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A couple days ago I regaled you with my thoughts on 1980s TV. I suppose it's only fitting I make a few comments about 1980s pop music as well.
My fascination with music can be traced directly back to 15 July 1984, my 11th birthday. As a gift I received a small "boom box." This in turn led me to an obsession with the weekly Top 40 show as hosted by Casey Kasem and later Rick Dees. It aired on at 4 pm on Sundays on the local Top 40 FM station, and I often taped the whole frickin' thing.
There's no cheese like the Dees.
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I freely admit I liked a lot of the stuff they played on Top 40 radio back then. Still do. However, as time wore on I increasingly came across songs I didn't like. That's to be expected, of course. Even so, there were some tracks I found so loathsome that just a few notes would compel me to turn the radio OFF until the offending audio went away.
The following are some of the worst offenders.
Anything by Prince
At roughly the same time I embraced the Top 40, a Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter named Prince Rogers Nelson released a film called Purple Rain, along with a soundtrack album of the same name. For approximately the next three years, Western civilization wouldn't shut up about the guy. At certain times Prince seemed to be more overexposed than the King of 80s Cheese himself, Michael Jackson.
I'd post a YouTube clip, but he'd probably have it taken down before I hit the "Publish" button.
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Why I hated it then: When I was 11 years old there were two things in this world I absolutely despised: Cabbage Patch Kids and Prince. There was no single reason for my loathing of the diminutive Minnesotan, but it probably had to do with his eyeliner, his ruffled shirts, a bouffant which put Kim Jong-il's to shame, his repeated dissings of Weird Al Yankovic, and the fact he seemed to be everywhere for a very long time. Whatever it was, I couldn't stand the guy.
One Christmas during this period there was a present for me under the tree which was clearly in a cassette tape box. For several days I feared some well-meaning but profoundly uninformed grownup bought me Purple Rain. As it turns out, it was The Best of Spike Jones. My sense of relief was enormous.
Possibly the only time in recorded history anyone was so relieved to receive a Spike Jones album.
What I think of it now: My view of Prince has moderated considerably over the years. He's an undisputed musical genius, and I have to to admit even today "When Doves Cry" is a hell of a dance track. Nevertheless, I still haven't seen Purple Rain (or any of his other movies, for that matter).
"Always" by Atlantic Starr
If there ever was a song written specifically to be played at wedding receptions, this 1987 track is it. Apologies in advance if this is "your" song.
Perhaps the best-known single by this upstate New York R&B group, "Always" is four solid minutes of the most concentrated shlocky sweet cheese produced to date. Repeated exposure to this track is bound to cause hyperglycemia in just about anyone. Consider yourselves warned.
Atlantic Starr was responsible for many, many awkward high school slow dances.
Why I hated it then: This sort of thing is exactly what a sexually confused 13-year-old boy DOESN'T want to hear, especially in heavy rotation. Sweet YHWH this was a painful experience.
What I think of it now: OK, OK, they were a talented group and it's crystal clear why newlyweds gravitated to them. Still, if I ever get married again I'd much rather hear Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise" at my reception.
"Kyrie" by Mr. Mister
In 1986, someone at the Top 40 station in the 2T must have really, REALLY liked Mr. Mister, as they tortured the whole of south-central Idaho for months with these guys. Overplayed doesn't begin to cover it.
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Why I hated it then: If it weren't for the excessive overplay, Mr. Mister would have likely merited little more than a footnote in my memory. But once the damage was done, there was no holding my rage back.
What I think of it now: I still don't miss it.
"Hippychick" by Soho
If you've never heard of this one-hit wonder or their reputed "hit," you're forgiven. "Hippychick" was released in 1990, did its requisite tour of the Top 40, and then was quickly forgotten. Or at least I wish it was.
In 1996, some years after I swore off the Top 40 (more on that in a moment), I was a regular listener of an "alternative" radio station out of the Sun Valley area called KSKI. At the time KSKI was an independent, free-wheeling station which wasn't afraid to play good music, even after an infamous incident involving "special brownies" among the morning drive crew.
Good music, with the glaring exception of "Hippychick."
Why I hated it then: This song is essentially a clumsy sample of Johnny Marr's iconic guitar riff from "How Soon is Now?" followed by a crappy dance tune. That alone is bad enough. What really set me off is that it was broadcast on KSKI, a station one could reasonably expect to actually play The Smiths. But instead of Morrissey's plaintive wailing, you were presented with this. Gotcha! I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be KSKI's idea of a practical joke. If so, I sure as hell didn't find it funny.
What I think of it now: No wonder why Queen fans hate Vanilla Ice.
"Do the Bartman" by The Simpsons
When The Simpsons premiered in December 1989 it was a big deal. I liked it. Possibly you liked it. In any event, it's a TV show that's still in first-run prime time nearly a quarter century later. It's clearly a groundbreaking series.
Which is why we can almost forgive them for dropping the festering turd known as The Simpsons Sing the Blues on us a year later. "Do the Bartman" was the lead single.
I don't care if he's dead. I still want to bitchslap Michael Jackson for writing this.
Why I hated it then: Although by the time "Do the Bartman" came out I had given up on pop music (again, more on that in a moment), my hatred for it was nearly automatic. Unlike Mr. Mister, it didn't need to be overplayed. Being the most ham-handed attempt to cash in on a fad since the advent of The Archies a generation earlier, there were plenty of other good reasons to despise it.
What I think of it now: Yeah, it still makes me want to go out and break stuff.
"Just a Friend" by Biz Markie
Oh my, this is the granddaddy of them all. Not only did this track elicit an immediate, visceral response, it also triggered a significant watershed moment in my life. For a variety of reasons, including some of the aforementioned songs, by the time the Biz hit the radio in late 1989 I was already quite disgruntled with the whole pop music thing. Then one fine day I was presented with this:
Absolutely stupefying.
Why I hated it then: As I recall my initial reaction was something to the effect of, "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?!?!?" Don't get me wrong, I like old-school rap. At this point I was the proud owner of Run-DMC and Public Enemy albums. But this … this made Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" sound like Sgt. Pepper.
It was at that moment I shut off the radio and resolved never to willingly listen to a Top 40 station ever again. Over 20 years later I continue to make good on that promise. Not long after I started discovering the good stuff, including Living Colour, R.E.M., The Police, Jane's Addiction, The Dead Milkmen, Erasure, the Pixies and – of course – Rush.
What I think of it now: In all seriousness, I think today is the very first time I managed to listen to "Just a Friend" the whole way through. In an odd way, I'm almost thankful to Biz Markie for delivering the coup de grâce to my Top 40 habit.
Damn, I feel dirty now. I think I need to take a shower and listen to Permanent Waves for awhile.


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Northwest Folklife thrilled to be partnering with Kirkland Summerfest to program their Community Stage on Sunday, August 10th!
Celebrating their third season, Kirkland Summerfest will transform Kirkland's Marina Park into a lively arts destination, a place where friends and neighbors can connect and share in a celebration of community spirit. We're excited to have the opportunity to showcase Folklife performers in a new environment!
Catch some of your favorite Folklife performers that Sunday, including:
11:00 – 11:50 AM: Capoeira Angola
12:10 – 1:00 PM: Grupo Folklorico Guadalajara
1:20 – 2:10 PM: Carrigaline
2:30 – 3:20 PM: Armstrong, Lawton, and Katz
3:40 – 4:30 PM: Joseph Giant
4:50 – 6:00 PM: PARTICIPATORY DANCE: Balkan Dance with Jana Rickel


