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When I was growing up (I shouldn't admit to this) but we had two TVs in our house a big color TV in the living room and a little black and white TV in our kitchen that had to be "warmed up" before the picture could be seen clearly. My mom was really strict about how much TV we could watch and what type of stuff we watched. We didn't see many cartoons and my parents made all of the TV choices in our house.
After school my mom would allow one 30 minute show on the little black and white TV and usually it was The Brady Bunch. Then the TV was off and it was homework or playing outside time. My mom was also a huge fan of sending us outside to play, which I'm grateful for because she forced my sisters and I to make stuff up. I think that's why I like writing and telling stories. 🙂
Then after dinner we'd all grab our pillows and my sisters and I would lay on the floor in front of the TV in age order. I'm still not sure why we did that but we'd line up oldest to youngest and dad would turn on the big color TV and we'd watch our show for the night.
I grew up with Family Ties and Growing Pains and The Cosby show. So I'm really looking forward to catching The Michael J. Fox Show and The Crazy Ones.
We also watched the A-Team, which we loved. My sisters and I sometimes played that we were the S-Team in our backyard. Our last name was Smith… This season I'm looking forward to a couple of action packed shows Sleepy Hollow (It's not in the UK yet!) and The Blacklist. I have had a major crush on James Spader, well since I was watching TV at my parents' home on the living room floor. 🙂
Because I love fairytales and am addicted to Once Upon A Time I'm also really excited about it's return and the spin-off Once Upon A Time: Wonderland. There is a show staring in the UK called Atlantis that also looks really good.
Okay, I seem to have a full calendar of TV watching ahead of me. What are you looking forward to?
20 thoughts on "It's TV Time!!!"
I'm looking forward to Downton Abbey! It's so unfair that Americans have to wait until January while you Brits are enjoying it now. 😉 Also, I just started watching the new season of The Voice. My Facebook buddy, Sue, told me about it and we agreed to watch it and compare notes. Oh! This is the final season of How I Met Your Mother. It, too, just started and I'm enjoying it. I'll be sad to bid Barney and friends adieu.
I am a big TV show fan and have at least 10 shows starting :)) I usually leave them for the weekend… I can't wait though
Great post, Katherine! I can't wait for NCIS! It's on tonight. I can't imagine the show without Ziva. Also waiting for The Big Bang Theory. Love that show.:)
What fun! TV has gotten so good that I'm awful glad there's no one in my life powerful enough to limit my viewing hours! 😉
I've got my fingers crossed that the Jonathan Rhys Meyers "Dracula" will be good–loved the Tudors and can't wait to see him bring that intensity to a story I've loved so long.
I'm intrigued by Sleepy Hollow, because Ichabod is yummy, although the story got weird really fast in episode one. Weird's good most of the time, but this almost went too far for me. I'm mourning this week's finale of Broadchurch…you've already seen the end over there, of course, so don't tell me who did it! 🙂
I had been holding my breath waiting for Castle to resume…and finally got my fix last night! Wow, what a super episode! 🙂
Katherine, my parents were strict with the TV watching when we were growing up, too. And like your house, there was a small black and white TV in the kitchen for my mother, and the big color one in the family room. There were certain shows we could all watch together – Ed Sullivan, Carol Burnett – and then each of the five kids got to pick one big show a week to watch. Sounds pretty funny now! As for the new crop of shows, hubby and I are enjoying Sleepy Hollow, and I'm looking forward to the return of Gray's Anatomy and Person of Interest.
The only show I watch right now is NCIS. That is until Rizzoli and Isles and Major Crimes return.
Castle is my number one show and the season premier show was last night – they left a cliffhanger arrghh. I also watch Suvivor and DWTS. We watch a lot of the History channel and the like lol.
You may not have 'Sleepy Hollow', but all us Downton Abbey fans in the USA are soooooooooo green with envy!!


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Cruisin the Baltic
Trip Start
Aug 04, 2011
Trip End
Aug 19, 2011
As the day began, it was raining in Helsinki and I decided to take my time this morning and relax in my room before checking out and heading to the "ferry." I put ferry in quotes because it is nothing less than a full-scale cruise ship like the 70's T.V. show "Love Boat."
While I was planning my summer vacation, I had originally intended to go to Helsinki, Stockholm and Oslo then work my way down through Denmark etc. But my friend, Catherine, had suggested that there was a "visa free" cruise to Russia on this particular line. Realizing that this may be a once in a lifetime experience, I jumped at it.
So, at 10:00 a.m. I checked out of my hotel and headed to the port terminal to check my bag in until 3:30 when I could board the cruise. I then proceeded to continue on my walking tour agenda to the north central area of Helsinki known as Kallio. Fortunately the rains stopped leaving a foggy, cool day for walking.
Before I continue, I would like to recommend quite highly going to the visitors' booth at Market Square and getting the walking tour guide if you are coming here. I have found it the best way to actually see Helsinki. Each tour I have done has taken me around 3-4 hours but it certainly could take longer if you have a family or are more curious. Also, I am not young and I get tired.
Now, I started from the main train station and went north through the botanical gardens and then crossed the bridge into Kallio. Following the shoreline, I found the scenery stunning and quite relaxing as I entered this former working class neighborhood.
As I crossed the bridge, I wound up in a fresh foods market that is meant to be one of the oldest markets in the city and is filled to the hilt with fresh fruit and flowers teasing both the olfactory and visual senses. I also noticed so many flower boxes immaculately up kept. Being a horticulturist, I was pleasantly surprised and could not refrain from taking photos of the lovely displays.
I circled around the waterfront taking in the mix of architectural styles and also feeling a bit nostalgic and reminded of my home in San Francisco. As I have mentioned, I think the cities are similar if not only visually.
I then climbed a small hill to a church that I think resembles (from afar) the empire state building in NYC albeit a lot smaller. This church is built in the typical Jungen style so common here. And is famous for having two styles of pipe organ which give daily concerts at noon. Unfortunately it was 12:30 by the time I arrived and I only got to see them.
