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Branson Canyon is an 87 acre, top quality residential Branson real estate development tucked into a private nook just overlooking the South East rim of Table Rock Lake. We are located only six miles South of Branson with easy access to Highway 65, the new airport, and two of the best golf courses in the state.
Are you looking for a Branson home for sale? You've found it! We are five minutes from the state park marina, one quarter gentle mile to public lake access and completely surrounded by sentinels of cedar and oak that tower out of the valley floor. The site then rises to the east and climbs the ridge, exposing gorgeous views of Table Rock Lake. Branson Canyon is the answer to your dreams about where you want to live.
With our Branson homes, we offer the security of quality construction and combine it with the elegance of stonework, stainwork, massive beams and well manicured yards. We offer the convenience of a maintenance free community with the privacy of single family homes.
It is a place where you can bring your friends and family home to enjoy blazing sunsets while you take pleasure in conversation on your back deck in our moderate climates. If you want a home that fits into the natural landscape rather than a clear cut row of tract housing, Branson Canyon is a great place to live…
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Z Spoke Spring 2012 Collection and Accessories [Photos]
The Entire Z Spoke Spring 2012 Lookbook — Plus, All the New Accessories
Z Spoke Spring 2012
>> Zac Posen riffed on the idea of wardrobe essentials — with a twist — for his Spring 2012 Z Spoke collection. "There's no need for more essentials that are basic," he explains. "These have a bit of fashion to them." To that end, Posen's essentials are dressed-up, playful, and full of the designer's signature feminine detailing: lean-cut trousers come in shiny two-tone faille or tie-dyed lace, shirt dresses in whisper-weight seersucker, and skirts in swinging full flares. There's plenty of wearable whimsy too — a swinging "disco tent dress" in shimmering sequins, a floaty ruched-chiffon neon shift — and lots of lively prints, like an "acid" cheetah in chartreuse and lemon, ditsy florals in abstracted batiks. "This is a wardrobe, and it's nice to be able to mix it up and show the diversity of it," Posen says.
The collection's diversity carries through to accessories as well, with luxe Nappa leather totes and embossed-croc satchels mingling easily with brightly-colored iPad cases and studded clutches — which run from $225 to $695. See all the looks from the Z Spoke Spring 2012 lookbook — modeled by Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Tennessee Thomas, Stephanie LaCava, Yaz Bukey, and Laura Love — and peek all the accessories, here in the slideshow.

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text: Top 5 Barker & Hedges Real Estate Posts of 2011 Posted by Matt Barker on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 2:46 PM By Matt Barker / December 27, 2011 Comment It has been an interesting year in the world of Twin Cities real estate. There have been ups and downs, twists and turns. And we've discussed some of the interesting developments here in this blog! Read on to find out what the top Barker & Hedges real estate posts were for 2011.Unique Home: Former Donaldson Mansion for Sale in MinneapolisIt is nice to daydream once in a while, right? It was fun to imagine living in the Former Donaldson mansion, too. The 10,000-square-foot home at 1712 Mount Curve Avenue in Minneapolis was listed for a price of $6,500,000.Minneapolis Among 18 "Coolest" Cities in AmericaMen's Journal Magazine proclaimed what Twin Cities residents know when Minneapolis was selected as one of 18 "coolest towns in America." The editors say its "countless parks, large biking community and numerous farmers markets" are the reasons.Minneapolis Makes Forbes Top 10 Affordable Cities ListIn January, Forbes published its list of America's 10 Most Affordable Cities. After starting with a list of 50 cities, the Minneapolis - Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area ended up ranking at No. 7 overall.Strange-But-True: Into the Snake PitForget snakes on a plane. The Sessions bought a 5-bedroom house on almost two acres to make it their dream home. Unfortunately, the home's previous residents didn't feel like leaving. Be comforted by the fact that this story didn't... View Full Post


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On February 13, 2007, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney stood at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. to declare his presidential intentions against a powerful backdrop of legacy and innovation. Four years later, his announcement of relatively the same caliber was reduced to 140 Twitter characters and a 150-second video post.
The shift is pervasive. Of the potential presidential candidates who have officially announced either an exploratory committee or a "testing the waters" effort, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich toed the most conventional line with a brief press conference last month.
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty made his announcement in a Facebook video; former Sen. Rick Santorum's came on a Fox News interview; Herman Cain posted a statement to his website; President Obama e-mailed supporters, accompanied by a video.
On cue, a Tweet last week by Rebecca Mansour—cyber-messenger for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a potential White House contender herself—bragged: "I remember when people mocked a certain former governor for using Facebook to post policy statements. Now everyone is doing it. #rogueleader."
As candidates scramble to embrace communication methods worthy of Generation Y, have the traditional balloons and bunting fallen by the wayside?
Zac Moffatt, online director for team Romney, doesn't think so—the uptick in social media tendencies, he said, are merely "a reflection of where things are; I don't think it'll ever replace [traditional campaign methods]. People have been saying mail will be gone for the past 50 years, and obviously we have yet to see that happen."
Pawlenty spokesman Alex Conant agrees. "New media has a way to supplement traditional hand-shaking and in-person meetings that are so crucial to this process," he said. "It offers another way to answer voters' questions and get out messages, but no candidate can hope to win in Iowa or New Hampshire or anywhere without physically campaigning, and campaigning hard."Video: Trump a celeb, Romney serious: Roundtable on 2012 (on this page)
New media isn't all that new to presidential campaigns: Four years ago, Democratic contenders Obama and Hillary Clinton both announced exploratory committees with YouTube videos. Obama was an aggressive adopter of the Internet as a bully pulpit for campaign messages. And when he announced his vice presidential pick in 2008, he did it with a text message—a pre-advertised gambit that not-so-coincidentally enabled him to harvest valuable cell phone numbers of potential supporters.
This year's candidates are elaborating on the new media theme. Indeed, prolonging campaign announcements via every available form of technology seems to be the hallmark of the 2012 campaign. Before Romney posted his YouTube video, he Tweeted his intention to do so; prior to Santorum's Fox News interview, he teased a "major announcement" in an e-mail and on Twitter; now, Donald Trump has said that on next month's season finale of his reality TV show The Apprentice, he'll announce not whether or not he's going to run, but when he's going to make that announcement.
"Some of these guys want to make it a soap opera—'Will I or won't I?' " said Robert Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University. "They're prolonging it the way Ryan Seacrest prolongs who got voted off on American Idol, because they've got one big piece of information that's the cliffhanger, and if they string it along, presumably they'll get people interested and aggregate a larger base of followers."
Joan McCarter, senior policy editor of the progressive blog Daily Kos, said the "Palin effect," coupled with an "Obama aspect," is driving 2012 candidates to the web.
"Palin has really become a celebrity, and you have to ask how much of that is how accessible she is online," she said. "Others now feel like it's a bar that's been set that they have to meet. Then Obama had this huge, huge Internet base, making a campaign that was almost larger than life. And now candidates are trying to figure out how to match that."
The new media offers advantages for candidates too. "Social media is a conversation," the Romney campaign's Moffatt said. "It's a two-way dialogue versus just one-way dialogue." Because sites like Twitter and Facebook allow users to accumulate "followers" and view comments, Moffatt continued, "it's the perfect way to gauge support in that exploratory phase. There's just such a finite amount of time and places where someone can be, and that's where digital comes in."
Thompson, though, said fans of the old-school style of politicking will get their rallies eventually. "All these new technologies have value, especially in the first act of a candidacy," he said. "It allows them to put their feelers out before they can afford to buy balloons and bunting. But eventually, they will need to move into act two.
"Of course, they'll continue to use social media—it's a given," Thompson continued. "But some people have argued that a person can get elected on a solely Internet campaign. I don't think that's true, nor will it probably ever be."
The article, "Candidates Vie to Star in 'The Social Network,' 2012 Edition" first appeared in the National Journal.
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While a paperless office is becoming more and more possible with today's technology, we still depend on printed paper for many of our business needs. Brochures are still enticingly printed on glossy paper and business cards are still essential for networking with potential clients. It doesn't look like electronic versions will take over from their paper ancestors any time soon, human nature being more impressed by something tangible and 3D, than by a 2D screen version.
