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Tadoussac is a small village situated at the intersection of two rivers: the Saguenay and the St. Lawrence. The French established its first North American trading post here. The town has a history of more than 400 years, even older than the more famous Quebec City. Today, it is a touristic town for those who love to see the whales and belugas, as well as enjoying the nature in general.
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Tadoussac is in the association of the most beautiful villages in Quebec. One of the criteria is the maintenance of the... more travel advice
The boardwalk that begins in front of the hotel has an excellent view of the beach below and the marina, as well as... more travel advice
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You photos were lovely, when we were there it was overcast and windy. Quite an interesting place, much more history than i had expected
Beautiful photos and a great start on your Tadoussac page!! It only increases my desire to some day visit the north shore of the St. Lawrence River!
some very good pictures on this page Mimi. you are a great photographer. no matter what we do during the day, i will like to stay in that gorgeous hotel at night though.
Wow...an island with 400 years of history and whale/beluga watching. Thanks for sharing,. Cheers, SL :)
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|Reviews for The Musician
| Major Mike Powell III chapter 7 . 9/18/2014
Well, well, soldier...
Hoo-rrah! 1st Review, Btches!
Now, this was quite interesting, and quite nice, yes.
So, we have Makoto back in school, and of course, all those people talking behind her back...they are all jerks! (Angry Face)
Fortunately, Minako is there to invite Makoto to lunch with her and her friends. That was a nice break from all the whispering and stuff behind Mako's back.
And then...oh my, what is this? Ichigo Kairi...looks like she might just be a contender for Makoto's heart in the near future, indeed.
But hey, she ain't goin' anywhere near Makoto's heart if Minako has anything to say about that. :3 (Puts on Sunglasses) Mako is Mina's woman, dang it! X3
Good work! Keep it up!
Update ASAP! That's an order!
Semper-Fi! Carry on!
| Major Mike Powell III chapter 6 . 9/5/2014
Well, well, soldier...
Huh...well, 's been a while, hasn't it? LOL But hey, an update is an update, better late than nevar, and a review is a review, so let's get to it! :3
This was quite interesting, and quite sweet, too.
So, we have the aftermath of the encounter in the previous chapter, and I'm loving how loyal Minako is to Makoto, and how Hell-bent she is on making her a part of her circle of friends, whether Rei likes it or not. LOL
And I think Rei will warm up to Mako in due time, and she'll fit right in with the rest of the crew, especially if Minako is right there beside her. *A*
Good work, Marine!
Update ASAP! That's an order!
Semper-Fi! Carry on!
| tuxjim chapter 6 . 9/5/2014
And that's the last of the current posting...boo hoo...WANT MORE! But seriously, I'm GLAD that I added you two to my lists...once again, I wish I could favorite not the whole story but each individual chapter. Give praise to the praise-worthy, I always want to say (but seldom do).
This one is a good example of what I said in my other review...I'll read ANY story about ANY Yuri pairing, at any time AS LONG AS THE STORY'S GOOD. And this one's clipping along at a pace somewhere between VERY GOOD and EXCELLENT. I just LOVED the fight scene, and the aftermath, and Mako's 'confession' about what happened to her old girlfriend (VERY sad...very) and why she had wanted Mina to run. And now, even though we KNOW this is going to finish as a Mako/Mina pairing, you've involved Ami and her mom as "caretakers" for Mako at need (and I'm willing to bet that it won't be JUST when she has been injured.
Well, like I promised, I've finished the current postings on this, and now I'm going to toddle off to your profile and find that other story you're working on...just so I can get a comparative of how your writing style works between two worlds. TTFN!
Take care and be well. Ja ne for now.
| tuxjim chapter 2 . 9/5/2014
I promised myself that I was going to leave a review for you on this chapter, mostly because I have a few kudos to bestow, along with an idea...
So far, I'm LOVING this story...even though my FAVORITE favorite pairing from Sailor Moon is Ami & Makoto. I've also read a few where she and Mina were together, and I didn't feel traumatized by them, mostly because they were well-planned and well-written...JUST LIKE THIS ONE! Your comment about writing shorter chapters...well, that's author's preference. Myself, I'm of two minds...short chapters make for quick reading, as long as the author addresses what he or she wishes to in the chapter. Long chapters are good for exploring details, and extra character and scenario development...so I guess I like them both, as long as the story is told, and told well. (One of my favorites is "Fallen from Grace", with Rei and Hotaru as the two main characters. 24 chapters, some short, some longer, ALL good.)
I've "picked up" this story after you posted chapter 6, so I'm going back to the beginnings to get the sense of the whole story. I also do that when I re-read a story, so I'm 'current' in my mindset about it. I'll try and leave another billet doux after I finish it, although it might not be too long (after all, I'm saying most of what I want to right now).
Gotta keep on trukkin', so I'm off to chapter 3. Take care and be well. OH, and PLEASE finish the story...and I'll look for your other one that you're "mentally crapping out" at the same time after I finish. Almost forgot...the story AND you are now on my 'favorite'-s lists.
Ja ne for now.
| bookwithrose chapter 5 . 11/21/2013
I love it so far. I realky want u to write more. :) can't wait for the rest of it :)
| Tyronyx chapter 5 . 9/5/2012
ahhh! this is a really good story! i hope you update soon!:)
| hagancameron chapter 5 . 8/30/2012
Of course we are reading this. Now we are awaiting more!
| Guest chapter 5 . 7/5/2012
That was an amazing chapter! I can't wait for future updates, keep up the great work :D
| Beware i am quirky chapter 5 . 6/24/2012
I was so occupied with this chapter, that i didn't even notice that it started raining outside (with the window wide open)
So you really did just fine!
Poor Makoto! That was a heartbreaking story. I hope Minakos love can help Mako to overcome this tragedy!
