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UFO Sighting Report - United Kingdom
December 31st 2008 : Hickling Broad, Norfolk, England
UFOINFO Sighting Form Report
Location: Hickling Broad Norfolk
Date: 31st December 2008
Time: Approx 11.20pm
Number of witnesses: 3
Number of objects: 3
Shape of objects: Triangle formation orange balls
Weather Conditions: Clear night
Description: Standing outside Pleasure Boat Inn at Hickling with two friends. Saw three bright lights in the sky, at first thought it was a plane until realised the shape. Triangle formation of three very bright orange balls, after about three mins they disappeared, top of the triangle going first then bottom right going then the last one just faded before our eyes. Didn't really believe it at first, then a gentleman walked up the path from his boat asking if we saw what he did a UFO.

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Goal for Today—enable those present to be aware of basic rights of Children when their disability impacts their education.
Rights of Children: When disability impacts education
It is as simple as A,B,C
- Appropriate
- Benefit
- Communicate
Reference: website www.kristintotten.com Children's Advocacy Resources for Education click the blog tag and you will see the articles that I am referring to.
IDEA first known as Education for All Handicapped Children
Why was it needed? To combat pervasive discrimination against people with disabilities, and create an affirmative set of obligations for states, schools, and school districts by first allowing Access, then to provide an IEP that benefits a child and to communicate the progress to parents. As simple as A, B, C.
At the time of the acts passage—8 million children had disabilities that impacted their education, but only 3.9 million of them were getting some form of specialized educational services defining "appropriate" when personalized educational services are provided= "served"
The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) with Maximum Appropriate Integration
Historical framework:
Education for All Rowley Decision IDEA revised Deal v. Hamilton
Handicapped Children US Supreme Court 1997 6th Circuit
Act of 1975 1982 2004
Amy Rowley—she was a deaf child and when she entered first grade, her parents requested that she have a qualified sign language interpreter in her academic classes.
School refused.
School refused by arguing that they: met with her parent to place her in a regular kindergarten class to determine what supplement services would be necessary to her education. Several members of the school administration prepared for Amy's arrival by attending a course in sign language interpretation, and a teletype machine was installed in the principal's office to facilitate communication with her parents who are also deaf. At the end of the trial period, it was determined that Any should remain in the kindergarten class, with an FM hearing aid to amplify words for her. She successfully completed her kindergarten year.
Reason: "she was achieving educationally, academically, and socially without it".
Parents—lost at due process, lost at the review, and then went to U.S. District Court (she is advancing easily from grade to grade but…. That court also found "Amy understands considerably less of what is going on in class than she would if she were not deaf and is not learning as much, or performing in as well academically, as she would without her handicap." The court concluded that this disparity between her achievement and her potential indicated that she was not receiving a Free Appropriate Public Education what was defined by the District Court as "an opportunity to achieve her full potential commensurate with the opportunity provided to other children." She won. School District Appealed U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court, and the School District appealed to the Supreme Court:
Rowley held: Children with disabilities are entitled to access public education and receive the "basic floor of opportunity" provided by IDEA consisting of access to specialized instruction and related services which are individually designed to provide educational benefit to the child.
The court pointed out though, FAPE involves access to educational opportunity only, not educational results.
In Rowley: the Court ruled that, assuming a child is receiving an appropriate preschool, elementary or secondary education in the state involved AND that the education meets the standards of the state education agency, the special education and related services offered a child with disabilities must meet two additional criteria in order to constitute FAPE to be appropriate:
- The IEP must be developed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the IDEA, including those governing resolution of disputes between parents and school systems
- AND the IEP must be reasonably calculated to enable the child to receive educational benefits
Specially designed instruction and services:
- Meet the State's educational standards
- Approximate the grade levels used in the State's regular education
- comport with the child's IEP
"Thus if personalized instruction is being provided with sufficient support services to permit the child to benefit from the instruction, and the other items on the definitional checklist are satisfied, the child is receiving FAPE.
So now children with disabilities are in, but suffer from the discriminatory treatment of low expectations
IDEA was amended in 1997, and Congress explicitly found: "the implementation of this Act has been impeded by low expectations, and an insufficient focus on applying…proven methods of teaching and learning for children with disabilities"
Congress found that "education for children with disabilities can be made more effective by having high expectations ….and ensuring their access in the general curriculum to the maximum extent possible.
Goal of CARE: Having and Enforcing High Expectations of Children with Disabilities
We all need to raise our gaze and enable children with disabilities to flourish into who they are bent to be, so that we all succeed.
"Raise up a child in the way he should go"—actually means in the way he is bent.
Every precious child is bent in a certain way and it our responsibilities to nourish him/her towards that certain "bent" so that he/she can flourish.
Our educational system can be utilized to do just that, but it takes involved adults to ensure that square pegs aren't being forced into round holes.
Ct. Legal Rights Project---folks in institutions that never received an education where the difference could have been between self-sufficiency or a life of dependence.
As our 6th Circuit Court of Appeals pointed out in Deal v. Hamilton Board of Education "The Rowley Court did not have occasion to consider the question of what level of educational benefit the school district would have been required to provided Amy Rowley had she not been progressing successfully through school in a regular education classroom.
The Court then delved further into the Congressional intent behind the Act and found there was a fiscal incentive to ensure that children receive proper education services so that they become productive citizens, not dependent upon the government for a minimally acceptable lifestyle.
Congress has declared that the school personnel who work with disabled children should receive high quality professional development in order to provide such personnel with the skills necessary to "ensure that all disabled children have the skills and knowledge necessary to enable them….to be prepared to lead productive, independent, adult lives, to the maximum extent possible.
Who qualifies/Who gets in?
Student with a Disability R 340.1702: "a person who is determined by an individualized education program team or a hearing officer to have 1 or more of the impairments specified in this part that necessitates special education or related services, or both, who is not more than 25 years of age, and has not graduated from high school
13 categories of disability:
Autism, deaf-blindness, deafness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairments, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or language impairments, traumatic brain injury, and visual impairment including blindness.
I. The right to be identified---
Rule: § 300.111 Child find.
(a) General. (1) The State must have
in effect policies and procedures to
ensure that—
(i) All children with disabilities
residing in the State, including children
with disabilities who are homeless
children or are wards of the State, and
children with disabilities attending
private schools, regardless of the
severity of their disability, and who are
in need of special education and related
services, are identified, located, and
How to get in: Evaluation to determine eligibility
II. The right to be evaluated in all suspected areas of disability which will provide information to determine the educational needs of the child.20 USC §1414(b)(3)(B).
- IDEA's child find provision requires a district to evaluate a student if a parent, school staff, or other professionals suspects that the student has a disability and needs special education and related services as a result.
Put in writing, sign consent, asap, 30 school days from the time that you sign for the evaluation to be completed.
Note on RTI (response to interventions) Districts can and should pursue this route to see if a child will benefit from other services before looking to special education. Flows in stages 1. High quality scientifically based instruction for all children with periodic screenings for 8 weeks. Stage 2. Student not making progress and receives more intensive services not to exceed one grading period. Stage 3. Refer a child for an evaluation. USDE Office of Special Education Programs Director wrote a memo in Jan. 2011 to all state directors of special education stating : A response to Intervention (RTI) process cannot be used to delay-deny an evaluation for eligibility under IDEA.
- Suspicion is enough for duty to evaluate to trigger--A U.S. District Judge wrote, "The standard for triggering the child find duty is suspicion of disability rather than factual knowledge of a qualifying disability."
i. In this case, out of Connecticut, what should have raised suspicion: diagnosis of depression, subsequent hospitalizations, indicates potential EI.
ii. Parents were reimbursed for the cost of the therapeutic placements
i. Evaluations are to be related to every area of suspected disability 34 CFR 300.304(c)(4) including: if appropriate health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status, general intelligence, academic performance, communicative status and motor abilities.
ii. (c) (3)Assessments are to be selected and administered so as best to ensure that if an assessment is administered to a child with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills, the assessment results accurately reflect the child's aptitude or achievement level or whatever other factors that the test claims to measure, rather than reflecting the child's impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills (unless those skills are what the test is supposed to measure).
1. Example: A child who cannot speak should not be given a test that requires verbal answers to reflect his/her IQ.
2. A child who cannot see should not be given a test that requires him to visually choose and answer.
Sad, but true and these children end up in the CI classroom when they are not cognitively impaired, but their disability effects their score on an intelligence test because of how the test was presented, not what it was testing for.
III. All assessments must be provided and administered in the child's mode of communication and in the form to yield the most accurate results.
IV. The district must follow the proper procedures for determining eligibility and educational need. :
34 C.F.R. 300.306 (c) Procedures for determining eligibility and educational need.
(1) In interpreting evaluation data for the purpose of determining if a child is a child with a disability under Sec. 300.8, and the educational needs of the child, each public agency must--
