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Saturn Devouring His Son
Saturn Devouring His Son is the name given to a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. According to the traditional interpretation, it depicts the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus (in the title Romanized to Saturn), who, fearing that he would be overthrown by one of his children,[1] ate each one upon their birth. The work is one of the 14 Black Paintings that Goya painted directly onto the walls of his house sometime between 1819 and 1823. It was transferred to canvas after Goya's death and has since been held in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
In 1819, Goya purchased a house on the banks of Manzanares near Madrid called Quinta del Sordo (Villa of the Deaf Man). It was a two-story house which was named after a previous occupant who had been deaf, although the name was fitting for Goya too, who had been left deaf after contracting a fever in 1792. Between 1819 and 1823, when he left the house to move to Bordeaux, Goya produced a series of 14 works, which he painted with oils directly onto the walls of the house. At the age of 73, and having survived two life-threatening illnesses, Goya was likely to have been concerned with his own mortality, and was increasingly embittered by the civil strife occurring in Spain. Although he initially decorated the rooms of the house with more inspiring images, in time he overpainted them all with the intense haunting pictures known today as the Black Paintings. Uncommissioned and never meant for public display, these pictures reflect his darkening mood with some intense scenes of malevolence and conflict.[2]
Saturn Devouring His Son, a disturbing portrait of the titan Saturn consuming one of his children, was one of six works with which Goya decorated the dining room. According to Roman myth (inspired by the original Greek myth), it had been foretold that one of the sons of Saturn would overthrow him, just as he had overthrown his father, Caelus. To prevent this, Saturn ate his children moments after each was born. His wife Ops eventually hid his third son, Jupiter, on the island of Crete, deceiving Saturn by offering a stone wrapped in swaddling in his place. Jupiter eventually supplanted his father just as the prophecy had predicted.
Goya never named the works he produced at Quinta del Sordo; the names were assigned by others after his death,[3] and this painting is also known as just Saturn, Saturn Devouring One of His Sons, Saturn Devouring his Children or by the Spanish names Saturno devorando a su hijo or Saturno devorando a un hijo.
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Goya depicts Saturn feasting upon one of his sons. His child's head and part of the left arm have already been consumed. The right arm has probably been eaten too, though it could be folded in front of the body and held in place by Saturn's thumbs. The titan is on the point of taking another bite from the left arm; as he looms from the darkness, his mouth gapes and his eyes bulge whitely. The only other brightness in the picture comes from the white flesh, the red blood of the corpse, the white knuckles of Saturn as he digs his fingers into the back of the body. There is evidence that the picture may have originally portrayed the titan with a partially erect penis,[5] but, if ever present, this addition was lost due to the deterioration of the mural over time or during the transfer to canvas; in the picture today the area around his groin is indistinct. It may even have been overpainted deliberately before the picture was put on public display.[6]
Various interpretations of the meaning of the picture have been offered: the conflict between youth and old age, time as the devourer of all things, the wrath of God and an allegory of the situation in Spain, where the fatherland consumed its own children in wars and revolution. There have been explanations rooted in Goya's relationships with his own son, Xavier, the only of his six children to survive to adulthood, or with his live-in housekeeper and possible mistress, Leocadia Weiss; the sex of the body being consumed can not be determined with certainty. If Goya made any notes on the picture, they have not survived; as he never intended the picture for public exhibition, he probably had little interest in explaining its significance. It has been said that the painting is "essential to our understanding of the human condition in modern times, just as Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is essential to understanding the tenor of the 16th century".[7]
Goya may have been inspired by Peter Paul Rubens' 1636 picture of the same name. Rubens' painting, also held at the Museo del Prado, is a brighter, more conventional treatment of the myth: his Saturn exhibits less of the cannibalistic ferocity portrayed in Goya's rendition. However, some critics have suggested that Rubens' portrayal is the more horrific: the god is portrayed as a calculating remorseless killer, who – fearing for his own position of power – murders his innocent child. Goya's vision, on the other hand, shows a man driven mad by the act of killing his own son. In addition, the body of the son in Goya's picture is that of an adult, not the helpless baby depicted by Rubens. Goya had produced a chalk drawing of the same subject in 1796-7 that was closer in tone to Rubens' work: it showed a Saturn similar in appearance to that of Rubens', daintily biting on the leg of one of his sons while he holds another like a leg of chicken, with none of the gore or madness of the later work. Goya scholar Fred Licht has raised doubts regarding the traditional title however, noting that the classical iconographical attributes associated with Saturn are absent from the painting, and the body of the smaller figure does not resemble that of an infant.[3] The rounded buttocks and wide hips of the headless corpse has also called into question the identification of this figure as a male.[8]
Transfer from the Quinta del Sordo[edit]
Although they were not meant to be seen by the public, the paintings remain important works in Goya's oeuvre. When Goya went into self-imposed exile in France in 1823, he passed Quinta del Sordo to his grandson, Mariano. After various changes of ownership, the house came into the possession of the Belgian Baron Emile d'Erlanger in 1874. After 70 years on the walls of Quinta del Sordo, the murals were deteriorating badly and, in order to preserve them, the new owner of the house had them transferred to canvas under the direction of Salvador Martinez Cubells, the chief art restorer at the Museo del Prado. After showing them at the Exposition Universelle of 1878 in Paris, d'Erlanger eventually donated them to the Spanish state. The effects of time on the murals, coupled with the inevitable damage caused by the delicate operation of mounting the crumbling plaster on canvas, meant that most of the murals required restoration work and some detail may have been lost, but in this respect Saturn Devouring His Son appears to have fared better than some of the other works.
- ^ "These great Cronos swallowed as each came forth from the womb to his mother's knees with this intent, that no other of the proud sons of Heaven should hold the kingly office amongst the deathless gods. For he learned from Earth and starry Heaven that he was destined to be overcome by his own son, strong though he was, through the contriving of great Zeus." - Hesiod "Theogony". Sacred-Texts.com. 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ^ "But never before and never since, as far as we know, has a major, ambitious cycle of paintings been painted with the intention of keeping the pictures an entirely private affair." Licht, 159
- ^ a b Licht, 168
- ^ "Goya's Saturn Devouring One of His Sons". smARThistory at Khan Academy. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ Morden and Pulimood in Farthing, 375
- ^ Connell, 209
- ^ Licht, 71
- ^ Connell, 210
Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (2006) models a monster-character, the Pale Man, after the Saturn who devoured his children. On the walls of the Pale Man's subterranean lair, a replica of the worldside banquet table of the monstrous Captain Vidal, whose inner self the Pale Man represents, are paintings of the Pale Man murdering children.
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- Connell, Evan (2004). Francisco Goya: A Life. Counterpoint. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-58243-307-3.
- Licht, Fred (1983). Goya: The Origins of the Modern Temper in Art. Icon. p. 288. ISBN 0-06-430123-0.
- Morden, Karen & Pulimood, Stephen (2006). Stephen Farthing, ed. 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die. London: Quintet Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84403-563-8.
- "Saturn Devouring One of His Sons". Museo del Prado. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- E. Weems. "The Black Paintings: Saturn". Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- Jay Scott Morgan. "The Mystery of Goya's Saturn". New England Review. Archived from the original on 13 December 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- "Goya's Black Paintings". theartworlf. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- Milko A. García Torres. "Francisco José Goya". Pinacoteca Universal Multimedia (in Spanish). Madrid: F & G Editores. Retrieved 27 February 2007.
- Hesiod, translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. "Theogony". Retrieved 2013-08-25.


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3In a bowl, mix together the ground pork and beef, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, basil, parsley, bread crumbs and milk.
4Shape into 8 to 10 balls about two inches in diameter. Arrange on the prepared baking tray and cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
5Take the meatballs out of the oven and arrange on a heatproof plate that you will serve them in.
