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Friday, December 21, 2007
Up to #2 baby...
I bought the new
Dillinger Escape Plan
album last night. Very different for those guys, but it's good stuff. For anybody that enjoys...umm...I guess it's called "math-core"...then go check it out. Buy it for your mom for Christmas. :-)
Well, according to
the latest Rivals rankings
, we're up to #2 in the country on the recruiting rankings. We're trailing Notre Dame by a score of 2,531 to 2,437. We are leading Georgia, who comes in at #3 with 2,384 points. Of course, none of this matters because, no matter what these rankings say, the players have to not-only get in school, but also pan out. They've gotta play well over the next four years. I think they will.
Rich Rodriguez has gone ahead and let all of the Michigan coaches know that
they will not be back next season
. In a way this is weird, because they're preparing for a bowl game, but at the same time I would guess it's nice to have closure. Besides, he's just doing the same thing that Saban would have done at Alabama, had he been here before the bowl game.
The powerhouse that is SMU football has officially narrowed their choices for head coach down to former Miami coach Larry Coker, and former Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione. Sounds like a real winner there, right? Read more
Trooper Taylor, regarded as Tennessee's best recruiter, left to
join the staff at Oklahoma State
as co-offensive coordinator because Phil Fulmer didn't appear that he was anywhere near a decision on who was going to be the next offensive coordinator. Oklahoma State needed an answer, and were offering a pay raise and a chance to call plays - and Tennessee didn't rise to the occasion and even attempt to keep a guy that has held together their recruiting class. It appears that this coaching staff knows that Fulmer is as good as gone without Cutcliffe, so they're getting out while the gettin's good.
With all the support for Doc Holliday and Terry Bowden in the search for West Virginia's next head coach, a surprise serious candidate is former
offensive line coach Rick Trickett
, who left after last season to join Florida State's coaching staff. Trickett has the support of both Joe Manchin, the governor of West Virginia, and the AD, Ed Pastilong.
UCLA, who was thought to be targeting Rick Neuheisel as their new head coach, has apparently been in contact with Oregon's Mike Bellotti, and he has shown interest back. Very strange series of events. Read more
The rumors about Greg McElroy transferring to Hawaii. Yeah, complete crap. Greg said he's
here to stay
Javier Arenas, who we thought was probably out until at least the spring with a high ankle sprain, was running almost full speed
at practice yesterday
, doing both returning and playing the secondary. "I think I'll be ready to do it all if I'm needed, but if guys are out there doing the job, there's no reason to take a major risk. Just however it goes, however it flows, you've got to go with it."
The offense has started over from the very basics. Practices haven't seemed like mid-season, but more like the nasty spring and August camps where the coaches are doing everything to push the kids to get the fundamentals right. Start from the beginning, right? Read more
Three North Carolina football players were kidnapped and sexually assaulted - by women. Seriously.
Read here
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About 9 am Hunter took me out to my gate. After I gat unhooked and leveled Joey brought a load of caliche to lay down, but instead of under me it is all around the back and side where I will be walking. Hopefully that will help with mud when it rains.
Hunter had me completely set up by 4 pm. He had to go back to Carrizo Springs for some stuff that he needed. He also stopped and filled up my 3 gallon water bottle.
I am an a gate where they are putting in a new well., so the fun begins. It has been busy on and off all day, but I am told that when they bring the rig in, it will be no stop. Sleep will prove to be just catnaps. we'll see how it goes. It's after 9 pm and 6 more trucks just came in. They will probably be here less than an hour
I haven't posted in a while because my laptop was where I couldn't get it, as I didn't put my slides out while I was waiting for the gate. We hand very bad weather last Monday night. Funnel clouds were spotted about 20 miles North of where I was parked. This is just a very short post, as I will be very busy. I'll try to post pics when I can
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Friday, July 23, 2010
Hot Tamale
This little map was on WeatherUnderground today and I wanted to share it. If you look along the Mexican mainland coast as it climbs into the Sea of Cortez, you see a little indent near the the top. That's where San Carlos and Guaymas are located. That's us. It would seem that we're the hottest place in Mexico/Central America at the moment.
And we just got our electricity back after a blackout. Only a couple of hours... but still.
We responded by sending the Capt. down to the boat (SV BLISS is currently in a slip at Marina San Carlos for cleaning and unloading after our trip) and fetched some flashlights and the Honda generator and a jug of gasoline. When the power goes out here, the gas stations can't pump gas. Short story, we hooked up the generator to the fridge, a fan, and the 1st Mate's computer. Internet is like, important to us.
Our A/C in the condo is 220 volt and the Honda can't handle that.
Will the power stay stable? We don't know, but we can cool down the boat pretty fast with the A/C there and our generator, so in an extended blackout we could move aboard to survive. Nice knowing that.
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I did half expect we'd end up back on the boat tonight, if the power didn't come back on. Nice to have a backup. Also nice to have a generator, I wouldn't be surprised if we have to crank it on again during hurricane season a few times. We can call today a dry run.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Lack of communication makes me very angry! I don't know why, but some things just make me want to scream. You know that rush when you figure out that you haven't been told everything and it just makes you so mad. ARGH! I think I got that all out now. I am not going to go into details, but venting somewhat has made me feel somewhat better. Thanks. I have some great pictures from last night, and then also remember "beam me up." I will post more later.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Well, its happened. I have become a cat owner. And like all cat owners before me, I have taken many pictures, and she is sleeping in a bunch of them, so I won't bore you with those. Too much.
Her name is Percy, she is five months old, and incredibly cute. I have to be honest, she is also a little dumb. She climbed on the window sill that was clearly not wide enough for her, and I had to rescue her. I can't wait to see what other things she can fall off of.
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Other cars
I always watch the people in the cars around me. So it would make sense if the people around me were watching as well. And then there are the people that seem to be rather oblivious to the world around them. I was sitting at a stop light today and looked in my rear veiw mirror. The guy (middle age) looked like he was scratching his ear. The longer I watched him, I realized that he was scratching his ear with a pen of some sort. He then pulled it out and inspected what he had scraped out. Gross. He then put is hands on the steering wheel and prepared to go. (It was a long red light.) I would not want to shake his hand. I understand the discreet scratching of the ear in the car, or booger pick... but there had better not be; 1-no cars around me or 2-darkness, with no cars directly beside me.
I am not going to put a show for the people around me... But I am going to continue to watch. : )
I am not going to put a show for the people around me... But I am going to continue to watch. : )
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patented by chemical companies as a flame retardant and has been banned in food and beverages in Europe and Japan. In 1970, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conditionally approved the interim use of BVO in fruit-flavored soft drinks. More than 30 years later, BVO's status is still listed as interim, despite concerns from scientists that the research is outdated and insufficient.This chemical is not just in sports drinks. Rodale reports that brominated vegetable oil is found in "beverages like Mountain Dew, some orange-flavor sodas...to prevent the artificial flavor from separating from the rest of the drink. In other words, it's purely for cosmetic reasons."
Flame retardants in beverages? And 30 years with "interim" approval? Better to hydrate yourself with good old-fashioned (but filtered) water.


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I'm going to be gone from July 3-19, traveling with my bestest gal pal and visiting my mom. Just letting the internets know before I forget to tell you why I've fallen off the web next weekend for 2 weeks.
See more (and better quality versions) of my photos at viola_in_peru.


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Students learn Police Work 101
The instructor here, Officer Rod Glazer, said he received so many questions about police work from students in the D.A.R.E. anti-drug classes he teaches during the school year that he thought a junior police academy would draw interest.
"It's really, actually, quite a lot of fun," said Tyler Hall, who will enter sixth grade at Willis Intermediate School this fall. The 11-year-old has boyish braces on his teeth and manly plans for his future.
"I've thought about being a Marine, and when there's no war going on, I'd be a cop."
Yesterday, the students snapped shut their study binders for their next, eagerly awaited lesson — firearm safety and target practice.
They put on protective goggles and aimed a .40-caliber semi-automatic handgun and then an M-16 rifle at a paper target and drilled it with plastic bullets that carried pellets of red paint.
Tyler, a good marksman, was exuberant as his shots tore through the target in red dots.
"Yeah, baby! " he said. "I feel like a young James Bond."
Blackhawks patrolling our skies, surveilling the citizens and directing the home-invading ground troops. Our children being seduced into the new Hitler Youth. How much longer will we deny the obvious?


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Story of a Taxi Driver
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Once there was a taxi driver, driving down the road. He saw someone on the side of the road asking for a lift. So he stopped and asked the persons' name. The person replied, "Lolly pop". The taxi driver was very happy because he liked lollypops. So he put lollypop in the back seat and carried on driving.
After a while he saw someone else asking for a lift. So he stopped and asked the person's name. The person replied, "Simba potato chips." The taxi driver put simba in the back seat as well, and continued to drive. After a while he saw another person asking for a lift. This time it was 'Chappies bubblegum'. This was the drivers favourite so he put chappies in the front seat and continued driving until he came across another person by the name of 'Salaah'. He refused 'Salaah' a lift saying there is no place for him and that he will be picked up later.
As the taxi driver drove on, he came across a big tall man standing on the road. The man stopped the taxi and said he is Malakul Maut (the Angel of death). The taxi driver tried to go back and fetch Salaah, but it was too late. His life was suddenly taken away.
Lesson: We are all moving through this world. It must not be that we enjoy all the fun and food but we leave out our Deen, our Salaah, our Qur-aan. When we die, we cannot come back to do good. We only have one chance.


