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San Polo 2454
Venice Italy
The venue does not offer accomodation. Venice Districts between 5 to 20 min walk from the venue are San Polo, Dorsoduro, Santa Croce
To be between 5 to 20 min walk from the venue, we selected the Venice Districts San Polo, Dorsoduro, Santa Croce. Explore accomodations in these districts HERE
Find a variety of apartment for a pleasant stay in Venice.
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EURO. Credit cards are accepted in 95% of the places, Visa and Master card are the most popular. They are not yet accepted in some local small grocery shops, or sometimes for purchases with lower value than €15/€20). We suggest you also exchange currency and have cash available.
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October is one of the best month to visit Venice. The city begins to empty of peak summer crowds, making for a magical atmosphere. Explore the International Art Exhibition BIENNALE of Venice and check out the 25 Top Attractions in Venice.
You're likely to need a light coat, temperatures range from the upper 18°C / 64°F to lower 10°C / 50°F .
There are so many delicious things to eat at the best restaurants in Venice. You should know that Venetian fare is the result of over a thousand years of influence from those native to the lagoon, and the many folks that have passed through it to trade goods when the city was a maritime empire. This makes all the dishes served at local eateries outstanding amalgamations of flavours, spices and cultures.
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
1770 - 1827
Historical Period:
The 19th Century
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of the great European classical composers of the first half of the 19th century. He wrote a number of politically inspired works including an opera Fidelio which had as one of its themes the issue of individual liberty.

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A low-interest-rate environment is wreaking havoc with corporate defined benefit plans, according to a new study from Wilshire Consulting. Wilshire, based in Santa Monica, Calif., found that 94% of pension plans are underfunded.
"The $282.3 billion funding shortfall at the beginning of the year expanded to a $342.5 billion deficit," Russ Walker, vice president, Wilshire Associates, said in a statement. "Defined benefit pension assets for S&P 500 Index companies increased by $113 billion, from $1.11 trillion to $1.22 trillion, while liabilities increased $174 billion, from $1.39 trillion to $1.56 trillion. The median corporate funded ratio is 76.9%, which represents a modest decline from 77.7% last year."
The defined benefit plans in Wilshire's study yielded a median 11.8% rate of return for 2012. This performance combines with the 3.6% median plan return for 2011, the 11.9% median plan return for 2010 and the 16% median plan return for 2009 to mark four consecutive years of gains for these plans after the global market dislocation events of 2007 and 2008.
The combined pension expense for the S&P 500 Index companies in the study was $57.1 billion for 2012, up from $44.7 billion a year ago. Regular annual pension expense accruals from employee service and interest expense on existing liabilities totaled $93.9 billion in 2012, 0.5% higher than the $93.5 billion a year ago.
The S&P 500 Index companies in the report contributed $57.8 billion into their defined benefit plans in 2012, an increase from the $54.4 billion contributed in 2011. Aggregate benefit payments from corporate pension plans increased somewhat during the past year. Benefit payments totaled $76.5 billion in 2012, compared with $72.5 billion during the previous year.
In related news, the Government Accountability Office recently warned that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.'s financial assistance to multiemployer plans continues to increase, threatening the solvency of the fund.
Multiemployer pension plans—create by collective bargaining agreements including more than one employer—cover more than 10 million workers and retirees.
Since 2009, PBGC's financial assistance to the plans has increased, primarily because of a growing number of plan insolvencies. PBGC estimated that the insurance fund would be exhausted in about 2 to 3 years if projected insolvencies of either of two large plans occur in the next 10 to 20 years.
More broadly, by 2017, PBGC expects the number of insolvencies to more than double, further stressing the insurance fund. PBGC officials said that financial assistance to plans that are insolvent or "are likely to become insolvent in the next 10 years" would likely exhaust the insurance fund within the next 10 to 15 years. If the insurance fund is exhausted, many retirees will see their benefits reduced to an extremely small fraction of their original value because only a reduced stream of insurance premium payments will be available to pay benefits, the office notes.
The GAO cited two policy options to avoid insolvency of the fund, as well as other options for longer-term reform. In limited circumstances, trustees should be allowed to reduce accrued benefits for plans headed toward insolvency, it said. Also, the large size of these reductions for some severely underfunded plans may warrant federal financial assistance to mitigate the impact on participants.
Read Illinois Settles SEC Fraud Charge Over Pensions on AdvisorOne.


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Nimbus Launches 4th Generation Flash Appliance
Nimbus has introduced its 4th generation Gemini flash array, which the company claims to be the first to use 1xnm NAND flash chips. Along with this announcement Nimbus has reduced pricing by 35% and has increased performance from 2-4 times that of its earlier-generation products.
Using Nimbus' HALO software the company says it can achieve a cost of $0.78 per usable gigabyte, or about 1/3rd the cost of a comparable hybrid storage array.
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Nimbus Upgrades both Software and Hardware
Nimbus Data made a dual announcement on Monday, introducing an upgrade to the company's zero-license-fee Halo storage management software and announcing volume shipments of the new Gemini storage array.
The Halo storage software, which already boasts a rich feature set, has added a new API, a mobile access to performance information, and powerful analytics tools that track and report over 200 metrics in real time with unlimited scroll-back.
The Nimbus Gemini system has already been shipping for a couple of months and is finding acceptance in Continue reading


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Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have claimed victories in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses.
With all Democratic precincts reporting, Obama had the support of 38 percent of voters, compared to 30 percent for John Edwards and 29 percent for Hillary Clinton. "The numbers tell us this was a debate between change and experience, and change won," said CNN political analyst Bill Schneider.
Iowa delivered fatal blows to the campaigns of Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware. Both have decided to abandon their White House runs. Read full article »
CNN's Mark Preston, Peter Hamby, Dana Bash and Candy Crowley contributed to this report.
All About Hillary Clinton • Barack Obama • Mike Huckabee • Mitt Romney • Iowa


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More than 7 million emigrants left Ireland since the 1600s in search of a better life. From the 1820s through the Great Famine and into the 1880s, one-third to one-half of all the immigrants to America sailed from Ireland. Today, according to the 1990 Census, 40 million Americans identify themselves ethnically as Irish, behind only British (50 million) and German (49 million).
Tracing those Irish roots has become a passion for many in recent years. It can be a challenge for genealogy novices, and even experienced searchers are always reminded that those who lived in desperate poverty in Ireland couldn't take pains to record family histories. But even the slimmest leads can turn into real treasures, if you're persistent—and lucky.
Here are some Web sites to get started:
Get research tips and buy books, CDs and maps to help you with your search.
The site to begin your Irish and UK research, with research help, basic information, resource listings and more.
Irish Genealogical Society Intl.
At 2,300 members, this Twin Cities group is the largest of its type in the United States. Records are incredibly comprehensive and volunteer researchers are good sounding boards who point you in right direction.
FamilySearch Ireland Research Wiki
Get lots of research guidance and find out what records FamilySearch may have from your ancestor's area.
Ireland Tourist Board: Tracing Ancestry
Learn about historic sites in Ireland and get links to genealogy services in each county.
National Archives of Ireland
This site includes list of genealogical centers in Ireland, national school rolls, prison records and archival links. Click Research Your Family Tree for genealogy guides. Online records and exhibits are under Digital Resources.
Association of Professional Genealogists in Ireland
Click members for a directory of researchers you can hire in Ireland.
The Irish Times
Access articles back to 1859 with a subscription.
The Irish Family History Foundation
This network of genealogy centers has branches in many Irish counties. You can search records online (view them for a fee), hire a researcher, get tips and more.
Center for Irish Studies
This internationally renowned organization at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., explores Irish culture via educational programs, research, publications and support of the arts in Ireland. Click Irish Roots at UST for information on its Celtic heritage collection.


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Sony Xperia C5303 HuaShan Full Exposure has been leaked.The phone is mid range smartphone and the design of phone is similar as that of Sony Xperia Z(Same Power Button as that of Sony Xperia Z)
Specifications of Sony Xperia C5303 HuaShan are:
- 1.7Ghz Dual Core MSM8960T Qualcomm SnapDragon S4 Plus Processor
- Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
- 4 inch Screen with 1280*720 Resolution
- 5Mpx Camera
- LTE Supported
- On-Screen Navigation Buttons
The phone is a part of C530X Series,while the other members of this series are C5302 and C5306.
The phone will be expected to showcase at MWC in Barcelona.
The phone will be expected to showcase at MWC in Barcelona.
Sony Xperia C530X HuaShan will be first released in Asia,then in Europe and other parts of the world


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Jess is about to get a blast from her past: Dermot Mulroney is set to reprise his Season 1 role on New Girl, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Mulroney, who played Jess' (Zooey Deschanel) former love interest Russell, will return in an episode slated for April that's called "First Date," as first reported by E! Online.
New Girl Postmortem: It finally happened! What's next for Nick and Jess?
The father of one of Jess' students, Russell was last seen after he and Jess broke up due to a lack of passion. Could his return spell disaster for Nick (Jake Johnson) and Jess' potential relationship?
New Girl airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Fox.


