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With a vow to "take away the mystery of campaigns," organizers of the first-ever Tea Party Convention followed up Friday with the announcement of a new political action committee that would work to elect "tea party"-style candidates in as many as 20 national races this fall.
It won't be the first such endeavor since the millions-strong "tea party" movement first flooded onto the streets after CNBC reporter Rick Santelli's much-publicized "rant" against a proposed government mortgage bailout a year ago.
For example, the Tea Party Express PAC spent $285,000 on Scott Brown's race in Massachusetts. His victory bolstered the fortunes of the tea party movement by breaking the Democrats' filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, putting much of the Democratic agenda, including healthcare reform, in jeopardy. Moreover, there are literally dozens of smaller tea party PACs from Tennessee to California working to raise money for local tea party candidates.
Such PACs are expected to play a role in dozens of upcoming congressional elections in Florida, Kentucky, Arizona, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, and several other states.
Tea party looking for corporate donations
The US Supreme Court's recent decision to scale back part of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reforms could also come to play a role. Tea party organizers gathered in Nashville, Tenn., say corporations are welcome to donate.
The establishment of various tea-party-related campaign funds is part of a rush by genuine organizers, K Street lobbyists, established party operatives, and even hucksters to cash in on the tea party moniker – a criticism that has been leveled from both outside and inside the movement against Tea Party Nation, the for-profit group that's bringing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to Nashville for a speech Saturday night.
"I think the tea party movement has largely descended into ego and quest for purpose for individuals at the expense of what the tea party movement started out to be," RedState.com's Erick Erickson, an influential conservative columnist based in Georgia, wrote recently, adding, "I think this national tea party convention smells scammy."
Tea Party Nation spokesman Mark Skoda, who will head the nonprofit Ensuring Liberty Corp. and oversee the new PAC, unwittingly played into that skepticism Friday when he told reporters at a press conference that his PAC would bring new levels of transparency to the political process – and then refused to name the five other board members. (He said he'd announce their names next week.) Mr. Skoda also said he may financially benefit for work he does for the PAC.
Republican 'astroturf'?
The other major PAC, Tea Party Express, has been criticized by groups such as the American Liberty Alliance for resembling a Republican "astroturf" organization – using the tea party's populist appeal to push a partisan GOP agenda. (See also the court fight in Florida over the tea party name.)
To be sure, antisocialist and pro-states' rights activists like Skoda and Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips, a Nashville lawyer, have found in the tea party movement a broad platform to help resist the progressive Democratic agenda in Washington while pushing basic tenets of fiscal responsibility, smaller government, and national security.
How wide and deep-pocketed that appeal is, the organizers promise, will be apparent via a comprehensive website where donors can track the Ensuring Liberty PAC's efforts down to the dollar. Skoda believes the PAC will raise $10 million this year.
"We've been called racists and Nazis, but we're comfortable with what we're doing," Skoda says. "Our government has got to stop not listening. The majority is not being heard."
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Seems like the R-RT is a popular model and I was just curious to see if any one has ever heard a whisper about BMW considering an RT version of the F800. Not sure if would be a big hit, but I might consider one.
My thoughts are based on the fact that the K75 was a popular model and the F800 might be also. Enough of the power wars give me some thing that is economical to operate and reasonably comfortable for days ride.
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Radiohead front man and outspoken activist Thom Yorke announced the name for his new band on the group's web site today.
The Englishman has dubbed the new band "Atoms for Peace," and also announced tour dates around the U.S. The cross-country trek kicks off at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC on April 5th and culminates with a April 18th showing at California's Coachella music festival. The notoriously grumpy musician wrote a note on the website, saying "hope you like the name. it seemed bleedin' obvious."
Band members include bassist Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, drummer Joey Waronker of R.E.M, Mauro Refosco of Forro in the Dark and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.
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The previously nameless band first performed last October in Los Angeles, headlining under the name "????"
Atoms for Peace is the track off of Yorke's solo album The Eraser, and also the name of a program launched by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953 that focused on the peaceful use of atomic energy.


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Here's a thought. Consider listening to music while a mosquito buzzes nearby. The listening experience is much less enjoyable even though the amplitude of the mosquito's sound is small. But ridding yourself of the mosquito may have a large subjective change in listening pleasure.
This suggests that a small measurable change can still be significant subjectively.


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The business world has become more competitive. With the advancement of technologies new tools have emerged. Consequently in order to survive in the market employees must be well trained to work on these tools. Today, every organization is making sure that all its employees perform well to the best of their abilities. Many organizations whether big or small have started focusing on corporate training programs. In fact, the need for corporate training is increasing at most companies due to the fast pace of business today.
Importance of Corporate Training
A well-conceived training program can actually help business succeed. Any corporate training program structured with the company's strategy and objectives in mind has a high prospect of improving productivity. An effective corporate training is very essential as it often help employees learn how to deliver a sales pitch and know more about the inner workings of the company. In recent times few researches have also shown that firms that have seriously planned their corporate training process are more successful than those that do not.
However, deciding the kind of training that can benefit to an organization is far from a simple process. It is not always easy to decide the training process, because of financial and time constraints. The need or type of training must be a considered keeping the current and the future needs of the company in mind. Many business owners want to be successful, but because they are not well trained to provide training generally do not engage in training designs which may help them improve their business. Addressing to meet this requirement a career in corporate training has gained immense popularity in recent years.
Why to choose?
Working as a corporate trainer for a company can help you boost your career. Many big companies having new information or technology want their employees to learn about the new technology. Thus many of them hire corporate trainers to make sure that the proper flow of information and education takes place. If you are a corporate trainer for a company, it means that your job will be to go to each of the branches of the company and be an educator.
As a corporate trainer for a company, there are many things you might be teaching to employees. There can be a situation where you may be holding new employee seminars to teach the new employees the way that the company operates. Moreover, you may even provide management training. In addition, this career also offer you an opportunity to train employees on new policies regarding actions they might take in the work place, or on new situations that they might encounter.
Apart from this, there are many career options in the field of corporate training and education management programs. You can play the role of corporate facilitator, the person who spends time with the students. They are the one delivering the lectures everyday. Then you can also be a freelance developer who is in-charge of developing the complete course module relating to a specific topic.
Selecting Online Corporate Education Schools
Definitely choosing a career in corporate training can be lucrative a lucrative option, but it also depends upon your corporate education and school you choose to obtain a corporate training degree. Today there are many online corporate education schools that offer distance learning program in corporate training. However, be sure to attain a degree from those colleges that ensure to provide you experienced faculty, quality programs and unparalleled resources working together to meet critical business challenges. Look for a university that can assign you personal advisor(s) who will be there to answer your questions and take care of administrative details from enrollment through graduation.
Nevertheless, the biggest area of corporate education must help you enhance your skill and be a successful corporate trainer. You want to be sure that when you train people or employees they listen to you, they understand what you are saying, and ultimately benefit from your discussion.


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The Uckermärker Landrunde Trail is a 167 kilometre circular route in the north of Brandenburg. The Uckermark region is one of Germany's scenic gems, with forests, lakes and unspoiled natural surroundings.
This route is a German quality hiking trail, meaning it is almost impossible to get lost on it. The signposts with the red dot on a white background help hikers to find their way. But it doesn't mean we're walking in Japan – we are actually in northern Brandenburg. Berlin is a stone's throw away, as is the Oder river marking the Polish border.
The route's natural backdrop is spectacular as we cross through parts of Schorfheide-Chorin, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Agriculture has seen great change in this region. 32 percent of the farms here are now organic – the highest concentration of organic farms in Germany.
We walk along cobbled streets, as if back in the 19th century. Time seems to have stood still here. The Uckermärker Landrunde leads us through very dense forests and past stunning bodies of water, especially in Uckermark Lakes Nature Park. Don't forget your swimwear, unless you prefer bathing in the nude. The best thing about this quality hiking trail is that it is a genuine wellness oasis. The route is mostly flat, so the walk feels effortless and enables us to forget about our day-to-day worries.
Manuel Andrack, editor, presenter, author and hiking blogger:
"I recommend the first stage of this trail from Prenzlau to Warnitz. You get to see the largest area of reeds in Germany and hike alongside a number of lakes. You can even plunge into the water as there are many amazing isolated bathing spots."
At a glance: Uckermärker Landrunde
Starts/ends: Prenzlau
Length: 167 km
Number of stages: 6
Altitude variation: lowest point 12 m, highest point 134 m
Terrain: 62% unmade, 18% asphalt, 20% other, e.g. farm tracks
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Welcome to the West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers website, the home of authentic handmade Farmhouse Cheddar. Here you'll discover everything you need to know about the world's finest cheeses to enjoy over the festive period.
We're a small group of farmers based in the South West of England and we share a passion for the traditional art of cheesemaking. Every one of our Cheddars is made in the West Country, by West Country families using West Country milk. That's why we can call them West Country cheeses.
Every one of our authentic cheeses is made on the farm. That's what makes them authentic Farmhouse cheeses.
Every one of them is made by hand. That's why we can call them handmade.
It's the care and expertise of our cheesemakers and the different geographical locations of our farms that gives each of our cheeses a character of its own. Our Farmhouse cheeses have a lingering, full-bodied and complex flavour with a start, a middle and an end, and their texture is substantial yet temptingly crumbly.
And that's why our cheeses, once tasted, are never forgotten.
Why not tell us what you think of our cheeses? If you have any questions about cheesemaking and authentic West Country Farmhouse Cheddar we'd love to hear from you.