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California residents who are married know that maintaining a union for the long haul can be challenging and difficult. Sometimes, the problems are too overwhelming, and a couple decides that they should divorce. When they do, the couple normally negotiates the division of their assets and property prior to being granted a final divorce decree.
Brand takes nothing from Perry in California divorce settlement
One state proposes law to require divorce class before filing
California residents know that filing for divorce is a difficult decision for a couple. It is often challenging to confront issues like property division, child custody, child support and maintenance. Many wait for months or even years before taking the steps needed to end their marriage, in part because they are confused and sometimes intimidated by the legal process.
Arm yourself with knowledge, preparation before you divorce
When people in California are considering a divorce, or are preparing for a negotiation of terms, one of the best things they can do is be prepared. Having an abundance of information available can only be helpful in the long term.
Should child custody and visitation laws be more stringent?
A terrible tragedy occurred this week that some California residents may have heard about. A man burned down his home while he and his two children were inside, and all three were killed. The father carried out this tragic act during his visitation time with his children. While this situation is of course very rare, it has prompted some to question the current laws surrounding child custody in this country.
Several states push for changes to alimony laws
Many divorced individuals in Riverside understand the complexities of spousal support. Generally, there are two ways to look at alimony. First is from the payor's perspective. The spouse who earned more during the marriage may be required to pay a former partner monthly spousal support for as long as a judge orders. In some cases, lifetime alimony can be ordered. While some feel that alimony is not always warranted, those who receive it likely have a different opinion. Perhaps they didn't work during a marriage and now have to find a job with little experience to include on their resumes.


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Iraq is no Germany
By the way, just think back to early 2003. We were at relative peace in the world then. Now we're in a hornet's nest, and we may still be there in 2065.
One of my main concerns is: how can I make a difference? There are thousands of political blogs out there. It's easy to get lost in that ocean. So I may blog about politics on occasion, or I may blog about health issues, depending on where my interests lead me, and where I feel I can contribute something of significance.


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Exchange Programmes > Admission > Guest Students > EU/EEA guest students
Guest students from the European Union/EEA
What is a Guest Student
If your home institution does not have a formal exchange agreement with the University of Copenhagen, you can apply for admission as a fee-paying guest student. Guest students are permitted to participate in courses and examinations. However, they are not allowed to complete a degree at the University of Copenhagen, nor can they convert their guest student status to that of a degree-seeking student.
Guest student status is for international students who wish to spend one or two semesters abroad at UCPH as a part of their Bachelor or Master degree at their home university. People with a permanent residence permit in Denmark should apply through the Open University at the relevant faculty or department at the University of Copenhagen.
Academic Background
To apply as a guest student, you must have completed at least two years of full-time studies at the beginning of your studies at UCPH. Your academic background will be assessed by the department(s) at which you wish to study, and they determine if you are qualified for acceptance.
You should be particularly aware of the following:
- International Education & Grants initiates the application procedure, but the departments/faculties finalise it.
- In the online application, you should select subjects within which you have already completed university courses.
- Do not select more than two subjects in the online application.
- Enrolment and invoicing take place close to semester start. This procedure is handled by the relevant departments or faculties. You will therefore receive separate invoices from each department or faculty.
- The departments or faculties will supply you with a confirmation of enrolment, log-in for the intranet system, e-mail account and information on how to apply for an ID card.
Tuition fee
Guest students from the European Union/EEA countries are required to pay tuition fees for short-term, non-degree studies at the University of Copenhagen. Please note that fees vary depending on the area of study. The tuition fee will be determined by the number of ECTS-points and the department selected.
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Please note that due to cut-backs, the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Sociology do not accept applications from fee-paying guest students.
How to Begin your Application for Admission
If you are a Law student you must apply directly to the Faculty of Law - not through the procedure described below. Please be referred to https://jura.ku.dk/english/education/singlemasterlevelcourses/
To gain access to apply for admission, you must send a number of documents in pdf format by e-mail to email@example.com. Please remember to keep copies of the documents for upload in the online application.
Required documents:
- Proof of citizenship: A copy of the vital pages of passport or permanent residence permit.
- Transcript of your academic records from your home university, certified with stamp and signature by your home university.
- If possible, a letter of recommendation from your home university, for example from your teacher, professor, or supervisor.
- If you are a Non-native speaker of English, you are also required to provide proof of your English language proficiency. You must send a copy of the official score report. Required minimum scores:
- Toefl Internet-based: 80
- Toefl Computer-based: 213
- Toefl Paper-based: 550
- IELTS (preferable IELTS Academic): 6.0
- Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): B
- Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): C
Please note that we do not accept institutional TOEFL tests (ITP).
Online Application
When we have received and approved the documents above, International Education & Grants will send you an e-mail with a link to our online application form. Remember to check your spam folder as the invitation e-mails sometimes get caught there. When you are invited to apply online for admission, you will be asked to give a description of the proposed study programme at the University of Copenhagen, as well as a description of your previous academic studies. These are essential for the relevant board of study to decide whether you are qualified and whether the University can offer you the appropriate courses. Your online application must be submitted electronicallly before the deadline.
Application Deadlines
Applications may be submitted throughout the year. However, closing dates for applications are:
1 May for entry in September (autumn semester)
1 October for entry in February (spring semester)
Please note that the processing time can be up to three months.


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Pet dog Training: Educating Your Pet dog the Sit Command
An inadequately trained dog is a straight reflection on you the family pet owner as well as just how much treatment about your dog. An untrained pet comes to be a hassle to its proprietor as a result the canine as well as owner end up being unhappy.
Have you been putting it off because you think your pet will never have the ability to discover a brand-new 'trick'? Don't put it off any kind of longer. Start instructing your pet ways to sit today.
Use a few of these ideas to show your pet to sit:
You are mosting likely to require some treats; unfortunately this is always the best means to obtain a pet dog to do something you want! You can utilize anything you know your dog appreciates: biscuits, crunchy treats or household products.
The primary goal is to obtain your canine to rest when you make use of the word. One means you can gradually obtain your canine used to the word is by claiming the word when the pet dog is sitting anyway. Dog takes a seat - you state "rest" and also commend them.
You will certainly additionally need to exercise this everyday by doing the following:
- Call your dog and also provide them the treat. Allow them get and also smell the reward thrilled first!
- Slowly removal the treat until it's over the pet dogs head. The canine will naturally move into the resting position.
- It is necessary that the pet dog connects the task of resting with the reward, the appreciation and the action of resting. Try to obtain your timing right.
- Keep rewarding the pet dog and also progressively decrease the dimension of the reward. Maintain enthusiastically applauding the canine.
- Repeat this workout a few times a day. Don't overdo it - you desire your pet dog to think about it as enjoyable.
- Attempt to practice around nourishments when your dog is hungry; this will certainly make him keener for the treats.
- Have the treats conveniently accessible, do not stumble around - the treat has to take place as the canine is resting.
- Do not press your canine's base down; this will not function since your pet dog will certainly associate the activity of sitting with having you press his bottom to the ground. , if this actually isn't working you could desire to take into consideration obedience classes with other canines.
- End each training session on a positive note.
Showing your pet dog to you could check here sit making use of these favorable support methods will strengthen the bond in between you. Consider it time well spent.
When you have mastered the standard command 'rest' it needs to be quite easy to educate your pet the other basic commands. "Sit-stay", "down" 'heel' and 'come are some of one of the most valuable commands. Use the treats in a similar way. Training your pet dog is a continuous procedure. You want to maintain commending your canine regularly as well as never ever associate anger with the pet's reaction to your command.
Utilize every new scenario to train or put your training right into practice. The most integral part about discovering how to sit - is that see the canine rests under a selection of problems. Being in brand-new environments, around other pet dogs, around brand-new individuals, when the buzzer rings and so on
. Educating your canine well is just one of one of the most essential things you can do for your canine. Having a well behaved canine you will also have an obedient dog. Dogs function as part of a pack - and you are the leader. Your dog will be much better readjusted and also better if they understand their location in the pack. Your canine is by nature keen to please you. Be a fantastic pack leader as well as start instructing your puppy to sit today!
An improperly trained pet dog is a direct reflection on you the animal proprietor and exactly how much care regarding your pet. An inexperienced dog ends up being a nuisance to its owner as a result the canine and proprietor come to be dissatisfied. One method you could slowly obtain your pet used to the word is by saying the word when the dog is resting anyway. You desire to maintain commending your canine frequently as well as never ever associate rage with the pet dog's response to your command.
Educating your canine well is one of the most important points you could do for your canine.


