own hands. Recently, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., employed the so-called nuclear option, essentially allowing a simple majority vote on Obama's non-Supreme Court nominees.


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Being an art kid who has done her fair share of sculpture and installations means that I have a whole lot of random stuff laying around. Until a few weeks ago, I never thought to tap into these things to use for the wedding. I already knew that we would have my fairly ginormous paintings and drawings of the two of us all around the place, but I forgot about the other things I've accrued over the years.
The main thing as of now that I'm excited about using is an antique double-sided gumball machine. (Ok, I'm not sure how "antique" it is, given that it has some plastic parts. Let's call it vintage instead. Work with me here). For an installation, I bought it from a salvage place [read: a place straight out of Deliverance] and repainted/restored it. Then jammed it full of cranes.
This machine, dusted, old cranes removed, painted in our colors, would be such a fun piece to use as our card-box. There's only one problem– how do said cards get into the machine?
Option 1: Leave the tops off.
Yeaaaahh… that might look a little ghetto. I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Option 2: Have a sign that tells people to take the tops off.
Too much work? Pain in the butt? Breakage? Bah.
Option 3: Cut slots into the metal tops.
This would be cool, and I think fairly doable. But still, there's that think part. Not exactly 100% sure.
Option 4: Cut slots into the clear part.
Actually this would be disaster. Or probably a disaster. It has tears written all over it.
What should I do? Ghetto-haxx these into card-boxes? Use them for other fun decor? Fill them with something else, i.e. non-crushed-internal-hanging cranes? Check myself into a facility for crazy brides?


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20 Games Like Chiptune Champion()
Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity's destiny.
You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets. You will also learn more about the galaxy as you come into contact with ten other species, each with their own unique culture, history and schemes.
A fully interactive galaxy allows you to navigate open space between stars and planets. Patrol your borders and, when the need arises, defend your territory by engaging in ship-to-ship tactical combat. Develop new colonies and then watch them become galactic centers for trade, industry and science - and of course military bases, outposts and shipyards to build your battle ships. Push your empire to its limits and go beyond the known horizon.
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This is the Police
Jack Boyd, beloved police chief of Freeburg, has 180 days before he's forced to retire. But Jack won't be going out quietly. Over the next six months, he'll be going all out to fulfill a dream: earn half a million dollars, any way he can. That might be play money for a corrupt cop, but up until now, Jack has been playing by the book. Even with overtime, in six months he wouldn't make fifty grand. But a police chief has access to all sorts of… informal income. Bribes, weapons and drug sales, deals with the Mafia, skimming off the budget, kickbacks – you name it. And Jack is tired of playing nice. He's is ready for anything, but only you can decide how far he'll go.
70 / 100203.5
Use Your Words
"Grab a few friends and get ready to laugh. Use Your Words is the party game for funny people and their unfunny friends!
Use Your Words is a game that invites players to respond to a variety of mini-games and prompts with the funniest answers they can think of! Players play using their phones and tablets as controllers, making game-play seamless and quick to pick up. Players who get stumped can use one of the hidden "House Answers" to lay a trap for their fellow players once it's time for everyone to vote for their favorite.
Whether you're a total novice or a world-famous comedian, we guarantee hours of non-stop hilarity. So, grab a few friends and get ready to laugh along with Use Your Words!"
90 / 10014.5
Rise & Shine
Rise is a small kid of Gamearth, the world where the classic videogame characters live. He finds himself lost in the middle of a war against the Space Grunts, the bald muscular soldiers with big guns that just invaded his world. Only with the help of the legendary gun, Shine, he'll be able to stay alive and just maybe, incredibly, save his planet from the invaders.
The game mixes pure shooting arcade with the use of different bullets to solve all the situations Rise will find on his path. Think of a more arcadey Another World, also with a very tight relationship between gameplay and story.
80 / 100114.0
Cookies vs. Claus
Cookies vs. Claus is an action-packed battle game. With a range of characters to choose from, you can battle as your favorite cookie or take on a squad as a holiday character. Through both single and multiplayer, experience a unique asymmetric shooter that combines elements of FPS and battle arena games. THIS IS COOKIES VS. CLAUS!
