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DIY paper medallions
I felt like making something pretty.
We're going on an official date tonight, so to set the mood, I've stuck these in secret places for Mr. Jones to find when he gets home from work. Granted, he's not the sort of guy to get wildly excited about small, cute paper things, but I hope he will at least appreciate the sentiment. I don't have the ability to handmake him an iPad, so this will have to do.
To make make a mini medallion:
1. Cut a 3/4" strip off a piece of 6" origami paper and accordian fold it to create tiny pleats.
2. Join the ends together with a bit of glue or double-stick tape.
3. Cut a couple sizes of cardstock circles to layer for the center.
4. Press the pleated circle flat and glue your center circles onto it. It will want to pop back up, so set a quarter or something lightweight on top until it dries. Or hold it down with one hand while you surf the internet with the other, my chosen method.
5. Cut more paper into ribbon tails and glue them to the back.
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When you look at all the individual match-ups that were won and lost, ASU only seemed to find one that they could attack. They went after Bryan Evans pretty hard. Beyond that, here are some thoughts:
- Offensive Line - We had a non-starter at every position; yet, we put up 461 yards of total offense. I'm not really worried about the lack of a goal line push. We get Brannon Southerland back very shortly, and he'll cure our 3rd and 1 problems as a ball carrier and blocker.
- Offensive Skill Positions - Given the youth up front, we had some occasional hole creation problems. The goal line situation when we were up 24-10 was a bit of a debacle. Otherwise, they got the job done. Oh yeah...and AJ Green = Holy Crap.
- The Defense - Domination. The front four finally got some pressure, and the LB blitzes (which were happening more than folks wanted to admit before Sat...just not working) worked as well. If the run defense continues to hold up like this, we'll only face one passing game good enough to beat us without some semblance of balance.
- Coaching - When UNLV beat ASU, I was worried that our guys would take them lightly. You could tell from the opening jump that Georgia was ready to play. I loved that we attacked ASU from the opening whistle. The long bomb is a low percentage play, but it showed Bobo immediately that ASU couldn't cover AJ. Late, some guys around me were bitching about the toss sweep call on 3rd and 1 that resulted in a fumble. One of our best offensive plays is the Toss Sweep and most of Moreno's best runs were off the Toss Sweep. I wasn't thrilled that we went for the FG on the goal line up 24-10, but it was the right call. It effectively ended the game. I don't think Richt makes that call in the 3rd quarter.
Georgia has now won 11 games in a row. During that stretch, we have won 9 of the last 10 by ten or more points. To those that question whether or not the Bulldogs have been "dominating enough," chew on that last stat for a while.
BTW -- As for the commenters here and elsewhere that insist on posting "so and so sucks." We're ranked in the Top 3. Can you please take a deep breath before posting that stuff?


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Out of all the rooms in your home, your kitchen gets the most traffic. Whether you're getting ready to stage and sell your Colorado home, or you're unpacking kitchen items into your new home, you'll want to have it perfectly organized to suite your life.
Here are some smart and simple tips to get the most out of your kitchen organization:
- Declutter. If the contents of your kitchen are overflowing, the first thing to do is get rid of what you don't need. The best way to figure out what stays and what goes? Empty the contents of your kitchen drawers into a storage bin. If you use an item from the bin, it goes back in the drawer. After about a month, donate what's left in the box to charity.
- The perfect pantry. Organize your pantry based on how frequently you use each item. Things like your slow cooker or roasting pan can stay on the top or bottom shelf, while you'll want to have easy access to everyday items. Purchase a single brand of airtight clear containers to hold dry goods like pasta, grains, and cereal, so you can easily see what you have on hand. If you have children, place snacks at a kid-friendly height. Also, store canned goods with the labels facing outwards, with the nearest expiration dates at the front.
- Kitchen counters. Counters are your workspace, and when you're showing your home, they need to be completely clear-yes, this means nothing should be stored on your countertops. If you're not selling your home anytime soon, your counters should still be kept clean. Keep small appliances out and ready that you use daily like the coffee maker or toaster but stow away items you use less frequently such as a food processor or stand mixer.
- Dishes and cutlery. Think of your kitchen in terms of workstations. If you usually plate your food straight from the stove or oven, storing plates, bowls, and utensils nearby will save you time. Serveware and dishes that you only use a few times a year, can be stored out of the way in cabinets or in your pantry.
- Pots and pans. You can save money instead of purchasing that pot rack that displays your pots and pans for all your company. This is generally a no-no. Potential buyers don't need to see your used pots and pans. For easy cooking, store pots and pans in lower cabinets near the stove, and use the cabinet door space, or a magazine holder to keep lids in order.
- Spices. Similar to your pantry, store spices according to the ones you use most often. The best place for spices is a drawer near the stove (but not right next to it, because heat can spoil them). Keep the spices you use frequently near the front of the drawer and label the tops with their contents for quick cooking.
- Refrigerator. There are ideal spots for each kind of food. Store meat at the bottom, where it's coldest, so leaks can stay contained. Keep dairy products on the upper shelves where the temperature is most constant, and stow bottles in the doors where it's not as cold. Keep items that need to be eaten first near the front of the fridge, so you can enjoy these before they spoil.
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What is 45 to the 71st Power?
So you want to know what 45 to the 71st power is do you? In this article we'll explain exactly how to perform the mathematical operation called "the exponentiation of 45 to the power of 71". That might sound fancy, but we'll explain this with no jargon! Let's do it.
What is an Exponentiation?
Let's get our terms nailed down first and then we can see how to work out what 45 to the 71st power is.
When we talk about exponentiation all we really mean is that we are multiplying a number which we call the base (in this case 45) by itself a certain number of times. The exponent is the number of times to multiply 45 by itself, which in this case is 71 times.
45 to the Power of 71
There are a number of ways this can be expressed and the most common ways you'll see 45 to the 71st shown are:
- 4571
- 45^71
So basically, you'll either see the exponent using superscript (to make it smaller and slightly above the base number) or you'll use the caret symbol (^) to signify the exponent. The caret is useful in situations where you might not want or need to use superscript.
So we mentioned that exponentation means multiplying the base number by itself for the exponent number of times. Let's look at that a little more visually:
45 to the 71st Power = 45 x ... x 45 (71 times)
So What is the Answer?
