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Jordan and Iraq will hold talks in Baghdad later this month on bilateral ties and the sale of Iraqi oil to Amman at preferential rates, Trade and Industry Minister Wassef Azar announced Tuesday.
"Jordan is striving to develop its relations with Iraq," Azar said upon receiving a delegation from the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce, according to the official Petra news agency.
"Before the end of the month the Iraq-Jordanian joint commission will meet in Baghdad to discuss trade relations between the two countries including the trade protocol and the import of oil," Azar said.
Jordan and Iraq have an annual oil agreement and trade protocol approved by the United Nations outside the sanctions imposed on Baghdad since 1990.
Under the agreement, Amman receives oil from Baghdad at preferential rates and is aiming to import 4.8 million tonnes of Iraqi crude in 2000 in exchange for 300 million dollars worth of goods.
Jordan depends on Iraq for all its oil needs and relations between the two countries have steadily improved in recent weeks.
Jordan was the first Arab country to defy a UN air embgo against Iraq and send a humanitarian flight to the country. It has also asked British insurer Lloyd's to halt inspections of Iraqi imports through the Jordanian port of Aqaba.—AFP.
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- What are the eligibility requirements for entering the pageant?
- Are there any height or weight requirements?
- How many contestants will be in the pageant?
- How do you decide who receives a letter in the mail to apply?
- What happens after I submit my photo & information?
- What are the costs associated with the pageant?
- Where can I secure sponsors?
- Will the pageant provide my wardrobe?
- Do I have to spend a lot of money on my wardrobe or purchase it from pageant sponsors?
- What is the judging criteria for the pageant?
- Can anyone assist me while I am competing in the pageant?
- Are tattoos or body piercings allowed?
- What does the winner receive?
- What happens if I should win and how much time is involved?
What are the eligibility requirements for entering the pageant?
If you are single (never married), never given birth, adopted a child, or are a guardian to any other adult or minor, you are a United States citizen, a resident of the state of Delaware, and you are at least 14 but still under 28 as of December 31, 2017, you are eligible to apply to become a contestant.
Are there any height or weight requirements?
There are no required height, weight or measurements that qualify you to compete. It is important to remember that it is not about any particular body size, shape, or frame. Rather it is about maintaining good health and overall physical fitness. Remember, there is no perfect body type!
How many contestants will be in the pageant?
The number of contestants changes daily as new contestants apply and choose to participate. We will not know the final number of participants until the registration process is completed on the first day of pageant weekend.
How do you decide who receives a letter in the mail to apply?
We use marketing consultants who assemble mailing lists for our use. They use information they gather from many various sources such as school-related activities, modeling agencies, cheer camps, community activities, surveys, magazine subscriptions, general mailing lists, etc.
What happens after I submit my photo & information?
We review all entries received and submit selected entries to a member of our staff who will contact the applicants for a brief telephone interview. After your interview, a review committee will consider your application. They will determine if they feel you would make a good candidate for the title. If you are accepted to participate in the pageant, you will receive the registration materials via E-Mail.
What are the costs associated with the pageant?
Each contestant is responsible for paying a registration and sponsorship fee, which covers your participation in the pageant and all Pageant Weekend activities. If selected as a contestant, we will give you information on obtaining sponsors to help defray your costs.
Where can I get sponsors?
Sponsors can include, but are not limited to your family, friends, local businesses, fraternal organizations and clubs, schools, etc. You may secure sponsors from anywhere in or out of the state. If accepted, you will receive paperwork to help secure your sponsors. Sponsorship can also help defray costs for entry fee, wardrobe, etc.
Will the pageant provide my wardrobe?
No. Each contestant is responsible for bringing her own wardrobe to pageant weekend. This allows you the versatility and freedom to pick a wardrobe that best flatters your body as well as to choose a wardrobe that fits and highlights your individual personality. Read more about the wardrobe requirements and view sample items.
Do I have to spend a lot of money on my wardrobe or purchase it from pageant sponsors?
No, you do not have to spend a million bucks to look like a million bucks! It is more important to select outfits that make you feel confident, that best suit your body type and personality. Each year the personal choice of gowns spans from simple to elaborate. Many young ladies choose to use homecoming/prom gowns, or swimsuit/active wear outfit and interview outfits that they already own, while others choose to purchase new outfits; some from pageant sponsors. It is never the clothes the judges are scoring; it's the young woman wearing it. Information from our pageant wardrobe sponsor are provided for your information and benefit only and contestants are not required to utilize them.
What is the judging criteria for the pageant?
Interview- (1/3 of overall preliminary score) You will appear before the panel of judges in a private setting for a brief interview. The judges will use this opportunity to consider your personality and overall presence. This is your chance to impress each judge with your opinions, ability to communicate, and overall sense of self. They will not be looking for rehearsed answers. They will have an Interview Form that you previously completed to use as a reference, but questions may be asked on any topic.
Swimsuit (Miss) / Active wear (Teen) – (1/3 of overall preliminary score) The judges will be basing their decisions on over all physical fitness and the poise with which you carry yourself during this competition. Physical measurements are not considered in the judging.
Evening Gown- (1/3 of overall preliminary score) Judges focus on stage presence, elegance, poise, overall appearance, and sense of fashion and style. No single detail of the gown, hair or make-up should garner attention. The overall effect should be a reflection of your personal style. You will need one evening gown. Choose your BEST color, a style that looks great on you and will show well on stage.
Each category consists of 1/3 of the overall preliminary score. Those contestants with the highest scores will advance to the semi-final round of judging consisting of swimsuit/active wear and evening gown, each of which then represent 50% of the score. The five contesants with the highest final scores will advance to the Top-5 where they will be asked an on-stage question written by a member of the judging panel. The final question and spotlight review will determine their final placement until the winner is announced. For more detailed information, please see our Judging page.
Can anyone assist me during the pageant weekend, with my wardrobe or hair & make-up?
There will be chaperones in the dressing rooms to assist you with some of your wardrobe changes. Contestants are prohibited from bringing their own personal hair and make-up stylists – no one is allowed back stage or in the dressing room. If everyone brought their own personal assistants, we would not fit in the hotel! There will be a team of professional make-up artists and hair stylists present at the pageant. You will have an opportunity to meet them and discuss pricing and specific styles before the pageant weekend if you choose to use their services.
Are tattoos or body piercings allowed?
Tattoos and piercing are a statement of your individuality, and it is up to you whether you choose to show them. If either are visible while in your competition wardrobe, you may remove your body jewelry or cover tattoos with body make-up if you desire. Judges are not told to look upon someone negatively because of tattoos or piercing, but judging is a subjective process done by each individual differently.
What does the winner receive?
The biggest prize is the prestigious title of Miss Delaware USA or Miss Delaware Teen USA and the opportunity to represent our state at the national MISS USA or MISS TEEN USA pageant! Our prize packages differs from year to year according to sponsors that are obtained. We are continually striving to improve the prizes offered. To look at last year's prize package go to the Prize Package page of this site.
What happens if I should win and how much time is involved?
Time involved should you win depends on the individual person. There are certain responsibilities that accompany the privilege of becoming a titleholder. The biggest committment is your responsibility to represent the state in the national MISS USA or MISS TEEN USA pageant. This can vary from a one to three week trip where your travel expenses, competition wardrobe, and preparations are included in your prize package.
In addition to preparing and competing in the national pageant, we make every effort to obtain appearances for titleholders locally and throughout the state. These include speaking engagements, parades, charity events, galas, trade shows, etc. We realize that your education, career and family are a high priority, so we do our best to accommodate your schedule when arranging appearances.

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Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Wilkinson, OBE (born December 12 1948) is an English actor.
Wilkinson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, the son of Thomas Wilkinson, Sr., a farmer. At the age of four, he moved with his family to Canada, where they lived for several years before returning to England and running a pub in Cornwall. Wilkinson graduated from the University of Kent, where he was a member of T24 Drama Society (then named UKCD) and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Wilkinson currently lives in North London with his wife, actress Diana Hardcastle, and their two children, Alice, 21, and Mollie, 19.