70 / 10023.5
Hello Neighbor
Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your neighbor's house to figure out what horrible secrets he's hiding in the basement. You play against an advanced AI that learns from your every move. Really enjoying climbing through that backyard window? Expect a bear trap there. Sneaking through the front door? There'll be cameras there soon. Trying to escape? The Neighbor will find a shortcut and catch you.
93 / 10054.65
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
100 / 10085.0
The Jackbox Party Pack 3
The threequel to the party game phenomenon features the deadly quiz show Trivia Murder Party, the say-anything sequel Quiplash 2, the surprising survey game Guesspionage, the t-shirt slugfest Tee K.O., and the sneaky trickster game Fakin' It.
93 / 10084.65
Late Shift
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. After being forced into the robbery of a lucrative auction house, mathematics student Matt is left proving his innocence in the brutal London heist. Your choices will have consequences from the very start, right through to the very end. One small decision could change the entire outcome in a choose-your-own-adventure style gameplay that can lead to one of seven conclusions.
61 / 10063.05
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder
The greatest "giant rocks rolling through historical/artistic ages" tower defense game is back with Rock of Ages II: Bigger and Boulder. Just like the title says, Bigger and Boulder cranks up the surrealism and gameplay with to be, well… BIGGER AND BOULDER. With an emphasis on the chaotic new 2-vs-2 multiplayer, new time periods, and improved graphics, physics, and destructibility powered by Unreal Engine 4, players will need to be ready for some intense rocking and rolling.
80 / 10014.0
Get Even
"Take a deep breath..." Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of your memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
70 / 10053.5
Basement is a strategy game, where you play as a desperate scientist who chose the wrong path in his life. That path seemed easy, but turned into a deadly one. You have no choice but to build the most effective enterprise and stay alive in a cruel world of illegal business.
80 / 10044.0
Stick Fight: The Game
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet
97 / 10034.85
Doki Doki Literature Club
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
99 / 100334.95
Little Nightmares
Little Nightmares is an adventure-suspense game about a girl named Six and her attempts to escape the strange world of The Maw.
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RIOT - Civil Unrest
As civil crisis deepens and inequality tears the very fabric of society the discontentment of the masses manifests itself in violent public disturbances and civil disorder. Play as the police or the angry horde as RIOT – Civil Unrest places you in some of the world's most fractious disputes.
50 / 10012.5
Many myths and legends have been woven about the Arabian Peninsula. One of these legends tells of Iram, City of Pillars, and its exceptional destiny.
Being the heir to the throne you lived a life of splendor and never worked one day of physical labor – until one day, the winds of fate turned.
Days passed and the storm did not fade, if anything its strength and ferocity only grew. You would do anything to bring back only a spark of your mother's joy. And so, one night, when the kingdom sleeps and the moon smiles, you embark on a journey …
Caravan combines strategy with RPG elements resulting in a trading and exploration game packed with suspense and challenges. In a pre-medieval Oriental setting players will send their caravan from town to town. On their way, they will experience dangerous, mystical adventures, embark on rewarding quests in towns, and fight against dangerous bandits, beasts, ghoulish creatures and djinns.
50 / 10032.5
Only If
Only If is a surreal first person adventure-puzzle game. You play as Anthony Clyde, who, after a heavy night of partying, wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar bed with no memory of the previous night's events. Unfortunately, escaping these unfamiliar, opulent surroundings will prove to be no easy task, as an unseen, menacing, radio-bound antagonist will stop at nothing to block Anthony's path at every turn.


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Private Practice Season Finale Spoilers, Preview: "Yours, Mine and Ours"Steve Marsi at . Comments
Below is a clip from this week's Private Practice season finale, in which the scandalous and crazy love triangle and baby daddy mystery is finally unveiled? Or is it?
Amy Brenneman teased that "Something happens in the finale that is so big and upsetting that it makes the question of who the baby's father is secondary."
We imagine she's referring to this clip, in which Amanda Foreman's delusional character, Katie Kent, lost her own baby, so now she wants Violet's as a replacement.
It's as strange as it sounds, if not more so. Peep the Private Practice preview below:
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By Jeremy Balan
With the basketball season just peeking over the horizon, four girls volleyball teams are still vying for gym time with their winter counterparts.
