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This was written in 1957 for the Broadway musical
The Music Man
. It was written by songwriter Meredith Willson, who also wrote "76 Trombones" for the same musical as well as the seasonal favorite "
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
Paul McCartney loved show tunes and wanted to cover this. His favorite version was Peggy Lee's.
The Beatles played this song, along with "
She Loves You
" and "Twist And Shout," at the Royal Command Performance of 1963. Paul credited it to their "Favorite American group, Sophie Tucker."
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don - rapid city, SD
The Beatles performed this on their first
Ed Sullivan Show
appearance, February 9, 1964. This was a huge event, as Beatlemania had just come to America. This was the only song they played that night that was not one of their hits - they put it in to appeal to the older audience that was tuned in. As they played, the camera zoomed in on each Beatle and superimposed their first name. When it got to Lennon, it read, "Sorry girls, he's married."
This was also performed during the Beatles appearance on the
Royal Variety Show
on November 4, 1963. It was probably also appealing to the older audience and it provided a break between the up-tempo numbers, "She Loves You" and "Twist and Shout."
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On December 19th 1957, the original Broadway production of 'The Music Man' premiered at the Majestic Theatre in New York City...
The play ran for 1,375 performances and won five Tony Awards, including the Tony for 'Best Musical'...
One and a half years later on June 23rd, 1959 Anita Bryant's covered version of "Till There Was You", which was featured in the play, entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #85...
{See the second post below, and I have no idea why I mentioned the Amboy Dukes in that post!!!}
Barry - Sauquoit, Ny
To the person who said that nobody who covered the Beatles ever did it better than them, I agree for the most part, but in my humble opinion I think Joe Cocker did a better version of "With a Little Help From My Friends", though I love both versions. Also (I'm probably gonna get a lot of hate for this, but oh well) I think A Perfect Circle did a great version of "Imagine" (not better, very worthy). It's all a matter of personal opinion, though, and you have to give the original writers credit, though, to which the Beatles had no equal.
Zero - The Abyss, Nj
On June 23rd 1959, "Till There Was You" by Anita Bryant Amboy Dukes entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, eventually it peaked at #30 and spent 13 weeks on the Top 100...
Between 1959 and 1964 she had eleven Top 100 records; two made the Top 10, "Paper Roses" (peaked at #5 in 1960) and "In My Little Corner of the World" (reached #10 in 1960)...
Ms. Bryant celebrated her 74th birthday three months ago on March 25th, 2014.
Barry - Sauquoit, Ny
i was in this play last year. when i played this my brother, who is a hardcore beatle-hater, said that he loved this version of till there was you. you should have seen his face when he saw paulie singing.
Julia - Milton, Pa
yet another teen beatlemaniac to continue the string. im thirteen. the fourth fact on this page always makes me laugh- girls all over the country were heartbroken. hahaha...
Chloe - St. Louis, Mo
When I recently heard Peggy Lee's record from the early 60's with Jack Marshall's arrangement, I realized it was this version they were doing.
Steve Dotstar - Los Angeles, Ca
paul is so versatile. all beatles r as imaginative fun and clevr as each other and will live forver!
Catherine - Essex, United Kingdom
Paul has occasionally done this song in his most recent concert tours.
Ken - Louisville, Ky
And sorry, the second part of your question--it was never released as a single. I think your husband wins this one.
Dirk - Nashville, Tn
Susan of Ann Arbor, Yes, the Beatles recorded a beautiful studio version of Till There Was You. It is on the CD "With the Beatles" in 1963. (It's the one with the famous dark cover featuring the lads in black turtlenecks, which was also used as the cover for "Meet the Beatles," their "first" American LP.) This is the point I was making below: That this 1963 studio recording is probably the best version ever made of that song. Lots of good versions exist. The Beatles get the blue ribbon, I believe. A live version of the song appears on their Anthology 1 CD, recorded in concert in November 1963. They manage to make it through the jazzy guitar solo, proving that George Harrison was quite capable of playing it. My earlier point was that the solo is actually much simpler to play than it first sounds.
Dirk - Nashville, Tn
Can someone tell me if the Beatles recorded 'Til There was You?? If they only sang it in concerts or on TV, I will win the bet with my husband. It is a lovely song and the jazzy version is different. If it was a single, did it go anywhere on the charts? Thanks. Susan
Susan - Ann Arbor, Mi
I have trouble believing that Harrison or McCartney played lead guitar on this track; I know Lennon didn't, but the guitar solo seems too jazzified and unbeatlish for me to trust that it was one of them. So who knows?
- Jason, Austin, TX
You can watch the Beatles performance on the Ed Sullivan show and learn pretty quickly that George Harrisson is indeed playing the solo. And pretty damn well too
Jeff - Austin, Tx
My girlfriend and I danced to this song when we were inside a hotel room..
John - Manila, Other
Regarding the Beatles covering ho-hum pop songs (Till There was You, A Taste of Honey), who would agree with this statement--that EVERY song the Beatles ever recorded is the best available version of that song. No one has ever covered a Beatle song that sounds better than the Beatles at it. And every song the Beatles ever covered is better than the original. Twist and Shout, for example. Money. Roll Over Beethoven....etc... All clearly better. Till There was You--definitely the best version. But the ONLY exception to this rule I can think of is A Taste of Honey. I think Herb Alpert actually topped them on that one... by a good couple of feet or so.
Dirk - Nashville, Tn
I love hearing comments from younger music lovers. I was 14 when the "Meet the Beatles" album and this song blew everyone away. Our jazz band played a "Music Man" medley in the high school auditorium one day, and when the "Till There Was You" baritone solo began, the entire student body started singing along. The teachers freaked. It was incredible!!
John - Gainesville, Fl
Sorry, kids, but this is one of the worst Beatles' songs. I understand trying to appeal to the older crowd, but how in the world could anyone expect those over the age of 30 at the time to like the Beatles? Their "long hair" alone made parents cringe.
David - Youngstown, Oh
To continue the tradition I'm 15. I agree that George was good but I would go further to say he's one of the most under-rated guitarists of his era. Try to play a solo over a Beatles song and you'll find that without George's contirbutions, however small, the song does'nt sound the same. Also, his work with a slide post-Beatles is another overlooked gem, as Eric Clapton and others have often mentioned.
Axe - Singleton, Australia
Anita Bryant's version reached #30 on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1959.
Joe - Lethbridge, Canada
I think McCartney's vocal is a bit stilted, but Harrison's solo is sublime.
Fyodor - Denver, Co
This cover version by the Beatles is better than Taste Of Honey, but thats about it.
I hate both.
Tom Mccafferty - Burnaby, Canada
Just to continue this string im 16. i can imagine that the fellow beatles were a little less than enthusiastic in recording this simple Paul novelty song. While it definitely wasn't the last time the fellow beatles weren't happy with a song by paul (see "Obladiblada" and "Maxwell's Silver Hammer") it wasn't the first either.The first would have to be Paul's decision to cover "A Taste Of Honey" on the LP "Please Please Me", which by some lack of consideration is not on this website
John - Woburn, Ma
Hey, I'm 15 and we're playing this along with all the Music Man pieces in Band this year, and I can't play cause when i get to this part of the song I can't help but smile, and i have to stop playing, It's sooooo beautiful and The Beatles are the best in the world!! Peace and Love!! *Wink*
Michelle - Antigonish, Canada
Yeah George is definitely the guitar whiz of the group. I'm 17, and the Beatles are my favorite band.
Kyle - Detroit Rock City, Mi
Harrison not only played this guitar, he wrote the solo. Thanks very much. I'm 14, which means here's another teen who likes the Beatles!
Sally - Dublin, Ireland
It is sort of ignorant to believe that he didn't play the solo just because it sounded jazzy. Harrison and the others weren't limited to what they played, and most people aren't, especially with old rock and rollers. That's a gigantic misconception. The Beatles even finger picked Bach on guitar in the early days. Also, listen to songs like Cry For a Shadow they did.