6Spoon a heaping tablespoonful of tomato sauce over each meatball. Top with a slice of cheese.
7Put back in the oven and cook for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.
8Sprinkle with more chopped parsley or basil, or both, before serving.
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Movie Review: Mother's Day
In honor of Mother's Day, here's my review of the aptly titled horror flick Mother's Day.
Looking for the perfect film to watch with mom this weekend? I assure you, this is not it. Well, unless your mom is like me, and seeks out any depraved movie she can get her hands on. In that case, Mother's Day is perfect. It made its debut at Fantastic Fest 2010 in Austin, Texas, and there was plenty of buzz around it. With Darren Lynn Bousman (the Saw franchise, Repo! The Genetic Opera) at the helm, I was anxious to see this project. Unfortunately, I was unable to get into the midnight screening. The fact that I got to casually chat with Bousman before the film really rubbed salt in the wound. As far as I know, the film never got a proper theatrical release after its initial festival run, but that is water under the bridge. The film is now available on DVD for our viewing pleasure.
Mother's Day is a loose remake of a 1980 film by the same name. I've not seen the original, but apparently it takes place in the woods. Some nubile young women who are camping encounter a batshit crazy family trying to impress their mother with some unsavory acts. The remake takes place in modern times, and the woods have been replaced with a house that "Mother" (Rebecca De Mornay) recently lost due to a foreclosure. Beth (Jaime King) and Daniel (Frank Grillo) are the unfortunate souls who bought the house out of foreclosure, having no inkling of the history of the house.
The two are hosting a modest housewarming party, with their closest friends in attendance. Beth seems tense and sad, and Daniel is on edge. Meanwhile, Mother's boys are fleeing a botched bank robbery, and one of them is critically wounded. Their only plan is to return to their house, hoping that Mother can fix the mess. Imagine their surprise (and rage) when they discover some new owners have moved into their home. You can see how things might get a little awkward.
At first it feels like it is going to be a by-the-numbers home invasion movie, but the story goes into some unexpected directions. By the end of the hellish evening, loyalties have been tested, secrets have been divulged and mass carnage abounds. Mother makes her grand entrance early in the film, and she is the epitome of a sociopath. De Mornay is terrific as the icy matriarch of the Koffin clan. She's a refreshing change for this sort of role. Generally in these types of movies, the matriarch and /or patriarchs are portrayed as crazed rednecks that are completely over the top (see The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). De Mornay Mother is refined, if even a bit elegant. She is well dressed and outwardly appears normal. De Mornay plays Mother as calm, cool and collected. She can file her nails while she hears shrieks of terror emanating from the room next door. That demeanor is downright unnerving, and makes Mother even more frightening. She is a memorable villainess.
This is vastly different from the Saw movies, but Bousman's fingerprints are all over the movie. Characters are given the chance to choose who will be the sacrificial lamb in several situations, which brings out the worst in the "friends" when their survival instincts kick into high gear. You'll also see quite a few actors who have appeared in various Saw movies (Lyric Bent, Tony Nappo, Jessie Rusu, J. LaRuse). And for all you fellas waiting for the next season of True Blood so you can get your Deborah Ann Woll fix, you can catch her here as the meek and conflicted youngest sibling in the Koffin clan. She doesn't seem all that enthused to follow in her brothers' footsteps.
I've always had difficulty putting horror movies up against other genres. I judge them on a different curve than I do other movies. I never expect them to be high-quality masterpieces, and this is no exception. But that is not why I watch horror movies, and I have to say that Mother's Day was a lot of fun, and kept me guessing throughout. It's a solid little B thriller that's worth a watch, especially since you can rent it now.
Rating 3.5/5 Watch the trailer below.
Mother's Day is rated "R". Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Written by Scott Milam. Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Shawn Ashmore, Deborah Ann Woll, Frank Grillo.


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The Mango update has started today for T-Mobile as a tweet from the carrier tells HTC HD7 owners to be on the lookout for the software update; the update will bring many new features such as multitasking while reducing battery wear, hands-free voice functionality, Bing Vision and much more...
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1. HeyBadaBadaSwingBadaBada (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Aug 2011)
And so it begins :)
2. kainy (Posts: 165; Member since: 10 Aug 2011)
Well the update has begin to roll-out ... the unbranded phones are getting Mango as we speak. And there is a way to get the update faster ... so within a week i think everyone will have the pretty message on their screen :) But you should note that the update is rolling out as we speak.
3. GJanee (Posts: 214; Member since: 29 Jun 2011)
Here in Hungary all wp7 handsets are getting Mango properly (Omnia7, Optimus7, Trophy, Mozart, HD7) since like an hour or so ago, so far as I'm informed.
4. Phullofphil (Posts: 802; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)
cool i guess. I wnder if the new phones come with it preinstaled
5. GALAXY-S (Posts: 701; Member since: 07 Jun 2011)
good for wp7 phone users...
i have tried wp7 phone once and it was pretty nice, so maybe in the future ill buy me one
6. savien808 (Posts: 59; Member since: 27 Aug 2011)
Yay my sister is waiting for a notification for her HD7
7. SumitTheBest (unregistered)
Even , I am eagerly waiting for Mango. I love this Phone , with Mango it will be more awesome.
8. jstarr (unregistered)
It's 3am and I still have not received an update message I have T Mobile and a HTC HD7. I have also connected to zune to check for an update manually and nothing. I would rather have it today and something go wrong than be sitting around for the next week or two hoping that today is the day they should let you have it if you check for it manually so the fans will have it. This is worse that sitting around for the cable company. COME ON ALREADY
10. Raul_HD7 (unregistered)
Nope. It's 8:24am (Sept 28) here in San Francisco and just checked Zune for an update and nada....
11. savien808 (Posts: 59; Member since: 27 Aug 2011)
my sister is pluging it in every hour and still nothin...
12. savien808 (Posts: 59; Member since: 27 Aug 2011)
I Got The Update On My HD7!!!
I followed this video!
It gave me the update notification on my sisters HD7 and it successfully updated!
It took maybe 45 mins but it worked!
14. tmobile hd7 user (unregistered)
wow, thank you so much savien808 i am currenlty updating to version 7.0.7403.0!!!! bc of that video!!!
17. ABS (unregistered)
So tell us about the new update, for those who have installed it, is it any good??
18. Kov (unregistered)
cannot still to update mango on my htc hd7. :-(
25. mike (unregistered)
opez ZUNE go to sync options, tap on the updates line then quick remove LAN cable wait for what happen. Zune will show you update available...get your lan back on line than tap "update". It works i did that and i have the mango on my phone. Important be quick removing the LAN cable!! Remember first tap "updates" than quick be gone from the internet.!! Mango update sucks badly so dont worry if you cant handle the trick:)
20. savien808 (Posts: 59; Member since: 27 Aug 2011)
This is by far the best update for windows devices.
If you follow the video link to update your hd7 to mango and it doesnt work for you try it a couple of times, it took me around 4 times to get it to work!
It forces zune to look for the update, after a few times of trying it finally says an update is available!
Its Great!!!
All Original Mango!
21. isomerize (unregistered)
Can't wait!!
But i have to say, If microsoft wants to expand beyond a 5% market share, they really have to work on being faster to deliver these updates. If it's going to take weeks now, how long will it take to push out an update once they have a 40% market share of smartphones ....
22. enolamyecart (unregistered)
After checking everyday, I reset the HD7 back to factory spec, plugged in and Voila, Update available. It seems though that one should not have to 'factory reset' to get an update.
