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Military authorities are trying to establish the identities of two heavily armed men whose bodies were found on a beach south of Gaza this week.
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Justin Parties in Sin City as Jessica Rumors Fly
Whenever talk of trouble begins for Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, it's almost always followed by a show of togetherness. Which means we can probably expect an affectionate couples outing sometime soon now that shots have surfaced of the crooner in the vicinity of a scantily clad, fishnet-sporting dancer at a Las Vegas club.
Cautious, paparazzi-savvy type that he is, Timberlake kept his hands firmly in his pockets while chatting with the shapely brunette, who Radar Online claims was one of several "hot girls" orbiting around him as he partied with his buddies at hot spot Tao into the wee hours of Thursday morning.
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Later on (and we urge you to take this next part with a big boulder of salt), the party supposedly moved to Justin's suite, although it seems the invite may have been BYOB, because Radar says two dancers showed up with a "giant bottle" of champagne.
Where was Jessica during her beau's jaunt to Sin City, which he made in part to promote his new 901 Silver Tequila brand?
She was in New York for the premiere of the documentary, "Summit on the Summit," which centers on the recent Mount Kilimanjaro climb she took part in to raise awareness for the global need for clean water. Timberlake provided an introduction for the doc.
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On the red carpet, the plush-lipped actress laughed off rumors that she was upset about Justin sharing a love scene with ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz in the currently shooting flick "Bad Teacher."
"I haven't read the script, but I think it sounds fantastic," she enthused to E! News of their hotel-set close encounter, which, according to Life & Style, ends with Cam's character complaining, "That was fast." "It sounds like it will be so funny. Obviously, I'm super-excited for him."
Also feeling excited is the pair's pal and personal trainer, Jason Walsh, who tells E! of their coupling, "There's confidence in the relationship and respect and honesty and communication. It's rare in this world -- and especially in Hollywood -- that you see that and it's kind of beautiful. I respect that a lot."
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This week's In Touch contends that Biel was "floored" and "fuming" when Timberlake decided to co-star with his former flame but is "trying to pretend it's not a big deal."
Not so, a source tells Gossip Cop, insisting that "nothing could be further from the truth."
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Who is Partition 36?
Partition 36 is an electronic music band created in 2005 by its sole member, Alexa Jones-Gonzales. During its formative years, Partition 36 was focused on producing Trance-like music. However, Alexa felt that the band was capable of doing a lot more with sound, and so she evolved Partition 36 into its own unique form of electronic music. Today Partition 36 blends EBM/Industrial music with downtempo ambient textures and strong beats, with the occasional Progressive Trance song.
Ok, so… what should I listen to first?
The latest stuff! Alexa recommends starting with Waveforms and The Optic Nerve since these represent the sound she is aiming for with Partition 36.
Where is Partition 36 heading?
On April 25th, 2014, Alexa released her fifth full-length album, Waveforms. Alexa has also been collaborating with Eric Des Marais on an abstract electronic music project called Tree Fungus.
Where can I find more things related to Partition 36?
- You can find me on Facebook
- Listen to some tracks on YouTube (Alexa promises she'll have a real music video some day…)
- Or listen to tracks (including work-in-progress stuff) on SoundCloud
What software does Alexa use to compose her music?
This is something she gets asked surprisingly often! Up until Waveforms, Cakewalk Sonar was Alexa's primary DAW. However, in 2013 she switched to using Renoise. Aside from this, she uses a wide range of VST instruments, such as Reaktor, ImpOSCar2, and SQ8L; GoldWave for general editing; and her own Python scripts that wrap tools like SoX and LAME.
Partition 36 hasn't released anything (not even news!) in a long time. Is it dead?
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BANGOR, Maine — State and federal drug agents have broken up two drug trafficking rings, one based in the Bangor area with links to New York and the other based in the Augusta area with ties to Massachusetts.
The two unrelated Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigations culminated earlier this week, when drug agents executed search warrants at motels in Bangor and Augusta.
A total of 14 suspects were arrested as a result of the probes, MDEA division Cmdr. Darrell Crandall said Thursday. Police also seized drugs, guns, cash, scales, ledgers and a Lexus, he said.
According to Crandall, the two groups were operating in similar ways.
Members would acquire drugs in New York or Massachusetts and bring them to Maine, where they could be sold at a significant markup, often out of motel rooms or apartments.
MDEA Director Roy E. McKinney said Thursday that the arrests highlight a continuing and disturbing trend in the distribution of drugs in Maine.
"Out-of-state traffickers view Maine as a lucrative market," he said. "Such cannot be effectively addressed by any one department. Only through communication, coordination and collaboration, as demonstrated by the law enforcement agencies involved in this investigation, can we hope to combat these groups," which he said have been making significant inroads in Maine over the past several years.
Assisting state and federal drug agents were local police from Bangor and Augusta.
The Bangor area arrests followed an MDEA investigation into drug trafficking connected to New York.
During the course of that investigation, agents made covert drug purchases from members of the organization who were dealing out of a Bangor apartment that was within 1,000 feet of two schools. Garry Higgins, MDEA supervisory special agent for the Bangor-based North Central Regional Task Force, identified them as the Abraham Lincoln School on Forest Avenue and the St. John's campus of All Saints School on State Street.
Late Monday, Higgins said, MDEA agents and Bangor police executed search warrants at two rooms at the Ranger Inn, seizing 58 retail bags of heroin worth $1,800, 3 grams of crack cocaine valued at $300, a small amount of powdered cocaine, more than $1,000 in cash, scales and drug ledgers.
Eight people were arrested in the Bangor bust — three New York residents and five people from Maine, including a married couple.
They are:
— Antonio Gonzalez, 18, Zeria, N.Y., aggravated drug trafficking in a school zone.
— Rafael Brito, 22, New York City, aggravated drug trafficking because of a prior drug conviction.
— Jessica Corzenza, 21, New York City, drug trafficking.
— Brooke Shirey, 26, Bangor, drug trafficking.
— Stephen Wood, 39, Bangor, aggravated drug trafficking in a school zone. (Police also indicated that Wood is a registered sex offender).
— Dawn Wood, 38, Bangor, aggravated drug trafficking in a school zone.
— Jessica Smock, 27, Dedham, aggravated drug trafficking in a school zone, bail violation.
— Timothy Thorpe, 29, Dedham, aggravated drug trafficking in a school zone, probation violation.
Meanwhile, MDEA agents based in Augusta joined forces with Augusta police and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigators on a probe that involved a Massachusetts organization allegedly selling heroin, crack cocaine and OxyContin from motel rooms in that city.
Surveillance of these suspects over several weeks showed nearly daily trips between Augusta and Massachusetts, as well as retail distribution in Maine.
On Tuesday, search warrants were executed on two Augusta motel rooms. Agents seized 10 grams of heroin worth $2,400, 15 grams of cocaine worth $1,500, 137 80-mg OxyContin tablets worth $13,700 and 75 40-mg OxyContin tablets worth $3,650. Agents also seized $6,846 in cash, a 1997 Lexus and two handguns, one of them loaded.
Arrested and charged in the Augusta bust were:
— Matthew Sullivan, 22, Lynn, Mass., aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs with firearm involvement.
— Andrew Mumbauer, 21, Peabody, Mass., aggravated drug trafficking with firearm involvement.
