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The Georgia Death Penalty - Then and Now
Many people across the United States have their own strong opinions on the death penalty. It is a very controversial subject that many times just leads to more arguments and fights. I myself being born and raised in the state of Georgia and interested in the politics of this state have come across released audio tapes of 2 Georgia state executions from 1984 which I will get to shortly.
In 1984 Georgia still used electrocution as it's main form of execution. A brief history of our forms of execution are from 1735 to 1924 the legal method of execution in Georgia was hanging. The sheriff in the county or judicial circuit where the crime was committed carried out the execution. The last legal execution by hanging occurred on May 20, 1925. Gervis Bloodworth and Willie Jones (both white males) were hung in Columbus, Georgia for a murder that occurred in Taylor County. From 1924 to 2001 electrocution has been Georgia's form of execution. In 2001 the Georgia supreme court ruled anyone who commits a capital crime after May 1, 2000, and receives a death sentence, will be executed by lethal injection and those sentenced to death prior to May 1, 2000 will receive electrocution.
Which brings us to two audio tapes from 1984 that had been leaked. They were recorded internally by the Georgia Department of Corrections as a secret official record of the executions.
The first recording is of Ivon Ray Stanley, electrocuted on July 12, 1984. Stanley was convicted of being an accomplice, but not the trigger man, in the murder of an insurance salesman. The man convicted for the direct killing had his death sentence commuted to life in prison. Ivon Ray Stanley had an IQ of sixty-two
The second recording is of a botched execution of Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens on December 12, 1984. His was called a botched execution since it took more than one electrocution. Stephens remained alive after the initial two-minute jolt to his body. He was electrocuted again after doctors pronounced him still alive following a six-minute pause. The original recording was was more than 20 minutes the following is a condensed version of the recording to remove the lengthy pauses.
If you want to download the above mp3 files instead of streaming them you can download them here.
Execution audio of Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens December 12, 1984
Execution audio of Ivon Ray Stanley July 12, 1984
The above audio gives a brief glimpse into Georgia death penalties from 1984. Georgia was one of the last states that used electrocution as a method of execution. And this audio, among others that were released, put pressure on our state supreme court to declare that this was cruel and unusual punishment. And the State of Georgia then shifted to lethal injection, which some say has worked equally as barbarically as electrocution did, depending on which side of the death penalty argument you are on.


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Here's a song from one of my favorite Nine Inch Nails albums. I really love the variations that Reznor has made in his music over his career and this album wasn't any different.
One of the cool things about this song particularly is that it had a lot of electronic stuff going on. Obviously he's always one stuff like this, but this one has an outro that's pure OG Dubstep. Maybe it's not exactly like the current era of Dubstep but it's still rather cool.
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Wisconsin Second in Pop. Growth of Gay Couples
A new population survey, released by the Williams Institute, finds significant growth in the number of lesbian and gay couples nationwide.
From the 2000 U.S. Census to 2005, the number of self-reporting lesbian and gay couples grew by more than 30 percent, from nearly 600,000 in 2000 to almost 777,000 in 2005. (Note: this counts couples only--not all LGBT people--and for obvious reasons any figures available underestimate the actual number of gay couples.)
The Williams Institute analyzed new data from the American Community Survey, which is part of the U.S. Census Bureau. Their press release offers an overview of what they found.
The largest percentage increases occurred in the Midwest, an area that had relatively low rates of same-sex couples in Census 2000. Six of the eight states with a 2006 ballot initiative that would ban gay unions experienced increases in the number of same-sex couples in excess of the national rate of 30 percent.
You can download the full report here, but here are the Wisconsin findings:
- Wisconsin ranks number two out of all 50 states (second only to New Hampshire) in the percentage increase of gay couples since 2000.
- In 2000, 8,232 Wisconsin same-sex couples were identified by the U.S. Census. In 2005, the number is 14,894. Of those, 6,909 are male couples, and 7,985 are female.
- The survey looked at the 50 largest metropolitan areas. Milwaukee proper has 1,804 couples, but the greater Milwaukee area has 3,786.
- The survey offers a breakdown by Congressional district--the first time figures are available for current districts:
- District 1 - 1,726 (southeast region, Rep. Paul Ryan-R)
- District 2 - 2,850 (Madison region, Rep. Tammy Baldwin-D)
- District 3 - 1,478 (southwest to St. Croix, Rep. Ron Kind-D)
- District 4 - 1,857 (Milwaukee, Rep. Gwen Moore-D)
- District 5 - 1,428 (west & north of Milwaukee, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner-R)
- District 6 - 1,161 (Manitowoc to Adams Co., Rep. Tom Petri-R)
- District 7 - 2,291 (Point to northwest, Rep. Dave Obey-D)
- District 8 - 2,103 (Green Bay region, Rep. Mark Green-R)
- District 1 - 1,726 (southeast region, Rep. Paul Ryan-R)
(There are some surprises in here, right? For example, why does the very rural CD 7 have the second highest number of gay couples? Likewise for the Green Bay district that stretches up to the U.P.)
Overall, the study underscores two things.
It gives us some hard figures for all those families in this state who would be most affected by the civil unions and marriage ban. It brings home our point that this has never been an abstract debate about judges in other states or the "sanctity of marriage." At the very least, it's about 14,894 families here who don't seem to be hurting anyone.
Also, the survey suggests more and more gay people are willing to be open about their families. It's unlikely that the 81% increase in the percentage of gay couples is attributable to people moving here. Instead, it's much more likely that more gay families are willing to identify themselves. Hopefully, if those families are willing to be out on a government survey, they're also being more open with people in their communities. The number one correlation to being a no voter is knowing gay people, especially knowing them well.
Maybe this long debate has encouraged more people to step forward and be open about their families.
Wisconsin Public Radio did a short piece on the survey. Here's the audio clip.


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Arthur Morrison
originally published 1894
3/5 stars
Martin Hewitt, Investigator is a series of short stories linked by the protagonist, Martin Hewitt, and written down by a good friend, the journalist Brett. The similarities to Doyle's Holmes are striking and most likely intentional. Doyle had killed off Holmes in 1893 and other writers were looking to fill that void.
Unlike Holmes, however, Martin Hewitt runs an investigative business, is a very personable gentleman, works well with the police force and easily makes friends. Add to this his ingenious ability for disguise and fluidity in thieves cant and in Mr. Hewitt you have an investigator that is able to blend in anywhere and solve the most intriguing of crimes.
In Martin Hewitt, Investigator, Brett gives the details of several of Hewitt's most renowned cases, many of which he was intimately involved with as well. They are tales of impossible to solve crimes that Hewitt was able to crack by piecing together a few clues (a burnt out match, raindrops on a hat, un-capitalized letters in a note) where the police detectives had failed.
While the solutions to these various crimes and mysteries do fit together well with the evidence and clues, the reader is not privy to all the information that Hewitt is (as he doesn't share it with Brett). Hewitt then chides Brett (or the police) for not having seen such and such clue and then builds his entire case on that missed bit of information. Morrison uses this ploy to make the solving seem even more spectacular, but this style patronizes the reader and is not a fully satisfying reading experience.
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Note: This is my opinion; on Amazon, 50% of the reviews were 5 stars.