(i) Draw upon information from a variety of sources, including aptitude and achievement tests, parent input, and teacher recommendations, as well as information about the child's physical condition, social or cultural background, and adaptive behavior; and
V. The right to have one's Parents be key players in the process
—20 USC 1414 (c): REED—review of existing evaluation and data, the IEP team shall review existing evaluation data on the child including
i. Evaluations and information provided by the parents of the child
ii. Current classroom-based local, or state assessments, and classroom-based observations; and
iii. Observations by teachers and related services providers
On the basis of that review, and input from the child's parents, identify what additional data, if any are needed to determine—eligibility and the educational needs of the child (this is a new provision in 2004)
Important note—when getting those expert's opinions, some psychologist, neuropsychologists, ect., they know how to write in their letter whether or not a child needs specialized accommodations—request that they spell it out. Dr Apple, Dr. Bowker, Dr. Sloane—they do this, but it is important that others incorporate this into their practice as well. They should (since we have some practitioners here as well) suggest the areas within the 13 categories that the school evaluations should pursue. Unfortunately, I have seen where the Dr. encourages the district to find the child eligible under one label, where others may fit better in the educational context. The medical context of disability is different from the school context. If it is not effecting the child's progress in school, then the district will not find them eligible.
(ii) Ensure that information obtained from all of these sources is documented and carefully considered.
(2) If a determination is made that a child has a disability and needs special education and related services, an IEP must be developed for the child in accordance with Sec. Sec. 300.320 through 300.324.
VI. Right to an IEP if found that the child's disability requires the need for special education and related services.
a. What is "special education"? Specially designed instruction that makes up special education includes adapting the content, methodology or delivery of instruction to ensure a child's access to the general curriculum, so that he or she can meet the education standards that apply to all children.
b. What are "related services"? the services that are needed to enable the child access to the general curriculum.
VII. Right to an effective IEP that follows the legal requirements of 34 CFR §300.320-.324 Effective for FAPE—makes a "good faith effort" to assist the child to achieve his IEP goals.
a. Development of the IEP 300.324 (a). In developing the IEP the team must consider:
i. The strengths of the child
ii. The concerns of the parents for enhancing the education of their child
iii. The results of the initial or most recent evaluation of the child; and
iv. The academic, developmental, and functional needs of the child.
b. Special Factors the team must consider:
i. Behavioral issues (impedes learning or that of others)The use of positive behavioral interventions and support to address the behavior
ii. Limited English
iii. Blind or visually impaired=Braille
iv. Communication Needs: Consider the communication needs of the child, and in the case of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, consider the child's language and communication needs, opportunities for direct communications with peers and professional personnel in the child's language and communication mode, academic level, and full range of needs, including opportunities for direct instruction in the child's language and communication mode; and
v. Consider whether the child needs assistive technology devices and services
1. Assistive Technology and the IEP: As your child's strongest advocate, you must insist that AT devices and services be included in the written IEP once the team determines that they are needed.
2. Unfortunately, you may need to bring to the table various AT solutions that you think may work for you child. How do you know what those would be?
3. If your district is within Kalamazoo County—go to the KRESA website, special education, assistive technology, lending lab where educators can go and utilize different devices to see what would work best for a child. You can suggest that the district do this.
4. If the team cannot determine what AT devices and services are best for your child, then a formal AT evaluation may be needed. The evaluation should be performed by a qualified professional in a timely fashion. There is a shortage of qualified AT evaluators, so if the district uses their own personnel to conduct the evaluation and you disagree with the recommendations, the parents have a right to an independent evaluation at district expense.
5. Independent Educational Evaluations—put the request in writing, the district has to either grant the request (but will often cap an amount) or object to the request and take the matter to Due Process. The district will have ____ days to complete.
6. Beware: You want evaluators that are truly independent and know how to make recommendations to the IEP team.
iii. Please note that although your child may not need AT services right now, your child's AT needs are to be continually considered as long as they have an IEP as is behavior, communication needs, ect.
VIII. The Right to be involved in and progress in the general education curriculum.
34 CFR 300.320(a)(2)(i) of the 2006 regulations require that the annual goals in a child's IEP include academic and functional goals designed to "meet the child's needs that result from the child's disability to enable the child to be involved in and progress in the general education curriculum."
The goals are to relate to the areas where the evaluation indicated there is an educational need for services.
At meetings reviewing the evaluation: Ask for specific points where a child's learning processes break down, and how that impacts classroom learning.
This is where you want to focus in on your goals.
Sometimes the district's evaluation will be enough to locate these specific points, but often it takes a private professional to do a comprehensive psychoeducational evaluation to find a fuller range of academic strengths and weaknesses
IX. The Right to obtain regular progress reports= Communication
(although benchmarks were not included as a requirement in the 2004 statute, regular progress reports are still mandated by law.)
Key questions to ask at the IEP to ensure that the goals are appropriate and measurable
-How will progress toward these goals be measured?
-How will you monitor my child's progress?
-How will you document my child's progress?
-How will you communicate with me regarding my child's progress?
Communication breakdown—ask the team, who are are to contact to ensure that the progress is being made. When you contact them, you want to know what you are asking for so
Example: sometimes goals are written in terms of grade-level attainment, which can be very confusing to us when we don't know what the curriculum standards are.
To illustrate: Danny will increase his written expression skills to the beginning fourth-grade level."
Say what?
How would a parent be able to make sure that he was making progress on that—I would already feel out of the loop.
Effective IEP teams would write something like this: Danny will write two to three paragraphs on a given topic, using correct mechanics (capitalization, ending punctuation), spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and organizations with the following objectives:
One objective: Danny will generate his ideas in correct sequence to formulate two to three paragraphs, using and completing graphic organizers before writing.
Data would be collected and then reported to the parents every quarter of how that is going.
Demand Data—good data. Common method: Curriculum-Based Measurements or CBM—Dibels is an example for early reading skills to predict later reading sufficiency.
Teacher observations, teacher made tests=argue insufficient. We want data that can tell us if the instructional method is effective. Without data, it is someone's opinion—yikes!
We want data that measures the progress of this individual child over time to ensure that the special education and related services are working for that child.
Note on Methodology: Rowley left it up to the school to determine what is the appropriate specially designed instruction for the child, to be determined with parental involvement.
Ask to have the specially designed instruction named in the IEP so that you can then track what works and what doesn't work for your child. 34 CFR 300.39(b)(3)
X. The right to be educated in the Least Restrictive Environment
34 C.F.R. 300.114 LRE Requirements
(2)Each public agency must ensure that—
(a) to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities….are educated with children who are nondisabled; and
(b) Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. (Data Driven)
Start with the inclusion, let data drive the determination of whether the child is/isn't making progress there with aids and services, before moving to a more restrictive placement.
Checklist: Least Restrictive Environment
Section 1. Whether education can be achieved satisfactorily the regular classroom for a major portion of the school day, with the use of appropriate supplementary aids and services:
1A. Steps taken by the school to try to include the child in a regular classroom in conjunction with supplementary aids and services.
· Has the school considered the whole range of supplementary aids and services, including resource rooms and itinerant instruction?
· Has the school made efforts to modify the regular program to accommodate the child?
· Do the school's efforts constitute at least serious consideration rather than token gestures?
1B. Comparison between the educational benefits in the segregated setting versus those in a regular classroom with supplementary aids and services:
· Does the comparison significantly include social and communication skills as well as academic progress?
· With such a broad scope, would education experts favor the segregated placement in terms of relative benefits to the individual child?
1C. Possible negative effects on the education of other children in the regular classroom if the child were integrated with appropriate supplementary aides and services:
· Is there a negative effect so disruptive that the education of the other students is significantly impaired?
· Do the child's disabilities demand so much of the teacher's time that the teacher will be required to ignore the other students?
1D. Cost factor depending on the circumstances of the specific case:
· Is the cost of the integrated placement, with appropriate supplementary aids and services, so great that it would significantly impact upon the education of the other children in the district?
(If most of the answers to questions in Sections IA through ID are "yes,' a segregated placement may be appropriate. In that case, the proposed segregated placement should be evaluated with the questions in Section 2. If most of the Section I answers are "no, " a segregated placement probably would not be appropriate and the Section 2 questions would be irrelevant.)
Section 2. Determining if the proposed placement includes the child in school programs with nondisabled children to the maximum extent appropriate:
· Is it possible to place the child in regular education for some, even if not a significant portion, academic programs?
· Is it possible to place the child in regular non-academic classes?
· Is it possible to provide interaction with nondisabled children during lunch and recess?
(the more answers in Section 2 that are yes, then more likely it is that the proposed segregated placement meets the LRE criteria as defined by current policy and case law.)
However, we have far to go to utilize this law to end discrimination in public education.
Example: students with disabilities continue to drop out of high school at higher rates then peers,
Be disciplined at higher rates than their peers
And graduate with a diploma at lower rates than their peers.