Now that we've explained the theory behind this, let's crunch the numbers and figure out what 45 to the 71st power is:
45 to the power of 71 = 4571 = 2,388,297,797,054,238,649,530,607,129,220,651,475,687,044,202,968,108,435,434,740,118,425,915,765,478,124,985,765,617,793,731,507,845,222,949,981,689,453,125
Why do we use exponentiations like 4571 anyway? Well, it makes it much easier for us to write multiplications and conduct mathematical operations with both large and small numbers when you are working with numbers with a lot of trailing zeroes or a lot of decimal places.
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All right. If I say Florida and Spring Break, you might be conjuring images of beaches, cocktails, theme parks. Well, some of our reporters have been sending suggestions for more off-the-beaten-path destinations, and NPR's Greg Allen takes us to Florida and the state's freshwater springs.
GREG ALLEN, BYLINE: There are several hundred springs in Florida. They're places where water from the aquifer bubbles up through the porous limestone found throughout the state. But in central Florida, there may be no springs more prized than those at Ichetucknee Springs State Park.
ALLEN: The springs feed the crystal-clear Ichetucknee River. It's less than an hour by car from Gainesville. The best way to see it, says Jonathan Carr(ph), is on an inflatable tube.
JONATHAN CARR: And being able to go down for like, an hour and a half or a two-hour float, and just relax and kick back and enjoy nature a little bit - it's a good way of spending an afternoon.
ALLEN: Carr is there with his family - his sister, Erin; her boyfriend, Matt Muller; and four visiting French cousins. They're at the dock ready to go in but the thing is, this is water that just emerged from underground. It's cold, uniformly 72 degrees whether winter or summer. This time of year, though, even in central Florida, the air temperature is in the 80s - Carr and Muller say perfect weather for a plunge into the springs.
JONATHAN CARR: This is as good as it gets. If you can't out when it's 80 degrees, I don't know when you can go out. It's such a refreshing sensation to jump in this like crystal clear cool water, it's almost like a rebirthing experience.
ALLEN: As soon as they jump in, the river grabs them, the current is strong, the water is crystal clear. The swimmers immediately see manatees, Florida's large aquatic sea mammals that swim in from their ocean habitat to the springs.
LARS ANDERSON: Florida springs are considered the most diverse fresh water habitats in the world.
ALLEN: Lars Anderson is an author and river guide who often takes groups in canoes and kayaks along the Ichetucknee.
ANDERSON: We have a warm climate, clear water that allows the light that penetrates to the bottom of the spring run and therefore the plants can take root and grow, and then a lot of animals that take advantage of that.
ALLEN: Floating on a tube or paddling a canoe, it's not unusual to see river otters, large wading birds, even beaver on occasion. It's part of a natural Florida experience far removed from the bars and beach mob scenes that draw most spring-breakers to the Sunshine State. But after Memorial Day, Ichetucknee and the other springs draw their own party crowd.
On hot summer days, so many locals and visitors come for the tubing that the park routinely shuts down access to some stretches of the river before noon. Anderson says he's heard kids say it's almost like Disney. For him, that's okay. Florida springs, he says, need all the friends they can get.
ANDERSON: As far as I'm concerned, the more people that discover these springs and fall in love with them, the more people will be concerned about what's going on with them also.
ALLEN: Anderson says in the last several years, he's seen a marked decline at Ichetucknee and other Florida springs. The water level here is a third lower than what it was. And there's another problem - runoff and nutrients from fertilizer has promoted the growth of algae, turning clear springs increasingly murky. Spring swimmer Erin Carr says she saw a big change after being away from the area for just six years.
ERIN CARR: And when we came back, the number of algae blooms in some of the springs and rivers we used to visit were, you know, pretty shocking and that was just within a few year period.
ALLEN: Florida's legislature is considering steps to better protect the endangered springs, but at this point prospects are uncertain. In the meantime, for Carr and her friends it's carpe diem. No matter how hot it is, you can always count on Florida springs to be a refreshing 72 degrees. Greg Allen, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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We've all been there. In those moments late at night or early in the day, when we're standing in a crowd or completely alone, when those little thoughts creep in and settle themselves in the deepest corners of our minds.
"You're not good enough. They're better than you. You don't deserve anything."
Self-defeating thoughts can come when we least expect them and tear down our self-esteem and break our spirits. So how can we stand up to them and choose joy instead? Well, today we're going to talk about just that, with five ways to overcome self-defeating thoughts.
1. Test your reality.
The first step in overcoming negative thoughts is to recognize that they are first and foremost in your head, and are not real. When you start to experience self-defeating thoughts, take time to question why you feel this way, what is making you think this and how it is not accurate.
Some questions to consider are: What is my evidence for this thought? Is it my interpretation, or factual? Would anyone else say this about me? When you challenge your negative thoughts, your brain will start to come back to reality, and recognize the overt inaccuracies.
2. Put it in perspective.
Sometimes when we experience self-defeating thoughts, our emotions overcome us and blow situations incredibly out of proportion. When issues like this occur, the best way to calm down and embrace positivity is to put everything in perspective.
Questions to ask yourself when this happens are those such as: Is the situation really as bad as it seems? What's the worst possible outcome, and how likely is it? How much will this matter in one year, five years, ten years? Putting situations into perspective will not only help to calm your nerves, but will also help eliminate those pestering negative thoughts in your head.
3. Create a happy place.
If self-defeating thoughts are something you continually struggle with, try setting up a happy place for you go to when you feel overwhelmed. For instance, ask friends, families and loved ones to write notes or letters about how much they love you. Save them all up, and when you feel negativity seeping in, break out your happy place and soak up the love.
Include things that actually make you happy in your space. If you're a visual person, put together a poster of pictures with your loved ones. Create a playlist with your favorite music to listen to. Whatever brings you joy, compile it and save it for a rainy day.
4. Establish a support system.
Like we said, everyone experiences self-defeating thoughts at some point. If you find yourself struggling more often than not, bring together some trustworthy friends and family as a support system for when you're feeling down. Compile phone numbers, email addresses and information of those willing to talk to you when you need it.
Then, whenever you feel doubtful thoughts seeping in, use your support system to fall back on. We're all here to support each other. After all, what are friends and family for?
5. Change your language.
Finally, and most importantly, overcome your self-defeating thoughts by changing your language. Whenever a negative thought comes, change your thought process into something positive you can feel good about.
For example, "I suck at math," can change to "math isn't my strong suit, but I'm an excellent writer." Or "I'm not good enough," could be "my friends love me, and they think I am good enough."
When it comes to self-defeating thoughts, there's no sure-fire way to beat them. However, there are a number of steps you can put in place to overcome them as best as possible. The most important thing is to lean on those around you for support, and focus on coming through the other side with a more positive outlook on life.