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Nashville creator and executive producer Callie Khouri wants people to know that you don't have to love (or even like) country music to enjoy her new show — but you might fall in love with the show's original tunes anyway.
"It's far from a show just about country music," Khouri, who won a screenplay Oscar for writing Thelma and Louise, tells TVGuide.com. "It has characters that are real, they're layered, they're complicated, they're terrible, they're fantastic, they're all the things that people are."
The ABC series stars Friday Night Lights favorite Connie Britton and Heroes alum Hayden Panettiere as two successful country music singers on the opposite ends of the spotlight spectrum. Britton plays Rayna James, an icon in her industry who suddenly finds herself unable to sell out concert tours and at the risk of being dropped by her label. Panettiere is Juliette Barnes, a rising superstar with the sex appeal and confidence to get anything she wants. From the start of the premiere episode, Juliette and Rayna's paths cross when their label wants Rayna to open for Juliette on tour. Juliette, ever the diva, takes the opportunity to try to poach Rayna's talented crew.
Exclusive: Nashville channels country star Hank Williams
While it's easy to root for Rayna from the get-go, what will make viewers remotely want to side with Juliette? Khouri says it won't be long before we learn enough about the sassy diva to want her to succeed as well. "I love to start characters in a place where you think you know them," Khouri says. "We can make all kinds of assumptions about them and think they have no redeeming qualities, but like everyone, they're complex. Juliette will always be immature, for the time being, and she disappoints as much as she's disappointed, but yes, you'll find there are ways to root for her. She has it in her to be a sweet person, but she didn't have much of the need or opportunity to be that person growing up. "
For Rayna, life isn't so picturesque either. She has a seemingly happy marriage to husband Teddy (Eric Close) and two adorable kids, but she also holds on to feelings for long-ago love and current bandmate Deacon (Charles Esten). "Rayna and Deacon will cycle in and out of each other's lives for the life of the series, I hope," Khouri says. And matters are made worse when Teddy decides to run for office at the behest of Rayna's domineering father Lamar (Powers Booth). "When Rayna's mother died, the family splintered and [Lamar] is an old-school, wealthy, Southern male who really thinks his daughter should be doing something a little more respectable," Khouri says. "He didn't abandon her and her sister technically, but he was gone all the time and things weren't good between them."
What are the most anticipated new fall shows?
That drama will play out with the Music City — and its music — as a rich backdrop. "[Nashville] is its own entity and a place I have a great amount of love for," Khouri says. "I feel like if you're not here, then you don't capture the feeling of it. Also: One of the reasons I wanted to do a show about Nashville in Nashville was because when I lived here, the hardest thing to go out and hear was country music. Country was taking place inside the studio and it was an export. Now you can hear it here a lot more, but there's so much more here than country music and you're going to hear all of it. [At the end of the day], if you watch the show, you're going to have a good time and hear some great music."
Nashville premieres on Wednesday at 10/9c on ABC.
You can also catch the Nashville premiere on the go by downloading our new app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
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More fund managers are preparing for a steep decline in stocks as the Federal Reserve announces whether it will raise interest rates. The Federal Open Market Committee press release, due Wednesday afternoon, is a much-awaited announcement on whether this is the meeting where the Federal Reserve will change monetary policy.
After months of pricing in a low chance of a rate hike, markets reacted sharply last month after several Fed executives gave public speeches and interviews asserting the strength of the American economy and the need to rein in inflation.
More recently, an extremely weak labor market data has caused markets to reverse course, although the Federal Reserve has not given a clear signal that it will back off on a plan to raise interest rates throughout 2016. Economists and investment bank analysts have asserted that the recent labor market will force the FOMC to pause its rate hike plans, but the lack of a clear signal from Fed chief Janet Yellen has caused increasing confusion and ire in financial circles.
Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, who manages the hedge fund DoubleLine Capital, told Reuters in an interview that "central banks are losing control" and that the Fed has turned into a "zombie." Arguing that the Fed's recent public announcements have caused more confusion than confidence, Gundlach told investors that bond policies in Europe, Japan, and America are not helping to drive growth, and that recent experiences in negative interest rate policies will create greater volatility in the short term.
"This summer is going to be a rocky ride," he said.
Gundlach is not an outlier, according to a new Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers. The monthly survey showed that institutional investors sold stocks and bonds and moved into cash at a radical pace, causing cash levels in funds to reach their highest point since November 2001, which was shortly after the dot com collapse and the tragedy of September 11 had caused intense economic uncertainty.
Academic commentators are also becoming increasingly critical of Fed moves. Writing for the Washington Post, Harvard economist and former presidential economic advisor, Larry Summers, criticized the Fed for its "ill adapted" and "misguided" strategy.
According to Summers, the Fed is focusing too much on inflation, which remains far too low to spur growth. Instead, Summers believes the Fed should focus more on increasing real wages for Americans by allowing inflation rates to rise above the central bank's 2% target. Summers also recommends the Fed reset their target inflation rate because of "new categories of innovative and often free products" which has caused inflation to organically weaken from prior trends.
Summers also said higher inflation is necessary to spur more wage growth, noting that several indicators of a weak labor market often presage recessions and should indicate the need for a more accommodating monetary policy.


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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Battle for Libya
6 March 2011 Last updated at 04:23 GMT
Battle for Libya: Gaddafi troops engage Zawiya rebels
Col Gaddafi's heavy armour is poised outside the town of Zawiya
* Eyewitness: Tripoli in fear
* Global diplomacy
Fierce fighting has rocked Libya's Zawiya, 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli, as rebels repelled government efforts to retake the key city.
Pro-government forces were pushed out of the city centre in heavy fighting on Saturday morning, but regrouped for a fresh assault.
Early on Sunday, heavy gunfire was heard in the capital.
Rebels fighting Col Muammar Gaddafi have taken control of the port of Ras Lanuf to the east of Tripoli.
The rebels have pushed further west towards Sirte, Col Gaddafi's heavily guarded hometown, and captured the town of Bin Jawad, 160km (100 miles) from Sirte.
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Support Services
The Support Services is comprised of:
- Parking Enforcement Unit
- Parking Administration Unit
- Parking Maintenance Unit
- Parking Shuttle Program
We are responsible for the overall readiness and operation of Support Services functions of UPD, including:
- Parking permit fulfillment
- Citation processing and collection
- Park & Ride shuttle operation
- Special event parking coordination
- Facility maintenance
- Employee vanpool operation
Parking Services maintains 6,600 parking spaces for a campus population of over 32,000 people. Parking enforcement officers write about 12,000 parking citations and respond annually to more than 1,300 motorists needing help by unlocking car doors, assisting with flat tires, finding lost cars, providing gas and battery jump-starts.
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Caught in Oman, this Lexus LFA easily ranks as one of the sexiest cars ever to wear a shade of brown. The two LFAs traveling with it were not so sartorially fortunate.
As part of the total LFA experience, Lexus allows "owners" to choose from 28 possible exterior colors, including the "pearl brown" shown here, along with several shades in the interior. The rest of us just play with online configurations, but LFA owners are not shy about their real choices.
While Brownie did a heckuva job, the LFA'er who went for the "John Lennon Imagine" edition white-on-white scored a far more modest success, especially with a tan steering wheel and black dash. It seems unfortunately pedestrian for a car owned by someone wealthy enough to mow one down and get away with.
And here's where things turn rotten: the red LFA with lavender upholstery, a color riot usually not seen outside the Muppet factory. If that's what it takes to keep this LFA from meeting the fate of other supercars in the Middle East, so be it. Thanks Kevin!


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Three athletes will represent the United States Paralympic Table Tennis Team at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Pamela Fontaine, Tara Profitt and Tahl Leibovitz are all competing for their country after qualifying for the competition. Sean O'Neill will return as head coach of the Paralympic team after serving as head coach of the squad in 2008 (Beijing) and 2004 (Athens.)
Double Oak, TX native Fontaine qualified in women's class three wheelchair singles. Fontaine qualified after finishing 2nd at the 2011 Para Pan Am Games in Guadalajara. Fontaine also won a gold medal in singles at the 2011 Brazil Open and was a part of the gold medal winning women's squad. Fontaine will continue to train in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with her coaches, Daniel Rutenberg and Keith Evans, before beginning training with the Paralympic team.
Profitt's presence on the squad will allow the United States to compete in women's team events as well as individual events. Profitt and Fontaine are extremely close on and off of the court and are excited to play together again. Profitt joined Fontaine as a member of the gold medal winning 2011 Brazil Open women's team. Profitt was nominated by the USOC and selected by the ITTF as a wild card. Profitt has been training with her coach, Roman Tinyszin in Connecticut to prepare for London.
Leibovitz is the lone male member of the Paralympic team. Leibovitz was born in Israel but has played table tennis as a member of the United States since 1995. Leibovitz won the New York State Championship in 2009 and won a gold medal in class nine singles at the 2011 Parapan Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
O'Neill's Paralympic squad consists of table tennis veterans who have years of experience in international competition. Leibovitz has previously represented the United States in the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games, while both Profitt and Fontaine competed in the 1984 Paralympic Games in Stoke Mandeville, England.
In fact, after the 1984 games, Fontaine and Profitt both retired from table tennis to attend college. Both began playing competitively again in recent years and they met each other again at the 2008 U.S. Nationals. It was in 2008 when both Fontaine and Profitt decided that they would work to qualify for the 2012 Paralympics that were being held in the same country as the 1984 Paralympics.
Table tennis competition at the Paralympics will kick off on August 30th.


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The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) is one of the world's most popular sources of coins and the primary producer of coins from Canada. In addition to its famous Gold and Silver Canadian Maple Leafs, the Mint regularly strikes coins on a wide variety of themes. These themes range from natural scenery and animals to sports and historic figures and events. Behind all of these Canadian coins is an exceptional commitment to quality that results in coins that routinely 'wow' collectors. Every collection of world coins should include at least a few pieces from this highly respected source. Keep reading to learn more about coins from the Great White North and to browse our offerings below.
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Officially, lacrosse is Canada's national sport, but hockey flows through the veins of every proud Canadian. The national sport is a point of pride, as the country routinely puts in outstanding performances in international competitions. Its NHL teams have ardent followings, so it is fitting that Canda would produce coins to honor these teams. One of the most famous among them is the half ounce silver Toronto Maple Leafs coin, which it struck in 2017. The coin's matte finish and colorized look brings collectors back to their childhood days of playing hockey in the streets under the during dark winter evenings.
The vast Canadian wilderness includes 30% of the world's forest land. This land is home to countless species of plants and animals of all sizes. One of the most beautiful – and dangerous – creatures of the woods is the timber wolf. In 2017, the Royal Canadian Mint issued a 1 kg silver coin that featured this powerful creature. The coin shows its face, complete with gold toned enamel that brings life to its eyes, which look to the left of the holder. The coin is perfect for animal lovers, as well as those looking for a large piece with unique design elements that are sure to impress anyone who takes a close look.
Voyageurs were French Canadians who traveled by canoe peddling furs over long distances. They are Canadian folk heroes, immortalized in song and legend. In 2017, The Royal Canadian Mint issued a one-ounce silver coin honoring these men. The following year, the mint released a lesser known 1 kg piece that is even more stunning. Mintage of the antiqued coin, which was the first ever concave oval issue from the mint, was capped at just 400 pieces. This exclusive issue is available at GovMint.com, but only for customers who call-in to place their orders.
Swarovski Crystals are made in Wattens, Austria through a secret process known only to a few people in the company. The recipes and proportions that go into the crystals have enabled the company's product to earn global recognition as some of the finest in the world. These crystals combine both stunning color and precise shaping that add beauty to anything into which they are incorporated.
The Royal Canadian Mint is among a handful of mints that bring Swarovski crystal into some of its products. One example of such a piece is the 2017 $3 Silver Celebration of Love Proof. The coin features a pair of colorful butterflies standing on a 6 mm heart-shaped Swarovski crystal. The crystal integrated beautifully with the butterflies to create a unique shine.
Canada's natural beauty is emphasized with some of the country's colorized issues. Examples of this include the Arctic Animals and Northern Lights series and the Great Outdoors Series. The former features animals and the latter people, both against backdrops of breathtaking scenery.