However the good news is that there are ways that you can make brochures and business cards connect more easily with the electronic world. Top of the list is the QR code, the latest in scannable technology to hit the US and South Africa in the last year.
A QR code is like a bar code but can contain a vast amount more data – think website URLs, contact details and more. Savvy business people have them printed on their business cards. New contacts and clients can then just scan the data into their Smartphone with just one click of the camera button. They do of course need an app to read the data but, as QR codes catch on, more and more people are using them. It's getting to the point where if you don't have a QR code on your business card that people will grumble about having to manually enter your data into their phone!
So how do QR codes make business cards greener?
For a start you may be able to give out fewer cards. Once someone has scanned in the details, they may not hang on to the actual card. Of course many people are still in the habit of collecting cards to write notes and reminders on, so don't expect that you can get away with just one card at a networking event! QR codes can also allow you to simplify the design on your business cards.
Instead of cramming a whole raft of contact details, URLs and other info into a small space you can include it all in the QR code leaving space for a cleaner and more appealing design on the rest of the card. However don't forget that your business card still needs to function for those you don't have a Smartphone app, so do include enough information in the old-fashioned written format!
Another green way of using a QR code on your business card: use the code to link directly to your electronic brochure, services web page or other advertising material. This can save you giving out any number of brochures and fliers at networking events. Your QR coded business card is all you need to give out. It can link to a web page that you update regularly with all special offers, new services etc, so you don't need to keep getting new fliers of leaflets printed, every time you update your services.
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Taylor Swift Sets Two World Records
Country singer Taylor Swift has set two new world records after conquering the U.S. charts and they had nothing to do with being one of the most annoying people on the planet.
The Love Story singer made history by becoming the first female artist to enjoy two million-selling weeks on the Billboard 200 album chart with her records Speak Now and Red.
She also set a new best for the fastest selling digital single after her hit song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together topped the iTunes singles rundown just 50 minutes after it was released.
One Direction set a record for the highest debut by a British group in the U.S. after Live While We're Young entered at number three, and Calvin Harris was confirmed as the new owner of the record for most top 10 hits from one album with nine, beating Michael Jackson's previous record of seven.
Other new Guinness World Records entries include Sir Richard Branson (oldest person to cross the English Channel by kiteboard), actress Betty White (longest TV career), and South Korean rap sensation PSY (most viewed video online in 24 hours).
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So when I made this thread a couple years ago I did not expect it to last or become this long! Thats very cool!
I start to think about christmas after my summer holiday, then get really excited as soon as it gets cold and dark. Which its just started to do now.
Feeling very christmassy now as just found this forum.
I am a bit loopy about christmas and wont go on a sun holiday abroad later than september as i always say i'm too busy thinking bout christmas to go anywhere sunny.
Well I know its not even November but I already have put up a few small christmas tree's round the house...couldnt help myself!
The begniing of December for me, when our tree goes up.
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Am so glad to have found this forum! And I thought it was just me that still gets excited over Christmas.
Most of my friends and family don't really like Christmas, but for me, its the best bit of the year and is something that I always look forward to. Even though I am 34!
I am starting to get excited now. I usually try and contain myself until December. But I can see me visiting all the garden centres soon to see their decorations.


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How do we find any common ground in the midst of this paralyzing political chaos?
On one side, we hear that this or that Trump misbehavior or statement is "unprecedented." We witness the rise and precipitous fall of countless unqualified Trump political cronies. We see the new normal of truth on a sliding scale. We look at the economy and see privilege going to privilege; we see a stock market that rewards the rich.
We hear the president excoriate his enemies in crude epithets and racist slurs. He elevates his children to positions of power and trust without the appropriate vetting. His former campaign chairman is in jail and his personal attorney is on his way to the slammer.
We note that the world is laughing at us.
On the other side, Trump supporters see the economy as robust. They believe that the president's unconventional mad-man theory of diplomatic sparring is refreshing and effective. They are tired of too many people getting government subsidies, and too many undocumented refugees crossing the border into our country.
They are gratified that our allies have been put on notice that we aren't the world's pocketbook. They oppose expensive programs to fight climate change because they don't believe there is science behind the initiatives. They despise the new progressives who have come to town in D.C.
I could list 20 more divisive issues on which the staunch pro-Trumpers and the staunch anti-Trumpers could go to the wall. So let's go to the wall — the border wall — and see what we can see.
If we set politics aside for a moment — and I know that's a big lift — can we all not agree that it is morally reprehensible to separate children from their parents? For any reason, least of all as punishment to discourage those seeking political asylum?
Last April, Trump said that the government needed to adopt a "zero tolerance" policy on people coming over the border without documentation. According to Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, at the peak of the debacle, some 15,000 children, including infants, had been separated from their parents and placed in government-run shelters. Metal cages housed the youngest children, to keep them "safe," authorities said. Walmarts were refitted to shelter kids.
How were so many callous individuals found to serve this catastrophic policy? Why didn't more officials refuse to follow orders?
Even after the policy was reversed, and disavowed by the president, government officials claim that many children, for various reasons, still remain separated from their parents.
How is this happening in our America?
As decent people with political differences, can't we agree that this policy is inhumane? This isn't who we are, as individuals or as a nation. We fought the Nazis because they had the moral depravity to separate children from their mothers and fathers. We give money to charities that save children and help mothers keep babies and support families in crisis. What changes the calculus when the babies and their parents are migrants or asylum seekers? We can detain them or prosecute them or give them a path to citizenship, but how do we possibly justify breaking up families?
Nothing ever happens in a vacuum. As I'm writing, the news is breaking that Juan Sanchez has resigned as head of Southwest Key Programs, a nonprofit agency that houses migrant children separated from their parents. Last month the organization's chief financial officer resigned. According to The New York Times, the agency and its officers are being investigated for alleged financial improprieties. Its business was detaining children who, by any ethical standard, should have been with their parents.
Another coincidence is that I have been reading "The Body Keeps the Score" by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. He writes about trauma and its effect on the body. One of the salient points he makes is the profound trauma experienced by children who are separated from their mothers at an early age.
What is going on at our border is one of the saddest chapters in the life of our nation. There are still children and parents who have not been reunited. There will be hell to pay: hell for the kids and for their mothers and fathers, all of whom have been traumatized by this policy.
The conversation must start here: Taking babies from mothers is wrong-minded. This shameful policy is now part of our history. Without question, the displaced children will tell the story.
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2008-10-01 [All_Most PUNK]: Tyrand, I moved yours to the wiki itself instead of the comments.
2008-10-01 [Hedda]: Thanks all of you so far! [Tyrand]'s and [Linderel]'s were personal and unique. I don't really understand [sequeena_rae]'s and [Mekashef]'s though.
2008-10-01 [sequeena_rae]: Good :P
2008-10-01 [smakeupfx]: don't worry [Hedda], no one really understands [sequeena_rae] ;-)
2008-10-01 [sequeena_rae]: shush you xP
2008-10-01 [smakeupfx]: *mangiggle*
2008-10-01 [Kyrinn]: Isnt that called a miggle?
2008-10-01 [smakeupfx]: no, that's when a midget wiggles ;-P
2008-10-01 [Kyrinn]: XD So maybe a muckle?
2008-10-01 [smakeupfx]: XD
2008-10-01 [Veltzeh]: I'm slow. IRC channels distract me. :P
2008-10-01 [grayghost]: I use Elftown when the normal world gets to be to much for me!And when I am not here for that I try and return the favor that others have given to me!"May Dust Bunnys and Hot Chocolate lase forever!
2008-10-01 [Yuriona]: FACSIST!!! *shakes fist at Cali*
2008-10-01 [All_Most PUNK]: Grayghost: I moved yours to the wiki itself instead of the comments. Hope that was ok.
2008-10-01 [Kyrinn]: *points at Cali and laughs*
2008-10-01 [Stratakus]: I also use it for free porn
2008-10-01 [Yuriona]: Free porn and free online games. =3 9Dragons and Perfect World ftw!! xD
2008-10-02 [Stratakus]: I still say this is a porn site in disguise.