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From yesterday evening I am in Medemblik to take part as judge and umpire in the Delta Lloyd Regatta.
We have been very busy with preparations. It's a big team with 20 people. During the day we split up in a rule 42 Team and a Match Racing Team and in the evening we are assigned in several - even three if need be - panels.
This morning we had several meetings with the umpire group, with the skippers and crew and now with the complete jury.
I will get back to the blog as much as possible - the internet connection is fine here - but please give me some leeway. It promises to be a very busy event.


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"When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what is useful, applauds falsehood and smothers truth under indifference or insult, a nation turns its back on progress and can be restored only by the terrible lessons of catastrophe." … Frederic Bastiat
Evil talks about tolerance only when it's weak. When it gains the upper hand, its vanity always requires the destruction of the good and the innocent, because the example of good and innocent lives is an ongoing witness against it. So it always has been. So it always will be. And America has no special immunity to becoming an enemy of its own founding beliefs about human freedom, human dignity, the limited power of the state, and the sovereignty of God. – Archbishop Chaput
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Gold Shares continue to lose ground against gold itself
The hedge funds continue to ply that ratio spread trade which they will do until they can no longer make any profits off of it. Maybe we are seeing a bit of a delayed reaction to news that the Obama budget contains a hefty 5% royalty tax on their revenues. That budget has zero chance of passing in its current form but it could be that the mere mention of such a thing has gotten some owners of these shares nervous especially if those risk aversion trades come back in vogue.
Once again it comes back to the desire on the part of investors to gain LEVERAGED exposure to the gold price. If they can do this by using the ETF and not have to concern themselves with risks of a political nature such as what is being attempted by the current Administration, they why bother buying these things at all is the thinking that is currently in vogue among the larger part of the speculative community at this point.
The mining shares are also now seriously underperforming the broader stock market continuing a pattern that has emerged since last summer.
Some of the readers wrote to expres their desire to see a tax of this sort hit the mining sector. My only response to that is very simple - a royalty tax comes right off the bottom line of any company involved in mining here in the US. The lower the net profits of a company, the more it impacts their share price. Be careful what you wish for if you hold these shares in your portfolio and take the side of the Administration that this is a good and necessary tax. That is your portfolio and your wealth that is going to take the hit. If you are willing to lose your money over it - fine and dandy - but then do not complain and bitch when you see your portfolio going nowhere or actually moving in the wrong direction.
Hedge funds are not going to acquire mining company shares out of the supposed "goodness" of their hearts. They will only buy them if they think that they can make a profit on them and that necessitates continued strong and rising profits from these companies. Anything that might impact that will be part of the equation in calculating whether or not they meet these criteria.
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Don't forget that the algos are constantly hammering away on these shares too. I used to watch the tape tick by tick on several of my favorite miner shares (CDE and SLW). The manipulation was rampant and sickening.ReplyDelete
Now who is doing the manipulating is anybody's guess, but these issues were being artificially beat down for sure IMHO.
a pox on anyone wanting to raise any taxes.ReplyDelete
just more money they will throw down a rat hole.
i lift my first happy hour beer to a regime change in november.Replies
Cheers Boatman. Drinking a Peroni with you.Delete
I am a UK investor, and have invested in the individual companies that comprise the HUI, through a share dealing firm.ReplyDelete
The truth is, Lord only knows what they really did with my money. My statements show me as owning the shares. But for all I know, that 'ownership' might just be tracking the shares. The broker might be using the money for some other purpose, maybe even to short those very same shares. A lot of dirty practices were revealed by the MFGlobal collapse.
I am awaiting an opportune time to exit my positions. Trust is gone.
Unfortunately, the possibility of this royalty tax passing combined with the increased costs some mining companies have estimated for 2012 means the miners will probably have another lousy year. I hope I'm wrong though.ReplyDelete
Always read you - thank you.ReplyDelete
Miners are a nightmare.
A word on taxes. The focus is so heavily on miners and any governments targeting them.
The target in actual fact is much much wider. ie Rare coins - numismatic coins always weren't taxable - regarding sales taxes etc - but that is changing we will see taxes here too.
So anything of "value" will be taxed!
Between the Bullion Banks in control of the metals, and the Fed devaluing our dollar, and the Federal Government starting to act like the Weimar, Stalinist, North Koreans, I have chosen to put my money in oil, as well as Guns. I think I will need them soon. Sad. Upon the COLLAPSE, you will find me in the hills of the Appalachias. Previous post. Dan,
I just sold all my mining stocks and purchased a beautiful AR 15, a Kimber TLE.45, a really pretty auto shotgun. I think it will pay much more dividens when these individuals continue to erase America as we know it.


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Formula 1's biggest technical shake-up in decades is underway, and what little we can deduce from test times and reliability so far, we're expecting some unusual winners in 2014 – perhaps from drivers who may never win again. So which F1 drivers scored the greatest one-off wins since the World Championship began in 1950? Adam Cooper delves into the history books…
The history books reveal that just 22 drivers have scored a single Grand Prix victory, assuming one doesn't include any winner of the Indy 500, anomalously included in the World Championship from 1950-'60. Take out Luigi Fagioli and Luigi Musso – who both shared 'half' wins with Juan Manuel Fangio when asked to hand over their cars – and it becomes an even more exclusive group.
It includes a few names who would or could have gone on to score more victories had fate not intervened, such asLorenzo Bandini (ABOVE, winning at Zeltweg, Austria in 1964), Ludovico Scarfiotti, Francois Cevert, Carlos Pace, Gunnar Nilsson and Alessandro Nannini. Others simply enjoyed their day of days, when everything fell into place and they elevated themselves from being mere grand prix drivers to grand prix winners.
Almost by definition, few one-offs were dominant victories achieved from the front – very often either wet weather or mechanical attrition ensured that the ball bounced around the roulette wheel a few times before finally settling on a lucky winner.
So what of the top 10 greatest one-off wins? Some races involved so much good fortune for the eventual winner that they didn't earn a spot. Giancarlo Baghetti may have won his first ever World Championship Prix start at Reims in 1961, but his triumph came only after his three senior Ferrari teammates retired, leaving him in comfortably the fastest car to reach the checkered flag. That same year Innes Ireland scored a somewhat fortuitous first win for Team Lotus at Watkins Glen – but that was a race Ferrari skipped completely.
However, some worthy victors just missed the grade. Cevert won in Watkins Glen in 1971 after teammate Jackie Stewart hit handling problems, but he did beat the rest of the field fair and square, while Scarfiotti put in a solid performance to triumph on home ground for Ferrari at Monza in 1966.
Nor did we consider Pastor Maldonado, Heikki Kovalainen or Robert Kubica for this list, since all three are still active in motorsport, and we would love to see the last named make a return to F1.
It's interesting to note that in most cases on our final list, the car involved was also a rare winner: Seven were one-off wins for that marque in the given season. In two other examples (Peter Gethin and Pace) the cars had a second win with a different driver. Only the Lotus 78 of Nilsson was – in the hands of his teammate Mario Andretti– a regular pace setter.
Just to clarify - we're not ranking the driving talent of the winners, but the quality of the win.
10. 1959 Dutch GP, Jo Bonnier (BRM)
Swedish gentleman racer Jo Bonnier is unfairly remembered as a journeyman whose F1 career fizzled out in 1971. But a decade or more earlier he was capable of running regularly in the top six, and on one weekend in Holland in 1959, he did rather better than that.
After scratching around in privateer Maserati 250Fs, "JoBo" joined BRM at the end of 1958, which led to a full-time drive the following year. The rear-engined Cooper was already the car to beat, and so the BRM P25 was part of a fading generation. But at Zandvoort Bonnier took pole, boosted by having tested the week before. In the first part of the race, he battled with the works Coopers of Masten Gregory and Jack Brabham, until both suffered gear selection problems, and the BRM got back in front. With 15 laps to go, Bonnier lost the lead to Stirling Moss, but just three laps after that the Rob Walker-run Cooper also suffered gearbox dramas. Bonnier retook the lead and ran steadily to the flag to record BRM's first ever grand prix win.
Bonnier raced in F1 for another 12 seasons, but never bettered fifth place.