Yes, he most definitely did it. I have several live recordings. I have seen several times the Ed Sullivan show recording of Harrison playing it (along with hundreds of millions of other people).
The solo is decently hard, but most of it comes from memorization.
Keith - Warren, Mi
Without George's lead piece in this song, it wouldn't have been worth recording. Come on, Sophie Tucker sang this. It was from the musical, "The Music Man." George played a beautiful guitar to this. It shows his genius even in the very early days. I agree that it is very easy to play on the guitar, but it was George who came up with the arrangement.
Lee - Clearwater, Fl
FUnny thing about that guitar solo. It's typical of other Beatle guitar solos in that it is a melodic construction--not just random notes improvised over the chord structure. (Same thing with the solos in Something, Fixing a Hole, Old Brown Shoe, Real Love...) And here's the cool part--once you learn to play it on the guitar, it's quite easy.
Dirk - Nashville, Tn
About the guitar solo, I've just watched The Ed Sullivan show and it's George.
Rhedyn Williams - Bristol, England
It's Willson, not Wilson.
Thomas - Knoxville, Tn
I love the guitar solo in this, I don't know why. I'm learning the guitar and want to be able to play it!
Rhedyn Williams - Bristol, England
Jason, I always wondered the same thing. I'd say it would be Paul, if it's any of the Beatles. Either that or they cadged the solo from someone else who wrote it.
Nessie - Sapporo, Japan
I have trouble believing that Harrison or McCartney played lead guitar on this track; I know Lennon didn't, but the guitar solo seems too jazzified and unbeatlish for me to trust that it was one of them. So who knows?
Jason - Austin, Tx
My 5 year old daughter LOVES the Beatles...At the age of 3 she could pick them out of photos and tell me who they were by first and last names
Christopher - Greenfield Center, Ny
what a great version of that great song. i agree that the beatles version is by far the best, but Robert Preston and Shirley Jones in the '62 film sing it beautifully also. what a great musical. (by the way, liliana, i'm 15 as well...)
Jackson - Waycross, Ga
i agree, i heard it the first time from Paul and immeadiately fell in love with it...not to mention him too...
anyways, i'm 15, other teens that like the beatles?
Liliana - Huntley, Il
This is a great love song and Paul only does it justice.
Shirley - Ocean, Nj
A beautiful and romantic song that can only be sung by Paul McCartney. Aw, c'mon guys, you know it! :winks:
Mia - Elk River, Mn
Was also performed in the movie "The Wedding Singer" starring Adam Sandler. His only voice student, an old lady by the name of Rose, sang it to her husband during their 50th Anniversary Reception.
Patrick - Conyers, Ga
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Pakistan/US: The mysterious case of Aafia Siddiqui
Dr Shams Hassan Faruqi sits amid his rocks and geological records, shakes his bearded head and stares at me. "I strongly doubt if the children are alive," he says. "Probably, they have expired." He says this in a strange way, mournful but resigned, yet somehow he seems oddly unmoved. As a witness, supposedly, to the mysterious 2008 re-appearance of Aafia Siddiqui – the "most wanted woman in the world", according to former US attorney general John Ashcroft – I guess this 73-year-old Pakistani geologist is used to the limelight. But the children, I ask him again. What happened to the children?
Dr Faruqi is Aafia Siddiqui's uncle and he produces a photograph of his niece at the age of 13, picnicking in the Margalla hills above Islamabad, a smiling girl in a yellow shalwar khameez, half-leaning against a tree. She does not look like the stuff of which al-Qa'ida operatives are made. Yet she is now a semi-icon in Pakistan, a country which may well have been involved in her original kidnapping and which now oh-so-desperately wants her back from an American prison. Her children, weirdly, disconcertingly, have been forgotten.
Aafia Siddiqui's story is now as famous in Pakistan as it is notorious in a New York City courtroom where her trial for trying to kill an American soldier in the Afghan city of Ghazni in 2008 – she was convicted this month and faces a minimum of 20 years in prison on just one of the charges against her – is regarded as a symbol of American injustice. "Shame on America," posters scream in all of Pakistan's major cities. She is known as the "grey lady of Bagram", supposedly tortured for five years in America's cruel Afghan prison. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has asked American envoy Richard Holbrooke to repatriate Siddiqui under the Pakistan-US prisoner exchange scheme, while the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has dubbed her a "daughter of the nation". Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif promises to demand her release. But none of them mention the children. Ahmed, Sulieman and Maryam are their names.
All such mysteries require a "story-so-far". It goes like this. Aafia Siddiqui, a 38-year-old neuroscientist, an MIT alumna and Brandeis university PhD, disappeared after leaving her sister's home for Karachi airport in 2003, taking Ahmed, Sulieman and Maryam with her. The Americans say she was a leading al-Qa'ida operative. So does her ex-husband. She had re-married Ammar al-Baluchi, currently in Guantanamo Bay, a cousin of Ramzi Yousef who was convicted for the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing. Not, you might, say, a healthy curriculum vitae in the West's obsessive "war on terror". In 2004, the UN identified her as an al-Qa'ida operative.
But released inmates from the notorious American prison at Bagram near Kabul– where torture is commonplace and at least three prisoners have been murdered – have stated that there was a woman held there, a woman whose nightly screams prompted them to go on hunger strike. She was dubbed the "grey lady of Bagram". At her New York trial, Siddiqui demanded that Jewish members of the jury be dismissed, she fired her own defence lawyers who said she had become unbalanced after torture; Siddiqui blurted out that she had been tortured in secret prisons before her arrest. "If you were in a secret prison ... where children were murdered..." she said.
And so to the town of Ghazni, south of Kabul. It was here that Afghan police stopped her in 2008, carrying a handbag which supposedly contained details of chemical weapons and radiological agents, notes on mass casualty attacks on US targets and maps of Ghazni. American soldiers and FBI agents were summoned to question her and arrived in Ghazni without realising that Siddiqui was in the same room, sitting behind a curtain. According to their evidence, she managed to take one of their M-4 assault rifles and opened fire with the words, "Get the fuck of here. May the blood of [unintelligible] be on your [head or hands]." She missed but was cut down by two bullets from a 9mm pistol fired by one of the soldiers. Hence the charges. Hence the conviction.
She wasn't helped by an alleged statement by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed – the man who supposedly planned 9/11 and who is the uncle of her second husband, Ammar al-Baluchi – who claimed that Aafia Siddiqui was a senior al-Qa'ida agent. But then, he'd just been waterboarded 183 times in a month – which hardly makes his evidence, to use a phrase, water-tight.
The questions are obvious. What on earth was a Pakistani American with a Brandeis degree doing in Ghazni with a handbag containing American targets? And why, if her family was so fearful for her, didn't they report her missing in 2003, go to the press and tell the story of the children? Ahmed – son of Siddiqui or Afghan orphan, depending on your point of view – is now staying with Siddiqui's sister, Fauzia, in Karachi; but she refuses to let him talk to journalists. The Americans have shown no interest in him – even less in the other two, younger children. Why not?
It's odd, to say the least, that Dr Faruqi also maintains that in 2008 – before the Ghazni incident – Aafia Siddiqui turned up at his home in the suburbs of Islamabad. "She was wearing a burqa and got out of the car, just outside here," he says, pointing to the tree-lined street outside his office window. "I only caught sight of her once, and I said 'You have changed your nose'. But it was her. We talked about the past, her memories, it was her voice. She said the ISI (the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence) had let her come here. She wanted to get away, to go back to Afghanistan where she said the Taliban would protect her. She said that since her arrest, she knew nothing of her children. Someone told her they had been sent to Australia."
More questions. If Siddiqui was a "ghost prisoner" in Afghanistan, how come she turned up at Dr Faruqi's home in Islamabad? Why would she wear an Afghan "burqa" in the cosmopolitan capital of her own country? Why did she not talk more about her children? Why could she not show her face to her own uncle? Did she really come to Islamabad?
