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It's bad enough to watch bailed-out company after bailed-out company spend millions and millions of dollars for the most expensive TV advertising slots of the year. There were all those Chevy (GM) slots, as well as at least two for General Electric, whose financial arm survived 2008 in part because it received a federal guarantee of its debt valued at some $139 billion. At least GE didn't cash in on that guarantee; GM is still part-owned by Uncle Sam and owes taxpayers some $25 billion according to a recent inspector general's report. GM's former financing arm, now known as Ally Financial, remains majority-owned by the federal government and owes about $12 billion.
But the halftime Chrysler commercial starring Clint Eastwood, describing America as being in its own "halftime," was just overtly politicized. After all, what else could "halftime" have meant, in the year 2012, than halfway through the eight years Barack Obama would be president if re-elected this fall? I'm fairly certain it wasn't a prediction that the country will break up circa 2248 A.D.
Chrysler of course has a right to political speech. But it would be nice if the company wouldn't be so brazen about its leanings while still owing the entire country — left, right and center — billions of dollars.
– By Kyle Wingfield
February 6th, 2012
11:55 am
I glad we have time to rally – certainly we are much worse off as we approach the end of the first half. Put an early end to the leftist game.
February 6th, 2012
11:58 am
Pro Detroit, Pro America … these are now single party concepts?
Also, you forgot to mention that Chrysler (the company that paid for the ad) repaid all taxpayer subsidies last year.
February 6th, 2012
12:07 pm
Yeah, you know, because Clint is a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat.
Oh, wait, no he's not.
As for these companies spending money on ads… you hate free enterprise now? They got loans, they need to stay in business to repay the loans, but they aren't allowed to do marketing? Shame on you.
You saw what you wanted to see, Kyle. Halftime could also mean that the game's not over no matter how much the nabobs of negativity want to proclaim it to be.
February 6th, 2012
12:07 pm
Corporations are people, remember Kyle?
February 6th, 2012
12:09 pm
You fail to take into account marketing principles in this analysis. To earn profit you must sell, to sell you must market & advertise. Yes the commercials are expensive, but you also get millions of viewers, an almost guarntee that those viewers will actually be watching the commercials, and a high liklihood that they will be talked about for days.
February 6th, 2012
12:11 pm
The way those "concepts" were phrased sounded an awful lot to me like the way the president phrased it in his State of the Union address
You know that commercials are usually "in the can" long before they air, right? I think you're seeing gobblins under your bed next.
February 6th, 2012
12:13 pm
And Clint's a Republican, so your "halftime" interpretation is half baked. Look before you leap.
February 6th, 2012
12:18 pm
After all, what else could "halftime" have meant, in the year 2012, than halfway through the eight years Barack Obama would be president if re-elected this fall?
Hmmm…Obama took office January 2009. It's now 2012. That makes just over three years. How is that "half" of 8? I mean, I knew you guys aren't much for science and all, but now you're spazzing basic arithmetic?
Believe it or not, not everything is a political metaphor about Barack Obama. Obsessed much?
February 6th, 2012
12:19 pm
Bailouts? Why not call them "incentives"? You know like the state of Georgia does when they land foreign car manufacturing plants with millions in tax breaks and other goodies.
Is Delta Airlines still advertising? Yes, of course they are. The state continues to give Delta millions in tax breaks every year.
Obama gave GM and Chrysler "incentives" to stay in business, those incentives will surely pay for themselves down the road. Small businesses were helped. Unemployed auto workers are being recalled. Plants are reopening.
Great job Obama! Four more years.
February 6th, 2012
12:19 pm
I loved the commercial and didn't read into it anything that you did, Kyle.
Didn't even know it was Clint until they showed his face, however. His voice has really deteriorated over the past few years.
February 6th, 2012
12:20 pm
Yeah, I seriously doubt that Clint Eastwood would be talking about the current president in a positive light. If anything, he is talking about it is halftime as a break and the real team will be in November.
Trust, he is a man of conviction. He isn't going to do anything that goes against his grain. He has nothing to prove.
"Well, opinions are like a$$holes. Everybody has one."
February 6th, 2012
12:25 pm
Ti: he's 81 or so. Once you get past 80, it's almost like the warranty expires.
February 6th, 2012
12:27 pm
SC @ 12:20 pm
"Well, opinions are like a$$holes. Everybody has one." And they all stink.
February 6th, 2012
12:28 pm
His voice has really deteriorated over the past few years.
And whatever you do, don't look at his main pic on wikipedia. Yikes!
February 6th, 2012
12:31 pm
I thought half time was all about making making adjustments from things that are not working to things that will work based on our resources. The metaphor works as long as we change our present course this November.
February 6th, 2012
12:31 pm
You are no different, when it comes to grits and groceries.
February 6th, 2012
12:33 pm
So I guess we heard it here first, Clint Eastwood is supporting President Obama in 2012. Do you have any CNN interviews coming up? You shouldn't contain your prowess on this local rag, jump for the brass ring!