2008-10-02 [Thunder Cid]: Porn?
*looks around*
2008-10-02 [Stratakus]: It takes a specially skilled sort of perv to find it. ... I use Elftown to hone my skills.
2008-10-02 [Thunder Cid]: Hmmm...you intrigue me. Tell me more.
2008-10-02 [Kyrinn]: My perv senses are tingling!
2008-10-02 [Lothuriel]: Perv + Stratakus = porn on roids?
2008-10-03 [Kyrinn]: O.o not like hemorrhoids I hope.
2008-10-03 [Thunder Cid]: Oh dear lord!
2008-10-03 [Hedda]: [Delladreing] doesn't have any public diary posts!
2008-10-03 [Ramirez]: lol, I looked too. =(
2008-10-03 [Lothuriel]: Glad to know I'm not the only one...
2008-10-04 [Orestez]: I know she don't... I'm special! *glee*
2008-10-04 [Thunder Cid]: @_@
2008-10-04 [Calico Tiger]: Oh yeah?? I can be a tease too! :O I have fried icecream <3
2008-10-04 [Thunder Cid]: *snatches fried icecream*
2008-10-04 [Calico Tiger]: O_O /cry
2008-10-04 [Thunder Cid]: *feels bad*
Here...I'm sorry don't cry.
*hands back the fried icecream but looks at it hungrily*
2008-10-04 [Kyrinn]: *bites cid* oops. Thought you were ice cream. *drools on Cali*
2008-10-04 [Thunder Cid]: *screams*
2008-10-04 [Kyrinn]: what you screaming for? Ive had my shots. :B
2008-10-04 [Thunder Cid]: I hurt! *dropkicks*
2008-10-04 [Kyrinn]: Football! *points and runs after* But football isnt why we use ET, is it? :D
2008-10-04 [Thunder Cid]: Grrrrrr!
2008-10-06 [elfprincess021]: ice cream!?! ooohhh! lol
2008-10-07 [Shainn]: ahah thanks. so who do we have to bite for some of that ice cream in here?
2008-10-07 [Thunder Cid]: Go for Calico. She seems to be the weak link ^^
2008-10-07 [Calico Tiger]: *bites Cid* My ice cream!
2008-10-07 [Thunder Cid]: Ow. *bites back*
2008-10-07 [Calico Tiger]:
2008-10-07 [Thunder Cid]:
2008-10-07 [Lothuriel]: Oh nos!!! Cali's a ghost!!!
2008-10-08 [Shainn]: good thing I didn't attempt to bite her? oh well... *bites Lothuriel instead, then looks the cute puppy look, wow he's good at that too!*
2008-10-08 [HardRockAngel]: *stands there, looking scared to be bitten*
2008-10-08 [Lothuriel]: *enjoys it*
2008-10-08 [Khronos Atmosphaera]: o.o
2008-10-09 [Ihsahn]: Because Lerune is afk on vent!
2008-10-09 [Jeccabee]: *bites HardRock just cause she looks scared*
2008-10-09 [nehirwen]: *bites Jeccabee for biting people who are scared to be bitten*
2008-10-09 [Jeccabee]: *bites Nehirwen* it was just a little nibble...just to show it's not so bad. :P
2008-10-09 [nehirwen]: Ah, alright, you may do that. :)
*bites back though*
2008-10-09 [HardRockAngel]: *is bitten*
Hey! =P
*bites back*
2008-10-09 [Viking]: Uh oh...it's a biting frenzy!
2008-10-09 [HardRockAngel]: Yup =P
*bites Viking too*
2008-10-09 [Jeccabee]: *bites Cali* pthh...cat hair! dangit!
2008-10-09 [Thunder Cid]:
2008-10-10 [Khronos Atmosphaera]: THAT'S MY BUTTCHEEK YOU JERK! *fist* >=O!!
2008-10-10 [kay-chan]: I was using that leg! O___<
2008-10-10 [Viking]: Huh...so yous that have bitten me have now been infected. Unless you've had the antidote already...
*laughs maniacally*
2008-10-10 [Jeccabee]: MY FINGER! I need that... :(
2008-10-10 [Khronos Atmosphaera]: How am I supposed to sit on a horse now?
2008-10-10 [HardRockAngel]: *glares at cid*
2008-10-10 [nehirwen]: Ooh, nice bite in my neck. <3
2008-10-10 [Shainn]: what kind of a twisted instinct would drive someone to bite my TENTACLE?? (t'was a birthday gift from Cthulhu Himself) *cries*
2008-10-11 [Serwa]: The very reason I been comin here for about 5 or 6 years already ;)
2008-10-11 [Viking]: ^ Wow...someone I can't call a n00b!
2008-10-12 [Serwa]: By the way, I remember seeing a page where this whole thing got explained, that it was a well, atleast some sort of, but I might be mistaken, contest and/or stuff?
There's no link on this page to the page I think to have seen anyways. If you understand what I mean.
Yes. Waka has spoken. Thank you.
2008-10-12 [Serwa]: Well, basicly the page which links to this page,
which this page aint linking back to.
Lets say you have one wiki page which is called 'CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT' and there's always a link on that page to 'CONTEST ENTRIES' and then I use Elftown because would be the entries, and im wondering where the contest announcement page is :)
2008-10-12 [Jeccabee]: I didnt know this was a contest...I was invited here.
2008-10-12 [Serwa]: Yea, I entered my line when you invited me to it,
But some day or two before that I stumbled on to the page i'm asking for perchance!
Unless I been hallucinating again, i'm pretty sure this was a "contest" of some sort :)
Can Hedda confirm this, or is this myth busted?
2008-10-12 [Aradon Templar]: You aren't thinking of the Colour contest, are you? It's a similar contest just asking for entries of colour descriptions, and if I recall, looks a bit similar to this page.
2008-10-13 [Hedda]: [Serwa]: Maybe you pressed that "Mood"-button to the right that lists your friends' moods?
2008-10-13 [Hedda]: EH, no. I read wrong now. Yes, we had some sort of Elftown description contest, I think.
2008-10-13 [Hedda]: And there was an Elfpack contest:
2008-10-14 [Serwa]: Yarp! That's the one I meant!
As said, I seen that page in a glimpse 2 days before I got invited onto this wiki, easy to mix up ;)
Thanks for clearing it out!
2008-10-15 [Aradon Templar]: Demona, Elftown has had its own troubles with 'hacking' too. Yes Mort, I'm looking at you :P
2008-10-15 [Chimes]: Mort? Surely not! :P Never heard of such a thing! *coughs profusely*
2008-10-15 [Aradon Templar]: Chimes, I have to ask, and perhaps I would find the answer more swiftly by checking the Elftown names page, but you aren't here to contaminate all magic and bring about an end to life as we know it, are you? :P (Reference to a book, Sword of Truth series by Goodkind)
2008-10-15 [kay-chan]: That sounds like my typical Friday night.
2008-10-15 [Chimes]: Well, I didn't want to say anything but... XD (I have never heard of it)
2008-10-15 [Aradon Templar]: :D I must recommend the series to any fantasy lover, though I'll give fair warning that they're fairly lengthy and gripping in such a manner that, even if you manage to put the book down for this 'real life' thing people talk about, you'll be a mental wreck until the book resolves itself. But it's my personal favorite.
2008-10-15 [Chimes]: I may have to read it then. I assume my username is mentioned?
2008-10-15 [Aradon Templar]: The chimes are a plot development later in the series, I think around book for, Temple of the Winds. They're somewhat minor, but at the same time they manage to threaten the world :P
2008-10-15 [Chimes]: Wow, I feel... rather evil, actually, which is strange seeing as I wouldn't hurt a fly. XD
2008-10-15 [Aradon Templar]: That saying about not hurting flies almost applies to me, except that flies seem to get an exception because I am a fly killer. In any case, I don't think they were presented as really evil, but their presence simply caused problems. Almost more mischevious and amoral rather than good or evil. But again, the chimes were a relatively minor plot development, in a way. In another way they were incredible big for the plot? The series is so complicated, but it's awesome.
