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THURSDAY HOMILY: Compassion and the Universal Call to Holiness
Today in our Liturgical calendar we remember St Francis DeSales
Christians live differently because we live in Jesus Christ. We love differently because we love in Jesus Christ. We become different, at the deepest level, when we cooperate with grace and allow the character of Christ to be formed in us. Jesus Christ continues His life through His Body, His Church, of which we are members. We are all called to holiness.
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CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic Online) - In today's Gospel St. Mark recounts great crowds following Jesus, seeking to touch him: "Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon."
"He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him. He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, "You are the Son of God." He warned them sternly not to make him known." (Mark 3:7-12)
What is clear in the Gospel passage is the compassion of Jesus. The Latin root from which we derive the English word compassion means to enter into the suffering of another. The crowds were going to crush Jesus. His solution was not to back away, but to find a boat so that he could reach more of them. That compassion is meant to be manifested in each of our lives as His disciples; no matter what our state in life or vocation.
Those crowds are still looking for the Lord. When He is made manifest, they still press in to touch Him. All who bear the name Christian are called to ongoing conversion. We are invited to cooperate with grace and give our whole lives over to the Lord who takes up His residence within us and continues His mission through us.
The Apostle Paul wrote to the early Christians in Galatia, "No longer do I live but Christ lives in me and the life I now live I live by faith in the Son of God."(Gal. 2:20) That can be our experience as we give ourselves over to Him and seek to live by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Christians live differently because we live in Jesus Christ. We love differently because we love in Jesus Christ. We become different, at the deepest level, when we cooperate with grace and allow the character of Christ to be formed in us. Jesus Christ continues His life through His Body, His Church, of which we are members. We are all called to holiness.
Today in our Liturgical calendar we remember St Francis DeSales (1567-1610). The Saints are all given as examples to emulate. They are our companions on the journey, men and women like us who responded to God's invitation to become like Jesus. They pray for us because we are joined with them in the eternal communion of love. They also put legs on the Gospel, showing us what holiness looks like.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us "All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity."All are called to holiness: "Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (CCC #2013)
Francis DeSales was a man of compassion. He once wrote in a letter to a depressed soul who sought his holy counsel "God wants your misery to be the throne of His mercy. He desires that your powerlessness be the seat of His omnipotence."
In a letter to a Christian exasperated with his progress in holiness he wrote, "Be patient with the whole world, but, above all with yourself. I want to tell you not to lose your serenity because of your imperfections, and always to have the zest to raise yourself up. It gives me joy to see each day you begin again. There is no better way to finish life well than to return to the starting point always and not ever to think that we have done enough".
He wrote a devotional masterpiece for lay men and women entitled "Introduction to the Devout Life". It was a precursor to the renewed emphasis of the Second Vatican Council on the universal call to holiness. he called all men and women to holiness, in accordance with their state in life and vocation. rOur Office of Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours gives us this beautiful excerpt:
From The Introduction to the Devout Life, by Saint Francis de Sales: Devotion must be practiced in different ways
When God the Creator made all things, he commanded the plants to bring forth fruit each according to its own kind; he has likewise commanded Christians, who are the living plants of his Church, to bring forth the fruits of devotion, each one in accord with his character, his station and his calling.
I say that devotion must be practiced in different ways by the nobleman and by the working man, by the servant and by the prince, by the widow, by the unmarried girl and by the married woman. But even this distinction is not sufficient; for the practice of devotion must be adapted to the strength, to the occupation and to the duties of each one in particular.
Tell me, please, my Philothea, whether it is proper for a bishop to want to lead a solitary life like a Carthusian; or for married people to be no ...
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Compassion may be at the heart of Christian practice but for me it is the way you deal with people or situations once you've determined what's happening. We have the 10 commandments to give us outlines of what's what in the world with regards to realationships and obligations. We have stories in the old Testament about God's Justice and judgment and examples in the new Testament of giving to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's - the king giving talents to 3 of his servants when he leaves, and expecting them to have done something with those talents in his absence and getting angry with the one who did nothing but bury them - telling the soldier how to treat those he has power over and the tax collector not to take more than is called for from those he collects from
-- Leading with the structure of society and groups and take personal responsibility for your actions are hallmarks of the gospel as well. What does it profit you to save the world but loose your soul. He told people to go and sin no more - stop breaking the rules or laws. --
The works of mercy are practices that help us keep charity and compassion as part of our lives. There is a compassionate way to deal with others: the murderer, the sick, the downtrodden, those who insult or offend you, etc. Turning the other cheek does not mean don't stand up to evil or wrong but there are ways to do it and calm down your wrath first before you respond and wait until better times in the process. If he meant let them treat you as they will anytime, he wouldn't have gotten so mad at the leaders of Isreal in the temple. The world has its ways and some are brutal (an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth) and we should act justly but as brothers and sisters to each other (the good Samaritan). - By the way, an eye for an eye... was an improvement from what was practiced at the time. People would overkill, do much more than was done to them, not being just but letting their wrath control their reactions --
Lead with what we should be doing (rules, good personal practices, commandments, the law, etc) that direct us to be just in society and let the ways you act be with compassion. It seems that today compassion shapes laws and does not do society much good in getting to the just society. What are we as individuals called to do and what obligations do we have to each other instead of excuses for our behavior and avoiding what is just to be done. Those who focus on compassion can only do so since those who set up the structure and rules of a society and group have worked first. When you break a rule or law, you should pay the price though our tendency is to protect our own and avoid the punishment - but once you must pay, compassion for the person and compassion for those offended (both) should be part of how we apply consequences. Those who were victimized are part of the process too! -
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This is the second or third time this quote by Francis De Sales has appeared in the Year of Faith homily . I guess God is trying to tell me something . Thanks Deacon
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. . . good morning! a hazy monday and perfect for the pared-down palette and beautifully bright space of an island country house in demark: filled with an enchanting mix of shades and textures, flea market finds and souvenirs from travel -- an antique birdcage, a gilded frame, butterflies from france and silver lanterns -- all intermingle exquisitely to create a warm serenity. . .