February 6th, 2012
12:38 pm
I wonder why they didn't seek your advice ?
February 6th, 2012
12:42 pm
"Don't go for a game analogy in an election year."
uuuuhhhh – cause it aired during a game (at halftime!), using a game analogy is not a good idea?
Yeah, that makes sense….
I think you / cons are grasping at straws here, is everything you hear now Pro-Obama?
February 6th, 2012
12:43 pm
I guess this would be something controversial if people actually bought those crappy cars.
February 6th, 2012
12:44 pm
So you would have GM and the other car companies go under? How many more thousands of people would be unemployed b/c of that?
February 6th, 2012
12:44 pm
"But the halftime Chrysler commercial starring Clint Eastwood, describing America as being in its own "halftime," was just overtly politicized. "
And if Americans want to be like Detroit, by all means keep voting Democrat.
February 6th, 2012
12:45 pm
"After all, what else could "halftime" have meant, in the year 2012, than halfway through the eight years Barack Obama would be president if re-elected this fall?"
Hmm, I didn't make that association at all. That's a bit of a stretch.
Anyway I thought the Chrysler commercial was better than the baby launched with the slingshot to grab a bag of Doritos. We'll hear from the child welfare activists on that one.
February 6th, 2012
12:51 pm
I will say that Doritos had the best commercials. Both the baby being launched and the dog burying the cat (always a laugh riot to me) and buying off his owner were fantastic.
The VW one with the dog was also good, especially the Star Wars bar scene at the end where the alien thought the dog was funnier than Darth Vader, and the Doritos and the Eastwood ads were about it. Otherwise, the commercials overall were pretty flat.
February 6th, 2012
12:53 pm
Kyle, I just think people are being overly interpretive about secondary meanings in this political environment. I'm as political as they come, but I didn't read anything into that ad at all.
February 6th, 2012
12:53 pm
I think the use of the auto industry as the symbol of manufacturing in this country was a poor choice. To get back in the "game" the unions and over-regulation has to go. That ain't gonna happen.
February 6th, 2012
12:53 pm
Looks like I'm not the only one who saw it this way.
You're citing a tweet?
Of course some people will see a hidden analogy in there, we discuss everything about the Super Bowl endlessly. And anything about the economy can be interpreted politically. I'm sure some of those people could cite your blog, creating an endless feedback loop of confirmation. But this ran at HALFTIME of a football game, for god's sake.
Why would Chrysler avoid references to a football game in an ad designed for a football game? What the hell are they supposed to reference, synchronized swimming?
February 6th, 2012
12:59 pm
So the political commenterati class saw something political in an ad. Stop the presses!!!
Seriously, you don't want politics with your Super Bowl ads, then you need to whack this REPUBLICAN across the head:
The 30-second ad … opens with the sound of a gong and shows the Asian woman riding a bike on a narrow path lined by rice paddies.
Stopping her bike, the woman smiles into the camera and says, "Thank you, Michigan Senator Debbie Spenditnow. Debbie spends so much American money. You borrow more and more from us. Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs. Thank you, Debbie Spenditnow."
Only ran in Michigan.
February 6th, 2012
1:00 pm
Oh, and ran during the Super Bowl. Some people won't get that connection on first reading.
February 6th, 2012
1:02 pm
Fine… While I too thought "Why is Chrysler spending this kind of cash for a commercial when they still owe us for the bailout?", I certainly didn't think it was politicized with a Democratic slant from Clint, who backed McCain last time around.
I don't believe Chrysler had any aspirations to politicize this, but everyone else needs to. If you're a hammer…
February 6th, 2012
1:03 pm
Short answer: A traditional bankruptcy that didn't favor union members over bondholders wouldn't have meant the demise of the companies.
Longer answer: no one stepped up to be the "debtor in possession" that would fund the company during bankruptcy. So company goes belly up unless government steps up. And then government can make the rules that Kyle doesn't like. Let me call a Waaahhmbulance.
February 6th, 2012
1:04 pm
The difference, ByteMe, is that the Hoekstra ad was designed to be nothing but a political ad. Nothing hidden in that message one bit. The argument being made here is the hidden message, if you will, in the Eastwood ad (which, again, I don't believe was there at all).
I have no problem with the Hoekstra ad at all, nor of when it aired. Apples and oranges.
February 6th, 2012
1:10 pm
I get you are political wonk or junky, it's your job here. You gotta lighten up man.
I can't stand democrats either but your sucking all the fun out of even the little things. Take your rant on this ad that compares us to the Roman Empire more than it does to a State of the Union address. I didn't watch the State of the Union because I knew it would be a rehash. So maybe that's why I had no association with Obama. Even if I did, I still don't associate Clint with Obama. He's kind the next guy down on the ladder from the Duke.