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Winning candidate doesn't need to don a swimsuit
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Lifeguard Didn't Know He Was Saving Heir to Throne
Nick Malcolm rescued Denmark's Prince Christian, 10, from perilous Aussie riptide
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'Utter Tragedy': Swimmer Survives, Lifeguard Dies
Ben Carlson, 32, is first Newport Beach lifeguard to die in line of duty
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That is why the immigrants (who are not mostly sluts and bastards) keep coming. Most people who learn English as a foreign language know not to say "amount of people" and say instead "number of people".
Or they have their fathers who are around to correct them.
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Dance Studio in Cypress Texas
Steppin' Time Performing Arts Center is a fair and positive dance studio in Cypress, Texas. At Steppin' Time PAC, we serve all of the Cypress and Fairfield areas.
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If you have been following my Twitter & FaceBook updates this may not be news to you. I have been working now for the last few months on my first e-book. Today I'd like to officially announce the title of the book, Gospel Confusion: Confessions of a Pastor.
Gospel Confusion is my personal story of how I missed and confused the gospel. It is a story of my journey through legalism, moralism and the emerging church, and some of the things I learned about myself along the way. One of the greatest struggles facing believers today is one of identity. Who am I? Does my value come from me and what I produce? Where do I find the love, acceptance and approval that my heart desires?
The e-book will be self published and will be available for sale on Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad & iPhone & Nook devices. Stay tuned for release date in the weeks ahead. Thank you to my friend Jim Schultz who designed the cover for the book. Please contact Jim for all your art and graphic design needs. firstname.lastname@example.com


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This month has blessed our family with two new additions. Two of my husband's brothers and their wives had welcomed brand new babies this month! How exciting!
Noah Rainn was born on 3/3/2011 at 10:17 a.m.. He weighed in at 8 lbs 2 0z and was 18 inches long. He is growing so fast & becomes more beautiful with each picture his Mama shares with us! I can hardly wait until we can make it back to Minnesota to see this little guy!
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I personally love the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation to the point that I actually reach for this more than a lot of my high end products. I love the dewy finish it gives to my skin and I find the colour match spot on (which is suspected due to the name) despite it being from the drugstore. The coverage, for me, is perfect and it does not cake up on the skin during the application process which is more than impressive for such a cheap price tag.
The Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer is one of my all time favourite products EVER from the drugstore. This is one of the best concealers I have ever used and I am taking into consideration both high end and high street products. The coverage is insane and the creamy consistency makes blending a dream especially with a damp beauty blender. If you are going to try one product from this post then I seriously suggest this!
I haven't used the Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner for a while and I do not understand why as after using it for this video, I completely fell in love with it again. First of all, I love the fact that it is a twist up pencil meaning no sharpener is required which is an absolute godsend. Secondly, the colour is stunning and seriously on trend right now so I suggest instead of forking out the cash on MAC Soar, just grab this instead from your local drugstore!
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Or, What good is mass communication to the study of (human) geography?
I wondered why the question wasn't posed the other way around, or why not, "and vice versa?" But, appropriately, for my answer, the way the question is posed does not make a difference. What good is geography to the study of mass communication? For me, it demonstrates and reinforces the idea that disciplinary boundaries are BOGUS.
My personal graduate school background involves a couple of years of quantitative study in mass communication. In my development as a grad student, there are a few seminal articles—and moments, literally, in a grad school classroom—which have determined the direction my interests have taken or solidified a way of thinking that might just have been inherent. In the communication side of things, the article that spoke most loudly to me was Todd Gitlin's (1978), Media sociology: The dominant paradigm.
The view of mass communication studies presented by Gitlin is one a field which, at its inception and for decades to follow, was overwhelmingly empirical and social-scientific in its orientation to research. He criticizes the media effects tradition of research for its approach, "the search for specific, measurable, short-term, individual effects" (p. 224). This hearkens back to the reactions to the quantitative revolution in geography that we read about in Key Texts. Gitlin's discussion of Personal Influence—one of the "key texts" in mass communication—shows the ways in which mass communication studies was born out of a behavioral science tradition. Gitlin's describes the dominant paradigm of mass communication as a "fetishism of facts," and quotes Adorno as having said he has no problem with empirical research as such, but with its primacy over—and instead of—theory.
After arriving at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and re-reading Gitlin in one of Hemant Shah's seminars, I began to take Gitlin's polemical argument more seriously. This meant leaving media effects research behind. And led me to Cultural Studies. And eventually, human geography as well. I gravitated to Cultural Studies because the theory, cultural/historical focus, and INTERDISCIPLINARY inquiry allowed me a much wider perspective on communication and social phenomena more generally. But when I took a class in human geography last semester in the geography department, I realized that geography had a lot of incredibly useful and important theory that often did not enter the vocabulary of cultural studies—and unfortunately, many other disciplines too.
In short, cultural studies and human geography are top-notch in my book. Because you can study virtually ANYTHING! This is not to say that the fields are chaotic or without foci, rather, that they engage with social theory on a level that is appealing to me. I remember reading an interview with Stuart Hall where he says we should not be concerned with policing the boundaries of what constitutes Cultural Studies. And in some ways, human geography is the same for me—boundaryless (pardon the pun)! What of society or nature isn't geographical?
Key Texts in Human Geography was probably one of my favorites because it traced the development of human geography in a chronological fashion that allowed us to see the phases and breadth of work in the field. First, bless Yi-Fu Tuan's heart for taking an entirely novel approach to geography and allowing such a rich account of the experiences of human beings in space and place.
And Harvey's work I will likely keep close to my heart, for making historical materialism into
historical–geographical materialism, for coherently giving capital it's due as a social force in The Condition of Postmodernity, and for promoting knowledge in the service of social change.
I am still deciding what to do with Castells. The formulations of the space of flows and the network society are useful for empirical work, surely, but, for now, I'd rather not privilege the broader theoretical ideas of Castells over any other "theory." Taking classes in many departments—as most of us are fortunate enough to be able to do—has meant that we as graduate students consume lots of theory. Mull over, weigh out, decide the utility of. And settle on which to buy, employ, and reinforce with our own research.
My conclusion is not just that geography and mass communication have cannons of work that can enrich one another and that communication and geographic theory are mutually informing. As a student of mass communication, this class has showed me that most analyses are incomplete without an understanding of the geographical aspects of social phenomena and processes. But more than that, it has made me a better consumer of any type of social scientific research. This class has increased my vocabulary. It has made it more spatial and sensitive to place, allowing me to become a better consumer of research, and hopefully, author as well.
Above all, this class has confirmed my commitment to interdisciplinarity. Again, amen!
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Final Four hosts take lead in planning
HOUSTON -- While college athletic directors across the country manage and host large sporting events, few have the privilege of working with the NCAA Men's Final Four. Local Athletic Directors Rick Greenspan, Rice University, and Mack Rhoades, University of Houston, have discovered what a tall order the NCAA Men's Final Four can be – with all the events surrounding the tournament.
Houston was awarded the honor of hosting this celebrated event in 2003. While neither Greenspan nor Rhoades were at their current posts at this time, both have ample experience working in intercollegiate athletics.
Greenspan brings 30 years of administrative and managerial experience in intercollegiate athletics, physical education and recreation at public and private universities to his position as the leader of Rice Athletics and Recreation. From 1999 to 2004, Greenspan served as director of intercollegiate athletics at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he managed a 25-sport NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics program.
Prior to West Point, he was the athletic director at Illinois State University from 1993-1999. Following his productive stints at these two institutions, Greenspan held the same position at Indiana University where he helped lead the construction of numerous new athletics structures and refurbished outdated facilities. He has also held administrative positions in the athletic and recreation departments at the University of Miami, the University of California-Berkeley, the University of New Hampshire, and at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. With all of the experience Greenspan has amassed, he understands what an event like this means to the host city and its area institutions.
"The Final Four is a marvelous event for the city and a tremendous opportunity to show the rest of the nation what we have to offer," said Greenspan. "So many Houstonians have stepped up to volunteer their time to make this year's event truly special. At Rice, our students have seized upon this opportunity in both the classroom and in the various community service projects created by the local organizing committee. As a world class academic institution, we have advocated that our undergraduates take advantage of this 'living laboratory' as further enhancement to the diverse set of experiences that are unique to Rice University."
Like Greenspan, Rhoades has a distinguished career in intercollegiate athletics. Before being named Athletic Director at University of Houston in 2009, Rhoades held the same position at the University of Akron since 2006. During his tenure at Akron, the university saw nearly 70 percent of its student-athletes graduate; 16 championships were won; 10 student-athletes were named
MAC Players of the Year; and nine student-athletes were named All-American. Rhoades was
also instrumental in the construction of InfoCision Stadium, where the University of Akron currently plays its home football games.
Prior to the University of Akron, Rhoades was a senior associate and assistant athletic director at the University of Texas El-Paso. When it comes to understanding the magnitude of hosting a Final Four, Rhoades shares similar sentiments with Greenspan.
"There are certain events that are on your must-do list as an athletic administrator and the Final Four may be near the top," said Rhoades. "It has been such a memorable and invaluable experience to be a part of putting on an event of this magnitude. The local organizing committee and the many volunteers have put in countless hours to make Houston a standout destination for major sports. I know we are all excited about showing off our hometown."
Successfully hosting a large-scale event like the Final Four is no small feat – and is one that requires years of experience. Greenspan and Rhoades are fit for the job, and with the help of co-hosts Rice University, the University of Houston and the entire Houston Local Organizing Committee, the 2011 Division I Men's Final Four promises to be a memorable event.