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{images: scans by this is glamorous, photography by birgitta wolfgang drejer for elle decoration uk march 2010; image 4 via tine k home}
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- ilovecoolthings [Reply] said...
beautiful spread... love the crystal cups, such amazing colors. i like nothing more than stacking up on home decor mags for the weekend and sitting in a cafe perusing them.
:) - March 15, 2010
- Julia [Reply] said...
This home just welcomes you in! I loved all the little details and the glasses!
- March 15, 2010
- Helena - A Diary of Lovely [Reply] said...
I want that birdcage so badly! great home, very welcoming
- March 15, 2010
- ylenialessio [Reply] said...
this place is marvellous but I cannot think of all the cleaning to keep it white!
I am sure there are no kids around ; )
http://longuette.blogspot.com - March 15, 2010
- Stephanie [Reply] said...
oh that first image is just lovely.
- March 15, 2010
- goldene [Reply] said...
such a fabulous space...and so beautifully decorated.
- March 15, 2010
- Betty Gaeta [Reply] said...
I love your blog and your photos. I'm brazilian. Everyday I read your posts.
Kisses. - March 15, 2010
- A Refocused Life [Reply] said...
A cold, gray Monday is perfect for shopping. Thanks for providing the windows.
- March 15, 2010
- Katrina [Reply] said...
Oh these photos are just gorgeous (as always!). Love the sweet details like the birdcage, and the pretty butterflies in the bookcase in photo 6. Thanks for sharing!
- March 15, 2010
- Short Story for the Single Girl [Reply] said...
I find antique birdcages to be very inspiring.
- March 15, 2010
- {this is glamorous} [Reply] said...
ylenialessio – actually, there are – three, in fact :)
betty gaeta – hello brazil + thanks so much
katrina – thank you!
happy monday, everyone! hope your week is off to a wonderful start,
xo - March 15, 2010
- Laura Trevey [Reply] said...
LOVE the birdcage!!
- March 15, 2010
- Em-Jae [Reply] said...
seriously? so cute. i really want those amazing crystal cups.
in other news: i love your blog. it's totally awesome. - March 16, 2010
- {this is glamorous} [Reply] said...
em-jae so sweet -- thanks so much :)
xo - March 16, 2010
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By Purewal, Sarah Jacobsson; PC World,Publication Date: August 21, 2010
Article describes the development of a technology that enables players to control a video game using their eyes. Utilizing an eye position reading technique known as electro-oculography (EOG) and a custom daughter card, Waterloo Labs, a project of National Instruments, has devised a method to control the Nintendo Entertainment System to play Super Mario Bros 2 with eye movement. The method takes advantage of the polarization of the eye, resulting from the back of the eye holding a more negative charge than the front because of the high concentration of neurons in the retina. The polarization causes the eye to create an electrical field that will move with the eye. This movement was captured as a signal in an experiment by affixing electrodes to the area around the eyes of a participant. The electrodes transmitted the signal to a custom daughter card which filtered and amplified the incoming signal. The daughter card was connected to a computer for analysis of the signal. Following analysis, the signal was sent back through the daughter card and transmitted to the Nintendo.
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Yes, His Majesty noticed this while reading the paper this morning. (He's an avid New York Times reader, naturally.)
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Also known as "the average homeboy" and "Denny Blaze". Blazin Hazen is a rapper - a whack one it might be added but a rapper nonetheless - who has released a number of albums including "Hot to Trot", "Bam Boom" and "Blazin". He has reinforced the stereotype that (almost all) white men cannot rap.His rap comes off as a joke, yet nobody can say for certain whether the Average Homeboy is for real.
Hazen claims that "Once you hear my demo you'll just be BLAZED". Luckily for him the meaning of BLAZED is ambiguous. Find out more about Denny Blaze at www.blazinhazen.com/ - (verb): to "gay it up" or the act of being whack. 1.
"Their screamin my name cause I burn the feet the ladies go crazy when I turn the beat" - Blazin Hazen 2. Carlo, if you ever Blazin Hazen again I'll shoot you in the nuts. |


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The Hidden Side of Wall Street
05/29/13 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Wednesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Wall street, Les Leopold, Economy, Wages, American workers, Tax cuts, Hidden tax
Today on Radioactivity guest Les Leopold, Author of How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour talks with Rob Lorei about a hidden tax that is imposed by Wall Street.
The tax is responsible for holding back the nation's economy while enriching a very small number of peop...
1 comments$3 billion tourism industry celebrated in Tampa listen
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Tags: tourism, Bob Buckhorn, Santiago Corrada, Tampa Bay & Company, economy, Tampa
Tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry in the Tampa Bay area. The region's tourism marketing team is trying to make sure Hillsborough County continues to grow its slice of the pie. During a luncheon Wednesday celebrating tourism week in Tampa, new Tampa Bay & Company president and CEO Santiago Corrada said he wants to popularize Tampa as a destination for visitors.
Be the first to comment"We have a great region here and our biggest obstacle is that a lot of folks don't know what a great region it is. So, w...
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is in Cuba; will lean about their environment, economy and culture
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Tags: Cuba, Kathy Castor, oil spill, drilling, tourism, economy, socialism
Tampa-area member of Congress Kathy Castor is in Cuba on what her office calls a fact-finding visit. The Democrat traveled to the socialist island Wednesday and will learn about Cuba's economy, culture, human rights and environment.
While on her trip Castor will speak with the ministry of tourism and a professor of gender studies.
She'll spend time in Old Havana with small business owners to encourage...
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Tags: Deepwater Horizon, oil spill, Kathy Castor, economy, small business, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, 2012 election, Gulf of Mexico
This election year has been focused on economic issues facing Americans with little emphasis on environmental concerns. But more than two years after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, environmental groups are still trying to make sure the topic sees the light of day.
During a press event in downtown St. Pete today, member of Congress Kathy Castor said that keeping the Gulf of Mexico healthy is a key part of improving and maintaining Florida's economy.
