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Steeler Addicts is both honored and excited to be associated with singer & songwriter Lauren Winans!
Lauren is not only uniquely talented and destined for greatness but she's also a big Steelers fan! She will be joining us in a regular spot on our Blitzburgh Radio Podcasts to talk Steelers football and also give us updates on how her career is taking off.
Be sure and visit her website, www.LaurenWinans.com for information on her album, latest single, photo gallery, tour news, and much more!
Check out a message from Lauren and her bio and get to know the next big thing in music as she reaches for the stars!
Hi everyone!! My name is Miss. Lauren Winans and I am a little pop-tart (pop music singer) living in Nashville, TN!! I am originally from around Morgantown, WV which is very close to Pittsburgh!! I AM A DIE HARD STEELERS FAN!!! I am a little Steelers Princess! I love everything about the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tomlin is such a cool coach, Ben is a franchise quarterback, we have the best defense in the NFL. I am obsessed with Antonio Brown, Ryan Clark, James Harrison, Troy Polamalu ,Rashard Mendenhall, & Brett Keisel. I love the entire team though!! They have the cutest uniforms and I love how they play dirty!! I am currently doing some work with some Steelers Radio Stations and hopefully may see you out on the field this football season!! To keep up with my music, visit www.laurenwinans.com (
Lauren Winans lives for the spotlight, and the spotlight lives for her. Just ask anyone from this West Virginia native's hometown. Chances are, at some point in her youth, they've seen her perform Britney Spears songs, complete with dance routines, either at school recess or on the stage her Dad built in their backyard. They really didn't have a choice, she literally chased everyone down and made them all watch.
These days, full of the same determination, Lauren continues to shine. She engages audiences at venues throughout her home state and beyond and connects with her core fan-base effortlessly by singing songs that speak to and empower young women everywhere.
Lauren's artistry across the board is full of high-energy and sparkle. In fact, just so we're clear, If Lauren can bedazzle something, she does. If there is something made with leopard print, she owns it. If there's a way to leave her audience smiling and talking about something they've never seen or heard before, she will find it and do it. Lauren continuously pushes the entertainment envelope.
Still, much like one cannot judge a book by its cover, it would be unfair to simply see Lauren for her style and artistry. Lauren has a lot to say and is a well polished songwriter. She currently writes with accomplished pop songsters in both Nashville and Los Angeles. Although she truly loves all her creations, many of which show off her sassy, edgy nature and attitude, Lauren's favorite song to date is will always be the one she wrote to pass tenth grade algebra.
Uniquely inventive with her music, forever putting her fans first, and born to entertain, Lauren Winans is poised to be a pop sensation.
Lauren's latest single, Burn A Little More is on the player below. We'll keep it updated with her latest hit so check back often.


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LONDON -- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho accused his players of being lazy as they struggled to break down Premier League new-boys Leicester at Stamford Bridge, before they responded to his criticism in fine style with a sparkling second-half display.
- Delaney: Three things from Stamford Bridge
Goals from Diego Costa and Eden Hazard after the interval maintained the Blues' perfect record after two games of the league campaign, but Mourinho insisted there was plenty of room for improvement after the 2-0 victory.
The Chelsea boss curiously tried to blame the mild late August London weather for his side's lethargy in the opening 45 minutes against the Foxes, as he admitted he had to fire home a few home truths to his players at half-time.
"We were lazy in the first half and I told them it was not enough to win the game," said Mourinho. "In the second half, we were more aggressive, we won the second ball, the possession of the ball was good, it was fast.
"They created problems in the first half, but in the second half we were too strong for them. We had the goals, we hit the post, we had saves from Kasper [Schmeichel], we had everything. We deserve the points.
"We have lots of work to do. You can never stop thinking that you can improve and our first half showed clearly that we can improve. When we woke up, it was already half-time. I had to tell them this was not good enough.
"I prefer to train in the morning, but this week I train at three o'clock because I suspected this would not be the best weather to play football. I was not successful in that because the team was lazy in the first half, but they showed they wanted it in the second half. It is important not to lose points at home and important not to lose points against teams you expect to beat.
"I told them [at half-time] that if you have the same feeling and vision that I have, we are in not trouble because we will change. If you don't agree and you don't have the same vision as I have, we are in trouble because we will not win a game. They understood the game was going in a direction of risk and the second half, from minute one, was different."
Mourinho went on to insist striker Fernando Torres still has a future at Chelsea, even though he did not even make it onto the Chelsea bench against Leicester as ESPN FC sources have been told that he could be the subject of transfer interest from AC Milan.
"I want three strikers in the team," he added, before he skirted around the idea that Torres could be replaced to maintain the specified number of forwards he desires.
"Sometimes I want to play with two and have one on the bench. Other times somebody will be injured, somebody will be suspended.
"Our squad was made carefully, with great balance. I believe he [Torres] will stay, I want him. He will play, he will score goals, he will be very useful for us. He is a fantastic professional so no problem.
"I decided to keep the same team and have a bench with a complete balance. One central defender, one full-back, one defensive midfield player, one attacking midfield player, one winger, one striker. Sometimes I can have two strikers on the bench, sometimes I can't.
"In September, October, November we will have three matches a week. In that moment, everything is much easier because all of them will be playing. So there is no story with Nando [Torres] or anyone."