2008-10-15 [Chimes]: So... I'm mischievious. Interesting. *thoughtful pose*
You do realise you are now quoted in my Diary, right? That out of the blue questioning of my motives was brilliant.
2008-10-16 [Linderel]: That's mischievous.
2008-10-16 [Chimes]: That's the one. *corrects*
2008-10-16 [Linderel]: *Lami the Nitpicker has struck again* <_<
2008-10-16 [Chimes]: It's all good. My excuse is... it's 1:25am...
2008-10-16 [Linderel]: 3:26 here. Not good enough :P
2008-10-16 [Chimes]: I'm suffering an allergic reaction too.
2008-10-16 [Aradon Templar]: Sweet :D Sorry, it was extraordinaril
2008-10-16 [Linderel]: Ah. Then you're forgiven. :3
Allergy suuuuuucks.
2008-10-16 [Chimes]: I didn't know I even HAD this allergy. >.<;; Damn herbal remedy smell.. Yes, it's the smell that did it.
Ahhh, I see.
2008-10-16 [Linderel]: The human body works in mysterious ways. o_O
But I has Pronunciation and an exam on general linguistics tomorrow - or rather, today - so, uh. Bed. <_< Less than five hours of sleep, yaaaaaaaaay xP
2008-10-16 [kay-chan]: I gots me 2 exams tomorrow... 5 hours if I'm LUCKY. >.<
2008-10-16 [Chimes]: Eeep!
2008-10-16 [Jeccabee]: ah...so glad I'm out of school! LOL now i just have to deal with the "real world" XP
2008-10-16 [Chimes]: I am in College. It's scary I am now applying to Universities..
2008-10-16 [kay-chan]: ...uuuuuuugh I'm so behind on deadlines... STUPID REAL WORLD.
2008-10-21 [Chimes]: The REAL world? I thought that was a Myth. :P
2008-10-21 [Doormat]: i herd theres no respawning in teh real werld :( (i also herd they dun liek Mudkips there D:).
2008-10-21 [Chimes]: OH NOES!
2008-10-21 [Doormat]: The tragic truth of the real world.
2008-10-21 [Chimes]: Let us stay away from it.
2008-10-22 [Shainn]: Indeed.
2008-10-22 [Jeccabee]: Mudkips?
2008-10-22 [Aeolynn]: Why does everyone hate the Mudkip? I think it's cute.
2008-10-22 [kay-chan]: Mudkips remind me of deformed beavers. And only because I think that meme has run its course.
2008-10-23 [Jeccabee]: what is a mudkip?
2008-10-23 [kay-chan]: See my last comment. XD
Genetic reject version of a pokemon:
2008-10-23 [Jeccabee]: awww is cute!
2008-10-26 [Chimes]: Hehe
2008-10-27 [Surimia]: on Deviantart for April Fool's they replaced everyone's icons with "SO I HERD U LIEK MUDKIPS?!" and a pic of that...
2008-10-27 [kay-chan]: Yeah, that was funny for about three minutes... >.< Then I wanted my icon back.
2008-10-27 [Doormat]: The swarm stops for nobody...
Except for maybe
2008-10-27 [Aradon Templar]: Haha, now people are going to actually read my ridiculous reason about enabling services to display lists. Don't even ask me what it means, all I know is I was told by an undisclosed person to put it on here :P
2008-10-27 [Chimes]: Awh man, I was going to ask. XD You think every elftwon needs a Chimes? XD
2008-10-28 [Aradon Templar]: And a me, I took it as a <insert your name here> sort of thing. But I guess we need you too :P
As for my entry, the undisclosed person (who is remaining unnamed for no real reason beyond my whimsical word choice last comment?) told me to put it down, because it popped up on her computer one day. The computer told her when she pushed some button combination that she had to enable the service to display the list, which was presumably some sort of device on her computer that said 'bonjour' or something. But she said it sounded like something that could fit on this list and told me to put it on here, so I did :P
2008-10-28 [Chimes]: HOORAY!
That's actually awesome XD
2008-10-28 [Zab]: I use elftown because I can upload and post random pictures! :D
(the Elftown monster is ripping her way out! She will eat us all! :O)
2008-10-28 [kay-chan]: Forum dog is watching you cyber.
2008-10-28 [Hedda]: i iz in ur elftown rippin it appart!
2008-10-28 [Zab]: Look how hungrily she's watching Chimes and Aradon..:O
2008-10-28 [Aeolynn]: that reminds me of my old HS's tshirt for band... a river rat tearing it's way out of the shirt lol... i was not in band my brother was =P (yeah. my old hs icon was a river rat. love it or die.) :]
2008-10-28 [Chimes]: She's going to eat me! *hides*
2008-10-28 [Zab]: Maybe she hasn't managed to rip through the invisible, uberstrong, magicl EET-dog defense yet! :O Tease her so we'l know!
2008-10-28 [Chimes]: But if she has she WILL eat me! You want me to diiiiie!
2008-10-28 [kay-chan]: *holds a tennis ball and fakes throwing it behind her*
...nope! :D
2008-10-28 [Chimes]: *is huddled in a corner, rocking*
2008-10-28 [Zab]: Dog: *watches Chimes, wagging tail*
2008-10-28 [Aradon Templar]: But it's a cute dog who is curious to see if there really is anything outside the internet. Can't we just tell it there isn't, and then it'll all be settled?
2008-10-28 [Zab]: I think she has seen too much..
2008-10-28 [Chimes]: *hides behind Aradon* Meep!
2008-11-01 [Hedda]: I've posted a few of the quotes on <URL:index-
2008-11-24 [grayghost]: I use Elftown because of it's diverse group of people both in age,cultures,r
It is also the only place that I am likely to meet people from other countrys that I probubly never get to travel to.
2008-12-03 [Jeccabee]: I think the Elftown being green answer is going to win. LOL
2009-01-01 [sequeena_rae]: Dudes, wtf. Why did anyone vote for me XD
2009-01-01 [nehirwen]: Well...who doesn't want world domination? :P
2009-01-04 [Thunder Cid]: Me because once you have it you have to maintain it >.<
2011-02-03 [Top_Hatter]: You don't have to maintain anything but the fear. Legends grow. Myths increase. You become god-like in fear and intimidation. The power of suggestion is all you need to maintain control ...that and delegate your responsibiliti
2011-07-31 [Incredible20]: I use ElfTown because am a being of Magic, created by Magic to devour YOU.
2011-10-03 [Hedda]: Oh... The lack of apps is a big nice feature!
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WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's top counter-terrorism adviser publicly acknowledged the administration's use of drone strikes against suspected terrorist targets and defended them, vociferously, as legal and effective tools to protect the United States.
John O. Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counter-terrorism, said drones "apply with all applicable laws, including the laws of war."
The American people expect the government to use the latest technology to wage war, he said at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The president, in turn, has the constitutional duty to protect the country "from any imminent threat of attack."
Every country has an "inherit right of national self-defense," he said, and there is no prohibition on the use of drones in warfare.
Hina Shamsi, director of the ACLU National Security Project, rejected Brennan's claims that the drone program is legal, calling them overly board.
"We continue to believe, based on the information available, that the program itself is not just unlawful but dangerous," she said via e-mail. "It is dangerous to give the president the authority to order the extrajudicial killing of any person -- including any American -- he believes to be a terrorist."
Brennan acknowledged the growing debate over the drones' proper use in war and the debate spilled into his appearance when a woman in the crowd stood up, pointing out that civilians are killed in drone strikes.
"You are making us less safe by killing so many innocent people around the world. Shame on you," she said while police escorted her away.
Brennan argued that the strikes are ethical tools for waging war because they are especially effective at preventing collateral damage and civilian casualties.
"One could argue that never before has there been a weapon that allows us to distinguish more effectively between al-Qaida terrorists and civilians," he said. "It's this surgical precision, the ability, with laser-like focus to eliminate the cancerous tumor called an al-Qaida terrorist while limiting damage to the tissue around it that makes this counter-terrorism tool so essential."