Be the first to comment"The leading issue during...
Tomorrow's Teach-in (in Sarasota) on the Economy
09/28/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Thursday)
Tags: Economy, Kimberly Amadeo, recession, Stephen Scott, teach-in
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll speak with an expert about the economy who will be part of a teach-in about the US economy tomorrow in Sarasota……And we'll speak with a Nobel prize winning chemist who will be speaking in Clearwater this Sunday- he's worried that the world is moving to roll back the gains of the Age of Enlightenment…… First up- Kimberly Amadeo (Ah-mah-DAY-o) is the U.S. Economy expert for About. com, the ninth most visited web site ...
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Good afternoon, welcome to The Last call. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll talk about a new trade agreement that may have a huge impact on employment in this country. The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement, is currently being negotiated between the United States, Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. It is meant to be a "docking agreement" that other Pacific Rim countries including Japan, Korea and China can enter ...
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Despite a jump in state unemployment last month, Governor Rick Scott announced 190 new jobs in Tampa this morning. The company StreetLinks moved to the Sunshine State because Florida offered them the best incentives.
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Urban Land Institute presents recommendations to Hillsborough County in effort to improve economic growth listen
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The Hillsborough County Economic Prosperity Stakeholder Committee wants to develop economic growth in the region. They're getting advice from the Urban Land Institute, which recently presented recommendations on how the county could improve economic development opportunities.
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Florida has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the United States. Yesterday, MoveOn.org members and others rallied at Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in Ybor City. The group hopes to sway President Obama to make changes to current foreclosure system.
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BEACHES IN HASTINGS DISTRICTWhether you like to go to the beach to surf, dive, swim or just bask in the sun, beaches in the Hastings District are perfect for anyone. Read more about Beaches in Hastings District
OVERNIGHT PARKING FOR CERTIFIED SELF-CONTAINED VEHICLESHastings District has many beautiful reserves where you can walk or enjoy a picnic. We will be adding a full list to this page soon.There are 9 reserves within the Hastings District that have been set aside for the overnight stay by Certified Self-Contained vehicles.Read more about Overnight Parking for Certified Self-Contained Vehicles
PARKSThe Hastings District is home to more than 55 hectares of sports fields, 185 hectares of reserves, 160 hectares of domains, 10 hectares of gardens and shrub beds and some 8000 trees. Read about some of the main parks and gardens the Hastings District has on offer.Read more about Parks
PARKS AND SPORTSGROUNDS BOOKINGS AND FEESThinking about having your wedding in the English-style Cornwall Park? Or maybe you want to book a park for a sporting event? All of the parks and gardens in the Hastings District can be booked through council, see below for costs, what facilities are available on the parks and what to do when booking.Read more about Parks and sportsgrounds bookings and fees
RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLANSThe Hastings District Council has over 150 reserves and areas of open space that it owns or manages within the District (See Reserve Maps). These areas of open space are generally classified under the Reserves Act.Read more about Reserve Management Plans
RESERVES STRATEGY The Hastings Reserve Strategy 2006 sets out the Hastings District Council's plans for acquiring and developing parks and reserves over the next 20 years. The strategy raises minimum levels of service from 4 hectares of reserve space per 1000 people, to 10 hectares per 1000 people. The process of developing the strategy involved thorough consultation. Read more about Reserves Strategy
SKATE+PARKEarlier this year, Council purchased the vacant site bounded by St Aubyn Street, King Street and Avenue Road from the Hastings RSA. We are now in the process of planning the development of the site which will feature park like grounds, a children's playground and a skate plaza designed to provide additional recreation opportunities for young people.Consultation brochure (PDF 2.7MB)Features of the plan include:Read more about Skate+Park
SPORTS PARK HAWKE'S BAYThe Regional Sports Park at Percival Road is a significant project for the future of sport, recreation and leisure in the Hastings District and in the Hawke's Bay region as a whole.Read more about Sports Park Hawke's Bay
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Length: 5.2 km
Height start: 380 m
Height top: 655 m
Elevation: 275 m
Maximum: 18 %
A low medium climb with very nice scenery. You can also find there couple nice sequences with 15% and 17% and 18% slope.
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Outdoor (and Indoor) Adventures in the Smokies, Part 2
In the wee hours of Friday morning, I posted the first installment of a three-part interview with Katy Koontz – Knoxville resident, longtime travel writer and Smokies expert, and author of the Smoky Mountain Travel Guide ($2.99), a handy app available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. As I mentioned on Friday, Great Smoky Mountains National Park (107 Park Headquarters Rd., Gatlinburg, TN 37738, 865/436-1200, 24 hours daily, free) is one of my favorite locales under the purview of the U.S. National Park Service, which recently celebrated its 96th birthday.
Situated in both Tennessee and North Carolina, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the nation's most visited national park, luring everyone from outdoor enthusiasts and amorous couples to those on a family vacation. It's a gorgeous region, after all, with oodles of scenic views, hiking trails, fishing spots, and other recreational diversions, including the chance to see the synchronous firefly phenomenon in June and climb 6,643-foot-high Clingmans Dome, the highest point in Tennessee. At this time of year, it's also a popular place for "leaf peeping."
In the first part of my interview with Katy – admittedly, the most passionate Smokies expert I know – she shared her favorite memories of exploring this diverse region, highlighted the contents and features of her app, and described the various gateway towns surrounding the Smokies. She also offered suggestions regarding the region's most unique outdoor activities as well as the best places to catch the Smokies' famously scenic views.
If you're still curious about the Smokies, here's the second part of my interview:
American Nomad: Where would visitors have the best chance of spotting the Smokies' native wildlife?