Though, I have to admit that i'm a little bit afraid of what Rei will say about all this!
Can't wait for the next chapter!
| Major Mike Powell III chapter 5 . 6/23/2012
Well, well, soldier...
Hoo-rrah! 1º review, btches!
Now, this was quite nice, quite interesting!
So, Mina and Mako went on that date. LOL Leave it up to Mina to drag Mako everywhere. XD And then, some arcade fun! Y'know, you could've at least mentioned the names of the games, right? :P But hey, don't worry. That's just the gamer in me talking. XD
Then, uh oh, trouble arises! D: Damn! Makoto kicked some arse, and she took a beating as well. DX Ouch!
But Minako was there to make Mako feel better, so 's all good. :3
Next, Mina will sleep with Mako, and learns a heart-breaking truth. T_T Poor Makoto...Mina, you're up! Embrace Makoto and make the pain go away! *A*
Good work, Marine! Keep it up!
Update ASAP! That's an order!
Semper-Fi! Carry on!
| Beware i am quirky chapter 4 . 6/4/2012
Now the murder is out. Poor Mako-chan :(
I really hope Mina will make it better for her soon
Can't wait to read about their evening together!
Please write more.
Hugs and kisses and cookies XD
| Beware I am quirky chapter 3 . 6/4/2012
It's soooo sweet that Mina already trust Mako despite the whole social worker mystery!
| Beware I am quirky chapter 2 . 6/4/2012
Quote: "Hey, come in! What are you, a vampire that needs permission to enter?"
I WANT A 'MAKO THE VAMPIRE' STORY! my birthday is in october XD
Okay seriously, i really love your writing. You did a great job!
| Major Mike Powell III chapter 4 . 5/1/2012
Well, well, soldier...
Ah, it sure has been a while since I last read a "Sailor Moon" fic, but the fire still burns within me! LOL
Lovely li'l story you've got goin' here, my friend!
A charming meeting between the Musician and the Aspiring Idol! *A* I love how you set them up to meet~!
And of course, lovely descriptions all around. O
Then, Makoto meets Minako's friends and things go quite smooth...but Rei smells something fishy. Minako asks the right questions and gets some not-so-pleasant answers. (Sigh) Poor Mako just doesn't get a break, huh? D:
So, now it's MinaxMako date time~! ;3
Nice work, Marine!
Update ASAP! That's an order!
Semper-Fi! Carry on!
| James Birdsong chapter 4 . 4/10/2012
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Edward Auer Summer Piano Workshop
How to Apply
Quick Links
Information for All Applicants
Maximum of 40 participants (determined by recorded audition); unlimited number of auditors (no audition required).
This program does not offer scholarships. Only full payment will secure your position (a limited amount of merit-based scholarship aid is available for excpetionally promising applicants).
On-campus housing is available. See "Visiting" in the left menu for accommodation information.
Late applications will be accepted on the basis of available space.
There is a $200.00 cancellation fee for refunded tuition (this includes the $70 non-refundable registration fee).
Anyone under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult chaperone.
Online Registration Summer 2016: CLICK HERE!
Pre-registration fee: $70
Participant tuition: $1500
Online Auditing Tuition:
Students: $700
Music Educators (please provide proof of educator status): $350
Auditor tuition: $700
Auditor 2-day Pass: $300
On-Campus housing (optional): $50/night (single occupancy-does not include meals or linens)*
*Any nights stayed in Willkie not indicated and paid for on the online registration will be charged directly to the participant (at the time of their stay) with a 12% additional tax.
Off-Campus housing is also available, but must be arranged by the participant.
Application deadline: June 13, 2016 for Participants, July 5, 2016 for Auditors
Fees due: June 15, 2016
Audition Requirements
No audition is required for Auditor applicants. Participant applicants must send a 15 minute recording (CD or DVD) of any repertoire. We are not responsible for late, damaged, or unreadable materials. Mail materials only (no checks please, see your registration invoice for information on where to send a check) to:Office of Pre-College and Summer Programs I.U. Jacobs School of Music 1201 East Third Street Bloomington, IN 47405
- Recordings must be RECEIVED by the application deadline.
- Upon receipt of the audition CD/DVD and online pre-registration fee, participant applicants will be notified within 2 weeks whether they have been chosen as a participant or auditor.
Participants intending to enter the Chamber Music Competition and Solo Competition should submit their concerto choice in their application.
The Jacobs School of Music reserves the right to cancel a workshop if enrollment is not met. Participants will be informed 2 weeks before the start of the workshop and receive a full refund.
Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity institution.
Indiana University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Students who believe that they are eligible for an accommodation should contact Disabled Student Services at (812) 855-7578, or TDD: (812) 855-7654


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Released: Feb 01st, 1997
Running Time: 80
Director: Chi Chi LaRue
Company: All Worlds Video
Cast: Ethan Michael Ayers, Ricky Starr, Troy Halston, Marcus Day, Drew Nolan, Jake Cannon
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: Gay and Bi
Beached? An even better title would be Bleached!!! In a surprisingly light-hearted tale of homeless twentysomethings, the mostly blond cast does indeed have more fun. Oral scenes don't get much better than the one between Halston and Ayers.


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The quality of talking a great deal; talkativeness: he was renowned for loquacity
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Is it enough, white America? Is it enough to make us look at ourselves and wonder -- am I part of this problem? Am I doing anything to change racism? Will my children be part of a new problem or part of a solution? There is a particularly Mormon bent to this problem of racism.
In his early years before founding the Mormon church, Joseph Smith admitted that he sought after gold through magical means. Some might argue that his search for "magic" never ended, that the "golden plates" which he translated by use of seer stones in a hat were an extension of the same search.