Next stop on the list was a brick building located at the top of the hill but just below an amusement park of which the location has been illusive since I arrived. Oddly, I can see the tops of the rides and hear the screams of enjoyment but have never quite been able to place the location. The brick building is notable for both the architectural style and the fact that it was inspired by the "flip top" cigarette box created first by Marlboro. I didn't see the resemblance.
As I passed the monument dedicated to working class mothers, I couldn't help but wonder what the odd smell was permeating the air. Well, I soon recognized it as coffee. The largest bean roastery in the world is located just around the corner. Much to my amazement, the Finns are the largest consumers of coffee of any nationality at 10 kilos per person per year. And I thought Italians were coffee obsessed! Across the street is an old train car factory, which now houses one of the largest indoor flea markets boasting over 200 stalls.
The remnants of this being a working class neighborhood are still noticeable and it is an obvious residential area overall. Again, I would like to note that the Finns seem to be quite fond of "Goth and alternative" styles to the point where it is no longer alternative but norm. In fact, I have never seen so many people in one place dressed in black with Mohawks and piercings, tattoos and the like in my life. Surprisingly, there is a preponderance of hair salons, which I really don't understand with all the dreadlocks I see but I digress.
I followed the tour book down a winding street ending up in a very quaint area, which seems to be sort of the "red light" area with stripper clubs all along the street and then turning the corner, a bunch of used clothing stores and coffee shops and then a random gay bar. Just past is the oldest wood sauna in the city where "blood letting" services are actually available if needed to cure your bad blood!!
At this point I decided to head myself back toward the cruise ship terminal and get ready to experience my first ever cruise.
All in all the walk was about 4 hours and I arrived at the cruise ship terminal at 3:00 and waited � hour to board the ship. At the terminal, the people were super friendly and helpful until I got to the passport control where I ran into a snafu as I have no recent stamp in my passport and couldn't prove when I arrived in Europe. I explained to the guy that I simply didn't remember why they didn't stamp it and that I had only been in Europe for 6 weeks. (Those of you who know me or who have followed my blog know this is a bold faced lie) but nonetheless, after a bit of conversation, I convinced him that I was only a tourist and had innocently neglected to get a stamp. He reluctantly stamped me out and scolded me sternly making me quite nervous and upset which I still feel a little more or less because I'm entering and leaving EU again on this trip.
Once entering the ship, I was stunned at the enormity of it and how many facilities are available including a cinema and even karaoke in two languages. Festivities happen all night as if I can stay up that much after such an exciting day, but, I'll do my best to enjoy some of the live music and entertainment, which consists of: dancing, karaoke, eating, gambling, drinking, strolling under the moonlight/sunrise/set (which is happening at the same time), live jazz, live disco, movies in a real cinema, dinner, and a host of other things including bar xxx which is closed until 1:00 a.m. (for obvious reasons) before I turn in.
As we pulled out from the dock after 2 hours in port, I was absolutely breath taken by the stunning scenery of the Helsinki skyline and islands, which we whisked past while so many passengers were busy clicking away on their cameras. I was no exception, running back and forth across the deck, taking pictures frantically, knowing this is a once in a lifetime experience, I won't soon forget if ever. And dare I admit, for the first time in my life, I actually feel lonely.
I only pray and pray that I won't follow in the footsteps of my grandparents (on both sides unfortunately) and get Alzheimer's and forget these most memorable "Kodak" moments.

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Manchester City Makes Late Bid for David Villa: Soccer Roundup
Alex DuffThe following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers with clickable Internet links.
Villa Pursuit
Manchester City will make a "last-ditch" bid to sign Barcelona's David Villa as a replacement for AC Milan-bound Mario Balotelli, the Daily Mirror reported.
City asked about the 31-year-old striker's availability with a view to rushing through a 15 million-pound ($23.6 million) trade before tomorrow's transfer deadline, the Mirror said.
Arsenal is also hoping to sign Villa before the deadline, the Daily Mail reported.
Crouch Return?
Queens Park Rangers coach Harry Redknapp wants to bring in Peter Crouch from Stoke in exchange for Jamie Mackie, the Daily Mirror reported.
Crouch may be interested in a second stint at QPR a decade after his first one, the Mirror said.
Butland Stays
Goalkeeper Jack Butland rejected a move to Chelsea after Birmingham agreed to trade him to the European champion for 3 million pounds, the Daily Mail reported.
Birmingham is "desperate" to raise money to stay afloat financially, the Mail said.
Norwich Pair
Norwich is trying to sign Celtic striker Gary Hooper and Leeds forward Luciano Becchio, the Sun reported.
The Canaries plan to increase their latest 5 million-pound offer for Hooper and may trade Steve Morison to Leeds in return for Becchio, the Sun said.


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AfriGeneas Juniors Genealogy Forum Archive
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This tale begins with Jack Aubrey arriving home from his exploits in the Mediterranean to find England at peace following the Treaty of Amiens. He and his friend Stephen Maturin, surgeon and secret agent, begin to live the lives of country gentlemen, hunting, entertaining, and enjoying amorous adventures. Their comfortable existence, however, is cut short when Jack is overnight reduced to a pauper with enough debts to keep him in prison for life. He flees to the continent to seek refuge. Instead he finds himself a hunted fugitive as Napoleon has ordered the internment of all Englishmen in France.
Patrick O'Brian is regarded by many as the greatest historical novelist of the 20th century. Post Captain is the second novel in his remarkable Aubrey/Maturin series.
©1972 Patrick O'Brian (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
"Master and Commander raised dangerously high expectations; Post Captain triumphantly surpasses them." (Mary Renault)
"Post Captain-on THE LIST at last!"