Half the trouble with people is we see too much in everything to figure out we need to move forward. I think it's the worst in News and Media industry. This is mainly due to the fact that the Media and News do not produce any tangible products, ideas and stories, yes that is their forte. Will we lose work or money over not hearing, seeing or reading a story or report? No not really, so try to realize that it's always political.
February 6th, 2012
1:12 pm
If you play the Chrysler ad backwards it says, "I buried Paul". (obscure musical conspiracy reference)
February 6th, 2012
1:13 pm
Awfully sensitive today, Kyle. By the way, did you happen to see the Hoekstra ad? Which was more offensive to you? I think you're worried 2012 may be slipping away.
February 6th, 2012
1:14 pm
With how bad the commercials were last night, I had stopped paying attention to them by the time Clint Eastwood made his appearance.
February 6th, 2012
1:14 pm
And while we're still on a Super Bowl theme, I've never been a fan of Madonna, and her halftime show didn't do anything to make me one.
February 6th, 2012
1:17 pm
"Chrysler of course has a right to political speech. " – As do Chevy, Audi, Ford, Honda, etc. etc.
Quit complaining.
It honestly sounds like you're reaching a bit and trying to inject politics onto funny Superbowl commercials.
February 6th, 2012
1:17 pm
Is that supposed to be derisive?
Yes, because it's A tweet, singular. You can go tweet-mining and find most anything out there.
Byte said it best at 12:59, the political commenterati class can obsess endlessly about this. Holy cow. Detroit, unlike Coke, has taken quite a beatdown since the economic collapse. An ad about polar bears and cutesy crap would look dumb and ignorant of reality. How many people know Coke is based in Atlanta? Detroit, on the other hand, is irrevocably tied to GM and cars. They can't talk about a resurgence without invoking the current state of America.
Seriously, I realize you live, breath, and sleep politics and must write columns, but the rest of us don't. I'll leave it at that.


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By the way, for those of you saying "This is stupid" or "This is Facebook Wave!" or whatever – recognize that the feature isn't for you. It is for your 17 year-old cousin that texts his/her friends non-stop and your 53 year-old Aunt Margaret that Farmvilles non-stop.
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What's the point of the like/opt-in if the message doesn't get fair treatment? And will Facebook provide analytics around the message updates? Will be interesting to see how this bit plays out.
What should you do?
Folks – the stream is the future inbox. So start tuning your strategy and your content for a stream-based world. And assume that any and all content – regardless of medium – will eventually be consumed and/or shared on Facebook.
Email isn't dead…but it sure as heck can be unwieldy and awkward – especially for the social crowd that has grown accustomed to digest-able, shareable content. Email marketing product communications often include multiple products and several calls-to-action. For some, it might make sense to strip down the messaging to a more Facebook-friendly format. (Highly targeted, personalized messages need not face the same editorial rigor.)
It is becoming a recurring chorus – but the truth remains: marketers of all stripes – email, social, brand, whatever – should make sure that they're creating frequent, relevant and engaging content pushed through their Facebook News Feed.
Emails and Facebook Messages updates are nice – but the future is in stream content. It more easily integrates into the ongoing conversation amongst friends and it befits our brave, new, real-time world.


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Does society need guns for peace? How can humanity transcend violence?
In his TED Talk (attached) Peter Van Uhm argues that "sometimes only the gun can stand between good and evil… The gun may be the most important instrument of peace and stability that we have in this world."
Is his thesis sound? Does society need guns? Can we feasibly rid society of violence? Are guns and other forms of weapons necessary for an orderly society? Given recent outbreaks of violent large scale massacres and terrorists attacks how should governing authorities approach gun and weapon control?
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Nov 2 2012: What do we need for peace? We need to change our way of thinking. Peace is a power, and a potent power at that. I have used it on two occasions to diffuse a lethal situation. When enough of us begin to strive for inner-peace, the outer peace will appear. When there is no enemy within, there is no enemy without.
Guns do not protect the peace. They hold that which is not peace in abeyance. Our culture appears not to know the meaning of the word peace.
In his book "1984", George Orwell placed his characters in a dystopian setting where they would chant "war is peace". We do the same thing. Thus we believe that guns create peace.
You can't force a people to be peaceful, but you can encourage them (using guns) to be afraid, and fear causes many problems. You can't force a people to be afraid either, but when people are not self-aware, it's an easy enough thing to do to them.
Nov 4 2012: Thanks for your comment. I love the idea. Simply put: guns increase tension and directly provide the fuel in conflicts. Most of violence is derived from anger or insecurity within. Thus the cure is within. But once you have this peace what do you do about the outside world that still has a gun pointed at you? With that knowledge how do we move forward and feasibly address society? Can we expect all or even the majority of society to act rationally enough to where everyone could put their guns down without fear of attack? Guns may not actually protect peace but they provide some a sense of security. Sadly security may be a short-cut to the better solution of true peace.