— Daniel Sullivan, 25, Lynn, Mass., drug trafficking, fugitive from justice.
— Gordon Newton, 25, Dorchester, Mass., drug trafficking.
— Kathryn Bush, 24, Farmington, N.H., drug trafficking.
— Ashlie Williams, 21, Vassalboro, drug trafficking.
"This investigation demonstrates that cooperative law enforcement is a key in fighting drug traffickers across Maine," said Steven Derr, U.S. DEA New England special agent in charge. "The [MDEA] is a tremendous partner and our collaboration is continuing across the state. These arrests [show] what can be achieved by working together."
Anyone with information about drug trafficking may call MDEA toll free at 800-452-6457. Anonymous tips also may be left online at www.maine.gov/dps/mdea.


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The perfect family unravels after a disastrous 16th birthday party. Sounds like normal to me!
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During my weekend in Montreal this summer, I had the pleasure of meeting Lauren McLeod, one half of the awesome Globetrooper team (her husband, Todd Sullivan, being the other half) and learning more about their website, a trip planning tool "to find travel partners for group trips and world adventures". The more I learned about Globetrooper, the more the idea intrigued me. I felt this could be very useful for solo travelers, especially those traveling solo by circumstance, not choice. Unlike traditional packaged tours, Globetrooper offers travelers the opportunity to create their own itineraries and invite others to join them for part or all of the trip. Todd graciously agreed to be interviewed for SoloFriendly to help you all learn more about how Globetrooper can be of use to you, the solo traveler, and to get to know the people behind the concept.
SF: First, could you give us a bit of your own backgrounds and how you met?
Todd: Lauren and I met almost 8 years ago through a mutual friend in Australia. Ever since, we've both studied hard, worked hard, but increasingly realised there's much more to life than the daily grind of 9-to-5. With backgrounds in business, software & design, and a love for travel, we left the corporate world and launched Globetrooper on Lauren's birthday this year (28 March 2010). It's been a roller coaster, lots of ups and downs, but what an experience.
SF: What is Globetrooper and how did it come about?
Todd: Globetrooper is a platform for people to find travel partners for global adventures. In December 2008 Lauren and I planned to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, but we wanted others to share the experience. We had trouble finding interested people, even though we knew hundreds of people were climbing Kili on a weekly basis. We eventually found a Danish guy to join us and we had a great time. It was a year later that we decided to make the most of life and embark on building an adventure travel business.
SF: Has it evolved the way you expected it would?
Todd: Not at all. We first launched Globetrooper as an information portal (with a view to making it more social), but the content quickly took a back seat to the 'travel partner' concept. So much has changed in 6 months: the design, the functionality, the concept, the complexity, etc. Even now, we're working on features that will see the site further evolve into a platform to help people travel the world in different ways. Stay tuned 🙂
SF: What do solo travelers need to know about what Globetrooper can do for them?
Todd: Quite simply, Globetrooper can help solo travelers find people with similar aspirations to join them on global adventures where they either need other people or want companions. They don't have to join each other for entire trips; they may just meet for coffee. When someone publishes a trip on Globetrooper, they're essentially saying they'd like to travel the globe with others. However, there are no obligations; the concept works purely on good faith and good travels.
SF: How many travelers are currently using Globetrooper?
Todd: That's a hard question to answer since our users don't have to register to search and browse trips. Many users browse trips for ideas or inspiration, while others use it to launch full scale expeditions into remote areas. However, based on analytics, tens of thousands of people use Globetrooper each month.
SF: Do you have any success stories you can share with us?
Todd: Most of the big trips are still months away, but we have heard of many smaller meetups. Even Lauren and I met a number of people in Canada through Globetrooper, whom we're still in contact with. The most successful trips, in terms of people joined, are the Gobi 2011 and the GCIRC. The Gobi 2011 expedition, which departs in May 2011, is now full with 14 confirmed (and paid) travellers. So I'm sure we'll have lots to report as 2011 gets underway. We're also thinking of building a feature where users can report on their successful meetups with others, which of course will help us to determine the success of these group trips.
SF: Who is Globetrooper for (versus who is it not for)?
Todd: Most importantly, Globetrooper is not just for solo travelers; it's for people who want to undertake trips that they believe would be more rewarding in a group. Even as a couple, Lauren and I prefer to travel with others.
Globetrooper is not intended for people who don't enjoy adventure travel and don't enjoy traveling with others. Similarly, it's not intended for people on truly solo trips (e.g. solo expeditions in which the primary objective is to travel unassisted).
SF: Okay, so Globetrooper is for adventurous travelers. Define "adventurous".
Todd: Great question. I'd say it refers to people whose purpose for travel is to push their own mental boundaries. We recently wrote a blog post on what we think 'adventure travel' means. We believe it's much more mental than physical. Maybe its easier to say what we don't think adventure travel is, which would be trips that are purely for rest, relaxation and/or enjoyment (e.g. weekend getaways, beach holidays, ski trips, etc.)
SF: Any exciting trips coming up you'd like people to know about?
Todd: There are two very exciting trips coming up that are actually worlds apart.
The first is The Great Circular Indian Railway Challenge, which involves circumnavigating India by train over 12,000km in 15 days. It's easy to miss the objective of this trip and dismiss it as too much of a rush. But imagine a group of 20 average travellers trying to set a record to circumnavigate one of the most chaotic countries on the planet. Some people spend months away without a tale to tell, but that would be impossible on this trip. I can already vividly imagine the adventure and mischief that will ensue. It will be tough, but it will be a life-changing experience, without a doubt.
The second is Live Laugh Love Greece, which is an adventure trip to Greece that steps way off the beaten track to explore the culture, the country and the islands through the eyes of a local. The beauty of this trip is that it takes one of the most visited and gorgeous destinations on the planet and lifts the covers to show what made the country so popular in the first place. Too often, great destinations become overrun by tourists, so new visitors don't get to see what made it so special, but this trip plans to undo that, which we think will really appeal to cultural travelers.
SF: What's next for Globetrooper, and for you two?
Todd: We're madly working to make Globetrooper more social and more useful. We ultimately want to help people travel with others to places they never would have imagined and be inspired enough to make a difference where it counts most. No easy feat, but that's the plan. For Lauren and I, we're currently in Peru heading to Bolivia in a couple of days. Then we're off to Argentina where we will live for a few months to make a lot of progress on Globetrooper. Then it's off to India for the GCIRC and Mongolia for Gobi 2011.
Thanks again to Todd for taking the time to answer my questions! If you are an adventurous solo traveler who is open to meeting up with other like-minded travelers for part or all of a trip, you should definitely check out the Globetrooper site. Because while traveling truly solo in a foreign culture can be its own adventure (and reward), sometimes it's nice to meet new people over a shared experience as well.


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The film already features Rachel Weisz starring as a policewoman who uncovers a scandal surrounding American contractors and crooked United Nation types in postwar Bosnia.
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Flying higher than the birds, we can pass swiftly over the dry lands of the southern continent of Xand, above the Autarch's startlingly huge temple-palace where it stretches mile upon mile along the stone canals of his great city of Xis, but we will not pause — we have no interest today in mortal kings, even the most powerful. To the northern continent of Eion we fly, over timeless Hierosol which was once the center of the world but is now the plaything of bandits and warlords. We hurry on, ever northward, riding the wind's broad back passing over principalities who already owe their fealty to the Autarch's conquring legions and others who as yet do not, but soon will.
