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The Delusory Gene by Alan Grant Here's the Penultimate Oxymoron … "I am an atheist, thank God!" ( I love that expression, and would like to claim authorship. However, it has been cleverly bespoken by others)
Thus my destiny Reveals a 'Wannabee' Having gained naught By flawed thought Except …Uncertainty!
Genobscurity Most recently the human genome has been fully mapped. And we have identified specific genes with relate to our cosmetic appearances – Hair, eyes, skin,. Etc… Also, the propensity to develop ailments, and maybe, even a longevity gene that programs us, right from the getgo,.. to when we permanently exit. And deeply imbedded, lurks the domain of an obscure bit of DNA, bent and determined to thwart a rational view of our existence? To wit,.. The Delusory Gene, whose mission is to cause and perpetuate blind, unquestioning faith. And further it gifts for those 'True Believers', a great potential reward (If they can first survive the terrible 'Endof Days' violent purging of evil) … A 'bornagain' eternal bliss.
A Second Coming Three of the major world religions prophesy the emergence of a Messiah. Judaism and Islam are quite close as to the return modus. The Messiah lives amongst us and at the appropriate time – Will reveal himself. Jews have erroneously through past eras, been disappointed by the appearance of FalseMessiahs (selfproclaimed or otherwise). The most recent candidate was a twentiethcentury Rabbi (Menachim Schneerson –New York). And not to be left behind in this redemption sweepstakes, Islam longs for and awaits a yetunkown Imam to reveal himself. Christianity has a similar scenario, except that it's pending entrant (Somewhat more farfetched) – will return to a living 'Messiahship' from a previously demised (and then resurrected) man. Each of these worshipful traditions, in one way or another – With pumped up Chutzpah proclaims,… 'My God is better than your God'.
To Game or not to Game
With veiled mien The Delusory Gene In stranded guise Covertly plies It's mission Unseen Yet to slice it Or splice it 'Tis but preamble Invoking gamble That's the 'dice' – Of it! Albeit not a fakir Should our Maker Be subject To reject As the only – Mover and Shaker?
The Greatest Escape If benign genetic alteration is possible, a neutered Delusory Gene would lose its' potency for causing mindless devotion. And the pressure of suasive, herdlike mentality (One must go along – To get along) …would fade. .'MeThink' would supersede 'GroupThink'
Sequellae Would there be dust and cobwebs in church confessionals' Since no one goes there anymore? Would there be no wear and tear on prayer mats in mosques – Since no one would kneel and bow down five times daily? Would the sound of the Ram's Horn's (Shofar) Echo in empty synagogues? Chambers of worship are theaters (Mostly of the absurd) – That cannot survive without audiences. So, how will our congregational leaders or intermediaries (Rabbis, Imams, Priests Each in service to his own uniquely branded almighty), respond when their showplaces – Have gone dark? Will these learned souls go quietly, and willingly redirect their talents in secular directions (Let's call it Time off for good behavior)?
Grudgingly! …But with inner conviction that Faith, once again, will trump reason Reinstating the 'Opiate of the Masses' (Karl Marx – Was right, after all).. Our Delusory Gene is reselent – A tough customer. And when it fully expresses itself, ….
Remandation …A newly minted 'Annointed' ( Or reannointed) being, will in fact, come back, and will be accepted as the genuine article. Then we will really be in a pickle. All of the strifes we wrestle with each day, will have vanished. We will have been remanded to a beautiful remake of the Garden of Eden. Wherein, all is in total harmony, man and nature, No hunger. No want, No aggression, No striving, No seeking, Endless copulation (At first joyful – However, quickly becoming mindless timepassing activity)
ZombieLand What becomes of cognition? Do our reasoning powers devolute? If nothing is worthwhile to accomplish, then there is nothing but indolence. For a while we regress to the level of creatures who only act on instinct. And if we are nevermore threatened by predators, nor have to expend energy to find food and nourish ourselves, it would not take long before we fall below simple instinctive levels of behavior of the fish, fowl and animals that are our companions in this 'Notso FunnyFarm'. And what happens to those other creatures, if they also, are so blest? How boringly low can we (and they) descend?
OmniOmni Imploring (whatever that manifestation of supposed deity may exist), Please,… please do not foist upon my world a Messiah! I would rather take my chances with no more than what Descarte propounded in the 16 th century (as an attempt to impose mathematical certainties upon philosophy).
"I think, therefore I am!" Descarte used those words to vault thinkingman to be the pinnacle of God's creation (As opposed to all other living creatures. And since I am a member of that class, my ego can smugly accept). Ironically, that may also confer – The privilege of abnegation (A denial of religion) – Therefore, an apostasy,… Within that framework, One can still adhere to a Golden Rule – And be an ethical 'Boy Scout" (With all those virtues) – Kind, peaceful, truthful, honest – And certainly more tolerant of any (and all) others – With differing views.
Oh If it were only that simple When times are good, 'Cafeteriaing' the low hanging fruit of any umbrella faith – Is easy. As opposed to an extremis, that suddenly hollows out all assurance of independent 'being'. The appeaser within, now emerges, and goes allout, reasserting with promises to be future good – Proffering offerings, sacrifices, bribes. Invictis has abdicated! There is no longer a personal 'Captain of the ship, a master of the soul'. Objectivity is compromised and fails. But, what the hell, whatever it takes, survival is survival!
Supplication And so, dear 'OmniOmni', If you really are a reality, just this once,…(Is this actually a prayer? …Am I, hypocritically, petitioning someone or something, I pretend not to believe in). Surely your allknowing, allseeing primacy is not threatened by permitting me – To enjoy complete and unfettered 'Free Will' (You are so far above mortal pettiness). If science cannot negate that particular genetic compulsivity, then I entreat Please defang that Delusory Gene (Of which I remain a partial captive). For this desiredfor gift, I will reciprocate (true to form) in the words of another burdened soul,… "Free at last, free at last. Thank God almighty, I am free at last!".
Am I that sure Atheism is so pure An unbelief Sans guilt or grief Sinecure? And if by God Agnost Unburdened and Unbossed With no alien Regimen Am I thus 'Found' – Or lost? Humbly unbound I am crowned With great pretension That God is MY invention Not the other way around
Might I ever be Conceivably PrayerFree My voice Would know free choice And naught Could direct me! =========================================================
Thus my destiny Reveals a 'Wannabee' Having gained naught By flawed thought Except …Uncertainty! ( I love that expression, and would like to...
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"King of the Battlefield" - French v Prussians
"Baroque" - ECW
"Chain of Command" - WW2 - Germans v Russians
DBM - Tuareg v Welsh - Andy's typically sneaky set up meant that our opponents could only see two full commands and part of a third. Our fourth command came onto the flank almost immediately and the remainder of the third emerged from the dunes. Poor Al was in the mire for another week. At close of play the Welsh had one broken command and another getting close.
Thursday 9th March - Quetzalcoatl Rampant - first game:
I had already typed up the Lion Rampant additions and worked out a Tarascan army list. All I needed to do now was a trial game using "The Pikeman's Lament" - easy!!! Well maybe not.
Aztecs (Ood general) with Eagle & Jaguar Warriors @ 4 pts; 1 x Veteran Warriors @ 4 pts; 4 x Warriors @ 3 pts; 2 x Skirmishers @ 2 pts. Total = 24 pts
Tarascan (Judoon general) with Veteran Warriors @ 4 pts: 4 x Archers @ 4 pts; 1 x Warriors [+ Atlatl] @ 4 pts. Total = 24 pts
I thought, when I started, that it would be a walkover for the Aztecs. Serendipity wiped out the Aztec general on move 5 and a high failure rate to 'activate' units resulted in Aztec pin cushions.
I'm sure that I got many things wrong but managed to carry on. Lion Rampant (and therefore QR) refer to 'Courage' and' Armour' whereas TPL likes 'Morale' and 'Stamina'. I hope that I made the correct substitutions.
As you can see I used an 'occasional table' 40" x 24" with green A4 sheets of paper on it. The three pieces of terrain I diced for. A pretty primitive set up but sufficient to try out the rules. Think I need to play a game with some of the club experts before I go for a second attempt. Also need to get a copy of Lion Rampant for myself.
Altogether an interesting experiment.