23. mike (unregistered)
Dont wait for it..just have it on htc trophy!!nothing is changed still polyphonic only ringtones, no bluetooth file push, no additional themes, no usb storage mode, and navi by bing maps dont guide just shows position:((((((((((((who wants to get this piece of s**t from my hands in exchange for htc desire??Its mint condition
24. mike (unregistered)
hey GALAXY S guy give me your galaxy and i will give you my trophy, what you say
26. jamesimon1 (unregistered)
hay i have a question if i wait for the update to come to my phone on the htc hd7 will i need internet on the computer to get the update on my phone? o0r will zune automatically download the software
27. setasill (unregistered)
I read about the update coming today, when i checked a previous site it said to plug your phone in and see it it tells you to update. I did it around 8am uk time... and when the zune program came on it went onto the update section... my phone updated without an hitch Samsung ominia
28. tashthestar (unregistered)
Love the layout especially in office and new added features-very nice :)
29. htc_hd7 (unregistered)
Can somebody tell me what's new in the mango update?? My computer is not working so I will need a few days before I can update my phone. :(


text: Nexus 5 Leaks Again for 'Pre-Registration' with a Full Spec ListCasey Chan10/28/13 10:13pmFiled to: nexus 5androidnexuslgleak76EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Stop me if you've heard this before but... the Nexus 5, probably the most anticipated Android phone right now, popped up on the Internets before it was officially announced. In fact, it looks like the Nexus 5 has revealed its full spec list too. Can't we just start buying this phone already, Google?This new leak (I've lost count on how many Nexus 5 leaks there have been, it's almost double digits) comes courtesy of WIND Mobile's (a Canadian carrier) Facebook page. The Nexus 5 was actually available for 'pre-registration' with WIND Mobile for a bit before it was taken down. Along with the sign-up page, WIND Mobile revealed the full spec list which matches up nicely with what we've seen earlier. Screen: 4.95" 1920×1080 display (445 ppi) Corning Gorilla Glass 3Cameras: 1.3MP front facing 8MP rear facing OISDimensions: 69.17 x 137.84 x 8.59 mmWeight: 130 gramsOperating System: OS Android 4.4, KitKatChip Set: 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ncNFC (Android Beam) / Bluetooth 4.0Storage / Memory / Ram: 16GB or 32GB internal storage 2GB RAMPorts & Connectors: microUSB, SlimPort enabled, 3.5mm stereo audio jack, dual microphones, ceramic power and volume buttonsThe Nexus 5 is all but official now. Can't we get the official part down? [Mobile Syrup]Reply76 repliesLeave a reply


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Chay!!! Wonderful blocks! Thank you for sharing the picture with us...gives us more inspiration to hang in there.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Chay!!! Wonderful blocks! Thank you for sharing the picture with us...gives us more inspiration to hang in there.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain.
Great blocks! I hope your internet and translater get back up to full time.
Cindy A and Kaybob .... thanks for the great idea of keeping track of what fabric was used where. The pictures really tell the story well!
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain.
Gus, so glad to hear your surgery really helped you out with your knee. Thank you for all the tutes and pics you have posted. I am so far behind I will definately get use out of them once I catch up !
Here are my blocks for the week of May 20 (Linda whispers very quietly hoping no one will notice just how far behind she is)
C-11 was done EPP and the other two with regular paperpiecing.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain.
Congraulations! Your blocks are beautiful and you have really worked hard. I saw a demonstration of QAYG where you cut your backing fabric in 1 piece. Piece your blocks in sections vertically, left, center, right. Put the batting under the center section on top of your backing and machine quilt. Then you insert batting for each side and hand baste the batting together. Sew on the side sections 1 at a time and machine quilt them. That way you aren't trying to shove the whole quilt under the machine at one time to quilt it but you don't have as many individual pieces to quilt. It looked like a great idea and I am going to try it on my DJ.
chay: wonderful to post your quilt....gorgeous....great inspiration!
Linda: your blocks are fabulous! I'm quite far behind myself, but I'm not worried, eventually I'll catch up!
Chay - absolutely amazingly spectacular!!!!!
I went to the Long Beach Quilt Festival yesterday where there was a DJ on display - looked very similar to yours [which means... yes you can enter it when you've quilted it as well! It and your pictures makes me want to start a new one on a consistent background. It sure makes the colorful fabrics pop more. my friends said that would make me 'clearly insane' ....reminding me of another quilt on my bucket list
I am so far behind - hope to catch up this next week and maybe get a little ahead. I will add a few tutes - as I look at these next blocks and see a couple of other ways to attack them...
Have a great sewing - or at least fun - weekend!
Chay, your quilt is beautiful. I can only hope that I will actually get to that point some day, which seems in the FAR distance future. But I am not giving up. Too much fun.
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Thanks everyone! Fabric Galore that's an interesting QAYG idea. Thanks for sharing it. I've also seen an idea where you quilt in big sections and then join using Leah Day' technique. I'm going to try it on some leftover blocks I have. Cre8tvlwyr, I had to laugh about your nearly insane comment. I've seen those tiny blocks and that is an incredible project. For my next pieced quilt I'm going a little bigger and am going to do a red and white quilt using the patterns from the Just Takes Two blog. Doing an Insane Jane would send me over the edge! Good luck if you go for it!
Hey all.
Surprise - I'm back!
After some travelling and outdoor activities and family holidays - not much
sewing gets done in the summer...
I've decided to jump ahead to todays block and gradually fill in the rest later.
I'm also putting the triangles on hold, since I'm worried I'll run out of my fabric.
So here's e-5
There - I'm sort of caught up
btw kudos to those of you who are actually keeping up - well done!
and Chay you inspire us all with your completed blocks - hopefully many of us will get there as well (next year)!!
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Glad you are back...I like your blocks...especially the little flower in the center of the blue
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Go to Guidestar and search its large database of nonprofits for the keyword "poverty." The query leads to 5,432 nonprofits. Look for "cancer," and 7,258 charities come up. Both are dwarfed by results for "museum": a whopping 17,250 organizations.
There are more than 1.4 million registered nonprofits in the country, many of them operating locally rather than nationally. You can get a tax deduction by giving to just about any of them. But how do you figure out the ones that will make best use of your dollars?
We can't help you pick your causes. But we can suggest a few pointers about how to evaluate charities in a very Forbesian way–by their financial efficiency.
To that end, we present the 12th edition of our annual list of America's 200 Largest Charities, as ranked by private donations. The Forbes Charity 200 is a flush group; the top 10 alone received $45 billion in contributions during their most recent reported year.
Still, with the economy ailing, average donations to the 200 fell a sharp 11%–to $211 million each. Average revenues per charity were flat at $611 million, with the difference made up by government grants, sales of services or products and investments.
OK, you say, but how is data on the biggest charities going to help me figure whether the local food bank is using my dollars well? Easy. Our data includes financial efficiency evaluations and trends for all kinds of charities–including five food banks, which redistribute donated goods to the needy. Look at similar operations to get a sense of financial efficiency norms for the kind of charity you're evaluating. Sure, smaller, out-of-the way nonprofits might not be as efficient as the giants. But then again, their salaries and overhead expenses should be lower too.
As always, we advise against comparing efficiency ratios for different categories of charities. There's no valid way to size up a hospital vs. a foreign disaster relief outfit vs. a museum.
Financial efficiency is hardly the end-all. But before making a charitable contribution you should be doing your own due diligence, and you have to start your research somewhere. Our list will provide plenty of food for thought.
Our list is based on numbers and oriented toward donors, so we exclude from consideration certain categories of nonprofits. These include academic institutions (which solicit mainly from their alums); donor-advised funds (gifts from you to your own quasi-foundation); and religious groups, which don't have to report numbers to the Internal Revenue Service (we can't list what we don't know). We also ignore nonprofits with few direct donors, such as Ted Turner's United Nations Association; most private foundations (they don't solicit from the general public); charities that get most of their gifts from other charities that solicit; and a few whose data we question.