Brenner didn't specifically speak to the targeting of U.S. citizens who work for terrorist groups but he did express his support for the arguments put forth by the administration to justify the use of drones.
"This is an important statement," Jameel Jaffer, deputy legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union, said via e-mail. "It includes an unambiguous acknowledgement of the targeted killing program and second because it includes the administration's clearest explanation thus far of the program's purported legal basis."
Brennan's speech fell short, Jaffer said, in that he provides "legal conclusions, not legal analysis."
Brennan's speech came just before the first anniversary of the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, and Brennan's appearance was part of what he called a greater push by the administration to be more transparent about counter-terrorism strategy.
Tom Donnelly, a national security and defense researcher at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, said he agrees with the administration's reasoning behind the legality of drone strikes.
People like Anwar al-Awlaki, an U.S.-born militant killed in a drone strike last year are enemy combatants, he said, and are "subject to the law of war, not the law of peace."
During his speech, Brennan anticipated the criticisms from those who feel the government divulges too much information about counter-terrorism and from those who demand more transparency.
"If both groups feel a little bit unsatisfied," he said, "I probably struck a right balance."


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Facebook analyst: Sell to buy in 2 monthsJuly 26, 2012: 11:21 AM ET
Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser was the first analyst to assign a "sell" rating on Facebook back in May, when the social media day giant made its big (botched) public debut.
Later that month, as Facebook's stock declined and fell below his then price target of $30 per share, Wieser changed his rating to "hold."
But given the recent slide in Facebook's shares ahead of the company's first earnings report Thursday afternoon, Wieser is now recommending his clients buy the stock.
Wieser's change of tune comes as Facebook (FB) shares tumbled almost 7% Thursday to around $27 a share in the wake of Zynga's earnings miss and slashed outlook. Zynga (ZNGA) is part of Facebook's payments business, which accounts for 18% of Facebook's revenue. Weakness at Zynga sparks worries that Facebook's bottom line could also suffer.
"Decelerating growth at Zynga is not directly concerning to us," wrote Wieser in a research note to clients Thursday. "Our model for Facebook already accounted for decelerating payments growth."
So the fact that there is now an almost 20% gap between Facebook's current stock price and Wieser's July price target of $33 makes the stock a buying opportunity.
Related: Facebook earnings have a lot to live up to
Wieser added that Zynga partly attributed the slowdown to changes on Facebook's platform. While the alternations ultimately hurt Zynga's bottom line, they may have helped other gaming companies on Facebook generate higher revenue, which, in turn, would also be reflected in Facebook's revenue.>
Facebook is slated to release its first earnings report as a public company after the stock market closes later today.
Analysts expect Facebook's second-quarter revenue to come in around $1.15 billion and that it will earn 12 cents per share before certain charges, according to Thomson Reuters.


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According to Jane S. Shaw in her entry on Public Choice Theory in the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics at Econlib "Public choice theory is a branch of economics that developed from the study of taxation and public spending. It emerged in the fifties and received widespread public attention in 1986, when James Buchanan, one of its two leading architects (the other was his colleague Gordon Tullock), was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics. Buchanan started the Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University, and it remains the best-known locus of public choice research. Others include Florida State University, Washington University (St. Louis), Montana State University, the California Institute of Technology, and the University of Rochester.
Public choice takes the same principles that economists use to analyze people's actions in the marketplace and applies them to people's actions in collective decision making. Economists who study behavior in the private marketplace assume that people are motivated mainly by self-interest. Although most people base some of their actions on their concern for others, the dominant motive in people's actions in the marketplace—whether they are employers, employees, or consumers—is a concern for themselves. Public choice economists make the same assumption—that although people acting in the political marketplace have some concern for others, their main motive, whether they are voters, politicians, lobbyists, or bureaucrats, is self-interest. In Buchanan's words the theory "replaces… romantic and illusory… notions about the workings of governments [with]… notions that embody more skepticism.""
In allocating individuals to this school of thought we have taken a broad perspective and have included some 18th and 19th century theorists who contributed to the formation of this school's special insights into the connection between political behavior and economics.


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Last week, a man in an armored van he had purchased from eBay pulled up outside the Dallas Police Department and opened fire. The event was captured on cellphone footage from shocked residents in the area. But for some reason, compared to other news, this didn't get much coverage. Blendover asks: why?
Our Craniumelody artist this episode is melodysheep.
Topics Discussed:
- Dallas Shootout: The James Boulware Case
- Affluenza and the California Drought
- melodysheep
- Gary Glenn
- Metal News
- Zombie Apocalypse
- WTF: Ketchup Porn
- WTF: Death by Detergent
- WTF: Remarkable Find in Oklahoma School
BlendoveR is the "trendover" podcast, bringing you the news that the news isn't covering. Presented by Greg Davies and Aaron Ciavarra, we focus on topics that are not trending across the web and in the mainstream media, and have a knack accurate predictions of coming events, trends, and media coverage.
Dallas Shootout: The James Boulware Case
Dallas gunman had been plotting revenge on police headquarters for at least a week
Gunman in Dallas Police Headquarters Shooting Confirmed Dead
James Boulware: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Wikipedia: 2015 attack on Dallas police
Affluenza and the California Drought
Rich Californians balk at limits: 'We're not all equal when it comes to water'
Gary Glenn
Schools saying 'it's OK to be gay' should be liable if kids get STDs, Michigan legislator says
Metal News
Iron Maiden Announce New Album 'The Book of Souls'
SLAYER – Repentless (OFFICIAL VISUALIZER VIDEO)
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'Dead people' would be banned from driving in N.J. under proposed law
Face-to-face with the Satanic cult cannibal who baked his victims in meat pies
Scientists find mutation that protects against 'mad cow' disease after studying cannibals
Students learn survival skills, prep for zombie apocalypse
WTF: Ketchup Porn
Heinz forced to apologise after QR code on ketchup bottle linked to hardcore porn site
WTF: Death by Detergent
A man has died after ordering a glass of wine but instead given detergent by mistake
WTF: Remarkable Find in Oklahoma School
Oklahoma school finds hidden time capsule
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Epidemiology / Public Health Experts Serving District Of Columbia
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Experts in the distribution and determinants of infectious and chronic diseases Epidemiology / Public Health experts serve as expert witnesses and forensic consultants in District Of Columbia legal matters, and provide expert reports and testimony for judges, attorneys, lawyers, law firms, insurance companies and government agencies in Federal and state court trials and arbitrations in District Of Columbia.
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Expert ListingsDavid F. Goldsmith, MSPH, PhD
Epidemiology/Public Health Expert
Washington, DC
Occupational/Environmental Epidemiology; hazards of silica, pesticides, asbestos; silicosis, lung cancer, histoplasmosis, respiratory diseases, auto-immune diseases, ag. health, fracking hazards; Daubert; Drugs during pregnancy & birth defects; diesel, cryotherapy devices, FDA & clinical trials; railroad hazards; urogynocology mesh; WTC dusts
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Melvin N. Kramer, PhD, MPH
Baltimore, MD
Litigation Support, Risk Mgmt., & Product Liability expert for all levels of Food Production/Service and Food Packaging issues related to Disease Prevention, incl.: Campylobacter; Cyclospora; E. Coli; Hepatitis A, B, & C; Legionella; Listeria; Salmonella, & Shigella, Food Safety from farm to fork.
Ernest P. Chiodo, MD, JD, MPH, MS, MBA, CIH
Clinical and Forensic Medicine
Chicago, IL
MD & JD (Wayne State), MPH (Harvard), MS (Biomedical Engineering and Toxicology-WSU), MBA (University of Chicago), MS (University of Oxford), CIH. Physician, Attorney, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Toxicologist & Epidemiologist. Former Medical Director of the Detroit Health Department. Board certified in internal med, occupational & environ. med, & public health. Inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame (Wayne State University).
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Lawrence Mayer
Laguna Niguel, CA
Dr. Mayer is an independent consultant and scholar that holds the position of Visiting Fellow, Program in Human Flourishing, Harvard University. He has been a full-time tenured professor with appointments in statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, biomedical informatics, public health and medicine (psychiatry). He held various titles including Professor at Arizona State University, (Part-time) Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, and Affiliated Professor of a Mayo Clinic/ASU joint program in Biomedical Informatics, and a member of the Research Staff at Mayo Clinic.