Katy Koontz: Definitely Cades Cove, but the downside is that it is one of the most crowded places in the park, so the 11-mile loop drive can take hours, even without stops to get out and explore. The best times to see wildlife are near dawn and at dusk, so I'd recommend going then. And the road is closed to vehicles before 10 a.m. every Saturday year-round (and every Wednesday in summer), so you can walk or bike it then for a totally different experience. (You can even rent a bike at the Cades Cove Campground near the beginning of the loop drive.) Another first-rate wildlife encounter is seeing the elk in the fields around Cataloochee. Fall is their rutting season, when you can catch males locking horns and bugling. They're easier to spot at dawn or dusk, although they often hang out within view of the road all day in cloudy or rainy weather (and in winter).
AN: What's your favorite hiking trail in the Smokies?
KK: I have many, although I tend to return to the various waterfall hikes more than most. Hiking to Grotto Falls (on the Trillium Gap Trail) is a favorite that I've already mentioned because it's so fun to be able to walk behind the waterfall. The Alum Cave Trail to Mount LeConte is also great because it goes to Arch Rock as well as the overhang known as Alum Cave Bluffs on the way to the summit of Mount LeConte, the third-highest peak in the Smokies. But be prepared – it's steep! The hike from Metcalf Bottoms to the Little Greenbrier School (a one-room, split-log schoolhouse that dates from 1882) is an easy hike with a terrific historic payoff. I like to sit in the schoolhouse and try to imagine what it must have been like for kids to go to school there back before the national park was established. And I absolutely adore the Cosby Self-Guiding Nature Trail (in the Cosby campground). It's only a mile long, but it's absolutely magical. It's a pretty little walk through the woods where you crisscross the gurgling, bubbly creek several times. The spring wildflowers, many moss-covered rocks, and remains of rock walls from pioneer days make it absolutely special. If fairies exist, this is surely one of the places where they'd want to live.
AN: What's your favorite campground in the region?
KK: I like Elkmont Campground. It's the largest campground in the park, but it has lots of sites right along the river, and it has its own nature trail and amphitheater for ranger programs. There's even a little camp store with convenience items, as well as wood and ice. It's the most convenient place for watching the synchronous fireflies – in fact, with the park's new reservation system for shuttle busses to see the fireflies, camping at Elkmont is the only way to see them for more than one night (because you can walk over yourself and don't have to rely on the shuttle). It's also one of the campgrounds that takes reservations.
AN: For visitors not interested in outdoor activities (as if!), which attractions would you recommend most?
KK: The surrounding gateway towns are bursting with attractions, so visitors have a lot to choose from. The Titanic Museum is truly awesome – you could easily spend half a day there. It's housed in a half-size replica of the ship, and in addition to being able to see hundreds of artifacts, you can walk out on a re-creation of the captain's bridge at night and touch the iceberg, walk up the grand staircase, see the first-class suite (where Jack sketched Rose in the movie), and even watch the water rush toward you down the stairs of the third-class section. Dollywood is another fun way to spend the day. The thrill rides get better every year, but you'll also find craftsman's shops, music shows, parades, and great food. Dollywood is especially wonderful during the holidays, when everything is encrusted with lights. Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies has a lot to offer, including an underwater tunnel where you travel by moving-sidewalk through a tank with sharks and other sea creatures. If you like haunted house attractions, the Mysterious Mansion is hands-down my favorite – it starts out with your having to find the secret passageway out of the parlor. And Sweet Fanny Adams gets a big thumbs-up – its old-fashioned, vaudeville-style, slapstick humor is the Smokies answer to Monty Python (without the accent). It simply has no equal.
AN: Where can shoppers find the best local goods and artwork?
KK: The Arts & Crafts Community is an eight-mile stretch outside of Gatlinburg that's filled with shops and studios. It started back in 1937, so it's been a fixture for quite some time. You'll find painters, weavers, candle makers, leather workers, potters, broom makers, quilters, and all sorts of other artisans. There's a lovely little restaurant in the community called the Wild Plum Tea Room, as well as a fabulous British-style pub called the Fox and Parrot. And an old-fashioned soda fountain, too! So you can spend the whole day there. In downtown Gatlinburg, I highly recommend the Arrowcraft shop, which is owned by the Southern Highland Craft Guild and dates from 1926. Their Appalachian crafts are top-notch.
For more information about the Smokies, consult Katy's other offerings, such as Family Fun in the Smokies: A Family-Friendly Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains, as well as Deborah Huso's Moon Blue Ridge & Smoky Mountains guidebook. Deborah's author Q&A is also a helpful resource. In the meantime, stay tuned for the final part of my interview with Katy – and be sure to check out my Laura's Simple Pleasures blog for more stunning photos of the Smokies as well as screenshots of Katy's app.
As always, I'm open to ideas for future posts. If you have any suggestions, burning questions, or destinations that you'd like me to explore in greater detail, please comment below, contact me via laura [at] wanderingsoles [dot] com, or connect with me on Facebook and Twitter.
Disclosure: While I occasionally accept free or discounted travel assistance when it coincides with my editorial goals, my opinion is never for sale, which means that everything written in my American Nomad blog and Moon travel guides is my unbiased reflection of the things that I see, do, and experience while traveling across the United States.
Screenshot of Katy Koontz's Smokies app / Text © 2012 Laura Martone
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US growth forecast cut to 2% by IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) pared its growth forecast for the US economy yesterday and warned that the President Barack Obama's administration could be slicing the deficit too fast for the weak economy. It also said the economy was under threat from the pre-programmed "fiscal cliff" combination of sharp spending cuts and tax increases at the year-end, and a worsening of the euro zone crisis. The IMF estimated US economic growth for this year at a "tepid" 2 percent, down from April's forecast of 2.1 percent, and said even that outlook was at risk from both domestic and international threats. "It is critical to remove the uncertainty created by the 'fiscal cliff' as well as promptly raise the debt ceiling, pursuing a pace of deficit reduction that does not sap the economic recovery," the fund said in its annual report on the US economy. The fiscal cliff is the result of Congress's failure to agree on a deficit reduction plan, resulting in mandated tax increases and spending cuts to take effect by January 1 next year. Congress is deadlocked over how to avoid the mandated measures, and the impasse is not expected to lift before the November presidential election. The IMF warned that leaving the measures to take effect could force a contraction early next year and "significant negative repercussions on an already fragile world economy." – Sapa-AFP
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Business executive Nicholas Darius Maweni has been appointed the new managing director of the Black Management Forum (BMF). "Maweni was the most senior South African black executive in the leadership team of IBM Africa," BMF spokesman Nomcebo Ngema said yesterday. He has over 14 years of corporate experience and his appointment is effective immediately. Maweni served as the group marketing director of Crossroads Distribution in Africa. – Sapa
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There is so much we can do with web pages that were overly complicated just a few years ago. Thanks for CSS3 Transforms we can do some really cool effects. Today I want to show how to create a vertical menu, or a menu rotated -90 degrees so instead of horizontal text the text is vertical. I have posted the sample code on jsFiddle for you to try out, http://jsfiddle.net/docluv/tNext/3/.