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Advanced technologies at the heart of innovation
By putting technological innovation at the service of its research teams, L'Oréal provides them with powerful means to express their creativity and take knowledge of skin and hair farther and faster.
While the development of active ingredients and formulation remain at the heart of L'Oréal's innovation, the research teams have always relied on the most advanced technologies to make progress. Today, progress in medical imagery, robotics and even 3D modeling contribute to the development of innovative products. These tools enable researchers to work in a realistic, non invasive manner, on the way that skin and hair behave, or to accelerate the process of selection or creation of active molecules.
See inside the skin thanks to "virtual biopsy"
For a long time, it was thought that to look inside the human body, it was necessary to cut tissue. But progress in the field of medical imagery has made it possible to develop non invasive techniques. Biphotonic microscopy is one.
Thanks to this analytical tool, the L'Oréal researchers have gathered information in real time and three-dimensional images inside the skin, on its thickness, the variety of its structures and its composition on the micronic level. A means of evaluating the effectiveness of active ingredients and formulas in the epidermis up to the upper dermis.
In collaboration with the university teams at the Polytechnical school (LOB), L'Oréal's researchers have successfully adapted it to studies on skin. They have in a sense succeeded in shedding light on the inner skin. They can now count the layers of cells, quantify and track the evolution of collagen and elastin, directly involved in age-related changes to the skin or following on the application of products.
SkinChip® sensor, a highly effective measurement tool
To measure the level of skin hydration, L'Oréal uses a very effective tool, the SkinChip® sensor: it is able to capture detailed images of the skin in less than one-tenth of a second and renders its microrelief in a high resolution image. The evaluation of the level of hydration also makes it possible to design new products that are better adapted to the aging effects on skin.
Today, L'Oréal reserves the use of SkinChip® to cosmetic applications and could extend it to dermatology.
Robots working alongside researchers
The time devoted to creativity is an essential factor in the work of the research team. By introducing the HTS method (High Throughput Screening) into its research centers, L'Oréal enables the chemists and biologists to save time and give free rein to their creativity, by freeing them from routine tasks. This method of high throughput targeting of molecules relies on automation (thanks to analytic robots) of biological and chemical tests, and on a miniaturization of the product quantities tested. It makes it possible to rapidly analyze the behavior of tens of thousands of molecules every year and to identify the most active ones.
Hair was animated in 3D
A head of hair is 120,000 to 150,000 individual hairs that may be straight, curly, frizzy or smooth, short or medium length. Their movement is so complex it had never been successfully modeled before. However, cosmetics are not the only industry to be interested in modeling hair: the market for 3D animation and video games is also looking for a more realistic representation of the movement of hair on the heads of its heroes... Anticipating how hair will behave when wet, cut, or when it has grown is a real challenge. From the year 2000, after developing the first mathematical model of a single hair, the next stage was to model a strand and finally a full head of hair, in partnership with a INRI (French research institute specialising in computational sciences) laboratory in Grenoble, specialized in the representation of complex scenes. Success was achieved in 2006, with the development of a dynamic and configurable model of a head of hair. This world premiere opened up new fields of experience for L'Oréal's teams and gave them ideas for designing instrumental evaluation.


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29 October 2012
ORANGE mood
Ada and Darcy quilt featured in Real Living magazine
Some fabulous orange eye candy, for you. 'Tis the season, after all.
Tomorrow is going to be a fun day, for our little modern family. Glen and I are having a Halloween party for his daughters (if you can call four people a "party"--hey, it works for me!), to introduce the girls to this beloved American holiday. Really, the party is for me, I admit, but I'm hoping that the girls will enjoy it, too.
Last weekend, we all carved a Jack-O-Lantern, which is now looking a bit worse for wear. As predicted, there were some squeamish moments, when the pumpkin "guts" had to be removed, but the girls got into it, and we all loved seeing the finished product. I've got to thank Glen for doing most of the carving, while I snapped a bunch of photos, and helped clean up the mess.
This is the first year that I'm here in Oz for Halloween. For the last couple of years, I had been back in the States, at this time of year. I'm pretty excited to be introducing Glen and the girls to one of my favourite holidays. Oddly, this year, here in Australia, a lot of stores are bringing out Halloween merchandise, and really promoting the occasion. In fact, Glen's youngest daughter just went to a Halloween-themed birthday party. I guess this is the perfect year for us to begin our new tradition!
(our Jack-O-Lantern)
(our Jack-O-Lantern)
Wishing you all a fantastic Halloween, if you are celebrating. I'm also wishing good luck, health, and safety, to everyone back home in the U.S. who may be affected by Hurricane Sandy. My thoughts are with you.
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26 October 2012
Fab Frock Friday: Peach Daydream
This image just fits my mood today... kind of daydreamy....
I wish I could tell you who this lovely peach gown was designed by, but I don't know. If anyone out there knows the designer, please leave a comment about it. Thanks!
Have a beautiful weekend, everyone.
24 October 2012
Wedding Wednesday: Anna Schimmel Spring 2012
Lovely, feminine wedding gowns by Anna Schimmel... for brides who like a bit of old-fashioned romance. My favourite piece in the collection is the little lace bolero. It adds such a sweet accent to the strapless gown.
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23 October 2012
Swedish Serenity
This all-white flat in Sweden, home to a family of five, looks so incredibly relaxing. I love the subtle green kitchen cabinets, the lovely wooden desk, and those beautiful double doors leading into a bedroom. The most charming element of this home would have to be the keyboard in the lounge. I can just picture a family sing-along going on there.
{Sources: all images found here; photos by Petra Bindel for Elle Interior Sweden}
22 October 2012
Artist Spotlight: Saatchi Gallery Online
Erin Case; Digital, 2012, Assemblage Collage "Haircut 1 (with Andrew Tamlyn)"
Violet Frances Cato; Paper, 2012, Assemblage Collage "Lathyrus"
"Witness" by Ad van Riel
Robert Harris; Acrylic, 2012, Painting "Barn owl on Lockinge church tower"
"Silhouettes" by Iva Pevalek
"Orange Sky" by Ken Resen
Titti Garelli; Acrylic, 2010, Painting "Gothic Queen with a Sphinx Cat"
Michael Cina; Mixed Media, 2011, Painting "Stay With Me At All Times"
Michael Cina; Mixed Media, 2011, Painting "Tomorrow Sunn"
Georgina Vinsun; Oil, 2012, Painting "Vanda"
Ibon Mainar; Oil, 2009, Painting "Flowers Mag"
"Geometric Illustrations" by Andy Gilmore
Chiha Gregory; Oil, 2011, Painting "la Voie"
"Potential" by Aesha Kennedy
"Trust" by Eva Christin Laszka; Mixed Media
If you're into contemporary art, then you have probably heard of Saatchi Gallery. The famous gallery was founded in London in 1985 by Charles Saatchi, to show his art collection publicly. Often featuring rather controversial artists, Saatchi enjoys rousing up an interest in art. The gallery has expanded to include Saatchi Online, which has exhibited and sold works for over 100,000 artists since its inception in 2006, and is said to receive approximately 73 million hits per day. The site offers a tremendous wealth of choices for art lovers.
Here is a handful of the gorgeous works I found, while browsing Saatchi Online this afternoon. I have a feeling I will be going back to Saatchi Online again and again, to find artistic inspiration.
{Sources: Saatchi Online; Saatchi Gallery; Saatchi Online on Pinterest; Wikipedia}
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What does society look like in 2030?
I've just been reading a paper that sketches out four possible scenarios for "vulnerability" in 2030. It was written by something called the Institute for Alternative Futures for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and lays out a most likely scenario, a gloom and doom option, and two possible brighter futures (one of which we get to by having a catastrophe that allows for non-incremental improvements).
I'm somewhat chagrined that I think their baseline scenario is overly optimistic, especially with regard to education. The gloom and doom scenario requires everything to go wrong — a double-dip recession, peak oil, global climate disruption. I think the odds of all of these happening in the next 20 years is very low — but it seems quite possible that one — or something not even on our list — could happen.
If you have the time to take a look at the report, I'd love some other reactions. (There's also a formal way to comment to the folks who wrote it.)


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If emergency expenses make it difficult to keep up with monthly bills, most people with bad credit have limited options. One choice is to mail checks for bills even if the funds are not available in your bank account. It is possible that some of the payments may not be processed until after you receive your next paycheck, but this is unlikely. In reality, some if not all of your checks will probably bounce, resulting in expensive overdraft fees. In general, banks and retail stores charge a fee of $25 to $35 per bounced check. In addition, bounced checks could stay on your ChexSystems record for 5 years, which could also affect your ability to be approved for a bank loan. Bouncing checks on a regular basis will also make it difficult to open checking accounts at other banks in the future.
Overdraft protection programs are another option if there are insufficient funds to cover checks. Bank customers who have overdraft protection can write checks for bills even if the funds are not available in their checking account. However, banks typically charge costly overdraft fees each time a checks bounce—at least $25 per overdraft charge.
An emergency payday loan is another way consumers can handle unexpected bills between paychecks. With a payday advance, the funds are deposited into the borrower's checking account overnight. Many payday lenders offer quick approval. If the loan is not paid back by the next payday, the borrower's costs can increase from the initial finance charge. Payday lenders are upfront with the fees associated with a loan, so there are no hidden surprises.
The fees associated with a payday loan are preferable to the late fees customers would incur by failing to make monthly credit card, utility or car loan payments. In addition to having to pay late payment charges of approximately $35 per credit card bill, customers also face expensive reconnection fees for utility payments. Missed payments can also lead to higher interest rates on credit cards.
Compared to missing payments, NSF fees or overdraft protection programs, an emergency payday loan is an affordable option. Using a paycheck advance and paying it off in full at the next payday is a cost-effective way to cover unexpected bills without incurring late fees. When used responsibly, a payday loan is one of the most convenient and reliable ways to handle a financial emergency. More information on payday advances is available on Mypaydayloan.com.