He continues to do research and mentor young physicians and medical students while doing a limited amount of consulting in epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology and clinical trials. His consulting projects often focus on model development, execution and inferences. He is one of the few MD/PhD biostatistician-epidemiologists. He leads a Facebook group of 4000 physicians and epidemiologists including 2000 frontline physicians working in ED's and ICU's, that provides up to the minute reviews on the epidemiology and science of Covid-19
He has worked on a wide range of problems in a variety of specialties in Public Health and Medicine. The common component of most of these problems is that there is a data set to analyze or, more commonly, there are statistical studies to be reviewed and evaluated. These include clinical trials, observational studies, and statistical reviews such as meta-analyses. About a third of his consulting is for industry and interest groups outside of litigation.
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Dr. Mayer has worked on problems in injury causation, drug development and evaluation, product liability, patent disputes, occupational and environmental exposures, and medical malpractice. He has worked on data and analyses in numerous specialties including toxicology, internal medicine (cardiology, endocrinology, etc.) Ob/Gyn, psychiatry, and surgery and has a preference towards problems that are complex.


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She has bullet-proof bracelets and a tiara that can be used as a weapon. She is endowed with super strength, lightning speed, great wisdom and fierce courage. She is a woman of beauty who never ages. She carries a shield and a sword that can deflect any dangers and battle against evil. Her golden lasso can be wrapped around people and used to reveal the truth. This Diana, this "goddess of truth", sounds like quite a Wonder Woman.
I used to love to watch the TV series during the 70s when I was around the ages of 8-12. I looked forward to seeing what evil Wonder Woman (Linda Carter) would defeat each week. She faced danger and opposition with courage and strength. She wore a pretty awesome outfit with amazing accessories. She fought against the "bad guys" and helped the "good guys." Good would always prevail and she would consistently win in the end.
As much as I'd wished I could be Wonder Woman, I knew she wasn't real. But, I'd like to think about being a Wonder Woman in a different way today…and one that can be real.
WONDER is defined as "A feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable" or "To be amazed, be astonished, to stand in awe"
I want to be a Wonder Woman, one who "stands in awe" and notices the awe–mazing gifts all around me. I want to live a life of gratitude and thank God daily for the gifts of His creation, His goodness, and His love.
There are miraculous things happening around me every day. Do I notice them, marvel at them? The fact that I am breathing, my heart is pumping 60+ beats per minute, my eyes can see colors, my mind can think of something to write and instantly communicate with my nerves, tendons, and muscles to type these words…all are awe-some things! The vast array of colorful flowers and birds, the way an airplane weighing over 300 tons can fly (I'll still never understand how that is possible!), the issue of our earth being the perfect distance from the sun and gravity working the way it does, the micro-details of the tiniest cells, the unique beauty of every sunset, and the expanse of the universe…all are awe-mazing.
On August 21, 2017, I got to watch the solar eclipse of the sun in my neighbor's front yard! I had many friends that traveled to where they would see it completely. I had heard that near Atlanta, the sun would be covered about 98% (not sure that was true but I thought 98% coverage would be enough to experience a temporary darkness). It was fun to gather together with neighbors, share solar eclipse glasses, eat banana bread and grapes…while above us a rare event was happening in outer space that won't happen in the United States in a similar NW-SE path until 2045. The eclipse glasses sure helped to see the moon as it crossed in front of the sun. I was so grateful to have them and was delighted every time I looked up into the sky! During the 2 minutes and 43 seconds at the height of the eclipse, the sky darkened slightly, similar to dusk. We saw crescent moon shapes on the ground, as the light travelled between the tree leaves. The crickets and locusts started to sing. In hindsight, I'd wished I'd travelled 2 hours north to see 100% coverage. But regardless, it was a very cool natural event and another example of something awe-some.
Another thing that happened on that same day was my sister's birthday. She excitedly told me that in the afternoon, a short thunderstorm happened and it even hailed. My Dad was visiting her to celebrate her special day. At the end of that short pop-up storm, a double rainbow appeared! If you read my previous post, you heard about the most brilliant rainbow that appeared in the sky over us as we were celebrating my Dad's birthday. It was a beautiful gift from God and we felt very near to Mom during those moments. What a blessing and gift that God sent another rainbow on my sister's birthday! I can't explain it…but I thank God for it.
Mingling within all these good gifts, there are the every day challenges, the daily struggles, the broken things and the hurting people around us. It takes courage to keep counting the blessings, to continue thanking Him for His goodness, to notice the beauty, to cling to the promises of His faithful care.
But, I want to
keep looking,
keep noticing ,
keep thanking
Him for the gifts…and in doing so, I can be a Wonder Woman…a woman who gains strength from being grateful, from counting the wonder-full things, from seeing the goodness that is always present in my everyday moments.
Lamentations 3:21-23 says, "Yet this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness."
Psalm 139:14 says, "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonder-fully made; Your works are WONDER-FULL. I know that full well."
Psalm 40:5 says, "Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with You; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare."
So, today I choose to be a Wonder Woman, a woman who looks for the wonderful works of God and who thanks Him for them.
Hillsong United has a new album out called, "Wonder." May you be blessed and encouraged as you listen to it this day.


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Docs: Foods, exercise key to boosting immune system
Doctors say good immune system fights flu, cold
With many people coughing and sneezing this winter, doctors are reminding people how to keep their immune systems strong to help fend off the cold and flu.
Mercy Medical Center's Dr. Marc I. Leavey said those who want to boost their immune systems need to begin with improving their lifestyles.
"Get a good night's rest -- adequate rest is if you're not tired during the day. Eat a well-balanced diet. Make the food on your plate a varied kind of colors -- not all brown or white or whatever, but greens and reds and yellows and a variety of colors to give you the vitamins and minerals that are in the food that you eat," he said.
Leavey also said to not forget to exercise.
"Exercise seems to promote a general circulation -- a general sense of well-being. It mobilizes your blood cells, gets your heart and lungs into good shape and, to means that aren't totally clear, can help to give you a better immune system," he said.
Leavey said smoking, alcohol and drug abuse all hurt the immune system. He said to check with a doctor before trying any supplement that claims to boost a person's immunity.
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Maple Butternut Squash
For a simple, yet unique Thanksgiving side dish, try this spicy-sweet squash bake from Rene Powell of Annapolis, Maryland. "You can also substitute spaghetti squash or acorn squash, but butternut is our favorite," says Rene.
Total TimePrep: 20 min. + cooling Bake: 30 min.
Makes6 servings
- 1 medium butternut squash
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- Cut squash in half lengthwise; discard seeds. Place cut side down in a microwave-safe dish; add 1/2 in. of hot water. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 12-14 minutes or until crisp-tender.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the syrup, raisins, butter, cardamom and allspice; set aside. When squash is cool enough to handle, remove rind and cut into 1-in. pieces. Place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with syrup mixture.
- Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until squash is tender. Serve with a slotted spoon.
Editor's NoteThis recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.
Nutrition Facts3/4 cup: 224 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 30mg sodium, 53g carbohydrate (39g sugars, 5g fiber), 1g protein.
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Oct 4, 2017
Made this yesterday and eating yummy leftovers today. Even got a complement from my husband. Natural ingredients and really good.
Jan 16, 2014
The cardamom is a nice change from the usual seasoning.
Oct 1, 2013
this was excellent. I thought hubby was going to lick the pan for more, lol. I'm going to make it again next week. My only changes (and probably would be good either way) was I used 3 tbl butter instead of 1 and I used 1/2 cup real maple syrup and 1/2 cup regular bottled syrup. Really good!
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Court to decide if pet owners can collect on damages
Case emerged when couple won compensation after officer shot dog
A Frederick County couple is at the center of what's believed to be a first of its kind civil court case in Maryland involving what pet owners can collect on damages if something happens to their pets.