Key to our display are three financial efficiency ratios, and the trend in those ratios. The higher, the better. Here's what they are and what they mean:
Charitable Commitment
This calculates how much of a charity's total expense went directly to the charitable purpose (also known as program support or program expense) as opposed to management, certain overhead expenses and fundraising. The average this year is 86%, unchanged. At the low end are the Smithsonian Institution (58%), Paralyzed Veterans of America (63%), Northern California Broadcasting (64%), Operation Smile (66%) and Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (67%). At the top, all at 100%: Brother's Brother Foundation, Christian Blind Mission International, Gifts in Kind International and Operation Compassion. The four are gift-in-kind charities, receiving most of their donations as large gifts of goods, which entails far lower overhead.
Fundraising Efficiency
A much scrutinized number, this ratio shows the percentage of gifts left after subtracting the cost of getting them. The average this year: 90%, a little less than last year's 91%. We long have recommended a harsh look at any charity with a fundraising efficiency below 70%. The five on our list below that cutoff: Educational Broadcasting Corp., which operates New York City public TV station WNET (56%), Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (58%), Girl Scouts of the USA (62%), World Wildlife Fund (66%) and Paralyzed Veterans of American (68%). At the top end, 20 charities, mostly gift-in-kinds, share a 100% rating.
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This measures how badly a nonprofit needs your contribution to break even. We subtract the annual surplus or deficit from gifts, then divide this figure by the gifts. The higher the percentage, the more the charity needed your charity. A result above 100% means the nonprofit ran a deficit. A rating below zero means the charity would have broken even without any contributions at all. This ratio is tremendously affected by investment performance and is the most volatile of our measures. This year's average is 92%. That's down from 95% last year. In the salad days a few years ago when markets were roaring, the ratio was in the 60s.
Our database also lists each charity's top total compensation to a single employee. This includes salary, benefits, one-time payments and deferred compensation, and may be for a previous fiscal year. The average is $624,225, down 5% from last year–in Forbes' 12 years of tracking, a first-time drop. But 26 nonprofits still listed someone getting upward of $1 million. That recipient is usually the top person, although not necessarily the current one.


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Posted Tue 4th of October 2011
The Long Road To Getting My Wife To Fuck Other Men
I love to watch my wife with other men, I've had this desire almost as long as I have known her.
She was 15 & I was 17. We were both virgins on our first encounter so neither of us had
ever had sex with anyone else.
The desire to see her with other men all started for me one night on a date with her when we
parked in a neighborhood park. We were in the back seat totally nude & enjoying each others
Suddenly a light was being shone on us & the car door opened, we were startled & scared as
we could see nothing with the light shinning in our eyes. Turned out to be a cop, he informed
us we were breaking the law having sex & being nude in a public place. He told me to get
dressed & for her not to move from the corner she was huddled in.
He took me to his car & placed me in the back seat telling me he was going to get her.
I was alone for quite a while thoughts racing through my head of what was going to happen to
us. As I thought about him catching us fucking & seeing her body my cock began getting hard,
the more I pictured him seeing her the harder it got. I was really scared at the same time, I kept
wondering what was taking so long & what was going on.
Eventually he returned & told we me could leave, but gave me a very stern warning telling me
that due to our ages he should notify our parents of what we were doing & to have them come
to the police station to get us but he would let us go but if he ever saw my car in that park
again that I or both of us would be arrested.
When I got back to my car she was just finishing dressing when I asked what had he said to
her, she said when he had gotten back to the car she was dressing, He shined the light on her
& very roughly told her he had told her not to move so why was she dressed. He told her when
I give you an order you will follow it to the letter or I will slap the cuffs on you & haul your naked
ass to the police station & call your parents to come get you.
Having said that he told her to remove her clothes & get back in the corner where she was
supposed to be. She then informed me that he kept shinning the light on her naked body for a
while then told her he had better check to see if I had cum in her, so slide over here so I can
check you out. She told him no ,so he angrily said fine we can do it here & now or you can get
checked at the police station then your parents can come pick your naked ass up.
She relented & said he could check her if we could just go & not be arrested. She told me he
had her slide over to the edge of the seat & spread her legs for him. He then inserted one fringe
r then two fingers into her young cunt & stroked around for a while finally pulling his fingers out
& saying I guess you are clean so get dressed & I'll send your boyfriend back to you then get
your asses out of here & never come back to my park again.
As she relayed this story to me I was really distressed that my love had to go thru this hurt full
experience but at the same time I had a raging hard on picturing him with his fingers buried in her
hot little cunt.
For months I could not get the thoughts of her being sexually used by another man out of my mind,
I was constantly picturing her with any good looking guy we were around etc.
After we were married I kept planning on ways to get another mans cock buried in her sweet little
cunt.She was raised in a religious home the old fastened way, you get married have kids, stay with
your man, so trying to get her to accept having sex with another man seemed like a mountain
I would never get across. I got books on swinging trying to get her interest up, showing her pics
of two men doing any & every thing to the woman. Especially reading her excerpts from swinging
wives of how sex with other men made them feel so much more fulfilled & made their home life
so much more enjoyable with their husbands.She would have none of it her old fashioned up bringing
would only let her believe that sex was for your husband only for ever & ever.
Before we were married I got a wild hair in my ass thinking I wanted to go back to my home state
to be with my old girlfriends. I just did not feel that Al was the one I wanted to spend my life with so
we broke up. I went back to my old girl friends for about 3 months but all I could think of was her &
every time I did I pictured her & me in bed with another man buried in her pussy.
I finally went back but she was dating another guy & a friend told me they were in love & going to
get engaged. I sulked for a while but I could not shake the fact I was going to spend the rest of my
life with her. I set out to win her back & finally succeeded.
The reason I bring this up is because in the processes of trying to get her to swing I was looking for
any little thing that would help me get a big stiff cock buried in her hot little cunt. So one day I brought
up her ex & how much sex they had together, at first she tried to tell me that they were waiting till
they got married & had no sex but I knew her better so after pressing for a while she admitted they
had been fucking. I got an instant hard on & kept pressing her for details, so I kept pressing the issue
she had already fucked someone else besides me so it would do no harm to continue to have fun sex
with other men.
I asked her if she enjoyed it with him of course I knew the answer cause I know how much she liked sex.
She said yes it was good but way better with me, I kept pressing for details on their times together finally
she opened up & went into detail. I got a raging hard on pulled it out pushed her back on the couch &
buried my cock in her, fucking like a madman telling her to keep telling me about their sex together.
She was actually getting off on telling me about it. I asked her if the memories of his cock fucking her
hot little cunt was making our sex better. She gave me a hug let out a little moan & shoved her hot little
cunt into me pumping away like a wild woman.
As we lay talking afterwards I said see sex with others can make our sex better I think this just proved
my point. If you got this hot just remembering his fucking you how do you think you would feel if you
had two guys pleasuring every inch of your body licking, sucking, shoving their hard cocks into your
hot cunt over & over again.
She let out a moan climbed on top of me & slammed her dripping cunt down on my waiting cock. It took
a few years but eventually I got my strongest desires filled & got to enjoy hot sex in a MFM situation.
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anonymous reader
2011-10-04 13:26:59
Subject matter excites me but the story did not. I've discussed sharing my partner with her but she's apprehensive about it. If I were female I'd be a multiple partner slut! LOL
2011-10-04 10:30:42
Keep writing, I think your stories will get better with time. Include more detailn the sex department for starters!! Do u still share your wife? I know you got more stories, so get tto writing!
anonymous reader
2011-10-04 08:09:46
I would say the details you had to pry out of her are the details this story actually needs to improve the quality of the story.
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When more than 100,000 people attended the Kobalt 400 NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway earlier this month, hundreds of fans took a taxicab from the resort corridor to the track.