The four teams will be competing in their respective section semifinals this week. Sacred Heart Cathedral and St. Ignatius are competing in the CIF-Central Coast Section Division III tournament, University is competing in the CIF-North Coast Section Division V tournament and Waldorf in the NCS Division VI tournament.
"It's not an easy task," said Sacred Heart coach Margi Beima. "We don't take it for granted. This is what we [prepare for]."
The fourth-seeded Irish (26-10) are seeking their fourth consecutive section championship and are looking to extend their streak of two consecutive state championship appearances.
Sacred Heart will face off against top-seeded Aptos (31-5) on Thursday, but they will be in a familiar situation. The Irish were the fifth seed in last season's semifinals when they knocked off then top-seeded Aptos decisively in three games.
"We hope it happens again, but you can't look ahead," Beima said. "We only look at the team across the net."
Sacred Heart's rival, St. Ignatius (31-6), sits on the other side of the bracket as the third seed, and will face off against another West Catholic Athletic League rival in seventh-seeded Valley Christian of San Jose (18-17) on Thursday.
St. Ignatius won their regular-season meeting in three games, but the Warriors are on a tear and upset second-seeded Burlingame in a five-game thriller in the quarterfinals.
"We're excited to be here, but this is the toughest part of the season," said St. Ignatius coach Lisa Becerra. "We expect them to be pumped up and we're going to have to combat that enthusiasm with being calm and disciplined. All the teams know it's one [loss] and you're out."
Just like Sacred Heart and St. Ignatius, University is facing a league foe in a rematch in the NCS semifinals. The difference, however, is that the third-seeded Red Devils (22-8) were not on the winning side of their two meetings with second-seeded Marin Academy, including a heartbreaking five-game loss in the Bay Counties League West title game, in which University jumped out to a 2-0 lead in games.
"In any competition, you're always looking for some redemption," said University coach Ki Choi. "But we're looking at this match thinking we're fortunate enough to know the players. It won't make up for the losses before."
Still, University hasn't won an NCS title since 2003, and Marin Academy has knocked the Red Devils out in the semifinals in the past two seasons.
"The roadblock we've had [in recent years] has been Marin Academy," Choi said. "When you play a team as many times as we have, there's not much as expectations go. We know it is going to be a tough match."
Waldorf (17-7), unlike the others, will not face a familiar foe in second-seeded Pacific Union Prep (22-2). The Wolverines are seeking their first-ever NCS title.


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Sorry, that's just not making sense; maybe you need to come up with a better example, but I can't see it. s can never be null here ... even if it was you'd sure as hell WANT an exception to be thrown, because it's exceptional ... you don't want to hide this kind of exception.


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5:30 AM…..3 months & still on the H3 train. coffee & the black eyed peas get me up and aerobic. Life is Good as long as H3 is in it.
Let the Rhythm Move You
In a recent study conducted at The Ohio State University, researchers concluded that listening to music helped people with severe respiratory disease increase their fitness levels. Subjects with serious lung disease who listened to music while walking covered an average of 19 total miles over the course of an eight-week exercise intervention study. In comparison, the group that didn't listen to music only walked an average of 15 total miles – 21 percent less by the end of the study. At several points during the study, participants were timed to see how much distance they could walk in six minutes. By the end of the study, the subjects who listened to music while walking for exercise increased the distance they covered per walk by 445 feet (136 meters), while the average distance covered by the non-music group decreased by 169 feet (51 meters) per walk.
This study is among many others that suggest music is a major asset to adhering and or enhancing an exercise program. In efforts to improve your cardiovascular fitness, the rule of thumb is to find music that carries the same beats per minute (bpm's) as your pace, or even ideally a few beats higher to motivate you, thus allowing the music to reinforce a challenging pace!
To figure out how many beats per minute (bpm's) your workout tunes should be, count how many times your feet hit the ground during a one-minute run or "purposeful" walk for those walkers out there. If you are walking take an estimated minute and a half count. This will be your beats per minute pace.