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Having them say that that is normal behaviour would also rub me the wrong way, when it clearly shouldn't be.
I'd be very interested to see if the mosaic OLPF remedies this or if it's a more sinister issue that could have other effects on the cameras performance even if the OLPF does cover up the issue.
What is the best way to show the issues we are having? Mine is more evident in motion but the files are quite large.


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I agree with you about the calming effect of a beautiful sunset over water. This is a very unusual one in shades of green! I like the shine on the water where the sun hits it!ReplyDelete
And beauty in nature is so comforting, especially in difficult times. Lovely image!ReplyDelete
No good to hear you had a difficult month Leanne, but your photograph is beautiful, as all of your photos always are. I love the serenity of the ocean also... except for me it's the sunrise over water that takes my breath away xoReplyDelete
Beautiful image, the light is amazing. So sorry you've had a hard April. Hope May is a little easier. xReplyDelete
how beautiful. but I couldn't really stare at it too long.ReplyDelete
Love this photo-the sunflare perfectly timed. sorry it has been a tough month...cliche, but perhaps those April showers will bring some kind of metaphoric May flowers for you.ReplyDelete
Sun shining on water - consistent beauty that is always there to comfort us during the tough times.ReplyDelete
Beautiful serenity and light Leanne.ReplyDelete
I hope May is a very, very good month for you.
what a lovely shot!ReplyDelete
hoping the peacefulness of this image carries you todayReplyDelete
I love photos that are taken against the sun, this one is beautiful. And I also think its very nice in square.ReplyDelete
I love shooting into the light. LOVE what you have done here. :)ReplyDelete
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Your image is not only stunning, it does have a wonderful feel of calmness! I can just hear the peaceful lapping of the waves!ReplyDelete
wonderful shot, love all the layers in the sky and the soft movement of the water, with the dark silhouette of the bridge and the horizon...the sun flare is amazing!ReplyDelete
what a beautiful shot! sending thoughts of peace your way for a better may. :)ReplyDelete
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Ezra: The Planar Convergence
Dragon Maw Bay | City of the Moon | Bulwark De Feuer | Bloodsea Cavern
For centuries, Argös has been ruled by four Kings. Balthazar, Darius, Cynric, and Kenrich; each reigning for near five decades, remaining youthful despite the passage of time. Rumor tells that the four Kings have never fought, and that peace will hold as long as their families hold the throne. As each King comes to pass, his body will vanish the night of his funeral, though the populace still mourn the death in the absence of a body.
Argös is, in this way, governed by a Monarchy. Each King is selected for his royal blood, and in turn selects his eldest son (or daughter, in lieu of a son) to inherit his throne. The King is considered both head of his Kingdom, and Head of Government, and as such has total authoritative power over his own kingdom. He must, however, be held to the wisdoms of his High Council.
Of all of the continents, Argös is the warmest and most varied in climate.