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I Pledge…
"I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world."
A simple saying with a powerful message the message of youth and 4-H.
This upcoming week of Oct. 7-13 is National 4-H Week, a celebration of a great organization that traces its roots to "The Tomato Club" or the "Corn Growing Club" in Clark County, Ohio in 1902. These organizations for youth are
The predecessors of today's 4-H Clubs. The familiar four-leaf Green Clover emblem was created in 1910 by Jessie Field Stambaugh in a country school house near Clarion, Iowa, and by 1912, the 4-H Club was growing across the nation, fostered by the desire to connect public school education to the rural lifestyle.
Early supporters of the effort were the nation's public universities, who understood that farmers would not readily accept the new agricultural discoveries coming from the universities. To bridge that gap, the support of public universities, such as the land grant universities like Iowa State University, embraced 4-H. The creation of the Cooperative Extension System of the US Department of Agriculture meshed perfectly with what 4-H clubs were teaching youth agriculture and home economics – on a national level.
In Iowa, 4-H has been a steady part of life for countless rural youth over the years, but the focus has gradually changed to meet changes in society and demographics as well. While still association with Iowa State University Extension, 4-H in Iowa is not just for farm kids anymore. 4-H has grown to reach out to youth in rural, urban and suburban locations.
4-H isn't all about cows and cookies anymore. Today, 4-H teaches youth about topics that affect us all global food security, sustainable energy, climate change, food safety and even childhood obesity. There are opportunities for agriculture, animal sciences, home economics, environmental protection, child care and technology, such as rocketry and computer sciences, just to name a few.
Remember that last part of the 4-H pledge about "My World?" 4-H in the United States has gone global through the International Farm Youth Exchange, where 4-H members from the United States have traveled abroad to visit and interact with their peers in over 80 countries around the globe, and inversely, brought many foreign youth to our land to see American agriculture and life.
In a rural area such as Palo Alto County, the term 4-H is still equated with livestock and home economics, but there are so many other offerings, such as a rocketry club, the LEGO club, Shooting Sports and the traditional Dog club, to name a few. And, Palo Alto County has become very active in the "CloverKids" program, designed to bring a taste of 4-H activities to children who are not old enough for actual 4-H membership. With CloverKid groups in nearly every community in the county, younger children are able to experience some of the aspects of 4-H; with many following older brothers and sisters into 4-H when old enough to do so.
The mission of 4-H has never really changed since those humble beginnings back in 1902 in Ohio. The simple goal of 4-H has been to help young people and their families gain the skills they need to be proactive forces in their communities, as well as to develop ideas for a more innovate economy. By learning leadership skills and exploring ways to give back of themselves to their communities, 4-H youth have proven the value of the organization time and time again through their hands-on learning experiences outside any classroom.
4-H has changed and adapted over 110 years and will continue to do so into the future if you don't believe that, just remember the words of the 4-H pledge: "I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country, and my world."


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Kershaw 1660TEAL Ken Onion Leek Assisted Flipper Knife 3" Bead Blast Plain Blade, Teal Aluminum Handles
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Here at KnifeCenter, we thought that after all these years, Kershaw would have run out of handle colors for the Leek. Thankfully there are still a few fun hues they have left to use. While you are saying that three times fast, we will recommend you hit the add to cart on this really cool teal colored model!
Kershaw Leeks have been top sellers since they were first introduced. But because they're so popular, lots of people want a Leek they can call their own—in a color or finish they really like. So we're happy to introduce a brand new color so that you can have the Leek you've always wanted. This one is a bright teal.
Like all Leeks, this one features a blade of Sandvik 14C28N high-performance stainless steel. The task-ready 3-in., blade is a modified drop-point shape that offers good slicing capabilities, while the slim tip makes it great for piercing and detail work. The blade comes razor sharp out of the box and holds its edge well, too.
The brilliant color is applied to the anodized aluminum handle. The color is a fade-resistant, scratch-resistant dye that's permanently bonded to the aluminum, so it looks good now, and looks good later, too. But color isn't the only benefit of anodizing; the process strengthens the aluminum as well.
SpeedSafe equipped, this teal Leek is fast and easy to open left- or right-handed thanks to the ambidextrous flipper or thumbstud. For safety, a locking liner keeps the blade locked open during use and a Tip-Lock slider locks it closed when folded.
- Flipper - May be used on either manual or assisted opening knives. The "flipper" is a protrusion on the back of the blade that the user can pull back on, or flip, in order to move the blade easily out of the handle.
- SpeedSafe® - Assists you to open any SpeedSafe® knife quickly and easily with a manual push on the thumbstud or pull back on the flipper; built into many Kershaw best sellers.
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- Made In The USA - When you see this on one of the knives, it means it was made in their Tualatin, Oregon manufacturing facility by skilled Kershaw knifemakers.
- Blade length: 3" (7.5 cm)
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Were there African-American Pinups? Well…of a sort. Remarkable (and stupid) as it seems now, women of color were not accepted as beautiful by the dominant white culture for long, long time. The first Black woman on the cover of Playboy Magazine was not until 1971, absurd as that seems today. Even Vogue Magazine did not feature an African-American on their cover until 1974, an oversight they have been compensating for since. In my opinion they still have a long way to go.
Smutsters actually caught on first. They recognized there was a market for women of color in the back pages of men's magazines, where they were marketed as "exotic" but still largely aimed at a white market. Increasingly as incomes slowly rose for the minority, magazines with black pinups would be produced for the growing black market. The 1966 Pussycat calendar of Black Pinups is just like the white pinup calendars found in gas stations…but this was produced by pornographer Reuben Sturman rather than, for example, your favorite brand of gasoline additive.
Soon Jet Magazine started producing black pin calendars of their own, and the editor of Ebony and Jet put a beautiful black women in each issue, providing his own community that which the dominant culture did not see. Black IS beautiful.
The Phrase "Black is Beautiful" which became popular in the late 1960s was more than an empty platitude. It was aimed at the dominant white culture, but also was used to uplift the African-American community…centuries of segregation and oppression had all but eliminated the pride and confidence of an entire race.
Pioneer photographer Howard Morehead, an African-American photographer who was ahead of his time, created and published the photographic essay "Gentlemen Prefer Bronze" as a book in 1964. Previously the photographer had organized among the first modern day African-American beauty shows. Incidentally, African-American women were banned from the Miss America Pageant for decades, and contestants were required by "rule number seven" to be of the white race. In 1970, Iowa's Cheryl Brown became the first Atlantic City black contestant. Since 1984, 28% of the winners have been black. The book is today scarce, but at the time it had immeasurable influence.
So were there Black Pinups? Yes.
Black Pussycat Calendar 1966 WWNC collection Jim Linderman
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Sweaty armpits confuse radiation firing machines
Steve Watson
Aug 3, 2011
Radiation firing body scanners have been yet again proven ineffective and unpractical after alarms were set off repeatedly at an Australian airport by passengers with sweaty armpits.
As Australian Transport Minister Anthony Albanese described the scanners as the "most advanced passenger screening technology available in the world", one of the machines set off an alarm unnecessarily three times on the second person to walk through it during a $6 million trial at Sydney airport.
"Security staff blamed the passenger's armpits for upsetting the machine." reports The Australian Daily Telegraph.
Although the report above makes a big deal out of the fact that naked images are not produced by the machines, it has previously been revealed that the machines do indeed still produce such images, which are merely masked from public view by "stick figure" software.
In response to questions over privacy and potential safety issues, the transport minister replied "..unfortunately we live in an unsafe world, and in those circumstances this government will ensure that people's security is looked after."
Albanese further noted "If it comes down to a body search or a pat-down, that will be able to be conducted with privacy."
A final decision on a mandatory Australian airport roll-out will be made after a similar trial next month in Melbourne.
Last week we reported the fact that Australia is also testing non irradiating body scanners that do not emit any form of energy.
However, it is unclear why trials of these scanners have not hit headlines unlike the more crude backscatter devices.
As we reported earlier this week, German police described radiation-firing full body scanners as "useless", following a 10-month trial, during which time alarm was unnecessarily raised far too frequently.
According to a German federal police report, 35 percent of the 730,000 passengers checked by the scanners set off the alarm more than once despite being innocent.
The report noted that an alarm was set off without reason in roughly seven out of every ten cases, adding that the scanners struggled to cope with layers of clothing, boots and zip fasteners, and even the posture of passengers passing through.
The report concluded that the machines are too sensitive to movement and operate too slowly to be of any practical use.
Other security experts have also previously dismissed the devices as "useless" security theater.
Despite these findings, the Department of Homeland Security in the US plans to roll out hundreds more of the machines into airports across the country, claiming that the machine have passed rigorous safety and efficiency tests, in statements we have repeatedly highlighted as highly questionable at best.
Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones' Infowars.net, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham in England.
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Audiophiles are already aware of Etymotic, the company that single-handedly invented the world of inner earphones. Their ER4 series revolutionised portable audio before you were born. I can think of no other name to which my silly bicycle hat is tipped to more often. God bless you Etymotic. Well, their rather well-known app collaboration with Essensy, Awareness, has finally made it to Android, too. Awareness allows you to hear what's around you no matter that you're plugged into some of the best noise-isolating earphones in the world. Etymotic have always been about hearing safety. Awareness uses the microphones in their hf3 and mc3 headsets to filter in the important stuff: announcements, safety alerts, etc., so that you can enjoy your music in safety.
Awareness has been available on iOS for a while, but it's great to see Android getting some love (especially since I've become an iBasso DX100 owner). Evidently, you don't have to be plugged into 4,1 Ice Cream Sandwich to use the functionality, either. (God knows you are damned lucky if you can get 4,1 working on your system.) Now, I don't have either earphone to test Awareness in iOS or Android, but damn it, it doesn't matter. Someone will. Enjoy your music in safety, people.
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The good news about a new year is that you get to dust off your dreams and pull out some you may have set aside. Just like those boxes in the attic that hold great treasures you can't quite part with, dreams need to be dusted off, redesigned, and re-imagined.
A dream by its very nature can never be too small to reconsider. A small candle can let off a lot of light. Your dream may seem like a small candle today, but given the right setting, it can send a beam you never thought possible. Walt Disney once said "if you can dream it, you can do it."
So dream! In fact, dream BIG! Stand in front of the mirror and give voice to your dream. Declare that this is the time for it to come together. Nothing can stop you now because you're focused and ready to experience a heart-felt idea that you've carried for a long time.
What do you need to get started? You need your special dream and then you need to share your dream with at least one other person. Play with the dream, talk about it, give it wings until you both come up with a first step. It's the first step that is the most important. That's the step that gets you moving. It's like stepping onto the escalator, once you're on it, nothing can keep you from getting to the top.
You can also write your dream in great big letters and put it somewhere that causes you to think about it and imagine it all the time. Embroider it on a pillow, or set it as a reminder on your laptop so it pops up every day, or make a little note to yourself and carry it in your pocket until the dream comes true. Dreams are surely meant to come true.
Then celebrate your first steps and every time you make a move closer to achieving your dream, reward yourself. If your dream was a board game, you'd walk one space for every little thing you do to reach the goal. Since it's your dream board, you can walk as quickly or as carefully as you want. You can even stand still for a turn or two as you contemplate all your choices. You've come this far though, and have made a commitment so it's your time to win.
Before you even get to the goal, imagine how you will feel when you win the game. Picture the outcome, prepare for the celebration. Embrace the opportunity and keep walking and talking.
Can you do it? Of course! Is it easy? Perhaps not! Only you know why the dream is important to you. Only you can bring it to life. It's not too late. It's there, perhaps needing a new form, but waiting for you to lift it gently out of the box, enjoy the beauty of it, and make it happen. As one writer put it, "In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities."