Here are some suggestions on where to find great hits (bpm's) to work-out to:
Order/download from iTunes
- Search keywords: Fitness, Workout, Aerobic, Cardio, Power Music
- Order whole cds or individual songs from the library
Websites to check out…
- www.aerobicsmusic.com
- www.powermusic.com
- www.workoutmusic.com
- www.dynamixmusic.com
- www.32mixesshop.com
- www.clickmix.com
- www.fusionmusicshop.com


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Cristal - posted on 01/11/2010 ( 9 moms have responded )
My sister has a new born girl and she's having a problem breastfeeding. Her breast nipple appears to be too big and baby isn't latching on to it. She just sucks on the nipple for a fews seconds and stops. We tried all the different ways of hold her and we won't successful. I think this happen because she was place in the hospital nursery for about 8 hrs after birth, so she prefers the bottle than breast.


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Gorkšs Off The Mark
Queens Park Rangers defender Kaspars Gorkšs spoke of his delight after scoring his first goal in Rangers colours.
The Latvian international had been billed as a goalscoring central defender when joining QPR, after positive goalscoring records with Blackpool and Latvia.
Until now however the defensive rock had made 50 appearances for Rangers without troubling the scorers, but got off the mark in remarkable fashion this weekend.
With the game against Sheffield Wednesday finely poised at one a-piece, Gorkšs stooped to nod an Alejandro Faurlín corner beyond Lee Grant - for his first and Rangers' winner.
Gorkšs told QPR.co.uk that he was delighted just as much for the team as himself, with Rangers grinding out an important result on the road.
'It's about time!' said Kaspars.
'We haven't been particularly impressive from set-pieces this season, so it was nice to get back to basics and score a simple set-piece.
'There's no doubt we've got great ability from dead balls, but for one reason or another we haven't made the most of our set-pieces so far this season.'
The Latvian central defender believes that this has been a positive result for Rangers in light of their below-par display, as they further assert their position on the playoff places.
Gorkšs continued: 'This will give us all a boost though - not just because we've scored from a set-piece, but because we've ground out a result on the road.
'If we continue to grind out wins like this, we should be in a really positive position at the business end of the season.'
Rangers now travel to Doncaster Rovers following the international break, looking once again to pick up maximum points in more stylish fashion.
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HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Entered into rest Saturday, July 7, 2001, at University Hospital, Mr. John David Tanksley Jr. of Farmers Bridge Road, Hephzibah. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 12, 2001, at Franklin Covenant Baptist Church with Rev. Donald Williams and Rev. George Williams officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Remains will lie in state at the church noon until the hour of service. Family and friends will assemble at the residence 12:15 p.m. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
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Zip lining in Costa Rica
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A Cloudy Day on the Beach
On the drive to Vik we stopped to look at the old Icelandic houses
Elephant Trekking In Thailand
James Bond Island Thailand
Black Sandy Beach of Vik in Winter
Skogafoss Waterfall Winter
The pool area at The Vista Park
Standing in the lobby of The Park Vista Hotel
A Kuna Yala canoe is tied up on the beach at one of the many islands in the San Blas archipeligo in Panama.
Namaste!I am Hari Nepal. I had been taken this photo in Annapurna Region.Which is very<a href=http://www.rajnepal.com> famous trekking </a> in Nepal.
Jockey memorobilia exhibition, British Museum 2012.
a batik seller patiently waits for buyers
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2011 UPDATE: NOW BOOKED FOR ENTIRE 2011. Visit Florida's Gulf Coast. Park your RV here and be located in a waterfront, gulf access Park. Exclusively for 55+ guests, this resort Park Model has waterfront docks & parks for boating, fishing or strolling. Just 4 miles from fine dining in Historic Punta Gorda. 45 mins from Ft Myers Airport.
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Minimum Stay: 1 week
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After an impressive first week against the veteran fleet, Tyler and the Pin Wheel gamble on making the 150-mile trip to Georges Bank. Meanwhile, for Kevin Leonowert, captain of the Christina, there's nothing better than the rush of harpooning. It's a high-octane chase where boats specially rigged with a high tower and a bow pulpit can identify schools of bluefin, take aim and nab the tuna of their choice.