I have begun to wonder if it might not be useful for Mormons to understand more clearly why so many people think of Mormonism as a cult. Are these reasons that are true and are things we embrace? Are they true and things we might want to change? Are they simply not true and things we need to correct people about?
Growing up in a very conservative religious environment, it turned our world upside down when our 13-year-old son came out to us. The learning curve was steep since we were coming from a place of almost total ignorance about all things LGBT-related.
I want to find every struggling gay Mormon child and cup their faces in my hands, and tell them how loved they are, AS they are.
As the Supreme Court is set to rule next month on the Constitutionality of same-sex marriage, many political and religious leaders continue to seek a balance between LGBT rights and religious freedom.
Always intrigued by the traditions of others, I wanted to find out how Family Home Evening affected Mormon life.
As a practicing Mormon, I applaud the makers of this FREETOWN for bringing poignant questions to the screen in a powerful, faith-promoting way.
I saw The Book of Mormon at SHN Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco. I am not a South Park fan but throughly enjoyed the production. It is playing now th...
In the name of progress and compromise, we may be setting ourselves up to be pawns in a global strategy of placing religious rights over all other constitutional and civil liberties.
What brings people to the theater? I talk a lot about that each day with various producers and press agents. Of course, if anyone really knew an exact answer, many more shows would be successful. Instead we all try our best to guess.
I'm not sure what "Christian principles" the committee is referring to, but when it comes to the collected works and thoughts of Madison and Jefferson, I move that we go with the Bill of Rights over some nebulous, assumed principles. But that's just me.
The Mormon Church wants laws on the books that would allow a Mormon apartment building owner who doesn't want to rent a unit to a gay couple, the "religious freedom" not to do so. Or a Mormon business owner the right to fire a lesbian worker simply because of whom she is, not because of the quality of her work.
The Mormon Church is more aggressively signaling to its members what is and is not acceptable behavior for members who wish to remain in good standing. The actions of Kelly and now Dehlin, apparently, are being defined by church leaders as beyond the boundaries of what is expected of loyal members in good standing.
"We didn't all walk away jumping on board with the fight for marriage equality, but by the end of the evening, I think we all saw how this world can be a better place if we can open up our ears and really listen."
After reading Timothy Liu's latest book of poetry, Don't Go Back to Sleep, I knew I had to interview him immediately. We met for soup in Chinatown and talked about poetry, coming out as a Mormon, and non-possessive love.


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Thomas M. Martorano, 46, of Pittsgrove, formerly of Vineland, passed away on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at home.
Born in East Islip, N.Y., to Lorraine Fallon and the late Carl Martorano, he moved to South Jersey more than 20 years ago. Thomas studied criminal justice and business at Cumberland and Salem County Colleges. He proudly graduated from the Gloucester County Police Academy in 1993. He then went on to serve and protect as a police officer with the Vineland Police Department for 16 years, having worked as a detective for eight of those years. He was a former coach for the Vineland Pigtail League when his girls played ball and a member of the Lutheran Redeemer Church of Vineland, where he was on the church bowling team. Thomas enjoyed camping, boating, fixing cars and listening to oldies music. He had a love for all animals, especially bald eagles and his dogs. Most of all the love of his life was his family and sharing time with them.
Thomas is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Jennie Perez-Martorano of Pittsgrove; his two precious daughters, Laura and Andrea Martorano at home; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Claire and Roland Perez of Fairton; and brother-in-law, Michael Perez and his wife Kimberly and their son Jacob Perez of Maple Shade; his mother, Lorraine Blanchard of Nevada; stepmother, Beverly Martorano of Nevada; two sisters, Patricia and Jennifer Blanchard; and two brothers, Eric and Louis Martorano. Also by his stepsister, Stephanie Pinette; and stepbrother, Thomas Blanchard; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Lutheran Redeemer Church, 2384 E. Landis Ave., Vineland. Family and friends may gather from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Burial is private.
Donations in memory of Thomas may be made to the children's educational trust fund, payable to Claire Perez, memo educational account, P.O. Box 187, Fairton, NJ 08320.
Please visit www.wbfuneralhome.com to send condolences to the family.
Arrangements are under the care of Wainwright-Bernhardt Funeral Home, Vineland.


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We bought raw peanuts by mistake and I didn't know what to do with them until I found this! They taste great. My husband says they taste like peanut butter. :-) The first time I made them I tried sprinkling them with salt but it just fell off. The second time I made them, I soaked the peanuts in water with about 1 cup of salt disolved in it. I soaked them in the salt water overnight. Then I set them out to dry for a few hours. I adjusted the cooking time a little longer at 275 degrees to account for the extra moisture. They turned out great. Same great taste as the original recipe, but with a light salty taste. Next time I might add even more salt and soak a little longer. Either way, Sharon's recipe is wonderful!
I too bought raw peanuts by mistake! Since we are on low-no sodium diets I didn't add the optional salt! Thanks for posting!
This is a perfect recipe for roasted peanuts. First time I tried it I left them in the oven for 15 min. Not done enough for me. The second time I tried 20 min and they were perfect. Just what I was looking for. Thanks!
Did a search for roasted peanuts on recipezaar and this recipe was exactly what I needed. Thanks for sharing!
This works just perfectly.... IF you don't forget about the second batch you put in the oven. :). First batch I used red paper, raw peanuts, for 20 mins exactly and they were perfect. Did the same with raw cashews and made homemade peanut cashew butter in the Vitamix. Oh mah goodness! That roasted taste just can't be beat. Since I don't salt the nuts to roast, I added approx. 1/4 tsp during the grinding process to mix it in and help to bring that roasted goodness out when finished. It was perfect! Thanks for this so simple recipe! Edit: Forgot to add your stars! Thx for a great recipe. :)


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Reporting for Duty
A transcript of the weekend's program on FOX News Channel.