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- Howie Long is exactly right – the Packers' are one-dimensional and it cost us big time today. Jackson was weak, our running game overall was weak – and good teams continue to not see our running game as a threat. That Rodgers and co still move the ball downfield against defenses anticipating it is a credit to just how good our passing game is (and by the way, McCarthy does deserve lots of credit for developing the passing game like he has).
- Big difference today was coaching – as I suspected it would be. Mike Smith took calculated risks by going for it on multiple 4 down situations in this game and they paid off. The tempo and flow of the game orchestrated by the Atlanta coaches and Matt Ryan was really quality – they looked very polished eating up clock and doing what they had to in order to win.
- McCarthy on the other hand, blew at least 2 challenge opportunities that could have dramatically changed the game. Whether it's his coaches in the booth who blew it or not, the bottom line is that good teams don't make errors like that. And, at the very least, McCarthy should have taken note of the fact that Altanta was rushing to the line of scrimmage after that Gonzalez "completion" in the first half. Bad coaching.
- The play calling at the end was bad. Rodgers got a TD there in spite of McCarthy, not because of him (unless Rodgers called those 3rd/4th and short plays – which I doubt).
- Our defense put in a big effort today, but fundamentally, we were weak. Our tackling was really questionable – some of it is understandable considering the guys we were trying to bring down (Turner, Snelling), but some of it was just poor fundamentals.
- Brandon Jackson was very bad today. He wasn't committed to his lanes and his hesitation cost him several times. I had low expectations for our running game anyway today – Atlanta's D is quality against the run – but our output in the run game ended up being positively embarrassing.
- I think Rodgers ended up calling those goal-line sneak plays in the first half – the second of which he fumbled. Can't really blame him for the calls – he's done well with that before, but the fumble obviously really hurt.
- Bishop, Peprah and Zombo were very good today.
- Interesting that Matthews was dropped back into coverage again this week – more than I would have expected. Last week it caught MN off guard, but this week, it just seemed to have the effect of slowing our pass rush (and Atlanta probably wasn't caught as off guard because they saw it from last week's film).
- Not sure how much people should be ripping into Matt Wilhelm for that facemask penalty. Weems already had a great return going and likely would have had those yards anyway if Wilhelm hadn't done that.
- A coach with real stones (like Brother Steve, who was lobbying for it), would have gone for 2 after our TD.
- Man would this have been a different game is Michael Turner were OUR running back. Very different game.
- As angry as I am that we lost – I'm not terribly surprised. Atlanta is very good and Matt Ryan is the real deal.
- I'm not too worried by the loss here. It does affect NFC tiebreakers etc, but it also does won't kill us. We're playing well and we played a tough team in a tough place and lost.
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Ron LC Says:
November 28, 2010 at 5:28 pm |
If the Bears beat Philly today, the Packers will effectively be two games back with five to go. The Bears have the tie breaker. So, no more losses for the rest of the year. It's a bad position to be in when you have to rely on others to achieve your goal.
So, go Philly! GB needs your help.
bucky Says:
November 28, 2010 at 5:40 pm |
I think this loss hurts more than you think. It's another conference loss, and one against a team whom we will be battling for home field advantage. I'd sure rather play the Falcons at home in the playoffs that in Atlanta, and now that is unlikely.
The Falcons are a good team, and losing to them is nothing to be ashamed of, but we have now lost four games that we really ought to have won. And I think at least three of the four were lost because of poor decisicions by our coaching staff within the game. That's troubling, and needs to be fixed ASAP.
mark Says:
November 28, 2010 at 5:44 pm |
no play-offs this year sad to say-and well any year unless we get a real running game (unfortunately we seem to be committed to Grant) and fill a few other holes- then as i said at the start of the year just sit back and enjoy watching Rodgers and forget about wins and losses. could be a long frustrating career for him though.
Rusty Says:
November 28, 2010 at 7:33 pm |
Packers hung in there, and came out looking like a good team, but it might take 11-5 to get to the play offs. The bears are winning, and likely to win. While they have a tough schedule most of those games are at Soldier. Meanwhile the WC race is real tight.
GB could very well win all five remaining games. They might have to to win the division.
Another reason this lose is disappointing is because a win today virtually assures a playoff spot. Packers will need some help now.
mark Says:
November 28, 2010 at 8:03 pm |
maybe they beat SF-(they should but with the way things are going i wont hold my breath- Detroit is a ? again they should win that but NY – NE -and Shitcago-not likely- so just enjoy the passing like i said.
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November 28, 2010 at 8:32 pm
I think they're passing offense can take care of NE, so again they have a shot. But they had a shot today too.
The question is will both TB and NYG giants reach 10-6. My guess is that they will. If GB goes 3-2 (and I think they will) the WC is left up to tiebreakers. I'm not sure how that would shake out.
Alternatively the Bears could suck the last few games, but at 8-3 how likely is it they don't reach 11-5? The Packers need to rebound quickly and win the next two games. Hopefully the Bears will drop @ DET and/or NE.
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56coop Says:
November 28, 2010 at 8:29 pm |
Ah, this is the 3rd post I've started and deleted.. I just don't know what to say or who to be angry with. Players play, coaches coach & GM's GM. Seems none of them did their job today. Frustrating, very frustrating. Especially since I will not be picking up my $350,000.00 check for this weeks work. Gotta get my perspective back in order….
Bob Schnell Says:
November 28, 2010 at 9:14 pm |
This is just typical of MM. He, like certain players, is very erratic in his ability to plan and call a good game. MM's in-game adjustments are pathetic to say the least. This in the end makes him just an average coach. Someone that will just get by and never create or orchestrate anything special.
mark Says:
November 28, 2010 at 9:22 pm |
which is why i said no Super Bowl with him at the helm- unfortunately we will win enough games to give TT not enough reason to fire him-ok now im depressed-fuck it
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Bob Schnell Says:
November 28, 2010 at 11:58 pm |
MM coaching tanked this game, as it has done at other times. He plays things way too close to the vest, always believing all he needs to do is win by one point. In theory and fact that is true, a one point victory counts as much as a thirty point winning margin. However, what MM fails to understand is that the philosophy of having to just make one more play than your opponent to win a game, leads to an overall team attitude and effort, that can best be described as a malaise, in close games, wherein you lose your killer edge. Doing so, allows your worthy opponent to always stay within striking distance and to be the aggressor. This, in my opinion is a major fault with MM and his ability to steer the team to victory in important games. Sure we really swamped Minnesota and Dallas, and sure, one can always make the case that all games are of equal value and importance etc. However, real champions don't stand around hopefully waiting for a game break that they will ride to victory. True champions, coaches and players alike, stay motivated and stay focused, and are intelligent enough to be flexible in their plan of attack to change it if it is not working, at any one moment of a game. In my opinion, MM has always lacked this insight and professional gravitas.
DaveK Says:
November 29, 2010 at 12:23 am |
The Packers did some good things today. Long drives on offense. That 90 yard drive to tie it up was a beauty. The defense holding Atlanta to 20 points. But, the little things matter when playing against a good team at their place. Your QB can't slide a yard short. Your coach can't miss throwing a challenge flag on 4th down or on key plays. You have to tackle the 5 yard check down on third and long. Then there are the big things. You have to be able to gain ONE F'ING YARD running the ball when the defense knows you are running the ball. (How many 3rd and one or 2nd and one situations were their today that we didn't convert?) You can't allow the other team to start at the 50 yard line when the game is tied and their is less a minute left. And, you simply cannot get inside the five yard line twice and come out with three points.
My biggest beef today is with Jackson. I know the run blocking was crap at times but Jackson was awful. He has no vision. He runs too tentative when the blocking isn't perfect. A good back will break a tackle or pound it out to get back to the line of scrimmage if needed. Jackson too often tip-toes around and loses yards. He just doesn't have the ability to bounce it or break a tackle for a long gain. Defenses just don't respect it as a threat. They'd rather risk a big play by Jackson then a big play in the passing game and it allows the LB's and Safeties to sit back in coverage more then they should.
Look, the Packers are 7-4 with 5 games to play. They are a good team. They can and should make the playoffs. But, this game showed me the Packers are not yet over the hump. Still missing a few cogs to make this all click and get a championship. Disappointing loss on a number of levels.
Kozak Says:
November 29, 2010 at 9:33 am |
This loss gets pinned on lack of a running game, and special teams. Again.
4 losses by a field goal. In every case, a huge part was not being able to control the clock by running the ball and lousy special teams play in either covering returns, or lousy kicking.
Ron LC Says:
November 29, 2010 at 10:37 am |
Four 3pt. losses in one year and one has to look at the coach. He is about to get hung with the title of "Choker." This has got to be turned around now.
Katie Says:
November 29, 2010 at 10:41 am |
I think the ESPN NFC blog summed it up nicely, "Looking for great, Packers stuck at good." We are a good team, but we lack some things that would make us a great team. Unfortunately, with the Bears win, we face a very uphill road to the playoffs. I think it can be done, but we are 2 games back in the division and the wild card race looks tight. Our last three games are tough – Giants, Pats, Bears. We'll need to take at least 2 of those to have a chance (and this is assuming we beat the 49ers and Lions).
jimthepackertfan Says:
November 29, 2010 at 10:45 am |
we have one of the best teams in the nfl but it is all going to wste because we have not adressed the fact we have no threat of a running game. when you have so many short yardage situations and you cant take advantage of them. actually we are better when its 3rd and 8 than when its 3rd and short because we r so predictable when we go to the no receiver sets. and one more thought, do we have a blind man looking at replays, all year long we have challanged some that wernt close but not some that were no doubters. the gonzales catch eas easy to c that the ball hit the ground on the initial catch and even more obvious from the back view. i knew on tv before atl snapped the ball how could someone in the green bay both not know? instead of the go ahead td for atl we get the ball near midfield. frustrating because when we lose we beat ourselves more than get beat!!!!
Dave in Tucson Says:
November 29, 2010 at 1:11 pm |
I agree coaching is an issue (1-4 in games decided by 3 points or less is really not good), and the Packers are really hurting for a lack of a running game.
But the Falcons are a good football team right now, and Mike Turner's running was huge on Sunday. It seemed like it was really tough to defend against him. He was getting big runs up the middle, until the defense sold out to protect the middle. Then, they ran to the corner, or called play-action.
Very effective for them, very frustrating for the Packers and their fans.
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November 30, 2010 at 9:58 am |
Okay, maybe heresy but here goes, the Packers may very well benefit from having to play on the road in the playoffs ( if they get that far) if they get to play in warm weather or dome locations. Without ANY running game to speak of, it will all be on Rodgers and the receivers to score, and that's not a given in Lambeau in January.
CindyV Says:
November 30, 2010 at 9:38 pm |
I was at the game in Atlanta and it was depressing to lose by the Packers were outplayed. We had no running game, accept for Aaron Rodgers. Not good. Our defense had no answer for Michael Turner or Tony Gonzalez or Roddy White. Special teams sucked with giving up way too much field. I saw the Packer starting on their 7, 10, yard lines time after time. I can only hope that the Bear collapse in the weeks ahead.