In the green fields of the Free Kingdoms we stoop low over field and fell as we speed through the thriving heartlands of powerful Syan (which was once more powerful still), across broad farmlands and well-traveled roads, past ancient family seats of crumbling stone, and on to the marches that border the gray country beyond the Shadowline.
On the very doorstep of those lost and inhuman northern lands, in the country of Southmarch, a tall old castle stands gazing out over a wide bay, a fortress dignified and secretive as a queen who has outlived her royal husband. She is crowned with towers, and her skirt is a patchwork city that sprawls like a bridal train down the peninusula that joins the castle to the mainland, and in hilly folds all along the edge of the water. This stronghold is a place of mortal men, but it has an air of something else, of something that knows these mortals and even deigns to shelter them, but does not entirely love them. Still, there is more than a little beauty in this stark place that many call Shadowmarch, in its proud, wind-tattered flags, its streets splashed by downstabbing sunlight. But although this hilly fortress is the last bright and welcoming thing we see before we enter the land of silence and fog, we will not stop here — not yet. Today we are needed elsewhere.
We seek this castle's mirror-twin.
And now, as suddenly as stepping across a threshold, we cross into the twilight lands. Although only a short ride back across the Shadowline the afternoon sun shines on the castle, all here is perpetual quiet evening. The meadows are deep and dark, the grass shiny with dew. From the air, we see that the roads gleam pale as eel's flesh and seem to form subtle patterns, as though some god had written a secret journal upon the face of the misty land. We fly on over high, storm-haloed mountains and across forests vast as nations. Bright eyes gleam from the dark places beneath the trees, and voices seem to whisper in the empty dells.
And now we see it, standing high and pure and proud beside a wild dark inland sea. If there was something otherworldly in the first castle, there is almost nothing worldly at all about this one. A million, million stones in a thousand shades of darkness have been piled high, onyx on jasper, obsidian on slate, and although there is a fine symmetry to these towers, it is a symmetry that would make a mortal sick at the stomach.
We descend now, dismounting from the wind at last so that we may hurry through the mazy and often narrow halls. It is not good to wander carelessly in Qul-na-Qar, this most ancient of buildings (whose stones some say were quarried so many eons ago that the oceans of the young earth were still warm.) But more importantly, we have little time to waste.
The Qar have a saying which signifies, in rough translation: "Even the Book of Regret starts with one word."
They mean that even the most important matters have a single, simple beginning, although sometimes it cannot be descried until long afterward — a first stroke, a seed, an almost silent intake of breath before a song is sung. That is why we are hurrying. The sequence of events that in days ahead will shake the entire world to its roots is commencing here and now, and we shall be witness.
In the deeps of Qul-na-Qar there is a hall. In truth there are many halls in Qul-na-Qar, as many as there are twigs on an ancient, leafless tree — even on an entire bone-dead orchard of such trees — but this is the hall, and even those who have only seen Qul-na-Qar during the unsettled sleep of a bad night would know what hall it is. That is where we are going. Come along. The time is growing short.
The hall is an hour's walk from end to end, or at least it appears that way. It is lit by many torches, as well as by other less familiar lights that shimmer like fireflies beneath the dark rafters carved in the likeness of holly bough and blackthorn branch. Mirrors line both long walls, each mirror powdered so thick with dust that it seems odd the sparkling lights and the torches can be seen in dull reflection, odder still that other shapes can also be glimpsed moving in the murky glass. Those shapes are present even when the hall is empty.
The hall is not empty now, but full of figures both beautiful and terrible. Even if we sped back across the Shadowline in this very instant to one of the great markets of the southern harbor kingdoms, and there saw humanity in all its shapes and sizes and colors drawn together from all over the wide world, we would marvel at their sameness after seeing the Qar, the Twilight People, gathered in their high, dark hall. Some are as stunningly fair as angels, tall and shapely as the most graceful kings and queens of men. Some are small as mice. Others are figures from mortal nightmares, claw-fingered, serpent-eyed, covered with feathers or scales or oily fur. They fill the hall from one end to the other, ranked according to intricate primordial hierarchies, a thousand different forms sharing only a keen dislike of humankind and, for this moment, a vast silence.
At the head of the long, mirror-hung room two figures sit on tall stone chairs. Both have the semblance of humanity, but with an unearthly twist that means not even a drunken blind man could actually mistake them for mortals. Both are still, but one is so still that it is hard to believe she is not a statue carved from pale marble, stony as the chair on which she sits. Her eyes are open but they are dead eyes, her stare as empty as though her spirit has flown far from her seemingly youthful, white-robed figure and cannot find its way back. Her hands lie in her lap like dead birds. She has not moved in years. Only the tiniest stirring, her breast rising and falling at achingly separated intervals beneath her spidersilk robe, tells that she breathes.
The one who sits beside her is taller by a two hands' breadth than most mortals, and that is the most human thing about him. His pale face, which was once startlingly fair, has aged over the centuries into something hard and sharp as the peak of a windswept crag. He has about him still a kind of terrible beauty, as dangerously beguiling as the grandeur of a storm rushing across the sea. His eyes, you feel sure, would be clear and deep as night sky, would seem infinitely, coldly wise, but they are hidden behind a rag which is tied at the back of his head, hidden in his long moonsilver hair.
He is Ynnir the Blind King, and the blindness is not all his own. Few mortal eyes have seen him, and perhaps none living have gazed on him outside of dreams.
The lord of the Twilight People raises his hand. The hall was already silent, but now the stillness becomes something deeper. He whispers, but every thing in that room hears him.
"Bring the child."
Four hooded, manlike shapes carry a litter out of the shadows behind the twin thrones and place it at the king's feet. On it lies curled what seems to be a mortal manchild, his fine, straw-colored hair pressed into damp ringlets around his sleeping face. The blind king leans over, for all the world as though he is looking at the child, memorizing his features. He reaches into his own gray garments, sumptuous once, but now weirdly threadbare and almost as dusty as the hall's mirrors, and lifts out a small bag on a length of black cord, the sort of simple object in which a mortal might carry a charm or healing simple. His long fingers carefully lower the cord over the boy's head, then tuck the bag under the coarse shirt and against the child's narrow chest. The king is singing all the while, his voice a drowsy murmur. Only the last words are loud enough to hear.
". . . By star and stone, the act is done,
Not stone nor star the act shall mar."
Ynnir pauses for some moments, thinking, before he speaks again. "Take him," he commands. The four figures raise the litter. "Let no one see you in the sunlight lands. Ride swiftly, there and back."
The hooded leader bows his head once, then they are gone with their sleeping burden. The king looks for a moment to the pale woman beside him, almost as if he expected her to break her long silence, but she does not move and she most certainly does not speak. He turns to the rest of those watching, to the avid eyes and the thousand restless shapes — and to us, too.
"Now it begins," he says. The stillness of the hall is broken. A rising murmur fills the mirrored room, a riverine wash of voices that grows until it echoes in the dark, thorn-carved rafters. As the din of singing and shouting spills out into the endless halls of Qul-na-Qar, it is hard to say whether the terrible noise is a chant of triumph or mourning.