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Starfox 64 for Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console!
Yeah yeah, I know that I strut REPriiSENT as being a blog with only original stuff on it that isn't everywhere else on the internet, but this is Special, and--hold on--there are original stories behind this!
Long ago, Starfox 64 was the first video game demo I ever played. I remember playing it in stores and being surprised by how the controller shook... it was the first time I experienced controller rumble. I was so excited when we had a copy of it in our home. Rumble wasn't built into controllers those days, so the game came packaged with a Rumble Pak! (there's no "c" in the word "pack", so cool.)
oh look! There's that KA for "Kids to Adults" rating I talked about in my last post.
The game also featured multiple ways to get through the game, many "routes." In the first level, which route you took depended on whether you could save Falco (one of the main character's friends), and if you did save him, he would show you a shortcut through a waterfall that would take you to fight a different boss than if you didn't go into it. Things like these determined if the next level you went to was on the hard, medium, or easy track, and you could go back and forth between them depending on scenarios within the game. This equaled (now equals) many possibilities.
Memories range from crashing into the mountains at the beginning and hearing Slippy (one of the main character's friends) say "Nooooooooo... !", to finding out the cool thing that happens when I was finally able to save Falco on the first level, and doing barrel rolls to make the laser bullets of enemies bounce off... and multiplayer was fun too... and... and...
In short, Starfox 64 was my first favorite video game. It featured rumble, a branching storyline, cool 3-D graphics... and it was definitely a challenge. This was one of the greatest games that anyone could play. I anticipate hearing how true this version is to the original, and I'd drop ten bucks to see how I could play it now.


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Though this is a joke I frequently make in reference to bedroom exploits (I have half of my friends convinced I own a deadly, 12 inch strap-on), I can't help but feel that it is an apt call to make in reference to being director.
Being cast in a role where you call all the shots is at once exhiliarating and terrifying. The pressure associated with such an intimate duty of care is enormous, and you know that the failure of anything - on or off the scenes - is likely to be attributed to your own performance. Coming from a project where I had the bar minimum of say in last semester really meant that this was a 360 degree turn for me. At the same time, though, nothing has ever felt so natural.
As fantastic as Deno & Anthony have been over the months with their technical prowess and their willingness to contribute, neither of their interests in film are much concerned with creativity and aesthetics (though Deno does have a very smooth hand for operating a camera). What made this group dynamic work so well was that the visual side of the production was my forte - literally every decision made in post came down to my discretion. Right from the positioning of pictures, footage, transitions, music, etc, to making the end credits. Every cut on action, every smooth progression within the conversation, I oversaw.
And to have had people compliment the work is just the most satisfying experience for me. To literally have seen this idea materialise from a conversation with a friend to a tribute to their career is fairly mind-blowing. Directing is such a personal challenge - and by that I do mean, blood, sweat and tears. But at the end of the day, there's no way more fulfilling to be involved with something.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
'I like to be the man'
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So last night I sat down at my laptop, all set to sort out my life and determine my future career.
And then I thought about the fact that I really want a Polariod camera, so I went onto Amazon and Ebay.
Unfortunately, the price of film squished my Polariod camera dreams.
But refusing to be kept down, I wondered if I could find software that could make my phots LOOK like Polariods, because that would still be pretty awesome.
It was then that I found Poladroid, and lads, sure it's only amazing!
You get a Polaroid camera for you desktop and you just drag your pictures into it!
Then BEHOLD!
Out pops your new Polaroid and you can watch while it develops on your desktop!
Frickin' Sweet!
So I spent the next two hours Polaroiding my pics and driving The Boy mad with the authentic Polariod sound effects everytime a picture pops out….gooooood times!