Fauzia Siddiqui is now touring Pakistan to publicise her sister's "unfair" trial, her torture at the hands of Americans. Most of the Pakistan press have taken up her story with little critical attention to the allegations against her. She has become a proto-martyr, a martyr-in-being; if her story is comprehensible, it requires a willing suspension of disbelief. But America's constant protestations of ignorance about her whereabouts before 2008 have an unhappy ring about them.
And the children? Rarely written about in Pakistan, they, too, in a sense, were "disappeared" from the story – until the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, paid an uneasy visit to Pakistan this week and, according to Fauzia, told the Interior minister, Rehman Malik, that "the children of Aafia Siddiqui will be sent home soon". Was Karzai referring to the other two children? Or to all three, including the "real" Ahmed? And if Aafia's two/three children are in Afghanistan, where have they been kept? In an orphanage? In a prison? And who kept them? The Afghans? The Americans?
By Robert Fisk
Friday, 19 March 2010

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April 22, 2005
A Polish birthday celebration.
Mmmm... the layers there are, from top to bottom: caviar, sour cream, smoked salmon, potato:
This borscht is homemade, as is that puff pastry:
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Nina's got her own account of the party, from which I'm going to snag this picture of me trying to get another photograph:
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- nina said...
Your photos are great, Ann. I'm already getting requests for the cake recipe from readers of your blog.
- Ann Althouse said...
People love cake. Cake is good. I had some of it for breakfast. Don't you think cake for breakfast is as appropriate as a danish or a croissant? It's all cake!
- Ron said...
I like cake for breakfast; I think people have a problem with all that frosting for breakfast...not me...
that last picture...was that Ann...Coulter?
Just Checking!
Ron - 4/22/05, 8:57 AM
- Ann Althouse said...
The frosting on Nina's cake is a lot like the chocolate one sometimes finds stuffed inside a croissant. Very chocolate and not too sweet. Much more breakfast-y than the glop on a cinnamon bun.
And I'm still waiting to get on the cover of Time magazine, with or without body parts distorted. - 4/22/05, 9:05 AM
- leeontheroad said...
Funny what images do: I was surprised to see the Russian plates. My Polish-American grandmother might well have been appalled (having had a lifelong dislike of Russians-- dating back to 1905). She also repeated the canard "if you have two poles in a room talking politics, three political parties will form."
Thanks for the post: it's good to think about Babcia (Grandma). - 4/22/05, 10:28 AM
- Ron said...
Ann, time to get Nina to photoshop your Time cover! Your lead story could tie a couple of interests together....
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- Rick Lee said...
The color in your photos is always so clean. Are you using the Auto White Balance all the time, or do you set it manually... and what is the camera? Just curious. I am fairly happy with the tiny Pentax Optio 4i, but I think I might have been happier with the color if I'd gotten a Fuji pocket camera. (I am always comparing the color and sharpness to my $2500 Fuji S3, which of course, is in another class altogether.
- Ann Althouse said...
Rick, I'm using a Sony Cybershot. The main thing I do is hit the "enhance" button in iPhoto. I also usually turn down the brightness a tad and turn up the contrast a bit. Nina has the identical camera by the way, but she doesn't use iPhoto, so you could compare our pictures to see what's the result of iPhoto. I think she does some Photoshop Effects things.


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MSNBC just called Obama.
Just turned on Fox News. They sound BUMMED. I mean, seriouslyy disappointed.
Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey
Fox just called it for Obama too. Im enjoying watching the butthurt fox commentators
Local county results:
Barack Obama (Democrat) 24,019 67.887% X
Mitt Romney (Republican) 10,080 28.490%
Jill Stein (Green) 737 2.083%
Peta Lindsay (Socialist) 25 0.071%
Gary Johnson (Libertarian) 362 1.023%
Virgil Goode (Constitution) 30 0.085%
Write-in 128 0.362%
Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey
Here in Mitt Romney's home county (or one of them), he's down 53% to 45%. It does look like he will win his home precinct though, so there's that bright side for him...
"Where free unions and collective bargaining are forbidden, freedom is lost." - 1980 Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan
Exit polls seem to closely resemble reported results. Tin foil hat back on bitches!!
Children in the back seat can cause accidents - and vice versa.
Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
Equality won last night!
Education won last night!
Health care won last night!
Occupy Your Brain!
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
As this election is now over, I would argue that we keep this thread open until Friday to finish off all the political talk about 2012. Then we move the talk to 2016 or the Never ending Political thread....
Moderator note:
As promised, I have merged the Last Presidential Thread with the First Presidential Thread.
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
I confess I intentionally avoided most of Fox's campaign coverage until after the Presidential race was called, simply because I wanted to compare them to every other network and was curious how they were going to try to spin this as some sort of great 'victory' for Cause. You're right, the prevailing mood on the Fox set seemed to be, if not surprised, then crestfallen.
Rather than soul search, my guess is you're going to see them double down instead and try to run even further right in the future. Certainly that's going to be the direction the talking head are going to push....'the reason we lost is because we didn't run someone conservative enough'Originally posted by Hink
People will miss that it once meant something to be Southern or Midwestern. It doesn't mean much now, except for the climate. The question, Where are you from? doesn't lead to anything odd or interesting. They live somewhere near a Gap store, and what else do you need to know? - Garrison Keillor
I like when Fox News called Ohio. Karl Rove, who has been right with Rasmussen in his insanely uninformed picking of states, pretty much cried about the pick, and then Fox had to reevaluate and spent a good 30 minutes going through why they pick (rightfully) what they did. Karl Rove is a political hack. The fact that Fox even has him on, speaks volumes to their fair and balanced approach.
I would like to see that Rasmussen is put in the partisan polling place now as well. After the clearly wrong results they were predicting for months with R support up in numerous states, they can no longer pretend they aren't the equivalent of PPP on the left.
Also, Nate Silver is still a genius. Those on the right who wanted so desperately to have him be an idiot, and wrote scathing stories about how wrong he is.... should be writing apologies in the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal shortly.
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
There are numerous narcotics that can be legally prescribed, so why shouldn't marijuana be in that group, too? I'm NOT in favor of legalizing it totally, but I am for medical use.
Exactly. I do NOT knowingly vote for bigots, so I cannot vote for any Republicans for federal office because of the reprehensible social positions of the national GOP (even though individual Republicans may NOT support them, they don't dare really oppose them, either), and the same holds true for Republicans running for state-wide office in New York. The NYS Republican Party leadership has pretty much embraced the radical Right social agenda as well, repeatedly nominating cretins so far out of the mainstream of 21st thinking for state-wide office that the Democratic candidates might as well run unopposed. Their last candidate for governor was Carl Paladino, a racist, sexist, homophobic bully from South Buffalo who was an embarrassment to Buffalo, WNY, and to NYS itself.
Most of the Republicans running for local office are decent people with mainstream views on social issues, even here in Redneck Heaven, so I can and do vote for some of them. Unfortunately, if they aspire to higher state or federal office, then they have to kowtow to the bigots running the state and national parties to get anywhere.
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. -- John F. Kennedy, January 20, 1961
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
Everything was within the margin of error.... statistically speaking.
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
Polls have been back and forth. I understand what Rove was saying last night - he didn't want to have another FL 2000 called one way and reversed, they should have waited about 15 to 20 more minutes to be more sure. So many states were decided by ~100,000 votes which is slim, and within the +/- 3.0 or 3.5% margin that all polls are unsure about. I'm not saying polls were wrong, when the final tallies come out it will be interesting to see how close the poll % and final % were, but again, all within that margin of error.
A moment of silence for the great Bear Up North. He started this thread. Miss him.
When you aggregate polls, the MOE gets smaller, it is not additive. Therefore when you look at 20 polls together and see the same result - as in the handful that were consistent throughout - that is much stronger than looking at one poll with a 3.5% MOE and calling it a tossup.