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I've bought several books regarding C, C#, and C++ but none of them really teaches me and keeps me interested. I'm currently entering my last year of high school and i want to accomplish something outside of school.
Anyways, what do you guys think about taking an online C++ course? I've browsed through "E-Learning" and it seems alright but I'm not sure if i should try it.
Are there any other methods you can reccomend for learning C++?


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The developers of this underutilized parcel in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood wanted a building that achieved a mission of economic improvement, social justice, environmental restoration, and cultural celebration. On the ground floor sits an ice cream shop as well as a cheese factory that produces artisanal cheese. These shops are complimented above by a wellness collaborative made up of Aurora Healthcare Community Clinic, the Healing Center, and CORE/El Centro. Each have long term leases and have essentially made their permanent home here in the Clock Shadow Building. The roof is occupied by a vegetable garden, which is maintained by the employees and some of the patients of the clinic as part of their therapy. Rainwater is harvested from the roof and used for irrigation and toilet flushing inside the building. In fact, this is the first building in the city to use grey water for toilets and will hopefully set the path for future projects.
Fix Development had ambitious goals to make this a carbon neutral building with on-site energy generation. This proved too costly, but working in conjunction with Continuum Architects + Partners they were able to minimize energy use and buy the rest with renewable energy from the local utility. Starting off with the orientation and exterior, solar passive design maximizes light and minimizes heat gain with light shelfs and shades. Inside a geothermal system provides energy efficient heating and cooling, which along with other efficient systems reduces the building's total use to 50% compared to other standard buildings. Half of the building's materials are reclaimed, recycled or renewable, which includes the brick on the exterior, wood siding, steel panels, and more.
Continuum Architects + Partner's Clock Shadow Building was awarded an AIA/COTE award as one of the Top Ten Green Projects of 2013.
Images ©Tricia Shay Photography, Daniel Andera Photography and Continuum Architects + Planners


text: This article was written on January 11, 2011, by R.C. Sproul Jr. It is a legitimate and important question — the appropriateness of celebrating the Incarnation, the celebration of Christmas. I believe it fitting and appropriate, but am in turn always uncomfortable disagreeing with brothers to my right. I understand their concerns, and appreciate their passion for the regulative principle of worship. On the other hand, one can not rightly argue that the birth of the Savior is off limits in the pulpit. The Bible talks about it, and so we may preach about it. Given that, I cannot embrace a position that suggests we can preach about it, but not in December. If we are allowed to preach the promises in Genesis, in Isaiah, if we are allowed to preach the first few chapters of Luke, it seems we ought to be allowed to preach them at any time of year. The same, it seems to me, applies to not only the church calendar but to church history. That is, we can preach on the Lord's triumphant entrance into Jerusalem and in turn about the resurrection, and so ought to be allowed to preach consecutive sermons on these events each Spring. In like manner, if we are right that the Bible teaches the solas of the Reformation, it seems that it would be safe to preach on them the last Sunday in October. One is not, in so doing, becoming Romish in imposing a church calendar, or constructing holy days without biblical warrant. One is instead remembering the grace of God in space, and in time. While the choice of December 25 as the anniversary of Jesus' birth is rather dubious, we do know with certainty what happened on January 22, 1973. On that day the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case Roe v. Wade. The nine men determined that every state had the duty to give women unfettered access to abortion up until the birth of the child. It was a day whose infamy overshadows December 7, 1941 in the memory of the church in America. Since that time perhaps 50,000,000 babies have been murdered in the womb with the full protection of the state and the knowledge of the church. Abortion in America is, in the judgment of my very wise father, the greatest evil in our history. The American holocaust dwarves the evil of Nazi Germany in both numbers of the dead, and the numbers of we who know what is happening. Can we then impose an obligation that every pulpit should speak against this great evil on the third Sunday of every January? Of course not. The pulpit, like the bearers of God's image, is sacred. We can not rightly impose any obligation not explicitly found in Scripture. We no more ought to impose Sanctity of Life Sunday on the church than we should impose the observance of the birth of Jesus. On the other hand, Sanctity of Life Sunday is as fitting, as sensible, as reasonable as observing the Incarnation from the pulpit. Just as we must preach the glory of the incarnation, sometime, if not in December, so we must preach the horror of this evil sometime, if not in January. To be silent is to be complicit. It is to tell our children and grandchildren that we are as guilty as those Germans who knew, and were silent. Of course our pews are filled with the guilty. The same is true of every sin we preach against. Of course the grace of God in Christ trumps even this great evil. But the same Jesus who died for our sins calls on us to suffer the children to come unto Him. When we are silent, when we treat abortion as a mere social problem, a mere political issue, we expose our complicity. So preach faithfully. Proclaim not the sanctity of life, but the holiness of God, whose image the least of these bear. Call for repentance from the pulpit God placed under your care. Preach the same good news that He preached, that the captive are to be set free, that those marching toward death are to be rescued. Preach, and take the heat. For Jesus says such will make you blessed. Walk by faith, and preach by faith, in season and out of season.


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Yes, yes, yes! I did it!
It's been 2 1/2 weeks since I finished the Ultimate Reset and let me tell you, it's one of the BEST things I've ever done for myself! I feel refreshed, renewed, invigorated, energetic and all of this with NO caffeine what-so-ever! I have learned so much about food and myself. I've learned that I can control my eating. I learned that I don't need to constantly snack on junk food, etc. I learned about new food and how to cook new food and even how to cook other foods I knew of before. I like how I feel, I like how I look and I like that I know I can keep getting better with myself – inside and out.
Here I am Post Reset after I just got my blood drawn (I actually left the house, hence why I actually have a little bit of make-up on).
So, how did I do? After 21 days, I lost 11.7 (we'll say 12) pounds…over 13 inches overall. All that with NO EXERCISE. Just clean eats and taking daily supplements!
THE BIGGEST and BEST NEWS? My cholesterol dropped 103 points! Yes, that's correct. 103 points. From 246 to 143. I was thinking I would only drop 20 or 30 points which would mean that I would still be on medication, but NOPE. 103 points = no medication for me!!!
2 1/2 weeks later and I'm still 90% eating clean – no caffeine, minimal alcohol (drinks when my girlfriends and I went to Chicago and I had to water down my 2nd drink), not too much sugar and still having healthy meals. I will have treats here and there, but for the most part? I've still been cooking healthy meals from the Reset Recipe book. In fact, my girlfriends came to visit last week and I would make my own separate meals. The only time I didn't is when we went to Chicago for a day. My stomach paid for it b/c I was so umcomfy! lol Too many "new" things going into mah belly all at once (meats, etc.).
I finally got my bum back to the gym yesterday and did the elliptical. I will probably go back again today. I'm still debating on whether or not to start TurboFire again, but I think I like going to the gym…it gets me out of the house. Let's not forget I'm a WAHM who also stays home with a 5 year old, 2 year old AND 1 year old pup.
Anyway, I'm excited to be working out again b/c my body (on the inside) is at its prime thanks to the Ultimate Reset. I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm definitely better off now than when I started.
Any questions, just let me know. I am willing to answer – to the best of my ability!
And let me leave you with this…My Ultimate Reset Food Gallery. My meals for the 21 days during the reset.