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Count of U.S. House of Representative sponsors of H.R. 4278 is now 92.
Currently, a small brewer that produces less than 2 million barrels of beer per year is eligible to pay $7.00 per barrel on the first 60,000 barrels produced each year. Once production exceeds 60,000 barrels, a small brewer must pay the same $18 per barrel excise tax rate that the largest brewers pay. H.R. 4278 creates a graduated beer excise tax rate of $3.50 and $16.00 for America's small brewers, while also increasing the annual barrelage threshold to qualify as a small brewer to 6 million barrels.
$3.50 Rate
Reducing the rate on the first 60,000 barrels to $3.50 per barrel would provide approximately $15.5 million per year to help strengthen our nation's smallest brewers and support their efforts to maintain and generate jobs.
$16.00 Rate
Lowering the tax rate to $16 per barrel on beer production above 60,000 barrels up to 2 million barrels would provide small brewers with an additional $26.2 million per year that would be used to support significant long-term investments and create jobs by growing their businesses on a regional or national scale.
For more information, including a full listing of current cosponsors and information on how to contact your U.S. Representative, visit our resources page.


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The House of Representatives voted 257-167 late Tuesday to pass a Senate-approved compromise deal that stops large tax increases for 99 percent of Americans, and delays massive spending cuts for two months.
The bill now goes to President Obama, who is expected to sign it into law.
NPR's S.V. Date is reporting on the deal for our Newscast unit. Here's what he says:
"The eventual deal was hammered out by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden. It passed the Senate with overwhelming, bipartisan support.
"But passage in the House came only after Speaker John Boehner abandoned a longstanding Republican requirement that a bill could only come to the floor if a majority of Republicans supported it."
Update at 11:40 p.m. ET Obama Welcomes Deal
President Obama thanked lawmakers from both parties for their votes, saying it allows him to "sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans while preventing tax hikes that could have sent the economy back into recession."
Speaking at the White House, he also urged lawmakers to not wait until the last minute on the other looming budget deadlines.
"The one thing that, I think, hopefully in the new year we'll focus on is seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama, a little less brinkmanship, not scare the heck out of folks quite as much," he said.
Our original post:
The House of Representatives is in a rare New Year's Day session, as its members consider a budget compromise the Senate approved in the early-morning hours of 2013. Many House Republicans are unhappy with the deal — including Rep. Eric Cantor, the chamber's Republican leader.
Update at 8:50 p.m. ET: House Moves To Put Senate Bill To A Vote
Facing the prospect of being seen as the chief obstacle in blocking legislation to avoid the "fiscal cliff," House Republicans moved to bring the measure to the House floor for a vote.
The bill was approved by the Senate in the early hours of Tuesday and sent to the House.
The decision came after a long day of closed-door meetings in which House Republican leaders explored the possibility of amending the bill and sending it back to the Senate with changes regarding spending cuts.
But the Senate adjourned for the day, and the bill might have gone unanswered until Wednesday, and have had an adverse effect on financial markets.
In addition, a Senate Democratic leadership aide said Majority Leader Harry Reid would "not take up the bill" if the House changed it and returned it to the Senate, reports The Associated Press.
It is unclear if the expected up-or-down House vote would pass.
Update at 6:09 p.m. ET: The Senate Has Adjourned Until Noon ET, Wednesday.
Update at 3:54 p.m. ET: House Vote Is Still Possible Tuesday.
Reporters from CNN and Reuters quote Cantor as saying "I do not support the bill," as he passed journalists gathered near a GOP meeting Tuesday afternoon — but he added that no final decisions have been made on the best way to handle the bill.
Moments later, Rep. Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio, told CNN's Dana Bash that he and his colleagues won't be hemmed in by the votes of "sleep-deprived octogenarians" in the Senate. He added that the House might hold a vote on the compromise bill after a meeting at 5 p.m. ET — fueling ideas that the House leadership might hold a vote on an amended version of the bill.
Those developments closely followed an impromptu news conference held by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who called for action on the bill.
"It shouldn't even be a question," Pelosi said, noting that the House has been waiting for the Senate to send it a bill. She said that she is now looking for "a straight up-or-down vote" on the compromise.
The Senate vote was 89-8 in favor of the deal, which would delay by two months across-the-board cuts totaling $24 billion that are scheduled to kick in under the "fiscal cliff" collection of budget cuts and tax hikes.
As NPR's David Welna reports from Capitol Hill, Republican Mo Brooks of Alabama complains that the compromise bill is being rushed through the House.
"Mr. Speaker, if we vote on the Senate fiscal cliff bill today, I will vote against it because this is not the way to do the peoples' business."
The compromise deal's focus on taxes, and postponement of spending cut decisions seems to be the main sticking point for House Republicans. Moments ago, the offices of Cantor and House Speaker John Boehner released seemingly identical statements noting that "The lack of spending cuts in the Senate bill was a universal concern amongst members in today's meeting."
The revenue gap created by the postponed mandatory cuts would be filled temporarily by tax increases and cuts in other programs. The stop-gap is meant to give Congress and the president more time to work out a broader deal.
The Senate spent the first few hours of the New Year ironing out the final details of a plan to roll back a package of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that technically went into effect at midnight.
President Obama, speaking shortly after the Senate vote, said that "while neither Democrats nor Republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country." He urged the House, which is set to meet at noon, to "pass it without delay."
The Senate vote took place after midnight, meaning that the U.S. technically went over the much-dreaded "fiscal cliff." But the impact is expected to be minimal — assuming the House votes to pass the bill in the next few days.
The House must act before midnight Thursday, when it hands off the baton to the incoming 113th Congress. If it cannot act before then, the fiscal crisis would be handed to the new Congress to consider.
The deal would leave both sides with less than they want: Republicans wanted taxes to remain steady for all Americans, Democrats wanted Bush-era tax cuts to expire for those making more than $250,000 a year. The two sides compromised at raising rates on taxpayers earning in excess of $400,000 (or $450,000 for couples).
One of the most vocal opponents in the Senate was Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin, who said the compromise was a boon to the wealthiest Americans at the expense of those with lower incomes.
"Maybe now we are all believers of trickle-down economics. Not I," Harkin said on the floor.
As NPR's John Ydstie reports, "Ninety-nine percent of Americans will see little or no change in income tax rates because of this deal. But the top 1 percent will see an increase of almost 5 percentage points on incomes above $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples."
It would be the first major tax increase in two decades.
Ydstie says the agreement extends unemployment benefits for two million Americans but it doesn't extend the payroll tax holiday.
