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Unsend Those Embarrassing Twitter Direct Messages with One Click
We've all sent texts and emails that we almost instantly regret, but if you hit send on a poorly-thought-out Twitter direct message, you may be able to delete it before it's too late.
We've all sent texts and emails that we almost instantly regret, but if you hit send on a poorly-thought-out Twitter direct message, you may be able to delete it before it's too late.
Dear Lifehacker,
After the Violentacrez debacle, I've realized that it's easy for people to find out who I am online. I'm not doing anything too egregious, but I'd just rather people on Reddit and other forums not know who I am. Is there any way I can be anonymous while still being a part of a community?
The internet gives us all a platform to make our voices heard. That's incredibly powerful, but with that power comes responsibility. That's right, like any citizenship, your internet privileges carry with them responsibilities. "But I'm no troll," you say. That's not enough; there's more to being an upstanding…
Dating can be difficult, but the online version has its own set of quirks, rituals, and pitfalls. Here's our sister site Jezebel's guide to navigating them. [Navigating The World Of Online Dating]
The widespread use of smartphones, push notifications, and things like Ajax have made it as instantaneous as IM or SMS. Has that changed your expectations of other people when using email?
We've looked at inappropriate email sign offs, but there seems to be no real consensus or set of rules on how best to end an email. Additionally, your situation may dictate a differences. How do you sign off your emails?
Windows only (for now): ToneCheck is an email plug-in that checks the content of your emails for tone and alerts you to language that may be misunderstood or interpreted as particularly negative.
Bilton's stance is simply that it depends entirely on context:
Email lists and forums are a great way to connect with people with similar interests, but they can seem scary to new participants—saying the wrong thing can bring torrents of abuse raining down. Here's the basics you should remember.
When sending email attachments, etiquette and convention often dictate that you compress the attachment when sending large files or a lot of files. But when you're only sending a few small files, do the recipient a favor: Skip the ZIP.
The New York Times' Gadgetwise Blog dives into the subject of email misfires, discussing what you should do when someone mistakenly sends you an email meant for someone else. We're wondering what you would do—whether you're the sender or receiver.
Gmail Labs' new "Got the Wrong Bob" feature saves you the embarrassment of sending an email to the wrong contact by alerting you whenever you compose an email to a contact with the same name as any of your frequently emailed contacts.
Last week we asked you to share your most common email signoff, and roughly 15,000 votes later, the cordial bunch that you are voted "Thanks" the most popular valediction. In fact, 38% of you chose "Thanks" as your favorite signoff, followed by "Regards" with 19% and "No special closing, just my name" at 15%. Hit up…
We've been told that "Best" is a brushoff and highlighted a few other "inappropriate" email signoffs, but apart from what various people say we should use, we're curious: How exactly do you end your emails?
Whether work-related or on personal time, most of us send multiple emails daily, which is why learning how to properly close the correspondence is essential because, as the Washington Post notes, you can pay the price for a "careless closing."
Those accidental reply-alls and empty subject fields in your inbox tell the truth—too many people still don't know the basics of proper email etiquette. Here are eleven rules to forward on or follow.
Social network friendships are a complicated thing; it's hard to turn down an acquaintance's friend request, but after you've approved 50 of them, the signal-to-noise ratio of your homepage drops significantly. Here's how to fix it without un-friending (or offending) anyone.
We've offered our own suggestions for what to do when your internet goes down in the past, but today weblog WebWorkerDaily weighs in with some additional ideas for using the outage time well by establishing internet-free zones.
From the no-kidding files: The New York Times discusses a neither new nor uncommon practice employed by less reputable web sites that ask for your email address and password, then spam everyone in your contact list.
Yesterday you shared your worst email gaffes, and regardless of the situation, they almost all share one commonality: They could have been prevented.


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District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) Ltd., Visakhapatnam had the vacancy that is for the various vacancies and for the concerned post applications are being duly invited from the applicants regarding this. The candidates can bookmark this page for latest jobs vacancies and recruitment 2017 projects announced by District Cooperative Central Bank. Eligibility conditions are as mentioned below:
DCCB Satara Recruitment 2017: 246 Junior Clerk – Last Date 10-2-2017
Post Name: Junior Clerk
Age Limit: 21-28 years
Pay Scale: Rs.13500/-
Qualification: Graduation degree
Selection Procedure: Selection will be based on Written Exam and Interview
Application Fees: Rs.500/- for General Candidates
Application Procedure: Apply Online through official website: http://www.sataradccb.com
Deadline: 10th Feb 2017
Download Recruitment Official Notification
Official Website: www.sataradccb.com
District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) Ltd., Khammam Recruitment 2016-17 for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Closed)
Khammam district is a very well developed area that had many branches of the commercial banks, RRB branches and co operative banks. Out of these District Cooperative Central Bank Ltd., Khammam is also a branch that is in the search of the potential applicants for the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) regarding which the details of eligibility are as below:
Age limit: Age is the eligibility factor that must be followed by the applicants because in the lack of which the applicant will lose their candidature and for the post of CEO age of the applicants must be 55 years as reckoned on the date 1st Oct 2013.
Educational Qualification: Primitive pre requisite on the part of the applicants for the academic possession is the Graduation degree with the trades of CAIIB, DBF and Diploma in Cooperative Business Management, PGDCRS or the applicants that had the comparable aptitude of the qualification can also apply. Applicants who have the qualification of Chartered or cost accounts or Post Graduate in any of the discipline are also eligible for the post.
Familiarity from the applicants in the Middle Management in banking section for 8 years is the desirable qualification.
Fees Schedule and Application Form: To apply for the post the applications forms are duly available at Head office of the District Cooperative Central Bank that could be got from the Assistant General Manager (Establishment Section). To get the application applicants will have to be making a payment of Rs.500 and this fee can be paid either by technique of DD (Demand Draft) that will be duly drawn in favor DCC Bank Ltd., Khammam or application can be got by Cash payment at Bank. Other provision to get the application is to get it downloaded from the website and demand draft must be attached with the application while submitting it to the office premises.
Method to Apply: As mentioned above the application is being duly formatted by the District Cooperative Central Bank that must be posted along with all the testimonials and a passport sized photo graph that is needed to be duly attested.
Important Date:
- Dates between which the application could be got from the bank are 15th Oct 2013 from time 10:00 am to the date 30th Oct 2013 up to the time 5:00 pm.
- Last date by which it is strictly mentioned that application must reach is 15th Nov 2013 up to the time 5:00 pm.
Important Link: Linkage at which the application format and the other general instructions could be got is as below:
Download Recruitment Official Notification
Applicants are advised that they must make a random visit to the official website so that latest updates and valuable knowledge regarding the bank be got.
Link is as below:
More Information
District Cooperative Central Bank Ltd. Visakhapatnam Recruitment 2016-17 for the post of Chief Executive Officer (Closed)
Age limit: The age of the person that will duly apply for the post must not be above 55 years of age that is required to be at the time of appointment.
Educational Qualification: The pre requisite according to District Cooperative Central Bank that is being elementary to possess by the applicants for the studious achievements is attached with the Graduate with CAIIB, DBF, Diploma in Cooperative Business Management or the qualification that is correspondent to it. If the applicant had the qualifications to be in the Chartered or cost accountancy or Post Graduate in any discipline than applicants can also apply for the post. Other than this at least 8 years work experience is required from the applicants at the middle or the Senior level in the Banking sector.
Fees Schedule and method to get from: Applicants can download the application form from the official website and while posting it to the District Cooperative Central Bank will make the attachment of the Demand Draft (DD) along with it of Rs. 500 or the other way to get the application form is that with the payment of the Rs. 500 applications can be obtained from the head office of the authorization. DD need to be made in the favor of DCC Bank Ltd., Visakhapatnam.
- Date between application will be issued is 4th Oct 2013 from time 10:00 am to 21st Oct 2013 up to the time 5:00 pm.
Selection Procedure: Selection will be sorted out by the authorization with the means of the personal interview session and at the last by the verification of the documents.
Method to Apply: To apply for the post the method is to duly fill the application form and this application along with all the documents is demanded by the authority to reach within the stipulated time and the envelope that had enclosed the application must be scribed by the name of the post to be applied.
Important Date: Last date by which the applications must be at the authorization of the District Cooperative Central Bank is the 21st Oct 2013 and application on the stipulated date must reach at time 5:00 pm.
Important Link: Link at which the applicants can duly download the application from with the complete detail as related with the post is as below:
Download Recruitment Official Notification for CEO Posts
TA (Traveling Allowance) or DA (Daily Allowance) will not be permissible for the applicants that will commence for the interview so applicants must not make such request at the office premises and the authorization of the bank.