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The Truth About Margaret Sanger
"I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses...I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Friday, March 28, 2008
Six Quotes Hint Why Marget Sanger Received "a dozen invitations" to speak at Ku Klux Klan Rallies
What did she say in her talk at the KKK Rally that led to twelve more invitations? Well, take a look at some of her past quotes:
1) "We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don't want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population. and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members."
Margaret Sanger's December 19, 1939 letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, 255 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. Original source: Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, North Hampton, Massachusetts. Also described in Linda Gordon's Woman's Body, Woman's Right: A Social History of Birth Control in America. New York: Grossman Publishers, 1976.
2) "Eugenic sterilization is an urgent need ... We must prevent multiplication of this bad stock."
Margaret Sanger, April 1933 Birth Control Review.
3) "Our failure to segregate morons who are increasing and multiplying ... demonstrates our foolhardy and extravagant sentimentalism ... [Philanthropists] encourage the healthier and more normal sections of the world to shoulder the burden of unthinking and indiscriminate fecundity of others; which brings with it, as I think the reader must agree, a dead weight of human waste. Instead of decreasing and aiming to eliminate the stocks that are most detrimental to the future of the race and the world, it tends to render them to a menacing degree dominant ... We are paying for, and even submitting to, the dictates of an ever-increasing, unceasingly spawning class of human beings who never should have been born at all."
Margaret Sanger. The Pivot of Civilization, 1922. Chapter on "The Cruelty of Charity," pages 116, 122, and 189. Swarthmore College Library edition.
4) "The most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."
Margaret Sanger (editor). The Woman Rebel, Volume I, Number 1. Reprinted in Woman and the New Race. New York: Brentanos Publishers, 1922.
5) "Birth control must lead ultimately to a cleaner race."
Margaret Sanger. Woman, Morality, and Birth Control. New York: New York Publishing Company, 1922. Page 12.
6) "Eugenics is … the most adequate and thorough avenue to the solution of racial, political and social problems.Margaret Sanger. "
The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda." Birth Control Review, October 1921, page 5.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
A Great Washington Times Editorial on Planned Parenthood, Racism and Margaret Sanger
It is well known that Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, aligned herself with the eugenicists concerned with eliminating undesirables from the population. Moreover, Sanger received and accepted an invitation to address a Ku Klux Klan chapter and gave a speech that led to additional Klan invitations. Although we do not know what she said, we do know that recently questions have been raised about racism at Planned Parenthood clinics.
Documented in a widely-circulated recording and transcript, a UCLA student researcher for a pro-life magazine hired a professional actor in February 2008 to call Planned Parenthood clinics around the country, offering donations to "lower the number of black people" by targeting black babies for abortion. She found Planned Parenthood clinics in seven states that agreed to take the monies. Not one Planned Parenthood employee objected to the caller's racist remarks or purposes.
Read the rest here:
The abortion industry
Friday, March 21, 2008
New Video: Margaret Sanger, the KKK, Planned Parenthood, Black Genocide
Margaret Sanger, the KKK, Planned Parenthood, Black Genocide
Planned Parenthood of Idaho Apologizes for Targeting Black Babies
Planned Parenthood of Idaho Apologizes for Targeting Black Babies
The nation's largest abortion provider has apologized for accepting racist donations.
Planned Parenthood of Idaho assured a caller that his donation would be used to abort black babies, the Idaho Statesman reported. It has since apologized.
The Advocate, a pro-life student magazine at the University of California-Los Angeles, hired an actor last summer to call Planned Parenthood posing as a donor who wanted his money used to abort black babies. Autumn Kersey, vice president of development and marketing for Planned Parenthood of Idaho, took the call and welcomed the donation.
The Advocate has released transcripts and audio recordings of the phone call. Planned Parenthood is accusing The Advocate of trying to discredit its employees and is threatening to sue.
Lila Rose, editor in chief of the magazine, led the investigation and said Planned Parenthood's response comes as no surprise. She said the unedited recordings speak for themselves.
"Seventy-nine percent of their clinics are in minority neighborhoods," she said. "They offer special incentive programs for black women and other minorities to get free abortions, under the misnomer of 'Women in Need' and 'Justice' funds.
"An African-American baby conceived in this country is just about as likely to be aborted as it is to be born."
The Advocate has recordings from six other Planned Parenthood clinics that also agreed to accept donations to abort black babies. The magazine is calling for the UCLA administration to immediately cut ties with Planned Parenthood.
Be sure to see the video of the phone calls
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Planned Parenthood: Living out the Racist Vision of Margaret Sanger
And be sure to see this video documenting the racism of Planned Parenthood
"They live out her racist vision"
Covert investigation by UCLA students finds Planned Parenthood still wedded to founder's bigoted views
A 19 year-old sophomore at UCLA continues to shake up pro-abortion forces with her investigative reporting, most recently by revealing Planned Parenthood's indifference to racism when it benefits them.
Lila Rose, editor of The Advocate, a student magazine devoted to "educating the UCLA community about the right to life for all human beings," had an actor posing as a prospective donor call Planned Parenthood in five states, offering to give money to "lower the number of blacks in America" and other racially motivated reasons. Not one Planned Parenthood employee rejected the money, nor did any of them object to the racist rhetoric of the caller.
Below is an exchange taken from one of the calls, during which the fake donor spoke with Autumn Kersey, director of development for Planned Parenthood of Idaho:
Donor: The abortion -- I can give money specifically for a black baby, that would be the purpose?
PP Rep: Absolutely. If you wanted to designate that your gift be used to help an African-American woman in need, then we would certainly make sure that the gift was earmarked for that purpose.
Donor: Great, because I really faced trouble with affirmative action, and I don't want my kids to be disadvantaged against black kids. I just had a baby; I want to put it in his name. PP Rep: Yes, absolutely.
Donor: And we don't, you know we just think, the less black kids out there the better.
PP Rep: Understandable, understandable.
Donor: Right. I want to protect my son, so he can get into college.
PP Rep: All right. Excuse my hesitation, this is the first time I've had a donor call and make this kind of request, so I'm excited, and want to make sure I don't leave anything out.
Rose says she got the idea for the calls by reading about Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger. "She was a racist and eugenicist," said Rose. "She literally wanted to use sterilization and abortion as a tool to wipe out minority populations, especially the black community. Yet today, they (Planned Parenthood) honor their founder, this racist, with the Margaret Sanger Award that they give out." Rose continued, "At the same time, they live out her racist vision on a practical level by targeting the African-American and minority communities. Seventy-nine percent of their clinics are in minority neighborhoods. They offer special incentive programs for black women and other minorities to get free abortions, under the misnomer of 'Women in Need' and 'Justice' funds. In fact, in our investigation, employees told us about special funds that were set up for minority women.
"The African-American community is impacted by this more than any other group because the statistics show that 13 percent of women are African-American, but they get more than 36 percent of all abortions. An African-American baby conceived in this country is just about as likely to be aborted as it is to be born."
So far, The Advocate has released transcripts and recordings from just two of the states, Idaho and Ohio. The other three states will be released soon.
This is not the first time Rose has conducted undercover work to expose Planned Parenthood's dark agenda. Last year, posing as an underage pregnant girl with an adult boyfriend, she secretly videotaped Planned Parenthood employees in Los Angeles telling a girl they believed to be 15 years old to "figure out a birth-date that works" to prevent statutory rape charges against her supposed 23-year-old boyfriend.
In addition to publishing a story about it in The Advocate, Rose posted the videos on YouTube. On May 14, 2007, Planned Parenthood sent Rose a cease and desist letter by registered mail demanding that she stop the calls, relinquish all recordings and transcripts and remove them from the Internet. Rose has not complied.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Planned Parenthood: Wanting fewer blacks 'understandable'
Thanks to Dani for the tip.
From World Net Daily:
Planned Parenthood: Wanting fewer blacks 'understandable'
Abortion provider says 'yes' when 'donor' wants to reduce minorities
By Bob Unruh
A student-run magazine at UCLA has revealed an undercover investigation in which representatives of Planned Parenthood, the nation's abortion industry leader, admitted willingness to accepting a financial donation targeting the destruction of an unborn black baby.
Lila Rose, who edits The Advocate, previously revealed how Planned Parenthood officials expressed a willingness to conceal statutory rape, an investigative piece that earned her an appearance on the Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor."
Now she's told WND she hopes the taped responses of Planned Parenthood officials in seven states reveal to her local UCLA community and the nation the racist leanings of the organization.
WND calls to Planned Parenthood of Idaho, which was featured in The Advocate report, requesting a comment were not returned.
"Students on campus are shocked and saddened that such a huge organization would have racist leanings in the present day," Rose told WND. "They are surprised to hear the truth about [Planned Parenthood founder] Margaret Sanger, and how the African-American community is being hurt by abortion.
"There's a lot of surprise out there. Planned Parenthood does an excellent job of covering up the facts," she said.
Sanger supported eugenics to cull those she considered unfit from the population. In 1921, she said eugenics is "the most adequate and thorough avenue to the solution of racial, political and social problems."
At one point, Sanger lamented "the ever increasing, unceasingly spawning class of human beings who never should have been born at all." Another time, Sanger wrote, "We do not want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population."
According to Bryan Fisher, executive director of Idaho Values Alliance, Planned Parenthood, which gets an estimated $200 million annually from U.S. taxpayers, has located nearly 80 percent of its clinics nationwide in minority neighborhoods, and about one-third of all abortions are performed on blacks, even though they make up only 13 percent of the population.
Nationwide, almost half of all black pregnancies end in abortion, officials said.
"It turns out that blatant racism is alive and well in Idaho, but it's not coming from the Aryan Nation types – it's coming from way-left organizations like Idaho's own Planned Parenthood," Fischer said. "If Idaho is in fact a haven for white racism, it turns out that Planned Parenthood and not Richard Butler is to blame."
Richard Butler, who died in 2004, was a notorious white supremacist who founded Aryan Nations in northern Idaho. He lost a 20-acre compound in 2000 when a $6.3 million civil judgment against his group led to a bankruptcy.
"Idaho didn't have room for Richard Butler and shouldn't have room for Planned Parenthood," Fischer said.
The Advocate released a transcript of a conversation between an actor presuming to be a racist and wanting to make a donation, and a woman identified as Autumn Kersey, vice president of marketing for Planned Parenthood of Idaho.
Actor: I want to specify that abortion to help a minority group, would that be possible?
Planned Parenthood: Absolutely.
Actor: Like the black community for example?
Planned Parenthood: Certainly.
Actor: The abortion – I can give money specifically for a black baby, that would be the purpose?
Planned Parenthood: Absolutely. If you wanted to designate that your gift be used to help an African-American woman in need, then we would certainly make sure that the gift was earmarked for that purpose.
Actor: Great, because I really faced trouble with affirmative action, and I don't want my kids to be disadvantaged against black kids. I just had a baby; I want to put it in his name.
Planned Parenthood: Yes, absolutely.
Actor: And we don't, you know we just think, the less black kids out there the better.
Planned Parenthood: (Laughs) Understandable, understandable.
Actor: Right. I want to protect my son, so he can get into college.
Planned Parenthood: All right. Excuse my hesitation, this is the first time I've had a donor call and make this kind of request, so I'm excited, and want to make sure I don't leave anything out.
The investigation included calls to Planned Parenthood in Idaho and half a dozen other states
"I think Idahoans are going to be horrified and shocked at the blatant racism and bigotry exhibited by our local Planned Parenthood affiliate," said Fischer. "I just cannot imagine they're going to stand for that."
He said the timing of the release of the information was intriguing, because the Idaho Legislature is scheduled this week to have its first public hearing on a bill written to prevent Idaho women from being forced into having abortions they do not want.
Rose said students at UCLA now have begun a petition to request the school cut its affiliations with Planned Parenthood.
She said the actor specifically asked about lowering "the number of black people," and each PP branch called agreed to process the racially earmarked donation.
"None expressed concern about the racist reasoning for the donation," The Advocate said.
The Advocate said an Ohio representative, identified as Lisa Hutton, listens to the racist reasoning, but confirmed Planned Parenthood "will accept the money for whatever reason."
Rose said her UCLA campaign has been endorsed by Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King, who said she supports "the student campaign to get UCLA to cease its programs with Planned Parenthood."
Another Planned Parenthood branch, in Kansas, is facing 107 misdemeanor and felonies charges for allegedly violating Kansas abortion law.
WND reported Rose previously posed as a 15-year-old seeking an abortion at a Planned Parenthood center in Santa Monica, Calif. She was equipped with a hidden camera when she met with an employee to discuss her options.
When Rose revealed she was 15 and her boyfriend was 23, the employee informed her Planned Parenthood was legally required to report the statutory rape, a transcript of the conversation shows.
The Planned Parenthood representative then suggested she could say she was 16 and avoid complications.
"Well, just figure out a birth date that works. And I don't know anything," the rep said.
The Texas-based pro-life group Life Dynamics previously conducted an extensive undercover project in which an adult volunteer posing as a 13-year-old called every Planned Parenthood clinic in the U.S., saying she was pregnant by a 22-year-old boyfriend. Almost without exception, the clinics advised her to obtain an abortion without her parents' knowledge and told her how to protect her boyfriend, who would be guilty in any state of statutory rape.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Shenandoah Chesapeake Tournament Champions
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
An Open Letter to the Selectively Outraged Hypocrites of the Year, Mike and Mike in the Morning
Dear Mike and Mike,
You two sure were outraged when Don Imus referred to the Rutgers basketball team as "nappy-headed hos." In fact, you two were so upset by these comments that you even brought the Rutgers' head coach, Vivian Stringer, on to your show to discuss the issue.
And, of course, you two were again selectively outraged when Kelly Tilghman joked that young golfers might want to lynch Tiger Woods.
Your network fired Rush Limbaugh for saying Donovan McNabb was "overrated" and you two have both criticized Limbaugh's remarks.
Mel Gibson has received a great deal of criticism from you two.
So what happens when the two of you, in person, witness a famous sports personality bash an entire religion and let loose with a "F*** Jesus." What happens?
Did you two immediately go on the air and bash this person? Did you two immediately demand that she be fired? Did you two even report on the story at all?
Well of course not! She works for your station - ESPN. ESPN - the station that goes 24/7 when an athlete like Michael Richardson calls someone a "homo."
You two phonies were there when Dana Richardson said "F*** Jesus." Why the slience? You two, who are so outraged at any other slip of the tongue, have been mute about you cohort's outragous statements.
And this is not the only issue.
ESPN, and particularly your own show, has spent years talking about Barry Bonds and steroids. Your show spends almost an hour every day talking about Roger Clemens and steroids.
So what happens when Mike Golic admits on the here that he himself has used steroids? Mike Greenberg immediately changes the subject.
As reported by the Awful Announcing Blogspot:
I'm almost enraged that Greenberg doesn't even flinch when this is said. This is sports reporting at its worst. Your longtime partner is admitting to using steroids on National airwaves, and the topic is completely glossed over. How does this happen?
For as much time and effort that ESPN puts into reporting on Steroids how would they not tap into a resource that's admitting on-air that he did them.....WHILE STILL PLAYING!!! ESPN has had stories on the issue from acquiring performance enhancing drugs all the way to how they react with your body (and everything in between). I'll try to get the audio up later today, but am I that off-base on this one? Doesn't this seem the height of hypocrisy? I mean both of the Mikes completely bashed Barry Bonds for 3 months straight, but this isn't even talked about?!?!?
Show some integrity and report the Dana Jacobson story.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Disney's Drunken ESPN Reporter: "F*** Jesus" "F*** Notre Dame"
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Blogger News Network reports the following:
ESPN's Dana Jacobson's Drunken Rant: 'F**K Jesus'
Back on January 12th, the pressofatlanticcity.com reported on the aftermath of an event sponsored by ESPN morning talkers "Mike & Mike" in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event, an 8th anniversary celebration in a roast style comedy show of the two hosts, Mike Golic and Mike Greenburg, was deemed "too long and uneven" by staff writer Scott Cronick, but the interesting thing is what he apparently left out about the drunken appearance by ESPN's Dana Jacobson. It seems Jacobson was so drunk that her "comedy routine" included the always funny "f**k Jesus" but the press isn't saying a word about this outrageous gaff.
The pressofatlanticcity.com reports that Jacobson was so drunk she was booed off the stage.
ESPN anchor Dana Jacobson made an absolute fool of herself, swilling vodka from a Belvedere bottle, mumbling along and cursing like a sailor as Mike & Mike rested their heads in their hands in embarrassment. (Comedian Eddie) Griffin came to the podium to defend her after she was booed by the crowd. Ross eventually had to pull her off stage, too.
Sounds embarrassing, of course. But what wasn't reported is what Jacobson said to get "booed by the crowd."
According to a report by someone in attendance at the event, Dana Jacobson said the following:
"f**k Notre dame"
"f**k touchdown Jesus"
and - the step-aside-because-lightning-is-about-to-strike… "f**k Jesus."
So, one has to wonder why it is that she has been let off the hook by the media for saying "f**k Jesus" and for her otherwise drunken appearance? Let's keep an eye on this to see if her anti-Christian rant becomes even more of an embarrassment for her, but since she attacked Jesus, it is quite doubtful that it will.
Most likely, she will be given a pass. After all, it's not like she said f**k Allah, or f**k Jesse Jackson, right? After all, we should be used to the double standard that christians are OK to attack, I suppose.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Two New Obama Girls Speak Out