The recommended route for cabs established by law enforcement personnel to ease traffic congestion was to head east on Lake Mead Drive or Bonanza Road to Hollywood Boulevard, then through the Hollywood gate at Nellis Air Force Base and a back route to the speedway.
Passengers who took that route, technically, were long-hauled by their cabdrivers.
"It's ironic," said George Balaban, owner of Desert Cab. "Most of the time when people talk about taxi long-hauling, we're bad guys. But in this case, everybody is patting each other on the back for coming up with an expedient solution to a problem."
And that, in essence, is what happens most of the time whenever a decision is reached in a cab on how to get from one point to another, a coalition of cab company owners says. Drivers, many who have been on the streets for hours during a shift or have years of experience transporting people throughout the city in busy times or slow periods, know the best way to get from Point A to Point B.
Long-hauling, the illegal practice of transporting a passenger on a longer route than necessary to generate a higher fare, has given Las Vegas and the taxi industry a black eye for years.
Heat on the industry was turned up a notch nearly a year ago, in April, when the audit division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau published a 34-page report on the Nevada Taxicab Authority, the state agency that regulates Clark County's 16 cab companies.
The most stinging finding of the audit was that the bureau determined that 614 — or 22.5 percent — of 2,730 trips from McCarran International Airport were long-hauls.
But representatives of the taxi industry say not only was the methodology used by auditors flawed, but auditors failed to take into consideration conversations and decisions that occur every time a customer sits down in a cab.
Cab company owners also resent that the media repeatedly report the audit findings whenever the long-haul issue is aired.
"The audit said a quarter of the cabs that went through the (McCarran) tunnel were long-hauls," said Brent Bell, owner of Bell Transportation and president of the Livery Operators Association, which has membership representing 77 percent of the cabs and limousines operating in Clark County.
"That is simply untrue," Bell said of the findings. "It does not take into consideration runs to Henderson, Green Valley Ranch, South Point and the Rhodes Ranch area. Believe it or not, taking the tunnel and the 215 to Red Rock Resort is cheaper than taking surface streets most of the time."
Bell calculated two routes to get to Mandalay Bay and found that taking the tunnel route to Interstate 215 and Russell Road would cost $20.70 and taking Tropicana Avenue to Las Vegas Boulevard South to the resort would cost $18.10.
"We wouldn't characterize taking the tunnel route to Mandalay Bay as a long-haul," Bell said. "We categorize it as a customer wanting to get there faster for an extra $2.60."
But Bell doesn't deny that long-hauling occurs.
"None of us are going to tell you that our drivers don't long-haul. It happens. It's egregious. But it doesn't mean that we've got our heads in the sand and we aren't doing anything about it. But it's a wild and reckless assumption that any trip through the tunnel was presumptive long-hauling."
Owners criticized the methodology of auditors' findings. Auditors examined a sampling of trip sheets written by cabdrivers.
A trip sheet is a summation of a ride, from starting point to ending point and the fare charged.
Auditors compared those figures with the distance and estimated travel time listed by two websites. Comparing the trip sheet distance and the website, auditors came up with percentage of long-hauls and from that, extrapolated the amount of money customers overpaid — $14.8 million in 2012.
Cab company owners tried in vain to persuade auditors to re-examine the report and consider some of the circumstances that could occur in a taxi trip.
"It's strictly data analysis," said Rocky Cooper, audit supervisor for the Legislative Counsel Bureau. "We looked at the time written down and the fare charged. We didn't look at traffic conditions. We didn't consider requests to take a longer route. We don't know whether a driver took them through the tunnel without asking."
Under taxi regulations, a driver can recommend a different, longer route, a tactic used when traffic is heavy on a shorter route. Ultimately, the driver is supposed to take the route stated by the customer.
Another reason a cab fare could be higher is that some companies upsell. Like the waiter who tries to persuade a diner to buy an appetizer with a meal, Desert Cab drivers are trained to offer to make stops on a route.
Balaban said his drivers routinely ask tourists whether they want to go to the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign to have their pictures taken or whether they want to stop at a liquor store to dodge the high cost of minibar alcohol in a hotel room.
Other rides characterized as long-hauls aren't. Bell said a disgruntled customer called to complain recently at the recommendation of a resort doorman. The doorman asked how high the fare was and told the customer to call and complain. Bell investigated and determined that the driver took the shortest route, but the bill included a fee imposed on all trips originating at McCarran, a fee for making payment with a credit card and a generous tip. The total bill was right about where it should have been.
The owners also say they are doing all they can to stop long-hauling, though they believe it isn't as big an issue as the legislative audit and the media say it is.
"We as an industry take this issue very, very seriously," said Jonathan Schwartz, a director with Yellow Checker Star, Southern Nevada's second-largest cab operation. "We have done everything we possibly can in order to address this issue. We've had countless meetings with the Taxicab Authority. We've done hundreds and hundreds of hours of research to try to address the problem. The Taxicab Authority has posted signs at the airport."
The signs, posted last year by the Taxicab Authority at the taxi stands at McCarran, list the approximate fare, travel time and most direct route and an alternate route to 24 resorts.
Similar information is posted on the backs of headrests inside cabs. The objective is to provide information to the riding public.
Most cab companies refund fare money to customers who believe they were long-hauled. At Yellow Checker Star, drivers are required to personally purchase the money order to send to the customer.
Cab company owners say they're doing their best to drum out offending long-haulers. While most companies have a three-strikes-and-you're-out policy, Balaban, whose employees aren't unionized, will fire a driver on the spot if he determines the driver purposely tried to rip off a customer.
Bell said he recently appeared before a referee in an appeal to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation of a driver who was caught long-hauling a third time.
On the last occasion, investigating Taxicab Authority officers didn't cite the driver for long-hauling. That was used as a defense and the referee sided with the driver. Bell plans to appeal.
The Taxicab Authority also began publishing a long-hauling database on its website. It lists the numbers of cabbies who have been cited for long-hauling, giving companies the ability to deny employment to a driver who has been fired for long-hauling and is looking for another job.
"If I find a driver that abuses a customer, that driver's gone and the first thing I'm going to do is get his name in the long-hauling database," Schwartz said.
Cab company owners say they are supportive of the Taxicab Authority's efforts to introduce GPS-based technology to monitor taxi movements and discourage long-hauling because the software will produce a bread-crumb trail of a ride that can be compared with a trip sheet.
But the owners say the technology still wouldn't address a customer changing his mind on a destination in mid-trip or making a stop at a store.
Another problem that has surfaced is that morale has suffered at cab companies because of the continuous allegations.
"Some of them say, 'Hey, if they're going to accuse us of ripping them off, I may as well do it,' " Schwartz said.
Contact reporter Richard N. Velotta at firstname.lastname@example.com or 702-477-3893. Follow @RickVelotta on Twitter.


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Mostly internet marketers and other businesses with web based products that are using a sales page to convince users to buy their product or services.
The logo will be used throughout the apps entire web presence.
It is more of a mascot. A cool cute looking unique creature. Welcoming. Not scary.
Would also be cool to have it with 2 heads or somehow 2 creatures morphed together... as a representation of split testing.
Mid to dark greens, even with a tinge of purple and/or orange for contrast is okay.
The design style should be that of other cool modern app mascots like these:


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Spoiler 'Wanted' Park Hae-joon announces closure of the show, will Kim Ah-joong still be ready to discover her son
On the episode 7 of SBS Wednesday Thursday drama, "Wanted", Hye-in (Kim Ah-joong) performed her 5thproject ordering her to discover Na Jae-hyeon.
On this day, whenHye-in gained a telephone call from her Son Hyeon-woo (Park Min-soo), she discovered out the site where he was. She then left to the placement alongside Dong-wook (Eom Tae-woong). Even though she used to be reunited with Hyeon-woo finally, she become attacked via the kidnapper Na Soo-hyeon and Hyeon-woo was taken away.