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Archive for December, 2012
So Long and Thanks for Reading
Hey Guys,
So we meet one last time. I cannot believe this semester is already over. I'm looking forward to graduating in two weeks and starting my new job! I have accepted a Support Analyst position at McDonald's Corporation in the US IT department. I started at McDonald's Corp two summers ago as an intern. They asked to me to continue working from school. For the past year and a half, I've worked from my apartment here at school and gone into the office over breaks and the occasional Friday. I am an excellent example of the importance of internships. Luckily, the School of IT requires all students to get an internship. Because of this requirement, I found an internship and I now have a job right out of college, unlike many of my peers. IT major or not, I cannot stress enough how important I think internships are. Start applying now for summer!!
As you've heard (multiple times), this blog's goal was to promote IT and encourage you to try out some IT classes. I hope that one of these posts grabbed your attention and really made you think about how important technology is in our lives. I strongly encourage you to try an IT class. It will help you with other classes and round out your education, especially if you are a business or math major. I understand that some of you may be nervous about taking an IT class and not doing well. The only thing I can suggest is to TRY. You can always drop the class a week or two in if it feels too overwhelming. But you may find you enjoy the class, just like I did!
I enjoyed writing for you guys this semester and I hope this extra credit project was enjoyable for you too! I hope you all finish out this semester strong and take some time to rest over the break.
Thanks for reading guys, and feel free to reach out by comment or email if you have any questions!
–Kate Andorka


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Dear Honey,
Happy 35th Birthday for you, although i dont have present for you, but i'll give you my best for always beside you forever, wish you always stay healthy, live long and happy cause you're great husband for me, let us fighting together for our dream and future. i'll always support you, no matter what you do as long it is logically make sense for us.
you never mad with me, even with my attitude as always behave like spoiled kid, you always patient with everything in front of you. every trouble always we've been through together.
i don't want a fancy car, jewelry, or castle from you, i only want to live long with you, have a couple kids, gets old and have grandchildren. teaching them how to live our life happily ever after.
we fight and we fun together.
i love you, i always do..


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The law of reciprocity says that after you do something for me I will feel obligated to pay you back. Say hello and I answer you back. Ask me how I feel and I respond in kind. Hold a door for me to enter and I will thank you and be more inclined to hold it for the next person. This is the most important principle of networking.
By George Torok
The law of reciprocity says that after you do something for me I will feel obligated to pay you back. Say hello and I answer you back. Ask me how I feel and I respond in kind. Hold a door for me to enter and I will thank you and be more inclined to hold it for the next person. This is the most important principle of networking.
Give me a business lead and I'll start thinking about who I can refer to you. That's the fundamental principle of business networking.
You can apply this law in two ways. You could wait for someone to do you a favor. After they do, you can pay them back. That makes you even. But is your goal to be even?
I suggest that in networking your goal is to be uneven. Not only uneven but to keep increasing the balance of what is owed to you. Every time that you do a favor for someone in your network you write an IOU. They owe you a favor. This is like building your bank account.
Build your bank account of IOUs by doing favors for others in your network. The more favors you hand out, the more people will feel obligated to pay you back. Not everyone will pay you back. Don't worry about that. Instead realize that if you give out nothing till you get something you might never be out of pocket and your bank account will be zero.
Your networking bank account grows by the number of favors that others owe you. Keep depositing into this bank account because some will pay you back and some will pay back with interest.
How can you use your time wisely so you get the best return on your investment?
Imagine that you attended a networking event, walked around the room and gave everyone a dollar. You told them the dollar is a gift. You told each person that they can keep the dollar as long as they want. If fact they don't need to return it because it was a gift. If they wish to they are welcome to give the money back to you with or without interest.
That would probably freak a lot of people out. Some would return the money. Some would keep it.
But consider the obligations and goodwill that you would build with every dollar you gave away. The main limitation on you would be your supply of dollars.
Now imagine a similar scenario but instead of giving away dollars you gave away favors - leads, referrals, introductions, advice and news. Now the limitation on investment is removed. You can give an almost unlimited number of favors. The only limitation is in using your time wisely.
Instead of giving out dollars, give more favors and watch your networking bank account and business grow.
Business networking works on the principle that if you scratch my back I'll scratch yours. Get out there and scratch more backs.
© George Torok is the author of "Your Guide to Networking Success". Discover how to build a more profitable network in 30 days at http://www.powermarketing.ca/networking_success.html Find more free networking tips at http://www.Business-Networking-Tips.net To arrange for George Torok to speak to your conference or business team call 905-335-1997
Monday, July 5, 2010
First Law Of Networking: Scratch My Back And I'll Scratch Yours
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Labels: business, networking, personal marketing, small business
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- AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 4:24 AM
thats smart!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Except that most people are jerks and totally forget about who did them a favor.ReplyDelete
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As J and I have signed our lives away to training for the next 8 months documenting my weekly training activities will not only keep me accountable but also provide documentation of my Ironman 70.3 journey. The majority of my training will be with a local triathlon group who will provide the structure and coaching at each session.
Monday: swim 2.8km in 1 hour 8 min. This was a morning squad swim session where we tried to focus on timing and speed endurance drills.
Tuesday: Track sprint session 10k in 1 hour. This session focused on building speed with every lap for 2km, resting and repeat. I wasn't sure I was following the goal of increasing speed each lap but once I was home and looked at my data I was pretty happy with the effort.
Wednesday: Cycle Hills in the park 17km in 51 minutes. As I slept in for Tuesday morning hill session with the team, I went and did a hill session in the park on my own. I did one flat lap and then 3 hill loops and then rode home which is up another hill so 4 hill climbs.
Thursday: Rest day! I had a work event so when I got home I had just enough time to throw together a mexi bowl for dinner, watch an episode of House of Cards and go to bed!
Friday: stroke correction 2km in 1 hour 18 minutes. Stroke correction has improved not only how I swim but the distance I can swim without stopping. I'll post soon about my swim experiences! I'm trying to focus on building my upper body strength so I can get more power from my stroke. I also have a bad case of lifting my head too much…so that's a battle.
Saturday: Cycle 34km, run 10.5km, ocean swim 2km – all completed in about 4 hours. Saturday is our big training day with a two hour cycle session followed immediately by an hour run session. The cycle was a 10km time trial and the run session was interval training in the park. The ocean swim was the first time I swam laps at Bondi Beach which is quite scary as it's open and clear water! Especially for a North Carolinian girl raised in the mountains! I finished 4 laps parallel to the beach for a total distance of 2km. I only saw fish at the very end of the swim which I'm quite happy about particularly since this was my first swim in the ocean since the shark!
Sunday: This turned into an unintentional rest day albeit one that was desperately needed.