I have read the complete JA series and most of Patrick's other books several times but the audible book has brought it more to life and identified several bits of information that I had missed! Ric Jerrom has brought the first two books to a higher level with his reading and excellent accents. BZ and thanks GSP....
"A brilliant series performed beatifully"
I could not buy these books abridged - half the pleasure is in the recreation of the language of the Georgian navy and the ebbing and flowing of the friendship of the two main characters is a subtle thing.
Ric Jerrom does a fantastic job of narrating and I will wait for the rest of his recordings of the series rather than switching to one of the other versions.
So good that I couldn't wait until my next credits arrived and had to purchase - the first time I have done this!
"Jack Caught by the Lee on the Austen-esque Land"
For much of Post Captain (1972), the second novel in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin naval saga set during the age of sail and Napoleon, Jack Aubrey is "brought by the lee," stuck in a difficult and uncomfortable position. Still waiting for his promotion to Post Captain and his prize money to come through after the climax of Master and Commander (1970), Jack has barely set up housekeeping with his good friend Stephen Maturin (medical doctor, avid naturalist, and secret agent) in a rented mansion in the Sussex countryside near a family of marriageable young ladies, when Jack receives crushing news: his promotion will never be granted by the inimical guy in charge of the admiralty, his prize agent has absconded with all of his prize money, and two of his prize ships have been declared upon appeal to have been neutral and hence out of bounds, so that Jack is left broke and in debt for 11,000 pounds. This seems to put the kibosh on Jack's hopes for the beautiful and reticent Sophia Williams and sends him illicitly into the arms of her beautiful and lively widowed cousin Diana Villiers, with whom Stephen has, despite himself, fallen in love. All this threatens the "bromance" of the two friends, as Stephen discovers the strange power of jealousy. Things are complicated further when, in order to avoid being arrested for debt on land, Jack begs for and receives a modest commission in the Polychrest, a notoriously ungainly and poorly built experimental ship.
One neat thing about Post Captain is seeing how out of his element Jack is ashore. At sea he is a decisive and commanding man--"Lucky Jack Aubrey"--but on land everything is complex and ambiguous and he gets caught up in a destructive relationship and is reduced to skulking around in a large cloak to avoid the bailiff's men. Another enjoyable thing about the book is O'Brian's surprising of our expectations. Whereas the first novel opens with Jack being promoted to Master and Commander, this novel (despite its title) progresses longer and longer with Jack's hopes for promotion retreating farther and farther. Still more, O'Brian introduces into his naval war story an element of Austen-esque comedy of manners featuring beautiful marriageable young women, handsome and eligible officers, domineering and vulgar mothers, lively balls, embarrassing scandals, malicious gossip, and even trips to Bath. Of course, exciting scenes of naval warfare punctuate the novel (though if you prefer books of non-stop page-turning naval action, you might do better elsewhere.)
Throughout, the main point of view character is Stephen Maturin, an intelligent, learned, honest, and compassionate, man whose journal is a pleasure to read as he analyzes such things as his feelings, Jack's character, the nature of thought, the power of smell, the virtue of independence, and the grim fact that "Life is a long disease with only one termination and its last years are appalling." The developing relationship between Stephen and Jack is compelling because they are so different in so many ways but (usually) love each other and enjoy each other's company so much.
There is plenty of interesting historical detail in the novel, like the tactics for evading arrest for debt, the political back and forth between Whig and Tory parties, and of course everything to do with sailing and fighting in the age of sail (though perhaps the nautical details are less copious than in the first book).
The novel is often very funny, too, from grotesqueries like Jack's dancing bear disguise and his attempt to make his ship's cabin fit for a lady by turning it into something that "resembled a cross between a brothel and an undertaker's parlour," to witticisms, like Stephen's explanation for why a dog watch is called a dog watch, and comedy relief scenes, like Stephen bringing a colony of 60,000 bees aboard a ship.
There are also many moving lines in the novel, like the following:
"Come brother," Stephen said in his ear, very much like a dream. "You must come below. Here there is too much blood."
"Can you create a unicorn by longing?"
"There was a long, even swell from the south and a surface ripple that came lipping along her weather bow, sometimes sending a little shower of spray aft across the waist, with momentary rainbows in it."
The only flaw might be that Post Captain at times feels like a section of a longer work, and I suspect that all 20 Aubrey-Maturin books may make a composite novel, so that in the end of this one things feel a little hurried and unfinished. There are some characters I'm left hoping will be developed in future books, like Scriven, the louse-ridden, malnourished, hack-translator who tries to make Jack stand and deliver in a park and is then taken in by Stephen, but who then disappears from the story. Anyway, the high quality and interest of the writing, plot, and characters make me want to go on to the next book in the series.
Ric Jerrom gives another inspired and flawless reading of O'Brian's flowing and concise prose and strong characters. His voice has become that of Jack (good-natured, bluff, and British) and Stephen (thoughtful, kind, and Irish) so much that from now on I'll only order books in the series read by him. And his many minor characters, from rough sailors to upper class maidens, are all spot on. And he increases the excitement and suspense of every action scenes. When you think that this audiobook is available for only $3.43, you should give it a try.
"'nothing quite so much fun as messing about in..'"
( from Wind in the Willows)
I love the detail about the Tall Ships and life on the sea.
Now that Ric Jerrom appears to be recording the rest in the series I am really looking forward to following the adventures of Aubrey and Maturin.
It seems Patrick O'Brian was a spy himself and that does make these stories that much more interesting.
I suppose great exploits of sneaking into ports, sinking enemy ships, fighting off boarding parties, putting down mutanies, losing one's fortune and without too much of mushy romance even falling in love may seem a bit slow.
Good fun listening for the younger and older alike.
"Slower than the first book"
pause for breath,
Anything on the sea, interesting, the social dilemnas, not so much
Yes, just as good
I wouldn't
"Not my favourite"
Not my favourite Aubrey-Maturin. Rather too "land-locked" for me....and there's girls in it!!!