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OP, you've described yourself as a newbie so I feel safe to say that this is a typical 'newbie' mistake.
a) watermarks, especially like this ruin a photo
b) nobody will take you seriously with this all over your photos
c) are you really expecting people to 'steal' your images, and if so what for?
Anything you post on the internet is liable to be stolen/misused etc. Learn to embrace it and do what I do - view images you post online as free sample giveaways intended to get you noticed rather than precious jewels you need to protect at all costs.
I don't watermark my online images at all, and I have a tumblr where I positively encourage people to reblog (some would say 'steal') my work. I pretty much don't care what happens to then as long as they get me noticed.
Sure, put a big watermark on proofs you're sending to clients who you need to sell retouched final images to but honestly, nobody will take you seriously (even here on MM) if you don't remove them from your portfolio images.
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Wild Mushroom Bruschetta
Yield: Makes 12 servings (serving size: 2 toasts)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 133
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated fat: 1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 5g
- Carbohydrate: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Cholesterol: 2mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 295mg
- Calcium: 38mg
- 1 baguette
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 12 ounces gourmet mushroom mix, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons packed fresh oregano leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 ounce aged pecorino cheese
- 2 cups baby arugula
- Preheat oven to 450°. Cut baguette into 24 (1/4-inch-thick) slices; arrange in a single layer on baking sheets, and bake until golden (4-5 minutes). Heat 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil until very hot but not smoking. Add mushroom mix; cook until water releases and mushrooms brown 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; cool. Toss mushrooms with 1 tablespoon olive oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano leaves, kosher salt, and black pepper. Thinly shave pecorino cheese. Divide arugula among baguette slices; top each with 1 tablespoon mushrooms and some pecorino.
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- MAIN INGREDIENT: Rice/Grains
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Saturated Fat
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
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So ... someone grabbed a feminine hygiene product and fired it at One Direction this weekend, which inspired the following comment from one of our producers:
Rick: "Some girl would rather bleed out than listen to their music."
She probably thought they needed it more.
is fox news ever gonna be fair and report like this...?
doubt it......one sided news, with puppets with one sided views............
Scratch and sniff boys!
No tampon? Other Direction i guess...
They're hot.
Justin Bieber
Too bad it wasn't used
It should have been a brick.
Simon Cowell does sometimes let his enthusiasm get the better of him.
Yes women bleed. Try having sex when they are on their period.
At least they left the wrapper on.
Justin Bieber want his Tampon Back.
I would throw a tampon as well at anyone wearing a San Jose Sharks jersey! Go Kings
Throwing a tampon on stage means:"Get your tampons out and play some real music"
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1. Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes. Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay. (Matt. V. 37)
2. More than this; not only so, but; used to mark the addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause. Cf. Nay. I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. (Phil. I. 18)
Yea sometimes introduces a clause, with the sense of indeed, verily, truly. Yea, hath god said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Origin: OE. Ye, ya, ye, ya, AS. Gea; akin to OFries. Ge, i.e., OS, D, OHG, G, Dan. & Sw. Ja, Icel, ja, Goth. Ja, jai, and probably to Gr. h^ truly, verily. Cf. Yes.
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Talk about dropping the mic and leaving the stage. The entire staff of one mall-based Journey's footwear store reached their breaking point when it came to dealing with their boss. When the boss in question finally went to lunch, they decided the time had come to quit as a group.
Were the employees content with waiting until the end of the day to share their decision? No way. They marched immediately out and locked the store up behind them. But they weren't content with just leaving in the middle of the work day to prove their point. They wanted everyone to know why, exactly, they were quitting in the first place. To do that, they wrote a scathing note and left it in full sight of the entire mall.
While it's hard to say without actually working there, it sounds like employees Jess, Niki, and T.J. were more than justified in their desire to get the heck out of dodge. The note includes complaints against their boss like frequent swearing and treatment so poor that the store couldn't keep a manager for more than a year at a time.
Here's the note in full:
Obviously everyone has the occasional bad day at the office. It's normal to have the odd fantasy of storming out dramatically. "That'll show 'em," you think ... but you never act on it.
As brave as their sign may be, and however much their boss deserved it, walking out on a job only hurts you. Among other things, it could make unemployment a non-option. If you've got a grievance with your boss, you owe it to yourself and future employees to work through it, even if that means bringing in a higher-up to mediate or as a witness. Keep a record, cover your behind, and you'll come out ahead.
Have you ever walked out of a terrible job and regretted it?
I think you're wrong. I think if more people had the balls to quit based soley on principle, we'd have nicer bosses to begin with, not to mention, businesses that don't treat thier employees would be spotted out quickly and they would go under "coughwalmartcough"
I wish I had the courage to do this! Bravo ladies!
This is fantastic what those 3 did! Kudos to them! I believe the manager will be terminated and those 3 will be asked to return under different management. If not, I'm sure because of their cause, they will have no problem finding jobs or unemployment.