And the polls generally weren't that back and forth nationally. Sure, there were some battleground states that saw some variation, but especially in, say, OH the gap was clear. The Repub efforts to disenfranchise Dems is part of what made it close there.
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
It sounds like the polls that didn't favor Obama went with the assumption that 2008 was a fluke and that minority turnout wouldn't be the same in 2012. That's the reason all these Republicans were claiming the polls were skewed in favor of the Democrats when in reality they just reflected the changing composition of the electorate. Republicans were anticipating demographic issues down the line but were completely blindsided by how significant it'd be this election.
This brings me joy...
I love to see the whiny talking heads be shown up. I find it interesting that I get so much joy when either sides talking heads are shown to be idiots. I feel the same way about Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, Sean Hannity, and Rush. To pretend like you are unbiased is hilarious. The fact that you get paid to be divisive should be enough to have people hate you, but the fact that you then cry about your candidate losing, just adds to the joy that you bring me.According to Rove, who appeared to be going through extreme denial that Mitt Romney had lost, there were too many outstanding votes in Ohio to give the state to Obama, tipping the race in his favor.
No one else at Fox took his side. And to prove him wrong, Megyn Kelly walked down the hall in a live action shot to the "decision desk" that called the race and interviewed the men in charge.
A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams
Many people live inside the right-wing bubble that was adamant the polls were wrong, Romney would win in a landslide, Obama is a muslim who likes to watch Americans die and is purposefully destroying the economy. I think reality finally smacked those people right in the face.
Pundits like George Will, Dick Morris, Karl Rove who were so terribly wrong and telling their listeners not to believe the polls and the regular media, they should be fired. I wonder where the accountability is. All the people who outright lied to politicize the Libya situation to help Romney, they should all be fired. Fox and other right-wing media need to be held accountable for outright lies and racism IMO.
Children in the back seat can cause accidents - and vice versa.
The bubble (I call it the bubba) comes in between their face and reality's hand. Today they are no closer to sniffing the air in the reality-based community than yesterday. But hopefully the Repub leadership will see the light and try and make a place at the table for the smart people to return to the party.
Give a man a gun, and he can rob a bank. Give a man a bank, and he can rob the world.
Here are the "Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire Awards" from the 2012 Presidential Campaigns:
Topping the list is Rush saynig the Affordable Healthcare was the biggest tax hike ...
"Whatever beer I'm drinking, is better than the one I'm not." DMLW
"Budweiser sells a product they reflectively insist on calling beer." John Oliver


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While 2013 was a banner year in the fight against secret surveillance law, the fight in 2014 got off to an unfortunate start. Last Friday, in a case brought by EFF, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. ruled (pdf) that the Department of Justice could withhold from the public a secret legal opinion of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC).
We were pleasantly surprised by Verizon's announcement this week that it will become the first major telecommunications company to release a transparency report. In early 2014, Verizon will follow in the footsteps of companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple, and will finally adopt this best practice and begin to tell its customers, and the American public, the details about how often law enforcement comes knocking with requests for user data. Verizon's welcome announcement came the same day that Google updated its transparency report, which it has regularly released since 2010. Google's latest report details significant and troubling increases in government requests to remove content from the Internet.
Despite the U.S. Trade Representative's concerted efforts to push through a deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) will not be completed by the self-imposed deadline of the end of this year. That announcement, made in Singapore today at a closed press conference, is welcome: the U.S. Trade Representative's accelerated timeline has served as yet another means of restricting transparency, and a key pressure point in its campaign to get the U.S. Congress to abdicate its oversight role by granting "fast track authority." If you're in the U.S., you can contact your legislators and tell them to oppose that effort.
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Monday, March 29, 2010
look what I got...
And she is all mine until Wednesday..
It's supposed to be nice this week, so be prepared to be bombarded with granddaughter photos.
8 comments:
- Margie said...
Is that curly hair I see?? Enjoy her while you can, they grow up way to fast!!
- March 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM
What store did you find that in...??? You never have too many of them....LOL! Enjoy her with the great weather.
Bev - March 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Carolyn said...
Bring it on!!!
- March 29, 2010 at 10:39 AM
- Rita said...
You most certainly can have cheesecake at 9 in the morning! She's adorable...have fun.
- March 29, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Rita said...
Whoops...I left my comment on the wrong post...sorry.
- March 29, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- Pat said...
She is SO cute!!! I'll look forward to lots more photos of her this week.
- March 29, 2010 at 10:28 PM
- Miss Nancy said...
What a cutie!!! Enjoy your time and the weather.
Have a super great day. - March 30, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Not Lucy said...
I got to have my two grandkids (4 1/2 and 20 months) for a whole week. We had an awesome time!
- April 5, 2010 at 7:03 PM
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We discuss Irish stoicism and social ostracism, boycotts and ponzis and the banking practices of Chuckie. In the second half of the show Max talks to independent journalist, Lars Schall, about his recently published investigation into insider trading around the 9-11 terrorist attack as well as his pursuit of Germany's elusive gold reserves.
QUESTION FOR ALL OUR IRISH PEEPS ON THE SITE: Have you paid the property tax? And, if not, will you?
Update from @mrcanning, here is the opening speech at the anti-household tax rally today in Dublin:


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I've been to the shores of Omaha beach in Normandy. It's a serene, quiet place where the waves of the Channel lap against the sand. The rocky hills slope gently there and are covered with green grass. In June, it's an idyllic spot — far away from the bustle of Paris. The coast is cool and refreshing compared to the rest of France.
I've been to Caen. It's grown in size but it's still a quiet, rustic village in Normandy. The homes have small, rocky walls encircling the gardens that are every Frenchwoman's pride. Children run up and down the sidewalks. People go to and fro on their errands, carrying bags or dragging caddies in their wake.
I've been to Paris. It's a gem of a city filled with architecture that spans the eras from the Pax Romana to the neo-modern. I've walked the bridge from the Eiffel Tower, over the Seine. I've visited Notre Dame de Paris — I was married in Notre Dame de Champs just a brisk walk away. I've seen the Tullieries and the Jardin du Luxembourg. I used to read over by the Fountaine de Medicis next to the Sénat and feed the ducks and fish that make that fountain their home.
I've lived in France. It's a beautiful country filled with wonderful people. Some of my best friends are still there and, though I've returned to my native land, part of me will always be in France. But, my ten years in France were made possible by my grandfather's trip there back in 1944. He came across the Channel in the afternoon, when the worst of the fighting was over. He was part of the Big Red One and would be with them as they pushed to liberate Paris and then on to Berlin. My grandfather never really talked about his time in the Army and, to be honest, I never really asked him about it. He passed away when I was 10 years old so the subject never really came up. But he and countless other men stormed those beaches that I saw. The white sand and green grass must have been covered with blood and gore from the earlier waves of attacks. The ground was probably chewed up and muddy from the fighting. I doubt that my grandfather ever saw the beautiful country that his fighting made possible — once the war was over, he returned to his life back in the US. Just like the countless other soldiers, he set aside the nightmares he must have seen, went back to work, raised his children, and lived his life.
We call them the "Greatest Generation" not just because of the war they fought — we call them great because, once that war was over, they returned home, took off their Army uniforms, and went back to work.
Quiet heroes, all.
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Now is a great time to check out one of your local National Parks. This week April 21st – April 29th is National Park Week and to celebrate you can enter the parks for FREE. The National Park Foundation has teamed up with the National Park Service to celebrate National Park Week.
Right here in VA we have several National Parks including Prince William Forest. The forest originally named Chopawamsic Recreation Area was established in 1936 where children's "relief" camps were held during the Depression. In 1948 the Park was renamed Prince William Forest Park. The Forest located just miles from Quantico offers 37 miles of hiking trails, 21 miles of bicycle-accessible roads, 4 campgrounds and over 100 cabins. Also during the year the Park holds many Special Events. The park is also home to one of Virginia's most extensive Orienteering course. Prince William Forest is offering camp grounds for those who had reservations during the temporary closing of Lunga Resevoir on MCB Quantico.