Paul Gigot: This week on "The Journal Editorial Report," the politics of lying. Do some tall tales make you unfit for public office? A new ad in the Connecticut Senate race is raising that question, and we're taking a look at some of the greatest political whoppers of all time. Plus, the Supreme Court hears a case that tests the limits of the First Amendment. How far is too far when it comes to free speech? We'll debate. Plus, will the new documentary "Waiting for Superman" do for education reform what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for global warming? We'll ask the director of both those films, next.
Gigot: Welcome to "The Journal Editorial Report." I'm Paul Gigot.
First up this week, the politics of lying. Lots of politicians do it, but when is a lie so over the line that it should disqualify the teller from holding public office? Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate for Senate in Connecticut, released a new ad this week that raises that question. McMahon is running against that state's attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, who was outed by the New York Times this spring for lying about serving in Vietnam. Take a look.
Narrator: Would you lie about serving in a war?
Blumenthal: We have learned something very important since the days. that I served in Vietnam.
Narrator: Dick Blumenthal did, again and again.
Blumenthal: When we returned, we saw nothing of this gratitude.
Narrator: He covered one lie with another.
Blumenthal: --since the days that I served in Vietnam.
Narrator: If he lied about Vietnam, what else is he lying about?
Gigot: Joining the panel this week, Wall Street Journal columnist and deputy editor Dan Henninger, editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz and OpinionJournal.com editor James Taranto.
So, Dorothy, all politicians lie, or at least their opponents accuse them of lying. Is this ad fair?
Rabinowitz: Well, if it's--you mean fair means truthful? Yes, it's fair. Is it kind? No. It's a really perfect example--he's a perfect expression of political lying at its worst, which means that it reveals character in a very fundamental way. You cannot say as often as he does in that--in that ad, "in Vietnam," "when we came back." Can anybody be so absentminded, he's forgotten the details of the military career, such as he did not serve in the war? But what really happened is that, this was an exposure after he was outed.
Gigot: And he was in the Marine Reserves.
Rabinowitz: Oh yes, he was in the Marines, stateside at all times. But the point is that the amount of bluster that went into defending this lie was very telling, because it told you something about his attitude toward the electorate. You have perfectly clear expression of what he did.
Gigot: All right, let's get his response. We have his response when this story first broke, last May. Let's hear that.
Blumenthal: Now, on a few occasions I have misspoken about my service, and I regret that, and I take full responsibility. But I will not allow--[applause]. I will not allow anyone to take a few misplaced words and impugn my record of service to our country.
Gigot: OK, now, we have another response, this one from the debate, in response to Linda McMahon.
Blumenthal: I described it inaccurately, and I regret it. I take full responsibility for it. It was not intentional, but that is no excuse.
Gigot: So, Dan, were those responses--different in tone, certainly, the second one a little more remorseful--
Henninger: Right.
Gigot: --than the first. Were those adequate?
Henninger: I think you'd need a Ph.D. in linguistics to figure out what exactly he's saying there. You know, I was just listening to that, Paul, and wondering--the word they say all the time, "I misspoke." Did the word "misspoke" exist before this started? It's a weird--I mean, it doesn't mean anything.
Gigot: Before this era started, you mean.
Henninger: You mean basically, you didn't tell the truth? What you said was false rather than true? But they always have to operate in this sort of gray area in between, because they don't quite want to have to admit they weren't telling the truth, and I think it's in large part because a lot of these politicians really don't think it matters. Close enough to the truth is close enough. It's like, you know, they can say whatever they want, they can spend whatever they want, and I think they've sort of lost sight of what's the truth.
Gigot: James, is there something uniquely awful about lying about your military service, particularly in a war in which other Americans died?
Taranto: I think there is, and I also think there's something particular about Vietnam and Democrats of a certain age. You remember John Kerry came to public prominence in 1971 by testifying before the Senate as a young antiwar leader about all of these fanciful stories of war crimes. Then he had his story about going to Cambodia in 1968, which didn't add up--he said, you know, he was fighting "Nixon's war." Well, Nixon wasn't president then.
Gigot: Yeah, but OK, understood about that. But then you have the case of Mark Kirk, a Republican who's running for Senate in Illinois, who at a minimum exaggerated his service in the military overseas.
Taranto: Yeah, he had two very clear misstatements. He said that he had won something called the Intelligence Officer of the Year award, which apparently doesn't exist--
Gigot: Right.
Taranto: --or at least if it does exist, he never won it. And on his website there was a statement that he had served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. In fact, he had served--this was the same excuse Blumenthal had--
Gigot: Stateside.
Taranto: --"during" Operation Iraqi Freedom, stateside, so that was--that was--
Gigot: So what's the difference between Kirk and Blumenthal?
Taranto: Well, I mean, I think there's a difference of degree. Saying "I served in Vietnam," saying "when we came back" and repeatedly saying it, is a more serious lie, but it's a fair cop on Kirk, too.
Gigot: Dorothy, is there a distinction you would draw between those two?
Rabinowitz: Yes, and it's the same one James would. But the same truth holds for both, which is that it's apparently inconceivable today for a politician to say, "I did this because I felt in my heart a profound envy of the heroics and the enterprise these brave men undertook, and I wished in my heart to be part of it, and I am profoundly apologetic to those who lived and died and bled there, and you should know this about me, and I hope you'll forgive me." This is incapable. This is total denial of the fact that they lied to begin with.
Gigot: Is this different, Dan, than famous lies by presidents: "I did not have sex with that woman" or lying to a grand jury? Or Richard Nixon, "I knew nothing about the Watergate break-in"?