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A new survey says 3,000 students in middle schools and high schools across Massachusetts suffered head injuries while playing sports during the last school year.
The first-of-its-kind survey comes as medical experts and officials in sports leagues from Pop Warner to the NFL are increasingly worried about the long-term effects of head injuries. The state Department of Public Health released school reports to The Boston Globe under a public records request.
Boston College High School in Boston's Dorchester section reported 76 concussions and other head injuries during extracurricular athletic activities — the highest number of any school in the state. Lexington High School had the second-highest number of head injuries with 69.
Schools are required to submit reports on students' head injuries under a state law passed in 2010.


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International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi called on Sunday for talks between the Syrian opposition and an "acceptable delegation" from the Damascus government on a political solution to the country's 23-month-old civil war.
After a meeting at Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Brahimi said negotiations could begin on United Nations premises. He gave no specific location.
Opposition Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz al-Khatib offered last week to hold talks with President Bashar al-Assad's ceremonial deputy, Farouq al-Shara, on a political transition in which Assad would be given safe passage to go into exile.
Alkhatib's initiative, widened by the SNC leadership to an offer to talk to any Syrian representative not directly involved in repression, "has opened the door and challenged the Syrian government to live up to what it has been continuously saying, that it is ready for dialogue and a peaceful solution," Brahimi said.
"We believe that if a dialogue begins at the offices of the United Nations, at least at the start, between the opposition and an acceptable delegation from the Syrian government, we think this will be a start to get out of the dark tunnel."
It was unclear whether he had received any indication of Syria's willingness to enter into talks with Khatib and the SNC. An estimated 70,000 people have been killed since an uprising against Assad began in March 2011 after the overthrow of veteran authoritarian rulers in Tunisia and Egypt.
Arab League chief Nabil al-Araby said he will travel to Russia, one of Assad's main foreign allies, on Tuesday for talks with representatives of four Arab states. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moualem is also due to visit Moscow later this month.


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GENERAL SANTOS CITY, June 13 (PIA)--President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to arrive at the Lagao gymnasium here later this afternoon to personally distribute 13,585 certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) to recipients-agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Soccsksargen (Region XII).
President Duterte will be received at the venue by Agrarian Secretary John Castriciones and host city Mayor Ronnel Rivera.
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 12 Regional Director Felix Aguhob said there will be "a total of 12,548 CLOAs with 13,585 ARBs covering a total aggregate area of 24,000 hectares of land all over Region XII."
But instead of the 13,585 ARBs only 2,000 of them will be attending the event to receive all the CLOAs.
According to DAR-prepared event briefer, the "region-wide CLOA distribution is in line with President Rodrigo Duterte's directive to fast track DAR's implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms or CARPER."
The CLOA-covered land area for distribution by President Duterte are located in North Cotabato with 9,419.7459 hectares; Sarangani, 1,393.0000 hectares; South Cotabato, 3,142.9546 hectares; and Sultan Kudarat, 3,364.2370 hectares.
This also includes the land turned over by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to DAR per A.O. 5, s. 2019 totaling 6,679.6237 hectares.
DAR maintains that "the issuance of CLOAs to ARBs will ultimately confirm and secure their ownership of the land which is an important matter among the 10-point socio-economic agenda" of the president.
Aguhob emphasized that "the issuance of CLOAs will eliminate the fears and uncertainties of ARBs regarding the status of their land which will enable them to increase their agricultural productivity, encourage them to invest, and eventually improve the overall quality of their lives."
He also vowed to continue to exert efforts to help improve the quality of life of farmers by providing "support services in the form of livelihood programs, scholarships, credit assistance, crop insurance" among others.
Aguhob disclosed that aside from the recipients they are also expecting some 500 attendees from the local government untis, DAR, and other national government agencies.
Also expected in the President's visit are Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol, OPAPP Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Benjamin Madrigal, LBP President and Chief Executive Officer Cecilia Borromeo, Land Registration Authority Administrator Renato Bermejo and his Deputy Administrator Robert Nomar Leyretana, among others.
Tightened security measures will also be observed for the Presidential Visit with the Police Regional Office 12 and the Task Force Gensan on top to ensure everything is smoothly implemented. (CTA/PIA SarGen)


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Free agency is here! It has been a bit mum since the FA pool is awaiting that LeBron James cannonball, leaving us without a good snapshot of how the league will look in 2014-15. But we've got Summer League getting into gear and a couple interesting FA moves.
With the The Decision 2.0 on hold, even P.J. Hairston is antsy and trying to get some ball in. According to reports, he got into a fight with a high school senior, literally at the YMCA closest to the one where I play pickup (Chapel Hill). While some guys are really good at Chapel Hill, there aren't any NBA players actin' a fool and calling three in the key! This is likely a non-story, but it just makes you shake your head. Almost as much as my former rookie nookie Archie Goodwin getting arrested at an Arkansas skating rink. Sure, you can tweet "Don't assume if you don't know the whole story…" to which I say, "the hell you gonna get into that kinda situation at a skating rink for!" Man, that pine gonna stay warm this year, Archie! Here's some other [actually useful for fantasy] news and notes of free agent signings and early Summer League performances:Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Coinciding with the arrival of the FDA's March 1 deadline for the release of the first manufacturer-funded CME activities on prescribing extended-release/long-acting (ER/LA) opioid analgesics, the agency has sent an open letter(www.fda.gov) to prescribers of these drugs, encouraging them to seek out and take advantage of the available training options.
"FDA remains committed to making sure that patients in need have continued access to appropriate pain medications, while also ensuring that all opioid products are used as safely and effectively as possible under the supervision of prescribers armed with sound information and training," says the letter. "Prescribers are critical to successfully curtailing this national problem."
Delivery of CME funded by the manufacturers of ER/LA opioid analgesics is a major part of the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS) for these drugs that the FDA approved in July 2012. The process has required the development of an appropriate grant-making process and standardized reporting fields for CME/CE accreditors of education about ER/LA opioid analgesics. Collaboration between multiple stakeholders is essential to ensure the CME aligns with the guidelines of multiple credit systems and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support to ensure reporting is consistent.
- A March 1 letter from the FDA encourages prescribers of extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioids to seek out and take advantage of opioid-specific training funded by ER/LA opioid manufacturers.
- The training is part of an FDA risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for ER/LA opioids that aims to combat misuse and abuse of these medications.
- The AAFP expects to have appropriate CME products available this summer.
As a national CME accreditor, the AAFP has been actively involved in conversations with the FDA, the REMS program committee, other credit systems and CME provider organizations for the past three years. The development and design of certification standards for REMS CME for ER/LA opioids began last year and has not yet been finalized.
As an ACCME-accredited CME provider, the AAFP was notified in mid-February that it would receive grant funding to support CME that addresses the educational goals identified in an FDA CME/CE blueprint, says Kathy Marian, M.Ed., AAFP manager of CME standards and outcomes. That blueprint, developed with input from stakeholders, including the AAFP, lays out the core messages to be covered in educational offerings for prescribers of ER/LA opioids.
"The Academy is currently working to develop live, online and self-study CME activities that align with the educational goals set forth by the FDA blueprint(www.fda.gov) and will ensure the CME developed is in compliance with relevant CME accreditation guidelines to ensure validity and independence," says Marian. "Because the grant funding came well behind the timeline, the AAFP expects to make its live and online CME activities available this summer."
Marian says it also is important to point out that although the FDA requires ER/LA opioid analgesic manufacturers to make this CME available for prescribers, the agency cannot mandate that physicians complete the CME.
"The goal is that voluntary participation in this CME will help to address the growing problem of prescription drug abuse and misuse," says Marian. "The REMS introduces new safety measures to reduce risks and improve safe use of ER/LA opioids while continuing to provide access to these medications for patients in pain.
"The FDA metric for success is that 60 percent of the 320,000 prescribers of these drugs in 2011 will have participated in REMS CME for ER/LA opioids during the next three years."
Marian says that if a voluntary approach to reach prescribers fails, the DEA, which has the power to regulate physicians, could mandate a specific statutory requirement for physicians to complete CME to prescribe these drugs. Individual states, on the other hand, may require the completion of certain types of CME as a condition of licensure.
In addition to the CME offerings cited above, the AAFP webinar "Chronic Pain and Safe Use of Opioids" is in the works and is expected to come online in late summer, according to Marian.
The chronic pain course will focus on educating family physicians about chronic, nonmalignant pain and encouraging them to talk with patients about past or present risk factors. The curriculum will use outcomes data gleaned from the "Mission: Pain Management -- The Efficient First Visit" session held during the 2012 AAFP Scientific Assembly in Philadelphia.
Marian says the Academy plans to address gaps identified in the outcome measures and barriers identified by members who attended the October session. A patient brochure also will be offered that will address several topics, including the elements of pain, how opioids work, the safe use of opioids and how to recognize signs of opioid overdose.
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Chank Co
Chank Diesel established Chank Fonts, in 1996 which he operates from his home office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He creates primarily display typefaces and his customers range from average computer users to professional designers. His fonts were featured in the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum as "important examples of contemporary typography."