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Zendaya Shows Off 2 Dramatic Makeup Looks In 1 Day At NYFW
Zendaya Coleman pulled off two distinct makeup styles in one day at New York Fashion Week on Feb. 9. Which look is your favorite? Vote!
Zendaya Coleman, 17, appeared on makeup artist's Allan Avendano's Instagram page on February 9, showing off two different makeup looks. From the TV screen to the runway, this star is making her way up! The Shake It Up star is, without a doubt, shaking things up in New York. She showed off her stunning makeup during the DKNY and Opening Ceremony Fall 2014 shows. Both looks are very different but we must say she looks fabulous in both of them! What one do you think is the perfect look?
Zendaya At New York Fashion Week — Which Makeup Look Is Your Fave?
Zendaya has become a fashionista right before our eyes. This season, Zendaya showed off two dramatic makeup styles created by Allan. Each was different but both were perfect in every way! For the DKNY show, Zendaya rocked shades of gold and peach. Allan created a more sinful look for the Opening Ceremony show with red lips and a fierce cateye. Both these looks are amazing so how do you pick just one? You can decide!
Allan posted the beauty face off on his Instagram, writing: "Day one with @ZendayaMaree: Look 1 – #Gold and #Peach for @DonnaKaranDKNY Look 2 -#GraphicCatEye and #Satin
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December 23, 2004.
Seattle Post Intelligencer.
For more than a year, Lance Palmer noticed his vision failing.
Under dim restaurant light, menus were a blur. He could no longer enjoy an evening with a good book. At work, the Seattle trial lawyer relied on a magnifying glass to get through documents at his desk.
Finally, he couldn't pick his son out in a pack of three 5-year-olds playing next door.
"It just hit home more and more how precious my eyesight was," said Palmer, 43.
Legally blind in his left eye and rapidly losing sight in the other, Palmer has a condition called keratoconus, in which the cornea loses its rounded shape. It was fuzzing the sharp angles Palmer used to see, leaving behind only light and color.
Yet, three days before he was scheduled for a cornea transplant, the most common treatment for advanced keratoconus, Palmer got nervous.
Although cornea transplants are among the most successful transplant procedures, there's still a risk of rejection. It's still major surgery.
Never mind, Palmer's doctor told him. There's another option.
That alternative involves two half-moon shaped plastic cones inserted into the cornea to stop the progressive vision loss. The inserts provide a support structure that stretches the thinned cornea back in place around the eye.
Palmer would be Dr. Audrey Talley-Rostov's second patient to receive the Intacs inserts, a procedure that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration this summer for patients with keratoconus.
Contact lenses can correct the vision loss caused by keratoconus at first, but eventually the cornea becomes so distorted it's difficult to fit a lens over the conelike protrusion.
About 1 in 1,000 Americans have keratoconus or some form of corneal thinning, which typically strikes young people between their late teens and early 40s, according to Talley-Rostov.
A cornea specialist at Northwest Eye Surgeons, Talley-Rostov is one of two doctors in the state certified by Addition Technology Inc., the company that makes the Intacs inserts, to perform the procedure.
Since October, she's implanted the inserts for a dozen patients.
About a quarter of patients with keratoconus will eventually need corneal transplants, according to the National Keratoconus Foundation.
"These were all people destined for organ transplantation," said Talley-Rostov. "To be able to provide an alternative surgery for them that's less invasive is probably one of the most exciting things that's happened in cornea (medicine) in at least 10 years."
The inserts can also be used for thinning of the cornea caused by complications from laser eye surgery, said Talley-Rostov, who in September went to practice with a surgeon in Mexico, where the procedure was approved earlier.
Patients are awake during the operation, which takes about 20 minutes per eye. Drops numb the eye and one stitch seals the incision.
Palmer had his left eye done on Oct. 13 and the right last week. His vision is improving so quickly he can't keep his glasses up to date.
"Now I can read depositions without having to take my big magnifying glass out," Palmer said. "I've got thousands of books to read yet and I had always looked forward to retiring and reading."
The inserts were approved for use in 1999 in near-sighted patients, but never caught on because there were so many other options, including laser surgery, according to Dr. Ernest Kornmehl, a Boston eye surgeon and spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
"For keratoconus, it's a godsend," Kornmehl said.
Keratoconus patients who have too much scarring on their cornea, often caused by ill-fitting contact lenses, will still need transplants, according to Talley-Rostov.
For more information about keratoconus, go to the National Keratoconus Foundation's Web site at www.nkcf.org or call 800-521-2524.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Family Updates
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Magnificat publishes Magnifikids, which is a weekly missal. My nine and six year olds follow along with it in Mass. I like that there is no flipping around. I'm thinking of ordering one more copy for us.ReplyDelete
Children's missals exist for the extraordinary form....and they should still have them for the ordinary form....what a great gift to ask for, so mature! Love hearing about your family!ReplyDelete
Your girl is a cross between my two, I so enjoyed hearing Maggie's story. Well, I enjoyed all of them but Maggie's made me laugh because I could see it so cleary.ReplyDelete
You two are busy parents, I'm awestruck!
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My 3rd son is like that too. He used to love his sister but now he hates being associated with her and wants to be with the boys all the time. It's interesting dynamics being the 3rd boy then having a sister below you. Sofia used to be close to him but now she prefers my oldest son and they have a good relationship. The 3rd son loves the baby tho and often says can't I share a room with her?? Can't I be with her lol. I think close sibling relationships skip a kid in between for whatever reason. At least in our house.


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Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Duke
Coming out, I notice a bunch of guys, a camera in water housing, and a log with no wax. Curious, I wander over. "Do I get three guesses?"
They laugh. "Sure."
"Okay," I say, "A PSA to abolish the sticks."
"No, next guess"
"A commercial for a leash manufacturer?"
Another laugh. "One more guess!"
"My third guess is...ah, hell, I give up. What's going on?"
"We're filming a re-enactment for the Travel Channel. It's of Duke Kahanamoku's 1926 rescue of a group of shipwrecked sailors."
Knowing of Duke's visit to Rockaway in 1912, my interest grew. "The Duke carried out a rescue in Rockaway?" says I.
"No, in Hawaii."
I look over at a young dark skinned guy with curly hair and a grin on his face. "I guess this is Duke?"
I look around at the decimated trash-strewn beach, the workers hammering away on a section of boardwalk, the dark brown water, the heavy overcast sky spitting raindrops down, and the villainous sticks. I glance at the fiberglass Wardy with faux wood finish, the black wetsuit on Duke.
"Do any of you guys surf?"
A chilly wind stirs up the sand, and a puff of spray blows off the top of a breaking wave. The cameraman turns to me.
"There are, like, actual waves here!" I nod. "I didn't know there were waves in Rockaway. Were you out in this? There were some BIG WAVES. And the current is HEAVY. I almost got washed into these wooden sticks." He looks out at the ocean. "I'm debating whether to go out and try to catch a few. But I'm freezing cold."
I give him a few pointers on avoiding the sticks and wave goodbye.
Of course, everything about it was wrong. And I can't explain why, but despite all it was kind of awesome anyway.
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Bubby's restaurant failed four inspections since June 2007. Inspectors observed evidence of vermin activity at each inspection, including rat activity during two of the inspections. The restaurant was closed following an inspection on 11/14/07. Violations at that time included food contaminated with over 200 live cockroaches in four areas, evidence of rat activity in two areas, fly infestation in four areas, food kept at unsafe temperatures, bare hand contact with ready to eat food and multiple conditions contributing to vermin infestation.


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The TF LE500 comes with a host of features like hard top, rear parking sensors, leather seats and air conditioning as standard, providing a very high level of specification at an extremely competitive price.
With numerous technical and cosmetic innovations, the LE500 comes with a higher performing engine, a new interior, revamped exterior styling and updated suspension, drive train and braking systems. Whilst maintaining the fundamental look and feel of the immensely popular TF, the LE500 has been extensively re-engineered and is hand built at Longbridge.
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The Mission of the Physics Foundation is to foster, develop and support science education and knowledge, generate philanthropy and promote careers in science.
The aims of the Foundation are to:
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- Provide funding to the School of Physics to support the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow as well as strategic and education initiatives run by the School.
- Increase the resources of the University to assist the Senate and the Vice-Chancellor in the promotion of science, in particular physics.
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Petroleum Puzzle
Regarding the proposal, Porcupine was interested to read in a local paper the following comment:
"But Democrats and activists blasted the move. Massachusetts Sierra Club
spokesman Jeremy Marin said the proposed rollback reflects misplaced priorities.
'We have a public transit system that is proposing raising fares
dramatically, but they propose something that will increase traffic gridlock,'
he said."
Democrat Gubanatorial candidate Patrick called it gimmick, and so did Tom Reilly, using larger and more stately words.
As always, Porcupine has the solution!
How about eliminating the gas tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day for areas which HAVE no public transportation, like...Barnstable County?
It is impossible to travel without a car (spare me, Flex route and bicycle enthusiasts - I am talking about getting back and forth to work in professional attire, whcih residents have to do all summer, not vacationing with no fixed time-line). It is also impossible, due to the laws of physics, to increase the gridlock.
What do you say, Mr. Patrick? How about a Cape Cod Tax Free Summer?