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August 6, 2002
<bt>Arlington County Government headquarters are located at One Courthouse Plaza, 2100 Clarendon Blvd., near the Courthouse Metro station. Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Call 703-228-3000 or 703-228-4611 (TTY). Visit www.co.arlington.va.us.
County Board
<bt>There are five elected members of the County Board. Members are elected at-large for staggered four year terms. Each year, for three successive years, one member is elected by the county at large; in the fourth year, two members are elected. The Board makes all local legislative decisions, sets all major county policies and appoints the membership of citizen advisory groups. Currently, all Arlington County Board members are Democrats.
In addition, the County Board is responsible for managing the county's money, by reviewing annual budget proposals submitted by the County Manager and the School Board, determining taxation rates and appropriating funds for county programs. The Arlington County Code is available at all county libraries and in the government reference library.
The County Manager is the administrative head of county government, responsible to the County Board, and appointed by Board members for an indefinite term. The manager appoints all county department heads, and their employees are responsible to the manager.
As required by law, the manager annually submits a proposed county budget to the board, and a capital improvement plan every two years. He also makes action and policy recommendations to Board members.
<lst>County Board office:
2100 Clarendon Blvd.
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
Email: email@example.com
2002 County Board Members:
* Chair, Chris Zimmerman – up for re-election in 2002
* Vice Chair, Charles Monroe – up for re-election in 2003
* Members, Barbara Favola – up for re-election in 2004, Paul Ferguson – up for re-election in 2003, and Jay Fisette – up for re-election in 2005
County Manager:
Ronald Carlee
2100 Clarendon Blvd.
Suite 302
Arlington, VA 22201
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Constitutional Officers
<bt>Constitutional officers are elected county officials whose jobs are mandated by the Constitution of Virginia. Arlington shares its Commonwealth's Attorney and Commissioner of Revenue positions with the City of Falls Church.
* Clerk of the Courts: David A. Bell
703-228-7010 – Maintains court records.
Eight-year term, election in 2007
* Commonwealth's Attorney: Richard E. Trodden
703-228-4410 – Serves as the state's prosecutor.
Four-year term, election in 2003
* Commissioner of Revenue: Geraldine M. Whiting
703-228-3033 – Assesses the value of homes and other taxable properties in the county.
Four-year term, election in 2003
* Sheriff: Beth Arthur
703-228-4460 – Serves as a civil and criminal law-enforcement officer, and also serves as executive officer of the courts.
Four-year term, election in 2003
* Treasurer: Francis X. O'Leary
703-228-3255 – Collects moneys due to the county.
Four-year term, election in 2003
Board Meetings
<bt>County Board meetings are held in the County Board Room, Room 307, at One Courthouse Plaza, 2100 Clarendon Blvd., approximately 17 Saturdays a year. Agendas of meetings are available on the Monday before a Saturday meeting from the County Manager's office, Room 302, or on the County Board's Web site, www.co.arlington.va.us/cbo/meetings/index.htm.
Regular County Board meetings begin at 8:30 a.m., with public comment items beginning no earlier than 9 a.m. The only items considered in executive sessions, which are closed to the public, are those permitted by the Freedom of Information Act, such as legal, personnel and real estate matters. County Board meetings are cablecast live on Channel 31. Highlights, a summary of County Board meeting proceedings, are available in libraries or from the County Board office.
These are the board meetings remaining this year: Sept. 14, Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 7.
Being Heard
<bt>Arlington has a strong tradition of public involvement in government, often referred to as "The Arlington Way." It includes public comment periods before meetings of county officials, but also puts an emphasis on public input before most decisions are made, including public hearings, town hall meetings and citizen advisory commissions.
* To speak at board meetings: For the board's public comment period, speakers must arrive before 8:30 a.m., fill out a speaker slip and give it to the County Clerk. Speakers are limited to two minutes for public comment, and there is only one speaker allowed per topic.
Public comment is also taken when allowed during each item at board meetings. Speakers on public hearing items are allowed three minutes to speak, five minutes if they are representing a county organization, with only one representative from any organization.
To speak on specific agenda items, speakers must fill out a speaker slip and turn it in to the County Clerk before the first speaker is called. Speakers are called in the order their slips are received.
* Civic Federation: The Civic Federation, called the "civic voice of Arlington," is made up of representatives from neighborhood civic associations across the county. The Federation works on neighborhood issues, and offers recommendations on policy issues to the County Board.
The nonpartisan group also sends an annual report to the General Assembly, in Richmond, with legislative initiatives. The Civic Federation's Web address is www.civfed.org. Federation newsletters and membership information are available from Federation President Dan Krasnegor, 703-534-4024, or via email at email@example.com.
State Government
<bt>Virginia's government, with executive, legislative and judicial branches, serves as one of the models for the federal government.
At the head of the executive branch is the governor. But much of the power in the state rests in the legislative branch, the General Assembly.
Virginia's General Assembly is the oldest elective legislature in the country, dating its first meeting to 1619. The current home of the Assembly was built in 1788.
The Assembly, since its inception, has been a bicameral legislature, initially consisting of the Council and the House of Burgesses, now the Senate and the House of Delegates. There are 40 members of the Senate and 100 delegates. Arlington is served by four state delegates and two state senators.
The judicial branch of the state government is headed by the Supreme Court of Virginia, a seven-member court. Justices are elected by the General Assembly to serve 12-year terms. The current Chief Justice is Harry L. Carrico, whose term expires in 2003.
General Assembly Web site: legis.state.va.us
<lst>Governor: Mark R. Warner (D)
Four-year term, expires in January 2006.
Under Virginia law, Warner may only serve one term as governor.
Web site: www.governor.state.va.us
* State Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D)
31st District, Democratic Caucus Chair
Four-year term, up for re-election in 2003
Home Office:
3556 N. Valley St.
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: 703-538-4097
Fax: 703-538-2486
Richmond Office:
General Assembly Building
910 Capitol St., Room 430
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-698-7531
Email: email@example.com
* State Sen. Patricia Ticer (D)
30th District
Four-year term, up for re-election in 2003
Home Office:
City Hall
301 King St., Suite 2007
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-549-5770
Fax: 703-739-6761
Richmond Office:
General Assembly Building
910 Capitol St., Room 429
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-698-7530
Email: email@example.com
* Del. James Almand (D)
47th District
Two-year term, up for re-election in 2003
Home Office:
3444 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 102
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-524-9700
Fax: 703-524-5324
Richmond Office:
General Assembly Building
910 Capitol St., Room 404
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-698-1047
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
* Del. Robert Brink (D)
48th District
Two-year term, up for re-election in 2003
Home Office:
2670 Marcey Road
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: 703-243-5778
Fax: 703-841-0561
Richmond Office:
General Assembly Building
910 Capitol St., Room 817
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-698-1048
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
* Del. Karen Darner (D)
49th District
Two-year term, up for re-election in 2003
Home Office:
969 S. Buchanan St.
Arlington, VA 22204
Phone: 703-271-5284
Fax: 703-271-8662
Richmond Office:
General Assembly Building
910 Capitol St., Room 711
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-698-1049
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
* Del. Marian Van Landingham (D)
45th District
Two-year term, up for re-election in 2003
Home Office:
301 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: 703-549-2511
Fax: 703-548-0733
Richmond Office:
General Assembly Building
910 Capitol St., Room 402
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-698-1045
Fax: 804-786-6310
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Federal Officials
<lst>Arlington is part of the 8th Congressional District.
U.S. Representatives:
* U.S. Rep. James Moran (D)
Two-year term, up for re-election in 2002
Home Office:
5115 Franconia Road, Suite B
Alexandria, VA 22310
Phone: 703-971-4700
Fax: 703-922-9436
Washington Office:
2239 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-4608
Phone: 202-225-4376
Fax: 202-225-0017
* U.S. Senator John Warner (R)
Six-year term, up for re-election in 2002
Washington Office:
225 Russell Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2023
Fax: 202-224-6295
Office Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday
* U.S. Senator George Allen (R)
Six-year term, up for re-election in 2006
Regional Office:
John Putney, Regional Representative
2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 100
Herndon, VA 20170
Phone: 703-435-0039
Fax: 703-435-3446
Washington Office:
204 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-4024
Fax: 202-224-5432