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A good Homecoming dress has to have dark colors, ivories and metallic tones. For additional about determining the perfect dress to wear. For the prints you can always opt for animal prints or dark but elegant designs. Homecoming may be the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It is often a much-celebrated custom in many high schools, universites and colleges. Homecoming is definitely an event as essential as the prom itself. While prom is really a social event that indicates the final of being a youngster and the beginning for being an adult.
If where you will purchase a fitted sheath dress for Homecoming, you should be wary of the kind of fabric it's constructed from. When a young woman is choosing fitted Homecoming dress, she must understand that Homecoming season is generally a prelude in the fashions for prom. Homecoming is surely an exciting time in the year for any young girl. Obtaining the ideal dress can be a key component of achieving what your ideal of Homecoming needs to be. The week of Homecoming can be an exciting one. There will probably be pep rallies, school spirit contests, and also other fun activities prior to the big event.
Most importantly, your Homecoming dress should be a reflection of your unique personality, but it should be comfortable for you personally to move around in also. You should also be open to any suggestions that your particular dressmaker could possibly have regarding certain elements of the dress, all things considered they are a specialist. Whether she chooses a fitted Homecoming dress or a plus size Homecoming dress, she will have numerous options to pick from. There are many activities a part of the Homecoming, that dresses will help you to definitely handle them easily without any pressure in any respect.
Homecoming is an ideal occasion to don an official dress that will create memories you will cherish for that rest of one's life. The basis of deciding on the right dress can also be to make you look nice in it which means you always have to do it out first to ensure that it's the right size to suit your needs. Homecoming can be a big celebration in the beginning with the school year stuffed with school spirit, a parade, plus a marching band, so have fun with the accessories. .
For instance it's possible to consider asking the vendors to freeze for the dress ahead of the Homecoming events in order that no one else grows to see the design. Online stores almost always have promotions running meaning that if you look at different companies you'll probably be able to walk away with a nice discount, free shipping or something else cool!. Rushing from the internet can be frustrating should you really need the most effective Homecoming dress to your party. You may also need to consider the expense of possible alterations should you are trying to adhere to a strict budget.


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As I was praying I had a vision. I saw a large and magnificent Lion jump through what looked like a large mirror, or pane of glass in a large frame. The Lion then stood there and I could see his mane and face. I then heard the following word, which began at 6:13pm - the Lord told me "Tell My people" - and I was still a bit taken aback by the vision and He said, "write this down." I grabbed my notebook, looked at the clock, noted the time and began to write.
"Tell My people that the Lion of the Tribe of Judah is coming quickly, and He shall deal swiftly and severely with all those who have failed to heed His call to repentance. All those who have failed to submit themselves to His authority and subject themselves to His sovereign will shall find themselves among the hypocrites in the day of accounting that is soon coming forth. Take heed to these words, and understand that the hour of your judgment has come. Let the righteous remain righteous, and the wicked remain wicked. All that I have spoken shall come to pass, and the hour of fulfillment has arrived, Thus saith the Lord. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has spoken."
The word ended at 6:21pm.