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If you have seen the recent headlines, you are well aware that missing children have been very much in the news. Everything from a California AMBER Alert leading to a nationwide manhunt, to babies that just disappear out of thin air, only to have the families prosecuted by Nancy Grace. But a lot of time, the reality is that many cases do not receive that level of media attention, nor coverage.
At Child Quest International (CQI) we work with the even lesser know everyday victims of child abduction and exploitation. We're here for the children who don't flash on your TV and often fall between the cracks in "the system."
At Child Quest International (CQI) we work with the even lesser know everyday victims of child abduction and exploitation. We're here for the children who don't flash on your TV and often fall between the cracks in "the system."
Family abduction happens when a family member, usually a parent, kidnaps and conceals a child for any length of time. Many parents do not know what to do or who to turn to when their child goes missing, especially when the child is being concealed by a spiteful ex-spouse. While some may see parental abduction as a harmless custody issue, the reality is a much darker offense for both children and parents.
In the case of Mrs. Hernandez, one of the many victims CQI assist in their time of need, the issues and legalities pertaining to her children's case seemed insurmountable. Not only were her children missing, she was lost, herself, in the search for them in a foreign land.
When Mrs. Hernandez came to our office at the referral of the local YWCA in February of 2012, we immediately identified with her lose and sympathized with her fears, and then we got to work. After all, she had not seen or talked to her three missing children since July 2007. And to further complicate the case, the entire family's US immigration status was in question, to say the least.
Regardless of the circumstances, the children's physical and emotional well being is always our focus. When a child is abducted by a parent or family member, the trauma can leave scars that never heal, leaving the child to suffer from lifelong psychological damage. And believe it or not: 78 percent of all child abductions occur when a parent or family member kidnaps their own children, a far more common and serious crime than our society recognizes.
But like most cases of this nature, it started with a bitter custody battle as played out in many divorces. In April 2007, the Mexican courts granted 50/50 joint legal and physical custody of the children. This obviously seemed best for the children. But not in the eyes of Mrs. Hernandez's ex-husband, he wanted complete control and was willing to force her hand to get what he wanted. Through fraud, force and betrayal he achieved his goal: to cut-off contact between Mrs. Hernandez and her children by not allowing them to neither speak nor see each other at all cost.
Later that month, with the help of his shady lawyer brother, Mr. Hernandez had a new custody decree drawn up giving himself sole legal and physical custody of the three children. With this, he threatened that Mrs. Hernandez would never she her children again if she did not sign the new custody agreement. Additionally, in a verbal agreement, he assured her that he would grant her visitation on a regular basis. Unofficial in court, Mr. Hernandez was successful in forcing Mrs. Hernandez into signing the documents.
Out of fear for her children and herself, Mrs. Hernandez simply did what any mother would do in an effort to preserve her time and relationship with their children. Unfortunately, two months later, Mr. Hernandez would pull the ultimate betrayal and renege on his promise of visitation through premeditated acts of unlawful child concealment. July 12, 2007 would be the last time Mrs. Hernandez would see her three children until October 24, 2013.
With the assistance of CQI victim advocate and abduction safety specialist, Anthony Gonzalez, CQI began working with the US Department of State, California Missing Children's Clearinghouse and the local Mexican Consulate to develop a strategic plan: find the children, file a child concealment complaint (in US jurisdiction of children residing) and petition for full custody while applying for temporary emergency custody (based on child concealment charges, based on the original Mexican divorce decree).
The plan was not to tear the children away from their father, but to ensure Mr. Hernandez would lawfully engage in a fair trial in a safe environment for both Mrs. Hernandez and her children's wellbeing. Unfortunately, we had to play hardball to do so.
In January 2013, through the use of private investigators and social network ninjas, CQI located the children in Los Angeles County (CA). Once located, we had to secure the proper legal paperwork and steps in place to insure against Mr. Hernandez further concealing the children before we could physically act on this knowledge. It's not like TV where we just get to go kick in the door (although we wish).
In October of this year, working with the Neighborhood Legal Services of LA (NLSLA) and LA County Family Courts, we were able to set-up an unsuccessful mediation between the two parties.
Unfortunately, due to the legal technicalities of this case, the Hernandez's are still battling out a custody and child support settlement. But in the silver lining that we often survive by, we are happy to share that court appointed visitation has been established. Even better, Mrs. Hernandez will be spending the holidays with her three children, a blessing she hasn't enjoyed since 2006.