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How to make gift bows out of maps, old magazines, random scraps of paper etc….
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One of the most awesome things I've seen all year. This lady makes plushy toys based on your kids' drawings.
cute and clever tea packaging!
A better alternative to packing peanuts.
Can be used for multiple occasions – just circle the holiday for your gift. Clever!
These flowers don't need to be watered
Cute book of typographic animals. More pics of the book over here.
Richard Sweeney makes beautiful paper sculptures.
miniature indoor gardens!
bracelets and necklaces made of silicone rubber.
Forgo wasteful ziplocs! A neat idea.
Limited edition prints and housewares.
A neat platter for serving fruit, marshmallows, gummy bears, what have you…
I don't think I'd want members of the royal family lounging in my teacup but at least they're wearing clothes.
insulated lunch bags
made to order, on Etsy for $75.
Laptop case that makes your macbook look like a real book.
The Beatles would approve! Would make a nice gift for a tea drinking friend.
Not sure I could wear this without my fingers getting twitchy
awesome. PDF of a mask you can print and cut out (also, photos of other fun student designed masks)
poor little balloon…she won't know what hit her. maybe this shirt should say "it's best to avoid the pricks in life."
I'm sure I'd see him riding around the mission like this
A toilet tissue case. Comes in multiple colors.
Make your own custom stainless steel / bronze ring poem. $59


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STEMworks is Colorado's source for high-quality STEM education programs. Each program in STEMworks has been independently vetted and cleared a very high bar for quality. WestEd, an independent nonprofit research organization, has reviewed each program against CTEq's Design Principles for Effective STEM Philanthropy and an accompanying Rubric. Business leaders, funders and STEM advocates from across the nation use STEMworks to find proven and highly-scalable STEM education programs to help them maximize their impact on STEM education.
In January 2015, a new partnership among Colorado Education Initiative (CEI), Colorado Technology Association (CTA), and Change the Equation (CTEq) collaborated to launch the Colorado STEMworks program to identify and promote effective science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs. This project resulted in a robust database of 17 effective pK-12 STEM programs across Colorado who are also recognized nationally. This project is designed to promote and expand impactful, scalable and sustainable STEM programs here in Colorado.Businesses leaders, funders, and STEM advocates tap the STEMworks database for high-quality STEM programs to help maximize their impact on STEM education. Funders know that each STEMworks program has gone through a rigorous vetting process and has cleared a very high bar for quality.
In November, President Obama publicly praised Change the Equation members and STEMworks for improving STEM learning for students nationwide. In 2014, STEMworks programs:
• Received $24 million in financial support from Change the Equation members
• Reached roughly 330,000 more young people with this support
The application and review cycle for the 2016 Colorado STEMworks database has completed. Dates for the 2017 application cycle will be announced in the coming months.
Through the 2016 application process four new STEM programs were added to the Colorado STEMworks Database. They are:
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Cody Keen, The Smart And Attractive All American Jock
Cody loves to work out and his looks are more than enough to prove that his fitness regimen and discipline has produced some amazingly attractive results. But not only is our certified all American jock a workout junkie and a college soccer star, but he's an up and coming novelist as well.
Cody is penning his first novel, the genre of which is sci-fi. As someone whose both intelligent and hot, Cody's attractiveness factor is above the charts and working with him makes us feel like we've hit a goal when it comes to finding America's best fitness models.
Watch videos and see pictures of Cody on AAG today.
The total package – Cody Keen
Cody is the total package: ambitious, smart, uber healthy and a fit attractive guy. What's not to like about this pre-med student who models part time. In his spare time he likes to work out and write — he's currently writing a sci-fi novel. He's also big into college football, boxing and soccer. When not being active he likes to watch movies from his Dad's collection of several thousand films.
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Last week I was working with a class of students, each of whom needed to pick out a book on the Holocaust. As I started the class, I reminded them not to pay too much mind to the covers. This unit has been in place for a long time, and some of the covers are starting to look a little dated.
At the end of the day, after four classes visited, left behind were books like these with 70s/80s covers. Books with newer, fresher covers went first. And those with nondescript covers were chosen before these ones that looked older.