"That means virtually all U.S. workers will see their Social Security payroll tax rise 2 percentage points, back to the normal 6.2 percent on income up to $113,000," he says.
For the typical household with $50,000 in earnings, that amounts to about $20 per week. It could cost high-income households as much as $85 a week.
It's now the House's turn to seal the deal. The Senate overwhelmingly supported the compromise, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio and the chamber's Republican lawmakers are under enormous pressure to follow suit.
As The Associated Press points out:
House Speaker John Boehner pointedly refrained from endorsing the agreement, though he's promised a vote on it or a GOP alternative right away. But he was expected to encounter opposition from House conservatives.
"It's three strikes in my book and I'll be voting no on this bill," Rep. Tim Huelskamp told CNN Tuesday morning. Huelskamp says the legislation would impose a hardship on small businesses around the country and falls short of addressing the need for cuts in spending.
Speaking before the Senate's vote in the small hours of Jan. 1, Vice President Joe Biden — who worked with Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to hammer out the measure — said his long experience on the Hill had taught him not to try to predict an outcome from either chamber.
"You shouldn't predict how the House is going to vote. But I feel very, very good," Biden told reporters.
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Friday, January 22, 2010
RSS Feed Update
Friday, January 22, 2010
As I noted on yesterday's post, we pulled the full feed in an attempt to thwart evil thieving spam bloggers. However, over the past day or two we've had the benefit of talking to some Very Smart People who've shown us alternate ways to foil scrapers. (See? We even learned what "scrapers" are. Told you they were smart.)
Therefore, and here's the part you want to hear: we are restoring the full feed tomorrow.
Who loves ya? Huh? Huh? That's right: we do.
(Well, except for those sourpusses who started the name-calling and excessive nastiness the second we touched the feed. Can't say we love them. Nope. In fact, those guys - just being honest here - kinda suck. Fortunately, most of you are NOT those guys - so thanks for that.)
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Some people don't do well when you mess with their routine, and they blow things all out of proportion. But I just imagine that at home, they're sitting in the floor of a closet, wearing foil hats or maybe with lipstick all over their faces, and then I feel better. Not about the world, but about the role I play in it. Hang in there, CW! :D
- January 22, 2010 at 7:08 PM
- amydove said...
Huh, I didn't notice any difference in the RSS feed on my end. Though I would have been very sad to see it disappear. Glad you got it worked out!
- January 22, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- Robin said...
Wat's a scraper?
- January 22, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- Jeremy Gustafson said...
Thank goodness! Glad you've found an acceptable solution, I missed being able to read your posts over the last few days while the feed was non-functional.
- January 22, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- Kaleena said...
thanks so much! i was worried!
- January 22, 2010 at 7:52 PM
I was wondering why you changed the RSS, but figured you had your reasons. I was disappointed, though. I'm glad to see it's back to normal and that you figured out a solution to your spam problem! Keep up the good work.
- January 22, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- jen bryner said...
YAY!! good for you guys! way to show 'em who's boss :)
- January 22, 2010 at 7:54 PM
- jspencer said...
All I had to do was click through for the full post. It's not *that* big a deal! I mean, the full feed is certainly more *convenient* but, please, it's a blog about cakes. Let's not take things too seriously here!
I'm glad you're putting it back up, but I'm sorry you had to deal with such awful people! - January 22, 2010 at 7:58 PM
- *Michelle said...
Hooray Full POSTS!!! From a google reader stalker - THANKS!! And Im with Robin - whats a scraper?
- January 22, 2010 at 8:01 PM
- Amanda said...
So...let me get this straight. You provide hilarious and insightful content nearly everyday all year round for free and people get all up in arms as soon as there is a hiccup on the site? I'm I understanding this correctly?
People suck. - January 22, 2010 at 8:01 PM
- Victoria said...
I'm glad the feed is returning! I wasn't aware that the change was deliberate - thought you were just having technical problems. I read all of my blogs and such through RSS, so anything without a feed doesn't get read!
Thanks for posting such awesome cakes. :) - January 22, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Thanks for restoring the pictures to the feeds. However, now there are ads showing up as well. Is this part of the deterrent to the spammers, or is it a fluke? (I'd almost rather just have a simple link than to see ads in the feed.)
- January 22, 2010 at 8:05 PM
- Heather said...
Yay :) Thanks.
- January 22, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Yay, feedback!!
Get it? The feed... is back...
Yeah, I really should just leave the punning to the professionals. ;)
That said, a sincere and honest thank you for getting the feed back up. I'm one of the (no doubt many) people who does rely on the feed as my daily cakewrecks fix... though I'd like to think I didn't resort to name-calling or other such inane immaturity... and it's really great to hear that it's coming back up.
Really. Thank you. For setting up the feed in the first place, for getting it back up so soon after having to take it down... and, of course, for doing those things in spite of the apparent influx of foolish people trying to ruin it for the rest of us. You guys rock. - January 22, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- flutter said...
We love you and are grateful, O kind mistress of wrecked cakes!
- January 22, 2010 at 8:15 PM
- Juliana said...
Thanks for restoring the feed. I still clicked over, but I like being able to read everything in Google Reader.
Thank you for your blog - it is so funny! - January 22, 2010 at 8:16 PM
- homeschoolmommy said...
LOL I was wondering what had happened to the pictures on the feed, but just figured it was a blogger thing.
- January 22, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- HouseOfEstrogen said...
Yea! Thank you! I hope I wasn't one of the Sourpusses you mentioned! I did comment about the feed but only because I had missed your previous warning about working on it. Sorry! If I had seen the warning, I would have kept my mouth shut. Thanks for bringing the feed back! I need my wreck-fix every day in my reader! :)
- January 22, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- Lindsey said...
No worries, you guys are just doing what you need to do.
Imho, the REAL fans won't mind clicking over to see all the wonderfulness that we love so much. :) - January 22, 2010 at 8:19 PM
- Jules AF said...
How does not having a full feed ward off scammers?
- January 22, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- Unknown said...
I am so glad you are fixing it! I came to the site finally after getting two days of empty emails. :p
- January 22, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Hey guys,
I'm glad you guys are happy again. Jen and I have been struggling with this for a while. As far as the ads, they were always supposed to be there but something got messed up somewhere. We've always tried to be gentle with the ads though so they're at the bottom of the posts and I don't think they effect load time or anything. You might even be able to get an RSS ad blocker if it really bothers you.
Thanks for being patient as we continue to fine tune this.
john - January 22, 2010 at 8:37 PM
- Amanda said...