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Lulu is now 3 1/2: going on 14. I swear. My mom points out that she is a lot like me when I was 3 1/2. If that's true (and I am sure it probably is), my mom is certainly a candidate for sainthood.
You can't argue with this kid. Actually, you can't even have a conversation with her. She argues with EVERYTHING. She has elevated quibbling to an art form, disputing topics that can't technically be argued. I guess that's a perk to toddlerdom...being unfettered by the shackles of grownup logic. Neither of my kids have truly transcended this stage. The fact is this: children under a certain (still unknown to me) age gleefuly hurtle about in an alternate dimension that is governed only by the laws of "toddler logic."
Take today for instance. I gave the kids their baths. Baths at our house follow a predictable course: laments about bathwater temperature, whining about water in the eyes, griping about having to actually be washed, warnings about keeping our hands to ourselves, forcible retraction from the offending bathtub, and wailing about how COOOOOLD it is while drying off. Finally, they were both dried, greased, dressed, and combed.
Then Lulu sneezed.
First example of Toddler Logic: I will never understand how a kid who eats her own boogers for between-meal snacks can have a snot phobia.
Here''s the scene:
What?!? What, for goodness sake??
Well. go get one! They're right over there!
Crippled by mucous, she hobbled over to the toliet and the next thing I knew I heard onetwothreefourfivesixseveneight kleenexes being pulled out in ambidexterous rapid-fire succession. Accomplished (in true toddler fashion) in the exact amount of time that it took my ears to connect to my brain and process what was happening.
I looked over and my lovely child was two-fisting enough kleenex to last me three months. Wearing a deer-in-the-headlights-look, she was desperately trying wipe her nose.
Now, I am not an environmentalist or anything, but my first thought was how many trees sacrificed themselves for this miniscule droplet of sneeze juice. My second thought was what a waste this was of good kleenex. Because they're sooooo expensive. Yeah.
Like most parents of toddlers, my compulsive reaction was to ask a question that I already knew the answer to:
How many kleenexes do you have there?
Now, come on. What did I really expect her to say? "Well, mother. I have acquired eight kleenex." This is a kid who thinks five is the biggest number that exists. She naturally responded with the standard toddler answer to dumb parent questions:
"I'oun know."
Arrogantly snubbing Toddler Logic, I dispensed this profound insight:
Well, you don't need eight kleenex. It only takes one. You use it up, throw it away, and then you can have another one if you still need it. You only have one nose: you only need one kleenex.
Disgusted with my debilitating stupidity, she pointed indignantly at her nose and deftly countered:
Duh mom. No arguing that. End of discussion.
Score? Lulu - 1, Mommy - 0
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Here is another tip I felt would benefit others. Since locally here in South Florida we are having donations of vehicles to help for our local charities. So I hope you find these tips helpful if you decide to donate your car to your local charity.
Donating your car to charities will not just definitely benefit organizations in funding their research or humanitarian efforts but also benefit you as a donor as you could be eligible for tax deductions for your charitable donation. Car donating has been popularly known as one of the very feasible ways of contributing to charity while at the same time avoiding the hassle of selling it.
Donating a car to charities has been well known and practiced by some people today and individual who are trying to sell their cars but don't want to experience the hassle of doing so also resort to donating their cars to charity. If you are one of those who are planning to donate your car, there are some things you must consider to maximize your donations. Note that there are potential pitfalls that you might experience when donating a car. Some of these are the large profits that middle men take out when hiring them while others are just scammers trying to extort money from you. Thus, to avoid having difficulties when donating a vehicle, here are some of the pointers you may follow:
Choose a reliable charity.
There are many charities that exist out there. When choosing a charity, pick one that accepts car donations. Make an inquiry if they are using vehicles or if they are going to sell it to fund a charitable projects and alike. There are charities that use cars for haulage or deliveries. If they are going to sell the vehicle, ask them of how much of the proceeds will be put on the charity's fund. Also, make sure that the charity you choose to donate is qualified to receive tax deductible contributions. Organizations that mostly qualify for tax deductible contributions are churches, temples or mosque. Asking the organization of your choice about this valuable information is important to make sure that they are putting your charitable contribution into good use.
If possible, avoid hiring car donation organizations and middlemen.
Middlemen and car donation organizations can help you with the paper works needed for transferring your donation. However, most of them take their own cut before the charity receives your donation. If you are thinking of using the service of middlemen, ask if how much of the proceeds the charity will receive. If the charity will likely receive a flat fee per month, your donation may not be qualified for tax deduction from IRS.
Make sure to transfer your car and the title to the charity correctly.
Transfer the car to the charity of your choice including the title. Make sure sign as well as date the release of the new ownership of the vehicle. Never leave the ownership title blank to avoid the responsibility of speeding fines, parking tickets that might be run up in your name if you fail to transfer the ownership title even if your car is already in the custody of the recipient of your donation.
Make your donation successful by completing all the paperwork.
In order to be legible in receiving tax deduction contributions, complete the IRS form 8283. In cases that the charity of your choice received over $500 from your car donation, complete the said form together with the acknowledgement that the donation has taken place and received by the charity. You should also present the receipt of the vehicle's amount if it is sold by the charity together with other documentation that it has been sold.


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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Coming soon to an Internets near you...
The Puns are Starting to Bore Me are planning a return. More details coming soon. Stay tuned. Don't touch that dial. Don't click that X. Don't do...anything.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Moving on up...
Alright, here is that big news everyone has been waiting for!
All of us here at TBASTBM have known each other quite a long time now... Our common bond being the Orlando Magic. We had always talked about starting a blog about our favorite team. Nothing serious, until the beginning of this year. There is a decent chance some alcohol was involved, as well as the desire to show the Internet who's boss. That said, we did some good ole' fashioned brainstorming and came up with The Puns Are Starting to Bore Me. We fiddled with Blogspot for several days, and before you could name all of Sean Kemp's children, we were off and running.
We mourned the loss of Adonal Foyle, and then praised his return. We stressed Orlando's defensive prowess. Cheered the Rafer trade. Marcin Gortat. For our 100th post, we gave you 100 memories. There was some Taoism somewhere. How about the best SVG quotes? We gave away tickets to a game. We offered our solutions, with or without Jack Daniels, for how to rebound from the Jameer Nelson injury. We even discussed the Magic in spanish! And much, much more!
It turns out we enjoyed blogging, and for some reason a decent amount of people enjoyed reading our blog. But, like Shaq and Orlando, TPASTBM outgrew Blogspot. Ya see, we want all the lights, ladies, glory, and attention that the Internet can provide.
In comes the Bloguin Network.
We have decided to join said network in order to reach the next level. (Remember the talk about lights, ladies, glory, etc? Yeah, that's the next level.) The Bloguin Network will allow us to bring our readers even better content, in a much better looking fashion. Honestly, it looks much more official. So, to continue the trend towards professionalism, we have implemented a dress code for all contributors. Jareth Cutestory can no longer blog naked. It really is a win-win for all.
So, please follow us over to the new The Puns Are Starting to Bore Me and get things going!
Also, thanks to "Sebi" for The Puns banner we have been using for the last several months.
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Friday, April 10, 2009
Shu ba da du ma ma ma ma
Tonight the Magic take on the New York Knickerbockers and their frontman David Lee Roth. Enjoy the game folks, and we'll see ya on Monday with some big news!
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Well, it turns out that great teams — the most creative, the most innovative — are more temporary in nature than you would think.
Take Broadway. The best productions, researchers have found, are made up of rag-tag groups — a mix of old and new faces. The old faces bring knowledge of the best processes and the best working methods, and the new folks bring a fresh creative spirit to the table.
The most innovative companies work in similar ways, too. Ad-hoc teams form around a given project, then disband. But it's not so easy pull off — in order for this to work, the entire organisation has to be diverse enough in order to make temporary teams a reality.