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With the TFT Designer Kit for dsPIC33, you can focus on the design of a TFT GUI on a multimedia board with a dsPIC33FJ digital signal processor.
It bundles the mikromedia for dsPIC33 module with a license for the Visual TFT design software, plus a stylus for the mikromedia touchscreen and a 2GB microSD card with adapter. Purchasing this bundle affords you a discount over purchasing the items separately.
If you know how to program in BASIC, Pascal or C and want to do more serious development, consider one of the TFT Developer Kits for dsPIC33 which also include a full compiler and IDE plus a development board with plenty of peripherals and an on-board in-system programmer.
There are six versions of this kit, made from six different mikromedia boards. The following table provides a breakdown of the differences between the mikromedia boards, so you can decide which one is right for you. Use the links on the top row to visit each mikromedia board's page for detailed information and user manuals for each one. Use the links in the second row to switch to the order page for a different version of this kit if you decide upon a different mikromedia board.
If you love 8-bit programming, use mikromedia for PIC18FJ. If you need a 16-bit microcontroller with peripheral pin select and loads of modules, choose mikromedia for PIC24 or PIC24EP. If you need motor control, FFT or DSP, choose mikromedia for dsPIC33 or dsPIC33EP. If you want top performance and high processing power, choose mikromedia for PIC32.
Each mikromedia board is a compact development system with lots of on-board peripherals which provides a convenient platform for development of devices with multimedia content. The microcontroller on each board comes with a fast USB HID bootloader installed so that you can program from your PC without any extra hardware. It also can be programmed with a Microchip ICD2, ICD3 or compatible external programmer (header pins are provided loose). The mikromedia features integrated modules such as audio module, TFT 320×240 touch screen display, USB connector for communication with the microcontroller, accelerometer, Flash memory, and microSD card connector.
The system can be powered by a lithium-polymer battery, or by your PC via USB. When you plug in the USB cable, the TFT display will turn on automatically.
The mikromedia board measures 8 × 6 cm (3.14 × 2.36 inches). All unused microcontroller pins are available via pads along the sides of the board (header pins are provided loose). These allow you to add on mikromedia shields (see options below), or to add the board to the mikromedia WorkStation development board.


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A fingerprint is 'an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger', and a ridge 'a long narrow hilltop or mountain range'. If you look closely at your fingertip you'll see ridges which can be interpreted as topographic maps, or a layering of mountains, providing a connection that we as humans have with the land. This connection brought me to inlay the narrative of my palm into surfaces to construct a portrait series of abstract images of landscape, exploring how our human 'imprints' resonate with the land.
Influencing artists: Andy Goldsworthy, Ewen Ross
The landscape is an important subject for both Georgina Clark and Andy Goldsworthy. Compare their approach, particularly how human connection with the land plays a role in their art practice.
What type of landscape do you have in your local area? How do you connect with it? Does it inspire you? Create a series of works based on your relationship with the landscape around you.


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Eva Zethraeus (b.1971) is a ceramic artist living and working in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her artwork, ceramic sculpture inspired by botanical and biological specimens, emphasizes the inherent duality of porcelain clay, a durable medium that she shapes into fragile and tenuous biomorphic forms. Many of her pieces exhibit Japanese stylistic influences, resultant of her residency there.
Zethraeus, born in Sweden, was raised in Birmingham, England. At the age of 11, she moved to Madrid, Spain, where she first discovered her passion for art within the walls of the Prado, just feet away from her primary school. Most influential was Hieronymus Bosch's triptych, Garden of Earthly Delights (1490-1510). This is where the artist was first inspired to view landscape as art. Zethraeus then began to conceptualize an immersive environment comprised of diverse ceramic forms.
Zethraeus spent several formative artists' residencies in Japan during which she executed her landscape porcelain series. Frequenting Zen Buddhist gardens in Kyoto, Zethraeus found inspiration in their naturalistic, sensual design. She describes the deliberateness with which large and small, dense and sparse, light and dark were juxtaposed in these environments as a "vivid interplay" effuse with energy. These elements of design translated into her landscape sculpture, a series of frenetic, undulating, biomorphic forms that seem to vibrate with the same organic energy and sensuality as the gardens they are inspired by.
More often than not, her landscapes take on a marine aspect. Zethraeus describes herself as fascinated by the qualities objects take on underwater, describing their slow movement, textures and the qualities of light as being akin to her deliberate, contemplative ceramic process.
Zethraeus received her MFA from the College for Design & Craft at Gothenburg University and her artwork is featured in the collections of both the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and the Röhsska Muséet in Gothenburg, She is also the recipient of several major grants and scholarships.