As the result, Hye-in had to hold out some other mission from the hidden criminal. Also, the entirescenarios were getting worse. The broadcasting corporate was flooded with the protesting phone calls from the audience criticizing the production team as 'murderers'. And the user who instigated the public opinion was Jang Jin-woong (Lee Seung-joon).
This also affected the investigation team in rate equally well. Jeong-ki (Kim Byeong-ok) baked out of this situation and Seong-in (Ji Hyeon-woo) and Yeong-gwan (Sin Jae-ha) also withdrew from the team and assist Hye-in personally.
In the meantime, any persongot hereto peer Hye-in for the fifth mission. He presented himself as the detective who had investigated the case of Na Jae-hyeon, who was Na Soo-hyeon's brother, seven years ago. He also told Hye-in that the only whom Hye-in's ex-husband met for the las time ahead of he died in the automobiletwist of fate was Na Jae-hyeon.
Hye-in, Dong-wook, and Mi-ok (Kim Seon-yeong-III) figured out the crook was Na Soo-hyeon. And ten mins before the finish of the show, the police found the dead frame of Na Jae-hyeon.
However, at the end of the show, Jeong-ho (Park Hae-joon) gave the impression in the studio and announced all of surprising that he was final the display completely.
#Eom Tae-woong #Ji Hyeon-woo #Kim Ah-joong #Kim Byeong-ok #Kim Seon-yeong-III #Lee Seung-joon #Park Hae-joon #Park Min-soo #Sin Jae-ha #Son Hyeon-woo #Wanted #news


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Author your vision, Live your purpose with Kevin Powell
Author Kevin Powell stepped off the stage into a packed room of over 700 people after finishing his keynote speech in Raleigh, North Carolina last February. He didn't leave until he had personally spoken to every single attendee who had come to hear him speak.
Powell knows how to command a room, but will leave you feeling like the star. That's because to Powell, you are the star. We all are.
Former MTV reality show personality, turned journalist, turned activist, turned congressional candidate, turned riveting political author, Powell has lived a life not unlike a real-life Forrest Gump (or so his friends say). His uncanny ambition, open-mind, and big heart have taken him all over the world and allowed him to experience diverse people and perspectives – uniting them all under the simple concept of helping your fellow man.
"Life isn't a straight line," Powell says. "It is an all over adventure."
Powell remains grounded through it all, though – truthful to his humble beginnings in New Jersey and Brooklyn and the life lessons his southern single mother provided him as a boy. It is this amazing balance between where Powell came from and where he is today that makes him more personable and more real than anyone else you could encounter – even while standing up on a stage in front of hundreds of people.
"There was a point in my life when I needed to step back and figure out what was important to me. It wasn't fame or attention; it was making the world better – helping people. I love people. If you can remember where you came from – be proud of where you came from – and love yourself, then you can start to love others, too."
Powell's 11th book, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, and the Ghost of Dr. King is available today on Lulu.com. It echoes many of these fundamental concepts and how they fit into a rapidly changing American society and culture in the modern day.
Powell's love for writing started when he was just a child. He remembers his mother taking him to the library every Saturday and Sunday and being fascinated by books and their authors.
"At 11 years old I was reading For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway," Powell recalls. "I didn't necessarily understand it all, but I was hooked. I researched Hemingway, learned he ran with the bulls in Europe, lived in Key West, and thought: 'Wow, this is what you get to do as a writer.' Reading had a profound impact on me. It took me places and filled my imagination."
One of the first things Powell did once he found his stride as a writer was travel to Hemingway's home in Key West as a "thank you" to his idol and to just be in the same place as where Hemingway had worked and lived.
Growing up, Powell's mother didn't exactly see his artistic vision quite as clearly as he did, however.
"My mom came from farm life," Powell says. "That was working to her – not writing. At first, my mom thought I was out of my mind."
Powell went to college at Rutgers in New Jersey where he fell in love with journalism and discovered activism. A nearby friend happened to have started an indie newspaper and hired Powell to write for 20 bucks an article.
"I was just happy to have a byline," Powell says. "I started to find my voice. It was the most liberating time of my life. I spent the entire summer of 1987 sitting on the steps of the New York Public Library writing in my journal. I couldn't stop."
Powell continued writing, oddly found himself on a popular MTV reality show, then landed a spot writing articles for Vibe Magazine working for another childhood idol Quincy Jones.
"Now my mom started to come around," Powell laughs. "People in the neighborhood started talking about me. Now my mom is the first person to tell people about my book. Whenever I release one, she'll call and say: 'Did you say anything about me?'"
So how, then, does a successful author and speaker who has run for congress find self-publishing?
"If you're ever in the world of media, you inevitably think to yourself: 'There has got to be a better way,'" Powell says. "I've had agents and publishers turn to me and simply say: 'We're not gonna represent you anymore.' They try to force you to make choices like 'are you an artist or an activist?' A person can be both. The people at Lulu have been some of the coolest to work with, and there is something to be said for feeling like you're dealing with real people, where the CEO will actually reach out to you if you need him. Lulu really practices what I personally believe in how you should treat people."
Be sure to check out Kevin Powell's new book Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, and the Ghost of Dr. King on Lulu.com today. To learn more about Powell and his upcoming speaking engagements visit www.kevinpowell.net.


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New York Times:
Clinton Arrives in Middle East as Egypt Says Truce in Gaza Is Close — JERUSALEM — Diplomatic efforts accelerated on Tuesday to end the lethal confrontation between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza on one of the most violent days yet in the conflict, as the United States sent Secretary …
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Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Reelected Obama Shows No "Daylight" With Israel — With the world's eyes on Gaza, Netanyahu's American gambits bear no apparent cost. Was the right wrong? — Image by Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File / AP — WASHINGTON, DC — President Barack Obama's reelection was preceded by fears …
The Maddow Blog
Frank J. Gaffney Jr / Washington Times:
GAFFNEY: Middle East melting down into 'Obamawar'
GAFFNEY: Middle East melting down into 'Obamawar'
Jerusalem Post:
IDF soldier, civilian killed as over 140 rockets hit Israel
IDF soldier, civilian killed as over 140 rockets hit Israel
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New York Times:
Hamas's Illegitimacy
Hamas's Illegitimacy
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Allen West concedes to Patrick Murphy — Florida Rep. Allen West — the tea party pugilist and face of the class of House Republicans that stormed to power two years ago — conceded Tuesday to 29-year-old construction executive Patrick Murphy in one of the nation's highest-profile congressional races.
Allen West / Facebook:
I will take no further action to contest this election.
I will take no further action to contest this election.
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Sean Sullivan / The Fix:
Florida Rep. Allen West concedes
Florida Rep. Allen West concedes
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CBS News:
Sources: DNI cut "al Qaeda" reference from Benghazi talking points, and CIA, FBI signed off — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) WASHINGTON - CBS News has learned that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) cut specific references to "al Qaeda" and "terrorism" …
Jeffrey Toobin / News Desk:
Can the Senate Be Saved? — The most important action the Senate takes in January may not involve any legislation at all. Early next year, when the latest group of senators convene for the first time, the "world's greatest deliberative body" may finally do something worthy of its nickname: reform the filibuster.
Julian Walker / Virginian-Pilot:
Sen. Mark Warner passes on 2013 governor bid
Sen. Mark Warner passes on 2013 governor bid
Taegan Goddard's …
Alexander Bolton / Ballot Box:
Warner sticks with Senate, won't run for Virginia governor
Warner sticks with Senate, won't run for Virginia governor
Media Decoder:
Elmo Puppeteer Resigns After Fresh Allegation — 5:11 p.m. | Updated Kevin Clash, the longtime voice and puppeteer behind "Sesame Street's" Elmo character, resigned on Tuesday after a new allegation was made that he had underage sexual relationships. — Announcing the decision with what he called a …
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Christie's Post-Hurricane Embrace of Obama Outrages Many in G.O.P. — A few days after Hurricane Sandy shattered the shores of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie picked up the phone to take on a different kind of recovery work: taming the Republican Party fury over his effusive embrace of President Obama.