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TASMAN, 86' ( 26.21m) Carey Explorer 2007
Whilst her styling and wooden construction is traditional, Tasman is uncompromisingly modern and practical. Built to survey standard, the full displacement hull and stabilizers have proven to offer comfortable handling even in rough conditions.
Inside, the interior styling has a timeless, classic elegance. The project team has created spaces which cleverly blend the traditional with the modern, and practicality with an easy luxury.
Doors opening from the aft cockpit reveal a saloon area with generous proportions and plentiful seating and lounging options. The leather settees are in a natural tone which works splendidly with the golden hue of the glossy wood cabinetry. Light walls and neutral carpets enhance the airiness. Although this space feels solidly built, the clever use of color and materials lends a beach-house like quality making for a bright, comfortable sanctuary even during the most inclement weather conditions.
Multiple visual and audio entertainment options in the saloon area are ideal for entertaining family and guests. A reverse cycle Marine Air air-conditioning system services all cabins and guarantees comfortable interior temperatures year round. The open plan saloon area leads on to the dining space which features a large custom-made table that can easily accommodate 6 guests or more. Beyond this area is the galley. On the same level as the main living area, the galley has great visibility and offers the chef du jour ample opportunity to participate in the social goings-on in the saloon and cockpit spaces.
The Galley's granite bench tops are both luxurious and practical, as are the dishwasher, the Bosch induction cooktop / oven / warmer and microwave, a duo of pantries, and the large refrigeration and freezer capacity. Features like these make family mealtimes and entertaining onboard easy. Crew also appreciates the generous galley facilities, in particular during long ocean passages when meal preparation is not always a pleasure.
The Owner's Stateroom and ensuite are located aft. Spanning the full width of the vessel, this large cabin features direct access via a small curved staircase to the boarding platform. A great-sized bed, leather settee, and acres of storage provide for every creature comfort. Adding to the havenlike feel of this space is the ensuite's chic granite fitout and hotel style tap-ware.
The high quality features and ingenious use of space in the Owner's Stateroom are testament to the attention to detail delivered by Tasman's design and construction team throughout. Located forward of the main saloon area and accessed via a gently curved companionway, the three guest cabins each boast an excellent level of finish, high gloss wood accents, audio and visual entertainment units, and granite in the bathrooms.
On the starboard side the VIP guest cabin has a comfortable double bed and an ensuite. To port another cabin has a large single bed with a raised bunk bed athwart ship. The roomy forward cabin accommodates a further three people with a single bed to starboard and two bunks to port. This cabin's full head room makes it a comfortable, airy space for guests or crew to rest. A good-sized shared bathroom services the latter cabins.
A walk-in laundry room is also located forward. With a separate Fisher & Paykel washing machine and dryer, as well as a good floor area, there is sufficient space to sort and fold laundry without the need to overflow into the companionway and shared spaces.
Captain's cabin is off the bridge.
Motoryacht built in 2007 by Carey Explorer with cold molded hull and superstructure.
Length Overall (L.O.A.): 86.22 feet (26.28 meters)
Length at Waterline (L.W.L.): 77.43 feet (23.60 meters)
Beam (molded): 20.21 feet (6.16 meters)
Draft (loaded): 6.89 feet (2.06 meters)
Tonnage: 87 gross tons
Fuel Capacity: 2,377 US Gallons (9,000 liters)
Water Capacity: 1,162 US Gallons (4,400 litres)
Watermakers: 1,400 US Gallons p/d (5300 liters per day)
Speed Consumption per Hour Range RPM
Maximum: 13.5 kts
Cruising: 9.0 kts 12.68 US Gallons p/hr 2800 nm 1750
Main Engines
Engine Type: (2) Yanmar 6HAM-DTE3, @ 330Hp each
Engine Hours: Port - 3715; Stbd - 3771 (May 2018)
Gearboxes: Twin Disc – MG5114A
2.50:1 Ratio. 70 Degree down angle with (2) PTO fitted
Drive: Propeller
Props: Port – Mikado 35.5" x 25" Left Hand. No 0576748
Starboard – Mikado 35.5" x 25" Right hand. No 0576747
Output: 230 volt single phase 50 hertz
Westebeke 12.5kVA (4 Cylinder) New June 2017
Northern Lights 25kW – Model M984K 26KW
25kW@ 50 Hz 1500 RPM1500 rpm
Genset hours: 12.5 kVA 174; 27 kw - 3877 (June, 2017)
Shore Power: 63 AMP incoming
Batteries: House 24 Volts. 1200 amp bank – (12) 2 volt cells
Start Batteries: (4) 220 amp. 90 amp
Air Conditioning: Marine Air
Watermaker: 1,400 US Gallons per day (5,300 litres per day)
Trim Tabs/ Stabilizers: Naiad - 302 Datum - 9'
Bow Thruster: Sidepower ghrusters - Hydraulic
Fuel Separator & Filtration: Racor main engine and generator primary fuel filters
Sewage System: Black tank with HeadHunter, tank gauges
Fresh Water System: paragon Groco fresh water pumps x 2
Bilge Water Filtration: Johnson
Communication Systems
SATcom: Fleet 500 broadband system FB500/BDU
Telephone System: GSM Ericcson W35. 3 x Panasonic Cordless phones
SSB: JRC HF/SSB Marine – JSB196 SSB
VHF: Simrad – RS86, (2) Icom handheld VHF
Cellular Phone System: Ericsson W35
Intercom: Aiphone YAZ-90-3W
Radiotelephone: with NCT-196N DSC/NBDP Modem
Navigation Systems
Radar: Raymarine 48 NM
Magnetic Compass: Suunto - Magnetic
Auto Pilot: Simrad AP25
Depth Sounder: Raymarine E120 Classic
GPS: Raymarine
Chart Plotter: Raymarine E120 Classic
Wind/Speed Log: Simrad – IS20
AIS: Simrad – AI50
Ships Computer: HP Laptop
Printer: Canon 250
Entertainment System
Video Equipment: KVH TRACVISION – M7 (Satellite TV)
TV's: (5) televisions
Audio Equipment: Sony - iPod in (Salon)
Main Galley Equipment
Cooking Equipment: Miele induction 4-burner hob
Miele combined microwave/oven
Refrigeration/Freezer: Custom
Dishwasher: Fisher & Paykel Dish drawer
Additional Galley Equipment
Cooking Equipment: Gas stainless steel BBQ (fly bridge)
Refrigeration/Freezer: (2) Isotherm small drinks fridges Other:
Ice Maker: Isotherm
Laundry Equipment
Fisher & Paykel washing machine and dryer
Zodiac YL 4.8m with 60 HP Honda 4-stroke
2.8m Honwave inflatable with 2.3 Honda outboard (2010)
Sailling dinghy:
Walker Bay Sailing Dinghy
Anchor Windlass System: Maxwell VWC 6000 (hydraulic) w/AutoAnchor 700
Series remote operation
Aft Warping Capstans: Maxwell 3500
Anchors: Bruce 80 kgs
Anchor Chain: 125m 13mm galvanised anchor chain
Boat Crane and Davits: Nautical Structures.
Euro-1220-2 Hydraulic Davit System
Whilst her styling and wooden construction is traditional, Tasman is uncompromisingly modern and practical. Built to survey standard, the full displacement hull and stabilizers have proven to offer comfortable handling even in rough conditions.
Remarks from the designer, Richard McBride: As can be seen in some of the included images, "massive keelson, transverse floors, engine bearers and bilge stringers form the basic structure of the vessel. Also there is a large solid area supporting the stabilizers. She is built like a working trawler and will take massive punishment. Also, she is massively glassed inside and out, and the hull is virtually monocoque. The point of glassing the interior is VERY important! For the kind of stresses we are discussing, as in making a hull more resistant to penetration, FRP only really works under tension. Under compression it will collapse easily enough, but under tension is incredibly strong. So when a pane is hit from the outside, the outside comes under compression while the inside, as the hull tries to deform, comes under tension, and the more glass on the INSIDE, the more resistant it will be. So you need glass on the outside to resist abrasion and to keep the water out, and glass on the inside for strength. TASMAN has both."
Security Equipment
CCTV System: Ericson
Cameras: Ericson
Monitors: Sony
Fire Fighting Equipment
Fire Control System: Heat / Smoke Engine room detector
Alarms: BEP Bilge High water & BEP Fire alarm panel
Other: Hydrant with 30m hose
Usual complement of extinguishers
Safety Equipment
Life Rafts: 8 Person Lifeguard life-raft
Life Rings: (2) Orange Solas
EPIRBS: ARC 406/121.5MHz EPIRB with hydrostatic release/float free
Flares: Handheld White, Red, parachute red, smoke handheld orange
Medical Equipment Yacht Life Line Offshore
Exclusions include all of Owner's personal effects.
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The widely distributed video of a beating incident, which left three Pussy Riot band members hospitalized, has raised questions about the role of the Cossack militia in Russia.
At least 10 Cossack militia members and other security officers beat members of the Russian punk band on Wednesday in Sochi, the Associated Press reported.
In the video of the incident, one Cossack member appeared to use pepper spray on the band members, while another whipped them.
The governor of the Krasnodar region, where Sochi is located, expressed "strong disapproval" of the incident, said Mark Adams, spokesman for the International Olympic Committee.
Cossacks' identity is rooted in 16th century Russia when peasants in the Moscow area were forced to work for lords in settled colonies. These peasants fled to the steppe, the grassland, in the south and formed their own colonies, said Catherine Merridale, a history professor at Queen Mary University of London and author of Red Fortress: History and Illusion of the Kremlin in an interview with USA TODAY Network.
The Cossack culture was warlike and proud, Merridale said..
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries of the Tsarist regime, Cossacks fought alongside the Russian armies, Merridale said.
"They were regarded as the most fierce and most talented horsemen," Merridale said.
MORE:Cossacks use whips on Pussy Riot members
MORE:IOC: Pussy Riot beating 'unsettling' but not Olympic problem
Role today
But the identify of who is a Cossack today is not clearly defined.
"Is it an ethnicity? Is it a community? Is it a culture?" said Anna Aruntunyan, a journalist for Moscow News and contributor to USA TODAY. "It's all these things at once."
Some Cossacks say the people identifying themselves as Cossacks in Sochi are not truly Cossacks, Aruntunyan said.
"Some comments I've seen is that these Cossacks don't even know how to ride a horse," she said.
People identifying themselves as Cossacks today embrace a "racist, nationalist and anti-Semitic" worldview, said Ariel Cohen, a senior fellow at Heritage Foundation, who is a Russia specialist.
According to the state-run news agency Ria Novosti, the Cossacks are serving as volunteer security officials for the Olympics. More than 400 Cossacks arrived in Sochi in early January to help the police maintain order, the news agency said.
The Cossacks have a "semi-official" role in Russia and "sometimes carry out self-appointed vigilante police duties that are now becoming officially authorized in some parts of the country, including Moscow," according to Ria Novosti.
Their law enforcement role is not clearly defined and falls into a gray area.
"It's dangerous because it is not set in law and it is not regulated real well," Cohen said.
In December, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Cossacks could be more effective than police, but they still had to work within the confines of the law, according to RT, formerly known as Russia Today.
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An intensely practical verse-by-verse study, produced over a period of thirty years, on selected Old and New Testament books. If you are looking for a systematic or in depth study on a book, here is the tool to help you. Each message is in the MP3 format.
01.1Thessalonians Chapter 1:1 to Chapter 3:13
02.1Thessalonians Chapter 3:12 to Chapter 5:28


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With the growing popularity of online research, many students may think that doing research in printed texts is a thing of the past. Is there a difference between looking for information in print and online texts? This lesson has students explore the answer to this question by responding to statements about a Civil War soldier's daily life, searching a website to confirm or refute these statements, and comparing the site's organization with that of a print text. Students then read a print article and compare the information it contains with that found on the website. Finally, they develop a chart of content and text structure similarities and differences between electronic and print texts. Although this lesson uses a Civil War soldier as an example, it can be adapted for use with any research or content area topic.
Dymock, S. (2005). Teaching expository text structure awareness. The Reading Teacher, 59(2), 177181.
- Teachers who provide explicit and systematic instruction assist students to develop reading comprehension strategies including expository text structure awareness.
- Children with a good understanding of expository text structure have fewer problems with comprehension.
Kymes, A. (2005). Teaching online comprehension strategies using think-alouds. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 48(6), 492500.
- Students should be taught to comprehend the process of information selection, evaluate the quality of the content presented, and think metacognitively about their seeking strategy.
- When explicit instruction in comprehension strategies for online texts occurs, students realize that these are steps that good searchers and good online readers use.
Sutherland-Smith, W. (2002). Weaving the literacy Web: Changes in reading from page to screen. The Reading Teacher, 55(7), 662669.
- Web literacy demands an incorporation of key reading or navigation skills.
- Successful online reading requires evaluation of text and nontext (graphics, multimedia, and images) as students must differentiate between important visual images and mere beautification of sites.
- The Internet provides opportunities to extend thinking skills beyond the hierarchical, linear-sequential model that serves so well in the world of print text; the Web's multimedia elements add to the visual literacy skills that students require.