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Breakfast in Bed Menu
Herb baked eggs with a dollop of spicy marinara sauce
Fruit medley (pineapple, mango, kiwi, and oranges)
Strong Black Coffee
Incorporating SB into this tradition has been tricky, but this morning she was a trooper. I woke her up right before I brought Adam's tray into the room. She and I dined at her tiny table (that I relocated this morning) while Adam relaxed in bed. I even think we managed to make it through without too many sticky fingerprints everywhere.
For dinner, we went out to eat (a rare occasion). We had some good Louisiana cooking at Marilynn's Place, which is just down the street from our house. There's a little snow cone stand in the parking lot. So, of course we had to partake. . . just a small one to share among the three of us. After all, there was cheesecake waiting at home.
|Toasting Daddy at dinner
|Birthday cheesecake and espresso
Sara Beth "helped" me make Adam's birthday cake yesterday afternoon. This recipe for Tiramisu Cheesecake has been calling our name for a week. I had to try it out, and I am so glad I did! It's definitely a keeper! We ended Adam's special day by singing "Happy Birthday to You", blowing out candles, and sharing some fine cheesecake with Sara Beth.


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This post would not be funny
I believe I have an addiction to certain things.People do drugs,weed , and drink .I dont do any , people think that its weird.The thing is I wish I did ,because at least I would know why or what is kILLINg me.
A lot of people dont know this, but I have emphysema.Its a respiratory disease , a bit like asthma .I dunt breathe easily . I always feel like am dying but it rarely reaches that stage.I have a worse disease known as SCD.Stupidty Causes Death.The first time I knew I had this , I was sneezing profusely.I actually thought it was swine flu, but I guess they are closely related.It is caused when ur very near stupidity .
Anyway,I believe minus this two diseases, I am very normal.Normal as any normal person should be.The thing is , I am addicted to stupid things. I do not sleep at night .I feel so scared of sleeping sometimes . It even scares me more when am awake . I normally sleep when the day breaks,like I feel so devilish.I am also addicted to coke.Omg, I drink so much of it , there was a time my piss was actually cokey or black or watever.
I belive i am just saying crap, being that its about 307 am.I am awake doing absolutely nothing. Like , how can a human being be so jobless at such a time.Some people were born useless but i know I wasnt .I believe I have been affected with this SCD syndrome.It aint my fault doe being that there are too many stupid people in the world, and it is a shame when all the stupid people do not know they are stupid.This world is actually daft in retrospect ,we all blame people for things n yet we mite be the thing or subject we are blaming.
Like that joke, one guy from Holland comes to Nigeria , n asks sum random dude , is it true Nigerians answer questions with questions?The Nigerian says ,ahan who told u dat?
lol, I swear thats the funniest shit av heard in a while.Ok thats a lie ,but why do people always categorize.Everyone would be like Nigerian people r daft when they are Nigerian.It does not connect.yes and the funniest shit av seen on the internet,
lol, if u do not laugh , then your hard.
It is so funny . People actually read this blog just to laugh.Its like am some kinda comedian.I actually think am just typing shit.I am so sorry ,like I apologize before this blog is read.I am actually a very spaztic person.I just drift away.like my mind flies away.I am really writing trash.I apologize not for my typos ,i really dnt give a shit about them, but about the topics. Its not my fault,anyway , yes ,I feel so sad right now.I just came back from seeing like the most important person in this world.One of the only babes who thinks am fine the way I am.Isnt it funny , the way our moms tell us were the cutest things ever.Then later in life , you now realize they have been lying to u .....lol I call it a mothers lie.
Yes that brings me to a topic , lies .Like there are different kinds of lies:
This is a very psychological kind of lie.It sticks in your head till you die.But mommy said this.You know when your young , and you bring a question about your homework to your mom , and then she answers .You get your homework back and its wrong , and shes like they made a mistake but ur just too daft to know.Or how every mother tells their child , your so handsome.This singular statement elevates u and ur ego to another level .Things begin to seem realistic when that girl in ur primary one runs away when u tell her u like her .
This kind of lies are the lies boys use on girls.You know they sugercoat everything , and the babes ears just lick it all up.What makes me laugh , is the way the lie is so sweet but the truth is so bitter.Girls basically like lies.A girl can be like ,am i fat?u wud be like yea , n she would spark , but if u say no , she wud be like tell me the truth joor.
You just have to do this.like u just have to . A babe telling a guy , sorry i have a bf.Or when u just have to lie.
Still trying to make sense out of this.
Ok so I have basically chatted shit for about 20 minutes and stuff.I think I should sleep.
N btw , one of my friends is going to be writing one of her scripts everytime I post a blog , like she got an A+ in her english class and its based on my life.Her teacher said he would send it to a local film group , like thats how good it is.
Yea , so am out
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WORLD-CLASS tributes to Bon Jovi, Arctic Monkeys and Blondie will take to the stage as Fake Festival returns to Southampton this weekend.
The UK's only touring tribute festival is back and celebrating its 11th year on the road and its second outing at Mayflower Park tomorrow.
Bon Jovi Experience, Antarctic Monkeys and Blondied will entertain thousands of music lovers.
The look and sound-a-likes deliver an accurate version of real life stage shows from the celebrated bands.
They will be joined on stage by five Local support bands, providing the warm up to get the audience in the party mood.
Festival-goers are being encouraged to bring their singing voices and dancing shoes to enjoy the tribute acts belting out some classic songs.
Mark Pitfield, organiser of Southampton Fake Festival, said: "Last year the Southampton weekend was so warmly welcomed by the community. I look forward to seeing those faces in the crowd singing along and having an amazing day."
Not only can this year's Southampton Fake Festival-goers enjoy the live shows, but they can also get up close and personal with their idols, as they pass through the famous Fake Festivals white marquee, grabbing a beer before they go on stage.
Flash, Oasish and Really Hot Chili Peppers impressed the crowds at last year's inaugural event.
Although the 2017 event is the second in Southampton, Fake Festivals have been touring for 11 summers. Each tour ends with a three-day festival The Big Fake Fest in Nottinghamshire in September.
Tickets are on sale now from fakefestivals.co.uk
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The best thing I saw last year was in a Parisian back street.
My girlfriend and I had just left a jazz bar in the Left Bank and as we walked down the alleyway that led back towards the river the back door of the club flew open and a man strode out in a straight line that intersected our path, before sitting down on a step on the other side of the alley.
In the orange light I could see that his long hair was distinguished by grey in places, his shirt was half unbuttoned, his suit jacket still on. He looked expensive. He was muttering angrily under his breath.
In that very instance my girlfriend and I turned our heads toward the door to see a tall and completely naked woman appear. She was screaming something at the man, that I guessed she'd started screaming some time ago.
Like rabbits in headlights we paused mid-step and looked at her with disbelief. Unabashed she continued to shout, right over our heads; our presence not meriting so much as a blink of an eye. Her naked body lit up like an Italian statute.
A whore? A mistress? A wife?
Impossible to tell.
We stood there with the music from the bar accompanying the screams that passed all around us, but somehow couldn't touch us, and for a moment we were completely invisible amongst other people's lives.
I thought to myself then, it doesn't often happen like this.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
A tea towel rescue
So here's the deal. The sign said that everything on this one rack in the antique mall in Anniston was on clearance for $1. Vintage linens? For just $1? I started digging and found this embroidered and lace-edged tea towel and ...
... this large square "Pots and Pans" tea towel, which made the cut because of the tea kettle in the corner, and also ...
... this teacup-embroidered tea towel and ...
... actually this one is a small tablecloth, not a tea towel, and all four corners have a different piece of teaware embroidered on them. Now there is a reason these pieces were on clearance. All had stains or a small tear, but the designs were all intact and, I thought, well worth $1 each.
I also found a vintage tea caddy, which was a little more than $1, but I am most proud of my newly-rescued linens!
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- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2010 at 7:10 AM
Great deals! I want to go shopping with you. you definitely have a knack for finding lovely things at a good price.ReplyDelete
My goodness - that's better than yard sale prices - great deal. I like all the pretty linens and your vintage tea caddy.ReplyDelete
Such great finds! I love even the damaged linens because you can pile several together on a table and cover the damaged spots or cut them up and make something very special with them. That caddy is beautiful.ReplyDelete
BTW, you do give us temptation on a daily basis. I ended up getting the Serendipity Tea book yesterday in the mail. One I have wanted for a long time.
You should be. These are great!ReplyDelete
You GO girl!! I get so excited when you post your fabulous tea finds!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2010 at 7:16 PM
What great finds! Angela, what a 'Super Treasure Hunter' you are - I love the tea linens, I always 'wonder' what kind of events they 'were at,' was it a birthday celebration or just a tea party? They seem to have such a story, such a history. That caddy is lovely, too. JoanieReplyDelete
What fun finds, Angela. You find the neatest things at bargain prices!ReplyDelete
What great things you found. I'm sure you will find a way to cover the imperfections.ReplyDelete
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towel ! So retro !