Oh thank you! I missed the last couple days because I thought the posts were mistakes...
- January 22, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- favoriteauntl said...
um, people...how do you think Jen and John pay the bills? We get to read this stuff FREE. Ads are part of the system. If you don't like ads, don't dis CW. Instead set up your system to block them.
- January 22, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- favoriteauntl said...
I forgot to add - Enjoy your Saturday!
- January 22, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Oh, thanks goodness. I almost had a meltdown when I reveived the message "site not found"! What would I do without my daily chuckle! Love you guys!
- January 22, 2010 at 9:02 PM
I loves ya! And fortunately for me, unlike certain atavistic infants, I knew instinctively that if there were no pictures, I could magically click on the link to see them. What won't they think of next?
- January 22, 2010 at 9:23 PM
- life_love_art said...
Hooray!! Thank you so much for finding another solution. I love being able to look at the photos in my Google Reader. I know that clicking through to the full post isn't *that* big of a deal, but it's way more convenient to not have to.
- January 22, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- Unknown said...
Jen and John, you guys are the best! I have no idea what a scraper is, but I'm glad that you've found a way to foil their evil plans.
And, people, stop buggin' Jen. You all do realize that if, with all your whining and cranking about the horrible misfortune of having to CLICK A LINK (gasp), you drive her away from my personal source of daily entertainment, then... well I just don't want to think about that.
Cake Wrecks rocks, feed or no feed! And no tiny little unobtrusive ads are going to keep me from snorting tea out my nose at the hilarity of it.
Keep of the good work Jen and John. And we love you too (except for those whiners - I don't think they love anybody). - January 22, 2010 at 9:51 PM
- Pobedochka said...
Thank you for fixing it! :)
Now I'll hopefully be able to read you again trough Bloglines normally. - January 22, 2010 at 10:26 PM
- sincerely~sarah said...
Your posts are so hilarious I'd go to any length to read them- I'm just glad you were able to sort it all out! I'm an amateur technophile but I know enough to know what a pain this was! Kudos for patiently sorting it out. Also, yours wasn't the only blog I read that's been hacked recently. Now, onto the wreckaliciousness!
- January 22, 2010 at 10:39 PM
Hey great to see your letting the whiner basher comments go through. You have no idea the reasons or rationale for people choosing to limit their blog reading to readers only. Some work sites block blogger.com. For others, like me, the only possible way to keep up with 100+ blogs a day is by using a reader. I'm glad you turned it back on, but I wish you and your readers would stop calling us whiners and just take a moment to consider that there might be another valid viewpoint out there. Really, whose doing all the complaining here? Seems like it's a lot of fans who are insensitive to some constructive comments.
- January 22, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Molly said...
I'm glad you're restoring it! I wasn't going to say anything though, because it's YOUR blog and it's a privilege to read it, not a right.
And yeah, what's a scraper? No, I'm not going to Google it. Hmph. - January 22, 2010 at 11:02 PM
- Laura lok said...
CC your comment really cracked me up. love it.
no problems getting your feed. I rarely comment but I look at your blog daily. thanks for everything - January 22, 2010 at 11:07 PM
- Queen Christine said...
No stress, I was sad to see the change and will be happy it's back...
For those interested if you read your RSS in Google Reader on Firefox you can get the better greader add-on and see full blog posts in one click.
P.S. I love this blog! Also, I feel super guilty for not commenting until this whole hullaballoo! - January 22, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- Kristine said...
Awesome! Thank you!
- January 22, 2010 at 11:47 PM
- Carrie said...
As long as "scrapers" aren't people who wipe the errors off of the cakes...I need these cake wrecks for a good side splitting laugh daily. Thanks, Jon & Jen, for the wrecks and the wit - you guys rock!
- January 23, 2010 at 1:15 AM
Yay!!! Thank you.
- January 23, 2010 at 1:22 AM
Nice, having RSS back is awesome! Thanks for your hard work and for going out of your way even when a lot of people responded in a really impolite, reactionary way. Sock it to those plagiarists!
- January 23, 2010 at 2:20 AM
- CharlotteS said...
Love yr blog - and don't understand why some people think that it's ok to be rude on-line. Ignore 'em I say!
- January 23, 2010 at 3:04 AM
I noticed the change, thought it was weird, wondered what was up, and otherwise went about my life as usual. But then, I know how to click links in my news reader and I prefer that to throwing tantrums on the net (obviously, some folks prefer the tantrum option).
I am glad to hear the RSS feed will be returning. I presume when it comes back it'll have links back to the site and some other tricks to keep the scrapers a little more honest? (I particularly approve of putting ads in the feed, get some clicks off THEIR site!)
Anyone who wants to know what scraper should go here: http://www.google.com/ and type in the word scraper. Just do a search, for heaven's sake!
In the meantime: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_scraping
Oh, and to those morons who felt the need to have a tantrum over someone else's RSS feed, I'd like to suggest you start your OWN blog, build your readership, get a book published, and then see what sort of morons email YOU! Go on, I dare you! I double dare you, you little whiners. What's that? No, you can't because, yeah, that's right, you suck! - January 23, 2010 at 4:12 AM
- 0000 said...
I'm glad you managed to get everything resolved on your end, that's the most important.
As far as I'm concerned, one little click was all it took to get to the page, so really it wasn't too a bother at all :).
Thanks again for all you are doing ! - January 23, 2010 at 6:13 AM
- cusinera said...
just to let you know, your blog is one of the fantastic site i keep on visiting everyday...because the cakes are hilariously funny and some are breathtakingly beautiful...keep posting, ppl should understand that if it's not working that means there's a problem one way or the other and it needs fixing...have a nice day...
- January 23, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- Shieldmaiden96 said...
I only use Reader so I know when there is a new post and click through to the full site anyway, so feh on the naysayers.
I love this site. And now I catch myself cruising the grocery store bakery for cakes to laugh at. Oooh, they're out there. - January 23, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- kathie said...
thank GOD...that one extra click the past two days was really wearing me out. [sarcasm] i guess the up side is that i burned a few extra calories so today i can eat more cake!
- January 23, 2010 at 8:09 AM
- Renee Nefe said...
luv you too! your limited feed didn't bother me at all, just click to go to your blog. duh!
I'm glad you've got it figured out and hope they don't strike again.
take care! - January 23, 2010 at 8:29 AM
Yay! I noticed that there was no content in the feeds and figured that you guys must be working on something. I like you guys plenty well enough to click through to get my daily Cake fix.