Yahoo! News:
A GOP Plan for 2016: Pot, immigration and defense cuts — Spinners and Winners — Ron Paul supporters might want to think twice before throwing away their "Paul for President" signs. Though the frequent presidential candidate is retiring at the end of the year, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) …
The Maddow Blog, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and Washington Examiner
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Conservative Future — If you listened to the Republican candidates this year, you heard a conventional set of arguments. But if you go online, you can find a vibrant and increasingly influential center-right conversation. Most of the young writers and bloggers in this conversation intermingle …
Crooked Timber, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Marginal Revolution
Mitt Romney Surfaces At A Gas Station Looking Very Normal — Long time no see, old friend. — Dorsey Shaw — a few minutes ago — 63 responses
The Impolitic
Declan McCullagh / CNET:
Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants — Proposed law scheduled for a vote next week originally increased Americans' e-mail privacy. Then law enforcement complained. Now it increases government access to e-mail and other digital files.
Erick Erickson / RedState:
I Believe and Am Thankful — Marco Rubio is getting beaten up by the press for not decisively and convincingly saying he thinks the world is billions of years old. It has become the new litmus test in the media. Believing what was believed to be literally true for a few thousand years is now nutty.
Little Green Footballs
Wall Street Journal:
Liberal Man of the Year — Chief Justice Roberts shares the dais with Lena Dunham. — No Supreme Court Justice has ever said "Live from New York, it's Saturday night," at least on national television, but give it time. This month Glamour magazine named Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg one of its "Women of the Year."
msnbc.com, Above the Law, The Daily Caller, Hit & Run and ProfessorBainbridge.com
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
'Unskewed Polls' Founder Dean Chambers Launches Vote Fraud Website — Dean Chambers, the founder of UnSkewedPolls.com, launched a new website last week alleging that President Barack Obama did not legitimately carry Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Florida, but instead won those states thanks to voter fraud.
Little Green Footballs, Mediaite, Outside the Beltway and Election 2012
Chip Somodevilla / Rolling Stone:
SEC Rocked By Lurid Sex-and-Corruption Lawsuit — Move over, adulterous generals. It might be time to make way for a new sexual rats'nest - at America's top financial police agency, the SEC. — In a salacious 77-page complaint that reads like Penthouse Forum meets The Insider meets the Keystone Kops …
Business Insider, Wonkette and ProfessorBainbridge.com
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Plots Outside Game To Leave Washington, Add Pressure On Lame-Duck Congress … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Bush Tax Cuts, Barack Obama , Barack Obama , Video, Obama Lame Duck, The Action, Fiscal Cliff, Obama Barnstorm, Obama Fiscal Cliff, Obama Outside Game, Outside Game, Theaction, Politics News
Firedoglake and Daily Kos
Messina: Obama built biggest grassroots campaign — Obama campaign manager Jim Messina spoke with Mike Allen at POLITICO's Playbook Breakfast about the campaign's grassroots efforts. 11/20/2012 8:56 AM EDT
CNN and Election 2012
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Top Aide: Obama To Keep "Social Movement" — And Use It
Washington Post:
Conservative Republicans fight back after Romney loss — View Photo Gallery — Republicans run from Romney: Mitt Romney said "gifts" to youth, minorities and the poor helped President Obama win. Leaders of his Republican Party rushed to disagree, some vehemently. Here's what they've said.
Crooks and Liars, Washington Monthly, Mother Jones, Prairie Weather and USA Today
Steve Schultze / JSOnline:
Campaign, county work intertwined under Walker, prosecutor says — By Steve Schultze and Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel — Gov. Scott Walker and his top campaign and Milwaukee County aides were named Monday as part of a team that routinely commingled political and official county business.
The Raw Story and Firedoglake
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Following Obama's Victory, Wisconsin Governor Proposes New Limits On Voter Registration
Following Obama's Victory, Wisconsin Governor Proposes New Limits On Voter Registration
The Maddow Blog, JSOnline and Booman Tribune
Janean Chun / The Huffington Post:
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msnbc.com, The Maddow Blog and National Review
Richard H. Pildes / The Atlantic Online:
The Real Reasons You Waited Hours in Line to Vote — An Obama campaign legal adviser explains the humiliating meltdown in voting we saw around the country during this year's presidential election. — Voters in Miami on November 6 (Andrew Innerarity/Reuters)
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Origin: Ontario, Canada
Main instrument: Bass/double bass/cello
Genre: Jazz
Originally from Ottawa, bassist Fraser Hollins developed an interest in music at the age of seven and began lessons on piano and violin. He later studied at the Manhattan School of Music, earning a master's in Performance in 2004. He has collaborated on over 40 recordings, with artists such as Christine Jensen, Jeff Johnston, Jean-Christophe Béney, Dave Turner, Don Thompson, Guido Basso, and Jerry Bergonzi. In 2006, he formed his own quartet, which currently includes Joel Miller (saxophone), Steve Amirault (piano), and Karl Jannuska (drums). In 2009, inspired by a trip to Peru and a hike along the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, he released Aerial, his debut CD as a leader and composer.
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Peer Pressure and Moral Hazard in Teams: Experimental Evidence
Holmström (1982) established that free riding behaviors are pervasive whenever people are paid according to aggregate measures of output such as team incentives. However, team incentives have been found to be particularly effective both in the lab and in the field. In this paper we show, in line with Holmström (1982), that shirking behaviors in teams are indeed pervasive. Production levels were significantly lower under team incentives than under individual incentives while the time dedicated to on-the-job leisure activities (Internet usage) was significantly larger under team incentives than under individual incentives. Subsequently, we find that a very weak form of peer monitoring (anonymous and without physical proximity, verbal threats or face to face interactions) allowed organizations using team incentives to perform as well as those using individual incentives. This provides strong evidence for the conjecture of Kandel and Lazear (1992) that peer pressure may resolve the moral hazard in teams problem.
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This fall every one of the top 4 networks is to have at least one show that features the gay.
This fall every one of the top 4 networks is to have at least one show that features the gay.
I was wondering if they were counting gay or gayish cartoon characters in the count of gays on TV.
BTW, I maintain that the longest running gay characters on TV were Fraser and Niles; masked as straight brothers perhaps, but if you didn't know they were brothers then you would be certain that they were a stereotypical gay couple. IN fact, the TV show itself had an episode in which a gay man couldn't believe that Fraser and Niles weren't gay.
Don't forget Marvin the Martian! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuUJfYcn3V4
If you think that the likes of Chuck Lorre care about anything other than the profit or loss from these programs, then you are a fool. Look at daytime TV; a collection of some of the dumbest crap ever recorded on video. Judge This and Judge That, Jerry Springer, Jerry Springers former henchman, a collection of real or fake doctors talking about everything from dysmenorrhea to favorite recipes. Cable news programs where whiny little journalism majors mangle the English language and be clever for each other.
With the exception of great programs like Upstairs Downstairs, Downton Abbey, Lock-Up and Family Guy- the only agenda that television programmers have is to entertain people with IQ's that would prevent them from being executed in Maryland.


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I want to tell this man the truth. I know for a FACT she was not pregnant. I'm not sure how to go about this. If I say something, I know I will end up the bad guy. Should I mind my own business or let this man know he's living with a maniac? — Wants to Tell the Truth
Your friend may have told this lie so often that she has come to believe it herself. Or, she may be acting this out in order to hang onto the man. While I don't think she is a maniac, I do think she may be unbalanced. I agree the man has a right to know. Wouldn't you want to be told if you were him? The way to do it is face-to-face. And be prepared for the friendship to end afterward. Frankly, that may be for the best because the woman has more problems than you can cope with.