Another great park to visit during this week is Fort Washington, this park that over looks the Potomac River offers visitors a great view of both the Virginia and Washington coast line. This Fort which has been around for over 200 years is one of the few left in its original state. The park is located at 13551 Fort Washingotn rd., Fort Wahsington, MD.
Another park to visit during National Park Week is the Frederiksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. While visiting this park you can visit one of two visitor centers, take a self guided driving tour, tour the historic plantation home "Chatam" and visit the "Stonewall" Jackson Shrine. Also while visiting the park pick up information on how your child can become a Junior Ranger.
There are many more great National Parks in our area go to Find A Park to find one near you! Go out and celebrate National Park Week!!


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Just wanted to share with everyone that after a year of owning and several un successful flight Ifinally flew my T-28 Trojan White and Red model and did not crash it. IHave had it for a year and thought i could learn on my own and so that was not the case so i put it away and bought a SuperCub LP and learn to fly that and now have mastered it . So then pulled out the T-28 and rebuilt it after the last crash and did some small mods to it this time, and so took it out Over the weekend with a friend who is a lot more experiences then me and had him take it up and from that point he handed over to me and i flew it in figure 8 and did a lot of turning using the alierons which this was my first time using them instead of rudder to turn. Iflew it great it responds very fast. Note had it on High Rates and love how well it respond. When it came time to landing Ihanded back over to buddy and he landed it and then threw another battery in it and from that point on Iput another battery in and he got it up for me and then i took over again and this time i was able to land it myself with no issues, Idid notice that you have to start farther out when making an approach and then do not cut power you will need it when coming in. Just not full power. So made the touch down and Now i'm so so hooked This plane is the Bomb. So thanks for reading and would like your comments and feedback.


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I have boys, that means I know more about the dinosaurs than your average person! From my own days in school (Triceratops with 3 long horns, a beak like a Parrot and a frill where his neck is…) to each of my boys moving through the ranks. Thomas is in 2nd grade now… so, though he liked dinos before now he is truly enthralled with them, how they came to be, and toys made like them. However, he is also a boy and we went to the transformers grand opening at Universal, so he is majorly into transformers. Transforming Dinosaurs are like the ultimate toy! He is in transforming dinosaur heaven with his new toys:
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To wrap up this week's news: review of the SilverStone Grandia GD05 case, and Patriot Viper Xtreme PC3 16000 CAS 9 2X2GB memory; Google Android 2.4, not 3.0 may arrive in February; MeeGo Tablet coming in Q3 2011?; and EA drops iPhone game prices to $0.99.
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Nexus VCT-9000 Heatsink Review
Sparkle Nvidia Geforce GTX465 Video Card Review
SilverStone Grandia GD05 Case Review
CoolIT Vantage A.L.C. CPU Water Cooler Review
Intel Sandy Bridge: Quad-Core Comes First
Patriot Viper Xtreme PC3 16000 CAS 9 2X2GB Memory Review
Consumer electronics and software news:
Google Android 2.4, not 3.0 may arrive In February
MeeGo Tablet Coming in Q3 2011?
Arctic M571 Budget Gaming Mouse Review
Review of Arctic Cooling K381 keyboard
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Chancay (chäng-kĪˈ) [key], archaeological site in central Peru, center of the ancient Cuismancu empire. Culturally influenced by the Chimu, the Cuismancu dominated less territory and were not as powerful. Nonetheless they built sizable cities and were somewhat more materially advanced than their southern neighbors, the Chincha (see Ica). The Cuismancu were conquered by the Inca in the 15th cent.
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IMS reveals how to avoid common launch miscues
Pharma brand share can level off just a few short months after a launch, according to a new study from IMS Health that examines this lifecycle stage.With its "What Drives Launch Excellence?" study released in May, IMS Health examined over 4,200 product launches, in 71 therapy areas, across eight countries, over an eight-year period. The study examined several blockbuster brands including Lilly ICOS' Cialis, Pfizer's Celebrex and Merck's Fosamax.
Because the results of the study showed that pharma companies face increasingly short windows of opportunity when launching new products, the "one-size-fits-all" global launch approach no longer works the way it used to.
Drugmakers must address an increasingly complex decision-making process to be successful, Ray Hill, global head, IMS consulting, told MM&M.
"Launch is the lifeblood of any pharmaceutical company industry but pharma just doesn't seem to get it right," Hill said.
SIDEBAR: Launch Basics
■ Market expansion
Almost half (46%) of outperforming launches are market expanders
■ Global consistency
Only 38% of launches were successful in a majority of total countries
■ Optimize launch window
Three out of four launches will not improve on the launch trajectory they are on in the initial six months by the end of a two-year period.
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KBS Imposes Giant Broadcast Ban On K-Pop Idol Tracks Adding Hyuna, Fei, Heize And Benzino
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterKBS has imposed a large ban on beside the point lyrics against Korean artists Hyuna, Fei, Heize and Beenzino.
On July 27th, the firm issued the outcomein theircontemporary deliberation which imposed the ban on Hyuna, Fei, Heize and Beenzino's tracks. Hyuna used to be called out for the lyrics "I'm a b*tch" on her newest track, "Do It!," whilst Fei turned into banned for the bringing up the brand, Coco Chanel. Heize's track, at the other hand, was deemed undeserving for broadcast with the use of inappropriate slang, while Beenzino was called out for a prior ban.
Meanwhile, netizens have already began criticising Hyuna and her lyricist for the usage ofaffordable terminologies on her track, while others have called for the agency to observe idol outifts on proclaims as well.
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The Met Costume Institute Gala Arrivals
Forget the Tribeca Film Festival. Last night, Hollywood took over Manhattan as the Met's Costume Institute celebrated fashion with its annual gala. This year's theme was "Model as Muse," and needless to say, the red carpet was a who's who of supermodels and star muses representing their haute couture designer counterparts.
The man, the myth, the legend -- and his muse: Marc Jacobs and supermodel Kate Moss arrived arm-in-arm to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala. Obviously, Kate's sexy little silver number was designed by her date, and the jewels were courtesy of some guy named Harry Winston.


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A Buffalo Bills pass rusher who started his career with the Houston Texans has donated five 2013 Dodge Charger Pursuit cruisers to the Houston Police Department.
Mario Williams, who played for the Texans from 2006 to 2011 and still lives in the city, appeared at a March 12 ceremony prior to the cars entering service. This was not the first gift of vehicles or equipment from the NFL defensive end. In 2011, Williams donated five V-8 Chevrolet Camaros to the Traffic Enforcement Division.
Houston Police Chief Charles A. McClelland, Jr. thanked Williams for the donation.
"We know he plays for another team, but we all know that Houston is still in his heart when it comes to the Houston Police Department," McClelland said. "We're very, very appreciative of that. I can't thank him enough for what he has done."
McClelland added, "The resources are very scare at HPD. One of our critical shortages are of police vehicles."
The traffic unit will utilize the cars to catch aggressive drivers who weave through traffic at high speeds, Capt. Larry Baimbridge told POLICE Magazine. Williams donated five solid-black V-8 Chargers with ghosted lettering and stealth lighting packages. They've been nicknamed "phantoms" by unit officers.
"It's not just nice looking," Baimbridge said. "It's very effective in trying to deter that aggressive driving." The vehicles are also used to catch drunk drivers.
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mike @ 3/22/2013 9:22 PM
Thank you Mario Williams. You are a true inspiration to our communities.
darrel @ 3/23/2013 12:23 PM
That is pretty cool. He just made a fan out of me.