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The RX-0 Unicorn Gundam, which replaced RX-78-2 Gundam, is almost complete in construction. Gundam fans will truly be in awe once they see the complete version of the 64.6-foot gundam which made its debut in 2010's Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.
In the anime, RX-0 Unicorn Gundam features an advanced mobile suit technology, making it as a machine with unparalleled performance. Its normal form is known as "Unicorn Mode" which is very lightly armed. Meanwhile, its "Destroy Mode" is when its built-in weaponry becomes available and the Unicorn can be controlled automatically by the pilot's thoughts. How awesome is that!
The Unicorn Gundam is being built at Diver City entertainment complex and those who came across the site have snapped some photos of the construction.
Check out the snapshots of the almost complete Unicorn Gundam replica:
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text: Amazon tries out 30-hour workweek, managers includedBut is pilot just an employer-friendly initiative?By Sarah Dobson10/17/2016|Canadian HR Reporter|Last Updated: 10/18/2016 Once again making waves, Amazon recently revealed it will be experimenting with a 30-hour workweek for a select group of employees in the United States. The program will see technical teams made up entirely of part-time workers. They will be salaried and receive the same benefits as traditional 40-hour workers but be given 75 per cent of full-time pay."We want to create a work environment that is tailored to a reduced schedule and still fosters success and career growth," said a posting by the company on Eventbrite.com, according to the Washington Post. "This initiative was created with Amazon's diverse workforce in mind and the realization that the traditional full-time schedule may not be a 'one-size-fits-all' model." To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Sign In Remember Me Forgot Password If you are a current Subscriber, please click here to set-up or update your login information.


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poetry on wheels
January 8, 2016
We have occasionally mentioned rider-friendly poetry that appears on buses, such as the winning poems from the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest on Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) buses in Whatcom County, Poetry On Buses in Seattle, and Poetry in Plain Sight in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
An article in the January 3, 2016, Seattle Times, "Riders find the meter is running when they board Vancouver buses" (reprinted from The Columbian), announces the first round of Poetry Moves bus cards in Vancouver, Washington. While neighboring Portland, Oregon, has been part of the nationwide Poetry in Motion transit poetry program for a while, this is the inaugural ride for C-Tran in Vancouver. See the poems here. Organizers Christopher Luna and Toni Partington expect to move ahead with a second round later in 2016.
For more poetry on the move, there's Poetry in Transit in British Columbia, which has been placing poetry in TransLink and BC Transit vehicles and transit shelters each year since 1996. There's a PDF of each year's car cards on the Poetry in Transit site.
The Athens, Ohio, On the Bus program places poems on the outside of buses and continues them on the windows.
In San Antonio, Texas, Poetry on the Move, now in its seventh year, places poems in buses and passenger vans during National Poetry Month.
Enjoy your ride!
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WTA photo: brand new Bellingham Transit Company buses lined up in front of Bellingham High School, December 1938


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Continuing with Vanessa Minnillo, I prefer this look below to the one that she wore here.
I really like the top that she has on and I prefer these skinny jeans to the light-washed jeggings that she wore in her other look. I put together a Look for Less, or rather two of them, for this outfit. One outfit is comprised of items $50-$100 while the other uses items under $50, which is the look that I think I prefer.
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The Perfect Heart
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Each year several Polish festivals are held throughout the Bay Area to celebrate Polish heritage and tradition. This year, the Polish community has come for the second time together for one large Polish Heritage Festival held in Belmont, CA – an excellent cozy place equidistant to San Francisco, San Jose, and East Bay.
Why a Polish Festival? Americans are now more pluralistic than ever in their values, faiths, and family origins. We, Polish Americans, are proud of being an inherent part of the American society, going so far back as 1608. Today, in our second collaborative event, organized by many Polish groups, we aim to continue to integrate in the larger Bay Area community and share our joy of Polish culture with everyone!


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Spill you beans! Tell me (i e show me) three things about your fridge, or rather what's on it (in case you're not the kind of stylish person who refuse fridge-photos and stuff. I tried to be, but I gave in to my fridge-ism again).
OK here goes, the Västerås-version of assorted fridge-ism:
Oh, the memories! Depeche Mode at Stockholm Stadion, a lovely summer night in 2006.
Magnetic writing pad, got it from friends. I simply CAN'T understand what they mean by that. Me, being the owner of many pairs of shoes? Hmpf!
Poor quality, but it's a photo of a photo, and it wasn't really sharp even to begin with (my mom took it, she's not really into photography :)). This is Astor, one of my cats, although he lives in Karlstad with my mom since three years now. He moved there to keep her company when her cat died (I had Izzy, and they really hate each other so this switching thing is a great idea, even though I miss him). He's a Norwegian Forest Cat, very handsome and extremely friendly.