Kansan tired of intrudersDEAR ABBY: My husband and I have recently moved and are now being bombarded with demands to see our home. I was brought up to believe that inviting yourself to anything, especially the privacy of someone's home, is extremely rude.
I understand our family is excited for us, and it is nice to be loved, but our home isn't ready to be shown, and people won't give up! Telling them about the remodeling mess and that we plan to have a housewarming party in the future when everyone can see our place has been ineffective.
The times I have been unable to avoid people who insisted on coming over, they were rude and judgmental about the moving mess. Please advise me how to say "no" without offending those who are offending me. — Etiquette-Bound Homeowner in Kansas
I'll offer a tip. It is amazing what a person can get away with saying if it is done with a smile. All you have to do is smile and say, "Nope. NO ONE can see it until the unveiling." And remember, it isn't rude to stand your ground when someone is trying to encroach upon it. Even family members.
Demanding momDEAR ABBY: My problem is my mother. My entire life (I am 50) she has made me choose between her and Dad for the holidays. They have been divorced for 30 years, and she still speaks ill of him. She has made every wedding or family event unbearable. It has reached the point that I feel guilty if I want to go and see him.
She is now doing the same thing with my boyfriend of four years. A lot has transpired between us, but we are on a good path and are very much involved in each other's lives. She refused to spend this past Easter with us, including my children, if he was around. I told her that it was her choice, and she is always welcome to attend.
With Christmas fast approaching, I don't want all the drama and blackmail to continue. Help! — Weary in Wisconsin
You handled Easter appropriately, and you should do the same with Christmas. If your mother chooses not to attend, the choice is hers. Consider asking your father to join you if she won't be there.
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I don't know what's more impressive, his dedication to his team or his dedication to recycling.
Just when you'd thought you'd seen it all, along comes this industrious Phillies fan who went and made a jersey out of nothing more than 3,000 drink pull tabs. What it lacks in comfort it more than makes up for in shininess and magnetic attractability. Just don't wear this thing while going through airport metal detectors.
Here's some alternate views of this unique Phils jersey (via Buzzfeed)…
FYI, the undershirt is not optional, unless you don't care for the well being of your nipples and/or chest hair.


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Title | Wilson Declares America At War, Galveston Tribune |
Publisher | Galveston Tribune |
Date | April 6, 1917 |
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Original Item Location | ID 2006-010, Box 7, Folder 10 |
Original Collection | Minnie Fisher Cunningham Papers |
Original Collection URL | http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=235 |
Digital Collection | Minnie Fisher Cunningham Papers |
Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll33 |
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1. Re: Certification for ADF
bigdelboy Sep 19, 2011 6:59 PM (in response to Usha)Usha wrote:
Where did you get your existing material?
I am an OCP, completed with 100% score. Now I want to do certification in Application Development Framework 11g. I have 2 years experience in this field. I google it, but found nothing except 1z0-554. But i the specification is not related to ADF Technical.
Can anyone suggest me which exam I should do so that I can upgrade myself. Where can I get the material for the concerned upgradation... Please help -
2. Re: Certification for ADF
Usha Sep 20, 2011 7:21 AM (in response to bigdelboy)Is the exam code '1z0-554' for ADF correct?1 person found this helpful -
3. Re: Certification for ADF
bigdelboy Sep 20, 2011 9:26 PM (in response to Usha)Usha wrote:
Searching at: http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=42
Is the exam code '1z0-554' for ADF correct?
I see no 1z0-554 code.
However: http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=41&p_org_id=28&lang=US&p_exam_id=1Z0_554 exists.
And Says: Beta Exam score reports will be available at http://www.pearsonvue.com/oracle March 24,
The exam can be scheduled at Pearson VUE.
If you wish to Employ Groovy Expressions in Validations then schedule and take it by all means. I personally have no idea of it's level of difficulty. -
4. Re: Certification for ADF
Usha Oct 9, 2012 5:18 PM (in response to Usha)Completed 1z0-554 exam...1 person found this helpful
Thank you -
5. Re: Certification for ADF
Balu LEO Oct 22, 2012 11:35 PM (in response to Usha)Hi Usha,
I am planning to take ADF Certification.
Could you please share your experience in taking the test.
1. Any specific material or book
2. Difficulty areas in the certification
This could help other ADF developers
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6. Re: Certification for ADF
Brandye Barrington-Oracle Oct 23, 2012 8:37 PM (in response to Balu LEO)Hi Usha,
Please just be careful in how you respond. Book recommendations are ok, but be careful about unintentionally revealing what is on the exam. I'm sure the poster is not asking for that, but it can be easy to slip up if you are giving tips on preparing for the exam.
Brandye Barrington
Certification Forum Moderator -
7. Re: Certification for ADF
992839 Mar 1, 2013 12:55 PM (in response to Usha)Hello Usha
I'm preparing to take this exam
Could you please refer to the material books where I can study for the exam
and the best way to prepare for the exam & where i can find good Q & A to practice on?
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8. Re: Certification for ADF
728767 Mar 6, 2013 10:57 AM (in response to 992839)Hi Maged,
I did this test in AUG/2011 and what I can share with you are:
1. The best books for this certification are
Oracle Fusion Developer Guide, Building Rich Internet Applications with Oracle ADF Business Components and Oracle ADF Faces, Frank Nimphius et al.
Oracle JDeveloper 11g Handbook: A Guide to Fusion Web Development, Duncam Mills et al.
2. Another source you can not forget is ADF Code Corner http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/adf/learnmore/index-101235.html
3. Lastly, an advice, run away from Cheating. Take a look on this post https://blogs.oracle.com/certification/entry/0859_01
The certification is a process where, the best part, is the study.
Samuel Fisch
Edited by: Samuel Fisch on Mar 6, 2013 2:56 AM -


text: Halloween 2013: Trick-or-treat forecast Storms likely during trick-or-treat tonight Trent Magill, newsnet5.com 2:43 PM, Oct 31, 2013 3:13 PM, Oct 31, 2013 Share Article Previous Next Get the latest forecast from the Power of 5 meteorologists. WEWS WEWS Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Show Caption Hide Caption Previous Next CLEVELAND - What will the weather be like during trick-or-treating tonight? Last year's Halloween festivities for many were rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy's destruction. This year I'm watching a different storm system heading our way. Real-time updates from your mobile device: Download our Storm Shield App Throughout today, our next cold front will be racing toward us. In the meantime, temperatures will soar. Some spots may even touch 70 degrees. Along with the warmth comes the wind: afternoon gusts could reach as high as 40 miles per hour. Rain will also be on the increase. By 3 p.m., scattered light rain showers spreading through NE OH. The widespread heavy rain will hold just west of our area. Between 3 and 5 p.m., heavy rain, thunder and lightning will expand east in an area that will stretch from Toledo to Columbus to the Ohio-Penn. state line. Between 5 and 8 p.m., strong to severe storms will be impacting most, if not all, of northeast Ohio. The strongest storms will have heavy rain, frequent lightning and the potential for winds gusting to 60 miles per hour. I can't rule out the possibility of hail up to an inch - about the size of a quarter. Many communities' trick or treat times are from 5 to 8 p.m. Find your town's trick-or-treat time Be sure to stay informed throughout your Halloween. I'll be updating you on Facebook and Twitter throughout the day. You can also follow Chief Meteorologist Mark Johnson on Facebook and Twitter. The storms will linger through the evening and into early Friday morning. Get all your Northeast Ohio Halloween 2013 news from our special section. Share Article A Share A A A Share Article


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