First we need to create the markup. For this I wrap the menu items in a NAV tag, which semantically indicates the child items are navigation items. We will style this later to do the rotation. Inside the NAV tag is a series of SPAN tags. You could use DIVs or any other tag you want to use, the important thing is you apply the style rules I will share in a few moments.
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Now the wrapping element, NAV, has a CSS class called vertical-menu, which you can see the rules below. You should notice the transform:rotate(-90deg) rule. This causes the element to rotate 'backwards' 90 degrees around its center, the assumed axis. The child elements will go along for the ride, making them vertical. There is an issue at this point because the element is rotate around it's center of mass, so it looks like it is floating in space. You will want to move the element into a more natural position. For my purposes I want the menu to be close to flush to the left side and of course down far enough so the element does not cover the header or go out of the view port. To accomplish this I added X & Y translations of both -80px. I chose -80 pixels because I need it to move about a 1/3 of the element's width and 80 pixels worked well for me. You made need to adjust these numbers to make it position the way you need.
As a side note if you don't want to use the X & Y translates you can absolutely position the element. This is what I originally did. When you us absolute positioning left is a negative value and the top is positive.
.vertical-menu { text-align:center; -moz-transform: rotate(-90deg) translateX(-80px) translateY(-80px); -webkit-transform: rotate(-90deg) translateX(-80px) translateY(-80px); -o-transform: rotate(-90deg) translateX(-80px) translateY(-80px); transform: rotate(-90deg) translateX(-80px) translateY(-80px); width: 250px; height: 70px; margin: 0;}
The last rule is the text-align:center. This will move the child elements so they are fairly equally positioned in the wrapping NAV element. The width and height provide the element's dimensions. In this example I wanted 2 rows. If you want a single row increase the width and reduce the height to fit your needs.
The remaining CSS rules define how the navigation elements render. In this case I wanted rounded corners and a red background. I added a selected class that changes the background color to visual indicate it's selection.
.nav-item { background-color: #c30000; color: #fff; border-radius: 4px; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px auto; padding: 2px 10px; display: inline-block;}.nav-item-selected { background-color: #7F0000;}
So I hope this inspires you to take advantage of CSS3 effects in your web applications. Visit my jsFiddle to see this effect in action.
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Toss dressing with fresh pieces of romaine lettuce.
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William R. Kenan, Jr.
Professor of Classics
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Philology is that venerable art which requires of those who honor her
one thing above all: to turn aside, to take one's time, to become still
and slow.... Precisely for this reason, she is more necessary today
than ever, precisely on this account, she attracts and enchants us most
powerfully, in an age of "work," which is to say, haste, the unseemly
and sweating hurry that wants to be "done" with everything right away,
even with every old and new book. She herself will not so easily be
done with anything, she instructs reading well, that means, slowly,
deeply, carefully, regardfully, looking forward and backward, with
second thoughts, with doors left open, reading with delicate fingers
and eyes....
F. Nietzsche, Morgenröte
Research Interests
The focus of my scholarly work has been on archaic Greek poetry, more
specifically, what I call the theology of the early Greek poets, that
is, their views on the relations between gods and men. I also dabble in
other areas of Greek and Latin poetry and am interested in problems of
interpreting literary texts. I believe firmly that texts can tell you
how they want to be read, if you listen long and carefully enough.
I am pursuing several projects centering on the Iliad, including a
commentary on the 23rd book and a study of Homer's presentation of the
Trojan battlefield. I am now working on a new project: "Mapping the Catalogue of Ships."
Selected Publications
- Homer's Trojan Theater, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Hesiod's Cosmos. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- The Wrath of Athena: Gods and Men in the Odyssey. Princeton University Press, 1983. Reprint, Rowman and Littlefield, 1996.
- The Politics of Olympus: Form and Meaning in the Major Homeric Hymns. Princeton University Press. 1989.
- Locke's Questions Concerning the Law of Nature, with Robert Horwitz and Diskin Clay. Cornell University Press, 1990.
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It may seem that way, but lets break it down.
Vellieux...career minor leaguer
Palmieri...had a great season under Lemaire, regressed since then. Was never going to be more than a 4th liner with a lot of sitting in the press box. Carter/Bernier made him expendable
Foster...feel really bad for him. Great team guy and he really improved the pp. He was shaky and occasionally a liability 5 on 5.
Zidlicky. Also can be a liability. Also can work a pp. Has a year left and he wants to come and play with Patty and Petey. Up until this year under a new coach he has been the one thing we really could use, a point producing back ender.
so far, fair trade...the players had to go the other way to match money. I have a problem with the 2nd rounder. That's the overpayment. I think the 3rd in 2013 is contingent on the Devils making the finals and Zidlicky playing 3/4's of the Devils playoff games.
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President Barack Obama calls the individual mandate provision of his health care bill a "penalty." Mitt Romney calls it a "tax." The Supreme Court said it is constitutional under Congress' taxation power. But does the name used really matter?
The simple answer to the latter question is "no." Whether called a tax or a penalty, the fee paid to the IRS by anyone who does not have health insurance after 2014 will be assessed and collected in the same manner, the Supreme Court said.