The leader of a black pro-life organization is blasting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for "applauding the efforts" of those who are aborting unborn African-Americans.
Day Gardner is president of the National Black Pro-Life Union, which helps to coordinate the efforts of black pro-life groups.
"Senator Obama doesn't care that abortion has obliterated the rights of more than 15 million black children since 1973," Gardner said in a statement. "He doesn't care that abortion is the No. 1 killer of African-Americans surpassing deaths caused by accidents, heart disease, stroke, crimes, HIV-AIDS and all other deaths – combined!
"He won't make one of his powerful speeches decrying the injustice of abortion providers as they plant killing centers firmly in black communities – making it easier to kill black children. Instead, he actually applauds their efforts! These children are denied their most basic human right, which is the right to life, a right which our ancestors so proudly worked for, marched for and many of them died for."
Obama's record of supporting abortion in both the Illinois state Senate and the U.S. Senate is undisputed.
WND columnist Jill Stanek has written about Obama's opposition to Illinois' Born Alive Infant Protection Act, legislation clarifying the terms "person," "human being," "child," and "individual" in Illinois statutes included any baby born alive, no matter what gestational age or circumstance of birth.
Wrote Stanek: "In 2001 and 2002, Obama was the lone senator speaking against Born Alive on the Senate floor. In 2003, Obama killed the bill altogether by burying it alive in a committee he chaired. …
"By the third time Obama tried to snuff Born Alive, he was running for the U.S. Senate. The federal version had passed the year before unanimously in the Senate and almost unanimously in the House. Even NARAL went neutral. Pro-aborts agreed to let it pass without a fight lest they appear extreme.
"Except Obama. He decided to battle alone further left than any other senator – Boxer, Clinton, Kennedy, Kerry, et al."
Concluded Gardner: "Unfortunately, Barack Obama supports the ruthless culture of death – one that includes killing the smallest Americans – too small to flee or fight back."
You can dig this here: http://digg.com/politics/Black_pro_life_leader_rips_Obama
Friday, January 04, 2008
America's "Facist Moment" - Margaret Sanger Co-Stars in New Book by Jonah Goldberg
Here is a brief excerpt from Radosh's review:
Turning to what he calls liberal racism, Mr. Goldberg offers readers his finest chapter. It is a devastating picture of how liberals adopted eugenics — a basic part of Nazi doctrine — which was not, as some liberal intellectuals have argued, an outgrowth of conservative thought. Fans of Margaret Sanger, perhaps the single most important feminist hero of the 20th century, will never be able to think of her in the same way. Mr. Goldberg dissects her hidden views of eugenics. A socialist and birth-control martyr, she favored banning reproduction of the "unfit" and regulation of everyone else's reproduction. She wrote, "More children from the fit, less from the unfit — that is the chief issue of birth control." She opposed the birth of "ill-bred, ill-trained swarms of inferior citizens." Her words reveal her motive in advocacy of birth control. She sought to remove "inferior" people from being born to poor people, whose mothers by definition were "unfit." Sanger's partisans in Planned Parenthood, the group that stemmed from her work, will be shocked to learn that her publication endorsed the Nazi eugenics program, and that Sanger herself "proudly gave a speech to a KKK rally." That was not surprising, since she clearly viewed blacks as inferior. Hence her "Negro Project," in which she sought to urge blacks to adopt birth control.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Planned Parenthood and Choice on Earth cards
See more here:
The Curt Jester
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Congrats to the unlikeliest of champions, St. Gregory's Academy
The unlikeliest of champions: St. Gregory's Academy
Only at a school like St. Gregory's Academy would the groundwork for a District 2 championship originate in a monastery in France.
The Highlanders, with the smallest enrollment of the schools that play soccer in the district, proudly trace their success to a trip to Europe last spring.
The success of the soccer team, and for that matter the senior class at the all-boys boarding school, arose from a spring trip to France.
"The boys went on a pilgrimage, with about 20,000 others (from around the world), from Paris to Chartres Cathedral, which dates back to the ninth century," St. Gregory's head dorm father Matthew Schultz said. "It houses the veil of the Blessed Mother."
Highlander soccer players Alex Michel, Simon Dart, Joseph Long, Frank Pouliot, Brian Redmond and Zach Bateman were among those participating in the pilgrimage's three-day, 75-mile walk.
The school's web site has a section about the importance of music and performing arts at the academy. Music is given its due as a way to form character and delight the soul, highlighting both folk music, with its rich story-telling songs, and Gregorian chant, an ancient expression of worship in the Catholic faith.
Soccer games involving St. Gregory's are unlike any other in the area. The bleachers filled by the small St. Gregory's student body back their fellow students with loud songs and chants throughout the game.
Unlike the hooligans that disrupt games around the world with derogatory or even racist taunts, these cheers are all positive and designed to help the Highlanders.
"When you're a little down after messing up, (the crowd) gets you back into it,'' Redmond said. "They've never given up on us, why should we give up on ourselves? It's very inspiring."
Berg appreciates what an advantage the Highlanders have.
"They make you lose your voice as a coach," Berg said. "Trying to yell instructions to your players, maybe you can yell to midfield. It's impossible to be heard by the guys on the far side of the field."
More impressive than that is the fact that all of the cheering, singing and chanting is all positive. No disparaging remarks about the opposition.
"I've never heard a negative comment," Berg said. "It's always a song or a chant, and it's all very respectful."
In fact, the school received a letter from a soccer referee who had never done a St. Gregory's game before he officiated one of the District 2 playoff games.
"St. Gregory's Academy renewed my own enjoyment of officiating soccer at the high school level when I witnessed the school representatives, coaches, players, scorekeeper, ball boys, bagpipers, flag-wavers and students demonstrating a rare school spirit which was both refreshing and spiritually uplifting to me," the referee wrote. "The skill level and sportsmanship displayed by the Highlanders was outstanding which was certainly a reflection of their coach and school.
"The camaraderie among the players was great. I heard only positive reinforcement from coaches and players: no negative sarcasm when a player missed an opportunity or misplayed a ball."
Read the entire article here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1937426/posts
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Blogger Carrie Tomko Wins 3rd Annual Margaret Sanger at the Klan Rally Art Contest
Ms. Margaret and the Klan
There once was a woman named Margaret,
Who made Negro babies her target.
She longed to see less of them,
Courted the death of them,
Sanger, this woman named Margaret.
The wives of the Klansmen who meet
Disguised in voluminous sheet,
Gave her their attention
At secret convention
To learn of her childless technique.
Ms. Sanger was poorly impressed.
Elementary they are she confessed.
So childlike she found them,
Dumbed her talk down for them,
Sanger their arrogant guest.
The organization she ran
Has snuffed out more blacks than the Klan,
Yet people aren't frighted,
But rather delighted,
Embracing the Parenthood Planned.
The judges were greatly impressed by all the entries. Fellow judge, Jill Stanek, noted, "I could tell contestants worked hard to incorporate your theme. Very creative lot!"
A very, very close second place (and winner of the reader poll!) was Chris Chan and his poweful short play, "The Killed Story."
Third place goes to Bill Hailey and his terrific poem, "Such a Loving Margaret Sanger." Be sure to check out more of Bill's work (and link to it!) at his blog, "Bill's Big Blog" - - great stuff!
Thanks also to The Catholic Caveman and the unknown writer of Haikus for their strong entries.
Special thanks to our judges, Sean Dailey and Jill Stanek.
We can not wait for next year!!!
Friday, November 16, 2007
All Entries Are In
We have decided that in order to give our readers time to comment and our judges time to review all entries, we will hold off announcing a winner until November 26.
Please post any charitable comments on the contest below.
Just for fun, we also have established a mechanism for readers to vote for their favorites. Please vote in our Readers Poll to your immediate right.
It will be interesting to see if our esteemed judges, Sean Dailey and Jill Stanek, agree with our fan poll!
Here are the contestants:
The Killed Story by Chris Chan
The Anonymous Haikus by Reader of the Heart Mind and Strength Blog
The Catholic Caveman's Entry by the Catholic Caveman
Such a Loving Margaret Sanger by Bill Haley
Ms. Margaret and the Klan by Carrie Tomko
Thank you all participants for your great efforts!
From Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366:
Always to me any aroused group was a good group, and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...As someone came out of the hall I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses. I waited another twenty minutes. It was warmer and I did not mind so much. Eventually the lights were switched on, the audience seated itself, and I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Another Great Entry: The Killed Story
(It is a late afternoon in 1926. The setting is Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the office of HARTLEY PINKER, a news editor at a major Milwaukee newspaper. He is seated at his desk, making notes on a piece of paper. He wears a suit, slightly stained with printers' ink. After a few moments there is the sound of a commotion outside his office door.)
WOMAN'S VOICE. (Off.) Ma'am, you can't go in there.
MARTHA BIALOWSKY. (Off.) I don't believe that you'll be able to stop me. (Pushes through the door.) Hello, Pinker. (Slams the door shut.)
HARTLEY. Marty. I don't think that you have an appointment.
MARTHA. And yet, somehow, the two of us are still going to have a little conversation. And incidentally, it's "Mrs. Bialowsky" to you.
HARTLEY. (Reaches for the phone.) It'll have to be "Marty," or maybe "Mrs. B." I can never pronounce your last name. And if you don't leave, I'll be forced to call someone to escort you out.
MARTHA. Even you can manage to pronounce a simple "Ma'am." And if you don't give me five minutes of your time, God as my witness, I will throw your typewriter through your closed window. You don't want broken glass today. It's quite chilly, even by Milwaukee standards. Don't think that I have any reservations about making a scene.
HARTLEY. (Pulls back from the phone.) No, no. I believe that you're certainly crazy enough to pull a stunt like that. All right. You have four minutes.
MARTHA. (Pulls a letter out of her coat pocket and slams it down hard upon the desk.) You sent me this letter today informing me that you would not run my story on Margaret Sanger's speech at a Ku Klux Klan rally in Silver Lake, New Jersey two days ago.
HARTLEY. That is correct. We do not need your work, it does not suit our present needs. However, if you're free tomorrow, why don't you slip over to the Ladies' League bake sale fundraiser for war veterans down the street? That would be a story worth covering.
MARTHA. (Nearly spluttering in rage.) Eddie gave me permission to cover this story last week. He's your superior. He gave me the money to travel to New Jersey.
HARTLEY. Yes. That was foolish of him. We'd take that out of his pay, but it seems churlish to dip our fingers into dear old Eddie's retirement fund.
MARTHA. Retirement? Eddie loves his job.
HARTLEY. Of course he does. But he's getting up there, and it's a new day in the world of journalism. He's too old-fashioned. Starting Monday, I'll officially assume Eddie's title and duties. And in my new, improved editorial position, I'll need journalists who know how to write the right kind of articles. Your services, dear lady, will no longer be required here. And your article about Mrs. Sanger's speech will rot in the wastepaper basket, where it belongs.
MARTHA. But why? This is topical, this is important, this–
HARTLEY. It's not the kind of subject that we think is appropriate for this paper. After all, Mrs. Sanger is a revered figure, and Marty; it's just not smart to write as disparagingly as you have towards a woman who's considered a hero in many circles.
MARTHA. She's no hero to me. If you heard what she said to those idiotic Ku Klux Klanswomen…
HARTLEY. How did you get in there, anyway?
MARTHA. I disguised myself in one of those damn hoods. It was easy to hide my notebook and pencil in those ridiculous robe sleeves. I couldn't risk having her see my face.
HARTLEY. I'm sure that you couldn't, Marty. After that very public dust-up you and Mrs. Sanger had three years ago, you can bet that she wouldn't have let you anywhere near her.
MARTHA. The woman is a bigot, an intellectual slug, and has the morals of a diseased alley cat. People need to know what kind of person she really is.
HARTLEY. As far as I'm concerned, she's an angel of mercy, and you are not going to try to convince our readers otherwise.
MARTHA. Three years ago, your paper painted everyone who protested her speech here as raving loons!
HARTLEY. Ah, yes. What was that line? "The audience didn't start a riot, nobody threw eggs or deceased cats." Remarkably restrained behavior for those disreputable opponents of birth control. You know how blind and emotional those silly Catholics can get, being one yourself.
MARTHA. You cad. You made Sanger sound like she could walk on water three years ago. You butchered my articles on her until they were unrecognizable. You hinted that the Catholic clergy were seeking to impose a reign of censorship upon the city. You appealed to all of the worst anti-Catholic stereotypes and kept every offensive, morally disgusting quote from Sanger's speech buried. Why are you afraid of printing the truth?
HARTLEY. As far as I'm concerned, the truth is that you are a hidebound, reactionary, shrill, overzealous woman who has allowed herself to be blinded by priestcraft into trying to smear the name of one of the great humanitarians of our day. I don't know why your husband let you leave your four kids in his care while you slipped off halfway across the country to write your libel, but if I were in his place– and goodness knows, there's not enough money in the world for me to take that rotten job– I'd put you in your place soon enough. Anyway, I don't know what you seek to accomplish with your sensationalist tales of banners, burning crosses, and calls for the reduction of the black population, but don't expect me to assist you with your quixotic crusade.
MARTHA. Now listen to me. I heard Sanger proclaiming that America needed to be populated by a race of thoroughbreds. She said "I'd like to see a society where parents have to apply for parenthood. We have strict immigration and not everyone who wants to come into the United States may. But anyone can bring a child into the world. That is wrong… We want to create a race of thoroughbreds. We want to make our bodies 'holy temples' fit for souls." Those were her exact words, Hartley. Almost the same ones she used in Milwaukee three years ago. She told that audience of wretched women how she planned to weed black people out of America through contraception. They cheered her. They gave her a standing ovation. For the love of all that is holy, Hartley, the woman is calling for genocide. If she and her friends have their way, hundreds of thousands, no, millions of lives will be in danger. You have a moral duty to tell the city– no, the state– no, the country– what kind of dangers that Catholics, Jews, immigrants, and blacks will be in if Sanger succeeds in her agenda.
HARTLEY. I think that you overestimate how shocked people will be. Don't forget that most of the respectable people in town have at least one relative or close friend in the Klan, if they're not in it themselves. Wisconsin's full of members. This is eugenics country. And all those undesirables you mentioned? No one who counts is going to cry if they just slowly start disappearing. No. What good will your article do? Eugenics and contraception are here to stay, Marty, and I'm trying to do you a favor here by keeping your reactionary little bit of scribbling under wraps so you don't embarrass yourself. I won't have you giving Mrs. Sanger any enemies. Milwaukee doesn't need to know about Mrs. Sanger's speech to the Klan, they don't need to hear what she really said, and… I don't need to explain myself. Your four minutes are up. Get out of my office, and take your worthless story with you.
MARTHA. You can't bury my article. I'll find a paper. If the Sentinel or the Journal won't run it, I'll take it to a smaller paper. The Catholic Herald will print it.
HARTLEY. (Sneers.) And when the archdiocese's little rag runs the story, I hope that all five people who read it enjoy it.
MARTHA. (Looks at him for a moment.) You know, Hartley, you may think that you've killed a story, but they have a way of coming back to life. Like those stories from three years ago, when Sanger came to town. None of the major papers printed them, least of all you, but what you don't know is that I did a little self-censorship.
HARTLEY. How very prudent of you.
MARTHA. Well, I didn't want to be sued for libel. I knew what the eugenicists were doing, but I didn't have any proof, so I sat on my story. Now I do have proof. I know what's been happening, Hartley, and soon all of Milwaukee will know what your friends have unleashed upon the city. Murder is murder, even if the victims are considered "undesirable." What do you think those very respectable eugenicists will do once the story breaks?
HARTLEY. (Rises, shaking with rage.) You're bluffing. MARTHA. I have diaries, I have letters, I even have a few photos. It's amazing what a guilty conscience will produce. Oh, I am going to enjoy watching the fallout from this. You can't keep the truth locked away forever, Hartley.
HARTLEY. (His face is deathly pale.) Martha… for your own sake, for your husband's sake, for the sake of your four children, leave this alone. Tear up those articles and burn the shreds. Otherwise… I can't guarantee your safety.
MARTHA. (Tight-lipped smile.) Just so you know, if anything were to happen to me or my family, those stories would still run. You can't stop them now. I have a lot of friends amongst Milwaukee's newspapers. Humphrey Desmond is going to help me. He wants to see Sanger exposed as much as I do. Keep an eye on the Journal and the Catholic Herald, Hartley. You're going to wish that you ran my story about Sanger's Ku Klux Klan speech. (Exits triumphantly.)
HARTLEY. (Shaking, dials the phone.) Hello, it's me. Hartley... Yes, I know you said not to call, but this is an emergency... It's that damned lady journalist, Martha Bialowsky. Remember that fuss three years ago when Margaret Sanger spoke here? Well, that Bialowsky woman's got proof now... I don't know what, but it's got to be dynamite. I can't… Yes, of course. I agree. She has to be silenced. But how?
Friday, November 09, 2007
Final Deadline NOVEMER 12 for all entries
We hope to announce the results on the Feast Day of St. Margaret of Scotland, November 16.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
ALL Talks to Holy Cross Kids re Planned Parenthood
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Contest Deadline Extended to Sunday November 4
We would also like to post a couple more well-deserving entries including a fascinating short play we are sure you will all find compelling. Look for it in the next couple days.
Again, if you are keeping score at home, here is a quick run down of what we have so far:
The Anonymous Haikus by Reader of the Heart Mind and Strength Blog
The Catholic Caveman's Entry by the Catholic Caveman
Such a Loving Margaret Sanger by Bill Haley
Ms. Margaret and the Klan by Carrie Tomko
Keep your eye on this blog as we will be posting a few more entries in the upcoming days.
From Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366:
Always to me any aroused group was a good group, and therefore I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan...As someone came out of the hall I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses. I waited another twenty minutes. It was warmer and I did not mind so much. Eventually the lights were switched on, the audience seated itself, and I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered." (Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography, P.366)
Sunday, October 28, 2007
A Brief Bella Review: Yes, It's That Good
But far more importantly, get out there and help demonstrate that there is a market for good, clean, entertaining movies that reflect Catholic values. If you do not get out there and support this movie, you can never again complain about the garbage Hollywood shovels out.