The question before the Maryland Court of Appeals is if pet owners should be able to receive emotional distress damages after their pet is intentionally killed or injured.
On Jan. 9, 2010, police dashcam video shows an incident in which a Frederick County sheriff's deputy went to the home of Sandra Jenkins looking for her son, who failed to appear for a juvenile court case. The video shows a chocolate Lab, Brandy -- with her tail wagging and barking -- approach the deputy.
Moments later, the deputy shot Brandy.
Brandy survived, and the Jenkins sued. In 2012, a jury said the deputy wrongfully and intentionally shot Brandy. The jury awarded Jenkins and her husband, Roger, $200,000 in damages for emotional distress.
It's believed to be the first and largest such award for pet owners in Maryland.
The incident is still tough to talk about for Jenkins.
"We treat them like they're part of the family. They're just four-legged parts of the family," Sandra Jenkins said.
Maryland law allows pet owners only to receive up to $7,500 per pet for reasonable and necessary veterinary expenses to help the animal heal. The law says nothing specific about emotional damages.
Attorney Rebekah Lusk successfully argued Brandy's owners were also victimized by the deputy, who appealed the ruling.
Animal groups try to appeal ruling
But a few weeks ago, nine prominent national and local animal groups, including the American Kennel Club and the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, wrote a letter to the Court of Appeals, urging the court to reverse the verdict because they said it could set a bad and costly precedent.
"If the Circuit Court's ruling stands and owners can receive emotion-based damages for tortuous injury to a pet, then the costs of other pets' health care, pet products and pet services in Maryland will go up to accommodate this new liability," the letter said.
Lusk said the argument doesn't make sense.
"Unless a doctor is going to pull out a gun and shoot an animal on purpose, this has nothing to do with negligence acts or medical malpractice at all," she said.
Because of the appeal, the Jenkins have not collected the jury's award.
"You wouldn't believe what we've been through with Brandy," Roger Jenkins said.
Meanwhile, they said they've spent thousands of dollars on medications and blood tests to keep Brandy alive.
"Anyone who's an animal lover would not say no one should get emotional damages," Sandra Jenkins said.
Oral arguments on the appeal are set for early next year.


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Maybe this is just me venting, or maybe I'm looking for validation that I've been treated poorly or maybe I need to hear that I should just shut up and accept things, but I've been dealing with a situation over the last day involving a library where I was going to be giving a presentation about pornography addiction. They decided to back out and I just need somebody to let me know what they think from an independent perspective.
I don't want this to come off as sour grapes on my part, so I'm not going to talk specifically about where the library is or the names of the people I'm dealing with. I understand that they are legally entitled to do whatever they want. I just want to know if I'm correct in thinking that I've been treated unfairly. Sometimes I have a complex about these things.
Some background:
In early March, after donating a copy to this library in a nearby state, I was taken up on my offer to give the presentation "The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About" which while it shares a title with my book, it is more an educational lecture about pornography addiction, looking at statistics and what the signs of addiction are, while also sharing pieces of my story. The whole "porn addiction expert" thing comes from having the experience of being one, plus being well-studied on the subject. This presentation is the best of both worlds.
About three weeks after we set a date for May, I was sent an email suggesting the appearance be moved to September, for fear that a nice Sunday in May might keep potential attendees at home. I figured they knew their stuff and agreed. I haven't spoke to them directly in almost three months.
However, as the book has caught the interest of libraries across the country (and New Zealand…no idea why 4 libraries have it there, yet I still can't get one into a state ending in the word "Dakota") I have periodically updated a list kept on this site. I've always noticed that library never appears. It was never entered into their electronic catalog.
So, anyway, we move into the last 24 hours. Yesterday I got an email that says:
Hi Joshua
Some sad news – there has been a change in directors since we last talked and they do not want this program. One of her concerns is that people would think attending indicates they have this problem too and they don't want to have that reputation. She is the boss now so we won't be able to work with you.
I was thinking if you set up a discussion panel with you and a therapist or some professional counselor who deals with this – that would make libraries feel more comfortable. All the podcasts on your website lend a lot of credibility. In your letters to libraries you could mention the website with all your radio and podcast work. And maybe a library would feel better having this as part of a series on addiction: not just including substance abuse but work addiction and adrenaline addiction – those are not talked about very much either.
I'm disappointed since I know you are doing a good work for the community. But good luck in the future.
This absolutely floored me, but I'm smart enough now to think before I speak…or write. I did want to know one thing though. What happened to the book I sent them? Much like my presentation, was it deemed too controversial? Here is the response I got:
No – I am embarrassed to say it is still on my coffee table for me to read. It definitely has not been removed. For items that could be challenged by a community member I like to read first so I can have the arguments ready as to its inclusion. In all my years of library work I have not personally had a book challenge – but you never know. Take Care
If I was floored yesterday evening at seeing the first email, this one left me looking around to see who was playing a prank on me. Maybe there was some Candid Camera/Punk'd for a new generation involving addicts or authors. It seemed more likely than somebody being serious about worrying their patrons would be seen as porn addicts or that the book would be so offensive that it needs to be examined, even if nothing in the history of the library has ever been deemed offensive. So, I decided to give myself a little bit more time and went out to lunch with my parents and my son to celebrate his last day of school a couple days ago. When I returned, I wrote this:
I have done four library presentations to this point, with (OTHER LIBRRARY) being the only other in (STATE), and I've not been met with any of the resistance that either you or your director seems to fear. The idea that people who attend the event are going to be labeled as porn addicts is only true if either of you are doing the labeling. Would you invite an author to present a book on the Holocaust, but assume the attendees are Nazi sympathizers? Would you not allow a book by somebody who was an Army sniper for fear attendees would be the kind of people who like to shoot others?
In (OTHER LIBRARY), I think we drew 8 or 9 people. It was mostly middle-aged women who worked in health care who wanted more education. I don't think anybody jumped to any conclusions about them, and if they did, so what? Shouldn't those people get the chance to hear a presentation that is about the healthcare crisis of pornography addiction? After the event, a woman, probably about 35, came up to me and admitted she had a problem and wanted help. After a couple of days of exchanging messages, she found a therapist and began attending a 12-step group for women in (NEARBY MAJOR CITY). So you're right, you may get an addict there. In this case, it was one who finally got help. She finally met someone in real life who experienced addiction years ago, doesn't judge and was able to be a resource.
The book is in almost 200 libraries in four countries at last count. I get email daily from some of the people who read the book. Most thank me for trying to start a discussion. To date, I've done over 50 radio shows and podcasts not to just promote the book, but to educate about the addiction. A recent study by Canadian researchers said that in the last 6 months, 98% of married men and 70% of married women under 35 looked at pornography. 48% of households say porn has a negative effect on their home. 24% of people have looked at porn at work in the last 6 months. If your fear is that people in (LIBRARY'S TOWN) may end up with the assumption porn addiction is a problem for many of its residents…it is. I can guarantee that, no matter how much people wish it wasn't so. And the library should be a place that residents can find resources. If this were 1982, would books on heroin and other opiates be ignored because back then, most wanted to believe the people who used those drugs were just the kind of people society looked down upon. Now it's hard to find a family not somehow affected. Why? Because our society was reactive to the opiod crisis, not proactive.
If this is just a matter of "porn is gross" I don't disagree with you. There are lots of gross things in this world we wish weren't here and it's every individual's right to make the decision to stay away from it. It's just a bigger deal when that person is the gatekeeper of information in a community, much like your role and the director's role in the library. Prior to entering recovery and learning as much as I could about this addiction, I would have fought you hard about the library's actions because it seems so unjust to me. Somebody standing in the way of someone else delivering information because the first person doesn't like it just smacks of censorship. I would have taken to social media and contacted the newspaper and try to stir things up, but I'm just not that guy anymore. It wouldn't really matter anyway because it wouldn't spread the message that porn addiction is going to be a healthcare crisis of a new variety for the 21st century. I didn't expect a large audience, nor did I expect the book to have holds on it for the first six months in was on the shelf, but it is nice to think that, like those libraries who didn't cancel me and who haven't hesitated putting it on a shelf, their patrons can make that decision for themselves. I hope the irony of the title "The Addiction Nobody Will Talk About" isn't lost on anybody on your end.