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HowTo Use The NST Shell Command Console
From NST Wiki
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The NST Shell Command Console allows one to run arbitrary Linux commands interactively on the NST system connected to your browser. Access to launch an NST Shell Command Console can be found on the bottom navigation banner on each NST WUI page. Clicking on the Console Icon: will popup an Command Console on top of your current WUI page.
The following features are supported:
- Run arbitrary Linux commands interactively as if you were at a Bash shell prompt.
- Command exit code results and command start, stop and run duration are displayed at the end of each command execution.
- An NST Console Command Editor is provided for Linux command input and editing.
- Quickly re-run the last command.
- Ability to clear your console work space for new command execution.
- View your command results in the NST File Editor for editing and PDF creation.
- Download your command results to your client Browser system.
- Font size adjustment and navigation controls in the console output area.
NST Shell Command Console Reference Diagram
The following screenshot with annotation was created on the NST Start page and provides a graphical reference to various features of the NST Shell Command Console and NST Console Command Editor.


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No matter how Propaganda Games' video game companion to Disney's Tron: Legacy turns out, it will always have two tracks from Daft Punk's movie score to make it worthwhile. Disney Interactive details the music of Tron: Evolution.
when a game developer is hit with massive layoffs towards the end of the development cycle for a major release, one begins to worry about the quality of said release. Tron: Evolution developer Propaganda Games was cut from two teams to one last month, so I'm naturally a little concerned, though not about the music.
Disney Interactive reveals today that two tracks from Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy score will be making an appearance in the Tron: Evolution game. "Derezzed," which you may have already heard, and "the Grid" bolster a score by video game composer Sascha Dikiciyan, cinematic music from Chris Velasco, and ambient tracks by Kevin Manthei.
"Daft Punk's incredible music is a major part of the 'TRON: Legacy' film and brings audiences into the unique TRON grid. We didn't hesitate when the opportunity arose to include some of the 'TRON: Legacy' music into the video game," said Darren Hedges, game director, Propaganda Games. "The music score is punctuated by not only Daft Punk, but three of the best electronic composers in the business."
It sounds like Tron: Evolution is going to sound pretty damn amazing. Makes me wish there was a way to insert a console game disc into a standard CD player, just to hear the music.
Someone get on that immediately.


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Barbados Automotive Parts and Accessories
About this product:
The thriving automotive parts and accessories market in Barbados is fuelled by the country's growing importation of new and reconditioned vehicles. Barbados imported 5,860 motorcars in 2004 with a CIF value of US$39.9 Million. Based on the high vehicle imports, there is a growing demand for maintenance and collision parts along with accessories. United States manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive sector are perfectly positioned to satisfy this growing demand.


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The Bachelorette "Men Tell All" episode is set to air tonight, but one man who will not be appearing on the show is Wes Hayden. Arguably the most hated Bachelor since Jason Mesnick, one can't help but wonder why Wes will not be speaking his peace tonight.
You would think the men are contractually obligated to appear on the show, but evidently Wes seems to be a special case. According to Austin360.com, an entertainment site based in Wes' hometown, "(Wes) angrily declined to appear on the 'Men Tell All' episode. A week later, however, he changed his mind but was told the show didn't want him there."
The reason being? The producers of The Bachelorette are not happy with Wes giving out unauthorized interviews. Wes has been pretty much bad mouthing the show in an attempt to defend himself. He blames bad editing for the way came off on the show. When asked about his non appearance, Wes said –
"They cancelled mine. They didn't want me talking to anybody. I've been available. I've worked too hard in my life to let somebody destroy me for their TV ratings. I might be from Texas and I might talk slow, but I'm not stupid. If I had a hidden agenda to go on that show, my lips would have been sealed, never would I have once said I was there for my CD, my career and I have a girlfriend. I know how to market myself, and it would not have been to go on TV and have everyone hate me. (An ABC spokeswoman, Cathy Rehl, said that the week Hayden was booted on air, he wasn't available for a media conference call. Also, 'we don't do conference calls with all the men,' she said.)"


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Original Trinity Hymnal, #656
From Psalm 34:11-15
Ye children, come, give ear to me
And learn Jehovah's fear;
He who would long and happy live,
Let him my counsel hear.
Children, come, hither come,
And unto me give ear,
I shall you teach to understand
How ye the Lord should fear.
Restrain thy lips from speaking guile,
From wicked speech depart,
From evil turn and do the good,
Seek peace with all thy heart.
Jehovah's eyes are on the just,
He hearkens to their cry;
Against the wicked sets his face,
Their very name shall die.
Page number: Blue 656, Right-Click Here to Download MIDI File


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Welcome From Richard
Once upon a time, a long time ago, the post man delivered letters to my mailbox. It was so much fun to run out there every day to see who wrote me! I would open the letters with such anticipation, and if somebody needed my help, I was there to help them. Then, a whole new world opened up to me!
In 1997, I was asked to begin my very own Website! That meant I had to get a computer. To tell you the truth, I was a little bit nervous about the whole thing. Point and click, point and click... up to that time, I had never even typed! My typing teacher in high school told me my hands were too short and fat and that I should get secretaries. Well, that comment stayed with me a long time, but about 20 years ago, I started to type on the little keyboard attached to the big screen, and the rest is history!
Millions and millions of people from all over the world have visited my Website! Oh, sure, I still go to the mailbox, but my big thrill is that I can check my email, and my even bigger thrill is that I can stay in touch with you so easily in so many ways on my Website!


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The Devon & Jones Men's CrownLux Performance™ plaited polo with pocket is made of 5.1 oz/yd2 / 172 gsm, 100% polyester face plaited to 60% polyester, 40% cotton back (total overall garment 61% polyester, 39% cotton) with moisture-wicking and uv protection performance. This polo features proprietary dual-sided mesh pique knit constructed of fine denier wicking polyester on the outside and soft-as-cotton wicking blend on the inside; matching flat knit collar; side vents; luxury, comfort and performance in one; three-button placket; dyed-to-match buttons; left chest pockets.
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Links as trademark violations?Blog Post: December 23, 2006
If anyone knowingly and intentionally uses a competitors name or very similar version of the name (for which they may only have a common law trademark, not a real official trademark registration) in order to confuse or mislead consumers, they are violating the law. The situation you cited above (Company X and Company Z) is a perfect example of that. In Indiana, there is a "deceptive business practice" law and I don't know the exact-exact name for it, but that's the one that would apply in this case. (I know this because I ran into a very similar situation awhile ago and I talked to my lawyer about it.) It sounds like it's just a matter of time before mainstream businesses are savvy enough to figure out what's going on and start suing the people who are dumb enough to do this.


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The Benefits of Owning a Yugo
A Yugo... in the living room?
From: Joshua
I am certain that your inbox is filled with stories about Yugos, but perhaps one more about a positive aspect of this unique vehicle.
I lived in a rough neighborhood of Philadelphia during my junior year of college in a house with four other guys. One of the guys owned a Yugo and kept it parked on the street. A problem arose because we lived across the street from a bar frequented by the locals. (Now in college, I acknowledge, this is not usually a "problem," but we drank at a bar down the block.) Every night at closing time, the patrons of this bar thought it would be great fun to tip over the Yugo. And every morning, we would have to go out and tip the car back.
This problem was solved by bringing the car into our living room every night. The house had a great big double front door, and five guys could move the car with little trouble. So in defense of the Yugo, I ask: With how many cars could you ask, "Did you remember to bring in the car?"


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Metro Mobility ADA Paratransit Service
Metro Mobility is an
ADA Request To Remove Barriers Form - To request that ADA barriers, barriers defined as anything in the city right-of-way that blocks or impedes passage of pedestrians or persons with disabilities to the transit system.
Taxi Choice Option - Explains how the Mountain Metro Mobility taxi option program works.
One-way fare is $3.50.
You can also purchase 10-ride booklets for $35.00 and 40-ride booklets for $140.00. Purchase Tickets
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Friday, July 28, 2017
Also, a warm greeting to Roger Waters, whose current series of Us And Them Live Chicago gigs concludes tonight at the United Center. He is not doing on show there this Sunday, as I reported earlier here on BHT. He was at the United Center last Saturday and Sunday, July 22 and 23. I apologize for the error.
Tickets went on sale today for Pete Townshend's Classic Quadrophenia Chicago performance at The Rosemont Theatre on September 13. The event features Townshend, Billy Idol, Eddie Vedder, and Alfie Boe as the troubled teen Jimmy. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Teen Cancer America. WXRT morning DJ Lin Brehmer had a few brief telephone interviews with Townshend this morning and yesterday morning.
There are only a few more days left to catch The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism exhibit before it closes on Navy Pier July 30. It's a very impressive multimedia presentation of the memorabilia, photos, and videos of the iconic band.
According to the Official Hollies Facebook page, The Rolling Stones made their live performance debut as the opening act for The Hollies on July 13, 1963.
Cliff Johnson and The Raine's perform tomorrow night, Saturday, July 29 at Reggies Music Joint on State Street just south of downtown in Chicago. The Jay Goeppner Band is also on the bill.
Congratulations to Metro owner Joe Shanahan on celebrating 35 years of keeping his Wrigleyville club at the forefront of Chicago's live music scene.
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Troubleshooting Speed Signal Reception
If your Polar sensor is not working as it should, try troubleshooting before contacting your closest Polar Service.
CS speed sensor W.I.N.D.
- Have you taught the sensor to the training computer? See how to do this with CS500.
- Does a light flash in the sensor when the speed magnet passes it? The light indicates that the speed sensor is positioned correctly and that the sensor is alive. For more on positioning, see CS speed sensor W.I.N.D. user manual.
CS speed sensor W.I.N.D. transmission range is approx. 10m / 32ft.
CS speed sensor
- Is the sensor installed according to instructions? See User Manual for CS Speed Sensor.
- Is the training computer positioned appropriately? For more, see here.
- Does your bicycle have carbon fibre frame / handlebar / stem? This may reduce transmission range. Try reducing distance between training computer and sensor.
CS speed sensor transmission range is max. 50 cm/19.5 in. Recommended distance between training computer and sensor is 30 - 40 cm/11 -15.7 in.