But both the President and his Republican rival have begun a battle over semantics that has made the naming convention of this provision a linguist's dream and a layman's nightmare.
Simply put, both men are trying to use the term "tax" or "penalty" to support their stance on health care and make the other look bad politically. The Romney campaign wants to frame the fee as a broad-based tax that will cost the average American dearly. The Obama campaign wants to frame the fee as a penalty to be paid by the one percent of people driving up health care costs by not having insurance.
Therefore, the debate raging right now is simply one of general electioneering and not one of substance. To get a better idea of the most accurate portrayal of the fee, let us look at the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
In the official ruling released June 28, Chief Justice Roberts concluded, "The individual mandate may be upheld as within Congress's power under the Taxing Clause."
This simply means Congress may require the payment of the fee under their overall power to pass and enact taxes. But does this mean the fee is actually a tax? On this, the ruling is less clear.
Roberts argued in his opinion that the fee can be included under Congress' taxing authority because it looks like a tax in many ways, including its manner of collection (paid in one's annual tax payment to the IRS). Roberts also said using the word "penalty" usually denotes a criminal act could be committed, whereas not paying the individual mandate fee would not be considered a felony. Therefore, the fee could be considered a tax.
But here is where detail matters. Roberts continually says the characterization of the fee matters, but only when one is making the argument for its constitutionality, not for its overall functionality. In fact, he repeatedly uses the words "can," "could" and "may" to describe how the fee might be characterized, making it clear the fee could - but does need not be - considered a tax.
"The Affordable Care Act's requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax," Roberts wrote in his opinion.
Roberts goes onto note, "Section 5000A(g)(1) specifies that the penalty for not complying with the mandate 'shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as an assessable penalty'...[which], in turn, 'shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as taxes.'"
Therefore, the penalty and tax in this case are one and the same in their assessment and collection, Roberts shows. Therefore naming convention, while important politically, means nothing substantially.
Until Monday, both Mitt Romney and his senior campaign advisor Eric Fehrnstrom continually characterized the fee as a penalty. But after the president's re-election campaign began to characterize the fee as a penalty, and not a broad-based tax, the Republican establishment quickly back-tracked.
"Our position is the same as Mitt Romney's position. It's a tax," Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus said Monday. A short time later, Romney changed his own characterization.
"The Supreme Court has spoken and while I agreed with the dissent, that's taken over by the fact that the majority of the court said that it's a tax and therefore it is a tax," Romney said Wednesday in an appearance on CBS.
The Obama campaign hasn't stopped fanning the semantics flame either, coming out multiple times this week in opposition to the individual mandate provision being called a tax. At various times this week, the campaign has said the Supreme Court agrees with their "penalty" characterization.
"As a matter of policy, it is simply a fallacy to say that this is a broad-based tax. That's not what the opinion stated that was authored by the Chief Justice," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Thursday. "The Affordable Care Act is constitutional under Congress's taxing authority, but this is clearly a penalty that affects less than 1 percent of the American population."
"[The health care situation in America is] really the question we should be dealing with now, not this silly debate," new traveling campaign Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in the same briefing, adding that Romney's own Massachusetts health care law also included such a fee, which the former governor then called a "penalty."
"It's clear that he is being impacted by the push from the right, the Rush Limbaughs of the world, congressional Republicans, who are pushing him to go back on a decision and a defense that he's had in place for years," Psaki added.
Pundits have also jumped on the naming debacle, saying the manner in which the fee is referred does not matter in the larger scheme. Some bloggers have even started coining new terms, such as "penaltax" and "taxalty" to make light of the debate.
But however the fee ends up being characterized, substantially, it does not matter and the Supreme Court ruling was not passing judgment on its efficacy.
"Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness," the Chief Justice wrote in his ruling.
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The Size Specific Dose Estimates (SSDE) tool is billed by researchers as a more accurate measure of radiation dose, by taking into account a child's age and size.
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First steep: The steep color is so pale it almost looks like plain water! But the taste is there. The green tea really lets the jasmine shine. The jasmine has that beautiful scent. The taste reminded me of bubble gum a little bit — I guess it has a sweetness to it. Very tasty.
Second steep: I was tasting this and when I looked down I realized I had already finished most of the full mug. The flavor is more full this time, less like that bubblegum flavor, more like a traditional jasmine. Even tastier! I peeked at the pearls and they are slowly unraveling.
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On account of the absurd misapprehensions recently existing as to the scarcity of silver money, and the supposed right of private individuals to demand the coinage of silver, it may be well to describe exactly how the supply of silver coin is legally regulated and practically carried out. There is no law, statute, or common, which gives any private person, company, or institution, the right to take silver to the mint, and demand coin in exchange. Thus it is left in the hands of the Treasury and the mint to issue so much and such denominations of silver coins as they may think needful for the public service. This state of the law is perfectly right; because, as the silver coins are tokens, they cannot be got rid of by melting or exportation at their nominal values. If individuals were free to demand as much silver coin as they liked, a surplus might be thrown into circulation in years of brisk trade, which in a subsequent year of depressed trade would lie upon people's hands.
Practically speaking, the mint is guided in the supply of silver coin by the Bank of England, not because this bank has by law any special powers, privileges, or duties in the matter, but because, in acting as the bank of banks, and the bank of government departments, it has the best opportunities of judging when more coin is wanted. Not only do all the London bankers draw silver coin from the Bank of England when they need it, but the same is done directly or indirectly by all the other bankers in the kingdom. A deficiency of silver coin in any county is shown by the stock of the local bankers running down. They replenish their stocks either from the nearest branch of the Bank of England or from their London agents, who again draw from the Bank of England. At other times or places, the bankers tend to accumulate a surplus of silver coin. Some banks in a large town may happen to have accounts with many shopkeepers, butchers, brewers, cattle-dealers, or dealers of one kind or another, who deposit silver coin in large quantities. Other banks may be largely drawn upon by manufacturers for the payment of wages, and may suffer from a deficiency of silver coin. It is a common practice, therefore, for bankers in any locality to assist each other by buying or selling superfluous silver coin as the case may require. If a superfluity of coin, however, cannot be got rid of in this way, it may be returned to the Bank of England or one of its branches. This bank indeed is in no way bound to provide or receive large sums in silver, and it therefore usually makes a small charge of about five shillings per hundred pounds to cover the trouble and risk. In consideration of this charge the bank bears the cost of transmission by railway, examines the coin for the detection of base pieces and the withdrawal of worn coin—which latter it sends to the mint for recoinage, and acts in general as the agent, of the mint.