That said, I'm very happy that the full feed is coming back.
Also, I can't believe you have scrapers! Not right! - January 23, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- jillb-ilslp said...
Anonymous 10:54 I hope your job is reviewing blogs or something. And if it is, then shame on your "work site" for blocking blogger.com. If not, though, and you're wading through 100+ blogs/day, you must be an Evelyn Wood honor roll student or something to still be able to give your boss an honest day's work. I know it takes me plenty of time just to read CW and the comments. Wow!
And as I'm sure you know, constructive criticism gives helpful suggestions. Destructive criticism whines and complains - not real helpful or constructive. But I'm sure you already knew that and were part of the former.
Wreck on, Jen and John!!! Love ya! - January 23, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Gee, I don't even use the RSS feed, so as far as I'm concerned, wreck on!
B-But, on the other hand, I thought you said you weren't going to use curse words on this site. Whiners may be one thing, but on my planet, s*** is still a curse word.
With utmost sincerity,
A younger reader. - January 23, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Wow...people suck!
(pisstt) Hey RSS addicts- over here...Did ya know there's a little button at the top if your browser called favorites (or bookmarks) you can actually SAVE an entire blog here, and the best part is when you click it- it comes right up. So when a feed is wonky, you can still read it with minimal effort. I know- pressing buttons is difficult, but I just know that you can do it! - January 23, 2010 at 9:41 AM
Hey Anonymous @ 9:31,
I would say that the word suck is a strong, descriptive word. Not a curse necessarily, though I do have some church friends who are opposed to its use. The problem is that words like suck and ass have multiple uses and can't be lumped in to one category or another. Jen doesn't swear at all so, for her, suck is an extremely strong word.
Which fits how she feels about people who say mean things about having to click a button.
Sorry to offend.
john - January 23, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- catholicmom said...
Keep up the good work.
- January 23, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Never posted here before. You make me giggle . . . telling people they suck. :-) Keep up the awesome wreckerating!
- January 23, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Just a point on the ads. Yes, the RSS feed now comes with ads... but, honestly, that doesn't bother me in the least. The CW feed is a pretty image-heavy one anyway, so another extra graphic at the bottom isn't gonna break anything, and (IMHO) it's not nearly so irritating at the bottom of an image-heavy feed like CW as it would've been at the bottom of a pure-text blog.
Yes, ads are annoying, there's no getting around it... but, honestly, I'd take a dozen ads alongside a functional RSS feed than no ads and no feed. Site revenue's gotta come from somewhere, after all.
Also, once again, thank you so much for bringing the feed back up (and so swiftly, too!) and many many many apologies that so many people saw fit to embrace their inner tantrum-throwing two-year-olds over it. - January 23, 2010 at 10:18 AM
No offense taken; thx for the explanation. I know there are church people who think s*** is a fine word, so I'm not sure if it has too much to do with that, but thanks, anyways. Of course, it's *not* :) like you guys run an insanely popular blog and couldn't come up with another creative word to fit your feelings (dare I list them here?), but I understand what you're saying in the long run, even if I don't necessarily agree. :) Enjoy your "day off"! And yes, people are lazy. Unfortunatley, that's just a bane of life. :)
- January 23, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Melissa said...
Yay, thank you! When the feeds started showing up differently, I figured you were trying something new, but I didn't mind coming to the site when I saw a new post was up. Keep up the good wreck-alicious work :)
- January 23, 2010 at 10:35 AM
- Unknown said...
I have your RSS sent to my iGoogle desktop, so every day (when I get home from work - I teach school and don't have a second to read blogs at work)I click on the feed, it opens your blog in a new window, I either have a good laugh or am awed by the creativity and skill of cake-makers, and then I mosey on. Therefore, I noticed none of your troubles and can only take your word for it.
At any rate, thank you, thank you, Jen, for the cakes, but especially for your humorous commentary. You are a daily delight. - January 23, 2010 at 11:08 AM
- Unknown said...
Don't you just love people who get all pissy about the FREE stuff you're giving them?
On a happier note, I was at Hobby Lobby yesterday with my 4 year old and we saw baggies of naked mohawk babies in the cake aisle (getting some white-white to add a necessary detail to something on the second photo here: http://kimberlychapman.livejournal.com/522510.html ), and she pointed to them and said, "That's what's on your computer all the time!" Because you're the only blog that gets a permanent tab open in my browser.
WV anzator: Watch out for the dreaded anzator, the Australia/New Zealand alligator that eats drop bears and hoop snakes for breakfast. - January 23, 2010 at 12:10 PM
- Nancy D. said...
Since my reader/internet connection is so dang wonky, I was cussing THOSE two things out. Didn't realize it was at YOUR end!!! LOL!
Glad you got it resolved and I can go back to rightly and regularly cussing at my reader and internet connection. - January 23, 2010 at 2:04 PM
- Ang said...
Soooo, not to be all 20th century or anything, but I just have no idea what an RSS feed is. No need to tell me--I'm pretty sure this is one of those cases where ignorance is bliss. :-)
- January 23, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- janet2buns said...
Mean people should cut the High Priestess of Cake Wrecks some slack when she needs it! I'm glad your Very Smart People were able to help you.
- January 23, 2010 at 2:16 PM
- Shirley said...
What a to-do! I have Cakewrecks in my favourites so all I have to do is click on it, and ta-daaa! the site is there, a giggle a day. And while I am tecky enough to be a computer teacher, I don't bother with RSS feeds, and would certainly not admit to reading 100 blogs a day. Sheesh! There are other things to do.
- January 23, 2010 at 2:51 PM
- Claude said...
You ROCK!
- January 23, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Hobbit said...
I just have the CW site bookmarked, so didn't notice the RSS issue. But I really don't understand all the complaining. It's a blog, folks, free entertainment. Just be glad Jen and John Husband of Jen still want to put up with us.
- January 23, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- Quirky Jessi said...
So while you're posting about mundane RSS stuff, how about editing in what your solution was so the rest of us can maybe follow suit? *bats eyelashes*
- January 23, 2010 at 5:03 PM
- Green said...
To be honest, I never noticed any change at all in my "rss" feed. I have an rss feed through firefox on my bookmark toolbar.
So, I guess it ended up not mattering much to me at all. Funny how that works.
I don't think I fully understand RSS feed, though. So that might help. Ignorance has always helped me in the past. - January 23, 2010 at 7:16 PM
- Green said...
post script:
I've never had any trouble with adverts. I have adblock plus as an extension to my firefox and have never seen an add on here since then.