The blind king nods slowly. "Now, at last, it begins."
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News organizations have different approaches when it comes to styling tea party.
Thurs. March 3, 2011
By Andrew Damstedt Andrew Damstedt (email@example.com) is an AJR editorial assistant.
Depends where you look.
News organizations have different approaches when it comes to the name of the populist movement, which gained its own entry in the AP Stylebook's 2010 edition: tea party.
A sampling of headlines in early February shows both upper- and lower-casing of tea party, and at least one news organization putting tea party in quotes. "Hatch and Lugar blaze different paths as tea party stalks" was one washingtonpost.com headline, but another headline on the site read, "Is the Tea Party cynical, after all?" In USA Today, there was "Tea Party movement to have own magazine"; the Christian Science Monitor topped one story with "Patriot Act upset vote: Can tea party lawmakers, liberals be friends?"; and the Los Angeles Times brought out the quote marks for "Conference to serve as preview of 'tea party' influence in 2012."
"Uppercasing 'Tea Party' isn't a political judgment, or really even a substantive one just a style decision, a question of clarity and appearance," Philip B. Corbett, the New York Times' standards editor, wrote in the Public Editor blog in October. "In my view, it looks odd and distracting to refer to a lowercase 'tea party.' "
Ben Welter, news copy desk chief at Minneapolis' Star Tribune, says that publication decided to capitalize Tea Party, even if the much-ballyhooed phenomenon has no central body. "It's a widely known, easily identified political movement," he says. He goes on to say that the Star Tribune also capitalizes "First Lady" when it stands alone and "Up North," suggesting that maybe "our bar for capping things is lower than most publications'."
Welter and Corbett say using caps minimizes confusion by making clear the reference is not to an actual tea party, the kind that features scones. "As a common noun, a 'tea party' is a gathering where tea is served, or something Alice would attend," Corbett wrote. "And of course, the intended reference is to the Boston Tea Party, which we uppercase as a specific historical event."
While the Star Tribune capitalizes tea party in its own stories and headlines, it bows to the AP's preference in the wire service's stories posted on startribune.com.
David Minthorn, AP deputy standards editor, says because the tea party is more of a movement than a formal organization, the style bible decided to lowercase the name. "That could change, of course, if they ever establish a formal national entity," he says.
The AP Stylebook entry was expanded in late 2010, he says. Whereas the movement is not capitalized, formally named groups, such as the Tea Party Express, are. Adherents are tea partyers and not partiers, according to the stylebook. But that's another discussion.


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Become So Organized it Disgusts People
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One of the biggest things you can do right now to immediately improve your life and productivity is to GET ORGANIZED.
Organization makes doing things a lot easier. You will know exactly where everything is and you can work more efficiently and effectively.
Put it this way, if you already think you are organized, there is someone out there who is more organized.
Get organized to the point where people are actually disgusted and repulsed at how organized you are.
Once you reach that stage, you know you are going to be able to work at 100% of your potential.
Being organized is not just moving a few things around on your desk. It involves organizing EVERY ASPECT of your life. If you find yourself constantly searching for things and locating where you left something, you are wasting time that can be dedicated to improving your own success.
Think of all the time you waste looking for where your keys are, where you put that last thing you bought, and where the fuck you left the remote.
How much time would you save if you organized everything to the point where you knew EXACTLY where to look for it instantly without hesitation?
It really isn't hard.
Create a system of organization for yourself based on your personal lifestyle.
Everyone is different.
What works for one person will be totally different for another.
The best step to stop forgetting where things are initially is to WRITE THINGS DOWN.
When you write something down, you can never forget it. Unless of course, you forget where you left the piece of paper. Sucks to be you and that unorganized.
Start working at it!
It really isn't that hard to get organized and requires minimal time to organize a few things. After you organize certain aspects of your life, you will want to organize everything else because you will realize how much time it is saving you during the workday.
To sum it up, being organized:
1. Reduces stress of not realizing where you left things
2. Makes you more efficient
3. Makes you more productive
4. Makes it easier to manage your time
5. Creates a clean work environment that is comfortable to work in
I think #5 is of utmost importance to me.
I love being in a comfortable environment. It makes it so much easier to work and get things done when I am relaxed.
If you have ever met me personally, you already know how I operate. I know EXACTLY where everything is that I need instantly and my room and work station area is SPARKLING CLEAN.
I can't operate in any other environment anymore until I make it so disgustingly organized that people are repulsed by my work ethic and organization skills! 🙂


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Alonso autographed helmet of replica worn in Formula 1 race series to be auctioned
Sovereign Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banco Santander, today announced that a replica of a racing helmet worn by Fernando Alonso, world-renown Scuderia Ferrari driver, will be auctioned for charity to benefit the victims of Hurricane Sandy. This one of a kind, autographed and specially crafted helmet is an exact replica of the helmet worn by Alonso in almost every Formula 1 race this year. The auction of this item presents an opportunity to own an exclusive part of Formula 1's historic year and is not available for purchase.
Alonso autographed the helmet when he joined Sovereign-Santander and the President & CEO of the American Red Cross in the Greater New York area in ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on November 20, 2012. At the bell ceremony, Sovereign-Santander highlighted its support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts with a $250,000 donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The Bank is matching up to $500,000 for all donations made in Sovereign-Santander branches by team members and clients of the Bank. Funds raised through the helmet auction will also go toward American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts.
"We're pleased to have this unique opportunity to continue to give back to the communities where our clients and team members have been severely impacted," said Jorge Moran, President & CEO of Sovereign Bank, and Santander US Country Head. "Sovereign-Santander is appreciative of the support of partners like Fernando Alonso who help us continue to raise awareness and much needed donations for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts though the American Red Cross."
Bidding for the autographed Alonso helmet will kick off on the Charity Folks website on December 6, 2012 and continue until December 20 at 4pm EST. Fans and interested bidders should visit www.charityfolks.com/alonso for more information and to place bids.
About Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso won Formula 1 World Championship Titles in 2005 and 2006. He began to make his mark at an international level: third in the '95 World Championship and first the following year. In 1997, the young Spaniard took the titles in his home country and in Italy in the Inter-A category: he took the former title again in 1998, when he also came second in the European championship. This performance earned him a seat in the Formula Nissan Campos team and won the championship the first time out.
On the 13th of December 1999, at Jerez, the Minardi team gave Fernando his first taste of driving a Formula 1 car. In 2002, his manager, Flavio Briatore, secured him the role of test driver for Renault, which would prove useful experience. In 2004, he took his first title in 2005, with one round remaining, after a duel with Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren, winning seven races on the way. He did the double months later, again in Brazil, but this time battling a rival by the name of Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari. In 2007, his move to McLaren ended prematurely. Fernando won four Grand Prix, with the title going down to a three-way battle with teammate Hamilton and eventual winner Raikkonen in the Ferrari. Fernando's second stint at Renault was not so successful. After a difficult start, 2008 ended with two good wins in Singapore and Fuji, while 2009 was a barren year in which he finished ninth in the championship.
September 30, 2009 marks the date that Alonso announced his move to Ferrari. In his debut season with Ferrari, Alonso finished ten times on the podium, including five wins. At the final round in Abu Dhabi he missed out on the Driver's title by the smallest of margins.