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5 Reasons Bills Can Make PlayoffsAugust 31, 2011
5 Reasons Bills Can Make Playoffs
It has been a very, very, very long time since the Buffalo Bills have made the playoffs.
In fact, the Bills currently have the longest playoff drought in the NFL. They have not made the playoffs in 11 seasons.
The drought is killing Bills fans. It hurts, but the drought is ending, Bills fans. Never say never, and remember, you never know in the National Football League.
Here are five reasons why the Bills can make the playoffs in 2011!
5. Greatly-Improved Defense
The Buffalo Bills defense was laughable last season. Jim Brown could have came out of retirement and ran all over the Bills last year. That is how bad it was.
The Bills ranked dead last in the NFL in run defense, and their pass defense was nothing to be excited about due to the embarrassing pass rush.
But all of that will change.
Buffalo had a good defensive draft and landed big Marcell Dareus with the third-overall pick to help their troubling run defense. With Marcell Dareus, Kyle Williams and Dwan Edwards on the defensive line, teams will have a lot of trouble running on Buffalo.
A big problem for Buffalo's defense last year was the lack of depth at linebacker. Other than Paul Posluszny and Andra Davis, Buffalo's linebackers were very weak. Once Andra Davis went down for the season, it was all over for the Bills' linebackers.
Buffalo lost Paul Posluszny in free agency but replaced him with a better player in Nick Barnett. The Bills also signed Kirk Morrison and drafted Kelvin Sheppard. With Nick Barnett, Andra Davis, Kirk Morrison, and Kelvin Sheppard, Buffalo has a ton of depth at inside linebacker.
As for the Bills' embarrassing pass rush, that is where Shawne Merriman comes in. If Merriman's play in preseason and training camp is any sign of things to come, the Bills' pass rush will be just fine.
4. Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller
Buffalo has no worries at running back, seeing as how they have two good backs in C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson.
Fred Jackson is the more complete back. He brings a lot of power along with his good speed and is not an easy player to tackle. He will get the bulk of the carries for Buffalo.
C.J. Spiller is the home run threat. His electrifying speed and ridiculous moves make him unstoppable at times. He is not great at running between the tackles, but that is what Fred Jackson is for.
Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller are a headache for any defense. They compliment each other well and will both do even better this season with more experience and more confidence.
3. Stevie Johnson
Stevie Johnson is the big-play wide receiver the Buffalo Bills need. His fun-loving attitude and his production on the field make him a big fan favorite in Buffalo.
Johnson will miss Lee Evans drawing a lot of attention, but Stevie can beat double coverage too. That is why he is a premier wide receiver.
Stevie is also a leader for the Bills. A lot of the players look up to him, and he appears to be the voice of the team off of the field. Johnson is a hard worker and a guy who will be in Buffalo for a long time.
Bills fans have every right to be excited about Stevie Johnson.
2. The Jets and Patriots Are Not Invincable
The New England Patriots and the New York Jets are good football teams. There is no denying that. The Patriots had the best record in football last season, and the Jets have made the AFC championship game two years in a row.
With that being said, they are not invincible. The Jets got lucky a lot last season. There were a few games they had no business winning, but the ball bounced their way a few times and they took advantage of it.
Mark Sanchez is the main reason why the Jets are not an automatic playoff team. His lack of confidence and accuracy are what have held the Jets back from winning it all.
The Jets defense is great, but it is breakable. Outside of Darrelle Revis, the secondary is not great. As for linebackers, Bart Scott does a nice job plugging holes, but that is about it. David Harris is a great player, and Calvin Pace is solid. Their defensive line has some serious question marks.
The Jets' offensive line should get most of the credit for the points they do score, and their wide receivers and running backs are solid.
Like the Jets, the Patriots' strength is their offensive line. The amount of time Tom Brady has in the pocket is unbelievable. Not to take anything away from Tom Brady, but he has quite an advantage with that offensive line, and he panics when he does not have the time to throw.
The Patriots defense is shaky. They have solid players around the field. They have the dominant Vince Wilfork clogging holes. They have Devin McCourty playing well in the secondary and Jerod Mayo racking up a bunch of tackles.
The Patriots made a nice addition in Shaun Ellis, but that will not be enough. Outside of McCourty, the Patriots' secondary is bad. Outside of Mayo, the Patriots' linebackers are bad.
The Patriots defense makes them viable for defeat. It is not impossible for Buffalo to take advantage of the Jets' and Patriots' weaknesses.
1. Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Fitzpatrick gets labeled with a big question mark, but the truth is, anyone who watched him play last year knows he has what it takes.
Fitzpatrick has the smarts and the willpower to take Buffalo back to the playoffs. He does not have the strongest arm, nor is he the most accurate, but Fitzpatrick knows how to play and knows his wide receivers.
Fitzpatrick is the first serviceable quarterback the Bills have had since Drew Bledsoe. He is a hit with the fans because of his beard and his exciting play.
Fitzpatrick's play is somewhat similar to Doug Flutie's. (Flutie was the last quarterback to bring Buffalo to the playoffs). His athleticism and smarts are what make him a good quarterback.
Fitzpatrick is not a top-tier quarterback, but he is a heck of a football player and could be exactly the guy Buffalo needs to take them back to the playoffs.


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OK, updates. First off, we're taking condoms seriously, despite my whiny bitching in the previous post. My therapist on Friday delivered a nice WHACK to the head also (thought you'd like to know,
) when I brought Romeo in to my appointment and we explained the situation. She sort of drove home the points that were already brought up here.
Actually, now we're ALL using condoms, which kind of really sucks, but well... I screwed up. I didn't use a condom with Knight that first time, and that exposed me AND Romeo to a pretty significant risk. My city is rampant with STDs, I've heard something like 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 for different diseases around here. So, to minimize the risk I've brought to Romeo's and my bed, we're also now using condoms, at least until the test results come back, possibly longer.
I presented that option (starting to use condoms) to Romeo, but also told him that while I will absolutely not pressure him NOT to use condoms with me, I also cannot promise that I'll influence him TO use them, since I'd much rather NOT use them. So... yeah. He decided to go with condoms for the time being.
On the Knight front.... well we're using condoms. And they're still not working. Well, I guess I should rephrase that. They work REALLY well for preventing pregnancy and STDs by preventing ejaculation. At least in this case. We tried three different kinds. Some had more success in allowing a maintained erection, but all failed in the sensation part. I know that's not all there is to sex, but it's a pretty big part of sex...
Anyway, Knight is fine with whatever I decide. He insists that sex isn't necessary, and that other forms of physical affection are more important to him anyway. I'm skeptical, but we'll see.
In other news, Romeo called off our engagement yesterday. He wants us to go back to being boyfriend and girlfriend, for two main reasons. First, this (seeing other people, polyamory) isn't what he meant when he proposed. The symbol of the engagement ring and calling me his fiancee lost some kind of meaning to him. Second, he is still totally on board with polyamory and feels that he is more likely to find an interested partner if he is somebody's boyfriend rather than somebody's fiance. He said it might be different if we were already married, but being engaged is a sort of transitional state that complicates things and will just make it too difficult to find somebody. Given the first point, getting married right now wouldn't fix that. So... we're boyfriend and girlfriend again.
I'm not too happy about it. OK, I'm really not happy about it. And I told him as much, but I respect his decision and understand his reasoning. I am glad that he's verbalizing his feelings about something so important to him, because he does have difficulty with expressing his feelings about things. My therapist says that I have a very direct and assertive way of expressing myself, and Romeo tends to be more non-confrontational, so it's really easy to end up in conversations where I'm bulldozing straight for the heart of the matter and Romeo will pretty much shut up and agree to/with whatever I'm saying. Or if he even gets as far as expressing an issue with something I'm saying, he'll try so hard not to hurt my feelings that he doesn't get around to really saying what he means.
Guess we're getting down to the real stuff now. I told Knight about the called off engagement. I worried that he would think that he's causing problems in my relationship with Romeo, and he did seem to think that, but I hurried to reassure him that it wasn't about him. I just felt that it was right to let him know.
So... that's where we are today. Let's see where we end up.
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Preach on Brother.... 10-16-2003
Since fireronzook.com has been taken down I thought it would be appropriate to post as much material from that site here as possible. The posts are dated by original publication date.
Well the Gators pulled off a huge win. I will give credit to the players-only meeting that had the team fired up. I think Nick Saban is a fool. His teams always lack consistency. LSU is no different then Michigan State when Saban was there. You never know what you're going to get. This win doesn't give Zook any day off from me. It's a win yes, but players from Florida should always beat players from Louisiana. Florida is the best football playing state there is. Hey, he beat LSU at LSU. But, he still lost to Ole Miss at Florida Field.
So to me the only thing to do is discuss who should be the next coach at UF.
Well let me tell you what I would like to see…obviously Bobby Stoops, but I don't see him leaving OU. They are just too good, and he can raid a great football state (Texas) while keeping players from Oklahoma home. Norman is a nice place to raise kids, and the tradition at Oklahoma is fantastic. I would offer the guy 5 mil to come to UF. He's worth every penny. The amount of money he raised at OU is astonishing. He is a coach with the right attitude.
I saw this quote from Stoops and I love it …
"Oklahoma is not about above .500 winning percentages and the Independence Bowl. It's about national titles."
He said that before the 2000 season and then he delivered a title. AMAZING!
A coach who openly admits where a program should be. A coach who goes to a crappy bowl and admits it. No excuses … unlike Zook. He also refuses to talk down his team and simply takes one game at a time. He doesn't discuss winning the Big XII. He only discusses the next game. I love this man. He is the best coach in college football, probably any level of football. But I have to be honest and say, he's not leaving, and why would he? It's a great situation at OU. I don't blame him.
So who would I like to see us get….
I personally would like Mike Stoops. I think the Stoops Brothers know football and know how to get the type of players who fit their system. Something I think Spurrier was good at. We were not always the top rated recruiting classes but we were always up there in those ratings. Many of the players we got who were not on any recruiting list turned out to be better then a lot of the highly touted guys.
I think the Oklahoma has done this exceptionally well. Torrance Marshall and Teddy Lehman are examples of this. Our Juco's have been disappointing. Zook has no idea how to use the talent he has. Hence Chris Leak never rolls out and our receivers are always standing still when the catch the ball.
I think Stoops could also bring a good offensive coordinator with him, he could steal Steve Spurrier, Jr., who has coached with this crew for a while now and is a good recruiter of offensive talent. Stoops believes in a wide open offense and a zone blitzing confusing defense. He has a great record in big games and I think he is perfect for Florida. That's my dream, I watch Oklahoma games and realize they never have let downs. I mean Iowa State was a perfect let down situation and they blew them out bad. Sure mobile quarterbacks give them problems, but remember what they did to Seneca Wallace's Heisman campaign? They ended it! And what they just did to Vince Young and Texas was amazing. I saw last year's Texas A&M game and a couple slips by defensive backs and that's why they lost. The Oklahoma State was and overly aggressive corner biting on play action. And a bad quarterback didn't help.
I hear a lot of people calling for Mike Leach. I like Mike Leach and he too was involved with the 2000 Sooners. I have no problem with him, but I don't think he runs the ball enough and most recruits think the same, hence Shaud Williams transferred to Alabama. I like Stoops better, I think that's where the easiest hire would be. But I am worried that another win like this LSU win will make Foley keep Zook another year. Thus, letting Arizona get Mike Stoops. We can not let that happen!!!
Foley, call Bobby Stoops and offer him as much as you can spend, if he says no, PLEASE GET HIS BROTHER!!!
Just watch that Oklahoma defense play. It is amazing how good they are.