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chateau pavie saint emilion bordeaux france
Chateau Pavie, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, stock photography samples, by Per Karlsson, BKWine.
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Chateau Pavie is a wine estate in Saint Emilion on the right bank in Bordeaux. It is classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé and belongs to Gérard Perse since 1998. Over the last decade the wines from Pavie have attracted much controversy when some famous wine critics have considered it to be over extracted, over-powering and unbalanced (e.g. Jancis Robinson), whereas others have judged it to be of outstanding quality (e.g. Robert Parker).
The chateau and vineyards are located on the lower lying land below the village of Saint Emilion, towards the railway station. It is, for Saint Emilion, a big vineyard covering 37 hectares of vines. it is planted with merlot (dominant), cabernet franc, and cabernet sauvignon. The vineyards are mainly on limestone and clay, and also some gravel and sand. At harvest a stringent selection of the grapes is done at reception at the winery.
The vinification is made with the plots vinified separately. After fermentation in tanks the wine is aged for up to 24 months in oak barrels. Much new oak is used. The resulting wine is of course very powerful.
All images © copyright Per Karlsson, BKWine. Images may not be used without our permission.
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Measurements: 34-26-38I Have A Shoe and Lip Fetish. Sexy Lips Turn Me On! And Shoes say a lot about a person and their up keep!
LRG Get A Lil Personal With Karissa TaylorLRG: So, Karissa where are you from?Karissa: I'm from Woodland Hills, Calif.
LRG: Since we know that your definitely stacking, what's your favorite body part?Karissa: My favorite body part on me would be my legs! I think they are perfect and well proportioned!
LRG: OK we agree with you there… what would you say is your favorite body part on a man?Karissa: My favorite body part on a man would be a sexy chest and a beautiful smile.
LRG: What is your favorite Lowrider?Karissa: Ummmm I would say a '64 Impala.
LRG: Niceeee…what would be its ideal color and what would you name it?Karissa: The color would be a hot pink and violent, and I would name it KHOLLYWOOD.
LRG: (Laughing) Sounds beautiful… so Karissa where do you see yourself in 5 years?Karissa: Well, I already own and operate a few businesses, so I see my businesses flourishing. I'm a hard worker so becoming a very successful well-grounded businesswoman in the next 5 years.
LRG: That sounds like a solid plan. Good luck with that…so lets see are you a bad girl…do you own any adult videos?Karissa: I use to own adult videos until I became a mother. I didn't want my son putting in the wrong DVD (laughing). So, I gave them away! But, I had a great collection I must say so myself.
LRG: Have you ever had a one-night stand?Karissa: I never had a one-night stand, but I had a second nightstand once (laughing). Meaning the first night I met him it didn't happen, but the second night we went on a date it happened! And it lasted years!
LRG: If you could sleep with one woman who would it be and why?Karissa: Hands down Scarlet Johansson, because she's a Classic Beauty.
LRG: What's the biggest misconception about you?Karissa: Well people think I'm a pushover and that my life is perfect. I had to sacrifice, fight, and struggle to get to where I am today! It was never handed to me on a silver platter! And I'm Thankful for the Struggle It Keeps Me Grounded!
LRG: What type of underwear do you prefer?Karissa: I prefer G-strings.
LRG: Finish this line… If he doesn't have a lot of money, than he better…Karissa: Have a plan, self-motivation, confidence, and be working towards his goals. No sitting around waiting for things to happen. He has to have some hustle in him.
LRG: What are your fetishes?Karissa: I Have A Shoe and Lip Fetish. Sexy Lips Turn Me On! And Shoes say a lot about a person and their up keep!
LRG: What are you turn offs?Karissa: A Deadbeat Daddy, and a show off who cares about what you have and who you are and who you know! That's the biggest turn off ever.
LRG: You hear that guys! In order to step to Karissa you better have your game tight, as well as some clean shoes!


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Art Is Resistance
From nine inch nails wiki
Go to this thread on ETS for discussion of this website
The URL for this website was found on a red flyer at the February 22, 2007 show in Paris, France. The logos shown on the site are consistent with the 2_21_07 image posted on the nin.com/current site.
This site seems to be a place for "members of the resistance" to remind the visitors of the site that "they have a voice." The site contains links to a tools page and a forum, leading to anotherversionofthetruth.com/artist.htm. The tools page has stencils of the Art is Resistance logo in various forms, such as desktop images, and stencils. The AIR logo might be seen to resemble, highly stylized, the hand-shape known as "the Presence" (a thumb and three fingers).
If you wait on the main page for a few seconds, a red box will flash on the screen playing the alarm sound from the Year Zero track, "Vessel." The red box shows this message:
By viewing this site, you are in direct violation of the Federal Orderly Conduct Act (Section 24.13.1).
The perpetrator of this site has been imprisoned for agitation, subversion, and disseminating anti-American propaganda.
Do NOT deface public property. Do NOT continue viewing subversive documents.
Continuing to view this material will result in the loss of citizenship increments. This may affect your ability to drive, to cross state lines, to hold certain kinds of jobs, and to obtain various compulsory licenses (e.g. marriage, worship, business, child-bearing).
Remember: FREEDOM IS A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT
You may continue to examine this page:
1) for research, crime prevention, or pedagogical purposes only, and
2) if and only if you have an appropriate license from the Bureau of Morality.
The word continue links back to the main site.
External Links
There are two known links on the main page. The first links to a previously undiscovered thread on Another Version of the Truth. The second links to a 'tools' page which provides downloads of the Resistance Logo in various formats.
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You think spray painting shit is going to make a fucking difference? All this art crap might make you feel better, but the cops are laughing their asses off as they haul you to jail. You want to make a difference, switch from .38 to .45, assholes. - TheWarden
b. Jan 10, 1967
Jan. 10, 1967: ...We have chosen to fight a limited war in Vietnam in an attempt to prevent a larger war--a war almost certain to follow, I believe, if the Communists succeed in overrunning and taking over South Vietnam by aggression and by force. I believe, and I am supported by some authority, that if they are not checked now the world can expect to pay a greater price to check them later.
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The location for this course is:
Community Room
Tesco, Eastville
Eastgate Rd, Bristol BS5 6XU
The Babywearing Peer Support course offers formal recognition of the skills of people who give information about slings and baby carriers through Sling Meets, sling libraries, antenatal classes or postnatal groups. The course focuses on the Practical Skills of Babywearing, including sling safety and checking slings for wear and tear. You'll attend a one-day workshop and complete your qualification through home study and coursework. By the end of your training, you should be able to:
- Show an awareness of different ways of using a range of slings and baby carriers to meet individual needs
- Assess the benefits and potential disadvantages of different types of slings and baby carriers for specific parents' needs
- Understand how slings should be worn safely and how the incorrect use of slings can affect the health and wellbeing of parent and baby/child
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Pogo Snake
|Scientific classification
|Albert Einstein
|Binomial name
|Primary armament
|Secondary armament
|"Spring Choke"
|Power supply
|Long range of sight
|6-10 Lb.
|3'-6' Ft
|Special attack
|Can call in cousin "Hoop Snake".
|Conservation status
|Super duper Rare
Pogosnakes are a less badass cousin of the deadly Hoop Snake, belonging to the class of venomous snakes known commonly as "Bouncy Vipers".
Found only in Mohave County, Arizona, there are nearly fifty species of Pogosnake, with numerous subspecies. They are named for their bouncy nature and travel in herds. The scientific name "Oxyuranus Springous" derives from the Mohave Indian word, κρόταλον, meaning "bouncy". The name "Springous" is the Hualapai Indian Tribe word for "springy" and shares its root with the modern day spring, commonly found in ball point pens and around shock absorbers on vehicles. Most Pogosnakes mate in the spring, and all species give birth to live baby Pogosnakes. Mothers abandon their young within hours after birth, but not to fear-they bounce back.
Big Pogo Snakes give birth to little Pogo Snakes. First, two big Pogo Snakes have to meet. singlepogosnakes.com is a popular on-line dating site for Pogo Snakes. There they can hop from page to page previewing fotos and biographical data of other potential Pogo Snake mates. Jewish Pogo Snakes, gay Pogo Snakes, and straight Pogo Snakes can utilize special Pogo Snake preference filtering options, if in fact it is possible to have a straight Pogo Snake, thereby negating the pogoing effect.
Civil Rights of Pogo Snakes[edit]
The EEOCPS "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Pogo Snakes" is the de facto Pogo Snake rights enforcement organization. Should a Pogo Snake face discrimination in the work place, he or she has the option of contacting their local branch of the EEOCPS and filing a complaint. Thumbprints are required for identification purposes. Coffee and donuts are served.
Digestion and Diet[edit]
All snakes eat meat, and the Pogo Snake likes nothing more than his meat. In fact, a Pogo Snake can't beat his meat. Every day a Pogo Snake eats its weight in small animals including lizards and other snakes, rodents and other small mammals, birds, eggs, insects, & small mammals, BLT's, birds, & small mammals. Some snakes have a venomous bite, which they use to kill their prey before eating it. Other snakes kill their prey by constriction. Still others swallow their prey whole and alive. Pogo Snakes use the "Chase and Trip" method.
Once a Pogo Snake spots its prey the Pogo Snake will bounce after the prey and chase it. When the Pogo Snake is close enough it will spring itsself into the path of the victim and tangle its body among its legs. The ensuing tumbling mass of Pogo Snake and varmit will cause a cloud of dust, hooves, weeds, and Pogo Snake to go tumbling across the desert ground. When the ball of dust settles, usually the Pogo Snake has wrapped it's body around the neck of it's victim and applies pressure to pop it's head off. Baby Pogo Snakes will often wrap themselves around the wrists of Hualapai Indians and cause "Indian Burns". Children do this with their pet Pogo Snakes for fun, even though their Mothers tell them not to.
After eating, snakes become torpid (full)while the process of digestion takes place. After drinking, Pogo Snakes become downright onrey. Many a Pogo Snake has been thrown out of a bar after taunting others with "I can jump higher than youuuuu-uuu! I can jump higher than youuuu-uuuu!!!".
Pogo Snakes do not normally eat people, but they will prey on them. A Pogo Snake will hide in the bushes of a well marked trail or sidewalk and there he will wait until an unsuspecting Mojave or Hualapai Indian will walk by. Then, at the last second, the Pogo Snake will spring out and trip its unsuspecting victim and slither away quickly. The victim will fall to the ground and spin around angrily to see who or how he tripped-but there's nothing there. Only the giggling from the bushes can clue someone into the perpetrator of the crime.
While snake vision is okey-dokey, for the most part a snake's sense of accessorizing is abyssmal. Some snakes, like the Pogo Snake, have binoculars smelling. In addition to their eyes, some snakes have radar (what submarines use) in deep grooves between the nostril and eye which allow them to hear noises. It is thought that the near extinction of the "Flatulant Desert Field Mouse" is due to the Pogo Snake's excellent senses of hearing and smell.
Note: Please see Hoop Snake.