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Yep....It is that time again.....School is back is session and parents are left wondering where our summer went.
Most elementary through high school campuses in Santa Cruz County are now in session. In just a few weeks, UCSC will be starting classes too. What this likely means to you is that you will experience more traffic in your morning and afternoon commutes. This increased traffic comes in all varieties; vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.
Traffic safety and safe school commutes are a priority issue for the Santa Cruz Police Department. Our traffic officers are dedicated to ensuring school zones safe from aggressive and unsafe driving practices.
To help ensure our school commutes are safe, we will have increased presence around the school zones during the first month of school operations. Here are a few common violations we see around the schools:
- Speeding (parents late for drop off or pickup)
- Illegal parking (parents late for drop off or pickup and not willing to walk from a distance)
- Illegal turns (parents trying to get that coveted up-close drop off/pick up location)
- Stop Sign Violations
- Not yielding to pedestrians
- Pedestrians crossing unsafely
It is our hope that commuters engage in safe and courteous habits to avoid experiencing an enforcement action. Some tips to help your commute:
- Leave in plenty of time and anticipate heavier than usual traffic
- Be aware of school zones and traveled routes to school
- Be courteous and respectful to all traffic
- Be respectful to neighbors of schools avoiding parking in their driveways or parking lots without their permission
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Here is a little update on the chicken mansion. It has been a long project but I finally feel like we are getting somewhere. When we started I had no idea it was going to take this long but now that I know how big of a project it is I will be surprised if we finish before Thanksgiving.
The roof goes up! This was a huge accomplishment. Now that the roof is up there is some really great shade for Nathan to work under.
The boys have spent a lot of time playing in the construction site. I will be honest and say it made me a little nervous at first when I saw Caleb dumping buckets of screws into his dump truck and was using a real hammer and nails but, I have now gotten used to it.
There has been a little more progress since these pictures but I haven't been over there in a few days. Those panels on the back have holes because there is going to be two solar powered doors for the chickens to come in and out of. The panels on the side are actually doors. They still need the rest of the molding and hinges but they will open so Tia can sweep out the coop easily. The design is really great and it is fun to finally see it coming along.


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As a beginning new media practitioner, there are some skills I have already and some I will need to work on. Currently, I am most skillful in envisioning and design. I believe that I can create a fantastic design and model of something in my head, whether it's the angles used in a film or the design of a piece of technology I'd like to see built. I'm huge on aesthetics and visuals, especially cinematography. Academically, I have skills in mathematics and natural sciences (physics), specifically quantum physics, which I find extremely interesting.
However, I also have a lot to work on to be a true new media practitioner. I want to be able to take the designs and visuals in my head and turn them into physical models. In order to do that I know I have to have a good understanding in computer programming as well as hardware engineering. I feel that I need to expand my knowledge scientifically, or else I'll really just be someone with a lot of thoughts in their head and nothing to truly show for it.


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What will Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers do this season?
The Carolina Panthers wrapped up their 2013 preseason with a win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, bringing their record to 3-1. However, unseen except for the sideline was former first overall draft pick and Panther starting quarterback Cam Newton.
It is obviously common for NFL starters to sit out during the 4th preseason game of the year. It gives other players who are on the bubble a chance of making their case for a roster spot on the field. But the Panthers starting offense has struggled all preseason and have not been able to put the ball in the end zone.
Carolina's regular season home opener for the Panthers against the Seattle Seahawks is against a team who went 4-0 in the preseason, putting up a total of 110 points and allowing only 36 to their opponents, who have not been cans. They have victories going into Green Bay and playing the Packers and playing Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos at home.
The Panthers defensive unit may be able to hold down some of those Seahawk points, having presented themselves as a powerhouse this preseason but will Cam Newton's offense be able to keep up with the scoring should this game turn into a shootout. Earlier this season, Newton was quoted saying that the Panthers "offense let our defense down."
Last year Newton threw for 3,869 yards with Steve Smith catching most of those, racking up 1,174 individually. Two of the remaining top five were not actual wide receivers with tight end Greg Olson and fullback Mike Tolbert.
The Panthers have been criticized for some time regarding Cam Newton leading the Panthers offense in rushing yards, noting that this is indicative of the lack of weapons and tools for Newton. Having the only true wide receiving weapon, Steve Smith, line up every play in double or triple coverage has limited the opportunity for productivity.
But last night's game in Charlotte, may have given a glimmer of hope in opportunity for Newton and Panthers Head Coach Ron Rivera. Ted Ginn likely secured his spot as the number 3 receiver, bringing down 8 catches for 193 yards and two touchdowns against Pittsburgh.
The preseason has also shown Brandon LaFell emerging as an effective tool for Cam but Newton also has opportunity with Greg Olsen becoming one of the pre-eminent tight ends in the league as well as the return of David Gettis.
This year may be the best opportunity to really evaluate Newton as a veteran but young quarterback and to determine what he will actually be able to accomplish. His preseason quarterback rating was a team low 64.3, with 42 attempts, 21 completions and only 227 yards.
With this type of production, it can be argued that the Panthers should have put their starting offense in for at least two series. The Panthers would have been playing against a second and third string defense who is working hard to make the cut for the Pittsburgh roster. If the Panthers were able to get into the endzone, it could have been used to gain momentum for the coming regular season and to break the chill over the team.
Sure, this could have put starters at risk of injury a week out from the regular season kickoff, but the opportunity to finally knock off the ring rust and get the offense working effectively versus having a lame duck offense going in may have been worth it.
After the high scoring Seahawks, the Panthers play the Bills in Buffalo and then Eli Manning and the Giants at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte before a week 4 bye.
By the week 4 bye, we will have a good gauge on what we should expect from Cam Newton and the Panthers before starting the tough NFC South divisional games which are all packed in from week 8 onward.
Look for Cam Newton to have a big game Sunday as he comes out trying to prove himself and having all of his tools in place and operational. DeAngelo Williams will also be working hard to prove himself, likely taking all of the snaps in the backfield with Jonathan Stewart out with an injury.
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7 th March 2017, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the names of the 14 players who will form the OD squad which will play the 4th and 5th One-day games against the England Lions.
The team captained by right-handed batsman Ashan Priyanjan will consist of the following players:
Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Ron Chandraguptha, Sadeera Samarawickrama (WK), Angelo Perera, Charith Asalanka, Irosh Samarakkody, Lahiru Madushanka, Dhusmantha Chameera, Vikum Sanjaya, Dasun Shanaka, Chathuranga de Silva, Sanjaya Chathuranga, Ramith Rambukwella.
The England Lions tour of Sri Lanka began on 17th February. The 4th One-day (OD) is scheduled to take place at CCC on 9th March while the 5 th and final OD will also be at the same venue on 11th March.