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ר' אליעזר אומר אין לו לאדם בי"ט אלא או אוכל ושותה או יושב ושונה ר' יהושע אומר חלקהו חציו לאכילה ושתיה וחציו לבית המדרש וא"ר יוחנן ושניהם מקרא אחד דרשו כתוב אחד אומר (דברים טז) עצרת לה' אלהיך וכתוב אחד אומר (במדבר כט) עצרת תהיה לכם ר' אליעזר סבר או כולו לה' או כולו לכם ור' יהושע סבר חלקהו חציו לה' וחציו לכם: א"ר אלעזר הכל מודים בעצרת דבעינן נמי לכם מ"ט יום שניתנה בו תורה הוא
So after citing two places in the Torah that mention Atzeres as referring to the end of Pesach and the day after Sukkos, Rebbi Eliezer uses the unmodified word 'Atzeres' as referring to Shavuos, which clearly demonstrates that in their parlance, the unmodified word refers specifically and unequivocally to Shavuos.
Two questions:
- 1. What did Chazal perceive in Shavuos that earned it the title 'Atzeres'?
- 2. Isn't it strange that davka the one Yomtov that's not called Atzeres in the Torah is the one that acquired, in Chazal's language, the sole use of the title, to the extent that it supplanted the other uses?
The Ramban in our parsha (where the Torah calls the day after Sukkos Atzeres) addresses the first question- in what sense is Shavuos an 'Atzeres':
The Ramban explains that the Torah tells us to count seven weeks after Shavuos, viewing each week as a day, and those weeks/days are a type of Chol Hamoed between the first week/day (Pesach) and the last and eighth day (Shavuos), the day the Torah was given. This is why Chazal call Shavuos "Atzeres," because it is like the eighth day of the holiday (Pesach) and so it can be thought of as an Atzeres. The Atzeres is the refinement and perfection of the holiday it follows.
This explains why Chazal thought of Shavuos as an Atzeres. But the second question remains, and another question arises:
- 2. Even if you do use the term, why supplant the other uses?
- 3. The Torah already gives Pesach its Atzeres- the seventh day of Pesach is called Atzeres. Why give Pesach another Atzeres?
Psachim 116a
The Hagada is begins with a description of the degraded state of our ancestors, and leads up to their redemption. What 'degradation' is meant? Rav- that they worshiped idols. Shmuel- that they were slaves.
To commemorate our redemption from Egypt, Rav and Shmuel emphasize different aspects of the Geula. Rav says that the primary focus of the Hagada is the redemption from the spiritual debasement of paganism, and Shmuel says that the Hagada should emphasize the deliverance from the brutal horrors of slavery.
The Ramban has told us that Atzeres is the day that the promise of the holiday is fulfilled, that its potential is realized. Certainly, the Torah talks of the physical degradation and existential danger we faced in Mitzrayim, and the redemption of leaving Mitzrayim saved us from those horrors. The process thus begun culminated seven days later in the Splitting of the Sea This is the Atzeres of Pesach, the day that the redemption that began with leaving Egypt, was made absolute by the destruction of the Egyptian pursuers and the unhindered movement towards Eretz Yisrael that began at that point. This is consistent with Shmuel's idea of the focus of Pesach. But Rav says that we should think of Yetzias Mitzrayim as a spiritual redemption, as being freed from paganism and spiritual blindness- (Avos 6:8) "והלוחות מעשה אלהים המה והמכתב מכתב אלהים הוא חרות על הלוחות אלתקרא חרות אלא חירות שאין לך בן חורין אלא מי שעוסק בתלמוד תורה" Only he who learns Torah is truly free. According to Shmuel, the culmination of Pesach is Krias Yam Suf. According to Rav, the trajectory that was begun with Yetzias Mitzrayim reaches its target in Matan Torah; the culmination of Pesach, the apogee that is apparent only to those that make Torah the center of their lives, the Osek BaTorah, is Matan Torah. For those people, the Atzeres of Pesach is Shavuos.
Not only is Shavuos an Atzeres, it is The Atzeres par excellence. As Rebbi Eliezer says, brought above, from Psachim 68b, א"ר אלעזר הכל מודים בעצרת דבעינן נמי לכם מ"ט יום שניתנה בו תורה הוא : Among all the yamim tovim, Shavuos deserves complete physical and spiritual rejoicing, because it is the ultimate of geulos and the apex of our national existence.
So why, as Micha asks, does the Torah wait for Chazal to introduce the novel appellation for Shavuos? Because only from the perspective of a Torah completed by Torah SheBa'al Peh can we say that Matan Torah culminated our spiritual redemption. We find that the Torah SheBichsav sometimes has a perspective, e.g., yad tachas yad, arba'im yakenu, which is clarified by our Chachamim through Torah SheBaal Peh. Here, too. The Torah SheBichsav focuses on the nationalist, on the physical aspect of the Geula. Only through a Torah comprising Torah SheBichsav and Torah SheBa'al Peh can we say that our spiritual redemption is what made us into true Bnei Chorin.
In short: Shmuel holds that the ikkar sippur of the Geula was our escape from misery and death, and our transformation from a miserable horde into a proud and confident nation. Rav holds that ikkar of the sippur is our transformation from pagans into malachim, from a people engrossed with their physical desires and superstitions into a truly free people enraptured by spiritual growth. Shmuel's version of the redemption was finalized at Krias Yam Suf, so the seventh day of Pesach is the realization of the potential of Yetzias Mitzrayim. Rav's version of the redemption was finalized at Har Sinai, so Shavuos is the realization of the potential of Yetzias Mitzrayim. Torah SheBichsav expresses Shmuel's idea; Torah SheBaal Peh voices Rav's.
The above is from Harav Moshe Jofen, Rosh Yeshivas Novardok/Beis Yosef in Flatbush.
Updates, July 2017.
I saw this in Rav Zevin's Moadim b'Halacha:
And Emes L'Yaakov in Pinchas
and finally, the Sforno in Vayikra 23:36.


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Holden has today released new images of its upcoming 2012 Cruze Hatch, as part of its launch this week of the new Series II Cruze Sedan range.
The new Cruze Hatch, designed, developed and built in Australia, will join the Sedan range in the last quarter of 2011.
"In designing the new five-door hatch we wanted to retain the sporty 'Cruze' proportions and bring the same Holden appearance to the hatch that we developed for the new locally-built Series II Cruze sedan," Holden Design Director Tony Stolfo said.
"Holden is very proud of the global design work it does for other brands and countries around the GM world – but it's especially gratifying to work on a new vehicle designed and built in Australia."
Along with the updated Series II Cruze Sedan range, the Cruze Hatch will be driven by new powertrains: a new turbocharged 1.4 iTi petrol engine and the most fuel-efficient car made in Australia, the 2.0 litre turbo-diesel manual Cruze.
Click here to learn more about the 2012 Holden Cruze range.
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
Crown Dozen is awesome.
Have you visited Crown Dozen yet? I know I have mentioned the site in previous posts but I just have to say how much I love them. I have had the pleasure of doing some interviews for the site which is a real honor. Crown Dozen just seems to feature everything cool you might not find all on your own. From some great interviews with artists and crafters alike, to clothing lines, music reviews, book reviews, etc., they really hit the nail on the head. If you haven't checked it out yet now you have even more reason as they were nice enough to put the Plush You! show up on the site.
Thanks Garrett for being so speedy and rad.
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Strawberry Cheesecake Pie
Wow...I finally did it :) though in the process my oven broke...but I'm sure satisfied with the result. The strawberry is so delicious, and the cheesecake is so moist and creamy plus the crispy pie so yummy. I still can taste the lemon in my mouth, combined with the creamy cheese and strawberry, it's just perfect. I love it... Well, of course it's me who's saying that...cause I love cheese.. but, when I tried it out to my family..they also loved it. Next time, I'll do the cranberry or maybe chocolate :)