In 2011, the Spaniard drove his second season with Scuderia Ferrari, finishing fourth in the Drivers' championship, with ten podiums and one win in the British Grand Prix to his name, a win that came 60 years after the Scuderia's maiden Formula 1 victory, taken by Jose Froilan Gonzalez.
About CharityFolks.com
CharityFolks.com is an online marketplace for high-profile charity auctions where celebrities, brands and individuals come together to support causes they are passionate about. Charity Folks has raised more than $25 million for charity auctioning unique experiences like the rights to name a new species of monkey, the chance to be Lady Gaga's roadie, a private meet-and-greet with "The Boss," an on-stage duet with The Jonas Brothers & much more!
About Santander Holdings USA, Sovereign Bank and Banco Santander
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. (SOV:US) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Banco Santander, S.A., and parent company of Sovereign Bank, N.A. and Santander Consumer USA. Banco Santander is a retail and commercial bank, headquartered in Spain, with a presence in 10 main markets: Spain, Portugal, Germany, the UK, Poland, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and the U.S. Founded in 1857, Santander has 100 million customers, approximately 14,700 branches – more than any other international bank – and more than 191,000 employees. For more information on Santander, visit http://www.santander.com.
Sovereign Bank, N.A. is a financial institution with principal markets in the northeastern United States. Sovereign has more than 700 branches, about 2,300 ATMs, and approximately 8,600 team members. For more information on Sovereign Bank, N.A, visit http://www.sovereignbank.com or call 877-SOV-BANK.
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In a few days I will be will be on holiday in Portugal, getting a break away from work and life in England. The older I get the more I realise how good it is for you to go away and travel as much as you can. If I could, I would go away all the time, I love going to new places and exploring. In the last few months I have been on a few trips around England and have become a lover of weekend trips away from home and it feels so good to be heading to a warmer country with sunshine every day.
I've learnt more every time about how to travel light, I know I need to be organised about what I will use and wear instead of bringing absolutely everything and how to maximise my space. I'm only taking hand luggage for a 5 night holiday so I used all of the packing skills I have to make sure I have everything I need, a few 'good to have' bits and all within the cabin baggage allowance.
Tips for travelling light
The bag
It's simple really, if you can't have a heavy bag as some airlines have a weight limit, use a lightweight bag. My bag is not the most stylish but it's does not weigh much, it has wheels, doubles as a back pack, pockets, several handles and is a soft material so you can squeeze it into small places. It's very practical, is within the size restriction of most airlines and easy for me to carry.
Roll don't fold
One of the most useful tips I've discovered is rolling my clothes, you can fit a lot more in your bag that way and I find that it keeps them from being creased. I also put my heavier items at the bottom like shoes and jeans. And the things I will need at the airport or first thing when I get to my destination at the top.
Collect free samples
I love travel minis, they are so cute and great because they're all under 100ml and can take them in my hand luggage. Whenever I find samples inside a magazine or after buying lots of beauty products in one go I collect them all and put them in a draw ready for when I go on holiday. I've done exactly that and I've picked the few samples I think I'll use or want to try.
Make lists
I do it for everything. Making lists is my way of staying organised and a place to put everything I need to remember into one place. A few weeks ago I made a master list of everything I need and then when I start packing I know what I need and it's a matter of choosing which tops and shoes I want. Staying as organised as you can will save you rushing and forgetting anything essential.
Be realistic & don't overpack
We've all done it, taken more than we need because of the fear of thinking you'll need this or that. In the end if you only have what you've got, you will make do and the world won't end. You don't need 6 bikinis for a 4 day holiday. If you're staying with family or your hotel has a laundry service you can get things cleaned. Split what you're bringing with the people you're travelling with, you don't all need to bring a tube of toothpaste each. Try to think about exactly what you will wear each day and if you can mix and match your clothes. Wearing the clothes that take up the most room like jackets while travelling will give you more space in your bag.
If you're going away this summer, I hope you've found these tips useful and I'd love to know yours. Travel safe and have fun this summer.


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REELFilm Summer 2013 at Arcadia – Discounts still available!
Calling all aspiring young filmmakers!
Looking for something FUN to do this summer that also builds your skills? Here's your chance to create your own short films or animations while working with established filmmakers from the Big Picture Alliance at the BPA REELFILM Summer at Arcadia camp!
Session 1 runs from June 24 to July 5, 2013 9a-3p
Session 2 runs from July 8 – 19, 2013 9a-3p
Each session offers two options:
· Live-Action — Create your own 1-3 minute film, then work on a production team for their second film (drama, comedy, action thriller – their choice), going "script-to-screen" in just two weeks. Space limited to 20 campers per session.
· AnimationNation — Learn the ins and outs of animation in a two-week session that blends art, graphics and technology. You'll make your own short animated film, and work in a production team to create a longform animated movie. Space limited to 10 per session.
BPA REELFilm summer film camp is at Arcadia University, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open to rising 6th through 8th graders, AND rising 9th- 12th graders (2 groups).
Cost is $340 per week, or $680 per session.
Register before May 31 (extended) receive a $40 a week discount.
BPA student films have been broadcast on Comcast, MiND TV Philadelphia Stories series and featured at local screenings like the Greater Philadelphia Film Office's Young Filmmaker Series.
*We will also be taking 1-2 field trips to production companies or studios, plus FILM Fridays at the HiWay Theatre in Jenkintown! Each Friday we'll be at the HiWay Theatre watching films, and meeting industry guests!
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so, you finally track her down to some sleazy backstreet joint across the border, shaking that sweet ass of hers for a few pesos a night... rumour has it that she's been up to her old tricks again, and you begin to regret ever trying to find this hot piece of trouble; you know she'll end up either getting you killed, or killing you herself... 'ahh, fuck it', you think to yourself, as she takes to the stage to grind her hips to another jukebox number...
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"There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge."⃠
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Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research
The 'parklands' that form the most widespread farming systems in the Sahelian zone of West Africa are farming systems in which annual crops are grown under scattered trees preserved from the natural vegetation by farmers clearing the woodlands to make crop fields. Being mixed agricultural systems, the interactions between trees and crops have always been a key element determining the management options applied by farmers. A combination of field trials, observational studies and modeling has been deployed to understand soil–tree–crop interactions, including sharing of growth resources by the system components. Despite scientific advances, there are still some methodological challenges in determining the tradeoffs and synergies between and among goods and services, and how to boost the provisioning, supporting and regulating functions of such agroforestry systems. Providing such ecosystem service functions is critical in the quest for ensuring food security while achieving adaptation and mitigation goals in vulnerable environments like the drylands.


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Serj Tankian Shoots Down System of a Down Reunion Rumors
Uncross those fingers. System of a Down will not be reuniting, according to frontman and solo artist Serj Tankian, who recently dispelled the rumors in an interview. "We always have offers to play, from festivals and stuff, but we have not decided to do anything as of yet," Tankian says. "We're in touch. We talk. We call it an indefinite hiatus, and that's how we still look at it. Nothing's really changed."
Fans rejoiced earlier this month, when a posting made to the Twitter account of System bassist Shavo Odadjian hinted that, after four years of a self-imposed hiatus, the Tankian-led foursome would be resurrected. The tweet read, "Are u guys ready for System???" The band announced it would be taking a break in 2006, after a summer spent headlining that year's Ozzfest. But it looks like System will remain on ice for some time.