Henninger: Or Nancy Pelosi last year saying she had never been briefed on the enhanced interrogations, when in fact she had been in 2002. No, I think in some level it is not. People wonder why there's a tea party, right? Well, this is one of the reasons. People feel that the politicians simply aren't leveling with them on anything. And it's--you know, it is a reflection of what I think Dorothy said earlier, the level of character in politics today. For some reason, it's fallen.
Rabinowitz: And still.
Gigot: And still falling.
All right, when we come back, are there limits to the First Amendment? The Supreme Court hears arguments in what is shaping up to be one of the most controversial cases of the new term. Should even the most outrageous speech be protected? There's a debate ahead.
Gigot: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in what is shaping up to be one of the most controversial cases of the new term. It involves the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church and its pastor, Fred Phelps, whose congregation travels the country protesting at the funerals of fallen servicemembers, carrying signs with slogans such as "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "God hates fags." Phelps and his followers believe that U.S. deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq are God's punishment for America's tolerance of homosexuality.
In 2006, the church members protested outside the Maryland funeral of Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, who was killed in Iraq. Matthew's father, Albert, sued, claiming the church had violated the family's privacy and inflicted severe emotional distress. A jury awarded him millions in damages, but a federal appeals court reversed that decision, saying the protesters were protected by First Amendment.
So Dorothy, I think we can all agree that the protesters are despicable. But why isn't their speech protected by the First Amendment?
Rabinowitz: Well, that is the question, and I don't think it is, but we are now in a position--this is about the fifth blatant case of this sort in memory, and we won't go into all of them, but we're faced with an increasing proof that we are shackled by blind obedience, by purists in defense of the First Amendment, in which we are constantly confronted with, "But here is the slippery slope: If we disallow this kind of free speech, where will this take us?"
Well, the First Amendment is not intended to shackle us to the most extreme and bizarre positions in the interest of free speech. So that now we're facing a defense of the rights of terrorists to use the First Amendment for all of the most nefarious causes. We have the Supreme Court allowing "crush porn" videos, where small animals are butchered before our very eyes, in the interest of free expression.
Gigot: Well, but there have always been limits the Supreme Court has allowed on free speech: you know, the fighting-words doctrine, you can't libel somebody or defame them--although it's hard to prove either of those, but nonetheless, you have that in law. So why is this case in particular something that you think we should be--that the kind of speech that should be banned?
Rabinowitz: Well, in particular because it is the most targeted speech, targeted hate speech of this kind. Targeted victimization is one of the exceptions. But we don't know how this is going to play out in the Supreme Court.
Gigot: We sure don't, no. It's very uncertain, based on the oral argument, which way it's going to go.
Rabinowitz: We have a feeling--but we do know the great weight of this force of the entire range of fervent, extreme First Amendment purists, which have been driving us. Look at the separation of church and state. Look what has happened to the clause.
Gigot: Do I hear a First Amendment defender here?
Taranto: Yes, I would like to defend the First Amendment. It's true that a lot of the landmark cases involving the First Amendment that go before the Supreme Court above really loathsome characters: Nazis, pornographers, communists--and these guys. The reason for that is because in this country we don't censor speech that isn't terribly offensive. If you looks at countries like Canada and many countries in Europe that don't have the robust free-speech protections that we have, you see people like Mark Steyn, a commentator who's written for our page brought up on crazy charges before Canadian human rights commissions.
Gigot: For essentially uttering an opinion--
Taranto: Right, yes.
Gigot: --saying things that were true.
Taranto: Yes, about Islam and then being hauled up on anti-Islamic hate speech. So the fact that these extremists are the ones who fight these battle means that free speech is secure for all of us.
Henninger: Well, by the same token, some of us have defended the right of publications to print images of Muhammad being ridiculed. The average Muslim says, "I find that extremely offensive," but we think they ought be able to do that.
Let me try to help out the Supreme Court here and give them a solution to this problem. That example that we were talking about was people protesting at this soldier's funeral. Look, if people want to stand out in front of this building and say "it's good when soldiers die," they should be able to do that. But if you're going to stand 500 feet from, say, when a prominent--
Gigot: It was 1,000--1,000 yards, I believe.
Henninger: A thousand. And let's say even a prominent public figure's daughter is being married and they want hold up signs saying "Mary Jones is a slut," I think--
Gigot: But they weren't saying that about Matthew Snyder. This was about the war--
Henninger: Right.
Gigot: This was about homosexuality. This was not about anything about these--
Henninger: Yeah, and I don't think you should be able to intrude on private events by private individuals like this.
Gigot: But they were regulated, Dan, outside of 1,000 feet. They couldn't come up to their face. I mean, they did have some limitation.
Henninger: A thousand feet.
Gigot: Well--
Henninger: You should not be able to assault a private event, like a funeral or a wedding, being held by a private individual.
Gigot: Because it's a captive audience.
Taranto: But this man, the plaintiff, did not actually encounter them at the funeral. He saw them later on television.
Gigot: You mean the father.
Taranto: Mr. Snyder, yes.
Gigot: Albert Snyder. Well, there you go, Dan. I mean, what do you do?
Henninger: You know, to pick up Dorothy's point, because of the Web, because of television, these assaults are seen by everybody. And I think we're putting a really impossible burden on the First Amendment to protect all of this kind of behavior unless a line is drawn somewhere.
Gigot: But do you want judges drawing that line, Dan, when it comes to free speech?
Henninger: I would like to see the Supreme Court try to draw that line, not your average judge.
Rabinowitz: If you cannot have in this thriving, bustling, contentious democracy, any faith in the individual sense of decency, of what may not be allowed--we are not, after all, Canada. We are not these other countries. We are the United States of America, and if you cannot believe in the--then we are in trouble.