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Garret: pure class, to the end
Garret Anderson's retirement has inspired some moving, perceptive tributes from folks on this site, and that is very nice to see.
Too often, it seemed the public paid not nearly enough attention to what this remarkable yet undervalued athlete was doing.
When I came to cover the Angels for MLB.com in 2007, one of the items at the top of my priority list was to get to know the superb left fielder who'd spent most of his career in the shadows, for reasons that escaped me entirely.
It was the first road trip of the season, and we were rerouted to Milwaukee by a snowstorm that had buried Cleveland. I asked if he could set aside some time before a game there for a talk, and he said, "Sure. Get here a little early tomorrow and we'll get to know each other."
I arrived on time, for a change, and settled into an unoccupied locker next to his. He sat down, leaned back and we talked . . . and talked . . . and talked.
About an hour later, I walked away thinking this was one of the brightest, most intuitive, most interesting athletes I'd met in a long time.
And I had no idea, still, why he'd remained such a mystery man to the public all those years.
As the days and weeks past, I came to develop an appreciation of Anderson and an understanding of his low profile in spite of all his career accomplishments. It was his choice. He had no interest in being a public figure.
What he cared about was being a solid professional and a good dad and husband. Everything else was secondary.
If it wasn't important to him to have people know him, applaud him, understand him, there was nothing wrong in that. Unfortunately, there was an assumption that he didn't care enough, because he didn't play the game like Pete Rose.
This is not uncommon among graceful, smooth, relaxed athletes. It was one of the reasons why Hank Aaron never gained the acclaim of Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle. Aaron was too cool, too relaxed. He made it look too easy.
A great player in his prime and a very good one the rest of the time, Garret Anderson was like that.
So was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, an athlete I'd spent time with years ago.
There was an inner calm and confidence in the Garret Anderson I came to know, and it was that Garret Anderson who gracefully, in his fashion, announced his retirement on Tuesday.
I spent many hours in his company in clubhouses across America over two seasons, killing time, telling stories. Most of our conversations drifted toward the NBA, a shared passion. He was a superb all-around athlete, recruited by Division I schools to play basketball out of Kennedy High School in the San Fernando Valley, but he chose baseball and the Angels. Smart guy, Garret.
He loved to hear tales about the "Showtime" Lakers of the '80s, a team I traveled with and wrote about for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. He couldn't hear enough about Magic and Kareem, Big Game James and McAdoo, Coop and Nixon and Byron and the rest.
It occurred to me during our conversations how similar Garret was to Kareem: bright and inquisitive yet introverted. Intimidating to some, because he seemed inaccessible, Anderson never was interested in self-promotion yet always was interested in subjects beyond the scope of his professional life.
He was, and is, a healthy, happy person, a man who laughs easily and often, in private, and loves his family. Now they have him full time, and that's clearly the way he wants it. – Lyle Spencer
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Great piece, Lyle. Thanks.
GA is one of my all-time favorites. All around class and just a great, consistent ball player. Still think he got robbed of the ROY (Marty Who?) Awesome job, Lyle. Miss your stuff in the Press Ent.
Lyle, not sure how you did it, but now I miss the guy even more than back when he was let go. Great post, great insight, and I hope against the odds we see him again down the road bringing along a future generation of Angels.
You have no idea how upset I was when the Angels let him go. For the first time, I hated the team that I grew up loving. People keep saying that the Angels are a "class organization." I say otherwise. I loved what they did for Percy and Salmon, but I guess this team is limited to their respect for our players. If you can, please tel GA that I appreciate everything he's done despite being under appreciated his entire career, even by the team he dedicated his life to.
THANKS!!! I've always loved and admired Garret, and was continually annoyed with people who said he just didn't try. Baloney! He just knew that field so well, he knew what was possible and what would appear showboating to try to catch! I too wish the team had called him back for a day so he would retire an Angel cuz he always was such a credit to the team. I feel the same about Jeff, tho he'll probably never be the tot al class act that Garret is! Still, I do wish folks would quit slandering him and appreciate what he does for the pitcher and the team despite his lack of hitting!


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Not every senior citizen passes his or her autumn years in dignity, surrounded by family, respected by the few peers they still have left in this world.
Not every senior citizen passes his or her autumn years in dignity, surrounded by family, respected by the few peers they still have left in this world.
And if the retirees in question are grizzled mobsters, old "made men" who haven't been "our thing" for years and years, the last thing they'd ever expect to be is dignified.
One might live in denial, straining to act out versions of their younger selves in defiance of the passage of time. Another might have, for all intents and purposes, "checked out" before he checks out.
And one might wear the weight of their years and the guilt of their deeds, hanging on almost out of remorse.
"Stand Up Guys" is about three aged stand-up guys, a "crew" that hasn't been a crew in almost 30 years. It has three comically charismatic Oscar winners in the lead roles — Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin — and a plot with room for comedy in it.
But the funereal tone is better suited to a picture with more gravitas than this Fisher Stevens film earns.
Pacino is Val, a mop-topped convict who gets out of a long stint in prison as the film opens.
Walken is Doc, his pal, loyal since the '70s, when Val went in. Doc is every inch the old man — a veritable recluse, painting, living in a dank apartment, visiting the same diner for every predictable meal.
But Val wants to party like it's 1979. Find a bar, find a brothel. That's not working out? Find some of this "new stuff" they've got now, Viagra.
It's meant to be a night "like the old days." But there's a mob boss who still has a grudge. One guy is supposed to kill the other.
Val and Doc get into a kerfuffle. They right a wrong, steal a car. They drag their old getaway driver (Alan Arkin) out of a nursing home — oxygen tank and all.
They reminisce. "Remember that time you threw that Greek out the hotel window?"
Walken brings a quiet dignity to Doc, a man of violence long reformed — "I'm retired. I'm serious."
But Pacino's Val ignores the entreaties of one and all to not embarrass himself. He does.
Arkin sparks the picture to life, acting his age and being funny at it. And the addition of Julianna Margulies as the child of one "Stand Up Guy" and of Lucy Punch as the madam at the cut-rate brothel enlivens a few scenes.
But the central premise is a half-hearted retread. And the gags come from a score of earlier films and sitcoms.
Which is pretty much where these "Stand Up Guys" are stuck.