Seriously, a rattling good listen as O'Brian fleshes out the characters of our two heroes and even gets them involved in (sometimes) rather too complex love affairs. He gets into his stride in HMS Surprise, but leaves this book with well-rounded and interesting characters, ready to give Bonapate a damn good hiding!
Excellent and convincing reading by Mr Jerrom, who again manages to make even the most obscure sounding naval terms understandable. Even Stephen Maturin might understand them.
"Post Captain"
O Brian is lyrical and exciting. His people are living, complex and well drawn, from the Austenesque ladies to the debt men and bawdy sailors. There is love of life, curiosity in nature and science, espionage and politics and surprising humour. Battles are as gripping as you could wish for, ending in great Joy and sadness. O'Brian is, in my opinion, far above above other writers in this genre, who I'm afraid will always be in his shade. I read these stories ages ago and am having a ball listening again, as they are being so well read by Ric Jerrom.
Book 3 is already out. :-)
"A Full Broadside of Character and Adventure"
Ric Jerrom's performance is masterful, his speech crisp and his characterizations, of even bit-players, is fully developed and well-rounded. You get the sense that he's really enjoying the performance he's giving as much as you are, and you can oftentimes hear the smile he must of had whilst reading.
Post Captain is often surprising in how much actually happens within it's covers, so much action that later in the book I thought some references the characters made were in the previous book, before realising, no! that was just in the first third of Post Captain! As such it compares favorably to an amalgamation of several of C.S. Forester's Hornblower series, although the latter is an easier, less technically complex read.
Ric Jerrom's performances, as already stated, are all wonderful, however I was particularly enamoured by his interpretation of Dr Stephen Maturin, who's character in this book, the second in the series, really shifts up a gear in terms of his complexity and impact on the outcome of the story.
The Final two chapters in the book are particularly powerful, and lays the seed of an idea of what is in store for the characters over the next 19 books.
I'd heartily recommend Post Captain. While the second book in the series, this book, moreso than Master and Commander, feels like it's laying roots for the future of the series. One word of warning: after listening you might catch yourself replying to emails as if you just ventured out of a Brontë novel.
"Unmissable boy's book"
I have read the books, and now working my way through the audio versions. What a delightful revisit. Excellent narration.
This is what audio books should be about and this is what happens when a great story is matched with a great narrator. Will donload the rest of the series.
"Entertaining literature."
Well researched & very well narrated.
A stimulating & atmospheric tale including psychological depth to the main characters. Really enjoyable.
"Not the best in this series"
There were good moments in this book, but it went on and on without seeming to go anywhere, and then at the end it seemed hurried and ended abruptly.
"Great book"
The book really brings to life the time of Aubrey. Good and bad... From the press gangs to the prize money. I actually cycled around the block one more time so I could finish the chapter.
Mega Turbo Throbbing
The moment when Jack is just begging to understand quite who Maturin really is.
Others in the series, his performance is pretty solid through all of them
If time had allowed me I would have most certainly.
Mega Turbo Throbbing translates as very very good with very high levels of professional detail (Loosely... (Jack Speak))
"Enjoyed the first book but this one....."
This may well be a DNF for me. the opening chapters I found pretty dull. Its more like Jane Austin meets the Royal Navy on holiday. Not my cup of tea.


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Timing can be everything in politics, as a congressional showdown over military sexual assault might soon demonstrate.
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and her allies struck when the iron was hot earlier this year, proposing revisions to the military's sexual-assault laws in the wake of high-profile cases.
But every iron cools eventually, and this, too, might help McCaskill as she fends off competing proposals that some fear go too far.
Within days, the Senate might vote on a huge defense bill whose military sexual-assault provisions pit McCaskill against a fellow Democrat. In the scoreboard language of Capitol Hill, McCaskill seems likely to win. At the same time, while she says she's optimistic, she isn't taking anything for granted.
"The optics of this are tough," McCaskill acknowledged in an interview Friday. "I had one Republican tell me he didn't want to be seen as anti-woman."
McCaskill supports a batch of ideas designed to reduce sexual assault in the military. But she opposes an amendment by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., that would remove sexual assault cases from the usual military chain of command. Fierce one-on-one lobbying from both sides so far appears to leave McCaskill with the upper hand and Gillibrand short of the 60 votes she'll need to get the amendment added to the bill.
"It feels like this has been converted, unfortunately, into a 'who's side are you on, victims or commanders?' issue," McCaskill said. But "when I go through (the details) with other members, I think we've slowed down the political narrative."
The defense authorization bill on which Senate voting may begin as early as Tuesday is always a big deal, because of the money it provides. The fiscal 2014 bill, crafted by the Senate Armed Services Committee, boasts a $625 billion price tag.
This year, a focus on military sexual assault has temporarily overshadowed all else. Fully 46 pages of the 616-page bill are devoted to sexual assault issues, with proposed changes ranging from limiting a commander's ability to modify court-martial findings to requiring that accusers be assigned special counsel. These changes draw unified support.
"Too often, these brave men and women find themselves in the fight of their lives not off on some faraway battlefield but right here on our own soil, within their own ranks and commanding officers, as victims of horrific acts of sexual violence," Gillibrand declared earlier this month.
The myriad provisions also exemplify the momentum that built quickly for the 113th Congress to act. For Gillibrand, it also may have peaked too early.
On Feb. 26, Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin overturned the aggravated sexual-assault conviction of Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, a fellow fighter pilot who was incarcerated in a South Carolina brig. Calls for change started immediately, with McCaskill among the first to champion changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice in early March .
Other incidents amplified the message that something was amiss with military justice. A Pentagon investigation last November found serious leadership problems at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, which had been racked by sex scandals involving trainers and recruits. In early May, the Air Force lieutenant colonel who led the service's sexual assault response program was accused of groping a woman outside a bar.