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totally relaxing in a sauna or steam room
Maybe just hang out, grab something to eat, or see a movie.
Going to a movie. Eating out. Walking And talking . Getting to know more about each other.
Why don't we just go straight to the beach?
to meet up and chat and maybe a drink
Hang out in a casual environment so we can get to know each other
Hanging out at the beach of simply grabbing a coffee or a drink somewhere.
My first date would just be hanging around and chatting, a lite dinner, some wine, and enjoying each other company.
un buen paseo en bicicleta por un parque, caminar, estirarse, pasear, conversar, silencio...
meet people and we'll see what comes next
A nice glass of wine along the river.


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Blog Archives
Privacy, Anonymity and Security on IRC
Regardless of what we are told or have read, security is an endless race in a double helix of which one haz no stop condition. Can not understand "NO".
But, software can be made relatively secure, for instance by using a secure channel within a closed IRC community. But when joining open public channels we are out in the open.
#Anonymous #IRC Suits
When you wish to enter anonymously into an anonymous IRC room, make sure you are not wearing a clown suit and a cow bell around your neck, shouting "hey hey" at the castle from the open field, well within range of the firing gallery.
Don't be too embarrassed, most of us have Been There. Done That. Got the Suit. And this is not new. Realise you have been strutting your stuff like this on the internet unwittingly, up until now.
Here's how to get dressed in a more anonymous suit.