Early in the year, I surveyed fifth and sixth graders about their reading habits. 55% reported that a cover can make them want to read the book. Even more telling, perhaps, were the 45% who said a cover could cause them not to choose a book. As one girl wrote:
People always say "Don't judge a book by it's cover." I always judge a book by it's cover, if it looks good I read it!
So, clearly, cover is huge when it comes to tweens/teens and reading. But often the author has very little choice. Authors are often asked for input, but the final choice is left to the publishers. (See Melissa Walker's Cover Stories for some examples of when it went well.)
With all of this in mind, I am very, very excited to share that Jim Kay will be illustrating the cover of my upcoming novel, The Water Castle. I have seen some of the early drafts (is this what they're called in the art world?), and they are gorgeous. I can't wait to see — and share — the final version.


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Conservative talk-radio host Michael Savage and the Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, have joined forces to challenge the so-called "Fairness Doctrine." Several liberal senators and former President Bill Clinton have made recent threats to muzzle talk radio by reinstituting the Doctrine, which is reminiscent of a totalitarian state and not a free democratic society.
"Michael Savage is the personification of what the liberals hate about conservative talk radio, and we're proud to represent him in this crucial battle to preserve the grand purpose of political speech protected by the First Amendment," said Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Law Center.
Democrat politicians such as Senator Debbie Stabanow, Senator Tom Harkin, and former President Clinton have called for hearings on radio "fairness" and the passage of a law that will have the effect of silencing the conservative voice on important political issues.
"With the stink of public corruption blanketing Washington, with our elected officials passing the single largest spending bill in our nation's history without even reading or debating it, with the increasing nationalization of our financial institutions, with almost dictatorial control of Congress by one political party, and with increasing signs we are becoming a socialistic country, Americans need more dynamic talk show hosts like Savage, not less," said Thompson.
Michael Savage's nationally syndicated radio show, The Savage Nation, is one of the highest-rated talk shows in the country. Millions of faithful listeners hear it each week. Dr. Savage coined the phrases "Compassionate Conservative" and "Islamo-Fascist," now widely used by Republican speechwriters.
Conservative talk-radio hosts such as Dr. Savage have been so effective in rallying public outcry against many aspects of the liberal agenda that Democrat politicians have increasingly called for a return to the "Fairness Doctrine," Orwellian- speak for censorship.
Thompson commented, "If the Doctrine is so fair, why are the liberals limiting it only to radio? Why not television, the internet, and all the print media?"
The Fairness Doctrine, first introduced in 1949, required radio stations to broadcast opposing views on any matter of public importance they discussed. However, in 1987, President Reagan directed that it be abandoned. Since then, Democrats have made several unsuccessful attempts to reinstate the Doctrine.
With total Democrat control of the federal government, the Fairness Doctrine can be reinstituted by a regulation of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or by Congressional enactment. Whatever form its reinstatement may take, any limitation on the Free Speech rights of Michael Savage will result in an immediate legal action. The U. S. Supreme Court would most likely find any reinstatement of the Doctrine unconstitutional.
Thompson continued, "A regulation of speech motivated by nothing more than a desire to silence political opposition on controversial issues of public interest is the purest example of a law abridging the freedom of speech. Such action is the hallmark of totalitarian governments, not a free society."
Law Center attorney Robert Muise has already been assigned as the lead attorney representing Dr. Savage. The Law Center is receiving offers of assistance from attorneys across the nation who are outraged at this threat to free speech.
Savage is a longtime on-air supporter of the Thomas More Law Center. He used his radio show to marshal overwhelming support for one of the Law Center's clients, Marine LtCol Jeffrey Chessani. Chessani is being prosecuted by the government in the so-called Haditha massacre – a massacre that never happened. A military judge ultimately dismissed the case. However, the government appealed. No decision has yet been made by the appeals court.


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Should she have let us know before the baby shower or was it a secret?