Lawmakers and the news media alike rushed to the sound of gunfire, with numerous stories citing a military sexual assault "epidemic." Simplified, vivid rhetoric further rallied the political troops.
"The fact is, there are 26,000 sexual assaults a year," Sen. Barbara Boxer, a Democrat from California who supports Gillibrand, said earlier this month.
The oft-cited 26,000 figure is an extrapolation from a survey last year of about 1.5 percent of active-duty members of the military, who were asked whether they'd experienced "unwanted sexual contact" that might range from "unwanted sexual touching" to intercourse.
The political momentum that had led Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno in June to call stopping sexual assault in the military his "number one priority" began dissipating. A potential U.S. missile strike on Syria in September refocused attention on war-fighting priorities. The federal government shutdown and debt-ceiling showdown captured the crisis spotlight.
Symbolizing the shift, a civilian jury on Wednesday acquitted the Air Force lieutenant colonel who'd been accused of groping.
"The white-hot attention of the media has become dominated by other issues," Glen Caplin, a spokesman for Gillibrand, acknowledged Friday, "but it has not disappeared, and there's still quite a bit of energy at the grass-roots level."
As the chairman of the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gillibrand helped write the bill's sexual assault provisions. She and McCaskill agree on many of them, but Gillibrand's signature proposal to remove sexual assault cases from the usual chain of command was stripped out on a 17-9 vote.
Still in her first term, the 46-year-old Gillibrand has been showing a pro's persistence ever since the June committee vote as she prepares for full Senate action. Publicly, she claims the support of 46 senators, including such seemingly unlikely allies as conservative Republican Ted Cruz of Texas.
"The trust that any justice will be served has irreparably broken under the current system, where commanders hold all the cards whether a case moves forward to prosecution," Gillibrand told a defense advisory panel in September.
The nine-member advisory group is itself emblematic of how Congress can shift gears from frantic to placid and back again. Lawmakers established the panel in a defense bill that passed late last year, to solicit expert recommendations on how military justice might be overhauled. Congress originally gave the panel 18 months, time for deep study.
Congress, though, has now decided it can't wait for the recommendations, expected to come next summer.
Gillibrand continues to contemplate potential revisions in her chain-of-command amendment, in an effort to attract sufficient votes. McCaskill, meanwhile, is going after undecided colleagues in her own way.
"She's making deals, and I'm sticking with policy," McCaskill said, "and I hope policy prevails."


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Over the past 20 years, vocalist Karrin Allyson has recorded 13 albums that cover vast musical territory. She's explored The Great American Songbook, the musical styles of Brazil and France, the blues and the work of contemporary songwriters. She's recorded a tribute to John Coltrane and an album of late-night ballads, and she's earned four Grammy nominations.
Every time her tour schedule brings her to Seattle, Allyson visits her friend, jazz host Dick Stein, in the KPLU performance studio. There, she gives us a sample of the music she's currently exploring — and there's no telling what that might be.
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Australian Politics: 12 October 2013 – The Great Pollie Rort
Members of a home-based church in the city of Ahvaz are very concerned about their detained member and have reported that after more than a month from his arrest there are no precise information about his condition, reports FCNN.
According to the reports received by the Farsi Christian News Network (FCNN) from the city of Ahvaz, the capital city of the rich petroleum province of Khoozestan in the Southwestern part of Iran, members of a home-based church have informed this news network that more than a month ago one of their members, Neshan Saeedi, has been detained and there are no specific information regarding his condition. This has caused serious worry and concern for the members of the church as well as his family and friends.
The 27 years old Mr. " Neshan Saeedi" , on July 24, 2010 at 9:00 pm, while spending a quiet evening with his wife and young daughter at their home at the Golestan neighborhood of Ahvaz, was attacked by plain-clothes security forces that had entered his house and was arrested.
The security officers searched the home and seized personal belongings such as a computer, CDs containing films of Christian seminars and teachings, Christian books and Bibles, and family photo albums.
Following a rude and intimidating encounter with the security personnel the entire family was then taken to Chaharshir detention center in Ahvaz where after several hours of questioning and harsh interrogation the wife and the 6 years old daughter of Mr. Saeedi were released, but no one has been given permission to contact Mr. Saeedi himself.
The security officers not only insulted the wife of Mr. Saeedi, but indicated that they were apostates and not worthy of raising their 6 years old daughter. They threatened her that if they continue in their Christian activities they may lose their right to her daughter.
They were also accused of threatening the national security of the country and anti-government activities. They were told that they were spies of foreign powers and were leading people to pro-Israel ideology.
The members of the home-based church who fellowshipped with Mr. Saeedi and his wife, out of fear for their lives and the possibility of further arrests and persecution, have since scattered and dismantled the fellowship. It seems that the security agents are desperately seeking two other leaders of this church by the names of Ebi and Omid and are following all leads to pursue and arrest them. Members of this church, who call themselves Unity Church (movahedin) , in their contact with FCNN indicated that not only they are worried about the arrest of their assistant pastor, Neshan Saeedi, but fear further arrests and detentions.
One of the members of the church told FCNN that Mr. Saeedi is one of the older Christians in Ahvaz and he accepted the Lord Jesus as his savior many years ago. During all these years he has been a man of prayer and a worshipper in the house church in Ahvaz. Now, a month after his arrest and detention there has been no permission granted to him to retain a lawyer or contact his family. Moreover, he is under extreme pressure to reveal the names of his church members and to admit his affiliation with foreign powers and his acceptance of financial and other forms of help from them.
The members of the Unity Church (movahedin) not only deny any affiliation and connection to any external organization and foreign powers, but have resorted to exposing this news through FCNN to international media in hope that through prayers and other humanitarian efforts Mr. Saeedi would be released and rejoin his worried and hopeful family.
Report from the Christian Telegraph
Hindu extremists beat Fr. Bernard Digal unconscious, leaving him bleeding in forest.