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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Agent in Petraeus Case Under Scrutiny — WASHINGTON—A federal agent who launched the investigation that ultimately led to the resignation of Central Intelligence Agency chief David Petraeus was barred from taking part in the case over the summer due to superiors' concerns …
Discussion: The Atlantic Wire, Associated Press, Mother Jones, Business Insider, msnbc.com, FP Passport, Washington Post, The Other McCain, Betsy's Page, Poynter, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, Fox News, Mediaite, Daily Download, emptywheel, New York Magazine, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Hit & Run, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Gawker, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, The Jawa Report and Unqualified Offerings, more at Mediagazer »
Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire: The Petraeus Scandal Takes a Turn for the Shirtless
Michael Kelley / Business Insider: FBI Agent In Petraeus Case Removed After Allegedly Sending Shirtless Photos To The 'Other Woman' Jill Kelley
Blake Hounshell / FP Passport: The FBI has some explaining to do
Vernon Loeb / Washington Post: Petraeus ghostwriter 'clueless' to affair
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: Apparently, Everybody Involved in the Petraeus Scandal Is a Swinging Sex Freak
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter: Vernon Loeb: 'I was dumbfounded when I heard about the affair'
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: L'Affaire Petraeus Ensnares Another Top General
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Report: FBI agent who investigated Broadwell sent shirtless photos to other woman in case …
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: FBI Agent Was Barred From Petraeus Email Investigation After Allegedly Sending Shirtless Photos
Howard Kurtz / Daily Download: Petraeus Plot Twists: Shirtless FBI Agent and Another Flirting General
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine: Broadwell's E-Mails Weren't Very Threatening, FBI Investigated Anyway
Ed Krayewski / Hit & Run: FBI Investigation Leads to CIA Director's Resignation; Nothing to See Here!
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post: Vernon Loeb, Washington Post Editor And Co-Author Of Petraeus Biography, Silent On Scandal
Taylor Berman / Gawker: An FBI Agent Sent Shirtless Photos of Himself to Jill Kelley, and Other Ridiculous New Details …
Imani Gandy / Angry Black Lady Chronicles: FBI Agent Investigating Petraeus Scandal Under Investigation Himself
Stable Hand / The Jawa Report: Report: FBI Agent in Petraeus Case Under Scrutiny For Sending Shirtless Pictures Of Himself..
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Scandal probe ensnares commander of U.S., NATO troops in Afghanistan — ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT — The FBI probe into the sex scandal that led to the resignation of CIA director David Petraeus has expanded to ensnare Gen. John R. Allen, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced early Tuesday.
Discussion: Wired, Business Insider, Gawker, The Jawa Report, Washington Examiner, Mother Jones and Politico
David Axe / Wired: Petraeus Scandal Engulfs Afghanistan War Chief
Business Insider: Another Top General Under Investigation For Up To 30,000 Pages Of 'Potentially Inappropriate' Emails With Jill Kelley
Taylor Berman / Gawker: General John R. Allen Reportedly Exchanged 20,000 to 30,000 Pages of 'Potentially Inappropriate' Emails With Jill Kelley
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner: General John Allen caught sending up to 30,000 'inappropriate e-mails' to Jill Kelley
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones: Another Shoe Drops in Petraeusgate Investigation
Bobby Cervantes / Politico: Report: Emails triggered Petraeus probe
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
PAULA'S EMAILS REVEALED — Broadwell's notes to Jill Kelley were full of 'cat fight stuff,' a source tells Michael Daly—but there were no overt threats, and Petraeus was barely mentioned. So why did the FBI jump in? — AFP / Getty Images (inset) Barbara Sax — DID BROADWELL LEAK SECRETS?
Donald Douglas / American Power: Paula Broadwell's Emails
Cord Jefferson / Gawker: Did an Anonymous Wikipedia Editor Try to Out the Petraeus Affair Back in January?
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine: Petraeus Scandal Now Involves Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Paula Broadwell's Emails Contained 'Cat-Fight Stuff,' Not Threats, Report Says
Brian Doherty / Hit & Run: Why Was the FBI Doing the Investigation that Led to the Petraeus Affair Anyway?
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog: THIS IS ALL IT TOOK TO GET THE FBI TO TAP INTO A PRIVATE E-MAIL ACCOUNT?
NY Daily News: Jill Kelley, social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base, is mystery woman Paula Broadwell harassed …
Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia: Is Philandering A Security Concern?
Mike Allen / Politico:
Gen. John Allen ensnared in Petraeus scandal — Marine Gen. John R. Allen, the four-star U.S. commander of the war in Afghanistan, exchanged thousands of "potentially inappropriate" emails with Jill Kelley, the Tampa woman who claimed to have been harassed by the ex-mistress …
Discussion: New York Times, Taegan Goddard's … and Atlas Shrugs
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times: Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Is Linked to Petraeus Scandal
Washington Post:
Petraeus hoped affair would stay secret and he could keep his job as CIA director — FBI agents searched the home of the woman at the center of the scandal involving former CIA director David H. Petraeus on Monday evening, carrying away boxes and bags of material and taking photographs inside her home in Charlotte.
Discussion: Belmont Club, The Daily Beast, Reuters, Tim Blair, emptywheel and New York Magazine
Richard Fernandez / Belmont Club: "The Eight Shames and Seven Dwarfs"
Open Channel:
Emails on 'coming and goings' of Petraeus, other military officials escalated FBI concerns — The FBI discovered that emails received by Jill Kelley, a close friend of the Petraeus family, were sent by Paula Broadwell. And as they dug deeper, the affair between Broadwell and Petraeus came to light.
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times, National Updates and Business Insider
New York Times:
Motives Questioned in F.B.I. Inquiry of Petraeus E-Mails — WASHINGTON — Is a string of angry e-mails really enough, in an age of boisterous online exchanges, to persuade the F.B.I. to open a cyberstalking investigation? — Sometimes the answer is yes, law enforcement officials …
Robert Stein / Connecting.the.Dots: Clueless and Shirtless in Scandal-land
Joel Engel / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: The Petraeus Timeline: Will We Ever Again Hear the Complete Truth About Anything?
Martha Raddatz / ABCNEWS: Majority Leader Eric Cantor Knew of Petraeus Affair in October
Adi Robertson / The Verge: Behind the email trail that brought down General Petraeus
Arturo Garcia / The Raw Story: Peter King: FBI may have been 'derelict' in Petraeus probe
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider: Petraeus's Downfall Proves Your Email Is Not As Private As You Think
Martha Raddatz / ABCNEWS:
Why FBI Kept Petraeus Affair From White House — The FBI withheld its findings about Gen. David Petreaus' affair from the White House and congressional leaders because the agency considered them the result of a criminal investigation that never reached the threshold of an intelligence probe, law enforcement sources said today.
Discussion: Politico, The Lonely Conservative, CNN, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, The Hinterland Gazette and Klein Online
Roger Simon / Politico: Gen. David Petraeus is dumb, she's dumber
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS: The Eric Cantor Angle on Petraeus-Broadwell Affair
Janet Shan / The Hinterland Gazette: REPORT: FBI Viewed David Petraeus Affair as a Criminal Matter …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Statement by the Secretary of Defense on General John Allen — On Sunday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation referred to the Department of Defense a matter involving General John Allen, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.
Discussion: Weekly Standard, TIME, Hot Air and Business Insider
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: Gen. John Allen Probed in Petraeus Affair
Mark Thompson / TIME: General Allen Engulfed in the Petraeus Scandal
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Af-Pak theater commander caught in sex scandal?
AP Member Choice Limited / Associated Press:
Petraeus shocked at girlfriend's emails to friend
Petraeus shocked at girlfriend's emails to friend
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Fox News, The Volokh Conspiracy, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast and Crooks and Liars
Echidne / ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES: The Petraeus Puzzle
Fox News: David Petraeus: Paula Broadwell, Jill Kelley, the Story Behind the Women Who Brought Down CIA Head
Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy: Putting Together the Pieces of the Petraeus/Broadwell Investigation
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner: During affair, Paula Broadwell praised the 'wonderful' Holly Petraeus for aiding research
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Broadwell and Benghazi — A sex scandal raises intriguing new foreign-policy questions.
Broadwell and Benghazi — A sex scandal raises intriguing new foreign-policy questions.
Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET, Doug Ross, Wired, Power Line, emptywheel and BREITBART.COM
Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER USA NET: What is the White House Covering Up in Benghazi?
Directorblue / Doug Ross: WE KEEP ALL OF THE SCANDALS STRAIGHT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO: Today's U.S. Foreign Policy Update
Noah Shachtman / Wired: Post-Petraeus CIA Should Kill Less and Spy More, Former Chief Says
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Who's next from Chicago's "rotten borough"?
Washington Post:
Obama considering John Kerry for job of defense secretary — President Obama is considering asking Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) to serve as his next defense secretary, part of an extensive rearrangement of his national security team that will include a permanent replacement for former CIA director David H. Petraeus.
Discussion: The Fix, News/Talk 790 KFYO, Weasel Zippers, BuzzFeed, Taylor Marsh, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain
Chad Hasty / News/Talk 790 KFYO: Chad's Morning Brief: John Kerry as Defense Secretary & Susan Rice as Secretary of State?
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Top Candidates for State Dept. Are Both Facing Possible Hurdles
Top Candidates for State Dept. Are Both Facing Possible Hurdles
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Moderate Voice
Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine: John Kerry Is Losing His Campaign to Be Secretary of State
Deborah Stocks / ABC15 Arizona:
Gilbert PD: Daniel Solomon run over by wife, Holly Solomon, for not voting — GILBERT, AZ - A Mesa woman was arrested Saturday after she allegedly chased her husband around a Gilbert parking lot in an SUV during an argument over the presidential election. — The woman finally ran over her husband, leaving him with critical injuries.
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com, The Daily Caller, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Outside the Beltway and New York Magazine
Taylor Bigler / The Daily Caller: Every vote counts: Woman blames husband for Obama win, runs him over with car
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Woman Runs Over Husband With Jeep Because Obama Won
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
Woman Blames Husband for Obama's Reelection, Runs Him Over with Her Jeep — Upset over the result of last week's presidential election, an Arizona woman ran over her husband with her car, believing him to be directly responsible for Obama's reelection because he didn't vote.
Discussion: Valley Fever, The Hinterland Gazette and Wonkette
Matthew Hendley / Valley Fever: Holly Solomon Blames Husband for Obama's Re-Election, Allegedly Rams Him With Her Car
Janet Shan / The Hinterland Gazette: Holly Solomon Blames Husband for President Obama's Reelection, Runs Him Over with Jeep
Rebecca Schoenkopf / Wonkette: Arizona Woman Should Have Just Run Over Her Husband 'With Votes'
Bill Glauber / JSOnline:
After trying campaign, Ryan says losing race 'a foreign experience' — By Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel — For Paul Ryan, election day as the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate had begun with bright promise. The polls were looking good, he said. A tight national race was expected.
Discussion: msnbc.com, Washington Wire and New York Magazine
Rose Gordon Sala / msnbc.com: Ryan whines: President needs to show leadership
Janet Hook / Washington Wire: Paul Ryan Breaks Post-Election Silence
Alison Bauter / Journal Times:
'Bittersweet' homecoming for Paul Ryan - Former VP candidate reflects, looks ahead
'Bittersweet' homecoming for Paul Ryan - Former VP candidate reflects, looks ahead
Discussion: CNN
Ashley Killough / CNN: TRENDING: Ryan says Obama won 'fair and square'
Jeff Wise / Gizmodo:
Exclusive: John McAfee Wanted for Murder (Updated) — Antivirus pioneer John McAfee is on the run from murder charges, Belize police say. According to Marco Vidal, head of the national police force's Gang Suppression Unit, McAfee is a prime suspect in the murder of American expatriate Gregory Faull …
Discussion: Wired, Fox News, Jesus' General, The Verge, The Daily Caller, The Other McCain, Mashable!, New York Magazine, The Raw Story, The Agonist and iOwnTheWorld.com
Joshua Davis / Wired: Murder Suspect John McAfee: I'm Innocent
Josh Peterson / The Daily Caller: Antivirus pioneer McAfee accused of murder in Belize
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: When You're Down to Your Last $4 Million, Hallucinogens May Seem Fun
Seth Fiegerman / Mashable!: McAfee Antivirus Founder Wanted for Murder [REPORT]
Joe Coscarelli / New York Magazine: Anti-Virus Founder John McAfee Wanted for Murder in Belize
Arturo Garcia / The Raw Story: Antivirus software developer accused of murder in Belize
Jake Miller / CBS News:
Romney earned zero votes in some urban precincts — President Obama's victory over Mitt Romney in last Tuesday's presidential election was driven, in part, by the president's strength in urban areas, where robust support cushioned the incumbent against electoral deficits in rural America.
Discussion: Wonkette, alicublog, iOwnTheWorld.com, Connecting.the.Dots, Outside the Beltway and nation.foxnews.com
Jesse Taylor / Wonkette: Fox Nation: Did Obama Voter Fraud All Of Philadelphia?
Robert Stein / Connecting.the.Dots: Lessons from FDR's Reelection to Obama's
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Romney Got No Votes In 59 Philadelphia Precincts?
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Norquist pledge takes election hit — Republicans might have held the House, but Grover Norquist's majority in Congress is all but gone. — Fewer incoming members of the House and Senate have signed the pledge against tax increases run by Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Prairie Weather
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
CBS Contributor: White People Don't Like Abortion Because They Want to "Build Up the Race" — CBS News contributor Nancy Giles believes that white people don't like abortion because they are trying to "build up the race." Listen to what she said over the weekend on MSNBC …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org blogs, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs: CBS's Nancy Giles: Whites Oppose Abortion 'To Build Up the Race'
Alex Alvarez / Mediaite: CBS' Nancy Giles: Maybe White People Are 'Trying To Eliminate All These Abortions' To ' Build Up The Race'
National Enquirer:
CHER & THE MARRIED TV NERD — Photography by: Getty Images Entertainment — CHER has fallen for a new guy half her age - 33-year-old, married MSNBC broadcaster CHRIS HAYES. — The "Believe" singer, 66, has been gushing to friends about her huge crush on the nerdy rising cable star …
Discussion: Mediaite, Capital New York and The Daily Beast
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite: Cher Has A Huge Crush On Which MSNBC Host?
Justin Green / The Daily Beast: Chris Hayes is a Type?
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Windows Head Steven Sinofsky to Leave Microsoft — Windows unit president Steven Sinofsky is leaving the company, effective immediately, AllThingsD has confirmed. — The move comes less than a month after Sinofsky presided over the launch of Windows 8 and Microsoft's Surface tablet-products seen …
JP Mangalindan / Fortune: Today in Tech: McAfee founder wanted for murder
Sean Hollister / The Verge: Steve Ballmer's letter to team on Sinofsky departure
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Potential hopefuls acting coy about their intentions — FONT: — Still suffering postelection hangovers and with votes still being tallied, political junkies in Arizona already have turned toward the 2014 gubernatorial race. For the first time in more than a decade, the seat could be wide open.
Discussion: Valley Fever and Politico
Matthew Hendley / Valley Fever: Jan Brewer May Actually Be Serious About Run for (Likely Unconstitutional) Third Term
Kevin Cirilli / Politico: Report: Jan Brewer may seek 3rd term as Arizona governor
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker:
'We the People' Petitions Filed in Nineteen States Seeking Permission to Secede from the Union — In the aftermath of last week's presidential election, residents in at least nineteen states have put up petitions on the government's "We the People" petitioning website seeking the right to secede from the rest of the country.
David Martosko / The Daily Caller: Petitions seeking White House approval to 'secede' now come from 47 states
Sarah Parnass / ABCNEWS: Texas Secession Petition to Obama
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Texas Secession Petition Crosses 25,000 Signature Threshold
Thereisnospoon / Hullabaloo: Calling their bluff on secession, by @DavidOAtkins
Chase Hoffberger / Daily Dot: 20 states petition the White House for secession
Robert Wilonsky / Trail Blazers Blog: Rick Perry's office says he 'believes in the greatness of our Union and nothing should be done to change it'
Tia Mitchell / The Buzz Florida Politics Feed: Secession petitions from Florida, other states gain steam after Obama victory
William Teach / Pirate's Cove: White House Inundated With Secession Petitions
Byron Tau / Politico:
Secession petitions flood White House website
Secession petitions flood White House website
Discussion: The Hinterland Gazette and Outside the Beltway
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Some Respond To Election Results By Advocating Secession