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My friend and co-worker announced that she was 5 months pregnant-she said that she waited so long because she didn't know until that time. As her pregnancy went on, I could tell that she was not very excited. She is in her early 40's and all her children are older. She even has a few grandchildren. At work, we would try to make her feel good, but I could tell that she was not all that happy. People at my job like to gossip and criticize, but I felt that it wasn't my place to judge her. I just let her know that I would help her any way that I could (I love babies). I work very close with this lady in my department and I really am the closest one to her because we carpool back and forth to work together. As the pregnancy went on, she continued to act the same-not really sad, but not happy. When it got close to the due date, one of our co-workers threw her a "nice" baby shower and she got alot of nice things. The one throwing the shower spent alot of money-she got all the invitations, the decorations, the cake (it costed $100) and even purchased the baby stroller/car seat combination. The rest of us bought the coordinating things, the swing, playpen, etc... My friend went into the hospital to have the baby and when the baby was born she announced that the baby weighed 7 lbs. When my co-worker and I went to the hospital to see her and the baby, we saw that the baby weighed only 3 lbs-the card with the weight was in the baby incubator crib. At the hospital, her husband announced that the baby had alot of complications and was basically going home to "die" . The baby was born with Trisomy 18 and had alot of birth defects-I have done some research on the internet about this syndrome and I am not sure whether or she knew this was going to happen or not. She did have the amniocentesis but she never said a word about any complications.This is a very sad situation and I am not judging her in any type of way and I could care less about the money I spent on the gifts but alot of people are asking me if she knew about this before and should she have revealed it before everyone spent alot of money. I just tell them that I don't know because I don't know what to think. The baby passed away 6 days later which I am sure is a very difficult thing to go through. All of her co-workers have been very supportive to her and her family through this situation but at the same time wondering why she never mentioned anything before.
I agree. Or perhaps she did know and that was part of the reason she wasn't overly happy about it, but still had a small hope that the baby would be okay. I know how much having a misscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy (which almost killed me in the proccess) hurt finding out you pregnant and losing the baby is hard that way, i could imagine going throuh what she did :(
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Maybe she wasn't excited about the pregnancy to begin with and then learned of what was going on and didn't know how to feel. She didn't force anyone to throw her a shower or twist their arms to buy her things. Thats a very personal thing to go threw and she probably didn't want everyones opinions. When I was pregnant with my son they told me he'd be so severely down syndrome that I should abort.... um didn't and he's not even downs so there could be all sorts of reasons and anyone "mad" at her for not telling is completely insensitive. Poor woman has to deal with the death of her child and a bunch of coworkers judging her smh my thoughts n prayers go out to her and shame on the ones judging her (not at all saying you, it just seems very unfair to this woman)
The busybodies at work need to mind their own business. Maybe she didn't know. Maybe she was kinda sad because she wasn't planning on being pregnant at 40 and had grandchildren older than her unborn child. My Mom's bff got pregnant at 52 and she was really sad because of her age. Now she will tell you that her last baby was a blessing. Now, in your coworker's case, it turned into a devastating event. Most women now days faced with carrying a child with no chance of survival would have terminated their pregnancy. Assuming she knew (which no one knows for sure), I can't imagine how hard it would have been on her having everyone so happy for her and her emotionally unable to talk about what she was facing. Fast forward. Assuming she didn't know, I can't imagine how hard it would be to lose that child and have to deal with the people in the office talking behind her back. This woman's emotional state is way more important than the money each of you spent. Each of you would have wasted that money on something frivilous anyway. So, I think the office should just assume she didn't know and give her a break and give her the support she most definitely needs right now. Money is the root of all evil!
She might just not have wanted to share such hard news with people. I dont know if I would have or not...if the shower was a surprise, then if she was going with not sharing, she didnt know she had a reason to NEED to tell people. Thats so sad for her...
If she knew, it doesn't matter, that is not anyone's business. You mentioned she never showed much signs of happyness, so if people had paid attention, they may have seen that a babyshower was not a good idea. Ultimately, when babyshowers are done at work, usually it's people who want to give someone a gift without getting anything in return. If it bothered them so much, they shouldn't have bought anything to begin with. It's like buying a gift for someone and demanding to see them enjoy it.
She was under no obligation to inform anyone of any possible complications with her pregnancy, and it's upsetting that people are acting like she was. If I were you the next time that someone even considered bringing the subject up to me, I would tell them exactly what I thought of them.