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If the holidays blew your budget or you just don't feel dropping a wad of cash for one night or you just want a low-key, but festive New Year's Eve celebration, this roundup is for you. The following six restaurants will be offering fuss-free, no cover charge celebrations and almost all will offer at least one free beer or champagne toast. All events will occur on New Year's Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31 unless noted otherwise.
Ladybird Grove and Mess Hall: Guests will be invited to ring in the new year with no fuss—no reservations, no prix fixe, no dress code and no cover charge—at the third annual New Year's Eve Do Nuthin' party. There will be live music, food and drink specials plus a complimentary champagne of beer toast with Miller Life pony bottles.
684 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, 404- 458-6838 , ladybirdatlanta.com.
Republic Social House: Dance the night and old year away from 10 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. at this Grant Park spot, which will host a rotating cast of local DJs spinning tunes from Atlanta to Los Angeles and everything else in between.
437 Memorial Dr. S.E., Atlanta. 404-577-3997, therepublicsocialhouse.com.
Cypress Street Pint and Plate: For a laid-back celebration, belly up to the bar, sit by the fire pit or and mix and mingle with friends while watching college football. Partygoers can also enjoy the regular food menu, craft beer list, $5 well drinks, half-priced wine bottles or ring in the new year with half-priced bottles of champagne or $3 champagne by the glass. Operating hours will be from 10 a.m. Dec. 31 to 2:45 a.m. Jan. 1.
817 West Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-815-9243, cypressbar.com.
Meehan's Public House: Swing by the Downtown location after the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl to ring in 2017 with a complimentary midnight toast. The Vinings location knows that two toasts are better than one, so arrive at 7 p.m. for a complimentary Guinness toast to the Irish New Year; a free champagne toast at midnight will also take place. The Atlantic Station location will offer two champagne toasts plus party favors.
Downtown: 200 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-214-9821. meehanspublichouse.com.
Vinings: 2810 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. 770-433-1920.
Atlantic Station: 232 19th St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-249-7812.
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Florida – It's A Jungle Down Here
June was a sad month in Central Florida. To add to the sorrow of shootings at the Pulse night club in Orlando, a two year old was snatched by an alligator and drowned. Those of us who live in here know … Continue reading
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3 May 2017
BSB Round 3 Oulton Park
Putoline supported Anvil Yamaha's Josh Brookes picked up another solid points haul at the 3rd round of the BSB Championship at Oulton Park this weekend, notching up a seventh and sixth place finish in Monday's two races, keeping him in the hunt for the 2017 MCE British Superbike Championship, with team mate Shaun Winfield enjoying a positive race day following a challenging weekend
After overnight rain the track dried in time before the start of the first MCE British Superbike race, and from the lights both riders made great starts. Following the opening few laps Brookes held his grid position of fourth, and looked to chase down the leading bunch. Mid race 'Badboy' still held fourth place, and was fighting hard to keep the chasing group at bay. However, with a handful of laps to go his rear tyre developed an issue, vibrating violently forcing him to ride around the problem, dropping to seventh as he crossed the line. His team mate Shaun Winfield continued to work his through the field after a good start, and by mid race he had worked his way into 22nd place, fighting hard to work his way into the top 20.'Munch' then became embroiled in a battle with James Westmoreland and Aaron Zanotti for 20th place, swapping places for the final few laps, eventually he pipped Zanotti for 21st place.
The second race saw Brookes start from 10th place with Winfield starting 26th, by virtue of the lap times they achieved in the first race. From the lights on Monday afternoon Brookes made a good start, picking up one place after the opening lap, and began to chase down the leading group. The Australian battled in a five man group for third place, after James Ellison and Leon Haslam both crashed out. Josh quickly dispensed with Peter Hickman, and with only a few laps to go, Brookes just couldn't find a way past Luke Mossey, crossing the line in sixth place only eight tenths of a second behind second place.
Shaun made a bad start as the lights went out, but immediately made up for it, picking off two places on the opening lap, and began to battle with Aaron Zanotti and Michael Dunlop. He worked his way onto the back of the TT star, however on lap five the Irishman pulled in with a technical fault, and he lost the tow to the group ahead. On the final lap, after keeping Zanotti at bay all race long, he was forced to pull a move on him, eventually crossing the line in 18th place, only just outside of the points.
After the weekend, a pleased Josh Brookes said: "I know with the bike on these tracks I can go quicker, I've done that before, so I know not to be disheartened that the bike isn't good enough, but we've just got to be patient now and wait for the settings to come. "We're not a long way from where the pace setters are, it's a small distance but it's difficult to find that speed. I've just got to not be too disheartened by the results, just stay out of trouble, not crash, just keep chipping away at the points. Then just be patient for the bike to improve.
Finally, Team Owner Rob Winfield summerised: "It's been a very good weekend. We knew we were up there in qualifying, we were fourth and it was quite close for pole position so it was a pretty good qualifying. Race one didn't go according to plan, we had a little bit of an issue with the rear tyre, which dropped us back. "That put Josh back on the grid for Race two. In hindsight, we scored some decent points and again in Race two we scored some good points, because we pulled through. There were a few incidents which helped us along the way, and we finished sixth so I'm happy.
Josh Brookes stays in fourth place of the MCE British Superbike Championship on 67 points, 19 behind third place man Christian Iddon. Winfield stays one point, and sits 23rd in the Championship standings.
The team now have a six week break before round four of the Championship, at Knockhill.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
A Little Mother's Guilt Is Normal . . . Right?
I swore that I would always remain that capable and loving mother.
I don't feel like that anymore.
I feel like life has somehow swept me away and I am struggling to tread water. Try to keep my head above the daily chores of laundry, dishes, bills and other motherly duties.
This has actually been a sore spot for me for a few months now. I wish that I could be the mother Jack deserves. I don't feel as confident as I did with Gavin. I worry about what foods Jack should eat and fret about how long he does or doesn't sleep. For heaven's sake! I used to feed Gavin through a port in his stomach and change a trach. I would resuscitate Gavin multiple times a day. I did all of this for three intense months and now I worry about Jack crying in public? I care what people say to me when he screams for 30 minutes on a plane ride?
Who have I become? I am starting to do all those things I swore I would never do again. Gavin helped me reinvent my life. Helped define me as a person and as a mother. Now, I find that I lose my patience on a daily basis even though I swore I would love and appreciate everything that came my way.
I am sure there were angels that carried me through our time with Gavin. I am sure they were there to give support, comfort and provide the assurance that I needed to have in myself. It just all feels different now. People talk about a "mantle" when someone is given a specific church calling or position. I felt like I had that with Gavin. I felt like I could do ANYTHING.
Now, I just feel like a normal girl raising a little boy. I never feel alone, but I do feel much more insecure and doubtful raising Jack. I wish that Jack could have known me when I was Gavin's mother. But, for now . . . I will do the very best I can. And through all my weaknesses and mistakes I will make sure that Jack knows he is loved insanely by his mother. I will do the very best I can to help him be who he needs to be. Because really, nothing else matters in life.
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- Kevin and Natali McKee said...
I had moments like that and still do, not to your intensity because I don't think I ever had that "Mantle" but I felt like I was a good mom for my first. Then my second came and he was incredibly fussy and tried my patience. It can really be hard at times. You are doing great!
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I hate to tell you this but it doesn't get much better. The only thing that I can tell you is that it is GOOD to be worried and concerned and to wonder if you are doing the best that you can. That at least means that you are trying and that you want to do all that you can for Jack!! Good luck!
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009
- Teresa, Brandon and Xander said...
you will worry about the dumbest things for the rest of your life....I feel the same way, except I feel even worse when i lose my patience because i think of people who would give anything to have sweet babies that I got so easily, and here i am wishing they would just sleep and quit crying for 2 hours so i can have some me time....its a daily struggle for me too.
- Wednesday, July 15, 2009
- alli may said...
two totally different experiences with bring about two totally different experiences. A lot of mother's guilt is completely normal! Kids... gotta love em! :) wish they came with a manual. Lucky for Jack, Gavin's mom is his mom too.
- Friday, July 17, 2009
- Heather and Billy said...
First of all... you are NORMAL. Secondly, one of the most important things you can learn as a mother is that different kids need different types of mothers. Each child you have will need to be taken care of a different way. You were the perfect mother for Gavin. And even if you don't feel it now, you are Jack's perfect mother as well. Are you still going to fall short? Probably. But that's what God is for. Seriously, I pray every single day for Heavenly Father to help me to be the kind of mother that each one of my kids needs. And they all have very different needs.
So you don't want to be the average girl raising a kid. I don't think you will be even if you do the average and normal things. As your time with Gavin becomes more distant you will still be attached to him. You will still have that memory of what you went through and it will still always affect the way you feel- even if it's just in how much you care. That's not a bad thing!
And I do disagree.... It does get better. It gets different and there's always something to worry about or stress about or lose your cool about. But I think it gets better as your kids get older and you get to know THEM better because you can be more in tune with their spirits and better able to help them. Sure, the worries get more serious...We've moved on to worrying about bullies at school and teaching about stranger danger or wondering just how serious a phobia is and if a child has an anxiety disorder.
I know I said that my last was my hardest... He was my fussiest and he did try my patience the most. BUT it was easier because by then I realized that you just have to let some things go. My house might have been a wreck and my kids might have watched too much tv some days. But I had a baby who needed to be held all the time and that was more than some people could ask for. That time is short. You know it. My other kids were helpful and it was good for them too. While my youngest are my most troublesome and most mischevious, I don't feel like any less of a mother. In fact, I feel a little better because I am learning to laugh more and be grateful for more in spite of the times where I literally do have to lock myself in my room for a timeout. You learn to let go and you'll get the hang of finding what works for the two of you and feeling more confident about yourself. I think you're a fantastic mother! But I do think you need to be easier on yourself- Gavin needed a certain mother that you were able to give him. Jack needs another one and you are that one as well. Remember it isn't just that you are taking care of a baby or a child- it's that you are raising one of God's children that He has trusted in YOUR care and that will grow up to be an adult doing the same thing one day as well.
- Friday, July 17, 2009
- Heather and Billy said...
p.s. Sorry so long!!!!
- Friday, July 17, 2009