That's because Tankian will release a sophomore solo LP called 'Music Without Borders' before year's end. Tankian has been in the studio recording the effort in recent weeks, and the disc should be completed by late March. Tankian has been handling the bulk of the instrumental and production duties himself, but has recruited several guest musicians, including Jimmy Urine of Mindless Self Indulgence, to help with the sessions.
"It's a new genre of music in some ways," Tankian explains. "It's electro orchestra jazz-rock. It's basically a full orchestra, full, heavy electronic beats, live instrumentation and resampling … You name it, it's there. It's a huge wall of sound."


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In 1939, the British government's Ministry of Information released three World War 2 Propaganda Posters designed with the slogans: "Freedom in Peril. Defend it with All Your Might," "Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution Will Bring Us Victory" and "Keep Calm and Carry On" to uplift the spirit of Britons who were fearful of a possible German invasion. These were quickly discarded in 1940, after the threat of invasion subsided. Surprisingly, a woman named Morag Turnbull unveiled 15 original "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters when she appeared on an episode of the BBC's Antiques Road Show. Her father, who was a former member of the Royal Observer Corps, kept the posters and later passed them on to her. Today, those antique posters worth thousands of dollars (or pounds). She plans to sell them in a few years for her retirement.
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The first Capital Region location of the 800-plus-unit Firehouse Subs chain opened earlier this week at 860 Loudon Road/Route 9 in Latham, next to Red Robin and across from Price Chopper.
Founded in 1994 by brothers who were firefighters, the chain features local fire-company memorabilia in its locations; the new shop is decorated with the Latham department's old axes, bunker gear, helmets, hoses and photos as well as a custom, hand-painted mural celebrating the company.
The menu is here. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Let's hear from people who have tried Firehouse Subs, where among the signature preparations are meats and cheeses that are steam-heated before being put on the bun. The telephone number for the Latham location is 608-4382.


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On June 6 of this year, a bomb planted at the U.S. compound in Benghazi ripped a 12-foot-wide hole in the outer wall.
On June 11, the British ambassador's motorcade was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, wounding a medic and doctor. The next day, the ambassador was gone and the British Benghazi post was closed.
At the same time, the Red Cross, after a second attack, shut down and fled the city.
"When that occurred," says Lt. Col. Andrew Wood, who headed the military security team in Tripoli, "we were the last flag flying in Benghazi; we were the last thing on their target list to remove."
On Aug. 15, at the U.S. compound in Benghazi, an emergency meeting was convened to discuss the 10 Islamist militias and their training camps in the area, among them al-Qaida and Ansar al-Sharia.
On Aug. 16, a cable went to the State Department describing the imminent danger, saying the compound could not defend itself against a "coordinated attack."
The cable was sent to Hillary Clinton — and signed by Ambassador Chris Stevens.
On Sept. 11, Ambassador Stevens died in a coordinated attack on the Benghazi compound by elements of Ansar al-Sharia and al-Qaida.
Catherine Herridge of Fox News, who unearthed the Aug. 16 cable, calls it the "smoking gun."
Yet, on Oct. 11, Joe Biden, during the vice presidential debate, asserted, "We weren't told they wanted more security there."
While House spokesman Jay Carney said Biden's "we" applied only to Biden, Obama and the White House. As the National Security Council is part of the White House, Carney was saying the NSC was in the dark over the Aug. 16 cable that had warned about the exact attack that occurred.
What else have we lately learned?
The State Department was following the Benghazi assault in real time.
Three emails came from the compound that night. The first described the attack; the second came as the firing stopped; the third reported that Ansar al-Sharia was claiming credit.
From an Oct. 26 report by Jennifer Griffin, also of Fox News, we now know there were two drones over Benghazi the night of Sept. 11 capable of sending pictures to U.S. commanders within reach of Benghazi, and to the CIA, Pentagon and White House.
We also know that ex-SEAL Ty Woods, in the CIA safe house a mile away, was denied permission to go to the rescue of the compound, and that he disobeyed orders, went and brought back the body of diplomat Sean Smith.
After the attack on the compound, the battle shifted to the safe house — for four more hours. Another ex-SEAL, Glen Doherty, made it to Benghazi from Tripoli. Seven hours after the initial assault that killed Ambassador Stevens and Smith, Doherty and Woods were still returning fire, when, having been abandoned on the orders of someone higher up, they were killed by a direct mortar hit.
Due to stonewalling and the complicity of the Big Media in ignoring or downplaying the Benghazi story during the last weeks of the campaign, the Obamaites may get past the post on Nov. 6 without being called to account.
But the truth is coming out, and an accounting is coming. For the character, competence and credibility of Obama's entire national security team have been called into question.
Hillary Clinton said she takes full responsibility for any security failure by her department at the Benghazi compound. But what does that mean? Did she see the Aug. 16 secret cable sent to her by Stevens describing his perilous situation? Was she oblivious to the battle in her department over security in Benghazi?
This failure that occurred in her shop and on her watch, that Stevens warned about in his Aug. 16 cable, resulted in his death and the most successful terrorist attack on this country since 9/11.
Why has Hillary not explained her inaction — or stepped down?
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It is clear Colorado will need to invest billions, some estimate as much as $7 billion, to improve water efficiency throughout many different industries, applications and technologies.
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Water supplies are shrinking, even as demand for water from municipalities, agriculture, industrial, recreation and oil & gas sectors continues to grow rapidly. Shifting patterns of precipitation indicate Colorado is going to be experiencing less rainfall and more constricting supplies going forward. According to the Texas Water Development Board, drought conditions continued to worsen across Texas over the past week and reservoir levels are at the lowest point in more than 20 years.
Colorado seems to be walking down much the same path as Texas. Texas has not only implemented a water plan, but also allocated billions in public money to building up the water infrastructure, and projects are already underway to handle this problem. Colorado has begun taking the preliminary steps to prepare for this issue by ordering the creation of the Colorado Water Plan, the first round of which will come to fruition in December 2014.
It is clear Colorado will need to invest billions, some estimate as much as $7 billion, to improve water efficiency throughout many different industries, applications and technologies. For those who want to understand the new world of water from a user stand point and the potential for funding and private sector investment need to come up to speed with the developments in the Colorado water infrastructure in order to position themselves appropriately as the developments become more concrete and clear.
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Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (born June 18, 1942?, Amsterdam, Neth.—died Aug. 29, 2004, Amsterdam), excelled in the works of Romantic composers; he was much respected for his musicianship and for his many fine recordings. His first professional appointment was as conductor for the Dutch Ballet in 1966, and he became assistant conductor at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw in 1969. Vonk served as conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic (1973–79) and chief conductor of the Netherlands Opera (1976–85) and of the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague (1980–91), while making guest appearances throughout the world. Outside The Netherlands, he was associate conductor of London's Royal Philharmonic in 1976–79. He was appointed director of both the Staatskapelle and the Staatsoper of Dresden (then in East Germany) in 1985 and took over the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Cologne, Ger., in 1991. Vonk was chief conductor of the St. Louis (Mo.) Symphony Orchestra from 1996 until a degenerative nerve disease forced him to retire in 2002.