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Value-based insurance design (VBID) in which consumer payments are waived for highly effective treatments, but are raised for less effective ones, could increase the benefits of healthcare in the US without increasing expenditures. The costs saved by VBID could be used to subsidize coverage for the currently uninsured, providing a substantial improvement in health outcomes.
Strategies that influence the quantity of health care consumed are essential to controlling healthcare costs. Such strategies can target health care providers or can target consumers by charging co-payments and out-of-pocket deductibles. Cost sharing decreases health expenditure but it can also reduce demand for essential care and thus reduce the overall quality of care.
Consequently, some experts have proposed VBID, an approach in which the amount of cost sharing is set according to the ''value'' of an intervention – the additional health benefit it adds per dollar spent – rather than its cost. Under VBID, cost sharing could be waived for office visits necessary to control blood pressure in people with diabetes, which constitute high-value care, but could be increased for high-tech scans ordered to diagnose chronic dementia.
In the current study, using computer simulations of costs and life expectancy gains based on US healthcare data, the researcher R. Scott Braithwaite and colleagues estimated that approximately 60 percent of health expenditures in the US are spent on low-value services and 20 percent are spent on high-value services, indicating that the vast majority (80 percent) of health expenditures would have cost sharing that would be affected by VBID.
They found that broader diffusion of VBID to drug costs alone increased the benefit conferred by health care by 0.03 to 0.05 additional life-years, without increasing overall costs or out-of-pocket payments. Extension of VBID to other health care services could increase the benefit conferred by health care by 0.24 to 0.44 additional life-years. Among those without health insurance, using cost saving from VBID to subsidize insurance coverage would increase the benefit conferred by health care by 1 .21 life-years, a 31 percent increase.
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It was only a few weeks after this week a year ago that I got that dreaded phone call that Bradford had committed suicide in his jail cell - one of the most awful moments of my life. Pure shock, heartache and devastation are the only words I can still use to describe that day. How many more obstacles in this journey could I handle? I would say I questioned my faith the most during this time. Flowers and words of encouragement arrived at my door non-stop, and it would make me smile for a little while, but the pain was still there. There was NOTHING anyone could say or do to make the pain go away. For a few weeks, I had a major pity-party but one day woke up and came to my senses and realized I couldn't let the unfortunate death of Bradford get me down...once again, I'd have to jump back on my feet and remember why I'm here on this Earth, and I needed to use my voice and help others. I couldn't let anyone down, I needed to continue to fulfill my purpose.
Fast-forward to Crime Victims' Rights Week 2011 "Reshaping The Future, Honoring The Past" - what an awesome "theme" for this year! I have now accomplished and overcome so many obstacles, and strive to continue to do so on a daily basis. My attack is something that happened going on 21 years ago, but changed my life and perspective on crime, forever. I have done many speaking engagements, and met many people and continue to feel inspired to share my story and know I am making a difference, which makes me feel truly blessed. I know I am doing what I was called to do, and that is an indescribable feeling on so many different levels.
In March of this year, I was invited to attend and present alongside Detective Cromie in Austin for the annual TAASA conference, and what an extraordinary experience that was! I became a TAASA member last year, and this was the first conference I had ever attended, and it was full of amazingly insightful experiences. I went to several workshops throughout the days I was there, and learned so much about being a better victim advocate and learned more about the unfortunately "real" statistics on sexual assaults in our state. All of the information I learned just added more fuel to my fire, and has me striving to continue fighting for others and speaking out.


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Please Show Us the Same Respect, Mr. President
So, in response to U.S. soldiers' burning of the Koran at the Bagram Air Base, President Barack Obama has issued an apology.
"I wish to express my deep regret for the reported incident," Mr. Obama said in a hand-delivered letter to President Hamid Karzai. "I extend to you and the Afghan people my sincere apologies."
The apology is an attempt to quiet the third day of deadly protests in Afghanistan.
Would that the president's tremendous respect for Islam extended to the beliefs and conscience-rights of Christians, especially Catholic Christians in his own country.
Carrie Severino, writing for The Daily Beast, recently used a list from the Mayo Clinic to show that Catholics are actually being abused by the president.
Compare the president's actions with the Mayo's indicators of abuse. Notes Severino:
•Tries to control how you spend money, where you go, what medicines you take or what you wear [HHS regulations, anyone?]
•Hits, kicks, shoves, slaps, chokes, or otherwise hurts you, your children, or your pets [the Obama administration recently gave religious groups a slap in the face by arguing that their constitutional right to freedom of religion does not include the right to choose their own ministers]
"The unwillingness to face obvious facts is characteristic of those who, sadly, return to their abusers," writes Severino. "For example, even after the president went back on his assurances at Notre Dame that he would 'honor the conscience of those who disagree with abortion, and draft a sensible conscience clause,' Nicholas Cafardi, dean emeritus of Duquesne University, said that 'the Obama administration has said it wants to work with these organizations so they're not required to violate their conscience. I'm sure they mean that in good faith.'"
There are times when Christians are called to turn the other cheek, and other times when we are required to stand and fight. Lest you wonder which response is appropriate at this present moment, it's time to fight.
In an action nearly unprecedented in the Church in the U.S., every bishop in the country has made it very clear where the Church stands on the Health and Human Service's mandate and the protection of religious liberty and conscience rights. Several Catholic institutions (including the media organization I work for) have filed lawsuits. What more will it take for the president and his administration to take notice?
When U.S. soldiers abuse the holy book of another faith in a foreign country, the president rightly apologizes. Yet, when the president, who has claimed that he's using Christ as a model, not only disregards, but acts in opposition to the Bill of Rights and the faith of the single largest religious denomination in his own country, it demonstrates an obvious bias and raises serious questions. They are questions worth asking in an election year, not only by Catholics but by all people no matter their faith.


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Every time i start WebbotLib Studio via the Downloader
This doesn't happen if i download WebbotLib Studio separately from SourceForge
it gives me an error trying to download "WebbotLib for AVR8" and "Windows Compiler for AVR8"
It would be good to know if you are running on Windows or Unix and what versions.
what are your settings for WebbotLib Studio? ie select the line for WebbotLib Studio, click properties, the Remote URL should be: http://webbot.org.uk/WebbotStudio/WebbotLibStudio.jnlp. Is that the case?
Eh? SourceForge only hosts the original WebbotLib (ie the open source library). All the tools like Project Designer and Studio only exist on my site and not SourceForge. Studio has its own version of WebbotLib as well ("WebbotLib for AVR8"). So Studio doesn't need to go to SourceForge at all.
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Speaking of hot men, I've been hounding
David Jimenez
, above, for pictures of his table from Kansas City's
Dining by Design
He's busy I know. VP Visual Merchandising and Store Design for Hallmark Cards, writing for
, volunteering, being fabulous, it all takes time.
Right before the event he had emailed me to say he was worried about the table.
I never was, though I knew he was under a lot of pressure; his tables for the last few years have been knockouts.
This year was no exception.
David and his cohort and co-hostess, Merrily Jackson, above left, can always be counted on to throw a terrific party.
Mr. Blandings, he's the hottie on the left, and I, not the gorgeous number on the right, had a wonderful time.
Of course I was nearly speechless as the table linens were one of my favorite colors ever. Actually, that's not true as I am never even nearly speechless, but I was certainly enchanted.
The entire evening was a confection and we were oh-so-lucky to be a part of it.
Post script. Here I am with our own home grown Tom Ford look-alike Phil Scaglia. I do seem to gravitate to dark and dreamy.
Visual treats by
David Jimenez
, edible treats by
Natasha's Mulberry & Mott
, top images of both by
Patrick Binder
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Firefox 10.0.12, Windows XP (I'm going to keep it, don't want to update to the latest version, because my computer is very outdated. I am conservative )
I'd like to remove "Open" and "Open in a new window" from the Bookmark Toolbar context menu. I tried all variants of these strings in userChrome.css, like for example:
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And yes, I watched commas, there was no comma in the last line (actually, I tested it also with the only line with no comma at all). Nothing works. Nothing in this thread worked:
Everything is quite nice with other context menus: I've tweaked link, page, image menus exactly as I like : ). Thanks to this wonderful forum!
I'd be very grateful for any advice!