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In many cultures around the world, marriages are arranged between the families of the bride and the groom.
But in some cases, very young girls are forced into marriage, crossing the line into the more sinister world of human trafficking.
Laws may exist on the books to prevent girls from being child brides, but those laws are often not enforced. Arwa Damon has this story from Afghanistan.
Only Afghan girls are being forced to marry?
Or are we only talking about poor afghan women because we need garner public support to keep the war going?
@ Paul: Maybe these stories are being told now to keep up support for the ongoing military support in Afghanistan, but it doesn't change the fact that these poor girls are being forced at a very young age to marry usually much older men. They are treated like cattle, and have no rights whatsoever. This is unacceptable.
How in the world is it our business how other cultures behave? Haven't we interfered with enough people yet?
Joe– forcing 12 year girls to marry 50 year old men, usually along with some kind of financial remuneration, it NOT culture. It's human trafficking and as supposedly moral people, we should be outraged and do what is in our power to do to stop this disgusting practice, not just in Afghanistan, but anywhere it exists.
It is amusing what some people think is their business. I suspect the 50 year old Afghan men don't understand what the problem with having a 12 year old bride is; and the 12 year old brides parents are equally confused. The US executes lots of people but for some reason that is our right because those are our laws and "traditions". Strange one-sided values, are those not? Death for someone who is or is not guilty compared to a 12 year old being essentially sold into marriage by tradition? Curious differences that are equally valid in the respective cultures, no?
@Joe, I don't think anybody is interfering here...
Stealing the innocence of a child is a crime in any culture.
Raising the awareness to combat trafficking and saving children is not wrong.
Why don't you grow up and think before you write. This has nothing to do with garner support to keep any war going. It has more to do with human rights, dignity, morality, mistreatments, and clearly sinful behavior.
Um... kindly open your eyes. This has nothing to do with the war? Same thing happens in Saudi Arabia. Why aren't we talking about it? Don't be a sheep.
In fact is lessens the support for the war. 10 yrs in and these people still act like they are in the stone age. Get out now...
Paul, You're an idiot. You are also most likely a liberal jackazz who has never been to Afghanistan nor served in the military, so your comment has no meaning – as does your pathetic excuse for a brain. Forced marriages are common in that culture, however forced marriages to children is looked down upon by the common Afghan people, but not the Taliban or their sick-minded supporters like you.
I'd agree with you totally except I see you are a right wing nutjob jakazz. Too bad you had to drop the L word showing us all your education consisted of graduating for the Right WIng Talk Radio Jakazz University for brainswashed dittoheads. Being liberal btw, doesn't mean you like the Taliban nor does it mean you condone marrying off children. I myself am a Liberal and abhor acid thrown in schoolgirls faces, applaud the killing of OBL (done by Liberals btw) and supported the war in Afganistan though I see its likely a failed effort. You are a dumb tool.
Try to use nice words.
You are right paul. I agree with you and it's a critically obvious point you mentioned but these people are too dumb to understand it
shah spelled backwards is idiot
you are the missing link. really? are you sitting in your faux leather lazy boy recliner typing away, spewing your view with no idea of what the hell you're talking about? hope you don't have daughters, or girlfriends that have to hear your opinions.
Forced marriage issue should not only be confined to Afghanistan, but wherever it exists.
I don't hear about Congolese women so often who are being raped every day, Its just war propaganda and nothing else.
There are forced marriages also in the US, why not investigate Indian, Pakistan, etc and the american travellers[ gypsies] that force girls to marry young with virtual unkhown men.
Yes, and that is inappropriate too and should be investigated too. Unfortunately, it is the same thing with most of Islam.
Islam, is the exact opposite, to Christianity and Judaism despite what they tell you. Mohamed, in the 6th century wasn't much different then either.
cocopuf, I think you are missing a lot of knowledge that is yet to struck your brains. Yes Mohammed is said to have married a 9 year old girl as one of the many wife's he had back then, but the same goes for some Christians and Jews for that matter, don't blame religion (there is nothing holy about religion, it is made by people for people) for the stupidity of people. It is the stupidity of people that lead to such things, horrible things. Ignorance and stupidity go a long way. Unfortunately the fact remains that especially in countries (poor countries, where a small group of people control the rest, no rules and the ones who are smart are being kept under leash, not allowed to speak and or to help change the minds of the stupid ones) such as Afghanistan you see forced marriages (underage also) and other misconduct.
A sick world we are living in, where the rich get richer, the poor get poorer and the stupid get even more stupid:(. And the only thing we continue to do is pray and do things in the name of god this god that.
whuut, I find it kind rather odd that you tell someone else he is missing knowledge and then tell that all religion is a stupidity while it gives some people hope.
I'm not religious myself but i see a lot of good things being done out of believe that we are there to help the ones that need our help (with is a big part of a lot of religions).
and as everyone in the "western world" is seen as the "richer" I think most people that are commenting on this site shouldn't be the ones that are complaining about this.
btw sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes english is not my first language
Perhaps it has not struck the brain of the previous poster that Mohammed is worshipped as an idol throughout the Muslim world, for many he is the ultimate example of a good Muslim man and how he should act. And his betrothing of his 9 year old pride is still held up as an example which justifies the common practices in Sudan, for example, or that which the article describes. By all means, criticize the people who promote and engage in this disgusting practice, but that starts with the freedom and the courage to criticize the belief and the religion. Most muslims will not bring themselves to admit that anything that Mohammed did was less than divine, much less disgusting or immoral, and THIS is the problem.
As soon as Lutherans start blowing up Mosques or Catholic churches citing justification by the words of Martin Luther (who you could reasonably interpret would support violence) then they will get their due repudiation. Don't lie to yourself and others and dismiss the truth about the current state of affairs by saying that all religions are equal and its only the stupidity of people which we can criticize.
well well well, muhammad saw married a 9 year old but have you seen what did the 9 year old said about her husband, did u get any negative thing about muhammad in history , or from other wives...grow up man, Muhammad has changed the world, he gave it light and he gave it lessons to follow, he was not an ordinary ones otherwise his name would not have been there till now, hes being loved and followed around,...so burying the females was the culture at that time and Muhammad saw was sent to stop all these,,,how shameful you have been to see 9 year old s when it was part of culture only for ur ugly remarks, u sinful lustful nations of billions..grow up ur 9year olds doesnt know who their fathers are...
It is a major problem, but in the exealpms that you have given it takes no time at all for them to respond to just acknowledge they have received your email / enquiry and get back to it as soon as poss, and if they haven't had a chance to get back to you properly for a while to just send an update to you.
One small correction: if by "gypsies" you mean the Roma, you are wrong about the "travelers" being part of that group. The Roma are descendants of people who left India around a thousand years ago and spread throughout Europe, and later throughout much of the world. The travelers are descendants of Irish itinerant metal-smiths who came to the USA in the mid-nineteenth century and settled in the South. The two groups are completely different.
Thank you Alice for speaking the truth !!
As citizens with rights, girls should not be forced into marriages.
Women/girls have no rights under Islame.
It isn't the religion, it is the culture that has issues with women's rights. I have a friend who is a Pakistani Muslim here in the United States that is getting an arranged marriage and hasn't even met the guy. The religion does give more rights and credit to men but says nothing about men choosing for the women. That is strictly a cultural thing. Women are not supposed to marry outside of their religion.