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NEWS: Traffic Slowed in Cairo Tuesday Morning, Baker Co Authorities Searching for Armed and Dangerous Suspects, Arrest Reports and More
CAIRO, GA (SOWEGALIVE) – A damaged semi truck slowed traffic in Cairo Tuesday morning. BAKER CO., GA (WALB) – The Baker County Sheriff's Office said two people, that should be considered armed and dangerous are on the loose after a robbery on Monday at J&M Liquor Store. LEE CO., GA (WALB) – A manhunt is underway for the gunmen who shot… Read More »


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Pilots as a general rule are a group of people who are pleased with themselves and like to think they're a cut above the rest of humanity, never mind the cabin crew. They are certainly skilled people who have achieved a lot by earning the command of an aircraft and are usually more than happy to allow others to admire their prowess.
It's practically a rite of passage for new cabin crew members at an airline to have the chance to sit in the cockpit of the aircraft during a take-off and landing in order that they might gain an insight into what's going on the other side of the door. It's also not unusual for the pilot to take the chance to pull the newbie's chain a bit.
This was certainly the case when one unfortunate stewardess was observing the flight crew and asked how the managed to navigate from airport A to airport B. As luck would have it at that moment there was low cloud below the aircraft, a contrail above them and a high sun, which cast a dead straight shadow from the contrail onto the cloud below which stretched ahead of them. "Oh'" replied the pilot to her question, "we just follow the black line you see there." "Oh, I see..." answered the stewardess, thus confirming the flight crew's preconceptions about cabin crew's intellecual standing and earning herself years of mickey-taking.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Air Navigation Rules
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Bye-bye Facebook
And for something that is supposed to help us stay in touch, it wasn't very good at it. Also more and more it started to trigger those I fail at life feelings because no awesome holidays, outings, and all that jazz. So don't have the time or inclination to deal with that.
I honestly don't even think anyone will really notice that I'm gone.


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Wow! I don't even know where to begin! Since the last post, so much has happened. The holidays, of course, came and went in a flurry and then January 12th came. This was a day we anticipated and prayed about for so long. A day we knew was coming, a day we had no idea what would hold, a day we knew our Father held in His hands (not unlike every other day). It was this day, January 12th, that Mama Chick, had a brain tumor removed.
It all started 7.5 years ago. Six weeks before Dr. Chick and I got married. I remember where I was exactly, when I got the call. My mom's call, telling me that her doctors had found a brain tumor. Events unfolded and we learned that she had a meningioma; a benign tumor in the lining of her brain. The plan was simple: an MRI every 6 months to monitor the tumor and pray that it doesn't change.
Fast forward to October. The MRI showed growth, the MRI showed fluid, the MRI did not show good things about the tumor. It was time, the neurosurgeon said, to remove it. Time to remove the tumor that sat in my mama's head, attached to the lining of her brain, just above her olfactory nerve. The risks were many and we spent 3 and a half months praying, trusting, believing that all would turn out well. We spent those months praying that the Great Healer would prevent loss of taste and smell as well as that He'd preserve her life.
January 12, 2012 was nothing short of a miracle and Mama Chick came out of surgery with her sense of taste and smell as well as a keen awareness of who we all are and what she'd been through. Just 48 hours after surgery she was dismissed from the Neuroscience ICU to recover at home. She was sporting 39 staples that ran from in front of her left ear through her hairline, ending with 2 stitches at her hairline above her right eye.
It has been just over a month since the surgery and her progress has been amazing! Our Honey is here with us, just as fabulous as she was prior to January 12th. We have so much to be thankful for and praise Him daily for faithfully seeing us through such a scary time.
So, now that I've brought my chickadees up to speed....what do y'all think of the new look?! Amid the holiday's and Mama Chick's surgery, Monogram Chick received a make-over. I love the new colors and site set-up! Did you notice that even our "chick" received some freshening up?! She's prep-tastic in her pearls, don't you think? I mean, honestly, ever chick needs a little something special around her neck, right?
What's your favorite thing you've been wearing around your neck, these days?!


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Disintegration, to many fans of The Cure (Walski included), is perhaps the best studio album from these princes of goth. True to the title, the group has gone through many phases of disintegration and rebirth, as evidenced by the ever-changing line up.
But this post is not about The Cure.
Funny enough, disintegration is also what seems to be happening to BN/UMNO - of course, depending on where you source your news from. Basing on what the MSM reports, though, it appears to be a phase of consolidation and rebuilding.
But Walski's heard otherwise. Mind you, this is hearsay, more than anything else, but Walski thought that he should share some of what he's heard lately.
It seems that the political secretary of one of the ministries will be tendering his resignation soon. The reason? Because, according to what Walski heard, the "opposition" is simply way too strong, and he thought that he should get out before the shit really hits the fan. And we're not even talking pig shit here - it's the debris that will remain once BN/UMNO totally disintegrates. This, apparently will happen in as quickly as 3 months.
Coincidentally, a day after Walski heard this, RPK came out with this essay: "Can Abdullah be brought down in 100 days?" 100 days, incidentally, is roughly just over 3 months.
As terribly un-connected as Walski is politically, when you get information from various sources telling you more or less the same thing, somewhere between the lines, between the devil and the deep blue sea, and between the tangled vines... there must be some semblance of truthiness being communicated here... all pointing towards Disintegration.
(rotting away at the seams, in the full post)
In the wake of the March 8 political tsunami that hit BN like a ton of reinforced bricks, we've heard a lot of talk from various people in BN. Talk, but perhaps not enough soul searching.
We've heard things like sabotage being mentioned. We've also heard laments that the younger Malaysians aren't patriotic enough for some people's liking - translating to them not supporting BN (which is probably a more accurate reflection). Then, in respose to the Black 14 rally, the Home Mnistry saying that it'll let the police carry out investigations without any interference - as if we're so stupid as to not know which ministry the police reports to, and hence, who's really calling the shots.
Yeah, there's been lots of finger-pointing... but not enough introspection.
We've also seen one daily not getting it's permit to print renewed, for some unspecified terrible thing they supposedly did - speculation is that the daily, Makkal Osai, gave a wee bit too much coverage to the opposition. But we'll never know for sure... for now, add it to the mounting official secrets that lurk in the dark recesses of our government.
Then you have UMNO-supporting groups coming out with all kinds of Ketuanan Melayu promotional actions... like it's going out of style. Well, actually, that's the one thing that contributed to the growing dissatisfaction with BN in general, and UMNO in particular. In the bigger scheme of things, Ketuanan Melayu is not going to help one iota when dealing with the ever-growing waves of globalization that these narrow-focused folks are trying so hard to ignore.
Instead, what we need now is Ketuanan Rakyat - reinforcement that all Malaysians are equally important. Only together as a nation can we hope to withstand the real tsunami that is fast approaching - one of a flat world, where the protective walls of self-imposed economic protectivism will have to be dismantled, if Malaysia really wants to be a world player.
But there are signs that the BN-led Government is starting to see the writing on the wall - grafitti of an angst-filled nation that's adorned the walls of our collective lives for a long time. Walski doesn't know when the Government started to take notice, but it seems that the realization of what needs to be done has suddenly hit home. Could it be, however, too little, too late?
Take the moves to restructure and strengthen the judiciary - this should have been done years ago. Or making the ACA (Anti-Corruption Agency) a totally independent body, as announced in Malaysiakini earlier today - again, something that should have happened a long time ago.
But the real cracks are not occurring merely on the exterior of the BN/UMNO behemoth, but also from within. Again, what Walski heard may be just hearsay, but he's gonna share it with you all the same.
There's a lot of dissatisfaction within BN/UMNO - those elected are hesitant to taking up the ministerial or deputy ministerial posts offered, while those who lost in the recent GE 12 clamor for posts - even special advisorial post, with ministerial status, will do. Then, you have the WTF appointment of Mat Tyson - a politcal has-been, excavated from the ancient ruins of a failed political career. And of course, more resignations to come, as Walski had mentioned earlier.
Speaking of whom, Rocky's latest post reports on a blog-war between this has-been, once upon a time Selangor Chief Minister, with the most recent ex-CM, Mohd Khir Toyo. Hang on a second... Mat Tyson has a blog? Strange as that prospect may seem... yes, he now does have one of his own. Can't quite remember what Mat Tyson said about bloggers, but Walski recalls it wasn't good. And now...
In any case, Mat Tyson takes a swipe at Khir Toyo (with some ear-biting thrown in for good measure - hat tip to Rocky), over the latter's insistance that Pak Lah gets going faster with the power transition thing. More signs that the cracks from within are indeed widening...
Disintegration, the album, saw the final exit of Lol Tolhurst from The Cure - founding member, who was finally shown the door because of his increasingly alcohol-related dysfunctional behavior. From there, however, The Cure managed to reshape (several times) and survive till this day - word has it that their 13th studio album should be coming out sometime this year.
So, who's gonna get the boot when (not if) our own political disintegration of BN/UMNO happens? Your speculation is as good as Walski's - but let's hope that what results, in it's wake, is a new political environment for the good of all Malaysians.
And like the phoenix that rises out of the ashes, perhaps a new phase of Ketuanan Rakyat - supremacy of the people - will emerge, to take this nation to the next level of greatness.