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The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette)
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Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Stajola, Lianella Carell, Gino Saltamerenda, Vittorio Antonucci
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Running Time - 1:30
Genre - Drama
Opened in Theaters - December 13th, 1949 (70 years ago)
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It's difficult to overstate how discrimination affects the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth and adults in Maine. In addition to often finding themselves isolated and misunderstood, they are more likely to be harmed by others or attempt suicide. For those seeking a congregation to practice their faith or seek an understanding community, the way forward may appear particularly bleak.
Rev. Sue Gabrielson of Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church spoke this week about how congregations across the state are trying to change that image and provide an inclusive and welcoming environment. Gabrielson is also program coordinator of the Religious Coalition Against Discrimination, a network of religious leaders in Maine who advocate for marginalized people to be more widely accepted in congregations and communities.
The group supported the 2012 same-sex marriage campaign. Its next major effort will be a three-year initiative to provide outreach and education to congregations about the needs of transgender individuals in Maine. She has lessons that apply for people of faith or no faith.
"We say, 'Come as you are,'" she said.
More than 80 Jewish synagogues and churches from an array of denominations — Episcopal, Lutheran, Unitarian, Congregational, United Methodist — have purposefully worked to provide a safe place for those who are gay or transgender. Each congregation has a process for obtaining the specific designation of "welcoming" or "open and affirming" — to let members of the LGBTQ community know the church respects them.
In Gabrielson's denomination, congregations typically receive 18 months to two years of education about the concerns of those who are gay or transgender. Sermons are preached; speakers give talks; and forums are held to drive conversation and "help the congregation from a theological perspective really focus on the inherent worth and dignity of all people," Gabrielson said. They discuss sexuality and gender as a spectrum
The congregation then votes whether to have the "welcoming" designation, and the work is verified by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Ministries. Her church completed the process in 1994.
"For the transgender members of our community, it's probably one of the only places where they absolutely feel safe and can be themselves," she said.
To start its initiative on transgender inclusiveness, RCAD looked within. It held an all-day retreat for its board members where they listened as speakers who are transgender, and a parent of a transgender person, shared their stories. Next, the organization will organize a conference this fall where congregations can learn about becoming "welcoming" or simply learn how to facilitate conversation about it.
"For some people, they don't even have the language to talk about transgender issues," Gabrielson said.
Transgender people feel a persistent difference between their assigned sex and understanding of their own gender. Some undergo surgery and hormone regimens to change their physical characteristics, but many do not.
The irony, Gabrielson said, is that those who have done nothing wrong are often targeted simply because of their physical appearance, whereas those who have hurt others, who do not wear their difference on their skin, can move anonymously through society. Instead of isolating those whom we perceive as different, we should seek to learn from them.
"No matter who you are or what you bring to the church I think our job as a faith community is to meet you where you are, and our job is to support each other on our spiritual journeys. It's not about judgement," she said. "This is my whole ministry, really, is to come from a place of humility and not righteousness."
Some people use Bible verses to argue that being transgender or gay is somehow "wrong," she said, but those verses are often taken out of context, and "you can find rationalization in the Bible for just about everything." Instead, she said, she emphasizes messages discussed over and over.
"Jesus' greatest commandment is to love one another," she said. Following that directive starts with having a conversation.


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Bruce Bartlett, the author of what is currently the most comprehensive book on tax reform takes a look at how Paul Ryan's budget would start fixing America's tax problems. It turns out that Ryan is embarking on a Herculean task of raising revenue by closing every last tax exemption in the budget:
In other words, it will be impossible to achieve Ryan's revenue target without pretty much wiping the slate clean of every tax preference except for a handful of the most popular ones. This may be worth doing, but will be very difficult. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 reduced tax expenditures by about 2.7 of GDP, according to the TPC. If it could be duplicated, that would only get Ryan to his absolute minimum level of revenues as a share of GDP. Getting to the upper end of his target range would require a tax reform one third larger.
In short, looking only at the tax side of Ryan's plan, he is anticipating enactment of an extraordinarily ambitious tax reform on top of the most ambitious budget cutting effort ever enacted. He would sharply cut outlays for every major program except Social Security and national defense. Every governmental function one can think of would be virtually abolished except for Medicare, Social Security and defense. A key reason for the severity of these cuts, of course, is that Ryan would cut taxes at the same time he is cutting spending. To achieve balance with lower than projected revenues requires even larger cuts in spending....In my opinion, the Ryan budget should be seen as nothing more than a PR document for Republicans so they can say they have a plan to balance the budget, cut taxes, and cure the common cold.
An additional point that should be made is that it will probably only be possible to close politically popular tax policies if there is some sort of governing consensus between the two parties. Such a consensus seems very far from happening.