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The original footage belongs to designedtokill on lion_lamb but I couldn't get her video to embed so I found it on "You Tube".
She says "On Comcast on Demand, when you buy Twilight you also get a bonus clip at the end of the movie of the making of New Moon! I sadly only have a horrible quality video! :( But enjoy, otherwise"
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I excitedly await the television broadcast of the triathlon Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii every year. Nothing tugs on my heartstrings like the triumph of the human spirit over the limits of the human body.
As expected from events like Kona or even the Olympics, the back stories of the athletes add to the emotional impact felt from watching them accomplish their goals. The triathletes who compete at Kona consist of everyone from top athletes to cancer survivors to paraplegics and even the Iron Nun, Sister Madonna Buder.
Many people believe that "bragging rights" drives many of these athletes to push their bodies to the brink of collapse, but the truth is that once the sport grabs you, it is hard to let it go. My own path to triathlons started during a four-day hike on the Appalachian Trail. After traversing mountain ranges with a 50-pound pack on my back for four days, I realized that the mountains had beaten me as I barely made my way into Harpers Ferry. My wish to "redeem" myself and get in the best shape of my life led me to the sport of triathlon.
With about 1,200 members, Washington is home to one of the largest triathlon clubs in the United States, the D.C. Triathlon Club. The club welcomes triathletes of all ages, both veteran and novice. The club's mission is to foster camaraderie among local triathletes and build interest in the sport of triathlon throughout the D.C. region. The club's tagline is "We are Tri-Partisan," welcoming athletes of all athletic goals, backgrounds and skills.
Annual membership is $50 and gives members access to a wide range of member-only programming, benefits and discounts.
The group training opportunities include over a dozen regularly scheduled weekly workouts. The members regularly post notices looking for groups or partners to swim, bike and run. The swimming might be a pool workout or open water swim, the biking might be an open road ride or a spinning session and the running might be a track workout or an open road run.
The group also offers a Club Training Race Series that's only open to members and includes swim meets, duathlons, triathlons, 5K/10Ks and a Splash-N-Dash. These training races give members a chance to experience racing before their big race day.
Members compete locally, nationally and internationally and offer a number of club training programs to prepare the members for race day. Skills clinics are offered in all three sports within the club training programs, which include the New Athlete Program, the Half Ironman Program, the Ironman Training Program, the Masters Swim Program, the Off Season Spin Program, the Olympic Distance Speed Program and the DCTri Snapple Elite Team.
In 2011, the D.C. Triathlon Club began a loosely organized effort to reach out to the huge number of LGBT athletes in the D.C. area. This year, the club began a more formal outreach spearheaded by club member David Lutz. The club hosts happy hours every second Thursday of the month for the LGBT contingent of DCTri and their friends. They are also new members of Team D.C., the local LGBT sports clearinghouse and will have representation at Capital Pride in June. Next year the Club will be sending a team of athletes to the Gay Games in Cleveland to compete in the triathlon event.
Lutz is a former swimmer who has also competed in 5K/10Ks and a few Century rides in cycling. Competing in the triathlon seemed like the next natural step.
"When I signed up for my first Olympic-length triathlon in 2010, I thought I would be satisfied with just completing it once," Lutz says. "Three years later after completing 12 triathlons including a full ironman, I still have much more I want to accomplish."
For Lutz, competing in triathlons satisfies his strong desire to challenge and better himself. The results, he says, are felt personally and at the workplace where he feels more structured and focused.
"Another one of the reasons that this has been such a great experience is because of the welcoming nature of the club members and the triathlon community in general," Lutz says. "Even if you don't know the person personally, they are always there to help, whether it is a swimming tip or a bike malfunction."
Lutz will be competing in his second Ironman in Copenhagen in August followed a week later by an Olympic-length triathlon in Stockholm.
More information on the club is at dctriclub.org. There's an online membership registration discount of $5 using the code JOINDCT2013.


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After last weeks X Factor my twitter went crazy talking about the lipstick Cheryl Cole was wearing. I love Cheryl and it was such a gorgeous autumn shade so I had to find out what it was. Elle magazine did an online feature of her makeup and I found out from there that it was L'Oreal Color Riche in Plum Passion - I went straight on the internet to look for it. Unfortunately it was sold out on both Boots and Superdrug's websites, but I managed to find it on amazon for £2.99!! (it was about £8 from Boots and Superdrug).
When the lipstick arrived two days later, I was so excited to try it but when I opened it I was a bit unsure as it had glitter through it. I am not a glittery makeup kind of girl - matte all the way! However, when I put it on it was a gorgeous plum/dark red colour and you couldn't see the glitter at all. It goes on quite glossy but eventually fades to a semi-matte finish. I wore it all day in work and only had to touch it up at lunch time which I was quite impressed with.
The only thing I'd say I didn't like about it was the scent, it's really strongly perfumed and kind of smells like old lady perfume (you know what I mean). The scent does eventually go away and other than that I'd say this will be a lipstick i'll be wearing a lot during the Autumn/Winter period. I wouldn't pay £8 for it but at a bargain price of £2.99, I can't complain!
Did you jump on the band wagon and order Cheryl's X Factor lipstick? What do you think of it?
P.S sorry about the terrible application in the photo, it's a bit squint!