NEW DELHI, October 31 (Compass Direct News) – More than 3,000 people today attended the funeral in Bhubaneswar, Orissa of a Catholic priest who died on Tuesday (Oct. 28) from injuries sustained in anti-Christian violence that began in August.
Father Bernard Digal died in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, after an operation to remove a blood clot that developed in his brain due to a head injury from Hindu extremists attacking him on Aug. 25-26 in Kandhamal district, Orissa state. He was 46.
"He was smashed like a pulp," Raphael Cheenath, archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, told Compass. "Because of the hate campaign of the [Hindu extremist] Sangh Parivar, the attackers lost their humanity and they became devils. Human beings can't do what they have done."
Archbishop Cheenath flew with Fr. Digal's remains from Chennai to Orissa. Treasurer of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar archdiocese in Orissa, Fr. Digal was visiting Sankarakhole parish when violence flared after Maoists killed Hindu leader Laxmanananda Saraswati and his disciples on Aug. 23.
Though police suspected Maoists from the start and the outlawed Marxists had claimed responsibility for the murders by Sept. 1, Hindu extremists bent on stoking anti-Christian flames continued to publicize that Christians had committed the crime – and have not stopped doing so.
Fr. Digal and Father Alexander Chandy, along with driver Sisir Pradhan, had taken shelter in a forest after a furious mob gathered outside the parish shouting slogans to kill all missionaries. After spending two days in the forest, they left the forest after Fr. Chandy became ill, moving from village to village.
They finally took refuge in a gutted church building in Dudukangia village. It had been torched and only its walls were standing. Legs swollen from walking, the refugees hoped that the enraged Hindu mobs would not come, Archbishop Cheenath said.
But the mob tracked them down by midnight, the archbishop said, and the clerics and driver ran. The crowd caught hold of Fr. Digal, who later told Archbishop Cheenath, "The mob shouted to each other to kill me. I pleaded for my life, but in vain."
Stripping Fr. Digal naked, the Hindu mob then hit him with crowbars, iron rods, cycle chains, axes, sticks and other weapons, the archbishop said.
"They made a bonfire to burn him alive," he said.
Seeing the fire, Fr. Digal managed to escape and run through some thorny bushes but was caught shortly after. The intolerant Hindus continued to hammer him until blood flowed from his head and he lost consciousness, and they left him for dead, Archbishop Cheenath said.
"He lay there on the wet ground and in the cool breeze for six to seven hours," he added. Two villagers who found him in the forest carried him to Phulbani.
After much pressure, the state administration took Fr. Digal to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, under security cover, and from there he was taken to Holy Spirit Hospital in Mumbai.
Discharged the first week of October after more than a month in the hospital, he reached Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Oct. 12 to visit his friend the vicar general of the archdiocese, who was undergoing a heart treatment in St. Thomas Hospital.
"Fr. Digal, after coming to Chennai, complained of high fever, blood in the urine and headache, and lastly his lungs collapsed," Archbishop Cheenath told Compass.
Tests revealed he had a blood clot in the brain, and he underwent emergency surgery on Sunday evening (Oct. 26), reported The Times of India. The next day, he developed acute respiratory disorder and slipped into a coma.
Kandhmal district Police Chief Pravin Kumar told the national daily that he had no knowledge of the attack on Digal.
"So many incidents took place," he reportedly said. "I don't know whether there was any formal complaint pertaining to the attack on him. The police can begin an enquiry into the incident if a complaint is lodged even now."
The Orissa state government has ordered a probe into the death of Fr. Digal, according to The Statesman News Service.
Fr. Digal was ordained on May 29, 1992. He was a native of the village of Tiangia in Kandhamal.
Orissa Rape Victim's Plea
Two months after a nun was raped and paraded half-naked on Aug. 25 in the anti-Christian violence in Orissa, the victim went before the media in New Delhi on Oct. 24 and recounted her traumatic experience.
Her head and face covered by a black scarf, Sister Meena Lalita Barwa accused police of being "friendly" with the attackers and of not being responsive to her plea. Expressing her distrust in Orissa police for failing to protect her from those who raped her and other attackers, she demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe.
The nun had gone into hiding after the attack but decided to come forward after the Supreme Court turned down her initial request for a CBI investigation last week.
Sr. Barwa read from her handwritten statement, giving stark details of the incident. Archbishop Cheenath accompanied her in the press conference.
"Two of them were holding my neck to cut off my head with an axe," she said. "Others told them to take me out to the road; I saw Fr. [Thomas] Chellan also being taken out and being beaten."
The 40 to 50 men were armed with axes, spades, crowbars, iron-rods and sickles, Sr. Barwa added. She said she was taken to a building full of ashes and broken glass and raped there, with the mob subsequently parading her and Fr. Chellan for about a half a kilometer. Upon reaching a market she asked about a dozen Orissa police to help her, she said, "but they did not move."
"This hate campaign," Archbishop Cheenath said, "is done under the very nose of the authorities, and they are mere spectators of these shameful deeds."
At the Balliguda police station, the nun recounted, she told the inspector in charge and other government officers how she was attacked, raped, taken away from policemen and paraded half-naked, and how the officers did nothing as she wept bitterly. The inspector asked her, she said, if she knew "what will be the consequence" of filing a First Information Report (FIR).
On Aug. 26, as she was writing the FIR, the inspector told her to hurry and not write it in detail, she said.
"State police failed to stop the crimes, failed to protect me from the attackers, they were friendly with the attackers," she said. "They tried their best that I did not register an FIR, not make complaints against police, [and] police did not take down my statement as I narrated in detail and they abandoned me half of the way. I was raped and now I don't want to be victimized by the Orissa police. I want a CBI enquiry."
Since her press conference, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has called for a detailed report on the sequence of events from the district collector and superintendent of police.
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Hello Mauifrog, Thanks for the great instructions! I ran into a problem though. I'm sure I'm just overlooking something, but would appreciate any help.