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Giants of the Far North; Giantism or Acromegaly
We note that the discovery of "Giant" remains in around 1930 was written up in the scientific journals of the day with casual racism. We note with interest as well scientific attempts to explain why a "modern" man --and other remains found in the same cemetary" were of such huge size and why they exhibited characteristics similar to those of remains science had called Neanderthal.
Some creationists have previously suggested that Neanderthal was simply a modern man suffering some type of pathology. Evolutionists have resisted such an idea.
Here, science ironically tries to explain "giant", and or "Neanderthal like" characteristics found on an obviously "modern" man as-being due to some type of pathology. "..s8int.com
Man of Gardar
Photo: Egil Skallagrimson
What manner of man was the Man of Gardar?
Was he a surviving neanderthaloid type, thousands of years out of his time in the middle ages? Was he a freak Eskimo, living with the dwindling colony of Norsemen on the unfriendly coast of Greenland in the twelfth or thirteenth century?
Or was he a degeneration type arising from the inbreeding of a malnourished group of white men cut off from the rest of the world?
These questions have been roused by the recent discovery in the medieval Christian cemetery at Gardar, southwest Greenland, of a most extraordinary skull, that has many of the characteristics of the low-browed, heavy-jawed Neanderthal race that inhabited mainland Europe scores of millennia ago.
The find was made by Prof. F.C.C. Hansen of the University of Copenhagen, and is discussed in the scientific journal Nature by Sir Arthur Keith, noted anthropologist.
Sir Arthur is inclined to look upon the strange skull as a result of a disorder of growth, somewhat like the fairly common and distressing type of giantism known as acromegaly. This disease is due to a glandular failure, and frequently results, says Sir Arthur, in the assumption, "in a bizarre form, of all the characteristics of the skulls of ancient fossil man—particularly Neanderthal and Rhodesian characters.
"Homo gardarensis must have been the subject of a particular disorder of growth—the kind of disorder which causes giantism in man, but whereas in most giants growth soon becomes irregular, in Homo gardarensis it remained regular." ..July 19, 1930 Biofortean Review
Perkins M. (1931) Acromegaly in the far north. Nature 128 (No 3229) p. 491-2.
Acromegaly in the Far North
Discovered by gravel pit workers in 1907 near Heidelberg in Germany the Jaw of Heidelberg Man as shown is approximately 40% to 50% larger by volume than the that of "Modern" man. The Gandar Jaw being discussed on this page is even larger than the Heidelberg Jaw.
In his letter in NATURE of Aug. 8 on the pituitaristic character of Egil Skallagrimson, Prof. Seligman has brought forward a remarkable subject which made a forcible impression on myself some years ago.
His opinion of the Gardariki skull confirms the existence of pituitary disorder among the Viking Scandinavians, but he does not allude to the very peculiar features which distinguish Egil's case from common clinical conditions, nor to the interesting heredity which the sagas record.
Egil closely resembled his father, Skallagrim, and paternal grandfather, Kveld Ulf, in "growth, appearance, and bent of mind " (Egla S. xx., xxxi.); while the name of the latter suggests that he recalled his maternal grandfather, Ulf the Fearless, who was ancestor through a son, Hallbjorn, 'Half-Troll' (half-giant), to the equally remarkable family of Ketil Haeng, culminating in Grettir the Strong, whose bones, like Egil's, were dug up in a churchyard and admired for their astonishing size (Gretla S. lxxxiv.).
Gigantism seems to have become endemic in the Fyrdafjord district of Sogn (Norway), where Skallagrim was able to find a dozen near his home who were "more like giants in growth and seeming than mortal men . . . all the strongest men and many shape-strong ", men who, like their chief and his father, used to run, 'berserk' in fits of uncontrollable rage followed by exhaustion (Egla S. xxv., xxvii.).
After the emigration to Iceland three of these giant families, can be recognised by the same features reappearing in their descendants: that descended from Skallagrim, that of Giant-stead, and the descendants of Ani, among whom we may note a grandson, Steinar, who was "of all men the biggest and mighty of strength, an ugly man, crooked of growth, long-legged and short of body . . . quarrelsome and headstrong" (Egla S. lxxx.).
Here again, are signs resembling pituitary disorder, coupled with a morose, uncertain temper. Thorir, 'Long-chin', one of the most famous berserks, and Ofeig, 'Clumsy Foot', are other cases where characteristic pituitary features appear in a berserk family.
Egil and his father were noted for premature greying of their black hair with baldness at twenty-five. The father and grandfather of Grettir, in the line of Ofeig, 'Clumsy Foot', were also prematurely grey.
The precocity, both mental and physical of Egil and his brother may be associated with this premature senility, and possibly indicate a correlated excess Of' either adrenal or pineal function.
Skallagrim had several children who died young, but there is no suggestion that they suffered from a total premature senility, and in such case the father and Egil the surviving son would scarcely live to the ages of 88 and 81 respectively, or perform astonishing feats of strength on the day of death.
Grettir, far from being precocious was distinctly backward, and seems unexpectedly feeble in the development of genitalia (Gretla S. xiv., lxxv.): possibly in his case pituitary disorder passed into a stage of hypofunction, but he was in full vigour when killed at 35.
Although mentally very alert and a clever poet like Egil and Skallagrim, Grettir like his father, was noted for laziness, which also suggests hypofunction. On the other hand, the Egil family were unusually brisk; but Thorbjorg the Fat, a granddaughter of Egil, may have developed pituitary hypofunction.
Egil had also, and Grettir was credited with a son who died at 17, after promising to develop into something altogether extraordinary (Gretla S lxvii.)
The tendency to berserk (hamask), so obviously resembling the running amok of Malays, was closely interwoven with "shape-changing" or being "shape strong" (hamrammr, vide T. R. Eddison, 1930, "Egil's Saga", notes, p. 245 ff.; and Du Chaillu, 1889; "Viking Age", ii. p. 425), The latter may broadly be regarded as peculiar behaviour in the dusk, such as sleepiness and surliness (Kveld ,Ulf), berserk fits (Skallagrim), mad drinking fits (Egil), dusk prowling, supposedly in animal shape (Storolf Haengson), terror of the dark (Grettir).
We may imagine that evening terrors would provoke an adrenal release which might become translated, in those with constitutional adrenal excess, into a fit of berserk rage. Berserk fits, being involuntary, may also be compared with the 'uncinate' epileptiform seizures of pituitary hypertrophy, and, there seems to be a strong hysterical element, because the subject was believed to be impossible to wound, which may mean that he was insensible to pain and did not bleed from non-arterial traumata.
As regards heredity, I have traced 52 male and 19 female descendants of Ulf the Fearless in 12 generations. Seventeen of the males are recorded as peculiar in one or more of the above ways, 6 others probably were so, but details are not available in the sagas at my hand, and of these 4 males evidently transmitted the heritage; 4 males transmitted without being noticed as unusual themselves.
Females naturally have attracted less attention, but 3 of the 19 seem to have been unusual and 8 transmitted. Skallagrim and Grettir were each the offspring of berserk families on both sides among 14 members of the associated families, 7 seem to have been peculiar; while the two other berserk families from Fyrdafjord referred to above include 7 peculiar among 9 individuals.
In brief, half, of both sexes, may be believed to have had a peculiar hereditary constitution; and the condition seems not to be sex-linked.
These details are drawn from the well-known sagas of Egil, Grettir, Laxdale, Burnt Njal, and the Norse Kings: lack of space makes publication of the genealogical table inadvisable, while it may yet be improved by reference, to the sagas of Ketil Haeng, and others not yet translated.
It is certain that descendants of Ulf the Fearless settled in Greenland, because, soon after its discovery, fourteen ships reached that land from Borgafjord of Skallagrim's settling and Breidafjord the home of Grettir's mother, through whom he derived from Ulf: it is therefore quite possible that the Gardariki skulls include some of Ulf's descendants.
The description of the unusually tall Grettir as "a handsome man. . . . with a face rather broad and short, red-haired and somewhat freckled." (Gretla S. xiv.), places him at once as that well-known German-resembling Caledonian type which attracted the attention of Tacitus; it also suggests the much more ancient Cro-Magnon with dysharmonic face a conspicuously giant type.
On the other hand, the Egil family, with its, black hair, great height, thick skull, prognathism, precocity, and fits of rage, is curiously parallel to the tall negroid in everything except indolence, which was certainly displayed on the Grettir side, and pigmentation of the skin.
Hamrammr may even be compared with the 'Leopard Society' prowling of West Africa. This parallel is interesting, because rock-tracings at Tanum in South Sweden introduce us to sea raiders and settlers who were familiar with the leopard, the camel, the ostrich, and the turtle, as pointed out by Du Chaillu ("Viking Age" ii. p.124).
Some are represented of immense size, many are prognathous with a suggestion, of the acromegalic chin some have unusually long legs and short bodies like Steinar, several are remarkably fat; often pictured fighting with vigour, they might well represent ancestors of Egil.
Also the Fomorians, supernatural giants, who exactly parallel the Scandinavian Trolls in Irish tradition and played the part of vikings in their earliest history, were explained as "sea-raiders from Africa" by the medieval scholarship in Keating's well-known "History of Ireland".
As a hypothesis, the tall and fair Scandinavian, or even taller red Caledonian, raiding up and down the Atlantic coasts in very early days, might conceivably contact with the tall negroids of Jaloff, and thus acquire with captured women the seeds of a black-haired stock unbalanced in many ways and marked by excessive height, such, as that producing Egil Skallagrimson. MICHAEL PERKINS, Little Cloisters, Westminster Abbey, S.W.I.
A Different Opinion on Acromegaly Related to Gardar Skull
As one sees on these two radiographs of acromegalic patients, the deformations relate to the facial part of the head, and nothing justifies that this disease can cause the shape of the occipital part of the skull of Gardar.
Quite to the contrary, the assumption which seems to impose itself here, and that most reject because of the recent character of these remains, and their localization, is that it appears to be those of Homo erectus bones."
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If I may be allowed to begin this installment of the BUZZ with some editorializing,
The tax blogosphere has been a-BUZZ the past few days with postings on the idiots in Congress still arguing over BO's compromise tax package. The problem appears to be with House Democrats who feel that the new Estate Tax exemption and rate is too generous. Quick answer and easy fix – return the federal estate tax to what it was for 2009 for the same two years as the rest of the "Bush" tax cut extension.
If you are interested you can check out the blogs of Kay, Kelly, Joe K and A, Russ, and others for the specific details of the fight.
The main problem with the idiots fighting over this package now is that they have known about the expiration of the various tax provisions since January 1 of this year. For heaven's sake - the cafones have know about the expiration since January 1 of 2001! At this point there is no time for politics as usual – just pass the damned package and start the debate up again in January of 2011.
Are all of the items in the compromise good for the country. Perhaps not. Jim Maule deals with each of them in his post "Why the Tax Compromise is a Mistake" and does make some good points. But that is not the issue now. It is December 10th, and Congress will adjourn for the year very soon. The time for debate on this issue was January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2009. As has become a custom, the cafones in Washington have waited to literally the last minute to do anything. If they do not pass the extenders every single American will face a tax increase in 2011. And even if Congress does take some action early in 2011 it will cause the IRS tons of problems, as discussed in Commissioner Shulman's letter to Congress.
By sitting on their fat arses for this long Congress has given up the right to appear to all of a sudden be concerned about the effects of extensions.
* Need another reason why our elected officials in Washington are self-absorbed idiots with minimal concern, if any, for the American people? In "Outrage Among Staten Island First Responders, Elected Officials Over Defeat of 9/11 'Zadroga Bill'" at STATEN ISLAND LIVE we are told that "the $7.4 billion Zadroga bill failed to advance by a vote of 57-42, short of the 60 votes needed to proceed under Senate rules".
The bill would "provide $3.2 billion to track and treat illnesses among Ground Zero workers and another $4.2 billion to reopen a victim-compensation fund for those who have become ill or died".
Why did the bill fail?
"Senate Republicans stalled the bill, saying they wouldn't move on it until a separate tax-cut package negotiated by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans is passed."
* Have you been following Kay Bell's "Year-End Money Moves" series over at DON'T MESS WITH TAXES? She starts off "with everybody's favorite topic, taxes".
* In all my years in "the business" I have never seen a federal income tax issue portrayed correctly on an episode of a tv show, or in a movie. Kay Bell tells us that the same holds true for the federal estate tax in her post "Estate Tax Plot on 'Raising Hope'".
TV shows hire military and police advisers, why not a tax advisor. I am available. Or at least have the writers run the idea pass their own tax professional.
* I like Joe Kristan's post "I Only Lie to the IRS and My CPA, Not to You!" at the ROTH AND COMPANY TAX UPDATE BLOG, which tells one example of a too often true story.
* Bruce, MISSOURI's TAX GUY, provide an overview of the convoluted health care "reform" bill in his post "Who Benefits from Health Care Reform?".
Bruce correctly points out that -
"The majority of Americans without health insurance are the owners or employees of small businesses. For many of these individuals, health insurance has been unaffordable for themselves, their families, and their employees."
Unfortunately the idiots in Congress (this BUZZ seems to have developed a theme) are not aware of this fact – as, while they allow a tax credit for health insurance provided for employees of small business enterprises for 2010, they do not provide a credit for the business owner! We one-person business operations have to wait a few years until the Health Insurance Exchanges kick-in.
* Tonya Moreno talks about the ways state taxes would be affected – both plus and minus – if the idiots in Congress do not extend the "Bush" tax cuts and we are all faced with a large tax increase in 2011 in her post "Expiration of Bush-Era Tax Cuts Could Increase State Taxes as Well" at ABOUT.COM TAX PLANNING: US.
* Megan Hughes asks the question "Are You Ready For the Big Payroll Tax Deposit Change?" at DIANE KENNEDY'S US TAX AID blog.
What change?
" . .starting on January 1st, I was no longer able to make manual payroll tax deposits at my bank … or anywhere else for that matter. The IRS has discontinued this service."
Business now must make their tax deposits via the EFTPS system, either online or by telephone.
This change has been known for a while now – and should not be a surprise to small business owners. I have already registered all my payroll clients (the few that remain) and my own company online at www.eftps.com, and have actually been using the online system for one client for most of 2010 already. I had previously used the telephone EFTPS payment regime for two companies for decades.
It is easy to enroll in EFTPS online, and the online system is easy to use.
Individual taxpayers can also use the online EFTPS system. It is a good way to schedule all of your quarterly estimated tax payments in advance so you do not miss a payment.
I am not against e-filing personal and business returns and payments as long as the government provides a free and easy way to do so online. Unfortunately I cannot comply with the new federal efile mandate for 1040s because the government forces me to purchase unnecessary (for my individual practice), flawed and expensive tax software to be able to efile.