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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
11.14.09 Working for a Living
It's time to talk about the elbow grease that goes into holiness. After all, if it's our purpose, we're going to have to work for it.
The topic for Saturday night is: "The Life of the Laity in the World: Lessons Drawn from the Lay Movements." In other words ... "Working for a Living."
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Nothing like wasting a load of gold dust ( otherwise called printer ink) to get me mad.
If this has ever happened to you, the chances are you wondered if your calibration was off. Maybe you were too scared to look into it or couldn't find the calibration page. If so, then you will want to watch this video.
One reason you may need to calibrate is if you are using a home made mat. Why? Because if it is made of a different material, it could be tracking through the machine at a different rate. This will make your cut sizes off. Most of the time, this will not be noticed but with a print and cut, it may.
To test cut size, draw a 10cm square or 4 inches, with your machine. Measure with a metal ruler. Is the size accurate? If it isn't then the distance calibration is the most likely one to be off. You can see this happening if one side of your print and cuts is fine but the other off - the design is not sized correctly. Sometimes it is wrongly blamed on position.
So how do you calibrate? To start with, your Cameo must be connected and on. Go to the send to silhouette tab and right click in the box. The calibration options will come up. Click on Calibration and print the page. One page does it all.
The calibration for positioning is the green square part of this page. Click on the Calibrate tab to send it to the cutter to test. If your first lines are over the crosses, then that bit is ok. If not, you adjust as directed and move the arrows on your cameo so that the blade housing is over the next green square and try again. NB the green squares don't print! They are just there to show you where your blade housing should be positioned! (I thought they were missing when I first did this!)
Once those are ok, move on to the distance ones. Click on the Cut test lines - again, the lines are not printed, only the markers, A B and 1 and 2. Use a metal or plastic ruler, not a tape measure, to measure between the cuts made. If they are not precisely right, you can adjust as shown by the screen.
Click on Exit once all is ok, or on the revert if you think you have messed it up!
So that's it. The chances are that if you do have to adjust, it will be by a tiny amount. Maybe it will tell you that calibration is fine. That's when you really start scratching your head!


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Saturday, May 30, 2009
The One Cent Solution
"If paintball were cheaper, I would play more often."
" A lot of my friends don't play paintball because they can't afford to."
The above are typical comments seen on a regular basis on paintball forums I visit. They are all legitimate statements. The second and third are most likely totally truthful.
I like taking my family to carnivals when they show up in town. There are a few that roll through, set up all those fun rides and games, stick around for a few days and then leave again to set up in some other city or town. But as much as I enjoy taking my family to these carnivals, I don't do it very often. Basically, I can't afford to do it very often. I mean, I could probably afford to more often, but then I would have to give up other stuff that I need/want to spend my money on. My point is, that there are very few of us that can take part in as much fun activities as we would like to. There are limits to our financial resources.
Paintball is no different. It costs money to take part. It doesn't matter where you go or how you play, it's never free, unless someone else is paying your way. Of course, if playing paintball were cheaper then either more people would take part or the people interested in paintball would take part more often, just like any other fun activity.
So here's my suggestion. All we need to do is convince the paintball manufacturers to sell their paintballs to fields and stores for about $10 to $12 per case and then in turn, the fields and stores could sell paintballs to participants in the activity for $20 per case (or 1 cent per ball). We currently charge an average of about 8 cents per ball at our facility.
With this huge price drop, we would get a huge influx of participants because now our average customer will only be spending $5 for that bag of 500 paintballs instead of $40. They will save $35. Those already playing the game will be able to play much more often and those not playing because it's been too expensive will start coming, not just once but many times. They will tell all their friends about this great activity that is really not that expensive to take part in. We'll have a huge number of customers and the paintball manufacturers will make up for their loss in mark-up in a huge increase in sales due to all the new players will attract.
Once again we will see huge growth in our sport; growth like we've never seen before. This seems like the perfect solution to the declines we've seen in our sport lately, doesn't it?
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- AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 6:56 AM
This is a joke, right? =)ReplyDelete
Why do you ask that?ReplyDelete
We started paintball at about 15 cents per ball and are currently at under 2 cents already at many field in North America.
Just think of all the money the average player will save and how many times they will be able to play and how many more new players this will attract. It's perfect. Of coruse, it's not really a new idea. Fields have been dropping prices over the years to attact lots more players since the dawn of paintball. It's really just a natural progression (from the word progress) to drop down to 1 cent per ball.
Well, we think you know better.ReplyDelete
Because you can't make paintball cheaper by lowering the price of paint. The price to play stays the same; players just shoot more paint.
15 years ago it cost me $40 to play for a day. Now it costs me $40 to play for a day. Paint is a third of the price it used to be; I just shoot 3 times as much.
- AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 10:01 AM
If paint drops in price, I hope my field keeps prices the same and just spends the rest on improving the field/paying more to keep the best refs/give more to the owners.ReplyDelete
The last thing we need is a new person getting shot 45 times in their first game by DMs, Egos, etc because paint is so cheap.
sockkers, that's crazy talk. You are paddling upstream. Going against the flow.ReplyDelete
The One Cent Solution is really no different than the preceding Two, Three, Four, or Five Cent Solutions we've seen in the past 10 or 15 years. It's been working great. Our sport has been growing in leaps and bounds all those years. I'm sure it was due to paintball getting cheaper and cheaper.
There are only a few places, like Skirmish for instance, that haven't kept up with the times and didn't go with the Four, Three, or Two cent solutions (they got stuck at the Five Cent Solution). But what do they have to show for it? Hardly any customers and crappy facilities. I'm sure once they see the value in the One Cent Solution, they'll be jumping all over it.
- AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 11:20 AM
That's true, paintball did grow (I wasn't there at the beginning) but I think it's more that it was fun rather than cheap.ReplyDelete
I don't know Skirmish but I checked out their website and the place looks great. If they were near me, I would totally buy the season pass. That would actually make it CHEAPER for me to play, lol. I pay $25 for entrance and $55 for 2000 marbalizers right now (I shoot around 1000 per day). But even if I didn't, I would pay more to ensure people couldn't shoot crappy paint.
The best part of paintball is actually playing the game. Sure, lots of paint flying is fun when you're used to it. But as a new player, I would want a far slower pace. As a regular player, I want a place with good service, good people, good fields, etc.
Paintball is an experience! It's not a "how fast can my gun shoot" contest. Well, to me at least...
- AnonymousJune 1, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Btw, I checked out that skirmish place more and they have A FREAKEN CASTLE!!! OMG!!!ReplyDelete
I want to play in a castle... actually, I want to take the castle. How can someone play a game of "Take the castle" and not come back and play again?
Incidentally, I was at CPX this weekend, 4.5 cents a ball, one of the best outdoor facilities on the planet, and seemed to be very well attended.ReplyDelete
I've visited the CPX site a few times before. Who wouldn't love those great visually appealy fields? I wonder if their paint prices are still a little low though. What makes me wonder this? I look at the pictures on their website and I see what appear to be almost all own gear owners carrying piles of paint (multiple large pods each). Where are the renters...the first timers? Is there a reason I see what appear to be mostly regular paintball players here?ReplyDelete
Nothing wrong with that I guess from a business point of view, assuming they are doing OK. It seems like the kind of field where regular paintball players will go "every once in a while" as a special treat, but when there, will still blast large volumes of paint inspite of the higher than average prices. It's a "every once in a while" thing. But does that keep new players from enjoying themselves (at least in the open games)?
I do see they have private games and those prices are pretty good. You probably won't have too many players shooting over 1,000 paintballs at those prices (and most will shoot less). I wonder if groups of 10 players get to play on the really cool fields though, or do they get shuffled off to some of the less remarkable fields?
I would love to hang out for a regular day and see how they run things and how players react to the fields and prices. I would find that very interesting.


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Add Two to Your Reasons for Thanks
You cant always get what you want, but if you try
sometime, you just might find, you get what you need
Mick Jagger
Hearing those words on an autumn day as the 20th century teetered into the 21st, we took a tumble to a time long ago when the words were repeated as a mantra to harmonize an uncertain world.
Then, as now, our president had proved himself only human. Wed long known our parents didnt have all the answers, and it was dawning that we didnt, either. War raged, and the Rolling Stone philosopher offered about the only consolation that seemed trustworthy.
Here it is a quarter century later, and what we want is never to see Monica Lewinski or Linda Tripp again. Or hear them, either.
You cant always get what you want we thought, rueing the recent release of their taped confidences. And smiled ear to ear, recalling how the American electorate had delivered just what we need to all of us thoroughly sick of sex and scandal.
Of course, its been easy to smile in a month when November has shown us its grand side day after day. Every day but Election Day, that is, when voters defied both rain and gloomy pundits to trudge to the polls in good number.
Forecasters had warned us to be disappointed with autumn, too. No rain makes very dull leaves, they said.
The month were enjoying for so many reasons might have looked like it does to English poet Thomas Hood:
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease
No comfortable feel in any member
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees
No fruits, no flowers, no birds November.
Or, worse, as it does to the editorial writer of Indias national newspaper, The Times:
no onion, no potato, no cooking oil,
no cash, no change, no pawing, no advance,
no law, no order, no discipline,
no vote
Instead, autumns low light irradiates a forest on fire with color, and everywhere we rush out of doors in shirtsleeves the temperatures are balmy as spring to celebrate this golden season.
As we prepare our thanks in this, our national season of Thanksgiving, remember how very often here in Chesapeake Country we get what we need.