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Semarang city is one of the interesting cities in Indonesia to be visited by tourists, both foreign and domestic, the attractiveness of the city of Semarang itself includes Batik, Keris, the building of cultural diversity and ancient buildings that have historical value and aesthetic, and not least is the the typical Semarang like lumpia, Bandeng Juwana, Tahu Bakso, Wingko babat, Es Degan and still many more. Semarang there are many places to shop offering a very diverse, ranging from clothing, cosmetics, jewelry, accessories, and many others, visit in Semarang should be more than one day because it will make you comfortable and satisfied with a wide range of tourism activities in Semarang. one alternative is to stay in Semarang is hotel, Gumaya Tower hotel, five star hotel with a much favored by tourists. Special offer : Coffee, Tea or Chocolate and cake Dim Sum – All You can Eat Sky Line Fantastic Offer buy 1 get 1 free (Term and conditions apply) Special discount up to 50% off (from The Patisserie, pastries and cakes shop) Meeting@gumaya Continue Reading →
Lion Air
Lion Air is Airlines widely used in Indonesia and in particular Semarang, lion Air plane is identical to the color red, Although there are airlines that are red, The difference is a plane logo with a picture of a lion, Lion Air has a broad majors in Indonesia (36 cities) and overseas (Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines ), Continue Reading →
Semarang is one of the beautiful sights and interesting in Indonesia generally and in particular central java, the opportunity this time I'll make a note of the culinary, culinary characteristic of semarang one of which is Lumpia , because in addition to many more culinary in semarang such as Bandeng, serabi, but the Lumpia are very delicious food and tasty, but good lumpia semarang identical to the culinary. Continue Reading →
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Simpang Lima Residence is one place to rest in your holiday in Semarang, Simpang Lima residence located at Semarang city center and within walking distance to shopping centers like Citraland Mall, Matahari Department Stores, Cafes and Cinemas, Continue Reading →
Kosti Taxi
Kosti taxi is one that often used in Semarang passengers to get around in the city of Semarang, Kosti taxi color is blue like the Blue Bird Taxi but Kosti older blue color, Continue Reading →
Train Schedule
Train is the General transportation used in the city of Semarang in addition to airplanes and buses, the tourists usually use executive class, semarang Get Quality transportation between cities with other cities, because it has great facilities and comfortable, Semarang train schedule to the destination city (Bandung, Jakarta, Surabaya). Continue Reading →


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OK, let us pray that blizzard makes leveling tailoring and any other crafting prof worth it it with skill up patterns.
Crafting should be a great way for certian neglected specs ( ferals, ench shaman, fury warriors etc) to get optimized gear while leveling and raiding,
NOT a long and expensive way to make lackluster epics that will be replaced by easy to get BG gear for doing PVE.
We agree that tailoring was a sad ordeal? you were forced to level tailoring to get raid spots because the
gear was good as T5 in some cases.
Everyone told me to leveling tailoring and make the shadoweave set for my shadow priest. I already have tailoring on my warlock and I refuse to level up tailoring for 3 items that are BoP. I like enchanting and JC thank you very much. I will not deny the +dmg is huge, but the low +int makes it seem more geared towards a warlock. Plus the cooldown and/or cost is crazy on shadowcloth is crazy.....


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Americans are paying a little more for health coverage this year.
Premiums rose modestly for single and family employer-sponsored coverage, according to an annual survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research and Educational Trust.
The average annual premium in 2012 was $5,615 for single coverage, a 3 percent increase from 2011, while family coverage was $15,745, a 4 percent increase.
Companies continued to offer insurance despite the country's sluggish economic environment. About 61 percent are offering insurance this year, compared to 62 percent last year.
Because of health reform 2.9 million young adults under aged 26 were enrolled on their parent's plan, the survey also found.
The survey was based on telephone interviews with 2,121 public and private employers contacted from January through May 2012. Key findings from the study were published in a Web article in the journal Health Affairs.
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EXCLUSIVE: Backstage At Chanel's Métiers d'Art, An Homage To "Iconic Indian Beauty"
When Chanel creative director of makeup Peter Philips got the word from Karl Lagerfeld that this year's Métiers d'Art show was to be a nod to classic Indian decadence, his mind went to one place: black kohl. "We wanted a graphic interpretation of an iconic Indian beauty ideal," Philips said of the almond-shaped black-rimmed lids that were the focal point of the beauty look he created backstage at the Grand Palais. Once Philips built a base out of his Perfection Lumiere foundation dusted with "a touch" of Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in Brume d'Or for a hint of cheek color, he devoted his attention to that eye, which he described as "something between mysterious and rock 'n' roll." Key to skirting that line was a new shade of Philips' ultra-luxe Illusion d'Ombre in Nirvana, a deep onyx cream eye shadow that he blended beneath the lower lash line and through the crease, dragging his brush upward into a slight wing toward the temples. Chanel's Le Crayon Kohl Eyeliner in Noir drawn along the water line and its Inimitable Intense mascara in Noir achieved what Philips called a "pitch black" finish.