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I saved Nintendo Backup on a USB Thumb Drive
Loaded HBC, Launched Neogamma
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You need to install it using a WBFS manager
WBFS Manager
That app will format the drive to wbfs and allow you to install games to it.
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I have followed most of the guide now I just wanted to clarify something.
So this step is really of no use to people who can't load burned media correct? (d3-2)The cORP ios installed provide persisted patches to the wii, which Nintendo can not remove. It also enable booting of recovery disks using ios36 and probably ios250 from the recovery menu without the need of a modchip.
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Is it safe to skip the indiana PWNs mod if i don't own the game?
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You still need priiloader to block online/disk updates, so you should install it. It also offers other features which you may enjoy.
You should install Indiana PWNS, you can always rent/borrow/buy the game if you ever needed to use that hack. You can't use it if it is not installed.
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Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?
Question: "Who was Cain's wife? Was Cain's wife his sister?"
Answer: The Bible does not specifically say who Cain's wife was. The only possible answer is that Cain's wife was his sister or niece or great-niece, etc. The Bible does not say how old Cain was when he killed Abel (Genesis 4:8). Since they were both farmers, they were likely both full-grown adults, possibly with families of their own. Adam and Eve surely had given birth to more children than just Cain and Abel at the time Abel was killed. They definitely had many more children later (Genesis 5:4). The fact that Cain was scared for his own life after he killed Abel (Genesis 4:14) indicates that there were likely many other children and perhaps even grandchildren of Adam and Eve already living at that time. Cain's wife (Genesis 4:17) was a daughter or granddaughter of Adam and Eve.
Since Adam and Eve were the first (and only) human beings, their children would have no other choice than to intermarry. God did not forbid inter-family marriage until much later when there were enough people to make intermarriage unnecessary (Leviticus 18:6-18). The reason that incest today often results in genetic abnormalities is that when two people of similar genetics (i.e., a brother and sister) have children together, there is a high risk of their recessive characteristics becoming dominant. When people from different families have children, it is highly unlikely that both parents will carry the same recessive traits. The human genetic code has become increasingly "polluted" over the centuries as genetic defects are multiplied, amplified, and passed down from generation to generation. Adam and Eve did not have any genetic defects, and that enabled them and the first few generations of their descendants to have a far greater quality of health than we do now. Adam and Eve's children had few, if any, genetic defects. As a result, it was safe for them to intermarry.
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I feel like I ought to be able to upgrade Sidney Rice and maybe Reggie, but Reggie seems to be heating up. Only 2 bench spots, so it's hard to justify snagging people randomly. I'm trying to trade Cam Newton for a WR or better TE, but no bites. Jets/Ravens alternate nicely with weak matchups for the remainder of the year but I could probably stick with either of them (Baltimore if I had to choose) and do ok if there was a hot WR prospect coming off of injury or something like that.
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Galapagos Day 4, Chinese Hat & Whale Bay
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Locally known as Sombrero Chino, Chinese Hat is one of the smallest islands in the Galapagos but easily the most recognizable...aptly named due to it's gently sloping cone shape rising above the azure blue waters of the Galapagos.
A long time ago, when the volcano on Santiago island erupted, it formed a "spatter cone", a mountain made of rock and lava. Over time, the ocean carved a channel between this spatter cone and the island of Santiago, forming the independant island of Sombrero Chino. Protected from the rough open waters by the larger Santiago island, the waters around 'Chinese Hat' are calm and deep, a great place to snorkel.
It was a wet landing on the beautiful sandy beach of Sombrero Chino, on yet another sunny morning in the Galapagos. After a quick pat dry, boots on, we set off on our trail that took us past lava cactus peeping out from the cracks in the rocks, colonies of lazy iguanas, lava lizards, a gazillion sally lightfoot crabs and on this particular morning, fairly boisterous families of the endemic Galapagos sea lion. While mum was suckling her baby, papa was teaching the cubs to body surf. After a lot of barking from papa sea lion, the cubs finally got the hang of it. They were so good he barked at his wifey forcing her to take a look at her young 'uns. All the while, the sally lightfoots crept as close to our boots as they dared, oftentimes trying to climb onto them, scuttling away terrified at the slightest movement of our feet near them. We could have watched them all for hours but the sun was beating down on us and sure enough, it was time to cool down with some snorkelling. On this particular morning, amidst the plethora of colourful parrot and angelfish, we caught a white-tipped shark chilling under some volcanic rock and not far from it, it's cousin, the stingray doing nothing much but trying to camouflage itself on the sandy seabed below.
Chinese Hat is protected by the park service which severely limits the number of visitors to this island. The number of visitor ships is therefore but a handful to enable the park service to protect the fragile ecosystem on this very tiny of Galapagos islands.
Back on board, we tucked into yet another wholesome 3 course meal before chilling out on the sundeck ahead of the afternoon's activities on and around Whale Bay.
The afternoon kicked off with an hour's snorkelling around a tiny island to the north of 'Whale Bay'. The waters around here must be particularly nutrient rich as it was an hour packed with 'big game'. The first sighting was that of a mother white-tip with 2 baby sharks a couple of metres from a lone lurker that perhaps didn't fancy our company, as it wasted no time in stealthily swimming away. The disappointment was short-lived as a few seconds later we spotted our very first turtle. Shrieks of excitement escaped most of us as we tried to alert others of the little beauty swimming alongside us. Not long after, our guide Victor found a mother and baby sea lion frolicking in a little cove. This was our very first underwater encounter with these massive bods of blubber and yet it was them who felt a little intimidated as our group of 16 had them unintentionally cornered in their little cove. Their apprehension was immediately apparent as they quickly sought slightly higher ground staring at us above water. It was only when we slowly edged away that they came back in to play. The curious things imitated our every movement underwater from cartwheels to freedives, all the while maintaining eye contact with whichever human they were examining at the time. We could have stayed there all afternoon but with his eye on the clock, Victor pushed us along. 2 more circling white-tips covered by shoals of angel fish was the last game we saw before reaching the edge of the sheltered islet where rough waters were breaking over the rocks. The current was pretty stong here and not wanting to hang around, we were forced to swim across fairly deep water for a few minutes to our big boat - our zodiac drivers were clearly engrossed and didn't hear Victor's calls for them to pick us up to be ferried back to the Floreana.