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Quick hits
PW Daily reported today that the Los Angeles Times is "folding its standalone Sunday book review section, laying off two dedicated book editors."
Not to be outdone, the Hartford Courant decided to hand a pink slip to its book editor, Carole Goldberg, as well.
Though we've all become a bit jaded by stories about disappearing book editors, it is especially disturbing to see the LA Times make such a move. It's hard to imagine the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books coming out of this unscathed.
How to link when a long URL won't work (think Twitter)
Yen Cheong, Assistant Director of Publicity at Viking and Penguin Books, has a great write-up today on the Book Publicity Blog about a website, Tiny URL, that condenses your long URLs to exactly six characters.
Those of you who Twitter know the value of such a service. It should also help with email pitches that are bogged down by out of control links.
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Surgery whent well and im healing nicely ,my hand looks like the simpson hand hahaha por thing but it will all heal in a few weeks or then i can do the normal things i do ,clean ,take pic´s ,knitt ,crochet and i hope my hand will be as new ,no more pain´s.
was gona show you a pic off my hand but it wont load ,and it difficult to write with one hand so no more typing .
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Named in honor of Emmy Noether and founded in 1991, the Noetherian Ring is an organization of graduate students, postdocs, and professors in the Mathematics Department at the University of California, Berkeley who happen to be women, or somewhere near that on the gender spectrum. See here for its history.
This website includes a list of women in the department and their field of research, resources for doing mathematics, and calendars with Noetherian Ring events and mentoring office hours.
The goal of this group is two-fold. One is to indicate a presence of women in the math department and provide information for students potentially interested in pursuing mathematics. The other is to provide a network for women in the UC Berkeley math department and facilitate Nring activities. Events have included a paint day, dinner for Nring members at the start of the year, brunch during the open house for prospective women grad students, and discussions with women from the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and invited female speakers. Past events may be viewed here.
The Noetherian Ring at Berkeley is far from unique. Following a presentation by members of the Berkeley Noetherian Ring at the 1995 AWM Workshop during the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco, women at MIT were motivated to form the MIT Noetherian Ring, now called MIT Women in Mathematics. There is also a Noetherian Ring at the University of Connecticut, at The Johns Hopkins University, at Princeton University, as well as Gender Inclusivity in Mathematics at Harvard, Women in Mathematics at Wisconsin, Women in Mathematics at the University of Maryland College Park, and Women in Math at the University of Pennsylvania.
We have received funding from the Graduate Assembly and a generous donation from Microsoft Research, and are partially funded by the math department. If you are interested in donating to the Noetherian Ring, please send us a message. Thank you for reading about us.


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Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Somebody Has A Lot of Time on His Hands
A German man built a replica of the 1,092-foot aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman completely out of Legos. It not only took him over a year to build the 16-foot model, but it cost him almost $20,000 USD. It's not exactly surprising then that he says the project caused "lots of arguments at home."
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Thanks Capt. This is the best blog ever!
- January 25, 2007 at 2:01 PM
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Booting the machine is the first step towards writing your own operating system. You're the wind, baby.
1. Download and install the latest version of FASM (Flat Assembler), if you have not already done so. Details are given in a previous tutoral.
2. Download the latest version of QEMU, by Fabrice Bellard. QEMU is an open-source processor emulator, and is available as source code at http://qemu.org. Unfortunately, no precompiled binaries are available on the QEMU site itself. However, a link is provided to an "unofficial" archive of Windows binaries, which as of this writing is available at http://homepage3.nifty.com/takeda-toshiya/.
3. Install QEMU by uncompressing the archive file to any desired directory. Make a note of where the file "qemu.exe" is located.
4. In any convenient location, create a new directory named "HelloWorldBootable".
5. In the newly created HelloWorldBootable directory, create a new text file named "HelloWorldBootable.asm", containing the following text.
use16 ; 16-bit mode org 0x7C00 ; this is the address of the boot sector BootStageOne: ; mov ah,0x00 ; reset disk mov dl,0 ; drive number int 0x13 ; call BIOS interrupt routine ; ; load the sector from disk using BIOS interrupt 0x13 mov ah,0x02 ; read sectors into memory mov al,1 ; number of sectors to read mov dl,0 ; drive number mov ch,0 ; cylinder number mov dh,0 ; head number mov cl,2 ; starting sector number mov bx,Main ; memory location to load to int 0x13 ; call BIOS interrupt routine ; jmp Main ; now that it's been loaded ; PadOutSectorOneWithZeroes: ; pad out all but the last two bytes of the sector with zeroes times ((0x200 - 2) - ($ - $$)) db 0x00 BootSectorSignature: dw 0xAA55 ; these must be the last two bytes in the boot sector ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; org 0x7E00 ; the address of the sector after the boot sector Main: mov si,TextHelloWorld ; point the si register at the string to display mov ah,0x0E ; for int 0x10: write chars in teletype mode ForEachChar: ; begin loop lodsb ; load al with what si points to, increment si cmp al,0x00 ; if char is null... je EndForEachChar ; .. then break out of the loop int 0x10 ; call interrupt 0x10 (BIOS: print char) jmp ForEachChar ; jump back to beginning of loop EndForEachChar: ; end of the loop ret ; quit the program ; data to display TextHelloWorld: db 'Hello, world!',0 PadOutSectorTwoWithZeroes: times ((0x200) - ($ - $$)) db 0x00
6. Still in the HelloWorldBootable directory, create a new text file named "BuildEnvironmentSetup-FasmQemu.bat", containing the following text. Substitute the names of the directories containing fasm.exe and qemu.exe in the appropriate places. Don't put quotes around the directory paths–FASM doesn't seem to understand them.
set fasmPath=[the directory where fasm is located] set qemuPath=[the directory where qemu is located] for %%* in (.) do (set programName=%%~n*)'
7. Still in the HelloWorldBootable directory, create a new text file named "ProgramBuildAndRun-FasmQemu.bat", containing the following text.
call BuildEnvironmentSetup-FasmQemu.bat %fasmPath%\fasm.exe %programName%.asm %programName%.img %qemuPath%\qemu.exe -boot a -fda %programName%.img pause
8. Double-click the icon for ProgramBuildAndRun-FasmQemu.bat to run it. A console window will appear, FASM will assemble the code in the asm file into a binary img file, and then QEMU will attempt to boot from this binary file. A QEMU window should appear, and the text "Hello, World!" should be visible within it.
- Obviously, QEMU is only a simulation of a real machine. In order to actually boot an actual machine with this code, you need some way to write it to the physical sectors of a disk. Modern operating systems go out of their way to make that sort of thing difficult, for the very good reason that it's an almost guaranteed way to accidentally turn an existing filesystem into a useless, smoking wreck. That being said, you could possibly use QEMU itself to write to a (hopefully blank) disk's sectors directly, by mounting the source and destination disks on the command line you use to call QEMU, and using the BIOS disk read and write interrupt routines to transfer the sectors. For now, this is left as an exercise for the reader. Don't say I didn't warn you.
- Instead of QEMU, you could also boot this program in an alternate virtualization hypervisor, such as VirtualBox. For VirtualBox, create a new machine with "Other/Unknown" operating system, open its settings, click the "Storage" item, click the "Add New Controller" button under the Storage Tree box, and select "Add Floppy Controller" from the menu that appears. Then insert the .img file in the new floppy drive and start the virtual machine.