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Roger Federer beat Sweden's Robin Soderling in straight sets to win his first ever French Open title this afternoon at Roland Garros.
The Swiss legend's victory sees him equal Pete Sampras' record of 14 Major titles, while Federer has joined the elite list of Fred Perry, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Rod Laver and Andre Agassi as the only tennis players to have won all four grand slam titles.
Despite having to deal with a a bear-hug from member of the public who invaded the court, Federer kept his composure and won the match 6-1 7-6 (7/1) 6-4 under the drizzle in Paris.
Apart from the unforeseen court invasion, Federer always looked likely to win against Soderling who looked nervous in his first ever Major final and had his serve broken by the Swiss champion as early as the opening game.


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That time when The Baby Jesus decided to do some good and save those little bunny wabbits from persecution, before settling down for a good old munch on chocolate and hot-cross buns?
Well, you too could be like The Baby Jesus, and save a bunny or several from a very unfortunate fate or similar.
This place has lots of fluffy things that need a home, preferably surrounded by lovely things.
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Dear T.I.,
Yikes! I had to stop taking Mexican Art History notes and show you THIS...
( McQueen, 2009, Paris)
I love Alexander McQueen as much as the next gal, but those "heels" are just...a little much. Just a tad.
Until next time,
P.S. Yes, all my blog titles are definitely song titles...wink. (Unless it's a movie review, in that case the title is the movie title. Cha cha cha!)


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This morning, I was all dressed and ready to go out on my run. Then a rain storm swept through, which I assumed meant we were in for a morning of rain. So, I settled in for a morning of writing.
Of course, it hasn't been a morning of rain. But I still got some writing done--a poem! A total gift, inspired by this post and this post on Dave Bonta's blog. I wrote a poem that uses imagery of falling satellites and capital punishment and ends with this stanza:
"Let my death come as the unpacking
of a box of books,
old friends on a new shelf.
Let my death be as an apple
in the autumn, far from the tree,
but with new friends nestled
between the covers of crust,
a new home in warm pastry."
Today is the last day of summer, and tomorrow we enter the last quarter of the year. Time to make some goals. I revisted my 2011 writing goals which I wrote about here. Many of those goals are still good ones: a poem a week, that kind of thing.
But let me focus a bit more:
--I want to have my Fall mailing done by December 31. Lots of packets to lots of journals.
--I want a strategy for submitting my book length manuscript, Ash Wednesday at the Trinity Test Site. I have let most manuscript submission fall by the wayside during the past year. I figured that I had a book coming out, and my focus should be on getting ready for that book and promoting that book. Now it's time to return to other manuscripts.
--I want to re-order the manuscript that I've thought of as my spirituality poem manuscript. I've written new poems that would fit, and I've gotten a glimpse of an interesting new possibility for other poems to include, which I wrote about here. I'll focus on that possibility/task during my writer's retreat in November.
--I need to continue to promote my chapbook, I Stand Here Shredding Documents. I need to arrange a few more readings and think about if there's anything else I should do.
--I've just begun to think about eBooks. I'm ablaze with ideas, and it's time to think about whether or not they could work.
--It's also time to think about the fact that eBooks can do more than paper books. We could have hyperlinks, photos, even video. Hmmm.
--I'd like to take photographs that could work, should I put together an eBook of my manuscript Simple Things to Make Your Body Feel Good.
That list is more than enough for a three months. Let's see what happens!
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1. This would be sold out pronto. And I haven't seen it in stores since the Fall.
2. It was $40!! That is cheap.
3. It will be great for chilly Vegas nights.
4. There was free shipping. Free shipping!
And let me tell you, I've said no to other things in the past 4 weeks! Lots of things! But it would have been plain dumb to pass this up, right?
(Ooops. I'm a bad, bad Justine. Sorry. :-\)
I'll be back later with a little product review that I'm quite excited about. Stay tuned.