Having the business so much in its hands, it is obvious that the department of the bank which manages the receipt and issue of silver coin can judge accurately when a fresh supply of coin is wanted. Before the stock runs too low notice is given to the mint, and money is usually advanced to the Master that he may purchase silver bullion for coinage. Under this system it is almost impossible for a deficiency of currency to arise without becoming known to the mint, and if, two or three years ago, the supply could not be made equal to the sudden demand, it was because the mint was not supplied by government with machinery adequate to the growing wants of the country. The existing system, in short, seems to be as nearly perfect as can be desired, provided that the mint be rebuilt and organized in such a manner as to enable it to meet any demand which the fluctuations of trade may occasion.


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Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo ignited an inadvertent firestorm when he made a habit of writing op-eds and appearing in televised ads to support same-sex marriage. A Maryland legislator, Emmett C. Burns, fired off a letter of protest to Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, demanding that the Ravens owner muzzle his gay tolerant linebacker.
Ayanbadejo, seen above addressing a group of former football players as they discuss the ways they believe the NFL and the NFL players union has failed to deliver appropriate pensions and medical benefits for them at the National Press Club in Washington, June 20, 2011, is not a person prone to being muzzled when speaking out for a cause.
He's not the only Baltimore Raven who can speak frankly and with an open mind. "A bunch of my teammates were men about it," said Ayanbadejo in the wake of Burns's letter. "They had real, honest conversations with me."
And then Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe sprayed gasoline on the fire. Click through for Kluwe's inflammatory Burns rebuttal, and to see 10 more pro athletes who have spoken up for or stood up for gay rights.
The legacy of punter Chris Kluwe, #5 of the Minnesota Vikings, may end up coming from a letter rather than a kick. The Vikings' special teamer picked up Maryland lawmaker Emmett C. Burns's challenge to Baltimore Raven Brendon Ayanbadejo's First Amendment rights as if it were a fumbled free throw and ran it back for the equivalent of an inside-the-park home run.
"I find it inconceivable that you are an elected official of Maryland's state government," begins Kluwe's missive, printed in its not-suitable-for-wusses entirety on Deadspin. Kluwe poses a simple rhetorical question to Burns: "How does gay marriage, in any way shape or form, affect your life?"
The football player, who apparently has trained his imagination to take fanciful and vulgar leaps and bounds while waiting on the sidelines to go in and kick, goes on to suggest several ludicrous and obscene fears that might be plaguing lawmaker Burns. These fears center around body parts that throb and bodily emissions that could topple a presidency.
Whether wilting before Kluwe's grotesque bodily imagery or bowing to the punter's vitriolic logic, Emmett C. Burns backed down from his demands to muzzle Brendon Ayanbadejo and granted that the football player and the lawmaker both had the right to speak their minds.
Still, Burns has a ways to go before he can be applauded for granting the constitutionally guaranteed pursuit of happiness so freely recognized by the following 10 pro athletes.
New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, seen arriving at the 2012 Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards at Barker Hangar on February 18, 2012, in Santa Monica, California, posed in a photo as part of the NOH8 Campaign, lending his fame, credibility and face to the protest against California's same-sex marriage ban and similar legislation.
Houston Texans linebacker Connor Barwin is openly proud of his gay brother and supports his brother's rights to love and marriage.
Tweet of note: "On a serious note, I stand by Obama on marriage equality! I believe ALL families deserve the same rights."
Detroit Piston Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas—seen above in a hooded sweatshirt to show solidarity with slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin during a rally in Miami, Florida—posed with his son in support of the NOH8 campaign.
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mat Latos is a bit of a joker, as evidenced by the photo above of Latos shoving a shaving cream pie in the face of Cincinnati Red Jay Bruce after Bruce hit the game-winning home run in the ninth inning of a game against the New York Mets.
In a serious moment, Latos and his wife, Dallas, posed for NOH8.
Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk, a teammate of linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, has spoken out strongly in support of other players' freedom to speak out strongly. When asked if he would be willing to play with a gay teammate, Birk, seen above holding the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, answered: "Absolutely."
San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain and his wife, Chelsea, posed for a NOH8 photo, which might seem like a bit of a no-brainer.
Retired New York Giants player Michael Strahan also has filmed a video expressing support for same-sex marriage.
Take a look and try to picture someone who would be silly enough to argue with the guy:
Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita, seen above attending the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards in Century City, California, filmed a video in support of Americans for Marriage Equality, part of the Human Rights Campaign.
Fujita makes sense, and he's bigger than many of the people who would disagree with him.
L.A. Lakers guard Steve Nash filmed a video for New Yorkers for Marriage Equality, part of the Human Rights Campaign.
Just try to refute Steve's logic without looking like a double dribbler.
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo is seen above tying his son Yovani Jr.'s shoes during practice for Major League Baseball's 2010 All-Star Game in Anaheim, California.
Gallardo and his family appeared in a photo promoting NOH8.
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First, this list by no means condones murder. But if we did load all of these "animals¨ up Noah's Ark style and wait for a nice natural disaster, these would be the last let on the boat. This list could, obviously, be so much longer. Here are the animals that made the top ten.