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1. I Believe In Love- Lou Reed
2. London Girl- The Pogues
3. Fly- The Jam
4. The Morning After- Count Five
5. 96 Tears- ? & the Mysterians
6. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times- Peggy Lipton
7. I'll Never Learn- The Shangri-Las
8. Dazed and Confused- Jake Holmes
9. Devil Town- Daniel Johnston
10. I'm One- The Who
11. She's Falling Apart- The Flamin' Groovies
12. All We Ever Wanted Was Everything- Bauhaus
13. Guess Things Happen That Way- Johnny Cash
14. Pronto Un Doctor- Los York's
15. Word On A Wing- David Bowie
16. We Live As We Dream, Alone- Gang of Four
17. Wear Your Love Like Heaven- Peggy Lipton
I was in a grocery store the other night feeling sick. I was only there to get a few needed items, things that I could no longer put off the purchase of, you know, the essentials. The effort to get dressed, and drive to the store felt Herculean and took its requisite toll - my body drooped, my eyes ached under the fluorescent lights glare. I hate the grocery store even in the best circumstances but this was pure hell. I dragged myself along the shiny aisles hunched with eyes averted from others, feeling like some kind of strung out Quasimodo. But as I walked down the pet food aisle what should come over the loudspeakers but ? & the Mysterians "96 Tears" and Lord have mercy it sounded so damn good that despite my illness I found my posture straightening and a spring and bounce coming back in my step. It was like a faith healer had suddenly given me the sonic touch and lit some healing fire in my soul. Hearing this song loud in such a public place was revelatory, its relentless weirdness and drive filled me with an uncommon joy that while the song lasted almost made me feel well. That's some powerful medicine.
"And when the sun comes up, I'll be on top, you'll be right down there, looking up".


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Does the state prosecution really want to convict Ehud Olmert for his corruption?
A one-time top aide to former prime minister Ehud Olmert won't be allowed to testify against her former boss in exchange for a lighter sentence in a high-profile graft case, the State Prosecutor's Office said late Thursday night.I once thought they did want to nail Olmert for his fraudulent activities. Now, it would seem otherwise. Why can't they decide what they want to do about him? Is their leftism getting the better of them again?
Shula Zaken's legal team had been in talks with the prosecution over the past several weeks to work out a plea bargain that would see her turn state's witness in the Holyland case, in which Olmert is accused of taking bribes to push through a major residential development as mayor of Jerusalem a decade ago.
However, the prosecution said Zaken's offered testimony was not strong enough to justify a plea deal.
A verdict in the Holyland case is expected March 31.
On Wednesday, Zaken spent several hours being grilled by police over what she knew about Olmert's role in the Holyland affair.
The Justice Ministry said in a statement that the decision was made both because the trial had already passed the stage when new testimony could be given and because Zaken's offered testimony had no "outside documentation" to back it up.
Zaken's legal team panned the decision, saying the state had passed up on a chance to expose all the wrongdoing that had happened while she served as Olmert's bureau chief.
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Picking the song to be your first dance as a married couple can be quite stressful, especially for Hipsters since Hipsters by nature want to be unique and super cool. My husband and I actually had an easy choice, because on one of our early dates we danced together in my living room to a super cool unique song, Carla Bruni's Quelqu'un m'a dit. Little did we know our wedding song would lose uniqueness points when it ended up on a Hipster soundtrack to a Hipster movie, "500 Days of Summer."
To help out those who are searching for their perfect wedding song, but want something different than your typical Michael Buble, Celine Dion treacly tune, I have created a Hipster's Guide to Alternative Wedding Songs playlist.
Here you will find a nice variety of "it" bands and singers. Some of the songs are nice and slow, such as Dirty Beaches True Blue, while others are fun and upbeat for the Hipster couple who like to boogie, such as Belle and Sebastian's Another Sunny Day. For the Hipster's that kick it old school I threw on some non-obvious Billie Holiday (Yours and Mine) and Betty Carter (It's a Big Wide Wonderful World). And for the Hipster who likes to cowboy up there is some sweet Willie Nelson (And So Will You My Love) and bad ass Lucinda Williams (Essence). For the Hipster with a sense of humor I end the playlist with the cheeky Mountain Goat's tune No Children.
I must give a shout out to Jonathan for being kind enough to let me put his ideal (future) wedding song on the playlist, the fabulous Hysteric by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He also gave me some more great suggestions, such as Warpaint's Baby and Kyle Andrew's You Always Make Me Smile. Also thanks to Jen for introducing me to Gotye, who is so talented that his Save Me is the second track on the playlist. I also included the wedding song of an adorable couple who were kind enough to invite us to their wedding in Texas a couple years back. Julio and Lilia picked the super ballsy and beautiful Bjork song Unison which made such a powerful impact at their down home Texan celebration. That is the definition of a winning Hipster wedding song.
Even if you are not getting married, this is a nice set of love songs that are not in the least bit corn ball that you can enjoy for Valentines Day. Let me know if you have any Hipster Wedding favorites you would like to share! Until next time.


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Hey, I recently built a TB cannon and it worked pretty damn well. But, I found that Lacrosse Balls ( which are a tiny bit less than 2.5" in diameter) fit pretty well in some SCH 40 2.5" PVC pipe. Lacrosse balls are about 5 ounces in weight. So, If you are the proud owner of a TB cannon... Try a LAX ball and you will be most definitly suprised with the reaction!
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We drove down Thursday afternoon to make it in time for the rehearsal dinner held at Rachel's parents home. The Browns rode with us and of course there was a stop at Whataburger and the daiquiri drive through before crossing the Lake Pontchartrain bridge.
We had an awesome time during the day and into the night Friday! It was filled with good food, drinks, Dopsie, Carousel bar at Hotel Monteleone, Razzoos, and Masquerade!
On the day of the wedding we went to brunch, shopped a little, and spent the rest of the day at the hotel pool before meeting for a pre-wedding cocktail at the hotel bar.
The beautiful bride and groom!
The cake pull!
After the reception we went out! Here is our after party pic! haha It was such a fun weekend!!!
Congratulations Rachel and Shawn!! The wedding was absolutely PERFECT and I KNOW everyone had an incredible time!! Well done ;-)