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Jersey Boys at The Mayflower, Southampton - Wed 20th March 2019
- Süre: 1 Gun
- Ürün kodu: PVRUEK
This worldwide smash-hit musical tells the remarkable rise to stardom of one of the most successful bands in pop music history. With spectacular performances of all their hits, JERSEY BOYS is the electrifying true life story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons; the Mob, the heartaches, the triumph and the music. Discover the incredible sound of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons whose hits defined the musical identity of a nation. Featuring the hits Sherry, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Big Girls Don't Cry, December 1963 (Oh What A Night), Beggin', Let's Hang On, Bye Bye Baby and many more.
Seats in the stalls - 2.00pm show.
Dropping off point – Mayflower Theatre
Arrival time – 12.30pm approx.
Departing - 5.00pm
Return to the local area – 6.00/7.00pm approx.


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"We migrated key functions from Windows to Linux because we needed an operating system that was stable and reliable – one that would give us in-house control. So if we needed to patch, adjust or adapt, we could."
This makes one wonder why they did not opt by the "great" security of Windows 8.
But more than that, I wonder why it is easier for space specialists to migrate key operations to Linux than it is for my colleagues at the university to type documents in an office suite other than Microsoft Office. Shouldn't it be the other way around? You know, the United Space Alliance is migrating key operations as in "if this crashes, the space station crashes" or, better yet, "if this fails, the shuttle goes to the Sun instead of Mars".
However, I realized that not all is lost. If professors aren't flexible to change, ironically, robots are: there will be a conference on robotics and several robotics workshops at my university (this sounds like science fiction in my country). Remarkably, I read this:
"Para los talleres es importante llevar su computadora, preferiblemente con Ubuntu o Debian instalado." (It is important to bring your own computer to the workshops, preferably with Ubuntu or Debian installed).
What? Are they implying something there?
Well, R2, the first robonaut, runs on Linux according to the article on the United Space Alliance... Maybe we are on the right track down here at the university where I work after all.
This reminds me of a comic strip I saw in 2009, when I migrated to Linux. It's Tira ECOL #393: "Robotito con Windows (tm)". You can see the original (in Spanish) here.
|Translated from Tira ECOL #393


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Rep. Peter King (R-NY) went off on the Republican Party this morning for not passing legislation last night to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
After the fiscal cliff vote late last night the House was adjourned before a vote was taken on Hurricane Sandy relief – a bill that is loaded with millions of dollars for unrelated pork projects.
Rep. King told New Yorkers to cut off donations to Republicans.
Via America's Newsroom:
Here's King's rant:
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"They're in New York all the time filling their pockets with money from New Yorkers. I'm saying right now, anyone from New York and New Jersey who contributes one penny to Congressional Republicans is out of their mind. Because what they did last night was put a knife in the back of New Yorkers and New Jerseyians. It was an absolute disgrace… And why Republicans have this bias against New York, this bias against New Jersey, this bias against the Northeast. They're wondering why they're becoming a minority party? Why they're going to be a party of the permanent minority? What they did last night was so immoral, so disgraceful, so irresponsible. They're supposed to be the party of family values? Yet families are starving, are suffering… I've had it. As far as I am concerned I'm on my own. They're going to go a long way to get my vote on anything."
With Republicans like Peter King, who needs Democrats?