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For the moment, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles isn't saying much about the concept vehicle it plans to unveil next month, but various sources suggest the Euro-American automaker will introduce a full battery-electric version of its new Pacifica minivan.
And, in an unusual step, the concept vehicle will make its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, rather than at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The all-electric Chrysler Pacifica could wind up being used as part of an autonomous vehicle project pairing FCA and Silicon Valley giant Google.
Late to the battery-car party, FCA appears to be racing to catch up with key rivals, as well as upstarts like Tesla Motors and Chinese-funded Faraday Future. A report by the Bloomberg news service suggests Fiat Chrysler is also working on a pure battery-electric version of one of its Maserati sports cars.
Until recently, Fiat Chrysler had been reluctant to play in the battery-car market. It introduced an all-electric version of its little Fiat 500 two years ago, but CEO Sergio Marchionne openly disdained the little car, lamenting that his company lost thousands of dollars on every one it sold.
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(Mercedes teases 2018 E-Class Coupe. Click Here for the story.)
Almost every automaker has now committed to adding plug-in hybrids and pure battery-electric models. BMW has a special sub-brand for plug-based models, BMW i and Daimler AG announced at the recent Paris Motor Show plans for a similar brand it will call Mercedes-EQ, Volkswagen, meanwhile, plans to have at least 30 plug-based models in production by 2025.
Even exotic makers are getting into the act. Bentley is readying a plug-in hybrid version of its Bentayga SUV, and Aston Martin is developing its own pure battery-electric sports car – as is Porsche.
"In 2008, there were 12 electrified vehicles offered in the U.S. market and it represented 2.3% of the industry," Ford CEO Mark Fields told Bloomberg last week. "Fast forward to 2016, there's 55 models, and year to date it's 2.8%."
(Click Here for details about the strong sales start enjoyed by the Chrysler Pacifica.)
Within a decade, meanwhile, IHS Automotive has forecast that pure battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs, will account for as much as 3 million sales annually worldwide. Officials with Borg Warner, a major global automotive supplier, last month told TheDetroitBureau.com the figure could actually run twice as high.
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I believe old "Fast Fred" Hassan protégé Carrie S. Cox is still a member of the board of directors of Celgene. Fascinating. But make no mistake — I think Celgene is a generally very solid public company.
In a related vein, I believe there still has been no public disclosure of the identity of the likely buyer of the pre-merger Whitehouse Station Merck HQ, now that Merck has fully transitioned over to the legacy Schering-Plough HQ digs — in Kenilworth. I suspect the final selling price — on this vast 1.3 million square foot facility — on Morris Avenue, in Summit, New Jersey, will be reduced during the scheduled due diligence period (or the contract is already subject to formulaic downward adjustments and/or credits, at closing), in order to accommodate what I hear are some at least potentially large environmental remediation expense items. In fairness, however, such remediation efforts are associated with most larger pharma manufacturing facilities — of this last half century vintage (old school — 1960s and 1970s — style chemical API waste handling standards are the drivers, there).
In any event, here is the operative bit, about the contract (terms withheld) on this Summit facility, overnight, from local New Jersey sources:
. . . .Celgene Corp. has agreed to purchase the vacant 1.3 million-square-foot Merck & Co. complex in Summit, adding to what is already a quickly growing footprint in the pharmaceutical giant's home city.
The company announced Wednesday that it will acquire the site at 556 Morris Ave., which includes a mix of administrative and research and development space. Pending the completion of due diligence, closing is planned for September.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. . . .
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If you happen to be quite a huge fan of the automotive brand from America, Chevrolet – or Chevy, you should really beware your option. This is even more so if you are considering buying the recently released Corvette Z06. Well, not to say that General Motors (GM) or Chevy is incompetent, but something seems to be wrong for the said Corvette model. Believe it or not, a member of the Corvette Forum has posted online that his whole brand new Chevy Corvette Z06 has its engine blown up albeit the car has only covered a distance of 891 miles.
According to the Corvette Forum member, the engine of his car blew up when he tried to drive his car a few miles farther somewhere on a road. This very unfortunate incident took place when he was trying to prepare himself and the car for the Road Atlanta track event that will take place this oncoming January 10 and 11, 2015. As the owner of the car put it, he was pulling from the speed of 35 miles per hour, accelerating and shifting short of the redline. At that point, he could have sworn that the car began knocking. So, the owner then decided to take a peek under the hood of his car. To his surprise, he found out that the knocking sound actually came from the sixth cylinder area. As it turned out, the knocking sound was caused by one metal grinding to the other inside the engine bay.
Not long after the incident, the man's local car dealer confirmed that the sixth cylinder valvetrain of the vehicle went wrong indeed. The engine will have to be shipped back to GM so that the US automaker in question can perform an in-depth factory analysis as to what causes the damage. Thankfully, for the owner, he won't have to pay a single cent to get his new vehicle repaired.
Well, it seems like those of you looking forward to buy the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 may as well wait until GM has fixed this engine issue first. I am pretty convinced a recall is imminent in this case.
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Two Israeli soldiers died on the 13th day of the War with Hamas, bringing to total killed to nine. Roi Rosner, 27, an Israeli officer of the Haruv force, was killed today in the central Gaza strip when an anti-tank round struck his unit as they entered a building near the Kissufim crossing. Another soldier was also injured. According to the Israeli daily Yideot Achranot, it was not clear if this was a random mortar round of if the Haruv unit that normally serves in the West Bank was a specific target. Amit Robinson, 21, from Kibbutz Magal was killed by a sniper during another battle.
Hamas continues to fire mortars and rockets into Israel, although in smaller numbers. One mortar attack struck near a Kibbutz in the Negev where an IDF field camp had been set up, injuring four soldiers, two moderately, and two lightly. Grad rockets also landed in Ashdod and Beer Sheva. A rocket also fell near an empty sports center in an Ashkelon school. All schools were closed in the south because of the security situation, or the results would have been horrific.