If you choose not to put the book on the shelf because it will introduce dangerous ideas to your community, I'd just ask you donate it to a Goodwill, Salvation Army or local church fair. Thank you for hearing me out.
I half-expected that to be the end of it. I figured the only response could be one that either doubles-down on her vague position, or admits to being wrong upon further analysis. Instead, I got a strange blow-off about an hour later earlier today:
Thank you for writing this – it is very informative. Your book will 99.99% end up in the collection – the only delay has been that it got stuck in my reading queue but I will put it at the top now. From the bit I have scanned through I don't see any problems – but for due diligence I need to go through the whole thing.
It is most excellent your experience at other libraries and hearing of the kind of audiences. Can I recommend you mentioning this in your website – the well received library visits – and the exact libraries? If they could give you a blurb to put on your website too – that would be great. After you've added the library stuff to your website you can ask one of the libraries to recommend you on a listserv that most all librarians in (STATE NAME) read. Ask one of the libraries where your program was really successful to put a recommendation on the list and contact info on that list. This gives you a lot of credibility and will definitely increase your bookings.
So can I ask you to contact me in 6 months? If you've gotten libraries on your website and even a rec on the list – it will be an easier sell for me.
A big piece of me wants to send a response asking if they had to spend time going through all of the pro- and anti-Trump books coming out now on their shelves. A bigger piece of me wants to prod them into telling me point blank what the REAL problem is. I think I know what it is – it's the "porn addicts are gross, we don't want one here and would rather pretend they aren't in our community" stance. The biggest piece wants to write back and say, "Don't tell me how to become all prim and proper so I can possibly book your library down the road. I don't want to step foot in your library…ever."
But I won't. I won't send any of those things. I'm going to let it go as far as they are concerned.
I'm just left sitting here trying to think if I've been treated poorly, if I've been essentially discriminated against, if anybody with a porn addiction is being discriminated against and if the poor people in that town don't have unfettered access to information at their library. It's like Footloose, but actually important.
If nothing, it's at least bad form to book somebody and cancel, right? I know you're only getting my analysis of the story, although I gave you as much as I have to go on. Am I right to feel slighted and hurt or am I making too much of this? I'd love to know what you think.
Oh, and if you're new here and don't know the book I wrote that I'm talking about, you can get the details of it on Amazon HERE. Buy several. Send them to the residents of that New England town.


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House Bill 1557: Sponsored by Delegate Robert Marshall (R-13), HB 1557 would train designated individuals to carry concealed handguns on school property.
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House Bill 2025: Sponsored by Delegate Patrick Hope (D-47), HB 2025 imposes a background check on all private firearm sales, including between family and friends.
House Bill 1693: Sponsored by Delegate Kaye Kory (D-38), HB 1693 removes exceptions for possessing certain unloaded firearms or knives in or upon a motor vehicle located at any elementary, middle or high school from the list of exceptions for possessing a weapon on school property. This would most dramatically affect hunters dropping off or picking up their children from school.
House Bill 2207: Sponsored by Delegate Joseph Morrissey (D-74), HB 2207 would prohibit certain semi-automatic (pseudo "assault") rifles and magazines capable of holding more than twenty rounds from being imported, sold, bartered or transferred.
House Bill 1326: Sponsored by Delegate Luke Torian (D-52), HB 1326 would eliminate certain firearms safety courses that currently fulfill the resident and non-resident requirement for obtaining a concealed handgun permit.
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Rarely has the Atlantic seemed as wide as when America's health-care debate provoked a near unanimous response from British politicians boasting of the superiority of their country's National Health Service. Prime Minister Gordon Brown used Twitter to tell the world that the NHS can mean the difference between life and death. His wife added, "we love the NHS." Opposition leader David Cameron tweeted back that his plans to outspend Labour showed the Conservatives were more committed to the NHS than Labour.
This outbreak of NHS jingoism was brought to an abrupt halt by the Patients Association, an independent charity. In a report, the association presented a catalogue of end-of-life cases that demonstrated, in its words, "a consistent pattern of shocking standards of care." It provided details of what it described as "appalling treatment," which could be found across the NHS.
A few days later, a group of senior doctors and health-care experts wrote to a national newspaper expressing their concern about the Liverpool Care Pathway, a palliative program being rolled out across the NHS involving the withdrawal of fluids and nourishment for patients thought to be dying. Noting that in 2007-08, 16.5% of deaths in the U.K. came after "terminal sedation," their letter concluded with the chilling observation that experienced doctors know that sometimes "when all but essential drugs are stopped, 'dying' patients get better" if they are allowed to.
The usual justification for socialized health care is to provide access to quality health care for the poor and disadvantaged. But this function can be more efficiently performed through the benefits system and the payment of refundable tax credits.
The real justification for socialized medicine is left unstated: Because health-care resources are assumed to be fixed, those resources should be prioritized for those who can benefit most from medical treatment. Thus the NHS acts as Britain's national triage service, deciding who is most likely to respond best to treatment and allocating health care accordingly.
It should therefore come as no surprise that the NHS is institutionally ageist. The elderly have fewer years left to them; why then should they get health-care resources that would benefit a younger person more? An analysis by a senior U.K.-based health-care expert earlier this decade found that in the U.S. health-care spending per capita goes up steeply for the elderly, while the U.K. didn't show the same pattern. The U.K.'s pattern of health-care spending by age had more in common with the former Soviet bloc.
A scarcity assumption similar to the British mentality underlies President Barack Obama's proposed health-care overhaul. "We spend one-and-a-half times more per person on health care than any other country, but we aren't any healthier for it," Mr. Obama claimed in his address to Congress last Wednesday, a situation that, he said, threatened America's economic competitiveness.
This assertion is seldom challenged. Yet what makes health care different from spending on, say, information technology—or any category of consumer service—such that spending on health care is uniquely bad for the American economy? Distortions like malpractice suits that lead to higher costs or the absence of consumer price consciousness do result in a misallocation of resources. That should be an argument for tackling those distortions. But if high health-care spending otherwise reflects the preferences of millions of consumers, why the fuss?
The case for ObamaCare, as with the NHS, rests on what might be termed the "lump of health care" fallacy. But in a market-based system triggering one person's contractual rights to health care does not invalidate someone else's health policy. Instead, increased demand for health care incentivizes new drugs, new therapies and better ways of delivering health care. Government-administered systems are so slow and clumsy that they turn the lump of health-care fallacy into a reality.
According to the 2002 Wanless report, used by Tony Blair's government to justify a large tax hike to fund the higher spending, the NHS is late to adopt and slow to diffuse new technology. Still, NHS spending more than doubled to £103 billion in 2009-10 from £40 billion in 1999-2000, equivalent to an average growth rate of over 7% a year after inflation.
In 1965, economist (and future Nobel laureate) James Buchanan observed of the 17-year old NHS that "hospital facilities are overcrowded, and long delays in securing treatment, save for strictly emergency cases, are universally noted." Forty-four years later, matters are little improved. The Wanless report found that of the five countries it looked at, the U.S. was the only one to be both an early adopter and rapid diffuser of new medical techniques. It is the world's principal engine driving medical advance. If the U.S. gets health-care reform wrong, the rest of the world will suffer too.
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Atlanta, GA - John Sours, Administrator of the Governor's Office of Consumer Protection and Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens today announced a settlement that signals a major change in the way pharmaceutical sales teams are motivated and paid for the ultimate benefit of consumers. The Attorneys General have reached a $105 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline, LLC to resolve allegations that GlaxoSmithKline unlawfully promoted its asthma drug, Advair®, and antidepressant drugs, Paxil® and Wellbutrin®. The Complaint and Consent Judgment filed today alleges that GlaxoSmithKline violated state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the uses and qualities of these drugs.
"We are committed to stopping illegal marketing practices by businesses that put their own interests before what is best for their customers," says Administrator John Sours. "This conduct is especially pernicious because it involves the long-term and widespread distribution of powerful drugs, which were repeatedly and carelessly disseminated for many years."
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