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Primary Season Amnesia
The primary season opens with so many Republican candidates for the party's nomination for president that it seemingly takes forever just to ask each of them a single question in the televised debates. Three different Republican candidates win the first three states' races, in a wide-open contest with no incumbent on the ballot. The first results thin the large field of hopefuls, as minor candidates run out of funding and throw in the towel. As more states vote, the two top candidates get to a point in early February where they are neck-and-neck in the number of individual states won -- with the third candidate lagging, because his support is based mostly in the South. Ron Paul is also running, but not winning any states. Dark mutterings are heard about the presumed-frontrunner not being able to "close the deal," and about his overall weak support among conservatives in the party. The media is in a frenzy, all but drooling over the prospect of an open convention, where no Republican candidate has the magic number of delegates to secure the nomination.
While this all sounds very contemporary, what I'm describing is the 2008 primary season. This may come as a surprise, because few in the media have picked up on these similarities.
Four years and a few days ago -- February eighth, to be exact -- John McCain had won twelve states, Mitt Romney had won eleven, and Mike Huckabee had won seven. Huckabee took the first contest in Iowa, McCain picked up New Hampshire, and Romney won early votes in Wyoming and Michigan (his birth state). Unlike this year, Super Tuesday was very early -- pushed all the way to the beginning of February -- which is why so many states had voted by this point. McCain, right after Super Tuesday, had the following states in his column (in rough order of when they voted): NH, SC, FL, AZ, CA, CT, DE, IL, MO, NJ, NY, OK. Mitt Romney had at this point won: WY, MI, NV, ME, AK, CO, MA, MN, MT, ND, UT. Mike Huckabee had picked up: IA, AL, AR, GA, TN, WV, KS. Huckabee went on to win a few more states, but John McCain swept all the remaining contests to put him over the halfway point of total convention delegates (the "magic number") by early March.
But the point is, the race had gone on much longer in 2008 than it has in 2012, when measured by the number of states which had voted. Four years ago, thirty states had voted by the first week in February. This year, only nine have so far held their Republican contests. This is due to the Republican Party moving the date of Super Tuesday back one month, to the first week in March.
Even accounting for such differences, the 2008 race was still a very close three-way contest in early February. Romney and McCain were almost even in states won, with Huckabee not all that far behind. This year, Mitt Romney has won four states, Rick Santorum four, and Newt Gingrich one.
You'd think the media would remember these facts, but (once again) we are being subjected to endless stories about how downright unique the 2012 Republican primary season is, along with the exact same storylines that ran in 2008 about the frontrunner not being able to close the deal, especially with conservative voters. McCain, back then, raised just as many suspicions among the conservative Republican base that he "wasn't one of us" that Romney now hears.
Of course, there are differences. The favorite candidate of the social conservatives in the party is running in second place this time, instead of Huckabee's third place. Ron Paul is doing a lot better than he did in 2008, but has still yet to win a single state. The glitzy candidates back in 2008 had already dropped out (Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson), whereas this year Newt Gingrich is still hanging in there.
Super Tuesday may not crown a winner this year, but we could see another candidate drop out immediately afterwards (Newt, I'm looking in your direction...). Mitt Romney threw in the towel last time around, which left the relatively weak Huckabee still going up against McCain. This time around, if Romney and Santorum split most of the Super Tuesday states, it may be a much more even contest.
History never repeats itself, at least not exactly. But the similarities between the 2008 Republican primary race and the 2012 primary season are arguably more numerous than the differences.
Someone should alert the media.
To be fair, political reporters and pundits and other assorted wonks on the internet dearly love a good fight. Conflict equals viewers and readers. "Coronations" where one candidate just romps home without any real opposition equals a race so boring that everybody stops paying attention. There's a certain degree of self-interest involved, to put it another way. On top of this is the fact that news which is deemed "fresh" and "unique" and "never-before-seen" is obviously a bigger pull than "here we go again."
Perhaps, during the current lull in primaries building up to Super Tuesday, political reporters will get so starved for stories that a few of them might snap out of their self-induced amnesia and realize that the 2008 Republican primary race was also a rollercoaster ride. John McCain had to fight hard for the nomination, and suffered serious setbacks along the way. I realize it's easier to write another "This year is so unlike any other year in American history!" story, but maybe the two-week pause will inspire at least a few in the punditocracy to question whether that is really all that true or not. Stranger things have happened, one might say.
-- Chris Weigant
Cross-posted at Business Insider
Cross-posted at The Huffington Post
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's fourth-quarter earnings report should provide a barometer on how much more advertising shifted to the Internet during the holiday shopping season.
The results, due out after the stock market closes Tuesday, will also give investors a better sense on how the growing popularity of smartphones and tablet computers is affecting the prices in the digital advertising market.
Advertisers so far haven't been willing to pay as much to market their wares on mobile devices as they are on laptop and desktop computers because of the disparity in screen sizes. That factor has been cited as the main reason why Google's average ad prices have fallen from the previous year for four consecutive years, a streak that analysts believe will be extended when the company breaks down its results for the final three months of last year.
Despite the downturn in ad prices, Google's earnings have still been rising because the total number of clicks on the ads has been steadily climbing. Most of Google's advertising deals call for the company to get paid by the click.
Comparisons to Google's fourth-quarter performance in the previous year will be muddied by the company's $12.4 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings, which was completed eight months ago. Motorola has been losing money, so it will likely lower Google's fourth-quarter earnings compared to 2011 while boosting the total revenue substantially higher.
To complicate matters further, Google last month agreed to sell a Motorola division that makes cable-TV set-top boxes for $2.35 billion. Although the deal won't be completed until later this year, Google says accounting rules require the company to classify the set-top box division as a discontinued operation that doesn't count in the fourth-quarter results.
Google Inc. suspects most analysts who follow the company still included the set-top box division when they were drawing up their fourth-quarter projections. If that's true, the analyst forecasts that steer investor expectations could be envisioning substantially more revenue than Google will report.
In the third quarter of last year, the set-top box division generated an operating profit of $25 million on revenue of $797 million
Analysts, on average, foresee Google earning $10.57 per share on revenue of nearly $12.4 billion, according to a survey by FactSet. The earnings projections subtracts Google's expenses for employee stock compensation and the revenue forecast reflects how much the company has left after paying commissions to its advertising partners.
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Welcome to our school's website.
For over 110 years our school has provided quality Christian education to the local community. We are excited to be expanding into a full Prep- Year 12 beginning in 2016 with the addition of a Year 7 class. Wahroonga Adventist School currently offers education from Prep to Year 11. You can find more information about this expansion in our Future Directions brochure, available on our High School information page.
Wahroonga Adventist School Offers:
- A caring and safe environment. With a supportive community and professional staff, Wahroonga's new facilities will structure the school as three small schools in one. Find out more about that this structure here .
- A diverse and progressive learning program. Our educational foundation promotes learning in an individualised and collaborative way, fostering our students for a lifetime of learning.
- A Values Education. With a holistic approach in education, we place high importance on character development and spirituality. Find out more about our core values here.
- A Chaplaincy and support program. To aid students in their education and growth, we have a chaplain who provides pastoral, social and emotional support, as well as general well-being to students and families if necessary. More information on what is available can be found at our chaplaincy program page.


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Perhaps one of the best aspects of visiting Wichita, is the fact that it boasts some of the very best BBQ in all of the land. In Wichita you will find plenty of indoor and outdoor restaurants which specialize in the finest BBQ around. Most of the BBQ that you will find here is pork or beef, but there is plenty of chicken to go around as well. They key is to ask locals about the best BBQ options in the area. This will allow you to sample each one to gain a wider perspective on the local cuisine. Just remember not to wear a white shirt, or any other clothes that could get messed up with sauce!
Part of the great nightlife in Wichita centers around the Ernie Biggs Dueling Piano Bar. Piano bars are great fun, and they are classic mainstays in this area. Pianists from all over the country come to this bar to showcase their musical talents. It allows them to expose their music to other audiences. The bar has been around for over 27 years, so it has a reputation for excellence and great fun. Just make sure that you leave the kids at home if you plan to stay out really late and have a few beers.
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Corey Feldman told you so.
In an interview on NBC's "Today" show on Oct. 30, Feldman said he had revealed names of men who had allegedly sexually assaulted him as a child actor during an interview with police in 1993.
"If anyone wants to go back to 1993 when I was interviewed by the Santa Barbara Police Department, I sat down and I gave them the names," Feldman said on "Today". "They're on record. They have all this information. "
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But, following the interview the Santa Barbara police said in a statement no such interview existed.
Now, they're saying otherwise.
"Following the recent inquiries into the Sheriff's Office interview of Mr. Feldman in 1993, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office conducted an additional review for any stored items remaining from the Michael Jackson investigation," Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office public information officer Kelly Hoover told NBC's Owned Television Stations in an emailed statement. "In a container which included the original reports from the investigation, the Sheriff's Office located some detective working copies of audio recordings made during the investigation. A copy of Mr. Feldman's interview was located. The recording is being turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department."
In the statement the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office stopped short of confirming the contents of the audio tapes.
"Due to the fact that this case involves the alleged sexual abuse of a child, we are unable to comment further and any documentation or evidence related to this case is exempt from release," the statement concluded.
On Oct. 25 Feldman released a seven-minute video in which he unveiled a plan to shoot a movie about being sexually abused when he was a child actor. He said the film will expose an alleged pedophile ring in Hollywood and name six alleged abusers.
"It will be a very true story. Everybody that affected my life, I'm going to give the perspective that I can give, what I viewed, what I experienced from a first-hand account," he told "Today."
Fox News was the first to report that Feldman's police interview had been recovered.


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Sorry about That6/13/2007 02:21:00 AM Edit This 2 Comments »
Sorry about that last post. Clearly I loaded the wrong picture and then pushed post instead of delete. But since I posted it you might as well enjoy seeing how American companies change the packaging to fit the culture. Clearly Pringles doesn't mean a whole lot here (not that I think it means all that much at home but..) I guess they'd rather eat Kracks the chips. I'm not sure what that little guy is supposed to look like either but it's the only brand of chips we kinda recognized. I'm going to try to get a couple new pictures of Lexie up but who knows what I'll end up with. Here goes:)
The first picture is of three girls we meet at the baby house on the weekend. Their mom's work there and bring them to play while they work. They were very sweet but didn't speak a word of English. They loved the bubbles Mom blew for them and played with some of Lexie's toys. They were very sweet. Gotta run.