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So messed up!
Apparently making an abortion facility look more like a spa is going to "destigmitize" killing unborn children. The Washington Post reports that a new abortion business is opening in DC and its goal is to make abortion more glamorous.
The facility, CaraFem, is opening in April and will offer hot tea and comfy robes. The "clinic" will also feature wood floors, plush upholstery and resemble a high-end salon or spa.
Trending: WATCH: City Inspector Demands Store Owner REMOVE U.S. Military Flags, Insults Veteran at Store
CaraFem president, Christopher Purdy, said, "We don't want to talk in hushed tones. We use the A-word." He added, "It's fresh, it's modern, it's clean, it's caring. That's the brand we're trying to create." Planned Parenthood, of course, praised the new approach. Eric Ferrero, a spokesman for the abortion giant, said, "We still do a lot of work with people who are less supportive of abortion, and one way we need to communicate is in a more empathetic framework that kind of says, 'Look, these are really complicated personal issues."
However, pro-life groups believe the "fresh" approach will fail.
The president of the pro-life Susan B. Anthony List, Marjorie Dannenfelser, said "Even people who support abortion rights don't necessarily see it as something to celebrate. They want to think about [abortion] as a necessary evil." National Right to Life president, Carol Tobias, added, "Abortion is not pleasant and trying to put pretty wrappings around the procedure isn't going to make any difference."
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Bolland, Olczyk to receive honors at CSN Awardsby Comcast SportsNet Chicago / Chicago Blackhawks
The honorees chosen are top athletes from Chicago's professional teams who have made considerable contributions to their teams, as well as the Chicago community. Special to the 25th anniversary of this event: both a current player and a legend from each professional Chicago sports team will be honored. This year's "Player of the Year" and "Team Legend" honorees include DAVE BOLLAND ("Blackhawk of the Year"), EDDIE OLCZYK ("Blackhawks Legend") -- CHRIS SALE ("White Sox of the Year"), FRANK THOMAS ("White Sox Legend") -- RICHARD "RIP" HAMILTON ("Bull of the Year"), BOB LOVE ("Bulls Legend") -- ROBERTO GARZA ("Bear of the Year"), OTIS WILSON ("Bears Legend") -- DARWIN BARNEY ("Cub of the Year"), ERNIE BANKS ("Cubs Legend") -- PATRICK NYARKO ("Fire of the Year"), FRANK KLOPAS ("Fire Legend"). For the pinnacle moment of the evening, this year's March of Dimes "Inspirational Athlete" award winner is 13-year-old CONNOR McHUGH from St. Michael Parish School in Wheaton, IL. Connor has persevered as both a standout athlete, coach and student, despite being born with a birth defect.
The 1200+ expected attendees for the 25th Annual Comcast SportsNet Sports Awards will also be able to participate in a silent auction featuring Chicago sports packages and "Dream Day" tickets, vacation packages including airfare, autographed jerseys of star athletes, tickets for Chicago sports events, golf outings, spa packages, dinner packages, hotel stays and much more. For more information, fans are urged to visit CSNChicago.com/sportsawards25.
William T. Barry, Senior Vice President of Draper & Kramer is the event's Chairman and James J. Corno is the President of Comcast SportsNet Chicago. The Honorary Chairmen are Cary D. McMillan, CEO, True Partners Consulting, LLC and Ron Boire, President, Sears and Kmart Formats, Sears Holdings Corporation.
Event sponsors include Comcast SportsNet, BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, True Partners, Quaker, Draper & Kramer, Equity Residential, KPMG, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and PricewaterHouse Coopers.
The event will begin with a reception at 5:00 PM, followed by dinner at 6:30 PM. The awards ceremony gets underway at 7:30 PM and viewers can watch it that very same evening at 11:00 PM on Comcast SportsNet. Tickets are $400 per person and sponsorships are available. To purchase tickets or to make a donation to the 25th Annual Comcast SportsNet Sports Awards, please contact Shannon McCahill at 312-596-4716 (firstname.lastname@example.com) or visit CSNChicago.com/sportsawards25.


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Back in 2010 my daughter was newly engaged and my specific purpose in signing up for Pinterest was to get ideas for the wedding. The young couple wanted to hold their wedding reception on a farm. Did I talk sense into them? No, I actually thought it was a cool idea.
While I'd never yearned to make all the things for a wedding that's pretty much what ended up happening. Our barn reception turned out to be a major exercise in Do It Yourself. There had never been a reception in this working barn, and we had to figure it out from scratch. Luckily we had lots of help from friends and family when it came to set-up week.
In the early planning stages I started a Pinterest Board imaginatively titled "barn reception" and it soon filled with lots of rustic ideas. In fact almost everything that we did for the reception was inspired by Pinterest finds, and I could (and might) fill many many posts with reports of the various barn wedding-y projects.
Today's post will show how we spruced up the barn entrance.
Here's the iconic reception-in-a-barn photo pin:
Seriously, if you go to Pinterest and search "barn reception" you will find scads of barns with white gauzy curtains in the doorway (for example here, here, and here), with or without a big wreath somewhere on the barn. I think the photo above is the original and subsequently oft-copied barn + curtain + wreath combination (but the pin doesn't go anywhere except to an image file).
As cool as that Pinterest barn looked, white curtains weren't going to work for us because (1) our barn was white and boring and (2) the bride wanted COLOR and PATTERN.
I live 1000 miles from the wedding site and didn't have the measurements of the barn door height so I guessed. The six fabrics (from four different stores, including IKEA, Hancock, and some local warehouse stores) were varied in color, scale, and type of pattern (check, plaid, houndstooth, 3 floral). In more than one case I bought all that was left on the bolt, offering up a little prayer that it would be long enough. Which it pretty much was, and we just hoped nobody would notice when it wasn't (you didn't notice, right? right!)
How did we execute the curtain idea? We (and by "we" I mean the groom and his friends) attached the fabric to the top of the doorway with a staple gun and a ladder.
Here's a pin of our handiwork! (we also made the banner on the side of the barn)
Once the wedding was over we ended up with lots and lots of fabric. My daughter and her husband are now renovating a "broken" Victorian-era house, and they plan to use the barn curtain fabrics to make curtains for their house. Wouldn't it be cool if she uses Pinterest to figure out how to make them? (although a staple gun would work in a pinch)


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President Obama appointed Harvard bankruptcy law professor Elizabeth Warren to serve as special assistant to the president, presumably to avoid a tough confirmation battle in the Senate if he gave her the job he really wants her to do: Director of the newly created Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Professor Warren is without question a very smart, hard hitting champion for the middle class. The whole thrust of her consumer protection vision is that the working guy can't be expected to read the small print and that it's time government started "looking out for the folks." On the merits of her ideas, I can see why the banks are nervous. And I can see why turf-protecting administrators in DC are nervous. But apart from partisan knee-jerkism (and maybe there is nothing happening in DC apart from that), I don't see a valid objection to her appointment as bureau director. Although I don't agree with the way she proposes to protect the folks, I greatly admire that she has staked her career on what I see as a noble and selfless project. If we are going to have a new $500 million federal agency to pile more regulation on the consumer credit industry that will have no effect on consumers' appetite for crack, she's as qualified as anyone. At least I have a pretty good feeling that her hand will not be in the till.
I also have the feeling that nobody can afford crack and the crack dealers are packing up their tents anyway.
Friday, September 17, 2010
The Appoinment that Isn't
President Obama appointed Harvard bankruptcy law professor Elizabeth Warren to serve as special assistant to the president, presumably to avoid a tough confirmation battle in the Senate if he gave her the job he really wants her to do: Director of the newly created Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
In Re: Eddie Richardson, Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Class of 2009.
The State College contingent of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Class of 2009, showed up on campus in August of 2006- a new thing under the sun. We will be forever bound together, however tenuously as the years march on, by our membership in that class. For now, though, we are tightly bound together by the sad and unexpected news that our classmate and colleague, Eddie Richardson, has died. Two days shy of his twenty seventh birthday.
A light, as they say, has gone out in the world. Yet we may expect that the sky will be a little brighter from now on. Eddie, a luminescent figure in life, has ascended. Perhaps from his new and sky-bound home he will continue to do for us now what he did for us in life: shine his light upon us, and thereby, in the words of that Spanish poem, "...hacer mas claro y luminoso el dia." But now, from up there, he will reach us all at once and always, rather than, as he did in life, shine upon us separately and episodically, through his personal interactions with us.
Many members of our class knew Eddie better than I did. They no doubt can offer meaningful testimony to his life, and they are certainly invited and encouraged to do so here. But I think it says something very positive about Eddie that someone like me, who knew him, but not especially well, remembers him so fondly. He looms large in my memories of law school, and principally for this reason: He was the first person I met at the first orientation event that was held for our class, back in August of 2006. As an older student, and having just left professional life behind, I was nervous walking into the room that day; nervous about fitting in, about being accepted by my new classmates. It was a sort of discomfort I had not felt in years, back to the day I walked, as a stranger in a strange land, into the cafeteria of my new high school. I was all grown-up in 2006 when I walked into the law school orientation event, but in my mind I was right back in my high school cafeteria, embarrassingly desperate for the consolation of a friendly face.
And then there was Eddie. He was sitting at the table I arrived to- maybe he was the reason I arrived at that particular table- already popular with the people there and smiling genuinely back at me. He put me at ease. My nervousness was gone, never to return. That is the sort of kindness a person doesn't forget in life; I haven't and won't. Even if, in Eddie's case, it wasn't so much a kindness done to me as it was an expression of who he was; which was and remains a kindness done to everyone he knew.
I sat next to Eddie in our Administrative Law class during our last semester of law school. He regularly said the best things, most of which betrayed a rare wit and a high intelligence. One of those best things, which however did not tax either his wit or intelligence to conjure, was an occasional and appropriate, "This sucks." And he pronounced the word "sucks" in such a way that anyone unfamiliar with the word or its connotations would nevertheless have known what he meant by it; had he been made to write out his pronunciation, between the 's' and the 'cks' would have been about fourteen pregnant u's.
But then he would smile and go on. Which- in law school and in life- is the thing to do. It's the thing to do not because it's a grand invention, but because it stands well among a limited troupe of truly unpalatable alternatives.
Farewell, gentle-souled Eddie. Shine on down.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Light in August (or September)
End of Summer
by Stanley Kurtz
An agitation of the air,
A perturbation of the light
Admonished me the unloved year
Would turn on its hinge that night.
I stood in the disenchanted field
Amid the stubble and the stones
Amaded, while a small worm lisped to me
The song of my marrow-bones.
Blue poured into summer blue,
A hawk broke from his cloudless tower,
The roof of the silo blazed, and I knew
That part of my life was forever over.
Already the iron door of the North
Clangs open: birds,leaves,snows
Order their populations forth,
And a cruel wind blows.