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28th June
O haan bai Shapateyo and Shapatano… good morning g saareyan nu… hor fer ki haal- chaal ae sb da??
|I became Lord Krisha on Janmashtami day at a local temple
I've never been one of those people who despises birthdays because of what they stand for – getting older. Instead, I like to reflect back on the previous years and reflect on what they have taught me. Every year I learn more and more, and to me that is one of the best things life has to offer – looking back and realizing how far you've come from where you once were.
Today I begin my 22nd journey around the sun by watching 'Jatt and Juliet 2'. Trust me, it was an exceptionally hilarious movie and you should surely go on for it if you are OK with a Punjabi movie. That was for me and my buddies; and here's something for you all:
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Vodka is cheaper
Than a dinner for two
So here's my treat for you guys. Beer with a combination of cupcakes for you all (you are free to order anything you wish to; everything's up on the rocks for those who matter).
Here are some of the messages I got as my b'day wishes that I'd love to add to my precious glories:
Dad- "Many- many happy returns of the day. Zindagi ka hare k pal apko dher si khushiyan de. May God enlighten your spirit with showers of His love!"
Roshan- "Happy Bday, love. May God give you a lot of flowerish happiness from His vast spread aromatic garden."
Annie Di- "Hello Nanu! Call you later. Happy b'day dear. God bless you."
Jasmin- "Haaappppyyyyy bdddaaaayyyyy arishhhh.. Many many happy returns of the day…and achieve great heights… God bless!!"
Namisha called me 10min late. She rang up at 12:10 AM just to wish me happy b'day.
Daisy Mariposa wished me 5 times since morning.
Apologies to those still left unmentioned.
As I clicked through some of the posts I wrote over the past year, I reflected on how far I've come since my 20th birthday. So much has happened over the past year. A lot has changed, but in many ways, so much of the good in my life has remained. It isn't always easy, but every effort is certainly worth it. I'm very grateful for my family, friends and of course all of YOU! (My love, my support, my readers).
Let me tell you something about myself. I'm a notorious kinda guy; always ready for some mischief and irritating others. And at times, I thank God people can't hear what I think. I love laughing and bringing the same to others.
With my life experiences, I have learnt that no life is without hurdles and one should learn to confront life with a brighter perspective. Always think the other way round (I mean the crazier way). Just for an example, "I named my dog '5 miles', so I can tell people I walk 5 miles every day."
· Here are some things I wish to do before I die:
· Make the one fall in love with me, whom I loved
· Tell my parents- thank you
· Sing loudly
· Sky diving
· Just wanna hug out with my family
· Help a person who needs me
· Ski
· Get rid of my fears
· Underwater diving
· Etc. etc. etc.
From years, I've learnt that none stays, all are for their selfish needs. Only parents are the ones who deserve your love and trust. But, life's too short to be sad. Every day we lose yet another year from our lives. I have already lost 21 non-renewable years of my life and I don't want to end the remaining by the same monotonous schedule waking up, getting fresh, breakfast, going to work, getting back from work, doing household work, dinner, go to bed, and the cycle continues. And the inertia of my life is pushing me ahead, not allowing me to stop and enjoy the wonders of the present.
Never forget this day is the oldest you've ever been, but the youngest you'll ever be again. Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give them yours. A heart that loves is always young. Live for others.
Today I write this post making a promise to all my readers, fellow blogger friends, and everyone who approaches me. The words written in your memory, I can hear them. Your crystal tears are worth millions, so don't drain them uselessly. I don't promise to solve all your problems. All I can promise is a helping hand, a shoulder to cry and a heart to trust, until you get rid of your mess. And you know what, pretty faces look good only when they own a smile on them… otherwise, they are just beautifully crafted sculptures.
When you need to feel special, think of us!!
A cOnClUsIoN of LiFe by Me- "Maana k ye bhalai ka zamana nai ae… but dad says- don't follow others…:)"


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Note: After the tutorial is done you will own that village and all it's buildings.
During the game you can do multiple tasks together at the same time.
You can : (with a normal account)
Build/Upgrade 2 buildings simultaneously
- Research Upgrades (note 1 per building)
- Build Units (there's a build queue for every building)
- Collect Items
- Battle enemy mobs in your region view
- Battle enemy mobs in your world view
- Wage a lair battle to receive items (swords,armor,potions for your hero)
- Send out a merchant to trade goods with cities (note: only famous cities apply to sell goods)
- Participate in an arena fight this however costs 1000 gold a time but nets the best possible xp rate to level up your hero. It's also the cheapest one in arena fights your troops aren't lost after they die.
- Send out missioners to build temples or slander other peoples temples.
These are the possibilities of things you can do in the game explained in a few simple points. It might not seem like much but there's a whole lot more to it than they way I've just summed them up.
Terra militaris is a browser game you can spend time in and always experience something without having to wait a long time to complete building something or sending troops to attack and so on...
In part 3 also the last part of the terra militaris review I'll give an in depth personal experience of this gem of a browsergame.


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The decor has changed, and so has the price
Back in the halcyon days of September 2015, this "exceptionally grand and elegant" Upper East Side co-op was going for $21 million—down from a whopping $29 million. Now, the price of the palatial Museum Mile residence has been chopped again: as of the latest listing, the place is down to a mere $15.5 million.
The pre-war palace is still decked out with all the essentials of old-school luxury: five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a "stunning" library, multiple fireplaces, a chef's kitchen, and the requisite Central Park views.
But there have been some changes since the residence was last listed. Sadly, or not so sadly, depending on your perspective, the interiors have been toned down somewhat this time around: the trompe l'œil wallpaper is gone, and the general atmosphere has changed from what one might call "Marie Antoinette fabulous" to something more in keeping with the majority tastes of this century. Not all is lost, though: the kitchen still appears to be as bright and as mirrored as ever.


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An odd coincidence: two tiger attacks in two days—both in Missouri. The first happened in Warrenton, not far from St Louis, where a tiger escaped its enclosure at an exotic animal sanctuary and mauled a volunteer worker. Surgeons amputated his lower leg. The Tiger News blog has some background, including allegations that the facility has not been properly run.
The second incident occurred in Branson West, where a 16-year-old worker entered a cage with a camera. One tiger knocked him down; two others seized him and dragged him into a water trough. Co-workers rescued him. At last report he was in critical condition with wounds that included bites to the neck.
Here's more on both incidents from the Tri-City Herald.
UPDATE: This article from the Riverfront Times adds some useful context about the legal situation.


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Boundary Value ProblemsVolume 2006 (2006), Article ID 83910, 32 pagesdoi:10.1155/BVP/2006/83910
1Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne 32901, FL, USA2A. Razmadze Mathematical Institute, Georgian Academy of Sciences, 1 M. Aleksidze Street, Tbilisi 0193, Georgia
Received 4 April 2004; Revised 11 December 2004; Accepted 14 December 2004
Copyright © 2006 R. P. Agarwal and I. Kiguradze. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
For strongly singular higher-order linear differential equations
together with two-point conjugate and right-focal boundary
conditions, we provide easily verifiable best possible conditions
which guarantee the existence of a unique solution.