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LinkedIn – Professional Networking or Privacy Chaos
Ergun Caner
When a liar knowingly tells an outright lie to another person, it must automatically follow that the liar takes that person for a fool. If he continues lying to that person, come what may, for over a decade,it must be the case that he must take the person for an imbecile. A person who takes another person for an imbecile must also automatically disrespect that person. One cannot take someone else for an imbecile and respect them at the same time. The two are mutually exclusive.
This means that his mother, brothers, wife, kids, friends, neighbors, colleagues, co-authors, sponsors, co-workers, associates, staff, students, editors, publishers, video editors, video publishers, video distributors, promoters, agents, managers, congregations, acquaintances, readers, viewers and fans, every interviewer, colleague, employer, pastor, church, congregation, conference delegate, convention audience – absolutely everyone that Erjuuuuiiiun Mehemaaaat Jiuuuvaani Jiuuuuuneeeer (as he sometimes calls himself), the "trained", "Istanbul-born", "Cairo and Beirut -trained", "ex-terrorist", "ex-Muslim" son of an "Islamic Leader" and a "veiled mother" has ever tried to spin his web of deceit around has been totally disrespected and taken for an utter imbecile by the 'great' man.
Since Christian doctrine strictly forbids "bearing false witness" (lying), bearing false witness in the name of Jesus Christ must also be disrespecting what he is meant to take as holy scripture, the Word of God.
Lying is a very slippery slope. It is borne of human failings. It is a habit of the weak willed and the insecure. If he has been weak-willed and insecure enough to lie about the enormous thing that is meant to be at the very core of his existence, then we can only imagine what other large, medium and smaller lies and deceptions he may have told and perpetrated in other areas of his private and public life. Habits are, by definition, difficult to give up. Imagine how many lies the man must have told in his lifetime?
The only reason he can have for not admitting his deceptions and apologizing to everyone he has deceived, disrespected, used and taken for imbeciles, seeking their forgiveness, must be that his ego is more precious to him than even the combined value of those many thousands of people impacted by his lies. His ego must mean more to him than evangelism, than ministry, than training pastors, than saving souls, than Christianity, even (dare I say it) than Jesus Christ himself, if even his devotion to what he purports to have committed his life to, is not strong enough to overcome the urge to protect his own ego and seek redemption.
Even if he were to confess, apologize and seek forgiveness now, how could anyone unequivocally believe him to be being sincere about it, with the sheer volume and long history of self- serving insincerity, deception and dishonesty that he has behind him?
Evangelism can only have validity if it is manifest that it is God who calls an evangelist into ministry. Caner has now demonstrated to the entire world, that it can sometimes take an entire decade to tell if an evangelist was called to ministry by God or whether the evangelist just woke up one day and decided to appoint himself to minister to others under nobody's authority but his own.
He cannot possibly care whether any Muslims are saved (all he ever does is heap insult, hate-filled venom and lies on them – including his father and his entire Turkish bloodline, by the way). Similarly he cannot care whether any evangelists he trained or any Christians he ministered to are saved. The only logical conclusion it's possible to draw is that he cannot even genuinely care whether he himself is saved. The importance of his ego and his bank account must far outweigh the significance to him of the saving of anybody's soul.
Do not worry about his defenders. Each and every time they defend him, they also unwittingly condemn themselves, because in doing so, unfortunately, they unknowingly confirm themselves, in the specific estimation of the very person they choose to defend, as imbeciles who fail to merit Caner's own reciprocal respect.
Luther Stapleton
Great comment but would you mind expressing your true thoughts and feelings regarding the Caner's?
Greetings Luther,
My "true thoughts and feelings" were actually contained in my previous comment.
Let me tease them out for you, if I may.
Obviously one is not in possession of all the private facts but the evidence would appear to indicate that this has all the makings of a pair of weak-willed and insecure individuals unable to prevent themselves succumbing to the temptation of Mammon and then lacking the strength of purpose to use the only viable exit door available to them – the one marked redemption.
The transition from E. Michael Caner before 2001 to Ergun Mehmet Caner, after 9/11, would appear to indicate a path traveled from being self-conscious and embarrassed about one's true identity to an over-amplified and over-blown, very public and somewhat disingenuous rejection of that self-same identity, fueled at least in part by the temptation of Mammon.
The saddest thing is that, without the lies, there is, in all likelihood, an eminently believable, simple, genuine tale of a failed marriage, a broken home, an unhappy atmosphere, a burdened soul, a confused identity and an unfulfilled hunger to belong that all combined to trigger a search for meaning that ultimately led Ergun and Emir to the Church. The problem is that, for the independent observer, the impenetrably thick fog of lies render the discernment, identification and isolation of any indisputable truths at all in this unhappy narrative a less than straight forward task.
As previously stated, these are human failings, reflective of the imperfections of the human condition. Any duty that attaches to a sincere, well-meaning, independent observer of events is limited to prayer for their eventual redemption and a genuine effort to make some form of contribution to the efforts of those urging fellows-in-faith who have strayed from the straight path towards introspection and an awareness of the intractability of the difficult road they have chosen to travel.
I hope that answers your question.
I wonder if you were aware that your question triggers an interesting side debate. There are three Caner brothers. Has it ever occurred to you why so little mention is made of Erdem Caner?
Luther Stapleton
It was not hard to discern your true thoughts I have never read much at all about the other Caner brother, but a best guess would be because he keeps a low profile and may even be honest.
Bennett Willis says:
Perhaps the conversation between Ergun and Emir went something like this.
Ergun: You should have been there little brother. They were eating out of the palm of my hand.
Emir: But you told them a lot of things that simply were not true.
Ergun: But they are too stupid to check. They believe whatever they are told.
Emir: But you still lied.
Ergun: Little brother, you can come along for one fine ride or you can not. It is up to you, but I guarantee that they won't ever check and it will do find. …
Who knows what came next but we know what happened. It has been a fine ride and Emir has gotten off pretty much free–with the possible issues of living a lie being ignored.
I think you meant the conversation between Ergun and Erdem but I agree that your amusing imagined dialogue makes for a very plausible scenario. Boldly maintaining a deception in the face of a dubious public audience cannot be an easy proposition and not everyone would be capable of pulling it off. Emir does not seem to be as much of a publicity-seeker and as unapologetic a liar as Ergun but has occasionally shared platforms and interviews with him and jointly written books with him, without ever quite disowning any of the fabricated family history claimed by Ergun. Erdem appears to have chosen to distance himself from the controversy, stay out of the limelight and remain resolutely silent on all issues. Let's hope Erdem not jumping on the family bandwagon is his quiet way of conveying his disapproval of his bothers' immorality.


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A new scandal involving hapless British climate researchers has fired up global warming skeptics and made climate change a burning issue again just days before President Obama is set to attend talks in Copenhagen.
To recap: Last week, leaked e-mails revealed a small group of influential scientists at the East Anglia Climate Research Unit (CRU) had boasted about concealing data from skeptics. On Sunday, the Times of London poured gasoline on the controversy. Scientists from the same East Anglia facility admitted to throwing away some raw temperature data in the 1980s -- data has been used to achieve an international consensus on climate change.
- New York Times green blogger Tom Zeller Jr. summarizes all the "intrigue and plot twists" from the past two weeks. "For those inclined to view climate change as a grand hoax perpetrated by a tight-lipped conspiracy of environmentalists and clean-technology investors, the e-mail messages were red meat," he writes.
- Wall Street Journal columnist Gordon Crovitz weighs-in with the obligatory "Inconvenient Truth" reference. "The findings from East Anglia have been at the core of policy reports by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change," he writes. "The IPCC does not do its own research but compiles information relating to climate change… The panel, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, now faces the inconvenient truth that it relied on scientists who violated scientific process."
- "The scientific method ain't what it used to be," Paul Mirengoff echos in Powerline, the conservative online water cooler. "One need not be a hard-core global warming skeptic to question whether we should alter the way we live in response to predictions based on findings that cannot be checked because the raw data was intentionally destroyed by the outfit that made the findings."
- Over at The Atlantic, Andrew Sullivan downplays the scandal's significance by linking out to sites where "all the original raw data can still be found at the meteorological services where they originated." Sullivan also notes that a widely cited quote in the Times' piece by a climate change expert was written months ago on a blog and "dressed up to add hysteria."
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer writer Joel Connelly laments that climate change deniers appear to be winning converts. "It's a classic example of Junk Propaganda," he writes. "The klutzy profs at East Anglia have become devil figures in a canny disinformation campaign, directed into an ideologues' echo chamber."