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monster Hunter International!
(Grumble my book grumble opening my mail grumble grumble MINE!)
Turned the last page last night only to look up and discover that it was two in the freakin morning!
I could NOT put this book down. Many other bloggers have done reviews and raved about the fast paced action, the love-to-hate monsters and the excellence that is Larry Correia's penchant for detail in his weapons. All of that is fantastic, and they all say it so well, that I'm going to look at another aspect of the book.
This book makes you cheer for the heroes. It reminds me a lot of when I was a kid reading adventure novels, and the heroes of those would get into scrapes and it wouldn't be certain they would get out of them- but they gotta, they just gotta!
For me, this book brought back that feeling of uncertain certainty. The hero must pull through, save the girl, beat up the bad guy, and wind up with something really great for being so darned brave- but will he?
I did spot a couple of typos, but I'm blaming them more on Baen's copy editors than Mr. Correia, because frankly they ought to be better than that.
The writing in the action scenes flows well, and while I could have done with some more vivid descriptors to paint the picture for me, I have a feeling that's more my own penchant for description than any fault of the author.
There are so many many things to love about this book, go out and buy a copy so that Larry will get us MHI:II and the dozen other books he's working on swiftly.
If you'll excuse me now, I'm going to go re-read it before I let Farmdad have it back. Maybe I can distract him for a while with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies....
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Yeah I read the one Correia self-published I cannot wait to start on the Baen published one.
- July 28, 2009 at 10:21 AM
HAHA I've got the patch!
A very entertaining book.
- July 29, 2009 at 7:05 AM
Now, when they fix those errors by the 47th printing, you can say "Mine haz teh typoz!" and sell it for big bucks on FleaBay. :)
As for the other problem, well, mailing yourself articles like "Boundaries: There for a Reason" or "Privacy: It's Not Just For Saturday Mornings" - that would be cruel! :)
- July 29, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- Old NFO said...
Well frack... I'm in Hawaii and have NOT been able to find a copy, guess I'll just have to wait until I get home... dammit...
- July 29, 2009 at 10:16 PM
- tweell said...
Got mine online from Baen a few days ago. Disadvantages - needs computer to read, slows me down. Advantages - instant gratification, more money to author.
Baen is about the only one that I'll buy online books from, though.
- July 30, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- Christina LMT said...
I'm reading it right now. I have also noticed the typos, but typos don't bother me as much as egregious grammar errors, and luckily I've not noticed any of those!
The book is truly awesome, and I'm enjoying every word of it.
- July 30, 2009 at 9:17 PM


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When I say cream cheese you say frosting. CREAM CHEESE. FROSTING. CREAM CHEESE. FROSTING. That is the cheer section that I had going in my head all day while working. (Hey – I get easily distracted when I have a food I want to make, ok!). All weekend I wanted to make an earthquake cake but between finishing a book, taking the little foster dog Lou Lou (photo below) to the vet and trying to get right and tight for a wedding I am in (~30 days) I did not have time to bake my cake.
Earthquake cake is staple at any church gathering, pot luck, baby shower or family celebration. I do not make mine the traditional chocolate cake way but instead with butter pecan cake. Removing the chocolate chips and throwing in some walnuts makes this cake one of a kind. I guess you could consider it a distant relative of the earthquake cake. Which is why I had to rename this cake! I went with butter pecan brick cake due to the brick of cream cheese!
Butter Pecan Brick Cake
1 box butter pecan cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/2 oil
2 handfuls of chopped pecans
2 handfuls of chopped walnuts
2 handfuls of shredded sweetened coconut
1/2 cup melted butter
3 cups of powdered sugar
1 brick of cream cheese, room temperature
Pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350
In a medium bowl, prepare the cake per instruction on the box (water, oil and eggs) – set aside for about 5 minute.
In a mixer (you can do this by hand too) add in your cream cheese and melted butter, letting it whip for 1-2 minutes until it is slightly creamy. Slowly add in your powdered sugar (cup by cup), vanilla and salt. Mix until fluffy!
Grab a 9×13 baking dish (can use 8×8 as well to make 2 cakes) and spray really well with non-stick spray. Sprinkle your pecans and walnuts evenly across the bottom of the tray then add your coconut. Once this is done, pour your cake batter over the nut mixture… then tap the pan on the counter to get any air bubbles out. Slowly add your cream cheese mixture on top (eyeball as much or as little that you would want on the cake) then evenly spread out on the cake mixture. If you want, you can mix up the cake and cream cheese mixture a bit too.
Bake uncovered for 40-50 minutes. (Note: it will come out gooey on a toothpick due to the cream cheese.) Let sit at room temperature for 30-45 minutes before serving. Best served when slightly cooled but still warm! Melts in your mouth first to last bite.
So try it out – next time you get that cream cheese craving come back to my little ol' blog and grab this recipe. xx