Yippy Rat Dogs
(Including, but not limited to, chihuahuas, poodles and yorkies) In Spain, they're called perros para patear; which, roughly translated, means dogs for kicking. In some countries they're accessories. In other countries, they're food. In every country, they're useless. These dogs are hazards. I can recall numerous occasions when I've almost died tripping on these pointless, pathetic mutts. And, while I'm lying on the cement in a pool of my own blood, they have to ensure little Mitzy is okay. These dogs also don't bark, like their macho counterparts, they yip. Yip. Yip. Yip. It's a noise that is hard to imitate. Comparable to nails on a chalkboard, it's loud, shrill and annoying to the core. And, of course, there is always something or someone that must, urgently, be yipped at. The yipping is commonly followed by chasing and pathetic attempts at a growl. Which, generally, lead to tripping. (see, it all comes full circle.) If Darwinsim was still at its peak condition these frail, spoiled, bratty dogs would be off the face of the earth before one could say, ¨That's hot.¨
Jessica Simpson
It's a shame she has to come right after yippy rat dogs, considering the fact that her own little pup was recently eaten by coyotes. Though, she hoped against hope that her pup would be returned nicely, and alive. While she saw this is heart breaking, it's really Darwinism beautifully at work. While I understood that her supposed endearing, moronic personality brings her a disgusting amount of income, Pizza Hut wings, Macys`, her failed lines of jeans and edible body creams, she should only be allowed to sing and not open her mouth for much else. Her sister could go on this list, too. Come to think of it, only opening their mouthes for singing may help speed along the dying process.
Chris Brown
Chris Brown is an idiot. He was an idiot before the whole ¨Rhiana Gate. ¨ He was an idiot during the trial proceedings. He was an idiot in every youtube video he did to address the incident. And, the future does not look promising for any intellectual advancement. Prior to his going ape-shit crazy on homegirl`s ass, I thought: ten years down the road these two could be the new Beyonce and Jay-Z. Now, not so much. Chris Brown is a man who needs to keep his mouth shut and his fists unballed. In all honesty, the world does not need another M.J-wannabe R&B singer, evolution take your course with this one and weed it out.
I'm no expert in the intelligence levels of your average bears, but, if cartoons have taught us anything, it's that bears are stupid. Winnie the Poo, Yogi Bear, Baloo from the Jungle Book, they're all idiots. Bears' brains hover somewhere between that of a stoner and that of one with mental retardation. They are also so, so scary. One animal no one wants to run into is a bear. They have claws and sharp teeth and super-human strength. They will kill you. Bears kill 1000 people a year. (That's a completely made up stat.) Bears are also everywhere. They're in woods and in caves and in zoos and in circuses. There is no escape from these giant, murderous buffoon.
Pugs are not under the yippy rat dog category, because they are not yippy or rat-like, at all. All else holds true. If you imagine the stock-character asmatic and morph them into a small, wrinkly, bulldog-esque creature, you have a pug. They sit there and breathe and breathe and breathe and wheeze and hack and cough, constantly. They do this because it's a failed breed. If you google pugs a huge list of medical conditions come up. That is nature's way of saying die.
Paris Hilton
This girl is the queen of marketing and branding stupidity. Her fifteen minutes of fame started with a famous last name and a creepy night-vision sex tape. It's lasted because she has somehow managed to make being a vapid idiot cool. In the first episode of her smash "reality show", The Simple Life, she says ´huh´ thirty-two times, give or take. The fact that she has multiple, highly abused, yippy rat dogs she has multiple strikes against her. Evolution, do your thing. Take her down.
As a previous cat owner, it pains me to add them to this list. But, seriously, cats have got to go. They have glowing, beady, ultra creepy eyes. They have crazy obsessive hygiene habits. And, they stalk around like ninjas. You can never tell when they come or leave or die. They just appear and disappear without the slightest sound. I would go as far to say a cat is as quiet as a mouse, but they kill mice. They kill mice only to leave the rotting carcasses at your doorstop. Gross. In general, they are just plain cold animals. Cats don't show affection or loyalty or love like dogs. Cats are evil, selfish bastards.
Megan Fox
There is no denying Megan Fox's attractiveness. She exudes hotness and spews sexuality. Between the look factor and the stupidity factor, the girl gets a lot of press. She has admitted multiple times how "mental" she is. When comparing herself to Sacrlett Johansson she said "I don't want to have to go on talk shows and pull out every single SAT word I've ever learned to prove, like, 'Take me seriously, I am intelligent, I can speak.'" I beg to differ, you do have to prove your intelligence. No one sees it. Go on, utilize all those SAT words you supposedly know. Or else, let evolution take it's course.
George W. Bush
Being from Texas, I knew what took expect when Bush took office. America did not. I don't think the man had any bad intentions, he wasn't an evil tyrant by any means- most evil tyrants are geniuses so Bush wouldn't have been able to handle the role. If Bush had a better speech writer and better speech coach and maybe a nice stand-in for when he had to give speeches, he wouldn't have come across quite as dumb. But, he did. A name for the lists of his best stupid quotes have even coined a name- Bushisms. Game over.
Mosquitos are the most annoying insects on earth, that's a fact. These moronic pests buzz about aimlessly until they stumble upon a bloodstream to feast on. Its poor victim will then pursue an attempt to slap away the mosquito. Spoiler Alert: the attempt will fail. All of this will result in a nice red, painful blotch and possible malaria.


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1. I believe that each individual who provides prrof of violation with adequate evidence should be rewarded with say 5% of the fine. 2. Without adequate funding, this is just another good idea that never gets implemented or enforced. I am afraid that e-mail will be history in just a few short years if not fixed now. 3. Enforce "Subject Line" and "From". The "From" address could be enforced by closing all open mail boxes of ISPs and only allow e-mail to be propigated from legetimate mail boxes. All ISPs where the mail passes should filter for legetimate "From" addresses and delete fraudelent mail. I would like to add No. 4. Why not charge 0.15 cents for every e-mail sent. Let the ISP have 0.05 cents, the Government have 0.05 cents and the recepient have 0.05 cents. Those who receive a lot of junk e-mail could pay for their internet connection with their reward. The government would have enough money to enforce e-mail rules and junk e-mailers would go out of business unless they were marketing legetimate products.


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