The page is very quick to load, as well. So, in conclusion, I am a very happy customer all around. Continue. *nod*
w.v. coksts (really?...wow.) - January 23, 2010 at 7:20 PM
"Sucks" is a PG word these days, no matter its official meaning or origin. It's the meaner, hipper "stinks." I'd put it on the same level as "crap" and not blanch at hearing it from a 12-year-old.
That said, it depends on the usage. Saying, "That sucks" is different from telling someone to "Go suck it!" I'd judge from your aggravation that perhaps you mean to convey something about halfway between the two, which sounds both fair and still PG to me. Wreck on, CW! - January 23, 2010 at 7:24 PM
We love you too! - January 23, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!! I LOVE this site, love you, love the easy feeds!
Pam - January 23, 2010 at 9:44 PM
- Jenniffer said...
Every time you adjust those feeds, I have to adjust my tinfoil hat!
hehehe... just kidding, my tinfoil hat is securely glued to my head!
WV: slinymem - tell all those haters to kiss your slinymem - January 23, 2010 at 10:14 PM
- RudeGirl said...
Huh? RSS what now? I would be concerned if you were fiddling with ANY type of feed, let alone an RSS type. Besides, didn't your mother ever tell you that fiddling causes hairy palms? Geez!
- January 23, 2010 at 10:53 PM
i'm apparently behind the times and have no clue what an rss feed is, but hooray for people helping you to fix it!
the internets are a scary place - January 23, 2010 at 11:08 PM
- Heidi D said...
I don't know what feed or RSS is either. I'm so out of it. If it was messed up though, I'm sure I wouldn't have been a jerk about it. Lighten up people.
- January 23, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Good luck dealing with the scrapers, though I, myself, have no idea what that term means... ^^;
(forgot today was Saturday meaning no new post - looking forward to Sunday Sweets 8D ) - January 23, 2010 at 11:59 PM
As a techie geek myself who is married to a engineering geek, we appreciate the difficulties you've had making this work with the synd feed. Thanks for your hard work.
And as for the naysayers who wish to assert their opinion...if you don't help bake the cake, please don't gripe when it doesn't turn out the way you want! It's free entertainment brought to us by Jen and John, for goodness sake! - January 24, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- Kimberly said...
On the whole 'is suck inappropriate' debate: you could always go the route of my 11th grade pre-cal teacher. She disapproved of saying that something sucked, and she would correct us and tell us that, instead, it 'inhaled profusely'.
Though, I personally am okay with using the word suck. The alternative is just funnier. - January 24, 2010 at 9:04 AM
- MrsKamorri said...
I didn't know YOU had done anything. I thought I had inadvertently messed with my own settings, although how that affected my Mail as well as Google Reader, I have no idea. I was hating on myself a bit, but never on you!
I'm just happy that whatever I did, I managed to switch it back so I can see the "pretty" pictures again :) - January 24, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Alex said...
@cc, thank you very much for the helpful visualization. I will start using that.
IA had tried to post a comment about how to get a quick and nice load from my crackberry,but it didn't go through.
After the site redesign, I had much trouble loading it. I gave consturctive feedback, and Jen and John were very accomodating. It was still slow, and I adjusted my settings and it is fine now.
It does take a few seconds, but I can click a button, entertain myself otherwise for a few seconds and then read my favorite blog with no troubles.
while in Blackberry browser:
menu: Options
select Browser Configuration
uncheck "Use Background Images" this helps the dark background problem, and most sites work best. If you run across one with white font (bloggers - don't do this!) it is easy to turn background back on.
uncheck "support embeded media" then it doesn try and fail to load videos and annoying moving ads.
Column vies is the best view for a nice readable font that fits the page perfectly. Also you can change your font size in General Properties.
and also change image quality to low there for better speed. Never repeat animations.
Hope this helps the frustrated blackberry users.
I was stunned by the whining too. I am willing to go to any effort to get my daily fix of your amazing humor. The cranks get very tiring, and I only just recently started reading comments again as it had gotten to negative and upset me more than the post lifted my spirits. I am in a better frame of mind these days and can laugh at the sucky cranks again. - January 24, 2010 at 1:42 PM
- Hannah said...
I come to Cake Wrecks the same way I do all of the blogs I read - through a bookmark. So I didn't notice any difference at all, and I'm sorry you've had so much hassle from so many mind-bogglingly lazy people. Or if not 'lazy', then far, far too entitled. This site is free guys - if you are giving nothing you can expect exactly that back and have no right to complain if you don't like a change.
Anonymous 7:24 - I would say 'suck' is a very, very mild word as well but as a UK reader, I'd ask to refrain from the use of 'c***' - it's considered much more offensive over here and I know of lots of young people who read this blog.
I know it's not considered particularly offensive in the US so you couldn't know and please don't take this as a criticism or rebuke - just a friendly request for any future posting. :) - January 24, 2010 at 3:02 PM
I am willing to bet your version of a no-no word (C***)and the version of what would make that vulgar in the U.S. are definitely NOT the same word! Took me a minute to figure out what everyone meant, because I couldn't imagine why CW would EVER say that! rotfl...
I love this blog, and I love the comments from readers, too! - January 24, 2010 at 10:11 PM
- Angie said...
I don't usually read ALL of the comments, but today I just had to ... and might I say how hilarious I think it is that there are debates over "offensive" words? I'm a "to each his/her own" kind of gal, so I just breeze over things that might offend me coming from, say, my pastor or child, when it's not said pastor or child saying them.
Jen & John, you two ROCK on such a high level that I'm not sure you can be touched. Love love the blog & will never understand the people who insist on the name-calling & excessive nastiness over anything you do. Thanks so very, very much for all of the time that you take to give us FREE entertainment!!! - January 25, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- Angie said...
Glad you could bring the full feed back but, really, was it *that* bad? My RSS feeder still gave me a link to the post. Does clicking one little link really ruin your day? Especially when you follow up the linkage by reading the funniest blog on the planet? I'd happily click links if it saves Jen and John from getting scrapped (which is only slightly less horrible than the imaginary medical procedure you think of when you hear "scapers").
Keep on wreckin', Jen and John, keep on wreckin'. - January 25, 2010 at 12:15 PM
I'm so low tech I don't even know what RSS is, I just came in to say Jen and John are awesome and WHINERS SUCK! kthxbye.
- January 25, 2010 at 12:46 PM
I think it's a nice surprise to come back to after the weekend.. now I get the full graphics and stuff in my RSS reader, which is great. And if doing that has somehow foiled evil spammers.. even better. :) Thanks for a great site.