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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Primitive Easter Eggs and More Moki!
I had the plastic eggs that I got and wanted to do something with them, so I thought, why not try decoupage with them.
So, I took both the large and small plastic eggs and sanded them a bit to roughen the surface.
Then I Took out my scrap box and cut up pieces of fabric in varying shapes. I used a paint brush and brushed on some decoupage, then placed a piece of fabric on the egg, then brushed over the fabric with the decoupage again. You want the decoupage to soak into the fabric. I kept doing that, until the egg was covered.
Once they are done, I set them on wax paper to dry. When they were dry, I coated them with a mix of decoupage and walnut ink to antique them. Then dry again. Then I lightly sanded them to give them a worn look and reapplied walnut ink. I wet the brush with a dab of water, just enough to make the walnut coat lightly over the egg. So, if you would like to try your own, it is not hard and can be done with dollar bags of eggs. A great way to use up those small scraps. Or you can use fun prints and let the kids have some fun too.
My eggs were the type you open, so you can use those. I also had tabs on mine, so you do need to sand that piece down so it doesn't stick out in the cloth. Also, if you can get plain ones, that is best. Mine had painted designs which uses up sandpaper faster, since the paint goes onto the sandpaper.
The photos isn't great, flash always makes things look shiny. I need to make some prim chicks or something to add to the bowl.
Moki was in his cute mood today and has been running around with his toys and trying to get Casey to play with him.
Even Casey can't resist Moki's charms and in rare form, gave him a big kiss;)
18 comments:
- Linda said...
Love LOVE those eggs!! I think that's a great project to make with the girls. Did you use the regular eggs that open in the middle??
Moki...what a character! Lol!
- March 24, 2011 at 10:43 PM
- kelley said...
great prim eggs Deb...looks like a fun time with no sewing!
oh that Moki ~ who could resist such a sweetie...
- March 24, 2011 at 11:06 PM
- primitivebettys said...
You are so clever! :)
- March 24, 2011 at 11:09 PM
- Jacque. said...
Those eggs are wonderful! Love the black and white pair.
- March 24, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- Dorothy said...
My girlfriend made me some eggs last year covered in 1930's fabrics. I forgot I had them. Must look them out.
They look good in darker fabric too.
- March 24, 2011 at 11:32 PM
- Lynn Barbadora said...
Love the prim eggs Deb! I made some using dollar store eggs...I mixed cinnamon in to the paint and painted the eggs.........
- March 25, 2011 at 12:34 AM
- patijane's primitives said...
Simply love your eggs!!! They look so prim. Great idea, Debbie
- March 25, 2011 at 2:05 AM
- Kankanka said...
- March 25, 2011 at 5:57 AM
- moosecraft said...
OMG! Casey and Moki are soooo dang CUTE! :-) Love that pic! The eggs are gorgeous too! Hopefully I will remember to try some before this Easter... ;-)
- March 25, 2011 at 6:16 AM
- Sassafras and Winterberry said...
What a great idea for the eggs. I could even do this at school with the kiddos!
- March 25, 2011 at 6:38 AM
Cool eggs!
....and you didn't disappoint with my Moki! (oh your Moki!!)
- March 25, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Beckyjean said...
Love the eggs!! Now I'm wishin I didn't donate all my plastic eggs last year. Oh well, at least it's cheap to buy new ones.
- March 25, 2011 at 7:21 AM
- Staci said...
Love your eggs! Very clever!
Moki has the cutest markings on his tummy, doesn't he? Your furry babies are awfully cute together.
- March 25, 2011 at 10:07 AM
- paulette said...
TOO cute!! I also love your eggs- great idea!! And nothing like playing with goop!
- March 25, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Denise * KKL Primitives said...
After you left your comment on my blog ( thank you!) re: my colorful Easter chicks,and you said you had made some decoupage eggs, I just had to pop on over hoping you had posted a photo, and you didn't disappoint! I LOVE them!! I will have to get some of those dollar store eggs and try this- yours turned out awesome!
- March 25, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Rugs and Pugs said...
Debbie ~
The eggs turned out great!
Love the pictures of your 4-legged babies.
Pug hugs :)
- March 25, 2011 at 3:09 PM
- TheCrankyCrow said...
Great eggs - but I was distracted by that sweet little Moki...does Moki let you rub that fuzzy little tummy???? (PS - you should sell those eggs for those of us who don't have a fabric stash...or talent!) :o)
- March 25, 2011 at 7:31 PM
- Barbara Strobel Lardon said...
Love the eggs, they would look great in my primitive red wooden bowl.
Moki is too cute with her belly up like that.
- March 26, 2011 at 4:33 PM


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It's been pretty tough running a business out of the house with an almost 3 yr-old and a 6 month old... I feel guilty when I'm working because I know they want me, and I feel guilty when I'm hanging with them because I have work waiting for me right there. Hopefully, getting the office out of the house will give me strict work hours and put a little bit of a chill on my workaholic tendencies. My goal is to keep work at the office and then when I'm home, I can really just relax and be home. I found myself wanting to go on vacations and get out of the house to relax and I realized that I now associate home with work. (Not that I don't love work... but I need my family time.) I want home to be just home.
I'm so excited about it and am 99.9% sure it's a 'go.' As you can guess, I'm already psyched to do my new office. The new office space is about to undergo a major renovation and the fun Victorian wing chair I found is the only piece I have squared away for sure (being reupholstered in a special fabric.) My office will be pretty small so I'll need to pack in a lot of function in a small space. I think I will have room for a massive inspiration wall. I've been reading Thomas O'Brien's American Modern and cannot wait to try out some of his ideas on it.
***UPDATE MAY 2010*** I never moved out of the home office!! :) It's been working out geat since my assistant came to work here & we have some more help with childcare. wahooooo


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The actions of two senior members of the medical establishment are being investigated by authorities for their role in the suspension of a young Scottish doctor who left foul-mouthed criticism of a quango boss on a web message board.
Professor Elisabeth Paice, dean director of postgraduate medical and dental education at the London Deanery, and Professor Gillan Needham, her counterpart at the Highland Deanery in Scotland, have been asked by the General Medical Council's fitness to practice directorate to respond to a complaint their actions were against disciplinary rules.
The probe comes after Rita Pal, a blogging doctor who was involved in the campaign to reinstate the doctor at the centre of the controversy, wrote to the GMC in late August accusing professors Paice and Needham of abuse of power.
A spokeswoman for the London Deanery said it had no comment on the development. Professor Needham's employers in Scotland have refused to discuss the controversy.
Rita Pal said: "The complaint was made for the sole purpose of improving accountability in the medical profession. Senior members of the medical establishment are frequently of the view that they can abuse the powers given to them for their own personal reasons.
"The General Medical Council has a duty to protect fundamental rights of those who are very junior."
The GMC is obliged to consider all complaints, but has now launched a full investigation of the suspension. The investigation is likely to take several months.
Dr Scot Jr, as the suspended surgeon became known online, is a junior surgeon at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. He was barred from working for six weeks during August and September for branding Dame Carol Black "fucking shit" on the medical professionals-only forum Doctors.net.uk.
Black is the chair of the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges, and sits on several powerful medical quangos. She is unpopular among grassroots doctors for her role in the government's Modernising Medical Careers database fiasco, which left thousands of newly-qualified doctors unable to work and thousands of hospital posts unfilled in 2007.
Dr Scot Jr's comment was read by Paice, who reported it to Needham, who runs his deanery. She then had him pulled from work. In the meantime, Dr Scot Jr had asked Doctors.net.uk to remove the comment, which it did.
The GMC Good Medical Practice guidelines (paragraph 47) prohibit doctors from making "malicious and unfounded criticisms of colleagues that may undermine patients' trust in the care or treatment they receive, or in the judgement of those treating them". The authority has stated in the past that the rule refers only to clinical matters, however. Dr Scot Jr's supporters argue that his suspension was therefore illegal.
Speaking to The Reg in September, the London Deanery rejected that argument, saying: "From our point of view it was a very minor incident. [Professor Paice] acted in accordance with the General Medical Council's good practice guidance."
The GMC investigation is likely to centre on whether Dr Scot Jr's profane posting could be interpreted as relating to a clinical matter and whether the actions of Professors Paice and Needham were therefore appropriate under the rules.
The suspension sparked a campaign for rights to free speech and claims that medical professionals would not speak out against senior doctors because of fears for their career.
Dr Matt Jameson-Evans, co-chairman of RemedyUK, a 13,000-strong grassroots doctors' organisation, said the controversy had made Dr Scot Jr fear his career was already over. He said: "There are established ways in this profession of dealing with complaints if patient safety is threatened. This is a much more grey area; we definitely support an investigation of whether there was an abuse of power, and it would appear the GMC is the right body to do that.
"A senior doctor called up a friend of theirs and an instant suspension was levied. It needs to be investigated; the taxpayer paid for six weeks of this doctor not working." ®