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Hello there,
After my friends started to play Diablo3 again I figured I'd join them again, but it has been over 6 month since I last touched the game.
I was wondering if I could get any help from the Wizards out there that could give me some updates on what have happened and how I should build my Wizard.
What are the stats priority list?
What skills should I use?
Is Hydra and IAS as good as it used to be in the start? I'm fairly sure I read somewhere that they nerfed it.
Thanks for all your answers!


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VOLUNTEERS have been left devastated by the blazed that destroyed a community minibus.
The team, which works unpaid, has spent the last few years struggling to run the Community Minibus Association (CMA) through the recession.
Flames ripped through the spare minibus from the Storrington division, which was in Steyning because the Steyning division's bus was away being serviced.
Rodger Hunt, Storrington divisional organiser, said the driver and escort had dropped off their passengers last Wednesday and were returning the minibus to its overnight parking in Dingemans Court, Shooting Field.
Having stopped in the parking bay, they saw smoke coming from the front air vents so they got out and called the fire brigade.
Donna Bailey, older people's service manager at Dingemans, said staff at the centre smelled burning at around 4pm.
"By the time the fire brigade arrived, the flames were pretty high and the bus completely burnt out," she said. "Luckily, no one was hurt."
Lesley Sales from the CMA's Steyning division said the stand-in bus was important because all six divisions relied on it as a spare vehicle.
"I guess the only good thing to say about the situation is that no one was hurt and a bus is replaceable."
Mr Hunt said the charity, which has been running for 40 years, had 13 minibuses as a community transport lifeline for many senior citizens throughout rural West Sussex.
It is run entirely by volunteers and the unexpected loss of the minibus had put a severe strain on the CMA budget.
He added: "The association has supported its passenger membership during the recent years of recession by keeping its subscription and fares down as much as possible.
"However, the recession has been a drain on the association's funds, too, and the maintenance, purchasing and depreciation costs make it more and more difficult to follow a properly budgeted operation into the future.
"A new minibus is £30,000 or more and, as with any charity, we are most grateful for any financial help it can get to replace its losses."
He said unpaid staff gave up their time 'to keep the wheels turning'. New drivers and escorts are always needed and the association is also looking for a vehicle manager, to oversee the minibus fleet.
Contact the general secretary, Community Minibus Association (West Sussex), 10 School Hill, Storrington RH20 4NB, or telephone 01903 743954 for more information.


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Recently I was talking to my sister on the phone about my frustration at gaining back all the weight I had lost two years ago. She, who has always been slender and athletic, said to me, "All you have to do is…" and then launched into a lecture about portion sizes, 30 minutes per day of exercise, and "choose this, not that." As I listened to her, I grew more and more resentful. I know she was trying to help, but what she doesn't understand is that often times obese people know just as much about fitness and nutrition as those who don't struggle with weight issues.
I mean, at this point in history is there anybody who doesn't know you should eat a carrot instead of racing out to get one of the new and improved Twinkies? Is there anybody who doesn't know that you should park farther away from the door, take the stairs and not the elevator, and walk as much as you can? I need some outside the box help here, Sis. I went searching for it, and here is what I found: ten wacky weight loss ideas that just might work.
1. Brush your teeth. One of the habits that holds me back is grazing on leftovers while I clean up after meals. Brushing my teeth immediately after meals with mint-flavored toothpaste will help my brain mark the end of the meal, help me resist the desire to eat more, and give me a great checkup next time I go to the dentist.
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2. Make it nasty. It took me some time, but I have gotten to the point where I can recognize when I am satisfied but not too full. Last week I took the kiddos out for ice cream and realized about halfway through that I was finished. The kids started begging for my leftovers, but they had their own so I grabbed a bottle of mustard off the table next to us and squirted it all over the dish of ice cream. My oldest daughter made the horrific mistake of thinking she could just sneak a bite from the side and it would be ok. Trust me. Mustard flavored ice cream is NOT delicious. The video of her taking that bite is one of the funniest things I have ever seen in my life. Click on the link and see for yourself. I can't wait till she grows up and I can blackmail her with it.
3. Try negative reinforcement. Buy the fattiest cut of beef you can find and place it front and center in your fridge, where it can remind you of what you do not want on your body. Put a picture of yourself at your heaviest on your fridge to remind yourself why you are watching your calories. Tell yourself that if you don't stick to it you're going to have to go on a reality show and get on a scale in front of the world in a sports bra and bicycle shorts. Just don't take this one too far please. You are beautiful, just as you are! We just want to feel better, right? Right.
4. Eat brownies. We've all heard about substitutions, right? Use applesauce instead of oil, whole- wheat flour instead of white, egg whites instead of whole eggs, and so on. Those are all well and good but sometimes you are just craving some gooey chocolate decadence, right? Take a can of black beans and puree it in your food processor. Add a package of brownie mix and stir to combine. Then bake according to the package directions. Trust me. It is delish! You and your family will never know the difference and you can be thrilled about all the extra nutrients you are packing into your dessert.
5. Laugh. Laughing contracts your abdominals, increases blood circulation, and prevents hardening of your arteries, according to University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers. Plus, researchers say happy people make healthier diet and lifestyle choices. What could be better? I strongly suggest you start by looking up Jim Gaffigan's Hot Pockets video on You-Tube. Trust me.
6. Put some ants in your pants. My five-year-old son is never, ever still; is it any wonder he is at his ideal body weight? The researchers at Mayo Clinic recently did an experiment where they placed motion sensors on groups of normal-weight and obese adults to monitor their movements. They wanted to see if the amount of calories fidgety people burn each day account for their ability to stay slim. No one was really surprised when they discovered that the obese group spent an average of two more hours sitting still than the ideal weight people, who burned an average of 350 extra calories per day per person.
7. Let your dishes help you. Last year for my birthday, my two best friends took me to a pottery-painting studio. Together, we painted four 9-inch plates and covered them with words like Love, Joy, Hope, and Peace. Now, whenever I use these special plates, it becomes an occasion, making me more mindful of what I am putting into my body. When I am mindful, I really taste my food, rather than just shoveling it in as fast as I can to get it over with while I watch my favorite episode of Bones. Another part of mindfulness is realizing that the fourth bite never, ever, ever tastes as good as the first one. If I no longer feel hungry, I can stop. No matter how many more bites I take, none will give me the pleasure of the first one, so I might as well quit while I am ahead.
8. Be a cheapskate. My kids have learned to never ask me for soda in a restaurant. That's not to say we never have soda (shhhh… don't tell the doctor). It just means that I refuse to pay $2.49 for a glass of root beer when I can get a two-liter of the stuff at the grocery store for a dollar. Consequently, when we eat out we drink water, which is good for my wallet and our bodies.
9. Remember, you are as important as your car. Remind yourself, if you don't take care of your car what happens? I bet, because you are still reading this, you are the kind of person who always changes the oil, gets the brakes checked, and rotates the tires. I bet you don't buy the cheapest tires on the lot either. You know that you get out of your car what you put into it. Why are you any different? Go ahead, put the very best into your body, you are worth it!
10. Watch TV. Do you love Bones as much as I do? For once don't just fast forward through those commercials when you watch it on the DVR, use them! Punch out some sit-ups, push-ups, yoga moves, or jump rope. By the time the hour is over you will have gotten 25 minutes of exercise, and will feel great!