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How a 1964 TV commercial supporting Lyndon Johnson played to nuclear fears and set the standard for political attacks
The general election is now a year away. Soon, the airwaves will be filled with the venomous, negative campaign ads that we've all come to know and sometimes loathe. Parents of young children will be reaching for the Disney DVDs, hoping to protect their offspring from seeing those who aspire to elective office assassinate one other's character. By November 2012, somewhere in this big country, someone will be hurling something at a television set, screaming "No more!"
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2012 Could Hinge on Greece
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With all of that to look forward to, it's interesting to think back to the grandfather of negative campaign ads, the 1964 commercial that really started it all. It never actually mentioned the opponent's name or even made a direct reference to him. It was a subtle, yet devastating, ad--a far cry from the crude, blunt-instrument attacks most often seen today. It's still hard to watch the ad today and not say, "Wow."
In Robert Mann's just-released book, Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds: LBJ, Barry Goldwater, and the Ad That Changed American Politics, we learn why, how, and in what context the famous ad was developed by the Madison Avenue firm Doyle Dane Bernbach and media consultant Tony Schwartz. The Democratic National Committee created it at the behest of Lyndon Johnson's White House. Mann, who got his start as a press secretary and communications director for Sens. Russell Long and John Breaux, both Louisiana Democrats, has since become a respected historian. He is the author of seven books, a professor at the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University, and an authority on that period of American politics who has written acclaimed works on the Vietnam War and the civil-rights movement.
The ad, shot in New York City's Highbridge Park, featured a 3-year-old, redheaded girl, Monique Corzilius. (She later appeared in ads for Kodak, SpaghettiOs, and Kool Pops.) In the ad, she is plucking and counting daisy petals. Just before she gets to 10, an ominous voice begins a countdown. Then, grainy footage of a nuclear mushroom cloud appears, followed by Johnson's voice saying, "These are the stakes. To make a world in which all of God's children can live, or to go into the dark. We must either love each other, or we must die." A voiceover then says, "Vote for President Johnson on November 3. The stakes are too high for you to stay home."
The ad aired only once, at 9:50 p.m., on Sept. 7, 1964. It was during NBC's "Monday Night at the Movies," at a cost of $24,000. (Later reports indicated that the airtime actually cost $30,000.) An estimated 50 million viewers saw the ad. Ironically, the girl's parents didn't know that the footage of their daughter counting flower petals would appear in a Johnson campaign ad.
Mann's book lays out Americans' state of mind in those Cold War years of the late 1950s and early 1960s, when the specter of nuclear annihilation was ever present. (I vividly remember air-raid drills at Arthur Circle Elementary School in Shreveport, La., where we practiced sitting in the hallways with our heads between our knees.) Mann's book recounts the early reelection campaign planning by President Kennedy's staff. After his assassination, the Johnson team began preparing for the election in consultation with the DNC. The appendix features 39 pages of internal White House and DNC memoranda laying out the campaign media strategies--material sure to spark the interest of modern-day political junkies.
The 1964 race was never particularly close. Barry Goldwater was far from being the optimal Republican candidate. But one infers from the book and memos that Johnson's reelection apparatus was nevertheless nervous and didn't want to take anything for granted. Democrats felt compelled to raise doubts about Goldwater, to surface concerns that he was a hot-headed cowboy, someone not to be trusted with the nuclear button or dealings with other countries. At the same time, Mann relates how worried some Johnson advisers were that the ad was too hot. They fretted that it would be seen as "dirty" and "unfair." A backlash was possible.
Obviously, anyone sympathetic with Goldwater is likely to see the ad as unfair, even slanderous. Mann's book quotes Ben Bradlee, later the editor of The Washington Post, who described the ad as "a f*cking outrage." Seven years later, the late David Broder recounted a post-campaign conversation between Johnson advisers. Broder wrote about taking issue "with what I can only call lip-smacking glee," about what they had done to Goldwater.
Even if true, and perhaps unfair, the ad was more of a scalpel than a meat cleaver. But it definitely was wielded skillfully and more artfully than most negative ads we see today. Even then, Broder recounted a Johnson operative who worried that "some year an outfit as good as ours might go to work for the wrong candidate."
Daisy Petals and Mushroom Clouds is a great read for anyone interested in what goes on behind the scenes in politics. Why do campaigns behave the way they do? How was campaign strategy implemented through advertising during the infancy of television? It's a short (156 pages), rich look at a very important turning point in the history of American political campaigns: the birth of negative ads.
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Paiste Color Sound 900 Black 19-inch Crash Cymbal
Main Features
- Colour coating
- Medium weight
- Washy stick sound
- Lively intensity
- Long sustain
- Medium volume
- Colour finish is tough and durable
Paiste first pioneered colour coated cymbals with COLORSOUND 5 in 1984 as a means for artistic expression during the time period when popular music became visual in music videos on television. In the 1990s VISIONS made an appearance, and in recent years certain Artist Inspiration models feature colour coating - Stewart Copeland's Blue Bell Ride, Aquiles Priester's Giga Bell Ride and Danny Carey's Dry Heavy Ride. Throughout, the Color Sound finish was available for custom orders, including cymbals featured by international top artists Joey Jordison, Tico Torres and Paul Bostaph. With Color Sound 900 Paiste launches the latest incarnation in the colour cymbal saga.
Color Sound 900 cymbals are based on the range of models in the concurrently launched 900 Series. While they feature essentially corresponding sound and function, the colour coating causes a slightly drier sound, shortens the sustain a bit, and results in a more focused attack. Significantly, the same flexibility and giving feel as in the 900 Series is present.
Extensive research and design efforts have resulted in the most stunningly beautiful finishes: luminous translucent colours preserve the natural appearance of grooves and hammer marks and present a vibrantly radiant appearance. Notably, decades of experience have proven the Color Sound finish to be exceedingly tough and durable - the finish will not ever crack, chip or peel.
The Paiste Color Sound 900 Crash cymbal delivers a medium bright, full-bodied sound with warm undertones. The tone is wide ranging with a clean mix and a balanced, responsive feel. A full, round crash sound with punch for universal applications.
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Greg has presented work at venues and institutions including EYEO Festival (Minneapolis), the Western Front (Vancouver), DIY Citizenship (Toronto), Medialab-Prado (Madrid) and Postopolis! LA. He is an adjunct instructor in the CCIT program (University of Toronto/Sheridan College) and has taught courses for CSMM (McMaster University) and OCAD University.
Greg has presented work at venues and institutions including EYEO Festival (Minneapolis), the Western Front (Vancouver), DIY Citizenship (Toronto), Medialab-Prado (Madrid) and Postopolis! LA. He is an adjunct instructor in the CCIT program (University of Toronto/Sheridan College) and has taught courses for CSMM (McMaster University) and OCAD University.
Jean Baudrillard brought to Second Life
Jean Baudrillard brought to Second Life
Ester Dreier and Lamb Lamont are proud to announce that Jean Baudrillard has been caught while floating around the Odyssey art gallery. Look at the amazing philosopher, take pictures and click on him to let him talk about death, life, and how is it to be a simulacrum!
Baudrillard will be available in Odyssey art gallery as long as we can retain his soul.
Exactly one month after his Real Life death, Jean Baudrillard was brought to Second Life by:Ester Dreier (a.k.a. Paolo Ruffino), Lamb Lamont (a.k.a. Lamberto Azzariti), script by Masami Kuramoto, texts by Matteo Bittanti
CFP: 2007 Vectors Call for Fellows
Vectors: Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular is pleased to announce its fourth annual summer fellowship program to take place June 18-22, 2007 at the University of Southern California's Institute for Multimedia Literacy. We are seeking proposals for projects related to upcoming issues devoted to the themes of Reading (vol. 4 no. 1) and Noise (vol. 4 no. 2). Vectors publishes work which need necessarily exist online, ranging from archival to experimental projects.
We invite you to consider submitting an application or to circulate this email to your peers and graduate students. Vectors' fellows not only attend our summer workshop but also have the opportunity to work over several months with a world-class design team in realizing the scholar's vision for online scholarship.
You may download the Call For Proposals for the 2007 Vectors Summer Fellowships here:
Please feel free to circulate this document widely. Completed proposals are due by April 15, 2007.
Yo Sniff This - Thursday March 29, 2007, 7 pm
Yo Sniff This
Thursday March 29, 2007, 7 pm
InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre
9 Ossington Ave, Toronto
PORTAGE - Ontario College of Art & Design's first major locative technology research project - in partnership with InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, invite you to an evening of discussion concerning the use of wireless internet technologies {WiFi} by artists.
Joining us are:
Carlos J. Gómez de Llarena - New York City Architect turned interaction designer and winner of Ars Electronica's Net Vision Award. He is a locative artist/blogger working in installation, video, sound, wireless networks, and programming.
Gabe Sawhney - Toronto hacker working at the edges of code and culture. He is the co-founder of Wireless Toronto, a community group offering free-to-use hotspots in publicly-accessible spaces in the city.
InterAccess Info: http://www.interaccess.org | 416-599-7206
OCAD Info: http://www.ocad.ca | 416-977-6000
Unmarked Planes and Hidden Geographies
Unmarked Planes and Hidden Geographies is a sustained investigation of a fleet of unmarked aircraft that use the callsign "JANET" in civilian airspace. Operated by the Air Force, the Janet Fleet exists in order to transport workers to- and from- a network of secret military installations in the southwestern United States. Unmarked Planes and Hidden Geographies uses flight-tracking data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration to follow the movements of this fleet in near real-time, slowly building up a historical geography of the aircrafts movements over time.
the periodic table reassembled
Jena Osman's 2002-2003 digital poem "The Periodic Table as Assembled by Dr. Zhivago, Oculist" has been offline for a while, but thanks to David Ayre's application of galvanic force and use of leet skillz, it is back online. Do take a look at it and enjoy working the now-working piece.


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Friday, May 1, 2009
New Kit and National Scrapbook Day Fun!
Also since tomorrow is NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY, I want to do a give-away. Leave a comment on this post telling me your plans, if any, for NSD. I will pick a winner (or two!) on Sunday to receive some goodies including some of the "ingredients" from this kit! I am spending NSD creating with some friends at a crop. It is starting to become a tradition every year.
One more thing! For all my blog readers, use coupon code NSD09 to receive 20% off your ENTIRE purchase at Scrapbook Bakery...for tomorrow only (5/2/2009). Have a happy day. Enjoy!!
16 comments:
- Carla said...
cute name for the kit Heather! Love all those cards that Lisa made!! Super cute. And cool deal too on your store!!
Tomorrow I'd LIKE to get to Archivers and do some scrapping, we'll see!
- May 1, 2009 at 10:59 PM
- Victoria S. said...
Love your kit- very happy colors
- May 1, 2009 at 11:12 PM
- Victoria S. said...
woops! forgot to answer the question. i will be home recouping -had another surgery but will be checking blogs and getting inspired for future scrapping - have fun at your crop!
- May 1, 2009 at 11:16 PM
- Cass said...
I'll enjoying my brother-in-law's wedding and hopefully getting some good photos to scrapbook later!
- May 2, 2009 at 6:55 AM
- kreativeimagination said...
Love the kit.Thanks for the inspiration. Can't wait to get my own. Well I will be in and out this whole weekend. But my plan is to visit my favorite blogs and participate in the ACOT Crop.So,have fun scarpbooking.
- May 2, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Cassi said...
I'm making Mother's Day cards and some card gift sets.
- May 2, 2009 at 1:41 PM
- Nancy L. said...
Happy NSD! I'm at work for a little bit, but I have 2 parties to go! No scrapbooking today :(
Thanks for the chance to win!
- May 2, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- Janet's Joy said...
Happy NSD! I've been participating in some online festivites.
- May 2, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- {VICKI} said...
LOVE the Happiness kit!
Today I have just been doing some blog hoppin and getting some great ideas.
- May 2, 2009 at 10:20 PM
- krolski (kathy) said...
I spent my time at Archivers - they had some make & takes and great sales. I also worked on some cards. Love the kit!
- May 2, 2009 at 10:51 PM
- Sammie said...
I love the new kit! It's so bright and cheery! I've been participating in a couple online crops today for NSD. It's been fun! Thanks for the chance to win some cute stuff!
- May 2, 2009 at 11:30 PM
- laura vegas said...
super cute kit heather ... that smile stamp is adorable! and lisa created so many great designs with this ... gorgeous!
i spend the day doing a little scrappin ... in between laundry and cleaning. lol!
- May 3, 2009 at 3:25 AM
- Delia W said...
I mostly blog hopped and got some inspiration from all over! Love the kit and the bright colors.
- May 3, 2009 at 4:34 AM
- ivy said...
i spent the day at my son's classmate's 4th birthday party. we made a card to give to her. then later on, i met up with a blogger friend to go do a make-and-take at the LSS! proceeds were donated to charity. fun time!
- May 3, 2009 at 4:37 AM
- Andi (RrlScrapGal) said...
Hi there! I came over here via Lisa Spangler's blog! I loved what she did with this bright gorgeous kit, and I gotta say... Happiness is so darn true!
I had to work yesterday... so hope to do some NSD goodies today... LOTS of Mothers' Day projects in the hopper!!!!
- May 3, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Donelda said...
I saw this kit in action over on Lisa's blog and WOW it is awesome!! NSD must be spent stamping and scrapping...right??!! For me it was about making cards with new supplies!
- May 3, 2009 at 10:37 AM