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So, I've been very much looking forward to this semester ending, for the obvious reasons, but also because this will be my first year in a while not at MLA, and, in theory, this was to be the break of Rest and Relaxation.
No projects. No obligations (well, other than family ones). Just down time to rejuvenate. This is not typical of any break for me since starting this job. Breaks either include writing, or teaching, or grading, or conferences, or some combination of the above. But this break. This break was going to be different.
Until today.
For today it was revealed to me that "R&R" means not Rest and Relaxation but Revise and Resubmit. And given my teaching load, if I don't do it over the "break" it won't get done until summer.
I know I should be happy. A revise and resubmit is ultimately a good thing. And in glancing over the (very helpful) readers' reports, I think I can knock this out fairly quickly. (Also because I have no commitment to the integrity of my writing once a piece hits this point in the road to publication.) But I'm totally ticked off. Because I don't want to revise my stupid article. Not this freaking break. It's not fair!
Ok, shall stop being a child now and continue with my day.
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Albert Jack
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Albert Jack is a writer and historian and has become something of a publishing phenomenon since his first book Red Herrings and White Elephants, which explored the origins of well-known phrases in the English language, became a huge international bestseller (selling over 250,000 copies so far). The book was serialised by the Sunday Times for over a year and stayed in the top ten of the UK Sunday Times bestseller list for sixteen months.
His follow up book Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep was also a best seller and has sold over 150,000 copies since publication in October 2005. It became Penguin Book's Christmas bestseller. His hilarious third book, a study of Urban Legends called Phantom Hitchhikers is also a bestseller and was released in paperback in September 2007. In the same month Red Herrings and White Elephants was re-released for the first time in paperback and Albert has provided 30% more content for a revised and expanded version that returned Red herrings to the best-seller list once again.
Fascinated by discovering the truth behind the world's great stories, Albert has become an expert in explaining the unexplained, which is great news for conversations and storytellers everywhere. He is now a veteran of hundreds of live television shows and thousands of radio appearances worldwide. His books have become bestsellers in Great Britain, Europe, America, Canada, South Africa, Australia and translated into many different languages including Japanese, Chinese, French, Portuguese and Hungarian
In 2007, Albert Jack's Loch Ness Monsters and Raining Frogs, a study of the world's great mysteries from the Bermuda Triangle to the disappearance of Glen Miller. Crop Circles, Loch Ness Monster, UFO's, Marylyn Monroe and the Mary Celeste have also come under investigation along with many more famous stories. Albert uncovers the sometimes surprising truth and his acerbic wit makes for an entertaining read. Loch Ness Monsters was to be the third book Albert released in the autumn of 2007 and in March 2009 Random House published the same title in America.
In 2008 Penguin UK released the bestselling Pop Goes the Weasel, Albert's book exploring the dark history and meaning of nursery rhymes that became an instant best-seller and offered the writer new contract to produce two brand new Albert Jack books for release in 2009 and 2010. The first of these, The Old Dog and Duck, Albert's fascinating historic study of the origins of pub and hotel names is due in the shops on September 3rd 2009, closely followed by Penguin USA issuing stateside versions of Pop Goes the Weasel on 6th October and Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep in March 2010
In September 2010 What Caesar did for my Salad, Albert's humorous study of our favourite foods reveals who Caesar really was, why sausages are bangers, what the Tartars had to with raw steak why the Thousand Islands developed their seafood sauce and who Margarita was and why she inspired the world's most famous pizza. What Caesar did for my Salad is due for release in America in November 2011.
The success of his books has a lot to do with Albert's invention of what he calls the 'ten minute read,' enabling readers to open his books at any point and be fully entertained for ten minutes at a time before 'going off to do something more productive with their time.'
Currently working on a children's book, Albert Jack's Bed Time Stories with illustrator Ama Page, the writer has plans for another ten hard backs that look set to continue his success for many years to come. Albert is also an accomplished lecturer and after dinner speaker and speech writer.
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Unconditional Love-My Boys
>> Sunday, September 26, 2010
These are my cool boys who wanted to be like daddy and wear his shades. It's so funny to not see them smiling and trying to take on a serious face. We had so much fun today and took pictures while in the car.
My boys are now five and seven and I was thinking how much I love them and have big dreams for them even when they are goofing off at the wrong time, making loud burps they insist they couldn't hold, fight for first place to the car, bathroom, etc. I just can't get enough of them. Once the oldest said mommy you should become a doctor. Any kind of doctor because you always know what to do and say. (If he only knew). He ignored my excuses. Then he said "just do it mom, you can do it." while pointing his index finger at me. This is the same one who at three years old confided in me like an adult. "Mommy there is a black thing that keeps following me. He won't leave me alone and he only comes out in the sun. It took me some time to figure out what he was talking about, until I realized he was speaking about his shadow. lol.
My youngest is the cuddly romantic. "Mommy are those new shoes? I like them. Mommy did you do your hair? You are so beautiful." He is sooooo good for my self esteem. He is also a true peacemaker. Although he is the youngest, he watches his brother carry on about a toy and how it is unfair, on and on he goes while my youngest at two years of age, would look at him and wait until the right time during the oldest's tantrum, then slowly hand him the toy without even a blink or a tear. Honestly, that would be one of the hardest things for me to do. I would always be so proud of him. Whatever happened? His peacemaking strategy worked after a few trails.
I had so many memories and thoughts today as I watch them interact and took a moment to just absorb them. You know, we think we aren't experts as parents but we are kind of experts of the age they were. And for a whole year you were an expert for that specific age now you're going to be an expert for this new one. I figure, as once you have had a years worth of training for anything you must know a great deal about it. If you have a second child and a third, you get to do some good tweaking of your skills. Now of course you are an expert at that age for your child but can give possible practicals to other parents. My thoughts also led me along this path: I love this current stage that they are in. So inquisitive and your discovering what they are good at and what they don't like. They can be like little lawyers or diplomats on justice and fairness yet become world problem solvers and musicians. The next moment they are kissing on your arm nonstop and speaking about types of bowel movements in public. You just got to love them.
Do you ever think, what did I talk about before my children came along? What did I eat or wear before they came along? Did I even have an identity without them? It seems so long ago. The oldest has a new favorite saying; "Waaait for it". (Totally opposite from the last one, "run like the wind!"). The youngest knows all the words of the commercials on TV. Progressive Auto Insurance, infomercials, and the favorite Swiffer commercial, "Whose that lady?" My mom was able to get them to say "Lovely Lady". Already I love the oldest's fashion sense and being a perfect gentleman, with the youngest wanting to help me cook and drive me around when he gets older. Yep, just when you think life doesn't get better than this. Then they are teenagers and this will most likely all go out the window. I'll have to wait for the hormone storms to pass and hopefully make good on their promises in their twenties. Okay, who am I fooling? They will have girlfriends and careers. Then eventually get married and have their own children, forgeting all about the great things they will do for mommy when they grow up. It will hurt, but does it matter? I will love them anyway.