Taranto: The reason we're the United States of America is because we have the First Amendment.
Rabinowitz: I don't think entirely the case. I think we have a sense of bustling democracy, and the First Amendment is one of the shackles for the purists.
Gigot: We've got to go--
Rabinowitz: All right.
Gigot: --speaking as one of the purists. When we come back, the school-reform movement gets a big boost from the left. Davis Guggenheim is best known for directing Al Gore's global-warming movie, "An Inconvenient Truth." But in this latest film, "Waiting for Superman," he's setting his sights on education reform. He joins us next.
Gigot: Well, the school-reform movement is getting a big boost from a self-described lifelong liberal. Davis Guggenheim, the Academy Award-winning director behind Al Gore's global-warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," is turning his lens these days on our nation's troubled public schools. His latest film, "Waiting for Superman," takes a devastating look inside a system that has failed generations of children.
Man: Think about 60,000 people have gone to the school in four years. Forty thousand didn't graduate. This is the damage that this school has done to this neighborhood.
Narrator: A child that doesn't finish high school will learn less and be eight times more likely to go prison.
Boy: I want to go to school.
Narrator: For these kids, their only chance of getting into a great school depends on whether their number is picked in a lottery.
Man: So if Francisca doesn't get in, is there another chance?
Woman: No.
Gigot: Davis Guggenheim joins me now. Welcome.
Guggenheim: Nice to be here.
Gigot: So I have to say, I found your film heartbreaking and infuriating at the same time. What's the main message you're trying to leave with your audience?
Guggenheim: Well, I think the reason why it's selling out here in New York and L.A., it's actually very moving, and the people who see the movie are inspired by the parents. You know, there's--we followed a mother in Harlem, but also--
Gigot: Five children and their parents.
Guggenheim: Also, a white middle-class family in Northern California. And every parent is fighting to give their kid a great education. It's a classic American story that everyone can attach themselves to. The problem is, to find a great school, they have to submit themselves to a lottery, and so there are winners and losers, and that seems to be the thing people are responding to. It's just un-American.
Gigot: What got you into the film? Because this problem is not new. I mean, we had--26 years ago, we had the report "A Nation at Risk," which said the schools, public schools were failing. We've had battles over school choice everywhere. Why are you getting into this now?
Guggenheim: Well, you know, Participant Media, who funded the movie, asked me to make a film about public education. I said, "I don't think you can do it. It's too difficult. It's like it's a story-telling quagmire." And the next morning, I'm packing my kids up in my minivan, and I'm taking them to the great private school, and I start to count the public schools.
Gigot: This is in Los Angeles.
Guggenheim: This is in Los Angeles. And the schools in my neighborhood aren't doing everything they can for the kids in my neighborhood. And I was like, we have to get past that mentality of taking care of your own kids. We have to have the mentality of taking care of every kid, because it actually affects you. It affects the price of your home, how safe your neighborhood is, and the economy. I mean, if these kids aren't skilled laborers, if they're not innovators, our economy is truly screwed. Bill Gates talks about it very eloquently in the movie.
Gigot: Well, you talk about the teachers unions in the movie, and you feature Randi Weingarten. And if there's a villain in the movie, I think she's probably it. Here's what her reaction is. She's the head of the American Federation of Teachers. She said: "There are lots of incredibly good public schools around this country, and there are incredibly great teachers, and there are more and more really interesting solution-driven contracts, and I think that the fact that none of this is represented in the film is a problem with the film. I don't have a problem about myself, but I have a problem with that." What's your response?
Guggenheim: I'm actually a fan of Randi. You know, we met after she saw the film. I asked her to write a chapter in our book, and I said, "Look, tell us where we got it wrong. I don't expect people to agree with everything in this movie, but I want everyone to get to the table." I want all the adults. The system actually works for a lot of adults--for the unions.
Gigot: For the teachers unions.
Guggenheim: The political parties, that are taking a lot of money. For people like me, who send our kids to private school. It kind of works, but people stick sort of their head in the sand and say, "You know, this is--I'm OK." But it's millions of kids we're failing, and it cuts across both political parties. And I think that Randi deserves, actually, a lot of credit. She's actually pushed her union further than it would normally go in contracts in Baltimore, New Haven, D.C. I want to push her further, but I want to push all the adults. I don't think it's just about her. I'm a member of a great union. I believe in unions.
Gigot: But do you think the movie is unfair to all teachers? Does it brand all teachers as somehow at fault here?
Guggenheim: No, Jonathan Alter--in fact, some of the people who say some of these extreme things haven't seen the movie, or they don't want you to see the movie--the movie is very ecumenical. It really is.
Gigot: Yeah, I would agree with that, I think it is. You make that distinction.
Guggenheim: Yeah, and it's for everybody, and if it's pro-anything, it's pro-these kids. You just want Daisy, who wants to be a doctor, to win. You want Anthony, who wants to make his grandmother proud, to win. And I think this is an issue that's going to actually push past the midterms, because it's something that everyone can agree on, like: We are not doing enough for these kids.
Gigot: Well, one of the things you--one of the points you make, which makes it interesting, is that you just go beyond the inner city. You talk about suburban schools. And suburban schools work for the top-performing kids.
Guggenheim: That's right.
Gigot: But they often let down the middle and poorest performing kids. And the schools still look like they're doing well, because the test scores average out.
Guggenheim: That's the big reveal in the movie, is that this idea that you can move to a suburb, buy a million-dollar home--the family we followed, the average home is a million dollars. And the school is one of the top-rated schools in Newsweek. But what you learn is that the top 10% or 15% are served through tracking, and those kids will do pretty well, they'll get the best teachers. But the bottom 75%, you know, they are not going to be prepared to go--even if they get into a four-year college, they're not going to be ready. They have to be remediated. So we're really--the idea that we can sort of take care of our own is over now. The problem is eroding into other schools.