Analysts say that the rockets are now coming from near the infamous Philadephi route, Rafiah, and Gaza City, all areas that Israel has avoided confronting with ground troops. However the latest thinking is that the Philadelphi route, that runs along the Egyptian border, must be retaken by Israeli troops. One commentator, a former general, said Israel had to sit there for 25-years. This in order to prohibit Hamas from receiving weapons and rockets through the smuggling tunnels that permeate the ground.
A Hamas spokesman on the BBC-TV claimed Israel was to blame for humanitarian tragedies because of the endless air force attacks, but the spokesman side-stepped any Hamas responsibility for continued fire into Israel or starting the conflict by sending as many as 80 rockets a day into Israel.
In a new development at 07:35 A.M two Katyusha rockets fell on the Galilee in the North of Israel. One rocket punched a hole in a senior citizens home in Nahariya, injuring two elderly Israelis. At 07:49 A.M. Israel responded with artillery fire into Lebanon. The Homeland Security ordered all Israelis in the region to stay in their homes near bomb shelters.
Both the Lebanese Government and Hezbollah were quick to issue reports that they were not responsible for the missiles. Hezbollah said these were ten to twelve-year old rockets that Hamas had stopped using. Experts expect that a radical Palestinian group fired the rockets although so far none have claimed responsibility. Analysts believe Hezbollah used the fringe Palestinian group as a proxy, allowing Hezbollah to distance themselves from the rockets so as to prevent Israel from attacking Lebanon. However, experts say nothing moves in S. Lebanon without Hezbollah approval, certainly not large. dangerous Katyusha rockets.
Israel's president Shimon Peres said that the IDF would respond immediately to any rocket attacks coming from Lebanon. Peres was paying a condolence call to the family of Dotan Wurtman, the 32-year old doctor who was killed two days ago in Gaza.
Yideot Achranot's Military Affairs reporter Ron Ben Ishai wrote that the situation in the north might escalate, with Palestinian groups attempting to drag Israel into a fight with Hezbollah and entangling Lebanon in another war. Israel is prepared for this eventuality, wrote Ishai, but prefers not to fight on two fronts at this time. According to Ben Ishai Hezbollah turned a blind eye to this Palestinian firing of rockets to show solidarity with Hamas, and might do it again in the future. The Palestinians fired the rockets to show they weren't sitting idly by without doing something for Hamas.
On Wednesday night, the home front was shown the first footage from the Gaza front: video footage from Israeli reporters embedded with Israeli troops. In contrast to the War in Lebanon II, the Israeli troops were in good spirits, well supplied, and well trained. The footage showed them ensconced in a home in Gaza, eating field rations, and smiling at the camera. One soldier said they even had sweets and salami if they wanted.
The footage showed the soldiers were using tactics, similar to those used in Operation Defensive Shield, when Israel went into the West Bank cities, like Jenin and Nablus. The reporters showed how the soldiers avoided potential booby-trapped front doors but blasted holes in the walls of buildings and entered from the side. A Golani colonel in full battle gear said that he was taking no chances, but laying down a blanket of fire, augmented by grenades and explosives, before the soldiers moved into an area.
All of the footage was from the less densely populated areas on the outskirts of Gaza. In the War in Lebanon II soldiers were discouraged by the lack of equipment and food, some going into battle without water. Israel's Army radio interviewed one soldier who served in that operation and is now in Gaza. The soldier said that the other problem in Lebanon was that the home front had become discouraged during the war. In this operation the home front reportedly still has high moral, and strong support for operation 'Cast Lead.'
In the popular Ilana Dayan program on Army radio, callers said they wanted to see more programming on TV that would entertain the children, and the adults, rather than flooding the airwaves with nerve-wracking war news. Yesterday Israeli television stations began broadcasting their normal entertainment schedules, interrupted only when a warning was issued of incoming rockets. The normal two-hours of news programming continued unchanged. Earlier in the week news was broadcast from morning to after midnight.
The Israeli leadership has still not decided if the army would enter stage three, sending into Gaza the tens of thousands of reservists called up a few days ago. One former General said Israel wasn't in a hurry to re-occupy the Gaza strip, for a few reasons. One was that once inside, Israel was responsible for the total support of the Gaza population that meant food, clothing, medical supplies, and other essential services. As of now Hamas is supposed to supply these needs but has so far been in hiding. Analysts also said that if Israel doesn't move forward into Gaza they had to pull out, because otherwise they were static targets for Hamas who would have time to plan attacks on the Israeli troops.
A second reason: Israel is hesitant to go deeper into Gaza because of the traps, suicide bombers, and kidnappers waiting for the Israeli soldiers. The third reason, said the reserve General. is that Israel has occupied Gaza in the past and never succeeded in stopping terrorism. The best that could be hoped for, he said, was to stop the supply of weapons from Egypt, and diminish Hamas' abilities to fire at Israel.
Israel is a relatively small country of only seven million citizens including the Israeli Arabs. When Israel goes to war Israelis casually come across soldiers on leave, and parents of soldiers fighting, in the normal course of the day. The front isn't across an ocean on another continent. The front could be five minutes to a couple of hours from nearly any home.
Everyone knows someone who is close to a soldier who was wounded or killed in battle. Israelis walking their dog hear of a neighbor down the street who was the uncle of a fallen soldier, or find out the person sitting in the next seat at a Brit Mila celebration is the father of a medic called up for reserve duty now waiting to go into Gaza. Even professors visiting from abroad encounter a cousin whose son was injured during a battle.
In Israel war is up close and personal. Israelis publicly mourn their dead and place the highest value life. The problem, most say, is that Hamas and radical Islamists think death their ultimate reward for battling the forces of evil, Israel, the Jews, America, and the devilish West. Fighting this type of thinking is an endless struggle. The best that can be achieved is to contain the fighters, subdue them, hold them down like a struggling but violent prisoner. That is the sad fact.
As secular poet wrote during another struggle 'If God is on the side of men, who live to fight and fight again, and on both sides He rests His grace, is there really a Holy place, is there really a Chosen Race?"
Analysts agree that both Hamas and the Israelis think God is on their side, but Hamas appears unshakably convinced of it. Many Israelis aren't so sure. What they do know, and tell reporters, is that the rockets are hitting home, striking senior citizen's homes, schools, businesses. That's all the motivation these Israeli soldiers need, they say. None of them speak of God on the radio, TV or in the printed media. If anything, they speak of their people, and their duty to protect them.
As of now, according to analysts, both Hezbollah and the Israeli army are circling like schoolyard fighters waiting for a teacher or principal to come in and break up the fight. In this case Egypt is the principal, and is in no hurry to stop the fighting.