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I: The Nightmare I Always Wished For
I had fallen asleep thinking about her. This, in itself, was nothing new. What was new, was that she wasn't there when I reached Nayvair (the place I go to when everybody thinks I'm REM sleeping).
In fact, I stood in totally unfamiliar surroundings, something which hadn't happened till date. I tried to wake up, and couldn't. Also unprecedented.
Trying to control my rising panic, I looked around. I was on a rocky terrain, something like the Grand Canyon, leveled. A vast bed of rock with surprisingly little unevenness, sloping slightly up towards a buttress, seemingly small, in the distance. The sky was overcast with thunder clouds.
I felt inexorably drawn towards the hillock, and in no time, I was there.
It was no hillock. A giant sculpture of a Rishi in padmasana, exquisitely carved out of the red granite and looking very life-like. I wondered how I could have thought it to be small. Its eyes seemed to be looking directly at me.
"Three wishes." A roaring voice in my mind.
"Who are you?" I shouted aloud, still looking at the eyes, which now seemed to be glinting with malicious intelligence. "And where am I?"
"Yes, it is I. Don't ask questions. Time is running out. Three wishes." The thunderous voice again.
"Why me? Why three wishes? And why is she not here?"
"You wish to know?" Had I imagined those huge eyebrows arching?
"Ye…no, leave it. Any three wishes?"
"Any three." No, the cruel smile certainly wasn't there on those stone lips a moment ago.
"Very well. I wish that she breaks up with her boyfriend." Was this really me speaking?
"She chooses me to be her confidante, the shoulder for her to cry on." Was I this depraved? I could only pray for my soul as my dream self blurted out my darkest desires.
"I'll keep the third wish for when the first two come true. Is that allowed?"
"That is allowed. Your will be done." There was a sarcastic note to the booming voice which matched the twisted smile and cold, cruel look on that stone face. I stared at it while the thunderstorm broke down with its fury and I was engulfed by a maelstrom of darkness.
II: A Dream Come True
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I stare too long
I'd probably break down and cry
When I woke up to someone ringing the bell at the door, I had forgotten all about the dream. So, it was with genuine pleasure unadulterated with guilt that I opened the door and welcomed her inside.
"Wow! Today's sure going to be a great day. First day in decades that the first face I get to see on waking isn't mine." I grinned at her.
She gave me a faint smile and then collapsed into a sofa in the living room of our bungalow. "Would you do me a favour?"
Insensitive as I was to other people's feelings, I knew something was definitely not right.
"Anything for you, dear. Want some cake?" Cake? Ouch. Someone has to brush up on his conversational skills here.
"Nah, thanks, though. Look, this is a pretty big favour I'm asking and I'll understand…I mean, it's perfectly okay if you say no." The way she fidgeted with her kerchief while she talked, screamed that it wasn't perfectly okay.
"Just say it, will you?" I was a bit concerned.
"Could…could you, please, tell mamma, if she asks you, that I had gone with you to the theatre yesterday night?" She was almost begging. "You know, I had gone with him to the disco, and I don't want mamma to know that."
I was shocked, to say the least. Call me conservative, prudish, old-fashioned, call me what you will, from far away if you are clever, but I was never the discothèque-bar-night-long-party type. Neither was she.
She correctly interpreted my look, shifted her eyes to her toes, and said, "Forget I said that. I never should've asked you in the first place. You couldn't carry off a lie to save your life." She gave a nervous laugh and rose to leave. God, she sounded so beautiful even this close to a breakdown.
I masked my expressions in a blink, jumped to her and sat her down again. "Why don't you try me out? I can be very persuasive, you know." I tried to squeeze out some humour from the situation. "I never believed you could be dragged down to the level of discs, even by him, you know." Mock horror on my face. An unreadable look in hers, as she locks her eyes unto mine.
She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
As she locks her eyes unto mine, I know that my humour certainly didn't have the desired effect. She had almost reached breaking point.
I knelt down before her. "Just give me the details I need to know to sound real, what time we went, what we did, what we drank, etcetera." It sounded so unfunny. "Forget what I asked. I don't need to know about yesterday.
Effect, once again, the opposite of that intended. She broke down completely, tears washing her angelic face as she dissolved into sobs.
I was shaken. I had never known her lose control over her emotions, even when extremely annoyed. Just a few well-spoken words to convey her anger, then comforting the guilty party (yours faithfully in the case stated) with caring words. That was about it. And get it, I wasn't even, like, her third best friend, just a bit closer than an acquaintance, maybe; which made this outburst even more frightening to me.
"We…we broke up, A. He told me he'd had enough of me. After all this time…enough of me, exact words he said…"
I looked into her dark blue eyes, seeking to find words to comfort her, instead was met by a maelstrom…
III: Day Dreamer
The rough terrain looked even more rugged now. Forks of lightning touched the majestic landscape in celestial salutes, followed by crashing thunder which melded into a venomous laughter all around me.
"Isn't that what you wished for?" The voice in my head again. Of the stone-hearted Rishi meditating before me. Rishi, or a demon in his guise?
"The demons are within your head. How I appear to you is just a cognitive reflection of what you are."
"I never wanted this, really, I didn't want her to get hurt." I pleaded.
"Well, you have already thought out the remedy too, isn't it? You have a third wish. Wish that you become the man of her dreams and she lives happily ever after, with you. Go on. You are a natural performer, playing your part with absolute command.What are you afraid of?"
"Would…would she?"
"We won't know until you wished for it, will we?"
"I…I don't know. I need some time. Will I have some time?"
"You have all the time in the world, Dreamer. But she hasn't. Decide what you want quickly."
"A little time, please…" The world became a haze in the storm.
IV: The Third Wish
"…And he said that I was the worst mistake he had ever made in his life. Can you believe that, A? After all we went through together? Hell, I had gone to the disc, lying to my parents about it. I've never, ever lied to mamma or pops before, A. Never ever. All because I refused to drink. How ever did I deserve this?" She seemed so tired.
I tentatively touched her hands. She was still looking into my eyes, searching for an answer that wasn't supposed to be there. This was my moment. She was looking at me as the support she needed at that moment. She would take whatever I said very seriously. I could damage the thin string that still held their relationship together.
"You, of all people, didn't deserve this, dear." There. I had started the process.
"But maybe you should give him just one more chance. Just one chance, to let him explain away all that happened. We guys you know, are all very headstrong, fighting for all the wrong reasons, hardly knowing what we want, ignoring or destroying what should be most precious to us in a moment of impulsiveness. But we aren't that bad on the whole, you know." WHAT?
"He hasn't even called me yet, after that. I hate him. He doesn't even care about me, you know. Why should I give him another chance, if he should call?" A tiny bit of hope shined through her feigned vehemence. What would I have not given to have her love me that much?
I stood up, went over to the larger sofa where my guitar lay, picked it up and sat down, and started strumming a chord. Dmajor, in a down-downup-updown pattern, repeated twice. "Maybe he's too ashamed too call you up. I certainly would have been if I made such an ass of myself. Wait for him to pick up his courage." I couldn't believe what I heard. Cadd9, down-downup-updown. Repeat twice. I was actually defending him. "I'd give anything not to be in his place when he calls you next."
A smile had appeared on her face, the first rays of the sun breaking through a dark sky, the first breeze of spring wind dislodging snow from the dead trees. Gmajor, down-downup-updown, repeat twice. I could see that she was desperately trying to believe my words. Good. As the Rishi had said, I was a natural performer. Now for the master touch. The third wish. Back to Dmajor, down-updown-downup. Repeat twice.
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder and the rain
To quietly pass me by
I was back to the stormy world of my nightmare. Only it wasn't so dark anymore.
"Your third wish?"
"Let everything be as it was between them before I made those stupid wishes. Let him call her up and apologize. Let her forgive him." I said, trying hard to keep my voice stable and neutral.
"Are you sure? Can you bear to let her go away from you after coming this close? Because even if you do, they may not live happily ever after, you know. Human relations are the things that depend least on divine intervention, I've found. Your absurd heroics might be to no avail." The voice defined cynical.
"One, no I am not sure. Two, but I have much more essential work than to ache my knees playing agony aunt to every silly little girl I know. Three, since she never was mine, the question of letting go does not arise. Four, a hero is, by definition, an idiot with no better work to do than to resolve other's problems. I am just cleaning up the mess that I have made. Call it self-interest. Five, I don't like the way your voice rumbles inside my head. So just do what I say and be gone from my dreams, haunt my nightmares no longer." The last part with an elaborate flourish of my hand.
"Fine. It shall be as you wish for." A belly laughter this time, so infectiously merry that I had to join in. The skies had cleared. The sculpture's face now held a serene smile, and a contented far away gaze.
"You know, maybe you're not as bad as you think you are. Just like the rest, you're certainly not the worst, though you're not the best."
I managed to look scandalized. "How dare you? I'm the best human being you're ever likely to meet, you virtual piece of stone. And don't misquote Floyd at me, that's blasphemy. Just do your thing and go. I have a world, or two, to save."
"Sure." Booming laughter. "Your will be done."
She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
"Please. Twinkle twinkle little star? How could you?" I exclaimed, as her cell rang.
She blushed and threw a cushion at me. Then breaking into a broad grin, she whispered excitedly, "It's him!"
"Of course it's him. Just go ahead and pick up the phone. This ringtone is hurting my sensitivities." I feigned indifference and expertly deflected the second cushion. "Oh, and get out of the house before you do so. I've had enough of your whining for today." The third cushion hit me square on the face, followed in quick succession by the last.
She raced out of the house before I could even get up from the sofa. "Don't forget what you are to tell mamma." She yelled back at me as she ran away, the sun's rays defying all known laws of nature to shine on her alone, darkening everything else around.
"I won't." I whispered.
1. To Guns N' Roses aficionados, don't look at me like that, please. It makes me feel so guilty. I know the verses aren't in order, but I had to put them where they fit. Very, very sorry.
2. To guitarists, hey, give me some credit, I figured out those chords for myself. I know they are not accurate, but they sound good enough. To me. So scamper off before I set your tails on fire.