Gigot: But do you think that the unions are the central problem here that have to be overcome? What is the--is that the main problem?
Guggenheim: I would say, I think--I would spread the blame, and I do in the movie. The union piece is the thing that people like to report about, but I start by blaming all the adults. I start with myself. I say, "I take my kids to a private school, betraying the ideals I thought I lived by." I talk about the Democratic Party, how it takes a ton of money, too. And I think the Democratic Party should have been taking care of the little guy. The Republican Party in state legislatures is also--
Gigot: Is also complicit with--yeah.
Guggenheim: Very complicit, and the unions, and then these huge centralized bureaucracies. So we have to sort of smash all that down. We have to rededicate ourselves to, like, thinking about all the Daisys. For every Daisy, there are like a million girls out there who need a great school--and Anthony, the same thing. We really have to rededicate ourselves. Who's at the table negotiating for the kids?
Gigot: All right, Davis Guggenheim, thanks so much for coming in.
Guggenheim: My pleasure.
Gigot: We have to take one more break. When we come back, "Hits and Misses" of the week.
Gigot: Time now for "Hits and Misses" of the week. Dorothy?
Rabinowitz: Yes, while I'm abridging speech, Faisal Shahzad was sentenced to life in prison--
Gigot: The would-be Times Square bomber.
Rabinowitz: He was the would be Times Square bomber--and sentenced to life in prison, but not before getting a vicious opportunity to speak of his murderous intentions. This is exactly the reason that people like Faisal Shahzad and Mohammed--and the 9/11--
Gigot: KSM.
Rabinowitz: --KSM should not be given federal criminal trials in court. The judge is forced to allow them to speak. What he should have been done is saying, "Yes, I understand the sentence," given shackles and marched away to dream of mass murder.
Gigot: All right. James?
Taranto: A miss to 10:10, a British environmentalist group that put out a film showing a teacher pushing a button and blowing up students who didn't care about reducing their carbon emissions. Now, they say this is comedy, but it's not funny. It's horrible. It's a depraved fantasy of totalitarian violence.
Gigot: All right. Dan?
Henninger: Well, a miss to reporter Bob Woodward, who is the latest to float the idea that Hillary Clinton should replace Joe Biden on Obama's 2012 ticket. This, of course, was denied all around. I mean, why would Hillary Clinton jump onto the deck of a sinking ship? But I for one would really miss Joe Biden. I think the Obama presidency has gotten kind of grim. It would become unbearably grim if Joe Biden weren't around saying he'd like to strangle Republicans. Say it ain't so, Joe.
Gigot: Yeah, I don't think--Hillary Clinton might want to leave the administration before she would take that job. Or maybe secretary of defense, if Bob Gates leaves. But VP? I don't see that happening.
Henninger: No way.
Rabinowitz: I could live through it.
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That's it for this week's edition of "The Journal Editorial Report." Thanks to my panel and to all of you for watching. I'm Paul Gigot, and we hope to see you right here next week.


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I gathered daily data for S&P 500 going back to 1950. I then calculated the returns for the 58 year period for twice the daily changes in the index. I didn't account for taxes, commissions, dividends and interest for simplicity purposes. The results are truly astonishing.
Investors who could have stomached the extra volatility from the increased exposure to the S&P 500 could have enjoyed average annual returns of almost 14.33% annually. The worst drawdown in annual returns occurred from 1972-1974 -68.60%, and 69.50% during the 2000 - 2003 bear markets. In addition to that, investors who bought the back tested index at the end of 1999 are still underwater by 37%.Here are the results per decade:
Year $1 invested at the beginning of the decade grows to: at the end of the decade
1950's $ 11.32
1960's $ 2.13
1970's $ 1.14
1980's $ 7.77
1990's $ 14.14
2000's $ 0.78
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Fruit & spice soda bread
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Nutrition: per serving
- kcal405
- fat5g
- saturates2g
- carbs79g
- sugars41g
- fibre5g
- protein10g
- salt0.6g
- 100g rolled porridge oat
- 25g butter, diced
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 200g plain flour
- 200g plain wholemeal flour, plus extra for dusting
- 100g caster sugar
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda
Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-…
- 1½ tsp mixed spice
- 50g raisin
- 50g sultana
- 50g stoned date, finely chopped
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- 3 tbsp mixed peel
- 450ml buttermilk
- 3-4 tbsp demerara sugar
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Whizz the porridge oats and butter together in a food processor, or rub the butter into the oats with your fingertips in a big bowl. Stir in the flours, caster sugar, bicarb, mixed spice, 1 tsp salt, the raisins, sultanas, dates and mixed peel.
Pour over the buttermilk and quickly stir in with a round-bladed knife. Tip out onto a flour-dusted surface and gently bring together into a ball with your hands. Transfer to a flour-dusted baking sheet and scatter over the demerara sugar, pressing it into the top. Use a sharp, flour-dusted knife to cut a big cross in the top and bake for 30-35 mins until crusty on the outside. Eat warm or cold, thickly sliced, with butter.
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I really like this. I use about 35g of sugar and 400ml of buttermilk. I've recently started making it with 2 grated apples, 100g of raisins and one and a half teaspoons of cinnamon and am very happy with the result. It takes about 45 minutes to cook. I'd describe as in between cake and bread! And it also keeps well.