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Well, as you've surely heard by now, the Joey Harrington Era is now official: Our man Ookie / Mexico / Vick is will plead guilty to the dogfighting charges.
"After consulting with his family over the weekend, Michael Vick has asked that I announce today that he has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors regarding charges pending against him," Vick attorney Billy Martin said in a statement. "Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made. Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter.
We lose out on the trial of the century, but hey: At least Tim Donaghy will now have someone to talk to.
By the way, as we begin to say goodbye to the whole ordeal, we thank the fine gents at Log's Blog have developed a drinking game for you to play while reading the gruesome Vick indictment. It has potential, and it will keep us warm during those cold winters days of no trial.
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In LEGO The Lord of the Rings on the PS3, one thing shines brightly in the dangerous darkness of Middle-earth - it's not the Master ring that everyone is seeking... it's you, brave warrior. Only you have the ability to save the world in LEGO The Lord of the Rings on PlayStation 3, and you'll love every brilliant second of it. Based on J. R. R. Tolkien's books, this massive adventure plants you into the shoes of over 80 characters, such as Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas. Each character has at least one special ability or item, such as Samwise Gamgee's trusty spade to dig up soil patches and tinderbox to light fires. You'll need all of these abilities to survive your quest and defeat Sauron. Through three massive chapters you'll solve brain-teasing puzzles, hide from fearsome Ringwraiths, leap into thrilling battles and help others in mini-missions.
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Lego The Lord of the Rings allows the player to play all three of the original films which include The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and finally The Return of the King. The story unfolds pretty much like it does in the film which is itself taken from Tolkien's trilogy of books of the same name, and if you are familiar with the trilogy you will understand how the story unfolds. The story itself is pretty straightforward but full of wonderful mythological characters.
The main character in the game is Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit, short and stout as all Hobbits are, and his mission is to take a magical ring in order to save mankind from the wrath of Sauron who wanted the ring in order to control the lives and minds, in fact the very soul of all creatures. In order to do this he needs to obtain the ring, which happened to fall into the hands of another who later passed it to Frodo. He later leaves his magical surroundings in order to destroy the ring.
Upon FrodoÂ's journey he will encounter various creatures called Orcs, Elves and Dwarfs, and other fouler creatures such as Shelob, a giant evil spider, many of whom were cursed by the ring and have the sole job of finding it. The ring wants to be found, it needs to be destroyed and the only place it can be destroyed is in a fire at a place called Mount Doom, which Frodo is trying to find.
Without relating much more of the story, the ring was taken from Sauron during an epic battle which is how it came to be in the possession of a little Hobbit, the gameplay in Lego Lord of the Rings is stunning, the attention to detail, the up close plastic images of these loveable characters is really striking and clear. The sound and music which relates to the film series is also present within the game and really adds to the overall authenticity of the experience. The controls seem to be better than the other Lego Games that have preceded it.
You also get the chance to do a lot of free roaming which I was pleased to see, mainly as this enables a much wider and broader game experience and there were lots of quests and so fourth to attend to, that coupled with over 60 characters who you get to engage with I found this a really enjoyable game.
If you are a fan of the trilogy then Lego Lord of the Rings will please most people, irrespective of age, they really have done a nice job on what was an excellent platform in which to design such a game.
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October 8th, 2010
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Sept. 1, 2010. Adimec (http://www.adimec.com/), a world leader in application-specific, leading-edge industrial camera solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr. Joost van Kuijk as Vice President of Marketing and Technology. Reporting to CEO Andries Hofman, van Kuijk will help manage the company's continued expansion and growth in key market segments such as industrial machine vision, medical imaging and outdoor imaging applications.
Van Kuijk brings a wealth of high-tech industry experience to Adimec. He joins the company from Coventor, Inc., a leading MEMS design software company where he held several senior roles during his 15-year career, most recently as VP of Marketing and Business Development. Under van Kuijks' leadership, Coventor established itself as the market leader in MEMS design automation and successfully launched multiple new products.
As of October 1st, 2010, Jochem Herrmann will step down from the Board of Directors and will be appointed Chief Scientist in which role he will continue to contribute to the company's technology strategy and success. He will report directly to van Kuijk.
"Dr. van Kuijks' experience in positioning customer-centric solutions for complex technologies is one of the many assets he brings to Adimec," said Hofman, Adimec's CEO. "His background in technology and marketing adds an important perspective to our executive team that will help us take the next step as a company and realize our aggressive growth targets. By combining the vision of our founders, Just Smit and Jochem Herrmann, with dynamic new additions to the executive team, we are well-positioned for continued expansion in the market segments we serve."
Van Kuijk's appointment comes at a key time for Adimec, which has established itself as a leading developer of advanced camera systems to the machine vision industry, medical x-ray imaging equipment manufacturers, and the rapidly growing outdoor imaging markets. He completes the renewed executive management team of Adimec Holding, which includes the additions of Andries Hofman and Alex de Boer.
"I am very excited about the addition of van Kuijk to our executive team" said Just Smit, company founder. "As a founder, Adimec is very dear to me and we wanted to make sure we found the right person to take Adimec to the next level, I am convinced we succeeded and look forward to working together with van Kuijk to achieve our goals."
"Adimec is an established leader on the cutting edge of the vision industry. The company has built a strong reputation based on exceptional engineering talent, rich manufacturing experience, a commitment to customer service, and the ability to innovate cost-effectively," said van Kuijk. "I am looking forward to leveraging these strengths to address the market opportunities and to continue supporting our customers in meeting their end market requirements."
Adimec specializes in the development and manufacturing of high-performance cameras that meet the application-specific requirements of key market segments, including machine vision, industrial and medical imaging, and outdoor and defense products. Founded in 1992, the company partners with major OEMs around the world to create industry-leading cameras that deliver a performance advantage to high-end systems. Its products meet a wide range of performance, size, cost, interface and application requirements and its True Accurate Image technology provides new levels of performance and accuracy to vision products. Adimec builds on a foundation of technical excellence with a commitment to long-term customer satisfaction achieved through a unique combination of product configuration/performance, life cycle management, and total cost of ownership. Adimec has offices around the world focused on creating customer value and satisfaction through local, personalized support.
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The Sticky Screen
Syrup has been optioned! Yes, the heartbreaking, inspirational story of one novel's quest to become a feature film continues. When the rights became available again earlier this year, I was lucky enough to have a couple of choices, and in the end I plumped for Fortress Entertainment. This is a brand new financing & production company headed by a couple of guys who completely got the story and made me think they could do great things with it.
Last time I went on this particular ride, the production company got themselves a script I didn't much like. For me it was too focused on the logistics of Scat and 6's challenges and not enough on their relationship. But there was nothing I could do about this, because when a studio buys the film rights to a novel, the last thing they want is an author hanging around wringing his hands about how his precious words are being changed. I just had to wait until the option expired, and start again.
So this time, with Fortress, I said I wanted to write the script. This was greeted with a cautious, polite silence. I've never written a screenplay, and authors have a reputation for being generally terrible at adapting their own books, so Fortress, I suspect, was not thrilled at the idea of throwing time and money at me while I slowly discovered I can't write for the screen.
Which is fair enough. So we came up with a solution: I'll write the first 20 or 30 pages, then they'll either hire me to write the whole thing, or go looking for someone else.
I started this a couple of weeks ago, in between Company edits, and am almost finished. In a few days' time, I'll post my work here, so you can judge for yourself: am I the man to deliver this thing, or should I stick to my day job?


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We know that city-dwellers often seek the sea when it's the weekend during the summer. But just because it's sunny, doesn't mean you should leave your city brunch-ing habits behind. In Long Beach, NY, there are incredible brunch options in the sun.
Eat Like the Locals
Most would describe A Whale's Tale as Long Beach's local dive and it'd be meant in the best way possible. Here, the second you walk in, you're welcomed by this city's people, young and old, and the restaurant's underwater motif. Day to night, there's truly not an item to be missed on the menu. But it's always fun to go to a local watering hole first thing on the weekend. The breakfast burritos are a surfer's delight and they serve a mighty fine bloody mary that's nice and spicy. But really, how could it get much better than the crabcakes benedict for breakfast?
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Make your Brunch Bottomless
As one of the newer restaurants in the area, Blue Point quickly put itself on the map with its creative menu starring the town's best catch. But this season, they debuted their weekend brunch which features a typical brunch spread from breakfast favorites to sandwiches and more. Most importantly, this brunch is bottomless. Have your pick of unlimited mimosas, bloody mary's, screwdrivers, or their beloved red and white sangria.
Dine in the Sky
Allegria Hotel's rooftop brunch is a brunch brought to new heights. On Sundays, for $65, you can chow down on unlimited proportions of some of the island's finest dishes. Plus, you get exquisite oceanfront views atop the Allegria Hotel rooftop. Eat all day from six stations of crepes, sushi, frittatas, salads, and shellfish, in addition to their signature dishes like the incredible Corn Flake-Crusted Challah French Toast and Eggs Benedict with Hanger Steak & Smoked Chili Hollandaise.


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If you've been following recent casting news, it wouldn't have been unreasonable for you to think that there's no way Ryan Reynolds could possibly be making all the movies he's allegedly been cast in. It turns out you were right.
While making the rounds for "Buried," his new film about a man buried alive and held for ransom, Reynolds was asked about his busy schedule. Next up for Reynolds is "The Change-Up," a body-swap comedy co-starring Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde and then "Safe House," a CIA-prisoner-under-siege thriller with Denzel Washington.
And then "Deadpool"? Or "RIPD"?
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"I never say I'm doing a movie until I break for lunch the first day," Reynolds told IO9. "Because it's such a crapshoot, this industry. Everything's so fickle and so contingent on so many factors, aside from just an actor. And because it has an actor, and because these films have interested directors, it's obviously likely that they'll both get made. But I think it would be more likely that only one of them gets made with me."
We're pulling for "RIPD," if only because we've been drooling over director Robert Schwentke's trailer for "Red." And frankly the story of two cops policing the afterlife while hunting for one of their killers sounds a lot more interesting to us than another third-tier comic-book hero movie.
In the meantime, Reynolds' excellent "Buried" goes into limited release on Friday and "Green Lantern" arrives June 17, 2011.


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LANSING (AP) -- A lawsuit that called for banning snowmobiling and hunting with guns in parts of the Huron-Manistee National Forest has been dismissed.
Plymouth attorney Kurt Meister filed a lawsuit contending that a management plan developed by the U.S. Forest Service in 2006 favored hunters and snowmobilers over hikers, birders and people who enjoy the quiet of the outdoors.
A federal appeals court ordered the agency to reconsider the plan in 2010.
Huron-Manistee spokesman Ken Arbogast says Meister recently informed the government he was dropping his suit.
Arbogast says some sections are quieter than others. But he says more than 90 percent of the forest is within a half-mile of a road, so it's not realistic to expect the kind of solitude that would be found in a wilderness area.
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The Dish: Whenever I go to a bookstore, I head straight to the cookbook section and visually stuff myself silly with the recipes I read in vegan cookbooks. I don't know about you, but suddenly I want to buy every single book in sight. Vegan desserts! Dinner party menus! A whole book about waffles! But if I shell out my entire paycheck for cookbooks, I won't have cash for the actual groceries to make said delicious recipes. What's a budget gal to do?
1. Make a list, check it twice. I keep a list on my iPhone of only the books I really want (as in, I will actually make the recipes at home). When I'm at my local used book shop, I can pull out my list and grab the books that I already know I want instead of going Supermarket Sweep-style and shoving the entire cooking section into a giant cart.
2. Half Price Veggie Books. This Amazon.com online shop has more than just cookbooks. From Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston, Moby's book about Teany, to The Face on Your Plate, you can find top reads for 50 percent or more off.