If you have issue with Islam than go live in Christian Congo where 1000 women are raped every day.
first of all.this report represent some people in Afghanstan,these group of people who treat their daughters like this they do not represent Islam..they just represent their selves,Islam is such a huge religion,
go to the USA and Europe some how women are being treated...they are being raped,taking drugs,and beaten who cares.
women in that countries are a cheap items they sell their bodies in the Bars,nightclubs and streets...no honor no loyality no respect .
anyways...as you make a reports in Middle east,you should look up the other part in the world and make reports over there.
There is sure 100% prejudice for girls in Islam.
when islam boy marries non-islam girls , they tell it is good . because by this girl becomes islam.
when islam girl marries non-islam girls , they start pelting stone on the girl.
you mean non-islam *men?
Yes I m correcting when girls in islam marry to a boy not in islam , it is not accepted in islam.
But Dude, In Jewish, Christianity and Hinduism you cannot marry to a non Jewish & non Christen.
How it is correct? Even there is not rule of Divorce in religions other than Islam.
Jewish and christen do not follow their religions that is a pure exception
I do not Understand, what right is given by Christianity or Jewish or Hinduism to a girl. Only one religion gave right to women and that is Islam. Or religions less people are doing whatever they want to do.
seharazad–That is not true at all. Christians are free to marry whomever they choose. In the U.S., there are many families that are blends of Christian and Jewish, or Christian and Hindu or Muslim. Every country has bigots, but in general, we are very successful at living together.
The next article from CNN should be about the taliban attacking nude beaches all over Afghanistan
It's the way it's been there, it's their culture. We can't hold them to our beliefs since they don't believe the same things... If they don't like it then they have to make the changes...
Islame is lame and the problem. Enough said.
If Islam is problem than
So why 1000 women are being raped in Christian country Congo every day ?
Why 50000000 women are missing from Hindu India ?
Why WW2, WW1 which killed more than 100 million people happened in Christian West ?
Further proof that Afghanistan should have been sublimated, would have gotten rid of the heroin problem too.
Why not? I forced a 6 year old girl to marry me when I was 56 and now my followers imitate me. It is islam.
Liberal women's advocacy groups have been stone cold silent on how women are treated by the Taliban for years now. Why is that?
No they haven't. Idiot.
Indian Arranged marriages aren't forced – it's a partnership like a business partnership. Families meet, bride and groom meets, they shake hands and arrange it. The bride and groom meet each other and like each other, otherwise they don't marry. It's better than sleeping around feigning love, and then divorcing each other. Don't compare India with these hell hole islamic countries.
India is just as same as the other islamic countries or perhaps worse when it comes to female infanticide, Dowry related deaths. Marriage is no business relationship, it is meant to be a bond of love between two souls.
Lets not forget India was voted as the worst country to be a woman among G20.
It's amazing how quick we are to forget our past. Not even 100 years ago 13 year old girls were marrying 40 year old men for farm land and pigs. Not even 150 years ago, being fat in Europe was a status symbol of royalty or wealth; now Europeans hate Americans for being fat. Not 150 years ago America was industrializing; now we complain that China is polluting too much when they are trying to industrialize. Amazing how becoming "civilized" entails forgetting your past. We look at countries doing the exact same things we did and laugh at it.
Yeah medieval europe was like afghanistan or rather much worse.
But Europeans had the courage to question, challenge and correct their mistakes. What we see here today is Muslims lack the courage to do right and find it convenient to stick to the medieval archaic beliefs
starfusion August 4, 2009 too bad na from their point of view, hindi sila nahahabag o nbbaaahala. They wouldn't say such if they were ignorant. Hindi sila manhid para maging mapangdiskrimina. If you talk to such (kind of) people, prepare yourself baka kailanganin mong magsumbong.
and we tell them they aren't allowed to do the same things we did.
i dunno
No we are telling them don't do the same mistakes we did in the past.
Wait WHAT? Afghan women FORCED to marry? This is news to me. Thank you CNN for keeping me up to date!
Hey bigots! Whatever happened to multiculturalism? Celebrate the diversity! Feel the love. Why should we tell them how to live, any more than they should tell us?
Islam's three biggest enemies: truth, justice, and freedom.
The kids CCN use their pictures as ads on this page is a violation of their right because they have no idea and the unlearned African women have little or no opinion.
Arranged marrage is great! She cannot tell you 'no' at ANY time you want to 'bless' her with a deep-seated cream-pie in her brown eye.
You must be rather sick or from one of those hell hole countries
must be fair to say that the french are iansvidudliitic, in a not-so-humble way. if you get past that character of them, i guess you can go along well with any other nationalities. (i don't really buy the donation thing.)i am not fond of french people but the very few i like i really look up to. (uhm, like truffaut and godard and bazin, haha)
Such terrible things as this happen in Afghanistan as well as in other Islamic countries. This because Islam is a religion of misogyny. For example the former Muslim Ayaan Hirsi Ali wrote in her book INFIDEL "Every society that is still in the grip of Islam oppresses women and also lag behind in development...Societies that respect the rights of women and their freedoms are wealthy and peaceful." Likelwise , Brigitte Gabriel in her book THEY MUST BE STOPPED wrote Women in Islam are considered unclean, deemed inferior even to dirt."
Mr. Walter Sieruk,
You don't know anything about Islam. check on internet women rights in ISLAM and you will be shocked. and after that check women rights in Christanty, Catholic, hinduism, or any religion other than Islam. you will be more shocked. There is no rights of women in any religion other than Islam.
although religionless people are free to do whatever they want to do because they are direct enemies of God.
Fine Islam has human rights in it, but have muslims implemented them?
No, they have not.
Vietnamese girls are the main victims of Chinese traffickers. I have an aversion for Chinese people, who are cold and calculating!
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He will serve during the 2009-10 school year. He was elected during the section's annual meeting, held at Central Michigan University on Friday and Saturday, May 8-9.
Stephenson is a professor of mathematics and chairperson of the department at Hope, where he has taught since 1997. His involvement with the MAA has included serving as the section vice-chair for four-year colleges during 2008-09. He also served for three years on the planning committee for the yearly Michigan Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (MUMC), and chaired the Organizing Committee for the MUMC when it was held at Hope in 2006.
Within the field of mathematics he specializes in ring theory, geometry and probability. He has also become involved in curriculum development, and is writing a textbook that is being used in Hope's sophomore-level mathematics courses, Multivariable Mathematics I and II. Stephenson regularly involves students in research, and has collaborated with 19 students over the course of seven research projects since coming to Hope.
He has had articles concerning his research published in scholarly journals including the "Journal of Algebra," the "Transactions of the American Mathematical Society," the "Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra," and the "Pi Mu Epsilon Journal." In January 2000 he presented the seminar "Cryptology: The Mathematics of Secrets" during the college's annual Winter Happening.
Stephenson graduated from the University of Kentucky with a major in mathematics in 1988. He completed Master of Science and doctoral degrees in mathematics at the University of Michigan in 1990 and 1994 respectively. After completing his doctorate, he served as the S.E. Warschawski Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, San Diego from 1995 to 1997.
Founded in 1915, the MAA is a forum for educators, students, professionals, and mathematics enthusiasts to share ideas, keep abreast of developments in the mathematical community, enhance their careers and make new friends. The organization's membership includes more than 25,000 individuals and institutions nationally. The Michigan section held its first formal meeting in 1924.