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"What are you doing?" Ru Jia was filled with doubt, "Why are you standing guard here? What happened?"
One of the male servants stepped forward and said: "Responding to princess, nothing happened. Master is speaking with eldest princess and ordered us servants to remain here. It is inconvenient for us servants to remain in the yard, so we can only remain here to wait."
Hearing that Feng Jin Yuan was inside, Ru Jia's graceful eyebrows were drawn together. Quickly walking forward, she pushed the male servants to the side and angrily said: "Out of the way!" She then rushed straight into the courtyard.
Perhaps it was to avoid suspicion, as the door to Kang Yi's room was left open, but the servants stayed a great distance from the room. They did not even look in that direction.
Ru Jia anxiously rushed into the room. When she set foot inside, she happened to hear Feng Jin Yuan say to Kang Yi: "If you also have this desire, then this prime minister will find a chance to bring it up with his Majesty."
Kang Yi bashfully replied: "Everything will be done as Prime minister Feng says."
"No!" Ru Jia loudly shouted, scaring the two people in the room. Kang Yi's hand trembled, causing the brazier to fall to the ground."
Feng Jin Yuan was a bit further away from her, and there were no signs of any boundaries being overstepped between the two. But the two were sitting in the bedroom's inner room, and their servants had been sent so far. No matter how Ru Jia looked at it, she felt awkward.
She quickly stepped forward and directly stood between the two then loudly said: "I don't agree!"
Kang Yi had originally been scared witless, but seeing that it was Ru Jia, she let out a slight sigh of relief, "What are you messing around about?"
"Mother!" Ru Jia's breathing was a bit ragged, and her complexion was not too good. Looking at Kang Yi, she said: "Ru Jia knows that uncle Feng is a good person, and I know that uncle Feng treats mother very well, and I understand even more that uncle desires to improve relations with Da Shun. Originally, Ru Jia agreed with this matter because I also like uncle Feng. He treats Ru Jia even better than if I were his own daughter, but… but…"
"What exactly is going on with you?" Kang Yi could see that something was off with Ru Jia. She quickly looked at Feng Jin Yuan and said: "Could it be that something has happened?"
Feng Jin Yuan also said: "Ru Jia, if something happened to you, just tell uncle Feng. Uncle will support you."
"Can you support me?" Ru Jia shook her head and looked at Feng Jin Yuan, "That county princess Ji An is very scary. If mother and I remain in the Feng family, sooner or later, we would die at her hands. That's why Ru Jia does not agree with this matter. No matter what you say, I will not agree! Uncle Feng, please go back. We will move back to the posthouse tomorrow."
Hearing her mention Feng Yu Heng, Feng Jin Yuan's heart also trembled. He truly feared this second daughter. If Feng Yu Heng insisted on something, perhaps things truly would not be too easy to accomplish. Recently, Feng Yu Heng was the most favored person in Da Shun. Who dared do anything to her? Moreover, given that girl's ferocity, who dared touch her?
But he still had to stabilize Kang Yi's situation, thus he said in a serious tone: "Don't worry. With this prime minister here, nobody will dare to bully you two. Even if it is county princess Ji An, it will be no good!"
Kang Yi lightly sighed and said with sorrow: "I don't want to cause your manor to be sent into chaos over this matter. If county princess truly objects to this matter, I think… we should just forget about it."
"No!" Feng Jin Yuan forcefully shouted to dispel this idea: "I have never heard of a mother and daughter needing to worry about the private matters of the father. Even if this matter were brought to the Emperor, this prime minister would stand firm. You just need to wait for the good news!" After saying this, he flicked his sleeve and left.
After leaving Kang Yi and Ru Jia in the room alone, only then did Ru Jia calm her breathing. She then told Kang Yi about what she had heard.
After hearing it, Kang Yi furrowed her brow tightly and did not speak for a long time.
After dinner, Feng Yu Heng was playing in the yard with Zi Rui when she saw Qing Yu lead a male servant and some servants over. The maidservants were the ones sent to Jin Fu courtyard from Tong Sheng pavilion. Feng Yu Heng recognized most of them, and she was not unfamiliar with the male servants. It was Feng Jin Yuan's personal servant.
Qing Yu said: "ELdest princess Kang Yi and master have dispatched people to send you things to help reduce young miss' shock."
Feng Yu Heng nodded and said to herself, the two really were fast like the wind. The Emperor had given gifts, so it would not be proper for the Feng family to not express themselves.
"Just accept them." She raised her voice and said: "Rather than thanking father and eldest princess, bring a message along to father since you're here. Just say that rather than reducing my shock after the fact, it would be better to not allow me to suffer the shock at that time." After saying this, she waved her hand, "You can leave."
The maidservants and the male servant put down their things and followed Qing Yu to leave.
Zi Rui ran over to look at the so-called gifts that were meant to reduce her shock. He only saw some supplements and some satin that girls used with accessories. There was nothing really interesting, so he could not help but smirk, "Elder sister, was right. Rather than reducing shock after the fact, it would be better to not suffer that shock in the first place. Sis, Zi Rui dislikes father more and more."
Feng Yu Heng heard what he said but did not respond immediately. In her heart, there was a bit of conflict. For her, Feng Jin Yuan was not her father. For the body's original owner, this was a person who directly tried to kill her. But for Feng Zi Rui, he was a direct descendant of Feng Jin Yuan. If she blindly ruined their relationship, when this child grew up, would he blame her?
Zi Rui could see what his elder sister was thinking, so he grabbed her hand and said in a serious manner: "Sis, just do things the way you think you should. Relations are not just built based on blood. Zi Rui only recognizes relations with mother and elder sister. I only remember being in the mountains of the Northwest. Elder sister carrying Zi Rui and walking around to pick firewood. Memory of living in the Feng manor has begun to fade from my memory."
She felt a sadness well up in her heart, as she pulled her younger brother into a hug. This sort of cold and unloving family, if she did not somehow end up landing in this era, perhaps she would not have believed it could exist no matter what.
"Elder sister will take you to see the lanterns tomorrow, is that ok?" Every year, Da Shun would have a lantern festival on the fifth of every new year. It would take place on the busiest street in the capital. Feng Yu Heng remembered this child's smile and joy when she had taken him when he was younger.
But this time, Feng Zi Rui shook his head: "I have already promised his Highness Prince Fei Yu to go with him. Mother will also be going. His Highness Prince Fei Yu said that his ninth uncle will definitely come and make arrangements with elder sister, so we will not interrupt." Zi Rui said this while smiling, "I never thought that the very powerful Highness would treat elder sister so well. Like this, I can be at ease."
The last bit caused Feng Yu Heng to feel that her younger brother had matured. Perhaps in a few more years, this little one would be tall and strong, and he could stand at her side to protect her.
After playing with Zi Rui for a little longer, she had the servants send him back to rest. Feng Yu Heng then told Huang Quan: "Get some money and give it to the servants that were sent to Jin Fu courtyard. Tell them to keep working steadily. Since they could not be chased away, it was fine to earn some money."
Wang Chuan smiled and said: "After the new year celebrations, this servant will go to Xiao Zhou. The Hundred Herb Hall there should be able to earn a profit now."
"There is no rush to become profitable." She said, "What's important is for every Hundred Herb Hall to pay attention to the development of talent. All of the masters must take in disciples. In preparation for the opening of the next Hundred Herb Hall, people must be ready to be sent out at any time."
"Young miss, don't worry. This servant has already informed the shopkeeper there to bring in more new people. Also, the young girls that were learning from Le Ying Tian are doing very well. Young miss, is it time to bring a group of them out?"
"We can." Feng Yu heng told her, "If there is anything like an orphanage in Xiao Zhou, you can begin to fund it. If you find any bright children, you can bring them to Hundred Herb Hall to learn as apprentices. After this new year celebration has concluded, I fear that there will be many things that need to be done."
After a good night's sleep, Xuan Tian Ming's imperial carriage arrived at the county princess' manor's gates early in the evening. Feng Yu Heng wore a red Winter coat and had two hairpins in her hair. She looked very cute.
Xuan Tian Ming wanted to get out to receive her, but she waved her hand, saying: "I'm not that delicate. Your legs are still not healed. It's fine for me to get into the carriage on my own." Saying this, she began to climb into the carriage.
At this time, the Feng manor's gates also opened up, as Feng Jin Yuan came out with Kang Yi and Ru Jia. A large carriage was waiting outside. Upon seeing their master come out, the driver immediately lifted the curtain and pulled out a step.
Feng Jin Yuan personally helped Kang Yi and Ru Jia into the carriage before climbing in himself. From beginning to end, he did not glance towards the county princess' manor even once.
Feng Yu Heng shrugged and climbed into the carriage, saying: "I told you. If your father was also like this, I would not give him the method for producing steel."
Xuan Tian Ming laughed, "The imperial family only has the relation of a monarch and his subjects. Where is there any relation of father and child. The old guy is doing much better in this aspect than the previous emperor. Otherwise, I would not only have Lord Wen Xuan left as an uncle."
Feng Yu Heng thought a little and agreed. If the Emperor were truly like Feng Jin Yuan, the fifth prince would have already died thousands of times over.
"I still haven't seen the lanterns of Da Shun." She was a little joyful, as she said this without much thought.
Xuan Tian Ming looked at her in confusion: "What did you say?"
She silently cursed herself for her stupidity then added: "I said that ever since coming back from the Northwest, I haven't seen the lanterns of Da Shun."
"Un." He nodded, "This sounds more reasonable." He then continued: "In truth, there isn't much to see. It's just that there are a few more people, a few more carriage and a few more lights."
Feng Yu Heng wanted to go berserk, "We haven't even gotten there, but you've already said such an unsentimental thing. Isn't it bothersome!"
He had a good understanding of himself, as he smirked and no longer spoke about the lanterns. The imperial carriage continued all the way to the central square. Because there were many people outside, Feng Yu Heng refused the idea of Xuan Tian Ming getting out of the carriage. She stood up and opened all of the carriage's curtains. She then had Bai Ze hang up some lanterns outside to fit the atmosphere.
Xuan Tian Ming watched this girl bounce around and handle her work. He felt that he had truly let her down. When the two had first met, this girl had an even smaller frame, but she had dragged him from a crack in the mountains. Now that half a year had passed, he was still stuck sitting in a wheelchair. He was not even able to accompany her to walk amongst the lights. Wasn't he too useless?
When Feng Yu Heng turned around, she saw a few traces of sadness under the golden mask. She was startled and reached over to wave her hand in front of his face a few times: "What are you thinking about?"
Xuan Tian Ming spoke up and asked her: "Do you blame me?"
She tilted her head and pondered for a while. Very quickly, she understood what this question was about. She then smiled and said: "What if I said I do blame you? What could you change?"
Xuan Tian Ming shook his head, "Changing my legs really does depend on you."
"Then isn't that enough!" She sat down at his side then turned her head to say: "The things I am not satisfied with, I will do my best to try and change. Your legs will require one more month at most before they can handle walking. After another two months, they will have returned to normal. You should trust me."
When she spoke, her eyes fluttered. It was as though she had become a rabbit, making people pity her and love her.
Suddenly, a "boom" sound exploded outside. She was given a fright. In her moment of horror, she was pulled by a hand into an embrace.
After an instant, the smell of rosin filled her nostrils…