[email protected] @ 3/25/2013 6:27 PM
Very nice! Lets hope some of those cars go to street cops, not as "take homes" for the brass. Neat to see a Pro doing something for the cops, not to them! Blues, Stay Safe.
Tom @ 3/25/2013 6:57 PM
Class act....thank you Mr. Williams
Chief deputy @ 3/27/2013 3:12 PM
Hey Houston what are you doing with your old vehicles We are in dire need of vehicles . Just asking. Thanks


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Party leader meets Cuban special envoy
He congratulated the Communist Party of Cuba on the outcomes of its 6 th Congress, evaluating this as a historic congress with a significant opportunity to orient the Cuban revolution's future.
He affirmed that the Party and people of Viet Nam always stood side by side and supported the Cuban people and were determined to strengthen the friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples, lifting Viet Nam-Cuba relations to a new level.
Jose Ramon Balaguer, the special envoy of Raul Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of the Council of State and the Council of the Ministers of Cuba, said the upcoming national Party conference scheduled for next January would adjust high-level personnel, study and change the working mode to consolidate combat capacity and ensure the inheritance of the Party.
The 6th Party Congress discussed and adopted the roadmap to update the country's future economic model with a view to raising labour efficiency and promoting production, which will help Cuba overcome current difficulties and shortcomings, as well as protect achievements recorded by the Cuban revolutionary during the past 50 years, according to the special envoy, who is member of the Secretariat and Head of the Commission for External Relations of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee.
He said he was impressed by achievements of Viet Nam 's modernisation process, saying that the successes will open a new stage in the national construction and defence and help Viet Nam implement its goal of "a rich people, a strong country with an equal, democratic and civilised society". They were valuable experience for Cuba to learn from.
Cuba will spare no effort to strengthen and develop the traditional, pure and faithful relations between the two Parties and countries, the special envoy said./.
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Influential rapper, composer and actor Heavy D died Tuesday (Nov. 8). He was just 44 years old. The cause of death is still under investigation, although according to TMZ, foul play is not expected.
Born Dwight Errington Myers, Heavy D rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s with his rap group Heavy D & the Boyz. His first album "Living Large" came out in 1987, but it was his 1989 release "Big Tyme" that moved him into the big time with songs like "Somebody For Me" and "We Got Our Own Thang." The album finished 1989 as the top selling soul record of the year.
Over the years Heavy D recorded 11 albums and composed the themes for the FOX comedies "In Living Color" and "MADtv." In addition to his own music, Heavy D performed alongside Michael Jackson on his song "Jam" and with Janet Jackson on her song "Alright."
Heavy D also had a pretty impressive acting resume having performed in movies including "The Cider House Rules" and the recently released "Tower Heist." He also kept busy with TV working on shows like "Bones," "Boston Public" and "Law & Order: SVU."
Many celebs including those in the rap community have taken to Twitter to comment on his death.
Ice T, who worked with Heavy D on "Law & Order" writes,"Terrible news 'Heavy D' died today.. Rest In Peace homie…He was just on SVU jokin around.. I feel sick. Everyone on the SVU set devastated. Especially me and Mariska."
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By Jenn Salcido
PBN Staff Writer
When Brian Hennessey was a boy growing up in Fairfield County, Conn., he never wavered much on the path that he wanted to take. He wanted to get into the financial sector, following in the footsteps of his father, an accountant. Hennessey, now 53, can easily recall his father's advice: "If you're going to get anywhere in this business, you need to get your letters," he said, alluding to a CPA license. "I finally started taking him seriously as I moved into adulthood, and I realized he was right about those letters. It makes all the difference in the world."
Hennessey eventually would add three more letters to the mix – he is now the CFO of People's Credit Union.
Hennessey admitted to enjoying the accounting class that he took in high school at the urging of his father, something that many of his counterparts probably couldn't concede. "It sounds kind of strange, but it's true," he said.
He wasn't completely sold on the idea of being an accountant at that point, though as he and his friends started college and picked their majors, many were preparing to teach. Hennessey was drawn to teaching, but was worried about his prospects in the profession. So he settled into getting an undergraduate degree in accounting.
Despite some initial boredom with the bare bones of the profession, Hennessey knew that it would be a springboard to a long and fulfilling career. He went on from his first position at PriceWaterhouse to become the youngest vice president in the history of Gateway Financial in his 20s. He would follow that with a stint at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and major banks and health systems in southeastern Connecticut, where he raised his two children.
Hennessey said he was attracted to People's Credit Union largely due to his experience working with community banks as opposed to regional or national enterprises.
"The way [CEO Ellen Ford] presented how the company was run, it was very much what I was used to with community banks," he said. "Everything you do every day is geared toward the community you're serving. [It's] all about the member, and serving them is the No. 1 priority as opposed to in a public company, where it's about the profit and shareholders and Wall Street."
Now making his home in Newport, Hennessey has been at People's for more than three years. Ford describes Hennessey as a community-oriented team player who brings "a totally different approach" to his position. "As a member of a leadership team, he's very collaborative and always receptive to feedback," said Ford.
Ford credits Hennessey's collaborative approach to greatly enhanced financial reporting at People's, which he looks at less as a "data dump" than an opportunity to provide analysis, strategy and education alongside the reports.
Although he did not go into teaching, Hennessey says that he never lost the desire to educate. "No matter what kind of job I had, one of the things I always wanted to do is try to develop people – to help them learn new things and undertake new challenges and feel good about what they do," said Hennessey.
This attitude has earned Hennessey a reputation of being a man of the people, rather than just the numbers. Rather than staying behind his desk, he prefers to circulate throughout his team.
"Brian is erudite, personable and extremely capable of educating the board on the more complex financial issues," said credit union board Chairman Dave Faucher. "His recommendations … have enabled the People's Credit Union to remain a safe, secure and fiscally sound financial institution in these difficult economic times."
Hennessey looks at the open line of communication that he's fostered within the institution as one of the highlights of his career at People's. This openness, he said, was crucial to two of the major projects he's undertaken – revamping the entire budget system and making significant revisions to the Asset Liability Management reporting procedures.
Ford said that both projects benefited greatly from Hennessey's philosophy, which encouraged managers to give and receive feedback, generate new ideas and contribute to significant expense reduction.
"I really feel strongly that the more folks that get involved in a decision, the better that decision is. … [We have] great people here," he said.
People's is involved in fundraising on behalf of various charities, chief among them the Rhode Island Special Olympics. Ford said Hennessey has been instrumental in fundraising for that cause.
Additionally, Hennessey bolstered the then-fledgling nonprofit Bike Newport. Hennessey joined as treasurer, helping the organization work through governance and finance issues. Now, he says, the group is getting its sea legs, and he's proud to have been a part of it from the ground floor. Executive Director Bari George said that she's "grateful every day for Brian, [and his] rare combination of talent and generosity."
Hennessey, an avid cyclist, runner and triathlete, said that Bike Newport was a natural fit to join his passions for business, people and the outdoors. Once a marathon runner who tackled the New York and Boston marathons, Hennessey has pushed himself into new territory – triathlons. Perhaps the biggest accomplishment wrapped up in that hobby is not necessarily finishing the mile swim, 56-mile bike ride, and 13.1-mile run that Hennessey has had to complete in half-marathon-length triathlons, but that he had the courage to start at all. Until his late 30s, Hennessey shared, he didn't know how to swim.
"I was terrified," he confided, "I really had an aversion to getting into water over my head."
Not only has he pushed through that fear, but he's conquered it with the characteristic aplomb that he brings to the complex challenges he faces from his desk chair. For Brian Hennessey, in life and business, sinking – or stopping – doesn't enter into the equation. •
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About Lydia's Organic Products
Thinking about product reviews. Today, we have Lydia's Organics, Fred Bisci's Enzymes and "The Tap" a GREAT book by Frank McKinney that I read in Honduras.
Lydia's organic seasoning: It's basically cracker crumbs that Lydia stores in a bottle. You can sprinkle it on anything of your choice. It tastes great with sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds.