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(Matthew 4:4) Biblical reflections for the praise of God -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- and the practice of godliness.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
"But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore, do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from God." 1 Corinthians 4:3-5
"My brother pastor, tomorrow you will preach and lead. You want to be found faithful. But by whose standards of faithfulness are you to be judged? Whose opinion finally counts?
"You desire to please everyone in everything you do (1 Corinthians 10:33). But not even the great apostle Paul succeeded in that desire. The Corinthians put him under intensely negative scrutiny. I hope everyone in your church thinks you're wonderful. If you are faithful to Christ, you are. But some might find fault with you. Should you listen for whatever wisdom might be embedded even in unwise criticisms? Sure. But don't let anyone but Christ define you. Maintain your objectivity as his servant. Take the criticisms to him, therefore, looking honestly at his Word and humbly at yourself, and let him be your judge. But don't freak out. Paul considered human criticism "a very small thing."
"What others think of you does not determine who you are and what you're really worth. What you think of yourself doesn't even determine that. You serve the Lord Christ. Be set apart to him alone, and he will commend you. And with his strong assurance strengthening your heart, you can love your critics more than they expect to be loved."
-- Ray Ortlund, Jr.
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Just Opened begins and ends this week with selections from a very special CD. The Cristofori Foundation uses music as a tool in healing and proceeds from their work go toward assistance in the health care of cancer patients.
pianists: Martin Berkofsky, Atakan Sari & Roberto Prosseda
Globalis Symphony Orch
Konstantin Krimets, cond. Cristofori CF-888
www.cristofori.org to order CD: firstname.lastname@example.com
Piano virtuoso Martin Berkofsky (seen at the left piano) and his student and co-performer Atakan Sari (at right piano) have a strong committment to music being used to dissolve divisions and to heal. This CD does not yet appear on their website. It is their 2011 release of works by Beethoven, including a marvelous rendition of the rarely performed Choral Fantasy Op. 80 for piano, chorus and orchestra.
(Ironically this work was just aired on MPT in performance from Tangelwood in August.) This large scale work seems to have been a "sketch" for Beethoven's 9th Symphony. It begins with an extended piano solo, joined by orchestra, then the chorus comes in at the end with a moving and rousing chorus of the joy of living. Undoubtedly the CD is available with their other CDs, by sending an email to them through their website.
Modern Mandolin Quartet
Dorian Solo Luminus 92157
Great "orchestral" works transcribed for Mandolin Quartet. From Aaron Copland's "Hoedown" to Gershwin preludes, Philip Glass's "Mishima" and some traditional songs, this is thoughtful musical brilliance. The real clicher is the revelatory transcription of Dvorak's "American Quartet." If you WANT to think about it, you have to smile at how smart these musical selections are... if you just want to relax and enjoy them... simply turn it on... brings a smile to your face either way!
Celine Ricci, soprano
Daniel Lockert, piano
Dorian Solo Luminus 92149
Look under the Classical Chat section to hear Kara's explanation and demonstration of various vocal styles, to introduce this CD, and the specific style that this singer uses, French Baroque Opera: "Yelling in the French Style."
This CD is my cup of tea. As a musician and as a performer, I love the concept of grouping all these works about animals, esp. song cycles about animals, along with some solo piano works on animal themes. It's an elegant "package" even before you add the coup de grace of cover art that is reminiscent of Jean Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast." Musically, this may be a stretch for some. The music is mostly early 1900s in that time when french music was flexing it's ability to ... become a different animal. And then there is Ricci's singing style. Clearly influcenced by legit French Baroque Opera style that was called "yelling in the French style" (even during it's own time)... and coming a bit toward the cabaret style of Jacques Brel... it is not the "clean" singing style that many Americans associate with fine singing. For all the reasons above, I made this CD a special focus this week, taking time to explain (and even demonstrate) the difference in style, and then to let you hear and decide. This is music that is not only fun and interesting, it is also thought provoking, and many serious singers may want to chew on this for quite a while. Not for everyone, but such a total work of art, it's my Delight of the Week.
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orch.
Gustavo Dudamel, cond.
Handsome, dynamic Gustavo Dudamel may not be living up to his logical classical charismatic "fan-zine" predesessors like Leonard Bernstein & Zubin Mehta. From the begginning of his tenure with the L.A. Phil, people inside the biz had to ask how much of Dudamel is flash over substance. (And it was hard to ignore that the L.A. Phil was trying to attract the growing hispanic population in the L.A., and equally hard to ignore that this may have been a ham-fisted, racial-publicity motivated hiring. This is a tough, frank discussion that the larger musical community should be having out loud... instead of whispering about it in the back row.) One kept hearing how much energy he has, but the musicians never said anything about his musicality.... The large scale publicity push on his recordings with the Simon Bolivar Symphony unfortunately add to these continuing questions. While many of us love the heart-stirring backstory of the youth orchestra, and we're rooting for them, these recordings consistantly display an uneven-ness and oddity that can not be ascribed to artistic choice, but reflects either the lack of the orchestra itself in experience, or a lack of the conductor. (see review link below) These CDs are of high interest in part for these problems... it's a lesson in musical comparison and a good touchstone to listen to ... but I can't help wishing that Dudamel would make these recordings with the mature musical perfection of his "ugly, older step-sister" secondary orchestra... who are they again? oh yes, that would be the L.A. Phil.
Review of this CD program in performance from Europe:
Heinrich Unterhofer, cond.
Orchestra Cantelli
For a work devoted to the Holocaust, this piece is surprisingly filled with hope, and I can not help but think of either Beethoven's 9th or perhaps moreso, Fideleo, with the long imprisonment and moving release of the imprisoned. Perhaps hard to reach for due to it's dark theme, it remains worth reaching for several times, esp. for fans of the similarly themed Beethoven works.
Tune in next week, for more new releases, Just Opened.
Kara Dahl Russell
Friday, September 21, 2012
Just Opened, Sept. 21, 2012
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I'm so pleased with the design of the jacket for my novel Take My Child which will be published in August next by Severn House Publishers.
The story is of one girl's struggle to survive a loveless marriage and the destruction of her good name.
All the hard work is worthwhile after all.


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October 17, 2012
While discussing politics...
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- Anonymous10/17/2012 10:45 AM
I'm just going to be pretend that right after he was all like, "nah, I'm just f**king with you guys. It's because wages have remained stagnant viz-a-viz inflation."ReplyDelete
- Wembley10/17/2012 10:52 AM
I'm voting for Romney cause he has the same name as my cat Mittens!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous10/17/2012 10:58 AM
I wouldn't be surprised if both Romney and Obama were Sith Lords.ReplyDelete
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- burritomouth10/17/2012 1:44 PM
They can't BOTH be Sith lords! Always two there are! One master, and one apprentice!Delete
- Anonymous10/17/2012 2:17 PM
@burritomouth, clearly you haven't read Star Wars Legacy.Delete
Seriously, it's like any nobody can just go to an antique store and find a sith holocron and start their own order.Delete
- Anonymous10/17/2012 11:12 AM
Wait...he ISN'T a character from Star Wars?ReplyDelete
But those ears...that height...I could have sworn he was friends with Jar Jar on facebook.
As horrendous a reason as it it, it's still not the worst reason people have for voting for a candidate.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous10/17/2012 4:29 PM
Finding the worst reason people have for voting for a candidate is a black hole with no bottom.Delete
- Anonymous10/17/2012 12:21 PM
I'm voting for Cthulhu, because ia all you. Ia you right in the fhtagn.ReplyDelete
"Barack" is an anagram for "Ackbar".ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous10/17/2012 3:34 PM
It's a trap!Delete
- Anonymous10/17/2012 4:14 PM
"Mitt Romney" sounds even more like a SW name to me.ReplyDelete
Wonder if the single-issue "Star Wars Name" voting bloc is even larger than we suspect.Replies
Well there are all those people who list Jedi as their religion on the census.Delete
- Anonymous10/17/2012 5:05 PM
Everyone knows about Lott Dod already, right?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous10/17/2012 7:59 PM
Not to mention 'Nute Gunray'. Lucas was being *real* subtle with that one...Delete