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A Certified Document provides PDF document and forms recipients with added assurances of its authenticity and integrity. Here are two frequent uses cases for Certified Documents that illustrate these capabilities:
- You publish files and want the recipients to know that the files really did originate from you and they have not been accidentally or maliciously modified since you published them.
- You distribute electronic forms with pre-populated information, and want to make sure recipients are not accidentally or maliciously modifying your form data when returning them to you.
To certify a document,you can use Acrobat on the desktop or LiveCycle Digital Signatures as part of an automated process on a server. To verify the certification on a document, desktop users simply open PDFs with the free Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat. If you would like an automated process to verify certified documents on a server, LiveCycle Digital Signatures can also verify certified document status.
When a document has valid certification, a blue ribbon in a blue bar will show above the document in the viewer, like this:
In this case, the document originated from the United States Government Printing Office. It was published as part of an automated Adobe LiveCycle process, and the source document is publicly available here (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-106s761enr/pdf/BILLS-106s761enr.pdf) as part of their Federal Digital System which has very specific requirements on authentication when publishing official US Government documents to the public. In 2008, the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) stated the White House was no longer ordering hard copy paper versions of the US Federal budget, and instead has posted certified PDF documents online.
Certified documents are also implemented at Antwerp Port Authority for electronic invoices and at a number of higher education institutions for delivering student transcripts electronically, including Penn State, Northwestern, Stanford, and more.
In addition to static documents, certifying a document increases the level of security in electronic forms workflows. Here is an example:
a) Organization generates a form for recipient to complete and return
b) Form contains some specific transactional information, like an interest rate (3%) and term (15yrs).
c) Recipient decides they will change the rate and term to be more favorable, and then digitally signs it and returns it.
Typically, the form publisher would have to manually review every completed form to look for such errors, and they can often be overlooked. The better solution is to certify the form as it is published to the recipient. The added assurances here are that the recipient knows it's an official form that hasn't been tampered with, and when the publishing organization receives a completed and signed form back – they know that what was sent out has not been changed along the way. The certification also allows the form author/publisher to specify which fields and form elements are locked, and which can be filled in by the recipient.
Here is an example of a certified form:
The source PDF file is available here as a Sample.
In either of these cases, if an unauthorized change is made to a certified document, the blue ribbon will turn to a red X – indicator.
More information on automating digital signatures for documents and forms is available in this previous post (LiveCycle Digital Signatures: Three Common Use Cases)
Certified documents utilize PKI and digital signatures to provide the assurances of authenticity and integrity. These are capabilities built into the ISO 32000 standard PDF specification as well as Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and LiveCycle. Adobe products utilize FIPS certified encryption implementations of RSA and SHA hashing algorithms (up to RSA4096 and SHA512). The publisher/signer utilizes their private key certificate to sign documents on the desktop (Acrobat) or server (LiveCycle) and recipients simply use Acrobat or Reader to view them.
Recommendations and best practices:
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B) When certifying a document, make sure that all certificates from the trust chain are available on the signing system (desktop or server). This includes not only the end-entity signing certificate, but also any intermediate certificates up to the trust anchor. That way, the recipient only needs to have the trust anchor, as described in the previous section.
C) When publishing a certified document with a digital signature, make sure you are online and able to reach the revocation information published by the certificate authorities. That way, long term validation (LTV) information is stored in the document. If this information is not included, the certified document will no longer validate after a signing certificate expires.
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What if you've become so sick that you don't want things to get better?
What if the only thing you want is death, can anyone really talk you out of it?
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Recently, we thought that many people out there battling through the business school application process might benefit from some thoughts and insights from others who went through the experience. To that end, we present On the Record: Q&A with BC Alums. Over the next few months we'll be sharing stories in Q&A format from some of our favorite Bell Curves alumni.
Today's featured Bell Curves alumnus is Radina Russell.
Radina graduated from Columbia Business School and now works as an Investor Relations and Financial Communications consultant. Here is what she has to say about her business school experience, the GMAT, and more:
How has business school impacted your career? I was able to completely reinvent myself. I made the switch from technology to finance and developed a brand new set of skills in b-school.
What do you want business school applicants to know? The grass is always greener . . . But seriously, I'd 100% make the decision to go business school again . . . though not all my friends feel the same way. As with anything, if you do it for the wrong reasons then you won't end up fully appreciating the experience or fully benefiting from the outcome. The decision to go to business school isn't about making a lot of money someday, it's about wanting to take a deeper dive into the nuts and bolts of our capitalist economy.
How many schools did you apply to and get accepted to? 3 applied, 2 accepted. I also received 2 fellowship offers.
What specific advice would you give those prepping for the GMAT now?
Stay Hungry. I took the GMAT 6 times and it was a completely exhausting experience. I tried everything from tutoring to prayer to yoga. But, if you're hungry enough . . . I mean really hungry enough, then you'll put your head down, stay focused, and get it done.


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I taught it in private school, but R&J was never taught to kids younger than 8th grade -- actually, the idea of it being taught in 7th grade was a little surprising to me. (Having been a 7th grade English teacher for most of my teaching years).
How about Les Miserables, where the main character, Jean Valjean, does everything possible to give his adopted daughter a better life (lives in hiding, joins a battle in order to rescue the girl's lover, goes to live far away from the girl when he is afraid his own past will ruin her chances at a happy future)?
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This is one record Madonna probably isn't too thrilled to hold: her latest album suffered the biggest second week sales drop in chart history, according to Nielson SoundScan.
Madonna's 12th studio album, "MDNA", plunged from the No. 1 spot to No. 8 with 48,000 copies sold in its second week of release, down from an impressive initial haul of 359,000. That's an 86.7 percent drop!
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"Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded", Nicki Minaj's sophomore album, sold 253,000 copies to place it atop the Billboard chart Wednesday, adding insult to injury for Madonna. Minaj performed with the pop superstar during Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show, and lends her voice to two songs on "MDNA".
Pushed from the dubious honor of holding the chart dropping title is Lady Gaga, whose 2011 album"Born This Way" had an 84 percent decline from 1.1 million copies sold in its opening week to 174,000 in week two.
Madonna's slide made room for Adele's Grammy-winning "21" to return to the No. 2 spot, selling 153,000 copies. Now in its 59th week of release, sales of "21" has passed eight million in the United States.


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"Don't bottle it up" is the message from health and social care professionals this week during Dementia Awareness week 2014.
The Public Health Agency and Health and Social Care Board are working jointly with the Alzheimer's Society, the Dementia Services Development Centre and local Health and Social Care Trusts to implement Improving Dementia Services in Northern Ireland. This regional strategy aims to promote a culture which ensures people with dementia are supported to live with dignity and without stigma.
Eleanor Ross, Nurse Consultant with the Public Health Agency, said: "People can find it difficult to talk about it when they think that they, or someone close to them, may have dementia.
"We would encourage people to open up about worries they might have about their memory and to seek help as soon as possible.
"By talking openly about dementia and its impact on daily life people, family members and carers can begin to access the practical help and support available. Timely diagnosis allows people to receive treatment and care which enable them to live independent and fulfilling lives. Early diagnosis and support also enable people to plan for the future and to make their own decisions about their care."
Seamus McErlean, Commissioning Lead for Older People and Adult Services at the Health and Social Care Board said: "Often people are reluctant to seek help with memory problems as they feel that nothing can be done. Through the implementation of the Dementia Strategy investment in memory services provided by local Trusts ensures individuals can avail of assessment and referral onto appropriate care services.
"Statutory health and social care organisations are working in partnership with the Alzheimer's Society and the Dementia Services Development Centre to make the public aware of the supports which promote independence and support families and carers. These include supported housing, care at home, lifestyle advice and information on local support groups. It is vital therefore that we encourage people to open up and have the confidence to ask for help."
The principle of supported living and promoting independence are key principles which support the delivery of the recommendations of the Transforming Your Care Review (2011). These represent a radical change to how and where health services are delivered in communities through a shift of service provision, moving care out of institutions and hospitals and into the community.
If you, or a member of your family, have concerns about Alzheimer's disease or about any other form of dementia the Alzheimer's Society Dementia Helpline 0300 222 1122 can provide information, support, guidance and signposting to other appropriate organisations.
The strategy, Improving Dementia Services in Northern Ireland – A Regional Strategy, is available on the DHSSPS website.