To keep the focus squarely on the eyes, lips were painted a muted shade of pink courtesy of Rouge Coco Shine in Empreinte for a natural dewy effect before Philips got to work on gilded accents, which he used to bring out the metallic embroidery and lace in Lagerfeld's collection—not to mention the sparkling pieces of Chanel Fine Jewelry peeking out of hairstylist Sam McKnight's dread-ed updos. "At the last minute I added some golden highlights on cheeks and eyes," Philips said, dipping into Chanel's forthcoming, limited-edition Route des Indes palette due out in June. Fingertips were treated to a few coats of a golden lacquer fittingly named Diwali "in homage to the famous 'celebration of light' that takes place in India," according to Philips. It'll likely prompt a similar excited frenzy when it hits shelves this summer.
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A Man in His Office: Paul Malmstrom of Mother New York
Co-founder of the creative agency Mother New York walks us through his multipurpose space
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"These are two-way windows which means we can look out and people can look in. When we built the space there weren't any windows at all. It was a very dark place and we always had this idea letting the outside world in. We know that we behave in a slightly unusual way and I think as a result we look a little bit different. So when you look into our office, you don't necessarily know what you are looking at."


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Never Escaped My Attention
Of Light, Life and Turns
When we live lives like sunflowers, facing whichever direction the sun is… we too shall grow tall and exude brightness and beauty in the grounds where we take roots.
The Rainmaker, Sun, Creator of earth's elements will be the He who completes the growth, from sprout to wither. The task and purposes are perfected in t…he planning, planting, harvesting and replanting through the various seasons of human existence.
Of Thistles Protective of Beauty
The variety of blooms are never to be tagged as common.
Its colors —- light and dark, represents seething emotions.
Its burst of buds and blossoms, so voluptuous to undermine.
Its petals so soft and silky,
A temptation for a gentle caress or thoughtless plucking for any living form.
It shape and curves so full of art and symmetry,
A hidden desire to be such from every lady.
Handled with care in bouquets and baskets,
Pinned nearest the heart in the vest of many a gentleman.
Stems are candid, straight and tall,
Proud to carry the weight of it all,
Yet thorny as it may seem—
Over protective of every bud that burst into bloom.
That symbolizes friendship, purity and love
Otherwise dishonor, violation and hate.
Its very core, the site of pollenation,
Lovemaking of heavenly design.
Grounded to take roots
Planted to conquer geography
To tell lessons such as
'Good ariseth from ugly points'
'Its not all beauty but pains'
'All grows with help, from sunshine, dewdrops and rain.'
What art so exuberant, creation unsurpassed
Reason unfathomed.
Love unexplained.
Beauty protected by thistles.
So much like life
Behold the beauty and joys
But not without the pricks and pains
Part and parcel, they come
He made it all so beautiful in His time.
By Lines to Live By
1. Not everything is overcome by force, a lot are by gentleness and democracy.
2. A good name is rather to be chosen than fame, gold, a cup of coffee or a one night stand.
3. If you need blessings, ask it only from above.
4. Do your work well, that it be said of you, nobody ever lived to do better than… you did.
5. Life is what you make it. Make it good!
Lessons to THINK TRUE from the Parrot Perched on my Shoulder:
1. Brings joy to others without being conscious about it.
2. Carries its head up high no matter what cares there are in the world.
3. It trusts the hand that feeds it.
4. Humble despite its handsome colors.
5. Looks around on God's creation and says thanks by staying alive everyday.
6. Becomes taller only when it stands on somebody else's shoulder.
When the Summer is Gone
SUMMER has left the supposed green surroundings brown, dry, hot and thirsty,
BUT some stubborn flowers just burst into bloom, so pretty.
SUMMER has cause a many leaf fall,
BUT some creeping green tiny leaves takes its place in some trees big and small.
SUMMER caused a lot of people to complain and release steam from the core,
BUT others take it as a time to cool down, relax and take a tour.
Others may think summer's been long
So it has to end, if not, things would be handled by the use of tongs
Yet a number hopes it would stretch a little more
Since the summer brought in memories and opportunities as from an open door.
New friendships and renewed ties have blossomed
Rare lessons in life and skills have been learned
Weaknesses were strengthened, dullness polished
Roughness smoothened, immaturity metamorphed
Serendipity found, scarcity supplied, broken dreams mended.
Oh, when the summer is gone
It can never be rolled back as time
When the summer is gone
Only the sketches of an imagined and cherished past will remain.
Another chapter closes and another discloses
Another season, rainy and wet
Yet, there will always be that time to go back to
When travelin' through mem'ry's lane.
It always leaves me a wonder
When in a capsule of one specific summer
There is One noted to be in control
Making things beautiful and sober.
A summer to remember,
A summer so blessed,
A summer to live by…
When this summer is gone.
Life Shortens
I have always wondered that at the end of every term in the university, I find a lot of pencils in my drawer: mechanical, regular Mongol in all numbers, different colors, sizes, shapes and names.