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TORONTO, Ontario, February 27, 2012 – Lydian International Ltd. (TSX: LYD) ("Lydian" or the "Company"), a gold-focused mineral exploration and development company, announced today that it has filed a preliminary short form prospectus in respect of its previously announced bought deal offering. The Company entered into an underwriting agreement with GMP Securities L.P. and Scotiabank (together, the "Underwriters"), which have agreed to purchase 15,625,000 ordinary shares (the "Ordinary Shares") of Lydian at a purchase price of $2.56 per Ordinary Share (the "Offering Price"), for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $40 million (the "Offering").
In addition, the Company has granted the Underwriters an option (the "Over-Allotment Option") to purchase up to an additional 2,343,750 Ordinary Shares (representing 15% of the base Offering) at the Offering Price, to cover over-allotments, if any, for additional gross proceeds of up to $6 million. The Over-Allotment Option is exercisable in whole or in part for a period of 30 days after the closing of the Offering.
The Offering is expected to close on or about March 9, 2012 and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, the receipt of all necessary regulatory and stock exchange approvals, including the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the applicable securities regulatory authorities
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering to progress the Company's Amulsar Gold Project in Armenia towards the completion of a bankable feasibility study, for continued exploration work on the Zoti Project in Georgia, to pay certain amounts owing to Newmont Overseas Exploration Limited, for general working capital purposes and for other Company expenditures in the normal course of business.
The Ordinary Shares have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States, or to or for the account or benefit of any person in the United States, absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any Ordinary Shares in the United States, or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Lydian International
Lydian is a gold-focused mineral exploration and development company with expertise employing "first mover" strategies in emerging exploration environments. Currently, Lydian is focused on Eastern Europe and on developing its flagship Amulsar Gold Project in Armenia. The Amulsar group of licenses is wholly owned by Lydian's Armenian subsidiary (Geoteam CJSC). Lydian also has a pipeline of promising early-stage gold and base metal exploration projects in the Caucasus regions.
Lydian's management team has a track record of success in grassroots discovery, in acquiring and developing undervalued assets, and in building companies. Lydian has a strong social agenda and a unique understanding of the complex social and political issues that characterize emerging environments. The Company's significant shareholders include the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which is a member of the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). More information can be found on Lydian's web site at www.lydianinternational.co.uk.
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In the study, researchers revealed that chronic use of the drug caused a decrease in the number of receptors involved in a wide array of important mental and bodily functions, including concentration, movement coordination, pleasure, pain tolerance, memory and appetite.
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is abused more than any other illegal drug in America, according to the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. When smoked or ingested, the drug's psychoactive chemical binds to numerous cannabinoid receptors in the brain and throughout the body, which influence a range of mental states and actions. One of two known types of cannabinoid receptors, called CB1, is involved primarily in the central nervous system.
In conducting the study, researchers compared the brains of 30 chronic daily marijuana smokers to non-smokers over the course of roughly four weeks. Using molecular imaging, researchers were able to visualize changes in the participants' brains and found the cannabinoid CB1 receptors of the smokers had decreased by roughly 20 percent compared to the otherwise healthy people with limited lifetime exposure to marijuana.
"With this study, we were able to show for the first time that people who abuse cannabis have abnormalities of the cannabinoid receptors in the brain," lead author Dr. Jussi Hirvonen said in a Society of Nuclear Medicine news release.
The researchers re-scanned 14 of the smokers after one month of abstinence and found a notable increase in receptor activity in areas that were deficient at the beginning of the study. These findings, the investigators concluded, suggest the adverse effects of chronic marijuana use are reversible.
"This information may prove critical for the development of novel treatments for cannabis abuse. Furthermore, this research shows that the decreased receptors in people who abuse cannabis return to normal when they stop smoking the drug," Hirvonen added.
The study, which was a collaboration between the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health and U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse, was slated for presentation Monday at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in San Antonio, Texas. Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.


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Welcome to the third day of Lehigh Valley Music's 5 Days of Jackson 5 contest to win the newly released "Jackson 5ive: The Complete Animated Series" DVD set.
The set includes the complete 1970s animated cartoon series -- 23 full-length episodes containing 46 original Jackson 5 songs. "The Jackson 5ive" series ran 1971-73 on ABC-TV, but has been revived several times.
Read on for details:
The contest, which started Wednesday and will run today and for two more days, will have one of the postings on this blog each day contain a song title by The Jackson 5.
All you as a reader have to do is e-mail that title to me at firstname.lastname@example.com with your name, city of residence and a phone number at which to reach you, and you'll be entered in a drawing to win a copy of the package.
You can enter each day with each new song title, and on Monday, we'll draw the winners and contact you at the phone number you provide. The more days you enter, the better your chances to win. And to reward faithful reading, we'll double the number of entries for anyone who gets all five days' songs right.
The package normally costs $32.99 for DVD and $39.99 for Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.
And even if you don't win with this contest, you can buy the "Jackson 5ive: The Complete Animated Series" at retail outlets. For example, www.Amazon.com is discounting it for $29.99.
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JOHN J. MOSER has been around long enough to have seen the original Ramones in a small club in New Jersey, U2 from the fourth row of a theater and Bob Dylan's born-again tours. But he also has the number for All-American Rejects' Nick Wheeler on his cell phone, wrote the first story ever done on Jack's Mannequin and hung out in Wiz Khalifa's hotel room.
JODI DUCKETT: As The Morning Call's assistant features editor responsible for entertainment, she spends a lot of time surveying the music landscape and sizing up the Valley's festivals and club scene. She's no expert, but enjoys it all — especially artists who resonated in her younger years, such as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Tracy Chapman, Santana and Joni Mitchell.
KATHY LAUER-WILLIAMS enjoys all types of music, from roots rock and folk to classical and opera. Music has been a constant backdrop to her life since she first sat on the steps listening to her mother's Broadway LPs when she was 2. Since becoming a mother herself, she has become well-versed on the growing genre of kindie rock and, with her son in tow, can boast she has seen a majority of the current kid's performers from Dan Zanes to They Might Be Giants.
STEPHANIE SIGAFOOS: A Jersey native raised in Northeast PA, she was reared in a house littered with 8-tracks, 45s and cassette tapes of The Beatles, Elvis, Meatloaf and Billy Joel. She also grew up on the sounds of Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks and Tim McGraw and can be found traversing the countryside in search of the sounds of a steel guitar. A fan of today's 'new country,' she digs mainstream/country-pop crossovers like Lady Antebellum and Sugarland and other artists that illustrate the genre's diversity.


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Mixing liquids. Just as all finishing products that thin with water can be mixed, so can all finishing products that thin with mineral spirits (paint thinner). Here I'm adding some stain of one brand to some polyurethane of another to make a "varnish stain," a stain that can be left a little thicker on the wood or over another coat of finish.
I'm sure you've come across cautions in woodworking books and magazines instructing you to "use a compatible product" – stain, filler, glaze, finish – and you've wondered, "What is compatible, and what isn't?"
The phrase, "use a compatible," is a "cover-my-behind" dodge used by authors who have little understanding of finishes. If you follow their procedures and then have problems, it must be your fault for using an "incompatible" product. The burden is on you to know what is compatible and what isn't.
So what is compatible with what?
Three entirely different situations can be referred to by the word "compatible:"
• Mixing liquids with liquids;
• Applying stains, fillers, glazes and finishes; and
• Coating over an existing finished or painted surface.
As I explain each of these, you will see that the issue of compatibility has been greatly exaggerated. In most cases, it's obvious which liquids mix. Almost any finishing product can be applied over any other as long as the previous is dry. And almost any finish can be applied over almost any old surface as long as it is clean and dull.
Mixing Liquids
Most products you use in finishing (or painting) are water-based or mineral-spirits-based. All water-based mix successfully, and all mineral-spirits-based mix successfully. But the two cannot be mixed together.
Wax mixed with varnish works well only if you wipe off all the excess after each coat, just as with wax mixed with oil.
It's easy to know when two products don't mix: they separate. For this reason it's wise to use a glass jar for mixing if you have any question, so you can see what's happening.
Applying Finishes
Almost any finishing product – stain, filler, glaze, finish – can be applied successfully over any other finishing product, except wax (including residue wax from paint strippers), as long as that product is dry. This includes every finish over boiled linseed oil, and water-based finishes over oil stains. You might need to give the oil-based product several days or a week to dry in a warm room, but once dry every finish will bond fine without problems.
Think of painting a piece of furniture you finished several years earlier with oil. You wouldn't hesitate using a water-based paint.
There are several fairly uncommon exceptions to this rule.
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Touchgrind is pretty great on the iPhone, but it's so, so much better at the X-Games.
OK, this isn't really a plug for iPhone skateboarding game Touchgrind popping up at the extreme sports games, it's just a kick-ass mascot for X-Game branded fingerboards. But still, so great!
[Thanks Gizmodo for the heads-up]