There you go; all ten of my wacky ideas. Now it's your turn, what's the wackiest weight loss idea you ever tried? Did it work? Tell me in the comments, let's help each other!
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For anyone who doubts that President Obama and his minions are choosing to make the government shutdown as painful as possible, be informed that it's a decades-old White House ploy with a revealing name: "the Washington Monument Strategy."
It works like this: Turn visitors away from our great national memorials to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, point on the Mall at Capitol Hill, and yell "Congress made me do it." Then hope the public falls for it.
It almost backfired Tuesday morning when a group of 92 veterans arrived at the barricaded World War II Memorial, guests of a citizen sponsored "Honor Flight" from Mississippi. A National Park Service policewoman wouldn't let them in.
A group of Republican congressmen who had come as greeters defied the NPS and shoved the barriers aside. The valiant veterans, some in wheelchairs, took the memorial like it was Iwo Jima or Normandy Beach. Park police sensibly let them tour to their heart's content – but shut things down again after the veterans left.
There's a storm looming over this "make it hurt" strategy outside of Washington, says Don Amador, activist for motorized outdoor recreation and founder of TrailPAC.
"This shutdown will affect America in ways that you would have never imagined," said Amador. "All 401 national park units – 84 million acres – are closed and the National Park Service website is not operating, leaving no way to check conditions. Visitors already in the parks were given 48 hours to leave."
Thousands of tourists are unexpectedly finding parks closed, nobody there, hotel and campsite reservations useless at Yosemite, Sequoia, Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountains, Big Bend, Acacia, Denali, and 394 other NPS destinations. The personal disruption and loss will be horrendous.
Groups of Grand Canyon river rafters are being stopped at Lee's Ferry, Arizona, by armed park rangers, banned from floating down the Colorado River through the national park – one group from Philadelphia spent over $30,000 for the non-adventure and faces hundreds of dollars more for flight-change fees to go home disappointed.
House Natural Resource Committee Chairman Doc Hastings urged legislation to reopen and fund the national parks, but the Democrat-controlled Senate rejected the Washington Republican's proposal, suggesting some powerful political motive.
I asked a congressional source whether National Parks Director Jonathan Jarvis had said anything about the park-closure decision.
I was told that Jarvis had assured officials that the decision was his alone, but upon further inquiry it was determined that the White House Office of Management and Budget ordered Jarvis to close the parks. Not surprising, since the "Washington Monument Strategy" was an old White House trick to begin with.
Amador added, "National Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands are likewise closed. Hunters will find their expensive permits and tags worthless in the midst of deer season this week-end.
"But the largest single group of federal land users is the off- highway vehicle community, calculated by federal land managers at 21 percent of the total American population – more than 60 million people who have made a least one off-road trip in the past year."
These recreationists are being turned away at popular sites that support thriving local economies from the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area to the Gulf Islands National Seashore off Florida and Mississippi, and Vermont's snowmobiling favorite, White Rocks National Recreation Area.
Amador summed up the situation: "The White House is overplaying its hand. Its no-compromise stance is not about Obamacare or the budget, it's about politics and power.
"President Obama could stop this shutdown with a word. He's not doing it. His autocratic intransigence is losing the goodwill of 60 million fellow Americans."RON ARNOLD, a Washington Examiner columnist, is executive vice president of the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise.


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The National Invitational Tournament is an afterthought for most college basketball fans. That is, unless your team is playing in it.
Washington State travels to Saint Mary's tonight for a first round game (8 p.m., ESPN2). The Gaels were on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament, but lost their edge when they were blown out in the West Coast Conference final by Gonzaga.
The Cougars may be underdogs in the eyes of the oddsmakers, but they have to like their chances to go deep in this tournament. Saint Mary's could be feeling a letdown. And if Patty Mills' performance in the WCC tournament was any indication, his fractured shooting hand hasn't fully healed. He bounced back against Eastern Washington, but he didn't look himself in Las Vegas.
If WSU wins, it gets the winner of Davidson vs. South Carolina in the second round.


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From staff reports
The Winston County Supervisors covered a numerous business in the first meeting in July.
County applies for Waste Tire Grant
Louisville City Engineer Kenny Morris requested the board apply for a waste tire grant for the landfill with hopes of helping clean up tires in the county.
The board approved the grant application and support for it noting that the road crews could now pickup tires from ditches and other areas and recycle at the landfill if they received the grant.
Funding for waste tire grants is provided by a waste tire account funded from a fee charged on the wholesale sale of every new motor vehicle tire sold in Mississippi. This fee provides the funds to ensure and encourage the proper management and disposal of waste tires in the state.
Information about this grant program and other solid waste initiatives and programs is available at www.deq.state.ms.us/solidwaste.
In other business, the board: • Approved Mike Peterson as President and Luke Parkes as Vice President after Larry Duran stepped down as president for medical reasons. • Received In Lieu tax funds from the Noxubee Refuge in the amount of $79,101. • Approved the June minutes. • Discussed previous vote of keeping Whitten Road in District 4 open after a public hearing in November 2011. Harry Bryant expressed his problem with the road remaining a public road and requested another hearing. The board declined another hearing request and supported the previous decision. Attorney High Hathorn noted that unless a significant change in circumstances occurred that no additional public hearing should be held. • Discussed the HOME program and upcoming state meeting on the program. Supervisors noted that many had benefitted from the program in previous years. "It is unreal how the program has helped some in the county,' said Peterson. "Citizens have gotten nice homes from the program." • Discussed several bridge projects in the county with County engineer Jimmy Kemp. See next week's edition for more information on the bridges. • Discussed Scenic byways program for the county. See next week's edition for more information. • Approved grant for the airport to complete a turnaround at the airport. The Supervisors pay 1.5 percent of the total cost which is about $1704. • Approved a burn ban. See the July 4 article for more details. • Discussed issues with 911 calling at First Responders trained in the area. • Corrected a negative balance in fire department budget after discovering a budgeting error.
The next meeting of the board is set for July 16 at 9 a.m. in the board room at the court house.


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Actress Jenna Von Oy was devastated to read criticism of her newborn baby's name following the birth last month, insisting the negative comments "cut like razors".
The former "Blossom" actress and her husband Brad Bratcher became proud parents to daughter Gray Audrey on May 21, but her unusual name prompted some backlash on Internet gossip boards.
Von Oy admits she has long loved the colour-referencing name, and despite Beyonce calling her own baby girl Blue Ivy in January, the actress still wanted to use it.
In a blog for People.com, she writes, "I know there has been plenty of talk of the name we chose… some of it not so kind. I think we tend to forget that just as words can heal, they can also wound.
"We did not choose it because we thought that naming her a color was trendy. In fact, when Beyonce announced the name of her daughter, Blue, I was a little bummed in anticipation of the comparison people might make. Since we'd chosen the name long before, and we already had our hearts set on it, we opted not to let outside forces influence our convictions.
"Personally, we perceive the moniker to be classy and slightly old-fashioned. Perhaps this doesn't reflect the general consensus… My husband and I have tried not to have our feelings hurt over the number of folks who made mean-spirited comments (for the record, no one likes to be berated or called an idiot for making a personal decision regarding their own child), but I think it's fair to acknowledge some of the comments cut like razors. We are only human, after all."