- January 25, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Inhaled Profusely?!?!? Love it!!!
My coffee was exhaled with great exuberance when I read it!
Sorry for the whiners, may they be "scrapped" though being "scraped" would be much more painful. - January 26, 2010 at 12:43 PM
Am I the only one who thinks of Labyrinth when I hear about the scrapers? Why do I picture little puppet goblins on a big drill looking thing?
- January 27, 2010 at 8:40 AM
Some people can be as challenging as some of these cakes.
To say my blood runs cold would be overstating it, but it does drop a degree or two when I see people with an inflated sense of entitlement tsk/complain/threaten about perceived limitations on their enjoyment.
Anyone who "needs" to get through "100+" blogs a day might need to consider just reducing their intake without comment. Those who would normally view this blog by RSS feed on a tiny screen might consider, hmm, waiting until they are around a larger screen (I know, you want it NOW). The rest of the cranky should simply properly read posts that clearly state a temporary (!) change is coming up.
Thank you very much for the original humor (and the hard work behind it), the charm, the weirdness. - February 7, 2010 at 7:27 PM
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Fellow Citizens of the Senate, and House of Representatives.
I embrace with great satisfaction the opportunity, which now presents itself, of congratulating you on the present favourable prospects of our public affairs. The recent accession of the important State of North Carolina to the Constitution of the United States (of which official information has been recieved)—the rising credit and respectability of our Country—the general and increasing good will towards the Government of the Union—and the concord, peace and plenty, with which we are blessed, are circumstances, auspicious, in an eminent degree to our national prosperity.
In resuming your consultations for the general good, you cannot but derive encouragement from the reflection, that the measures of the last Session have been as satisfactory to your Constituents, as the novelty and difficulty of the work allowed you to hope. Still further to realize their expectations, and to secure the blessings which a Gracious Providence has placed within our reach, will in the course of the present important Session, call for the cool and deliberate exertion of your patriotism, firmness and wisdom.
Among the many interesting objects, which will engage your attention, that of providing for the common defence will merit particular regard. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined; to which end a Uniform and well digested plan is requisite: And their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories, as tend to render them independent on others, for essential, particularly for military supplies.
The proper establishment of the Troops which may be deemed indispensible, will be entitled to mature consideration. In the arrangements which may be made respecting it, it will be of importance to conciliate the comfortable support of the Officers and Soldiers with a due regard to economy.
There was reason to hope, that the pacific measures adopted with regard to certain hostile tribes of Indians would have relieved the inhabitants of our Southern and Western frontiers from their depredations. But you will percieve, from the information contained in the papers, which I shall direct to be laid before you (comprehending a communication from the Commonwealth of Virginia) that we ought to be prepared to afford protection to those parts of the Union; and, if necessary, to punish aggressors.
The interests of the United States require, that our intercourse with other nations should be facilitated by such provisions as will enable me to fulfil my duty in that respect, in the manner, which circumstances may render most conducive to the public good: And to this end, that the compensations to be made to the persons, who may be employed, should, according to the nature of their appointments, be defined by law; and a competent fund designated for defraying the expenses incident to the conduct of foreign affairs.
Various considerations also render it expedient, that the terms on which foreigners may be admitted to the rights of Citizens, should be speedily ascertained by a uniform rule of naturalization.
Uniformity in the Currency, Weights and Measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended to.
The advancement of Agriculture, commerce and Manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot forbear intimating to you the expediency of giving effectual encouragement as well to the introduction of new and useful inventions from abroad, as to the exertions of skill and genius in producing them at home; and of facilitating the intercourse between the distant parts of our Country by a due attention to the Post-Office and Post Roads.
Nor am I less pursuaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing, which can better deserve your patrionage, than the promotion of Science and Literature. Knowledge is in every Country the surest basis of public happiness. In one, in which the measures of Government recieve their impression so immediately from the sense of the Community as in our's, it is proportionably essential. To the security of a free Constitution it contributes in various ways: By convincing those, who are entrusted with the public administration, that every valuable end of Government is best answered by the enlightened confidence of the people: And by teaching the people themselves to know and to value their own rights; to discern and provide against invasions of them; to distinguish between oppression and the necessary exercise of lawful authority; between burthens proceeding from a disregard to their convenience and those resulting from the inevitable exigencies of Society; to discriminate the spirit of liberty from that of licentiousness, cherishing the first, avoiding the last, and uniting a speedy, but temperate vigilence against encroachments, with an inviolable respect to the laws.
Whether this desirable object will be best promoted by affording aids to Seminaries of Learning already established—by the institution of a national University—or by any other expedients, will be well worthy of a place in the deliberations of the Legislature.
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives.
I saw with peculiar pleasure, at the close of the last Session, the resolution entered into by you expressive of your opinion, that an adequate provision for the support of the public Credit is a matter of high importance to the national honor and prosperity. In this sentiment, I entirely concur. And to a perfect confidence in your best endeavours to divise such a provision, as will be truly consistent with the end, I add an equal reliance on the chearful co-operation of the othe[r] branch of the Legislature. It would be superfluous to specify inducements to a measure in which the character and permanent interests of the United States are so obviously and so deeply concerned; and which has recieved so explicit a sanction from your declaration.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives.
I have directed the proper Officers to lay before you respectively such papers and estimates as regard the affairs particularly recommended to your consideration, and necessary to convey to you that information of the state of the Union, which it is my duty to afford.
The welfare of our Country is the great object to which our cares and efforts ought to be directed. And I shall derive great satisfaction from a co-operation with you, in the pleasing though arduous task of ensuring to our fellow Citizens the blessings, which they have a right to expect, from a free, efficient and equal Government.
Signed G. Washington
When reading Washington's First Annual Address to Congress, consider the following questions:
- This address was given on January 8th, 1790 - almost a year after Washington's Inaugural Address. What differences do you notice between the two? Are there any similarities in tone or topics?
- Washington makes the controversial choice to embrace a national standing army. What were the dangers of this? Why would Washington want to do this?
- Since Washington's first address, presidents have given State of the Union Addresses to Congress. How have these changed over time? Why is this tradition - that is embedded in the Constitution - so important?
- Do you think this address was received well? Why or why not?
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DownloadOn January 8, 1790, President George Washington delivered to Congress his First Annual Address to Congress, a precursor to what would become the annual State of the Union address. This precedent setting address presented defense, foreign policy, economics, education, and immigration related topics to gathered representatives and senators in Federal Hall, New York City.
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