The second recommended product is Fred Bisci's Enzymes. It is a combination of some powerful enzymes. It's all vegan and are present in powdered form. It can be taken empty stomach in the morning. 1 Tb. is sufficient to clean up some undigested proteins and other foods.
The last recommended thing is The Tap, a GREAT book by Frank McKinney. It's about the life style and forces affecting our life style.


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Vax Facts Human Papillomavirus (HPV): Study of a Computer-based Tailoring System and Mothers' Intentions to Vaccinate Their Daughters Against HPV
This study has been completed.
University of Michigan
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Amanda Dempsey, University of Colorado, Denver
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: June 10, 2010
Last updated: December 15, 2014
Last verified: December 2014
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Detailed Description:
The goal of this study is to determine whether a two-page print brochure that delivers individually tailored educational messages about the Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine increases HPV vaccine-hesitant mothers' intentions to have their adolescent daughters vaccinated against HPV.
Condition | Intervention |
Human Papillomavirus Prevention |
Behavioral: Computer-based tailoring system |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Subject) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | Vax Facts HPV: Study of a Computer-based Tailoring System and Mothers' Intentions to Vaccinate Their Daughters Against HPV |
Further study details as provided by University of Michigan:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Mother's Intention to Vaccinate Daughter Against HPV [ Time Frame: Date of intervention (one day) ]Mother will rate her intention to have her daughter vaccinated against HPV using a Likert scale before and after the intervention. The scale ranges from 0-11 with higher numbers representing more positive intentions to vaccinate against HPV, and 5 being neutral intentions (i.e. neither positive nor negative). In this assessment we use this 11-point scale to assess vaccination before and after viewing the educational materials. The difference pre and post intervention in vaccination intention is calculated (min 0, max 11) and the mean of these differences are calculated for the control and intervention groups.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Vaccination of Daughter [ Time Frame: Less than or equal to three months from the date of the intervention ]With mother's consent, daughter's University of Michigan vaccination record will be accessed to determine whether daughter has received any doses of the HPV vaccine. If the University of Michigan vaccination record does not document a visit three months after the intervention, with mother's consent, research staff will call mother at home to determine whether daughter has received any doses of the HPV vaccine.
Enrollment: | 70 |
Study Start Date: | June 2010 |
Study Completion Date: | October 2011 |
Primary Completion Date: | October 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Tailoring
Individuals assigned to the experimental group will receive a two-page brochure tailored based on their responses to the survey.
Behavioral: Computer-based tailoring system
Both the intervention and control groups will use a computer-based tailoring system to respond to survey questions. The computer-based tailoring system will produce messages for a two-page educational brochure based on participants' responses to survey questions. Only the intervention group will receive this brochure.
Active Comparator: Untailored information
Individuals assigned to the control group will receive the CDC vaccine information sheet that is standardly provided.
Behavioral: Computer-based tailoring system
Both the intervention and control groups will use a computer-based tailoring system to respond to survey questions. The computer-based tailoring system will produce messages for a two-page educational brochure based on participants' responses to survey questions. Only the intervention group will receive this brochure.
Detailed Description:
This will be a randomized controlled intervention trial for HPV vaccine-hesitant mothers of adolescent (ages 11-15 years old) girls. Mothers will complete a three-item measure that assesses their baseline intentions for having their adolescent daughter vaccinated against HPV. Mothers will then fill out a short, computer-based survey that assesses demographic factors, prior experience with HPV-associated illnesses and views about a variety of potential barriers to HPV vaccination. Following the survey, the intervention group (40 mothers) will receive a two-page print brochure that uses their survey data to generate the brochure such that it addresses each mother's top three concerns about the HPV vaccine. The control group (40 mothers) will receive a generic, two-page brochure that is similar in appearance to the intervention, but contains only untailored, generic information about the vaccine. HPV vaccination intention will be assessed a second time after reading the brochure, using the same three-item measure as before the survey. The vaccine administration records of the adolescent daughters of these mothers will be accessed three months after mothers' participation in the study to assess whether any HPV vaccine doses were provided.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Mother is greater than or equal to 18 years of age
- Mother has a daughter who is between the ages of 11-15 years
- Daughter has not received any doses of the HPV vaccine
- When asked to describe how she feels about getting her daughter vaccinated against HPV in the next six months, mother responds "I don't want her to get vaccinated" or "I'm unsure if I want her vaccinated."
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cannot read/speak English
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01143142
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01143142
United States, Michigan | |
UMHS Outpatient Pediatrics | |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48104 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Michigan
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Principal Investigator: | Amanda Dempsey, MD, PhD, MPH | Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit |
More Information
Keywords provided by University of Michigan:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 24, 2017
Responsible Party: | Amanda Dempsey, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Denver |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01143142 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
149891 P50CA101451 ( US NIH Grant/Contract Award Number ) |
Study First Received: | June 10, 2010 |
Results First Received: | December 8, 2014 |
Last Updated: | December 15, 2014 |
Keywords provided by University of Michigan:
Human papillomavirus HPV Prevention |
Tailoring Persuasive communication Adolescent |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 24, 2017


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Reviews & Community
New saddle bag
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Looks good, easy to use but will it hold up to the Texas heat
Is very sturdy and like the coloring on it but...will be sending it back as it is soooo small for a medium bag.Will be ordering the large bag in this style.
Great Bag
This turned out to be the perfect size for my needs. Fits secure and rides well.
The medium is perfect
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Perfect size for a tube and tire lever, arm warmers, and even a phone. Seems to be waterproof and fits nicely.
Good Fit and Volume
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The medium tucks in nicely under the seat, fitting tools, levers, tube and cell phone, while not being too wide and interfering with pedaling. Snug attachment to the bike without velcro. No problems so far with water getting in while riding in wet conditions, but I haven't taken this through a downpour yet, either.
Love this bag!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Everything about it is perfect for me. Very well made, exact right size, and it looks great on my bike! Fast delivery also. I will definitely buy more stuff from these guys. They have really nice bags of all types.
Flat pack
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
When you get a flat this is the pack you want to have on you. I can fit CO2, tube(MTB), chuck, muli-tool, and tire levers.
Eric Watford - Expert Gearhead
Pretty good
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Good: No velcro, good quality. The rear of the bag is a deflector but isn't sewn down on all 4 sides so I clip a tail light in there.
Bad: The small (which is what I got) is really small so it doesn't fit much in there. Other reviewers will tell you what they fit. I stick a garage opener (no clip) and a key. Not really worried about flats on the roads I frequent.
I'm not returning the bag because I do like it but if I had to do it again, I'd get a medium.
Awesome little pack!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I have now bought two of these. One small pack for myself and one medium size for the wife. The small pack has been perfect to fit the following and it's attachment straps are so good that it's snug into place and I never worry about it:
- CO2 kit http://www.competitivecyclist.com/innovations-air-chuck-elite-inflator
- Tube
- Tire Lever
I bought the medium for my wife because she likes to stuff other stuff in there like a phone or wind breaker. I would absolutely buy this product again and refer it to my friends.
Pretty good seat pack.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Got this for my wife. She had issues with the Velcro straps on other bags snagging her shorts while riding. Best part about this pack is that there is no Velcro whatsoever. So, if you have issues with Velcro snagging your shorts, this fits the bill. The seatpost strap will be an annoyance for you, though, because the "buckle" sticks out and will hit the same part of your leg that the Velcro contacted. I cut this strap off, and just use the rail straps. Works great this way, and is plenty stable.
The medium pack was way too big (visually, IMO) for a road bike. The small is a much better size visually, but it is narrow and long. I managed to squeeze in a spare tube, tire levers, CO2 cartridge, CO2 nozzle, and a $20 bill. This is pretty much a max load for this bag.
The build quality seems good, and I see no reason why this bag won't last a good while.