Exhilarated from the afternoon's sightings, we readied ourselves for a couple of hours on the beach at whale bay. Located on the northern coast of Santa Cruz island, 'Whale Bay' is a navigational and historical landmark. As the name suggests, it is the site of one of the oldest whaling camps on Santa Cruz island and it was here that the giant tortoises were brought before the poor souls were loaded onto whaler and pirate ships. The crescent shaped beach at whale bay is fairly narrow, dotted with volcanic rock jutting out from under the sand every few metres and slopes downwards into the water - so we abandoned plans of a frisbee competition and settled on watching the flame coloured sally lightfoots in the nearby rock pool. Although we had seen these flame coloured crabs at almost every landing site in the Galapagos this was the first time we had taken the effort to observe their habits over a long period of time. Extremely nimble, the Sally Lightfoot crabs get their name from the way they scuttle around on tip toes. They can jump from one rock to another half a meter away with lightning quick speed. We even saw one scuttle on the surface of the water for about a meter! They have the uncanny ability to scoot up vertical rock faces and hide away in the tiniest of crevaces to avoid predators. Life isn't all that easy for these crabs, we saw an unfortunate Sally have one of her legs torn off by a rapacious lava gull who started devouring the leg on the beach in front of us. In a cruel twist of fate, it in turn was swooped upon by two pirating, scavaging Frigates which scared off the gull and left with the crab leg prize. If that wasn't enough, we watched on as an octopus used it's tentacles to swing from rock to rock like Tarzan trying to feed on an unsuspecting Sally. This time it was unsucessful and it slithered back into the sea, leaving the Sally's in peace. We arrived in mateing season and as we watched on we saw the strange mateing process which involves both parties lifting their shells and hugging for a few seconds. Once the process is over, both scuttle off into different directions and the female carries the eggs in her abdomen until they hatch.
As the sun set, we were ferried back to the Floreana which this evening, raised it's anchor much earlier as it headed out for the long sail towards the southern tip of Isabela island, Puerto Villamil. Another solid day in the Galapagos...."U Can't touch this".


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Bitcoin continues to drift lower post the resignation of Barry Silbert as the CEO of SecondMarket. The digital currency, after stagnating for nearly a whole month is now forming lows every day and is currently trading at $584.95.
As can be seen from the hourly chart, the currency fatigued near the resistance line (the downward sloping line) of the descending triangle pattern and broke below the base support of 610. The next major support level is placed around the $545-550 mark. When looking at the overall picture, it would be fair to say that BTC/USD currently looks oversold and the RSI indicator is just above 30, hence, a pullback cannot be ruled out. However, traders must utilize any pullback as an opportunity to go short in this counter. Short positions can be built around $595 for a target of $575-580 by keeping a closing basis stop-loss just above $600. Long positions should not be considered as the profit to loss ratio is unfavorable and there is no significant sign of a trend reversal as of yet.
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Q. I just saw my Orange County Register newspaper being thrown by a man sitting in a pickup bed. Isn't that ILLEGAL – to have a person sitting in a bed of a MOVING pickup?
– Mario Luna, Anaheim
A. Oh, boy. Maybe it was the Los Angeles Times carrier?
"Just riding loose in the bed of a pickup, totally illegal," said Todd Kovaletz, a California Highway Patrol officer and spokesman. "That is ridiculously dangerous."
The state law does have exceptions, Kovaletz pointed out: You can ride in the back if there is a legal seat belt that is legally mounted (maybe he was belted, Mario?). Another exception: during a cop-supervised parade if going 8 mph or less.
Q. I was wondering what the rule is on residents parking their commercial vehicles on the street in our neighborhood. There is a sign in the area that says "No commercial vehicles." One gentleman just bought an old U-Haul with logos removed. He rarely drives it but parks it in front of someone's house. Another house has two renters who park their bright yellow taxicabs on our street.
– Nick Nguyen,
Garden Grove
A. The Honkmobile cruised out there and saw several signs at the entrances of your neighborhood, including one that reads, "No Tour Buses." Are you famous, Nick?
Honk, after talking with your town's Sgt. Jim Fischer, figures that those three vehicles might be OK – even though Honk agrees that people ought to be considerate when parking vehicles that others don't want to look at all of the time.
"Taxicabs are passenger cars and not defined as commercial vehicles in accordance with our Municipal Code," the good sergeant told Honk.
And if the ex-U-Haul has become a personal vehicle, or if it is less than 80 inches in width, it appears the law might allow it.
State and city laws can be tricky. Fischer invited you to call him about the ex-U-Haul to further explore the law on that one.
Anyone uncertain if a car is parking legally can contact their P.D. on a nonemergency line and ask for the traffic division.
Honkin' spotted: A sedan on Haster Street in Garden Grove with the license plate IBEFOXY. No, Mrs. Honk, your hubby didn't sidle up and see if the plate was truthful.
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PORTSMOUTH -- On August 18, the Portsmouth Police Cadets held their annual ceremony at the Portsmouth Police Department. This was a time to recognize the cadets for their hard work and dedication over the past year.
The cadets were recognized for participating in law enforcement training, community service, pistol marksmanship and for being active members of the program.
Receiving the award for the Most Improved Cadet was Cadet Jennifer Letourneau-Desmond. Receiving the award for Outstanding Leadership was Cadet Lt. Savannah Woodcock and the award for Cadet of the Year was given to both Cadet Sgt. Jacob Wirth and Cadet Sgt. Alexandra McNally.
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