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Michael Schreiber is Credit.com's former Editor-In-Chief. He's worked in print and online news as well as documentaries for The New York Times, Frontline, ABC News, TheStreet.com and others. He attended Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where he was also an adjunct professor.


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Hey all you Lands of Classic Castle participants!
Dave Ingraham over at Cape Madness has asked me to share a special discount with you! As you might know, he has sponsored a couple of LCC contests, and he's also been working on some new designs specifically for the LCC.
As a sign of his appreciation for recent purchases by LCC members, he'd like to offer the following discount:
LCC folks who order $25.00 or more gets a free LCC Mid-Cape and Royal Waist Cape pack. They just order it and I will credit them if the order is $25.00 plus.
Check the "(Not Applicable)" subsection of his inventory to find these, along with other LCC-inspired designs!
(To learn more about the Lands of Classic Castle project, check out the general info thread.)


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Reward For Fairness
The Torah scholar from Bnei Brak had rented a vacation facility in a moshav near the northern border. Then came the Second Lebanese War, which made it unfeasible to go to a place so near the Hizballah guns.
Even before he consulted an authority on the halachic aspects of asking that the money he had paid in advance — a sum of $600 — be refunded, he decided to call the observant Jew from whom he had rented the place. That fellow immediately responded to his "Hello" that he is aware of why he is calling and that he need not worry about the money. A couple of days later the entire sum arrived in Bnei Brak, but did not entirely ease the conscience of the renter. He called to offer him a part of the money he had returned and was surprised to hear the reaction.
"Do you think I lost out?" said the fellow in the moshav. "I succeeded in renting out that facility for double the amount of money we had agreed upon!"
"But who would agree to pay such a sum in such troubled times?" he was asked.
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In 1996 I wrote an article titled "the value of volunteerism" it still holds true today.
Sometime ago in a letter to the Editor, a truly eloquent testament was made to volunteerism by someone who encouraged people to show support for a worthwhile cause.
Local organizations do need support and involvement to perpetuate what dedicated individuals have worked for and accomplished over the years. When you are a truly committed volunteer you take time from your wives, husbands and families. You postpone trips or vacations and all of your free time is dedicated to community problems and the pursuit of their solutions.
Also, you place the organization's needs above your own personal interests.
What these long-standing credible organizations do not need are individuals who get involved for the "wrong reasons," such as personal or professional interests, self aggrandizement or the furthering of their own agendas or careers.
It is truly unfortunate that organizations needing to recruit new members often are blinded by these individuals that initially obscure their selfish-indulgent goals when they volunteer.
Volunteerism should be rewarded, but as a byproduct of volunteering, not as the reason for volunteering. The highest reward must be that you have improved your community and the satisfaction this brings with it.
So when you do volunteer, if you choose to do so, (and I hope you do choose to do so) do it for the right reasons. These reasons should be to make the organization stronger, to target and pursue the problems in a community and work to solve them with other members and fellow residents.
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Ava and Graffiti
Couldn't find that butterfly drawing of Ava's, but there's a slight chance it might be at my Mom's. Search party is still on.... In the meantime, check out these photos of a pudgy little Ava-girl prancing around some graffiti by dear ol' Dad. I painted this in 2002 at the Civic Yard, a completely legal wall that spanned several hundred feet. Well, this part you see here was the half-wall, over to the left when you pulled into the parking lot. The real wall (you don't see it in these pics) was about 15 to 20 feet high and featured some incredible burners during it's heyday. Some of the best writers would come to the Civic and do their thang. Most of the work you see in my graffiti photoset was painted there. The Civic was a great place to work on your steeds and can control. And with the parking lot set right up against the wall, it was a great place to chill with some fellow writers. Now that the Civic Yard is illegal, nothing. Nothing but an ugly, dull grey wall. It's sad, really. Here's some more shots of my half-wall piece and 2 year-old Ava:
There was more to the piece on the right there, but I couldn't find the other photo. I planned on Photoshopping them together one day. This piece ran for about 2 years until they buffed over the entire place in 2004.
On the home hunting front: Andrea and I might've found a place, but we don't want to jinx it. More on that later, when it's a done deal. However, we do want to give a big THANK YOU to all of you who offered your help and sent us some suggestions. Very generous, guys. We really appreciate the fact that good people are out there and are willing to help a stressed out family in a time of need. Mucho gracias, peeps!
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seeing ava like this, walking around the civic with you-- brings back so much. I miss your pieces, I miss the civic. and I want to thank you for painting on a legal wall. I know you had so many other opportunities to paint all over the city with other graff writers-- but as a new mother, I didn't want to have to pick you up from jail in the middle of the night (ava in tow)... haha. funny, I think the beauty part of the civic yard is that the general public had no idea it was legal.ReplyDelete
anyway, looking forward to seeing you up again. legal or not.
- AnonymousJuly 22, 2006 6:41 AM
if you dig deep enough, you'll find my story on graffiti, "sugar's bend"ReplyDelete
love the graffics!!!
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Whoa...you mean that place is illegal now? That stinks. Cute pics, though.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the congrats on the show up here. Next time, you gotta' submit something. Sounds like Jared admires your work.
I'm excited about it, yet I feel weird as well, considering it's being billed as an animator's extravaganza, and I'm not a "traditional cel animator". But, hey, it's not like the pieces are required to move (at least, not in this show!)
WOW !! THose are coool Graffiti paintings!!ReplyDelete
Ah, I guess the stuff's alright...I mean, if you like looking at fun and interesting art...then I guess this is pretty good, hah.ReplyDelete
Oh, I don't usually like to "plug" things but if you haven't checked out the pilot on scifi.com for "The Amazing Screw-On Head"...you are DEFINATELY missing out my friend. I've got a link to it on my blog to make the trip faster...SO work the time.
Hey Ward! To answer your question, I wrote to Jared through his blog and asked him if I could submit work for the show. I sent him samples, and luckily, he liked what he saw and chose three pieces. I'm so glad I asked! It's a crime your stuff isn't going to be represented. Next time, you should definitely mail something to hang with these guys. (Sorry, I don't mean to sound nagging, I just think your character designs are SO the REAL DEAL!)ReplyDelete