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The fuss over the executive order relating to Muslims entering the US once again highlights just how ignorant most people are of history. This is especially true of the left, who keep on repeating the mantra that discrimination is un-American.
Perhaps they have never heard of slavery, or maybe they just want to forget it as the Democrats were the party of slavery.
Anyway, discrimination has been common in American history, going right back to the first settlements in Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay. Both colonies were founded by WASPs, for WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants). The location of Jamestown was chosen to hide from Catholics intent on kidnapping Protestants. At the time of independence from Great Britain, the thirteen colonies were 98% Protestant, 1% Catholic and 1% "Other," including Jews.
In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans could not be American citizens. Again, remember, by this time the Republicans were campaigning for the end of slavery, while the Democrats were in support; this blatantly racist decision was made by a Court that was siding with the Democrats. Right up until the 1964 Voting Rights Act, Democratic politicians in the South deprived blacks of the vote; while the whites voted for the Democrats as the party that supported the Old (pro-slavery) South.
In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed by Congress. The law was against ethnic Chinese, as even Chinese from British territories were not allowed. The Act was renewed in 1892.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has self-righteously announced that Canada will take in refugees America doesn't want. Canada is another country going soft, also wallowing in ignorance of history. His predecessor, Stephen Harper, apologized in 2006 for the 1923 Act of the Canadian parliament that banned Chinese immigration. Australia had a "White Australia" policy before 1972. Muslim countries routinely discriminate – it's impossible for whites to settle in their countries and become citizens. The same is true of most African countries.
As the first mosque was opened in the US in 1929, there were clearly few if any Muslim immigrants before that date. Non-white immigration was strictly limited before the 1965 Immigration Act, which literally changed the face of America.
It should be remembered that in 1942, a Democratic president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, issued Proclamation No. 2537 "requiring aliens from World War II-enemy countries–Italy, Germany and Japan to register with the United States Department of Justice. Registered persons were then issued a Certificate of Identification for Aliens of Enemy Nationality. A follow-up to the Alien Registration Act of 1940, Proclamation No. 2537 facilitated the beginning of full-scale internment of Japanese Americans the following month." (History magazine)
More recently, President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, banned Iranians (Muslims) from entering the US during the 1979-80 hostage crisis.
So, clearly, it is possible for the US president (and even Canadian and Australian governments) to put an end to Islamic immigration, if they want to.
And what about Europe?
A Muslim army tried to conquer Europe in the eighth century. It was defeated in 732 at the gates of Paris, by the grandfather of the future Emperor Charlemagne.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Muslim armies tried to take Vienna, at the heart of Europe. They were defeated by Catholic armies.
There is no record of Austrians demonstrating to let them in! That had to wait until 21st century liberalism, where half the population is besotted with ignorance of both history and comparative religion. The Catholics of 1683 knew that Islam was a pagan religion – they were terrified the Muslims might win and take over, ending their way of life. Not so today's churches who are more inclined to welcome immigrants and refugees. Even the pope took in a family or two at the Vatican and has said that the building of walls is unchristian – it was walls in the Middle Ages that kept the pagans out, enabling citizens to stay safe. It was Roman Catholics who built those walls.
In 1095, Pope Urban II called on the nations of Western Europe to launch a "Crusade" against Muslims who were killing and harassing Christians on pilgrimages to the Holy Land. He called for Christian forces to retake the Holy Land. Again, there were no demonstrations in the streets in support of Muslims – everybody knew the horror stories from the Middle East. It's true that Christians perpetrated horrendous acts against Muslims during the two centuries of the crusades, illustrating how the two religions cannot exist peacefully side by side. This is another lesson not taught in today's public schools!
It's sad that the issue of immigration from Muslim lands has become a political football. It would be a lot better if there were bipartisan agreement on the matter, but this is not going to happen. Consequently, the invasion will continue. The Gatestone Institute revealed this week that Muslim immigrants arriving in Italy are shouting "Allahu Akbar" when they see the coast. Why else would they be risking their lives to cross the Mediterranean Sea when they could simply walk into a neighboring Muslim country? They see themselves as part of the Muslim army that is going to conquer Europe and the West.
Unless the Church and a political populist come together to try and save Western civilization!
Could Donald Trump lead the charge? Or is it more likely that a European figure like Charlemagne will emerge to unite Europe and defeat the Muslims? The biblical Book of Revelation speaks of a final revival of the Roman Empire (Revelation 17:12-14) that will deal with the Islamic threat from the "king of the south" (Daniel 11:40-43).
Footnote: I would like to write an eye-witness report from a couple of European countries on the Muslim invasion of the continent. If you can donate frequent flyer miles (60,000) or money to cover expenses, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Three days after his triumphant sell-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden, Jason Aldean took time Tuesday afternoon (March 5) to celebrate his two latest No. 1 singles at two separate parties.
The first revel — honoring the writers of "Take a Little Ride," Aldean's hit from last fall — was held at the Nashville headquarters of BMI, while the second — which saluted the writers of "The Only Way I Know" — took place at the ASCAP building just across the street from BMI.
ASCAP and BMI are performance rights organizations that collect royalties for songwriters and music publishers from radio airplay and other public performances of their songs.
After guests had rushed in out of the cold wet wind and made their way through the buffet line, BMI's Clay Bradley began the first awards presentations by summoning "Take a Little Ride" writers Jim McCormick, Dylan Altman and Rodney Clawson to the stage.
Aldean, wearing glasses and a baseball cap pulled low, and producer Michael Knox then came forward to join them.
"Take a Little Ride," Bradley observed, is Altman's third No. 1, McCormick's second and Clawson's fifth.
The song was Aldean's 10th chart-topper.
Watching the proceedings from the rear of the crowd were Florida Georgia Line 's Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard.
After congratulating the writers, publisher Craig Wiseman described Knox as "the man that makes Jason Aldean sound so damn good on the radio." Of the Aldean-Knox team, he added, "You guys make records that make people get speeding tickets."
Jon Loba, senior vice president of Broken Bow Records, Aldean's label, noted it had taken only 11 weeks from the time "Take a Little Ride" debuted on the charts for it to reach No. 1, a feat that made it the artist's fastest rising single to date.
Although all three writers took the microphone to thank their friends, family and business supporters, Altman seemed especially ecstatic over his achievement.
"I'll take No. 1 with David Duke and Joseph Goebbels," he joked. And when he got no discernible crowd response from name-dropping these two notorious anti-Semites, he added, "I'm Jewish."
Then addressing everyone who had anything at all to do with the song's success, Altman continued, "My child thanks you, Carmax thanks you, the Italian Cheese Club of the Month thanks you, and there's a lady I can't name who also thanks you. But she's very grateful."
Aldean presented Broken Bow owner Benny Brown with a photo from his Madison Square Garden performance.
Songwriters Ben Hayslip and David Lee Murphy took the spotlight at the ASCAP party that began virtually as soon as the BMI festivities ended.
Hayslip is ASCAP's reigning songwriter of the year (for the second year) and the winner of the Country Music Association's Triple Play honor for having had three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period.
Murphy co-wrote Aldean's 2009 hit, "Big Green Tractor." "The Only Way I Know" is his eighth No. 1.
Before focusing his attention on songwriting, ASCAP's Ryan Beuschel pointed out that Murphy distinguished himself as a recording artist via such hits as "Dust on the Bottle" and "Party Crowd."
Aldean, Knox and Hayslip all said they had been Murphy admirers since early in their careers.
"The first time I wrote with him," Hayslip recalled, "I didn't even open my mouth for an hour."
Murphy told the crowd he and Hayslip had Aldean in mind when they wrote the song.
"I've got a whole catalog of songs he didn't cut," Hayslip remarked later, eliciting a grin from Aldean who stood beside him.
Publisher Rusty Gaston, who represents Hayslip's catalog, was eloquent in his praise of the two songwriters and their willingness to risk everything for their art.
"They're all making a living [doing something] that somebody told them, 'This might not work out,'" he said.
To Aldean and Knox, he added, "You guys have had a hard time, but you've built an empire."
Gaston quoted from the up-by-the-bootstraps song being celebrated, noting the lyrics were applicable to all involved: "That old red dirt the first thing you learn/You don't get nothing that you don't earn/Humble pride that I grew up on/You find out just how bad you want it."
Aldean's recording of the song also featured vocals by Luke Bryan and Eric Church .
"There's three of us on the record, and you can see I'm the only one who's here today," Aldean said in mock censure.View photos from the No. 1 parties.