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Friday, March 27, 2009
Last night I was lying on my side and I had my hand on my belly for a minute because bedtime is baby's craziest time of the day. All of a sudden I felt a fist hit me in the hand! It was bizarre and kind of creepy, but cool. The last 2 times I had the placenta completely covering the front so I never got exact parts, but this time I have a very high placenta so its been easy to tell exactly how little boy is positioned in there, and that fist was so obvious! Life in utero is definitely really life!
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Maybe you don't know, but berry picking pretty much defines summer in Vermont. You know real summer is here when you're kneeling between rows of strawberries. The flies and mosquitos will hover around you, and the sun will beat down on you, because that's how it goes in late June. Of course, a storm might also chase you right out of the wide open berry patch. The strawberry patches I've been to seem to nestle down in flat places close to water.
After you pick strawberries, you've got to do something with them. They spoil pretty quickly, and in my experience, are best canned or frozen the same day they're picked. In our house, no one likes frozen strawberries, so we make ours into jam. And there's really nothing quite so tasty as homemade strawberry jam- unless it's raspberry.
After strawberries come the raspberries. You can pick the black ones first, but can also wait and pick black and red together, and then pick more black when the red have almost gone by. If you're a fan of black raspberries (me! me!), you have to be prepared to pick them over the course of days if you want very many. They seem to ripen bit by bit instead of in a big wave. The red raspberries are perhaps the favorite jamberry in our house. Their seeds are smaller and they are a very nice contrast to the sugar in jam. And they definitely must be processed the same day you pick them. I've seen raspberries mold in under twelve hours. (doesn't that make you wonder what they do to the ones in the grocery store?)
Before you've quite recovered from raspberry canning, it's time for blueberries. And blueberries are definitely worth freezing. We also like them canned in syrup. We use them all winter and spring, so it never seems we have quite enough. We use them for pies, cobblers, waffles, muffins, and as a hot compote for pound cake. I serve them in March when we all are needing some sunshine. I mix them into the 30th jar of applesauce to make it seem more interesting. What we don't do with blueberries is make jam. The skins are just too aggressive. Also, an interesting tidbit- blueberries taste better if you pick them and wait to put them away until the next day. They sweeten a bit more without spoiling.
Finally, there are the blackberries. Just like black raspberries, you have to content yourself with multiple pickings, and of course, the thorns will get you. These are my favorite berry of all time, and I do not mind the thorns or the seeds. We have yet to pick enough to do anything more than eat them fresh. I thought this year we would have plenty, but the birds have already cleaned the green berries out of one patch, leaving the small patch by the house for us. I guess I'll groom that patch and let it spread until all my berry dreams can be fulfilled.
Today was blueberry day. The children and I picked 21 pounds. We should probably go and pick that much again. So, there are berries sitting on the table that I'll tuck into the freezer tomorrow.
And we have gooseberries and currants that I only planted last year. Our hope is to grow all the berries we want, but we're a long way from that. The blueberry bushes and strawberries each made about a pound of berries this year, the raspberries were similar, and the currants and gooseberries did almost nothing. So, we'll treat them kindly, and see what next summer brings.


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The Los Angeles City Council voted last Friday to ask the LA Department of Water and Power to chart a course to achieve a 100 percent clean energy portfolio.
Under the motion created by 2nd District Councilman Paul Krekorian and 11th District Councilman Mike Bonin, the Department of Water and Power will collaborate with energy experts and local universities to explore how to generate all electricity using renewable energy.
Calling Los Angeles a "leader in the fight against climate change," Mayor Eric Garcetti said the move complements his goal of having the Department of Water and Power use 50 percent renewable energy by 2030. Garcetti wants the department to stop using coal by 2025 and to move away from natural gas sources.


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Yesterday we went first to the "Rückkehr zu den Ursprüngen der Flanerie" (Return to the origins of flanerie), a walk that took place at Alexa, a strange (but always full) shopping mall at Alexander Platz, Berlin. I never thought I would spent some time there, einfach so, just like this, because I wanted to and not because I needed to buy something fast and get out of there.
The idea came from Karsten Michael Drohsel, who is in charge of the blog Metastadt and also one of the writers of Urbanophil (both great blogs, the kind that you should take a look everyday). It was part of the program from Citizen Art Days.
It was quite interesting to walk there, with no destiny or purpose, looking at others (and never being looked back – this only happens when you cross the line between corridors and stores). We were a small group and after half a hour and we got together to exchange some impressions.
I started thinking how crazy life is sometimes… A year ago I went inside a Book store and saw the Warum ist Landschaft schön? Die Spaziergangswissenschaft from Lucius Burckhardt. I just HAD to buy the book. And now, here we are, Boris and I taking walks, reading about it, and trying to relate it to our studies as well. By the way, this sunday and probably the next two sundays he is doing the Nikolaiviertel´s tour, in case someone is interested. More info here.
After that, we went to Spandau. In almost 4 years living in Berlin, I have never been there. Boris did an internship last year at a landschaftsarchitekturbüro called Gruppe F and they were responsible for a new project for the Lutherplatz. Not to get into the details of problems and solutions, as a visitor I liked the result. My favorite thing was to see how they managed to put some new trees and plants there (many of them were fruit trees). Was nice to see how people were engaged and excited about the new square, while assuming responsabillities for taking care of the trees.
The day went by faster than I thought and the community even organized some cakes and coffee and a Improvisational theatre.
I also experienced another notion of time : with constant interruptions, or, better said, with small breaks. Every 5 minutes or so, everyone stops talking for a while and look or point to the sky. Spandau is really close to Tegel Airport and everytime an airplane flies by, everyone has to stop because it is impossible to hear what the other on is saying. Of course, they were not very happy about the news that the new airport is not going to be open on schedule…


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Asked about Google's top priorities at a conference last week Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said the "core thing" his company is working on these days is machine learning. He cited progress in image and speech recognition. Regarding the latter, he said it is a "sore point" that Apple Inc. 's Siri "gets all the credit."
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