They too come in various performances. Some I used till they less an inch tall, others are at randomly picked whenever and whoever needs one but still there are some that are never used at all. My 3 daughters have their own addition to pencils. They are bought in boxes and dozens at the start of school but not even half way through I coundn't find a trace of a new - the box empty. Where have all the pencils gone? In exchange I see old, broken, bitten, overused, abused, ugly, no erasers kind of pencils in their pencil boxes. It would mean another dozen to buy because of reasons like, "Mommy, I gave my friend one for remembrance." or "I pity one without I shared an extra." or "I exchanged it with a friend…" or "Mom, I lost it, sorry." or "can I have a new one." or "Mom, i threw it away." or "I saw it in the garbage that was last disposed." The reasons seem now familiar to me as grew older. I just wondered how many of our lives are likened to a pencil in many ways, loved, exchanged, lost, fought for, given, new, old, bitten, thrown, stolen, stepped on and broken, priced, used to the last inch and still kept, just for display…. Here's to 5 pencil lessons I love to tell:
PENCILESSON # 1. The best part of a PENCIL is it's insides: the lead. With it comes it's identity and use. Without it a pencil is worthless. How about us? What makes up our insides? Our motives, heart and thoughts, our character, they spell our worth and the best in us.
PENCILESSONS # 2 For a PENCIL to be used it has to undergo some sharpenings. I love to think that some difficulties and pains in life are worth experiencing because it has to be, to get the best of us in the open for use. It may not be a welcome but it is a natural part of the purpose of our making. The good thing is after the sharpening, we become useful.
PENCILESSONS # 3 A PENCIL leaves a mark whenever it is used.
What mark have we made in the past? Was it good? Just useless scribbles? Were they worth looking back and reflecting? Were they fine or rough? Were the markings meaningful and afforded learning to the unlearned?
PENCILESSONS # 4 The good thing about a PENCIL is it can be erased and has an eraser. It leaves no permanent mark. It can be corrected, changed, made better, cleaned and rewritten for good reasons. For the elementary students who are yet young in learning, they erase more to make right and later do real well after the mistakes have been corrected. Take heart, like a pencil our lives can be rewritten to perfection.
PENCILESSONS # 5 Whatever a PENCIL be, it depends on the hand that holds it. Who holds you so it determines you end output?
Life is short. Beginnings have purposes and endings tell of them. The process is what makes us till we are but on inch short before our Maker and Holder. Life spells the importance of our inner being. The trials are but sharpenings every now and then improving our looks and performance for every endeavor we need to do. Lest, we forget that we leave a mark everyday and we have to make good ones to last and the negative ones to stand corrected with or without a trace. However, it was worth the erasure to get it corrected for evaluation and scoring when the markings get to the Teacher's desk. And lastly, it is very important Who holds us to serve our life's purpose/s. Then can we sigh and say, oftentimes "the end justifies the means".
Oh my pencils, I cherish them one and all. For I pick not to chose but I pick to use.
PENCILESSONS #6 The shorter a PENCIL goes the more stories it has to tell as long as they stay in the hands of the Holder.
Oh life shortens but it is worth living. Though how short til it has no use. It's presence will be a reminder of it's beginnings, how it was well spent and it's end should be etched in the memory of ones they have come across.
The Chase for Happiness
In life I learned to seek my simple joys because in complicated things I find stressful moments that make life less and sometimes never worth fighting or even living.
My simple joys:
- waking up and praying with my hubby with clasped hands
- hugging from the kids when i get home from work as if i were missed for a long time
- light moments at the table with family
- morning and evening worships
- every opportunity of prayer
- a moment of catching sunrise at the terrace of our home
- thankful for the breath of life
- wishful I would witness another leaf fall, reminds me how life is short
- seeing some flowers bloom their best in the heat of summer
- chancing my way to the kitchen to cook even if my taste buds are bad
- fixing the bed sheets with my hubby on opposite ends
- singing a song and smiling to find myself out of tune or losing the voice
- heartfelt laughing on a clean joke
Oh, throughout life, I discovered, He has granted so much joys within and without.
Might fill up this fb yet I will yet have to think back and see more. So why spend a lifetime running after elusive things when after you thought you found them, you're starting to be on the ran for "the birds without wings" as my poet friend aptly describes it with eloquence.
Stop and consider, life is good when we seek our simple pleasures. Serenity. Satisfaction. Serendipity. Sagacity.
Pips, come to think of it, when was the last time you really thanks God for the millionths of simple joys you missed because you were in search for elusive happiness.
A story says of a girl who one day was found chasing butterflies in the garden. Exhausted and frustrated, she sat in the middle of the flowers and thrust angrily, not minding the blooms that are crushed due to her tantrum. The father nearby, sat by her side and said, "keep still my child, hush, and see how you can be still and experience greater things in life coming your way." Through her tears as her heart's throbbing slowed to normal… a beautiful butterfly alighted on her shoulders.
I learned to seek and long for the joy of the Lord. It must be beyond my wildest and most profound imagination.


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