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Being surrounded by our culture of Lowriding at an early age almost always dictates success in building dream machines. A great example of this comes to us this month in the form of Jerome Marquez, a tried-and-true product of his Lowrider environment. "My dad, John Barlion, had partnered with a guy from Las Vegas and they had a shop called Heavies Hydraulics," states Jerome with a firm voice. "I grew up around the Lowrider lifestyle my whole life." Jerome's father has had the shop since Jerome was just a kid, and the influence rubbed off on the young man considerably.
At the age of fourteen, Jerome received a '65 Impala as a gift. The gift came courtesy of the father of one of Jerome's close friends. Touched by the gesture, Jerome holds the project in high reverence. "It (the '65 Impala) has a lot of sentimental value to me," says Jerome. The '65 is a frame off project that Jerome is currently working on; taking his time to make sure every detail is done right. Given the enormity of the project, Jerome began to feel a bit impatient in needing something to drive in the meantime, in order to cure his Lowrider fix. Around the same time, his longtime friend, Lance Charles, had moved to Utah and was looking to sell his '68 Impala. This was a car that Jerome was all too familiar with, as he had helped Lance reinforce it, lift it, and assisted him in the rebuild of the motor and the transmission. Jerome immediately saw an opportunity to not only secure a Lowrider that he was already familiar with to serve as a daily driver while he worked on his '65, he also saw the chance to financially help out a friend in need. "I had helped him drive the car to Utah, so I knew the car was reliable," says Jerome. "It drove like a new car." The '68 had a'98 Vortec engine with fuel injection. While the functionality of the car was in great shape, there were parts of it that needed a bit more attention. "The car was a decent driver but needed paint and interior," says Jerome.
As is the case with most Lowriders, the final build far exceeded the initial idea. "The car wasn't supposed to be what it is," says Jerome with a laugh referring to his '68. What started out as a quick fix, transitional project became a bit bigger in scope, thanks to the fact that it is now patterned out and complete with a chrome undercarriage.
When asked what the motivation was behind the car being given the moniker "Henderson Hustler," Jerome wryly responded, "I named the '68 that because I'm a hustler and I'm from the city of Henderson." Jerome's hustle consists of buying, building, and selling cars. "I build them and flip them, build some more and flip them, too," he says with the pride of a true auto builder.
Throughout his career in Lowriding, Jerome has certainly built many Lowriders for himself and countless others, but this '68 gave him a new goal in car building; to make road-worthy cars that can turn heads and also find their way into the pages of Lowrider Magazine. Jerome would like to thank Lance Charles, Robert Jasso, and his dad John Barlion. We at Lowrider Magazine can't wait for the debut of his '65!
Tech Specs "Henderson Hustler"
Owner: Jerome Marquez
Vehicle: 1968 Chevy Impala
City/State: Las Vegas, NV
Car Club: Street Players
Engine: Along with previous owner Lance Charles, Jerome installed a '98 Vortec engine with fuel injection.
Body/Paint: Buying the car in decent shape, Jerome took the '68 to Guero's Customs in Las Vegas, who laid the Teal DuPont candy paint, while Robert Jasso of No Limit took on the task of patterning out the top. Gary Jensen finished it off by striping it.
Interior: J&S Upholstery out of Henderson, NV stitched up the gray velour interior. The dash was painted to match the car, and a color bar and custom steering wheel were added to finish up the interior.
Setup: Jerome and Robert Jasso reinforced and juiced the car before Jerome bought it, but he still had to update the setup by hard lining the two-pump Black Magic set up.
Sound System: The Alpine head unit that Jerome installed pushes one amp and two subwoofers.
Tires: 175/70R14 Hercules.
Wheels: 14×6 from Pop's Shops.


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Train the Trainer
From 2003-2005, the CFSPH organized Train-the-Trainer sessions for veterinarians interested in using the CFSPH materials to educate others in their communities about bioterrorism and agroterrorism. Five training sessions were conducted and a total of 330 veterinarians have participated in Train-the-Trainer sessions. Over 870 presentations have been given to more than 35,000 individuals. The CFSPH feels that the Train-the-Trainer program has been very successful in raising awareness of bioterrorism and agroterrorism agents. Another benefit is that 330 veterinarians from across the U.S. have detailed information on the agroterrorism and bioterrorism agents and could easily provide accurate information in their state in the event of a disease outbreak.
The CFSPH continues to ask trainers to report on their presentations and to monitor the effectiveness of the Train-the-Trainer program. The CFSPH placed all of the awareness education materials on our website for use by interested individuals. The CFSPH is not planning to offer any more Train-the-Trainer sessions using these materials. We are now focusing our efforts on providing information on biological risk management to empower veterinarians and individuals to better protect their animals and themselves from infectious diseases and to provide materials for use by state animal emergency response teams.
If you are interested in using our CFSPH awareness education materials to educate others, please go to the Animal Disease Information section of our website.
Please continue to tell us when you have used our materials for presentations. Use the forms below to submit your presentations.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year! Thank you for all you do for romantic suspense and all of us who write it! I hope you have an awesome 2013 and get absolutely everything you wish for! You're tops in my book! (And I'm so glad to hear that Brett Murphy lives! Lots of hugs to you!)Replies
Thank you, Dee. And thank you for writing great Romantic Suspense!Delete
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Happy New Year, Maureen! Thanks for working so hard on the JRS website. I have learned about so many new authors because of this website. I am so glad I have met you this year and hope that you have a fabulous 2013!ReplyDeleteReplies
Happy New Year, Amy. Always happy to see you here at JRS.Delete
I love JRS and I loved learning the stories behind your stories!!!ReplyDelete
Wishing you all the best in 2013!Replies
Happy New Year, JB. Keep writing those great RS books!!Delete
I love this blog !!ReplyDelete
HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR. Many wishes of safe, healthy days of dreams coming true in 2013 !
Happy New Year to you, Angi. I look forward to reading what you have for us in 2013. :)Delete
- Colleen C.December 31, 2012 at 12:31 PM
:) Wishing you the very best in 2013 Maureen! Happy New Year!ReplyDeleteReplies
Happy New Year, Colleen. Thank you for a great year!Delete
I appreciate all you do, Maureen, to make JRS a place I love to visit every day. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year and hoping it is a good year for all of us!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year to you and your family, Karen. We have a great year ahead for JRS.Delete
Happy New Year everyone. I love JRS. Romantic suspense is my favorite genre. I have found several new authors here and even won a book once. Love to win a copy of one of your books. How neat that the story you wrote as a teenager evolved into a book. Here's hoping for a fantastic 2013. Trishleroy49 at gmail dot comReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Trish. Happy New Year to you!Delete
Happy New Year Maureen,ReplyDelete
Your cover of "Widow's Tale" as well as the storyline draws me. & seeing that you love Romantic Suspense so much I am very interested in reading your work.
Hello Janet. Always happy to see you here. Yes, I adore romantic suspense!Delete
- AnonymousDecember 31, 2012 at 2:36 PM
Happy New Year, Maureen! Merry Christmas...Happy Valentine's...Happy St. Paddy's Day...Happy 4th of July...Happy Gobble Gobble! Your books sound positively fantabulous and I would be thrilled if I was the lucky winner.ReplyDelete
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You forgot Columbus Day. :) Happy New Year to you, Ellen.Delete
Happy New Year to all the authors that have been a part of this blog and a big THANK YOU to Maureen for doing such a great job. I look forward to hearing from you each time and have read several of these authors for the first time because of your blog. Hope everyone has a new year full of smiles and heart throbbing romantic suspense.ReplyDelete
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Happy New Year, Brenda, and thank you so much for the kind words.Delete
Happy new year!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year, bn! :)Delete
Happy New Year to all!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Maureen, for making JRS a great place to visit daily.
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Always happy to see you here, Taurus. Happy New Year to you and your family.Delete
This Blog is one of my best discoveries this year - love inhaling the posts and all those delicious books :DReplyDelete
Let's hope 2013 is full of romance and suspense, thrills & chills!
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I like the way you think Willa. Happy New Year!Delete
Happy New Year Everyone! Here's wishing you all a safe and fun night :)ReplyDelete
Leave all your cares at the door and start fresh!
Sounds like a good plan!Delete
Happy New Year!!!ReplyDelete
Wishing you well & may 2013 be all that it can be.
Happy New Year, Mary. :)Delete
Happy New Year!! Romantic suspense is my very thing to read. Both of the books look great and I'd love to be entered to win one. Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
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Thank you, Martha. Happy New Year to you and your family.Delete
Happy New Year!!ReplyDelete
Heres to a great 2013.
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Happy New Year, Donna!Delete
Happy New Year to all and I hope the new year brings a lot of great things for everyone. I would love to be entered for a copy of either book.ReplyDelete
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I hope the new year brings great things to you too, Linda!Delete
Happy New Year, Maureen!ReplyDelete
I've loved all your books. I think I'd even enjoy reading a grocery list penned by you. Looking forward to the next book. :)
Wishing you a frabjous and creative 2013.
Ahh, the suspense in my grocery list. Wheat or rye? Wheat or rye? Happy New Year, dear Vicki.Delete
- AnonymousJanuary 1, 2013 at 12:56 PM
Both of these sound like fabulous reads. I'm particularly drawn to the setting you've chosen. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
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Taking down trees can be tricky business, but The Mister and The Boy have it all down to a science. Once the tree is on the ground, The Boy takes a hand saw and starts cutting off all the branches while The Mister uses the chain saw to trim the trunk in bits. Before long the two of them have it all stacked up in neat piles out by the pit, ready for the end of summer and cooler nights by the fire. I thought they looked so pretty there all stacked up and tidy. I really love the color of the woods: greens, browns, yellows, with little splashes of color here and there. There is never a time when there isn't a flower blooming. Right now the Gardenia is so fragrant, so classically beautiful. Another happy bloom in blossom is the Magnolia. We don't have one in our yard, but I wish we did.
I love taking photos of all the little things in our garden. I've decided I need to save my pennies for a macro lens. I am really enjoying my new camera, but I'm having trouble getting clear pictures of small things, like those delicate white blossoms, and the purple ones too (if you know what those are, I'd love to know.)
The "strawberries" in our front yard are actually weeds. Those little berries never get bigger than a marble and though bright red, they never taste sweet. The neighborhood bunnies love them.
Speaking of woodland creatures. This weekend I was cleaning my office and looked out the window to find two of the teeniest fawns. I swear they must be only days old, because they are just darling. Unfortunately, by the time I turned around to grab my camera, they had run to shelter in the woods and I couldn't find them... next time.