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|This month, two Team Lump collective members have solo shows on the east coast.
This month, two Team Lump collective members have solo shows on the east coast. I started out going to Tory Wright's show "Pleasure Seekers" at Lump Gallery which openend Feb. 6th and runs until the 28th. Then, last weekend...... Bill, Tory, and myself headed to Philly to see our cohort, Josh Rickards' show, "Do Unto Others Then Run Like A Mother" at the artist run space, Vox Populi. The traffic between Raleigh and Philadelphia was awful and I thought we would never make it, but alas we arrived and were greeted by great brunch handover cures, dance parties and even better artwork. at Vox and the ICA.
Josh Rickards show, "Do Unto Others Then Run Like A Mother" and Tory Wright's "Pleasure Seekers" both run through the month of February.
Words & photos: Jerstin Crosby
bill & hillary, josh rickards
sly and the family stone
josh in front of his installation of new paintings called, "Do Unto Others Then Run Like A Mother"
Random hippydom
Skunk Ape.....Is it real?
Lionel Richie watches over the dance party at Josh's apartment in South Philly
Philly artist Sarah Gamble brought some wicked weird friends along to dance with.
From Left: Bill Thelen, Josh Rickards, Tory Wright
at the south philly tap room
Delicate drawing from Tory Wrights installation of new cuts at Lump, called "Pleasure Seekers"
These two were show stoppers
Detail shot, Tory doesnt start with an underdrawing, she just cuts in.
The far left cut out is from a Kimora Simmons advertiement, mounted on paper.
Drawings dont cry
The opening of Pleasure Seekers
After the show we had some way too expensive grub at Poole's in Raleigh, Bill picked up the bill....thanks Bill.
........thanks alot Bill
....Ben Hazzard at Poole's
Orvokki Halme with my cross stitched Chanel sleeper mask
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Mr. Speaker, when I viewed the ads, as the hon. member did, I had some concerns. had some concerns. I contacted the Canadian Mint and am pleased to say that the ads stopped last Tuesday.
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Rep. Paul Ryan may not have officially unveiled his budget proposal yet, but he gave a pretty clear indication of his plans this weekend. As expected, it appears the Republican budget will be based on false realities, gimmicks, and rejected policies. In fact, the Budget Committee Chairman revealed that even he knows the proposals within the Republican budget are untenable, as reported by the Washington Post:
"Asked whether his plan was realistic, Ryan averred that parts of it were not."
That is a sure sign of more Republican budget gimmicks to come as Rep. Ryan is expected to rely once again on fuzzy math and ambiguous spending cuts. He's already given us one great example of how his budget relies on savings that aren't real:
Rep. Paul Ryan: "Yes, our budget does promote repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a better system" [Fox News Sunday, 3/10]
You can't be serious. Perhaps he missed the news, but the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act and Republican proposals to undo health reform have failed miserably. As the Washington Post notes:
"Ryan's budget proposal, which includes controversial proposals for giving states more authority over Medicaid, is sure to encounter stiff resistance from Democrats in Congress who are committed to protecting Obamacare." [Washington Post, 3/10]
Newsflash: Obamacare isn't going anywhere, and creating a budget proposal that proposes anything else is simply not only misleading but it's another step outside of the reality box.
As if the "repeal" of Obamacare wasn't enough, Rep. Ryan's budget continues to rely on proposals that voters rejected:
"Key parts of Ryan's plan are items he and Mitt Romney campaigned on in the election they lost to Obama in November."
"One is turning Medicare from a one-size-fits-all insurance program to one that helps subsidize the purchase of policies 'based on who you are — total subsidy for the poor and the sick, less of a subsidy for wealthy seniors.' Another is turning Medicaid, which pays for health care for the very poor, into a block-grant program that would allow states to craft their own programs." [Washington Post, 3/10]
So, again, Rep. Ryan's plan to end Medicare as we know it will end the guarantee for seniors, and his Medicaid proposal threatens the support that the most vulnerable rely on for their care. Instead of wasting critical time with voter-rejected policies and a deeply flawed budget that places the burden on the middle class and seniors, Republicans should work with Democrats towards a big and balanced fiscal plan that protects the vulnerable and fully recognizes that revenues must be part of the solution.


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MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — The man accused by prosecutors as the East Coast Rapist confessed to police after his arrest that he raped two teenage trick-or-treaters in Virginia in 2009, but only after complaining that a police sketch that was plastered across the Mid-Atlantic failed to accurately portray him, according to court testimony Thursday.
A judge heard testimony Thursday at a preliminary hearing for Aaron H. Thomas, 40, who police believe is responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women from Virginia to Connecticut over the span of a decade.
The judge found probable cause to send the case to a grand jury after hearing graphic testimony from three women who were abducted on Halloween 2009. Two of the three were raped in a wooded area before their attacker fled upon hearing police sirens.
The judge also found Thomas competent to stand trial after receiving a mental health report from a court-appointed psychologist who concluded that Thomas was feigning insanity to avoid prosecution.
The report was not publicly available, but Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Ebert said the examiner concluded that Thomas was malingering. Thomas scored so low on the IQ test, according to Ebert, that he would not have been able to function in society at all if it were truly his score.
Defense attorney Ronald Fahy had requested a competency exam after saying Thomas engaged in self-destructive behavior and refused to communicate. In one incident on the day he was arraigned in Manassas in November, Thomas smeared feces across his face.
At Thursday's hearing, Fahy made no argument that Thomas was incompetent. For much of the hearing Thomas, shackled at his wrists and ankles, stared at the ceiling, gazed straight ahead or rested his forehead on a table.
The three girls who were abducted — ages 16 and 17 at the time of the incident — all testified that they decided to go trick-or-treating at the last minute after seeing how much candy younger siblings and cousins had collected. They testified that a man wearing a ski mask demanded money and pointed what they thought was a gun at their backs and ordered them into some nearby woods.
Two of the girls said they were raped. A third girl, who hid a cell phone in her sleeve, surreptitiously sent text messages to her mother and others alerting them to call police.
"I can text without looking," she said. "I texted my mom, my friend's mom, anyone. I said a man was raping (my friend) in the woods behind the CVS, call 911."
The girls said their attacker fled when he heard police sirens. None of the three explicitly identified Thomas, who authorities say is linked to the crime by DNA evidence.
William Burke, a sergeant with Prince William County Police, testified about witnessing Thomas' interrogation after his arrest in New Haven last March. Thomas was arrested after a multi-state publicity campaign in which a sketch of the suspect in the East Coast rapes was posted on billboards throughout the region, and a website dedicated to the crimes was established by a police task force.
Before Thomas admitted to the Halloween rapes, Burke said the suspect first complained that the billboards he had seen did not depict him accurately. Thomas said he used a toy gun to threaten the girls, according to Burke.
After the hearing, Ebert declined to say whether Thomas confessed to all the sexual assaults of which he is accused. He is also suspected or charged in assaults in Connecticut, Maryland and Rhode Island. Connecticut agreed to extradite Thomas to Virginia to face trial first, in part because of the strength of Virginia's case against him.
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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call (one) to attention(redirected from call them to attention)
call (one) to attention
To instruct military personnel to stand at attention (which, in most cases, means looking forward and standing erect with one's arms at one's sides). The troops abruptly stopped marching when the drill sergeant called them to attention.
call someone to attention
to demand that someone assume the formal military stance of attention. The officer called the platoon to attention. The sergeant called us to attention.