I would tell anyone who is that concerned with the money they spent to fuck right off. Her baby died end of story
She was under no obligation to talk to anybody about it. That's so sad.


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A. took a test last Spring (2013) to ensure that he really belonged in the Johns Hopkins University math program for talented youth. It's an above grade level standardized test and, honestly, we did nothing to prepare for it. This probably doesn't surprise you, if you've followed our journey of parenting A., at all.
Anyway, he took the test and a month or so after, we got his scores. His verbal score was very, very good. His math score was even higher. Still, we didn't know much about what it all meant other than, according to the accompanying paperwork, he qualified to do coursework across the board with them, should we choose.
We did not choose that. We chose to keep him in their math program, but continued handling reading, language, etc. through the regular school. It is so, so important to me that our child have abundant teacher and peer interaction.
A few months after that, we received notice that A. would be honored in a ceremony for the top scorers on that test. It's kind of complicated, but it goes basically like this– in order to be eligible to even TAKE the above grade level test, one needs to score in the 96th or higher percentile on a regular standardized test. Of those qualified to take the test, the highest scorers are culled and recognized. I don't know exactly how great an honor it really is, but, since one of the ceremonies was taking place at Yale University, right here in Connecticut, it wasn't too hard for us to reply that "yes, we'd be there."
We went yesterday.
As we sat among these other families, it was super interesting to take in the wide array of children before us. I would say that, in comparison to the general population, there was a disproportionate number of homeschooled children and also only children. Other than that, however, they all really ran the gamut. There was lots of social awkwardness and some clear discomfort on the stage. (Not my kid– he lives for the mic and stage. )
I listened to the master of ceremonies and was fasincated to learn the history of the program. She pointed out that they thought it was critical that the truly gifted high academic performers be recognized much the way top athletes should be recognized. It was well-said and well-received. Of course, we were, admittedly, a good audience for that line of thought.
She went on to talk about how the program has spread all over the world and why that's important. She ended with the statement, "the opportunity to take this coursework has impacted children of all ages and nationalities– we've had a child as young as three doing our math curriculum."
(What A. was doing at age 3.)
I smiled with the crowd and said nothing.
Until late last night.
Well after the kiddos were sleeping, I tucked my legs up under me on the couch and turned to my husband. I asked him, "Is it bad that it made me sad to hear that a three-year-old was doing Johns Hopkins math online?"
"No," came his blunt reply. (Can I just stop and say that I find it both wonderful and maddening how simple men can be in their responses? No elaboration necessary! Ha!)
"But, I mean," I went on (<– because: GIRL), "does that make me hypocritical? Am I sounding jealous? Because I'm really not. I know what it's like to have a gifted preschooler. And, you know, I'm not at all saying that A. could have handled that level of math at age three. This child could be absolutely off-the-charts genius and maybe I don't understand that?"
I paused. He waited.
"But… I mean… THREE. I just think that there has be something other than a university computer program for a child who's three. Surely there are ways to keep him happy and engaged and learning without being so serious and structured. Wouldn't you think? I mean… there's just so much time for this. It's like I always say about why we don't have A. work on his program at home. How far ahead does he really need to get? Why are we rushing that?"
He blinked. Gave me a half-smile. And finally said, "No, you're not a hypocrite. You remember age three. You remember the wonder and fascination and exploration and all that goes along with it. You remember having to write algebraic equations in the steam on the shower door to keep him interested. You remember guiding a dimpled, chubby hand to form the numerals to answer the questions that he could already solve, but didn't know how to write. A computer program can't do those things."
We sat there, in silence, just thinking about it all.
I'm really not judging this family. I can't really fathom having a three-year-old who needs a college's math program to meet his needs. It's strange enough having a child who started it in second grade! So, I know I haven't walked in their shoes.
But, man… three?
I'd be lying if I told you it didn't still make me feel a little sad.
Of course, there are times it makes me sad that my nine-year-old does his math on a screen instead of with other live people.
So maybe it's just my problem.
I don't know.
Why don't you tell me what you all think? Recognizing that none of us really know this family or their exact situation (and I'm not going to accuse you judging– just of having an opinion), what is your gut reaction to hearing about a three-year-old doing an all-computer math program through a university?


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