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OK kids….we've finnaly made the move official. We're not completely set up. As a matter of fact, I just got it up tonight (Monday). I still haven't been able to import all the old posts, but I'm still working on that.
But, I've inserted the B&P logo, added a few links and made a few posts, and it seems to be working. So come on over… make yourself comfortable. Bookmark the new url and be patient as I learn all about WordPress.
Here we go……
I'll try to keep this site up as long as I can.


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Thursday Sep 13 2012 9:04 AM
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy will officially accept national recognition for the Foothills Trail at the Pierce County Trail Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Randy King, superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park, will present a plaque to Executive McCarthy commemorating the May 2012 announcement by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis that designated the Foothills Trail as a National Recreation Trail.
The popular Foothills Trail, which winds through East Pierce County from Puyallup to Buckley, is among 54 trails around the country that are joining the National Recreational Trail system. The Foothills Trail has been constructed in sections as finances, environmental permits and county ownership have allowed. When complete, the trail will be more than 28 miles in length.
The national recreation trail program is jointly administered by the National Park Service and the USDA Forest Service in conjunction with federal and nonprofit partners, notably American Trails, which hosts the national recreation trails website at www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails.
Organized by the ForeverGreen Council, the Pierce County Trails Conference brings trail users, providers and supporters together to network and hear the latest information on existing and planned trails in Pierce County. The conference will be held at the Pierce County Environmental Services Building in University Place on Sept. 18 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. The featured speaker is Laura Cohen, western regional director for the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. More information is available at www.forevergreencouncil.org/conference.html.
MEDIA CONTACTS:Kathy Kravit-Smith, Pierce County Parks and Recreation director(253) firstname.lastname@example.com
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i was cutting some citrus peel for a summery drinkie-poo (i drink old single malt neat in the summer and summery drinks in the winter), when a text message dinged and distracted me. i then bounced the tip of my Yoshikane gyuto off the distal phalanx of the left index finger. i don't play around anymore (i've used everything from super glue to CELOX, but 10+ m HCL and an eyedropper seems to work the best for me), so i'm enjoying my drink, but that sucks.


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Inspired by Box of Chocolates from designers Chloe Anderson and Colleen Reale of Toadusew Creative Concepts
Quilt tester: Laura Boehnke
1/4 yard black print No. 1 (block A)
12" square purple-and-black print (block A)
1/2 yard orange print (block A)
7/8 yard blue print (blocks A and B)
1/2 yard total assorted swirl prints in purple, green, blue, and brown (blocks A and B)
10" square butterfly print (block B)
1 yard black print No. 2 (block B, border, binding)
2-2/3 yards backing fabric
48" square batting
Finished quilt: 40" square
Finished blocks: 12" square
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics.
Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated. {C}


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History is tangible at almost every turn along the Diemel Cycle Route, sometimes dating as far back as the Bronze Age. This is combined with a wealth of idyllic, unspoilt countryside.
Shortly after the tour starts in Willingen, you come to Lake Diemelsee, a paradise for fishing and water sports surrounded by wooded slopes in the Upland region – and the perfect backdrop for the Diemel river cycle route. Next is Marsberg with its medieval old quarter, followed by the old Hanseatic town of Warburg. Near Liebenau you can see some Bronze Age burial mounds, and there are plenty of castles. Trendelburg Castle watches over the town of the same name, and in the Diemel valley you can see the moated castle at Wülmersen and Castle Krukenburg. The route ends in Bad Karlshafen on the Weser river.
Terrain: the Diemel Cycle Route runs alongside the river on well-maintained, mostly asphalt paths. It is easy to negotiate with hardly any steep climbs. Traffic volumes are very low throughout.
Scenery: the route runs past Lake Diemelsee nature reserve, around the Diemel reservoir and through often densely wooded, gently rolling hills and uplands to where the Diemel flows into the Weser.
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Metric will be at Lollapalooza this afternoon. Photo taken from Metric's Facebook page.
Lollapalooza kicks off at noon today at Grant Park in Chicago. I usually don't say much about it here since it's so extensively and expertly covered by most of the city's media. The Reader has a suggested itinerary, and WXRT, which has proclaimed itself Lollapalooza Radio, will have Marty Lennartz doing live broadcasts from the festival site throughout the weekend. Innerview magazine, which is available at the Reckless Records downtown store at 26 E. Madison, had devoted its entire August issue to Lollapalooza, and the Illinois Entertainer, has schedule information, and plans to post reviews of the shows.
My pick for Lollapalooza today would be Metric, who just released the impressive Synthetica CD.
Today is the last day that Metrospective, a collection of posters created for concerts at the Metro over the past 30 years, will be on display at the Inland Steel Building. There are several works on exhibit, many of them autographed by the bands being promoted, as well as photographs and other artifacts from one of Chicago's best known the rock clubs. The Inland Steel Building is located at 77 S. Dearborn in downtown Chicago.
Rock Art Show will be showcasing some of its work at the 94.7 WLS Rock & Roll Art ShowAnd Sale this weekend at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 East Congress Parkway. It's right by Lollapalooza. Admission is free and hours are from 2:00 PM to midnight today and tomorrow, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday.
River City Tanlines will be having a record release party tomorrow night at the Crown Tap Room in Chicago for its latest effort, Coast To Coast. Party Bat is also on the bill, along with another (yet to be named) band. The Crown Tap Room is located at 2821 N. Milwaukee Avenue. I reviewed Coast To Coast on Broken Hearted Toy this past July 17th.


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