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Before I moved to Maine I had an assistant. Whenever I had a particularly boring job, we would do it together. Alas, she's working for a major Manhattan auction house, and now I have to stamp my postcards myself.
One of the problems with being a one-man shop is that you're inexpert in so many things. Yet you're still responsible for whatever back-office work gets done. At times that seems like your major job and the actual work you're engaged with gets pushed into the corners.
On Monday I tried to print labels for my workshop postcards. I didn't budget the time needed to suss out how to run Microsoft's mail-merge, which I only use about three times a year. I never figured it out until after I came back from the post office that afternoon, still muttering.
Inevitably, your software gets senile before you've gotten your money's worth out of it. I've lumbered along with Adobe Creative Suite 3 since 2007. I'm not sure why I ever bought such an expensive design package, except that I was used to it. It's like using a GM LS Series engine to push my little Prius—total overkill. This year I hired designer Victoria Brzustowicz to build my ad for Plein Air magazine. When I got her files, I found I couldn't open them; my software had grown old while I was ignoring it.
We artists, in particular, are incurable DIYers. Sometimes that's cost-effective and sometimes it involves paying more for materials and tools than one saves. I'm trying to fight that impulse.
I've never had a plow service or snowblower. I have two good shovels and I like the fresh air and the exercise. But it's not any kind of a savings to shovel your own driveway. Plow services are very inexpensive for the value they provide. Now I just have to get over my dislike of spending money and call one of them.
Maybe next week.


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Rock Climbing Photos : Big Wall : Sickle Ledge
Sickle Ledge
Richard is getting ready to pull the 5.9 move onto the face and to the belay at the top of pitch 6. It was amazing to see this much rock still towering above us. On this day we got to the top of pitch eight. Our goal was to get a feel for the free climbing down low and to learn what we would need to do to climb this route without a giant hall bag. I am looking forward to returning and commiting to the top.
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The UN says the Srebrenica atrocity was genocide
The remains of 505 victims were reburied in the presence of chief UN war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte.
She again called for the arrest of the Bosnian Serb wartime leaders, Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic.
More than 7,000 Muslim men and boys died when Bosnian Serb troops overran the UN-protected enclave in 1995.
Ms Del Ponte boycotted the 10th anniversary events last year in protest at Serbia's failure to hand over Mladic - the man she holds responsible for the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.
"I'm here for the ceremony, for the victims, for the survivors and for the criminals Karadzic and Mladic who are still at large," she told reporters.
In a statement from Belgrade, Serbian President Boris Tadic said all war criminals should be punished.
But he voiced dismay at the two-year sentence handed down this month by the UN tribunal to a former Bosnian Muslim commander of Srebrenica, who allowed his men to launch murderous raids on Bosnian Serb villages.
Earlier, hundreds of Bosnian Muslims, among them many survivors, arrived at the Potocari cemetery at the end of a 100km (60-mile) march in honour of the victims.
"We walked down the path known as the 'trail of death' where many Srebrenica men had been killed in the most brutal way in 1995," one of the survivors, Ejub Pilav, told the AFP news agency.
The victims, Muslim men aged 15 to 78, were hastily buried by Bosnian Serb forces in numerous mass graves around Srebrenica.
More than a decade after the massacre, forensic experts are still exhuming and identifying victims' remains.
Last month, one of the largest mass graves was discovered, in the village of Kamenica, some 30km from Srebrenica.
So far, the remains of at least 200 people have been exhumed there and identified as Srebrenica Muslims by personal documents found with the skeletons.
In all, about 2,500 victims of the massacre have been identified.


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I came across a post by musician Wheat Williams discussing the effects to get Bob Moog more public recognition for his role in developing the affordable and musician friendly keyboard synthesizer.
Williams wrote, "Thanks for your note, and for your support! (Your letter and DVD to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is) quite a coincidence: just this week Michelle Moog-Koussa, the Director of the Bob Moog Memorial Foundation, went to Cleveland and met with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum staff."
"(Michelle and I) are starting work on a Bob Moog museum in Asheville, North Carolina... to enlist their expertise--not to get Bob inducted, but to engage them on another level.
I will forward (your email...) to Michelle.
Wheat Williams
4/1/09 9:38
My email to Mr. Williams:
I saw one of your posts on Harmony-Central. I thought you might be interested to know I sent a package, including the DVD documentary on Bob Moog (as an "Innovator" and Clarance "Gatemouth" Brown as a RRHF "Influence"), to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHF) as they have categories beyond the rock artists themselves.
The RRHF was impressed with my package, but I got the impression "people in New York" take care of the nominating process. It sounded like there was not even a person identified to them which they could forward my package. I've heard the editor of Rolling Stone has become more involved over the years as others have dropped out.
Anyway, I thought you might find it interesting that somebody gave it shot. I strongly think awards mean more if they are given while the person is still alive!


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(Kids) Lunch Ideas
I will update this post as we add more ideas. (Follow me on Instagram for instant updates.)
This will be a photo post.
All ideas are Gluten Free.
As much as possible all natural, and organic.
Hope this helps someone out there :-)
Live. Laugh. Love! ♡


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we've been busy! to get the guest rooms ready for upcoming guests and potential future roommates, we reused the french doors that were formerly in the dining room, and added some privacy film to the glass -
i like that it still allows light into the hallway from the two guest bedrooms.
we've also been very productive on trim work. nearly every room is complete with window & door trim, baseboards, shoe mould and quarter round! a few pics -
we have some caulking and lots of painting left to complete on the trim and windows...so we'll continue to be productive, though without drastically noticeable results. i'll update again as soon as i can!
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Well, I think I've set a record with missing more Mondays than Mondays I posted on...
Shameful. Just shameful.
Sorry about that, ya'll. I realized that Monday is not my best day. I started missing postdays around the time that I took a 2-week trip back to Texas. (The trip was fantastic, I just never remembered to post). Between a wedding, seeing family, and hanging out with friends, I didn't give myself enough time to write or post any blog posts. Once I got back, I felt the desperate need to carve out a full, uninterrupted weekend with my darling husband, so once again, no blog post. (Also, I missed my second flight and an entire day of being back with him, so this was important guys!). Then this past weekend (yesterday and Saturday), we drove to Kansas City to visit my parents and brother, had kid's Sunday School to assist with, and a churchwide BBQ and baptism at the lake to attend. This has all been wonderful, but Monday is definitely not a good posting day for me.
With hubs working a "regular" full-time job, I always try to do my best to reserve the evenings and weekends for him. Some nights all we do is sit next to each other while Pinteresting and playing computer games, but that is still time together. Weekends are even more important as we get 2 uninterrupted full days together. I can never seem to get the motivation to write my posts during the weekend and take time away from my husband, nor can I ever remember to actually write the posts BEFORE the weekend. All that to say that blog posts will come on Thursdays from now on and we will see how that goes! (Sorry, I'm not sure right now if there will be a blog post this Thursday or if it will wait until next week)
Because that's all I really have to say today, I decided to share an article from another blogger, Jolene Engle, who keeps the blog "The Alabaster Jar". This is a blog post from May 26 of last year, but it is a good one! I hope you enjoy! (Please follow the link below to read)


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This hot woman is always with you, she's around every minute. You are surrounded by a temptation and sensuality … Click 'upload' and – take the dream right now!
Origins: Paris / France – Age: 33
Ava Courcelles is a sassy brunette from Paris that enjoys all the finer things in life. Ava has been discovered by Marc Dorcel, she has lead a privileged life and studied at one of the top universities world wide. It was here that she discovered the allure of using her body to turn men and women on and the power that it gives her. Ava is hot, sexy and seductive. Enter her world of erotic enticement and you will be duly rewarded.
Naked babes in high heels!