I totally agree with the person who said it way too wet and sticky!! I did use real buttermilk too, but had to add a lot of flour to stop coujon fingers. It is baking now so we will see the outcome. Also there was no suggestions on the dimensions of the bread, either in diameter or height so just had to guess. Will return with the final result
Really delicious and kind of a cross between a spiced fruit scone & and a rock cake! Quite a wet mixture but as someone said earlier, handle minimally and just get it looking rustic and round and into the oven. Cooked in 40 mins so a little longer than they said. Used dried apricots instead of dates & threw in a handful of cranberries with sultanas & currants. Only used 2 tbsp of sugar on top and was more than enough. Very scrummy, will definitely do it again.
Very nice! I might put more spice in next time though. I baked it in my fan oven for 35 minutes and it turned out quite well. I only put two tablespoons of sugar on the top and felt that was more than enough, and I didn't have any dates so I used half and half sultanas and mixed dried fruit to make up the same mass. I will definitely make this again.
This is very quick and easy to make and very tasty too! However, the oven timings are way out - mine needed to cook for at least 45-50 mins. I used all raisins instead of the sultanas and dates and used natural yoghurt with a squirt of lemon juice in it as a substitute for the buttermilk. Will def make again.
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On weekends my hubby and I like to start our morning with a smoothie of some sort. This morning I decided something with a mocha base would be nice for a change. The flavor of this drink was very subtle and very delicious. I didn't need to add any sweetener as the bananas were sweet enough. Note: It is best to cut the banana up in slices before freezing.
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56 km loop - Hoskote to Hoskote
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No idea where I was. Not being able to read Kannada did not help - So clicked the water tank, thinking that the big black letters were the name of the place. Wife tells me it is Water Tank in kannada :)
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Thats me - for those of you who haven't met me :)
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LOS ANGELES | Two streaking teams going in opposite directions. The Clippers, co-owners of the NBA's best record and on a roll at home. The Magic, playing opponents close only to fall short while piling up the franchise's longest skid since the 2003-04 season.
Something had to give, and this time, it was the Clippers.
J.J. Redick gave Orlando its first lead of the game on a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left, Arron Afflalo tied his season high with 30 points, and the Magic won 104-101 on Saturday to snap a 10-game skid.
"It wasn't a letdown by us. Don't try to take anything away from them," Clippers guard Chris Paul said. "They made tough shot after tough shot. J.J. Reddick had a hand in his face half the time."
The loss ended the Clippers' franchise-record, 13-game home-winning streak and provided them with a scare when All-Star Paul went down holding his right knee with 54 seconds to go.
"It was real scary," Paul said. "I was looking up, trying to run down the ball, and J.J. Redick and I bumped knees."
Paul returned after a timeout and hit a 15-footer to draw his team within one with 33 seconds left.
But the Clippers turned the ball over on Jamal Crawford's offensive foul, with Redick drawing the charge.
"I got the ball in transition and I thought I saw Matt (Barnes) over there," Crawford said. "I thought I made the right decision, but J.J. Redick guessed right. I thought he was going to rotate, so I faced it. When I put the ball down he stayed there, so lucky guess."
Josh McRoberts found Nikola Vucevic open under the basket, and Vucevic dunked to extend Orlando's lead to 104-101 with 8 seconds left.
After a timeout, Crawford missed a 3-pointer as time expired.
"We got muffled a little, so we tried to make the best out of the situation," he said.
The Clippers were 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and Orlando was 15 of 19.
"That's unheard of," Paul said. "Blake (Griffin) takes 22 shots and no free throws. That's not typical for us."
Redick added 21 points, and Vucevic had 18 points and 15 rebounds for the injury-riddled Magic, who also stopped a four-game road losing streak. They completed a sweep of the LA teams, having beaten the Lakers 113-103 at Staples Center on Dec. 2, when Afflalo also scored 30 points.
"Too bad we can't play here all year," said Afflalo, who starred at UCLA before Vucevic played across town at Southern California. "I was the sour grape at the end letting guys know this only counts as one game."
Griffin tied his season-high with 30 points, Crawford added 13 points, and Paul had 10 points and 16 assists for the Clippers.
"This was a bad loss," Griffin said. "We have to get back to what made us successful and what got us here. That was our defensive intensity and everybody contributing and everybody having a fire out there."
Crawford's 3-pointer gave the Clippers a 95-87 lead in the fourth. But the Magic rallied to tie the game at 95-all with eight straight points. The run was capped by Vucevic's jumper after Afflalo made a 3-pointer while being fouled by Barnes, who picked up his fifth.
"An embarrassing performance for us," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We got what we deserved."
The Magic had earlier fourth-quarter leads against Miami, the Knicks, Portland and Denver this season, but were unable to finish. Not this time against a sluggish Clippers team that was coming off two days' rest, as was the Magic.
"We weren't just losing and not giving the effort," Afflalo said. "We were losing very close games and we kept fighting."
The Magic had been struggling since big man Glen Davis hurt his left shoulder on Dec. 19. They finally won their first game without him, improving to 6-11 on the road and 13-23 overall since he got injured.
"We were able to put it together, and some things went our way," Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn said. "We earned it."
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Skip to comments.80s SciFi/Horror Movie Help Wanted!!
Posted on 12/09/2009 9:01:05 AM PST by kimmie7
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Doesn't ring a bell with me. But I wonder if anyone remembers an 80's sci/fi stinker about a young lady in Paris you was shacking up with a demon. The thing kind of looked like a human leg with tentacles. For the life of me I cant' recall the title. Anyone?
Prince of Darkness
I have come here today to do two things...
That is a great episode.
...Kick @$$, and chew bubble gum. And I'm ALLLLLLLLL out of bubble gum!
Best line EVER.
That's either David Keith or Keith David, I always get them confused.
Arguably one of the best fight scenes ever filmed!
Are you serious? Obama supporters?
Heck, just watch SyFy on Saturday. Guaranteed to see at least four really awful flicks at no extra cost (not counting the wasted brain cells or the hours you'll never get back, of course.)
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