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1 sheet of 12x12 paper (we won't use all)
1 metre of ribbon (1 yard)
Also needed:
Wet glue of your choice (I used a glue stick)
Bonefolder (not necessary)
Please also note that I'm not claiming that I have invented the maze book, but these simple step-by-step instructions and photos are mine (and have taken me a l-o-n-g time to do LOL!).
Before we start, can I please say: do NOT be put off by the length of these instructions. The maze book is actually surprisingly quick to make (promise you!), but because I'm trying to make these instructions super easy to follow with lots and lots of step-by-step photos, it does look like it takes hours and hours to make. And it simply doesn't. So please join me and give it a go.
These instructions have NOT been tested on animals, however they have been tested on my dear boyfriend (thank you very much!), with no scrapping experience, to see that they were possible to follow for a total beginner. :)
Right. Let's first talk supplies. I have used a piece of pink cardstock and a sheet of patterned paper by Luxe Designs called "Nail Polish" (from the "Pashmina" collection). I have also used the "Swirls" ribbon from the same collection. You can of course use anything you like, but it's nice if the ribbon, cardstock and patterned paper matches.
As for the chipboard you can cheat a bit. I'm not using any official, thick, bought chipboard. The back of a notepad will do just fine. You need two square pieces measuring 8,5x8,x5 centimetres (roughly 3 1/4x3 ¼ inches).
A bonefolder is optional but very useful. You need to make your folds as neat and sharp as you can so it's good to go over your folds with the bonefolder. Alternatively you can use the side of a ruler or similar to drag along your fold. We have the supplies gathered and we're ready to start.
Turn the piece so you have the folded edge facing AWAY from you. Grab the top edge NEAREST to yourself (just the top sheet) and fold that up to the fold which you just made. (The small inserted photo below shows you how your piece will look from the side)
Now flip your piece over (from side to side) and grab the bottom edge and fold that towards the top fold. See photo. It's really simple to do (but hard to explain in words).
Unfold and you should have this:
Now we will repeat the same thing as we just have done but in the other direction. First turn your (folded out) piece of cardstock so you have the folds that you just made going vertically (top to bottom the way you're looking at it). Fold in half (take the bottom edge up to the top edge).
You remember how to do this now, right? Turn so you have the folded edge facing away from you. Take the top part (only!) of the bottom edge and fold towards the fold you just made in the last step. (Again you can see a small inserted picture below on how your sheet should now look from the side).
Flip the piece over (from side to side). Grab the bottom edge and again bring up to the top fold. We now have this:
Now the hard part is done. If you could follow my pictures that shouldn't even have been very hard to do. Fold out your piece and you should have a 12x12 sheet of cardstock with fold marks of 16 equal squares.
Get your scissors out. Be careful and make sure you get this right: Looking from the top you want to cut down the first fold past THREE squares. Then from the bottom you cut up the second fold past THREE squares. And then finally you cut from the top of the third fold past THREE squares. Look at the picture below where I have put the green lines. (The green lines on my photo are thick just to show you where you cut. You should NOT cut out 1 cm big sections here or anything. Just cut as you would normally cut down a line).
You should end up with something like this: (the green arrows shows where the cuts stop)
Now we need to fold it together. This is really simple. Just follow the folds and keep flipping with them:
Flip over:
(Please disregard my bonefolder in the following photos – it's only to hold my book down so I can get decent photos) Now take your folded pile of pages and fold under:
Flip over:
Fold under:
Keep folding as you go along and then fold under as you get to the turn:
Flip over:
Fold under and keep folding the rest until you get to the end. You should now have this set of neatly folded pages:
Put your inside pages to one side. Take out your chipboard pieces that are cut to size (refer to the beginning if you haven't already cut yours), your ribbon and your patterned paper. Cut two squares of patterned paper measuring 11x11 centimetres (about 4 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches).
Put your patterned paper pieces with the BACKSIDE up. Glue the chipboard squares in the middle of each patterned paper piece. (I'm just showing one in the photo below)
Fold the edges of the patterned paper in over the chipboard and then unfold again. This will give you crease marks in the corners of the patterned paper.
Take your scissors and snip off the corners. You want to cut just inside of the folds, slightly diagonally (see photo) towards the chipboard corners. Make sure you don't cut exactly up to the chipboard corner. Stop the cut just the tiniest bit (a millimetre or two) before the corner. See close-up photo:
After you have cut all four corners your piece should look like this:
Put glue on all four edges and fold them in neatly towards the back of the chipboard. The result should be this (showing one piece from the front and one from the back):
Put both pieces of chipboard backside up on your table. You want to have about 1 centimetre or just a bit more (about ½ an inch) between your pieces. Make sure they are lined up perfectly. Take your ribbon and work out where the middle is. Glue this is place as the photo shows below (ie a strip of glue from side to side across the middle of each chipboard piece). If you are using a ribbon with a pattern on one side only, make sure you put it pattern DOWN.
Bring in your folded pages. Put glue on the top piece ONLY (like the side you see my bonefolder on in the photo below).
Attach this to the LEFT piece of your chipboard. Making sure that you have the fold + all your remaining cardstock pages going off to the right (see pic). Use your bonefolder to press this into the chipboard while the glue is drying. Making sure you press around where the ribbon is underneath.
Flip all your cardstock pages (still neatly folded) over onto the left chipboard piece (where the bottom page is now attached). Now add glue to the top of this end piece (the piece which you, again, can see my bonefolder on).
Place the page with the glue against the right chipboard piece. Press in place. Your book is ready and it should look like this open:
Close your book. Tie the ribbon in a bow and cut off any unnecessary ribbon. The reason I tell you to do this now is that different width of ribbon might need different lengths to make a decent bow. So it's worth cutting it after you have made your book and see how much "ribbon waste" you have. This should be the result:
I hope you'll have lots of fun adding photos and decorating your new maze book. To give you some guideline regarding photos I have found that if you print 4 photos onto a standard size photopaper (15x10 cm/6x4 inches) they turn out pretty good for this maze book. You only need to cut a tiny bit off the longest end. You have a total of 16 pages (counting inside front and back cover). So I printed 3 sheets of photos (=12 photos in total) and had four pages for journaling only in my book. Also if you print your photos this way, they don't take up the complete page in your maze book (photo being rectangular and pages being square) so you have space for a little journaling under/over or to the side of your photo.
I hope you enjoyed my class! Wishing you lots of fun creating your own version!