Great for the roadie
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I got a size small for my road bike and I'm really happy with it. Unlike most other saddle bags, there's no Velcro on this one. There's a bit of shock cord and a small clip that wraps around your seat post and a bit of nylon strap with two buckles that wrap around he seat rails. I'm pretty stoked that there isn't any velcro to worry about he ends/corners creeping out and scratching up my legs. The shape of the bag is longer and narrower than most other ones I looked at. It can be a little weird depending on what you're trying to cram in there but it does a really good job of staying right under your seat and not sticking out beyond the saddle at all.
The size small is great for my road bike - fits one tube, C02, and an inflator head. There's (barely) space to shove a key in as well. If you're looking to carry your phone or use this on a mountain bike I'd suggest sizing up. I've had this for about a month so can't say too much for long term durability, but it seems like it is built well and should be able to hold up just fine
Not great
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
It did not last long on my bike. The plastic bits broke off and the whole thing started to fall apart. When it rained, water creeped in on the sides. Overall I would not reccomend.
Good Quality, Medium Quite Spacious
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I needed a bag for my commute/errand/city bike. I have a rack on it that can carry bigger bags, but I don't always keep that on it and I wanted to have a tube, tools and the like should I need them. I got a medium in white. I was able to put a 26"x1.9-2.1 tube, Park Tire Levers, a Park multi-tool and still have enough space to throw in my billfold should I need to.
If I were using road tubes, I could easily swallow two and those tools.
It attaches easily under the seat and so long as you snug it in place well, it stays put without issue.
I like the white because I can tell quickly from a distance that it is closed. So when I'm walking away from it at a store or wherever, I know I remembered to zip it after grabbing my wallet and locking everything up.
Good quality bag
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I got the medium and use it on my mtb. It fits a spare tube,multi tool, co2 inflator well. It's good quality haven't had any issues with it.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I purchased this bag in a size small, and just a heads up the small will literally only fit a road tube and Co2 - it is very small. If you are planing on purchasing this pack for a mtb, get the medium. I love it because you can hardly tell it is there, and the construction of the bag is really nice.
good pouch
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
ordered a medium bag and they work great. plenty of room to put my iphone 4s, a spare tube, and my multi tool. also really like the reflector tape on the back so i am able to be seen when it gets dark out!
Small is SMALL
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Ordered two of these, a medium and a small. The small is VERY small. As in "you can't fit your phone in it small." The medium is an adequate size for the essentials (CO2 inflator, patch kit, spare tube, phone, etc.). Our second issue was that the zipper is very stiff and cumbersome. Since the pack itself is fairly flexible, it was pretty difficult to open the zipper without using both hands to hold the pack just right to get the zipper past the bottom of your seat. Ended up returning both and will try something else.
Fits REI Bike!!
I was a bit worried this bag might not fit right on my Novara Carema Pro bike from REI but to my delight I got the Medium, White which not only fits extremely well but it matches my bike to a "T". I can fit a tire tube, CO2 inflator and extra cartridges, and tool kit. I haven't tried yet but I might be able to even get a power bar in there too! Love the fit of this bag for my bike.
great bag!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
you can fit everything you need in this bag, I ride with an extra tube, tire repair kit, 17 tool kit, and my cell phone.. so you can carry what ever you need to complete your ride, and make sure you have every thing!
the small one doesn't fit my phone, I have to order the medium one.


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Load and attentional bayes.
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Selective attention is a most intensively studied psychological phenomenon, rife with theoretical suggestions and schisms. A critical idea is that of limited capacity, the allocation of which has produced continual conflict about such phenomena as early and late selection. An influential resolution of this debate is based on the notion of perceptual load (Lavie, 2005), which suggests that low-load, easy tasks, because they underuse the total capacity of attention, mandatorily lead to the processing of stimuli that are irrelevant to the current attentional set; whereas high-load, difficult tasks grab all resources for themselves, leaving distractors high and dry. We argue that this theory presents a challenge to Bayesian theories of attention, and suggest an alternative, statistical, account of key supporting data.
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Title: | Load and attentional bayes |
UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit |
URI: | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/85047 |
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With only one season in North America under his belt, Salei was the Anaheim Mighty Ducks first pick, ninth overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, a draft which saw 13 of the 26 players in the first round selected as defencemen.
Salei would play 30 games with the Ducks in the 1996-97 season, scoring only a single point. He also spent time in both the AHL with the Baltimore Bandits and back with his old IHL team in Las Vegas. The next season saw him become a blueline mainstay as he appeared in 66 games for the Ducks.
In 2002-03 Salei was a key player in the Ducks run to the 2003 Stanley Cup Final, only to lose a hard-fought seven game series to the New Jersey Devils.
Following his stint with Anaheim, Salei signed as a free agent with the Florida Panthers in the summer of 2006. In his first season with Florida, Salei set a new NHL career high in goals (6) assists (26) and points (32) and was only one of six Panthers to appear in all 82 games. The following season the physical defenseman picked up where he left off, recording 23 points in 65 games prior to being dealt at the NHL trading deadline. The trade sent Sealei, an 11-year veteran, to the Colorado Avalanche for Karlis Skrastins.
On the international stage, Salei has represented his homeland at the World Championships on several occasions and the Winter Olympics (1998, 2002 and 2010).
On August 9, 2010, Salei signed a one-year deal with the rival Detroit Red Wings as an unrestricted free agent.


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Bag-making is an illness for me. When I see someone with a bag walk by, I don't see the person carrying the bag, I see the bag. I see it, I dissect it, I cut out the pieces, and then I put it all back together again–all in my head and all in the span of a few seconds. I think that's the very definition of an illness. I learned a long time ago that I couldn't make money selling bags that were as complex as the one pictured above, and that's why I turned my business into simpler products that were less time-consuming; this allowed me to spend more time with my family while still enjoying the creative process of sewing.
In the meantime, I created a couple bag patterns over the years that I use for the purses that I make for myself. They are not in reproducible form, so I am not able to share the patterns with you. But, there are so many free basic tote bag tutorials out there, and I will introduce you to them here (scroll to bottom).
I discovered this suede shirt at Goodwill a few weeks ago, after I made my original suede purse from a repurposed vintage jacket. I couldn't resist buying it, along with a leather belt that I saw there, so that I could make yet another suede purse for myself. (The suede shirt was to become the bag, the belt was to become the handle.) Not sure how many suede bags I need, but as long as I have my bag-making illness, I'm sure there will be more to come. (:
As I mentioned above, I used a belt, which I neglected to photograph before hand, as the handles. The inspiration came from Pinterest, although I never found the original source for the idea. I happen to have a few basic leather working supplies around, including a leather punch and bronze rivets. If you have an interest in doing a similar thing with leather belts, I encourage you to go to Etsy and search for "rivets" and "rivet tools" and that will get you started in the right direction on supplies for working with leather. Or, you can sew the leather handles directly on the bag and skip the rivets, but you will need a descent sewing machine and a leather needle!
In my previous post on making my first suede purse, I got a few emails asking for a pattern for my bag. As I said above, I can't offer that. However, I have found a lot of free tote bag tutorials online that are great for beginners and could be used for many kinds of fabrics. Here are a few to start you off:
http://tipnut.com/tote-bag-ideas-free-patterns/ (over 40 tote bag tutorials, ranging in complexity, lots of shapes and styles)
http://wkdesigner.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/soho-slouch-tote-2/ (this one is specifically for suede, a little more complicated, would take a lot of fabric, but so cute!)
http://verypurpleperson.com/2010/04/making-reversible-bag.html (this one is for the Charlie Bag, which I've made several times. Very cute, maybe more for a moderate level, not beginner. Repurposed pillow cases work great as the fabric for this bag, and it's reversible!)
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2010/11/09/10-free-tote-bag-patterns-and-tutorials/ (ten free, and very simple, tote bag tutorials)
I hope these inspire you a little, but not enough to give you my bag-making illness! Happy sewing!