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Enter Infernal Restraints Now!
Sasha Gets Locked Up
PD has Sasha Sparks packed into a tight little cage and it is not at all comfortable. The metal is cold and hard against her tender flesh. She is terrified of the farm, but not for the right reasons. She is afraid of bats, but she should be more worried about PD. He is the one looking to make her scream and this dimly lit little corner of the world holds enough implements to fulfill that wish....
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Tagged: doc rivers
The latest Lakers/Celtics/Clippers hoopla around CP3/Dwight/Griffin/KG/Doc, etc.
Holy hell, this sure is some insane chatter going on these days. The inmates are increasingly looking to take over the asylum, aren't they? Or are they? The media LOVES to talk ENDLESSLY about CP3 wants this, Dwight wants that, etc. etc. But none of us really know what's going on. Nor should we unless free agency begins and these guys 'do what's best for them' (to paraphrase Dwight).
We've all heard the rumors (that's all they are now) going back and forth of the Clippers and Celtics talking, and the others about Dwight maybe wanting to team up with CP3 on the Clippers. There's also the chance that IF the Lakers don't give a FUCK about the Salary Cap they can bring Chris Paul to the Lakers– He and Dwight both love L.A., but Chris isn't sold on the Clippers and Don Sterling's firing of VDN and blaming Chris REALLY made Chris upset (supposedly, according to RUMORS).
But let's also look at some dollars and cents here. You can toss in draft picks, etc. to 'sweeten' a deal, but the fact is salaries must match within 125% either way (for a single contract year, beyond that doesn't matter), salary cap is a bigger issue to consider for some teams than others (and some owners than others, for that matter), as as future plans. Here's what I can glean so far:
Lakers: Want to win championships, will spend money like water
Clippers: Want to sell tickets to games and merchandise, uber cheap owner
Celtics: Want to win championships, cautious about money generally
So when you think about it that way, when people are saying that Clippers owner Donald Sterling wants to get this player and that I look at them twice and slap them sideways. You all know it comes down to the dollars, and Sterling doesn't like to open his checkbook that often. He MASSIVELY overpaid DeAndre Jordan, and now no one wants that guys crappy salary. Blake is a dunking machine who plays no defense and has a terrible shot, WITH A MASSIVE CONTRACT, and needs someone to pass to him, AND he's got knee issues. Last time we saw a guy like that? AMARE STOUDAMIRE! I think that's a really REALLY bad omen.
With that said, the Lakers want long term stars, and even with Dwight having had a bad year, HE WAS COMING OFF BACK SURGERY, and we had another shitty coaching transition, and the coach didn't know how to limit player minutes, etc. etc.
But again… back to the dollars and cents. Dwight is a free agent, Chris Paul is a free agent. Everyone else in the mix is on contracts. Dwight and Chris can each get the most money with their current teams (Dwight: Lakers, Chris: Clippers) including a 5th year. SO… if these guys want to play together either they A) go to the other guy's team, or B) go somewhere else together (Atlanta or Houston?) and sacrifice that 5th year together… that doesn't sound like 'doing what's best for me' to me, does it? Even if SOMEHOW they convince their teams to do sign and trades, here are what the other possible tradable guys are making next year:
Pau Gasol – $19.3 mil, 1 year left, solid player but expensive
Steve Nash – $9.3 mil, 2 years left, trailing off skillwise big time
Metta World Peace – $7.7 mil (player option), 1 year left, inconsistent and trailing off
DeAndre Jordan – $11.0 mil, 2 years left, massively overpaid for poor production
Blake Griffin – $16.4 mil, 4 years left, explosive dunker, questionable knees and… that's it
Jamal Crawford – $5.2 mil, 3 years left, solid perimeter scorer, not bad contract
Eric Bledsoe – $2.6 mil, 2 years left, great backup PG, unsure how he'd fare as starter, cheap for 2 years then may command big jump
Caron Butler – $8.0 mil, 1 year left, disappeared in the playoffs, expiring contract
Paul Pierce – $15.3 mil, 1 year left, on the decline but still really good, expiring value
Kevin Garnett – $11.5 mil, 2 years left, has a no trade clause, will ONLY go to L.A. TEAMS, will only leave if Pierce is getting traded
Jeff Green – $8.7 mil, 3 years left (3rd is player option), picked up his play but is fairly expensive vs. his production as a role player
Courtney Lee – $5.2 mil, 3 years left, similar to Green is young and athletic but lengthy contract for uncertainty
Jason Terry – $5.2 mil, 2 years left, not as hot a shooter as his Mavs days, like a better Steve Blake
So there are some big questions being considered, and most don't have solid answers:
If Dwight said he's leaving the Lakers, why would the Lakers agree to a sign-and-trade?
The Lakers have hinted to wanting to remain competitive for Summer 2014. What could they get from the Clippers? Blake Griffin would give them something now, but the Amare comparisons do not bode well for them. Cap room might be a greater consideration. Getting Eric Bledsoe would be nice, but the Lakers don't even know if they'll be running D'Antoni's run-and-gun offense with the even older Kobe, Pau, and Metta (if they don't amnesty him first) even if Bledsoe and Griffin are on the team.
If the Clippers/Celtics talks are 'serious', how can anything happen without the Clippers shipping out DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin, and the Celtics shipping out Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce?
KG has already said he won't waive his no trade clause unless Pierce is gone, and they market to nab Pierce is not that big right now. So IF the Clippers agreed to take Pierce and KG (instantly making themselves much older), the only way (moneywise) the trade could work, and bring Doc Rivers over in the process, would be to send the Celtics DeAndre (who while young is still pretty useless offensively) AND Blake– the latter whom the Clippers said is 'untouchable' for the most part. So what is the point of these talks? The Clippers want to impress CP3 and get him to stay by bringing in Doc Rivers to coach and KG to play PF/C… but they're not willing to trade Blake Griffin… and the Celtics don't just want DeAndre Jordan, and while getting Eric Bledsoe could be nice, it doesn't work moneywise, and he and Rondo would be battling it out for who controls the ball, kinda like Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings did in Milwaukee this past season… Oh and KG WON'T waive his no trade clause unless Pierce is being shipped out…. OH AND YOU NEED TO SEND OUT PIERCE AND KG FOR BLAKE AND DEANDRE FOR THE MONEY TO WORK… AAARRGGHHH…. Don Sterling's idiocy is off the charts here, and the Celtics' Danny Ainge is smart enough to think about his team's long term future by just waiting for KG and Pierce's contracts to expire after next year (well.. Pierce's, then KG will WANT to go someplace else is just retire before the 2014-15 season).
How can Chris Paul and Dwight Howard 'realistically' end up playing together?
In total truth, both players don't really 'owe it' to their latest teams, the Lakers and Clippers, to get a sign-and-trade done in any way. It would just help out their new teams (assuming they go elsewhere) with more room to bring them in, and sign some fresh blood. With that said, IF one of them wants to stay where they are and bring the other in (Chris on the Clippers, brings on Dwight.. Dwight on the Lakers, brings in Chris) they would either have to hope the 'winning' team can put the pressure on for a sign and trade, or be willing to take less money one way or another. Here's the possibilities I can see being considered:
A) CP3 and Dwight on the Lakers – If Chris wants to be a Laker again (after his 47 mins of it 2 years ago before Stern nixed it) it would first be on the Lakers to go WAYYYYY over the salary cap. This has a slim to none chance of happening. Chris would lose on that 4th year by donning the purple and gold, but more importantly his lets say $19.5 mil salary (up from around $17.8 mil last year) would add to the Lakers' mix of these guys: Kobe at $30.5 mil, Dwight at $20.5 mil (estimated), Pau at $19.3 mil, Nash at $9.3 mil, Metta (likely) at $7.7 mil… and another few mil for others… but that's JUST the starting lineup! A sign and trade would help the Lakers, but why would the Clippers do that? The Clippers wouldn't have any interest in Pau (even if he's an expiring), or willing to take the elder Nash vs. their more than capable Bledsoe who's younger, probably better, and definitely cheaper (and Don Sterling LOVES cheap!). IF the Lakers were to say 'fuck it, let's burn HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN SALARY CAP PENALTIES!!'… then this could happen.
B) CP3 and Dwight on the Clippers – This is being bandied about quite a lot lately. Both guys want to stay in L.A., and play together, and the Clippers might be able to force it to happen. IF Dwight just walked straight over, this would be mega expensive for the Clippers. BOTH Chris and Dwight would need new contracts, and Dwight would definitely not get that 5th year, but it would still be a ton of money. Still… is it worth it to him to lose $30 MILLION to stay in the same town? If so, here's the cost to the Clippers without a sign a trade: CP3 at $19.5 mil, Dwight at $20.5 mil, Griffin at $16.4 mil, DeAndre at $11.0 mil, next highest would be Caron Butler at $8.0 mil…. Eric Bledsoe at just $2.6 mil is cheap and good, but don't impact the salary cap. But given Don Sterling's obsession with saving money why would he break the bank to keep Chris Paul when he can just promote Eric Bledsoe and let Chris Paul walk? He then WOULDN'T have to pay nearly $20 mil to BOTH Paul and Howard… saving $40 mil alone on the contracts, and tens of millions more on salary cap penalties (the team would have to go over to bring in role players). In the new CBA's world of the NBA teams and pretty much afford 2 big stars, 2 medium stars, and a bunch of role players IF they want to stay under the cap (the Lakers don't usually care). SO…. that means the only want this Clippers could make this happen is to get the Lakers to agree to a sign and trade for Griffin and another $2 to $4 mil piece. The Lakers would say NO WAY to DeAndre Jordan ($11.0 mil) and Caron Butler ($8.0 mil) for Dwight, so Blake it is… but then that means the only other player that would be 'sweet' enough might be Bledsoe… who's a great, cheap player. Good on that… but the Lakers are still wary of Blake who players no D, has no jump shooting, is injury prone, and would slam any chances of cap space later if he's supposed to be a franchise player– which everyone says he really isn't worth being…. So…. the Lakers would probably say no here and opt for the cap room, leaving the Clippers to decide if paying an assload is worth it (they're not the Lakers, but let's see if they have the balls to play that very expensive game).
C) CP3 and Dwight on the Rockets – These could be the most likely scenarios if they want to play together. The Rockets are a bit tricky because James Harden is making $13.7 mil next year, and while Lin and Omer Asuk are both making just $5.2 mil in 2013-14, in the final 2014-15 of their contracts it balloons up to $15.9 mil each!! Yikes!! Getting both CP3 and Dwight to come over now means they have to find takers for both Lin and Asuk… and NO ONE wants either of them (especially with such painful blow up contracts!!). So a sign and trade might be next to impossible unless James Harden is part of that deal– ironic considering he was the one lobbying to get Dwight over in Houston. If CP3 and Howard walk over they both lose a 5th year worth $25-$30 mil, and even with the 'Texas saving of no income tax' it doesn't matter too much– players pay taxes based on EVERY GAME IN EVERY STATE THEY PLAY IN. A few more games in your home state really don't make as big an impact as many think it does.
D) CP3 and Dwight on the Hawks – So then there's Atlanta; the Hawks have a very unique proposition for both CP3 and Dwight, should they want to come over. Josh Smith is off the books, so even if he suddenly wanted to come back to play with buddy Dwight and new friend Chris Paul, they Hawks would tell him to hold up. Smith made $13.2 mil last year and spent all season making it known he wanted out. If Chris and Dwight took up $40 mil in new contracts, the Hawks might not even want to sign Smith. Also, the ONLY big contract on the team next year is Al Horford at $12 mil. The rest of the team is pretty much empty right now… meaning after Dwight and Chris signed up the Hawks could go shopping for cheap role players to add on. Still, with Dwight at C, Horford at his natural PF, and CP3 at PG you've got a solid tandem that would challenge LeBron, Bosh, and Wade in the East next season. Again, BOTH Dwight and Chris would have to be willing to sacrifice that 5th year, but as of right now it's the most likely scenario for them to play together and NOT seek some crazy sign and trade deal. The only small hitch (other than both guys saying goodbye to a 5th year of $25-$30 mil) is Dwight has for some reason not been a fan of playing in his hometown of Atlanta. He's never elaborated on it, maybe he's too close to Orlando, but that's something there. He'd be on his 3rd team in 3 years, but it would be the price to pay for playing alongside Chris Paul.
So anyway, there's my breakdown of the latest on the Lakers/Clippers/Celtics/Dwight/CP3/KG/Pierce/Griffin/Doc insanity going on these days. Man, I almost miss the pre-Twitter days where we had to wait entire days or weeks for news! 🙂


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This cartoon is built on two conflicting musical styles. The first is based on broadcasts of symphony orchestras, the most notable of the time being Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC orchestra. The second style is that of Spike Jones and His City Slickers, who were popular in Los Angeles prior to the release of this film. Spike Jones has a couple of other connections to animation; he later recorded the theme from the Disney cartoon Der Fuehrer's Face, which became a #2 selling record. At one point, Tex Avery was writing gags for Jones' TV appearances.
I didn't realize it until I did the mosaic, but this is the last appearance of Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow and Clara Cluck in Disney shorts. Clara only appears during the audition segment and disappears during the actual radio broadcast. There is some confusion as to how to treat the old designs now that Mickey has been updated. At times, Horace has white in his eyes and other times a flesh colour. Clarabelle only has flesh colour in her eye region.
While the story has a straightforward structure, the supporting characters are not really in character. Goofy really doesn't do anything goofy except for smashing through closed elevator doors. Donald never utters a word during the cartoon and while he clearly gets annoyed, he never explodes. Mickey goes overboard by pulling a gun. Is there another cartoon hero (as opposed to villain) who was featured with a gun as often as Mickey? It's odd that one of the mildest of characters was so often seen with a weapon.
I know Leonard Maltin from when we both lived in N.Y. and have enormous respect for him, but I do have to admit that some of his disclaimers for Disney cartoons leave me puzzled. For this one, he makes excuses for Billy Bletcher's Italian accent for Pete. However, there's no comment on the visual gags which turn Donald into stereotype Chinese and Indian characters and nothing about Mickey pointing a gun in Donald's face. Leonard does disavow the cat's attempted suicide in Plutopia, so I guess that it's all right to threaten people with a gun so long as you don't turn it on yourself. I often wonder if these disclaimers don't create more problems than they solve, but if they're the price we pay for getting these cartoons released on DVD, I'm happy to pay it.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
The Symphony Hour Part 2
3 comments:
- Thad said...
A running joke with some of my friends and I is that Leonard Maltin makes more appearances on Mickey Mouse in Living Color Vol. 2 than Mickey Mouse does!
- Thad
- October 11, 2006 11:17 PM
- J. J. Hunsecker said...
Mr. Mayerson,
I really appreciate your animation breakdowns on the Disney cartoons. Especially the ones from 1935 to 1942; I think this era contains the best animation in the Disney cartoons.
- October 11, 2006 11:43 PM
- Boris Hiestand said...
Another great post!
Those dvd's are priceless, but my god was I annoyed by Maltin's commentary in front of so many of them.
Does Disney really have to apologize for the Donald Duck indian chief gag, or ANY of them fot that matter? Racist?!?!!
Boils my water...
- October 13, 2006 10:49 AM
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