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We honeymooned at the beach (where else??), ate Lucky Charms for about two weeks straight (not to mention our leftover rainbow cake), and then got to do real life together, from the exciting Monday morning planning meetings to the half-asleep-scrambled-egg-making 3 o'clock mornings. We went crabbing with some of our favorite people (disastrous in the financial department, but wonderful in the boating around in the sunshine department) and spent most of the stunning autumn doing senior photo shoots and drinking Angry Orchard cider and watching Suits.
We drove to Seattle and stayed with friends in a TV-show worthy apartment in the city (brick and everything). We wrestled insurance and appointments and finally got traveling-overseas-vaccines, and then went on a mission trip to India, spent 24 hours in China, fell in love with every single beautiful child, miraculously did not get lice, took thousands of pictures. Had a snowflake-and-triumphantly-found-tree Christmas with a lot of brown paper and twine. I made burnt-yet-edible cinnamon rolls and the last and most magnificent gift was my dream boots that I'd never been able to find, let alone buy.
I cut my hair really short (the shortest it's ever been), and we went to the desert for a wedding (stayed in a trailer, watched movies, ate biscuits and gravy in the morning), and Denver, and northern Washington, and we watched a lot of tv shows and laughed really hard about absolutely nothing. We did a huge project on marriage (and learned how to work together, for better or worse), and we got up obscenely early most of the time for awhile, until he through his nasty work shirt into the fire and we launched on official, bonifide self-employment. When people ask what we do for work, we get to say we're wedding photographers, and that is such a magical thing to be able to say.
I cut my hair really short (the shortest it's ever been), and we went to the desert for a wedding (stayed in a trailer, watched movies, ate biscuits and gravy in the morning), and Denver, and northern Washington, and we watched a lot of tv shows and laughed really hard about absolutely nothing. We did a huge project on marriage (and learned how to work together, for better or worse), and we got up obscenely early most of the time for awhile, until he through his nasty work shirt into the fire and we launched on official, bonifide self-employment. When people ask what we do for work, we get to say we're wedding photographers, and that is such a magical thing to be able to say.
We got really excited about good deal on a vacuum (he's a wizard), and we ate a lot of crusty bread and olive oil and baby pickles (so. many. baby. pickles.) We agonized over paint colors for months and finally painted our bedroom white (best decision ever). (Painting isn't always as romantic and dreamy as certain movies would have you believe just FYI. At least not until you both have a snack).
We went to the beach with his cousin/friend and his wife and played bitter rounds of Monopoly and watched cartoons and ate amazing breakfasts. Went to the beach again with my whole family and reveled in/were overwhelmed by the sheer number of adorable nieces & nephews.
We visited one of his brother's family in Coeur D'Alene, where we got obsessed with Tetris, couldn't wait to have our own baseball-playing boys, bought a new wedding ring for me (I lost the original one within the first few months--mostly a sentimental loss, since it was from a pawn shop--NOT the engagement ring), and saw an incredible number of old pickups and ate some of the best donuts ever.
We made a lot of plans and then canceled them all because we'd rather just hang out and watch movies and makeout and eat pizza. I never thought I would have this much fun hanging out with the same person day after day.
We got snowed in for a few too-good-to-be-true days, and walked everywhere in the eery, beautiful, muted neighborhood (I got to wear my Christmas boots), ate an enormous amount of pancakes and bacon with some of the best people, all packed into our tiny tiny place, and sledded and made snow angels and snow ice cream and sat and watched the snow come down and make the trees movie-worthy.
We went to our coffee shop (Singer Hill) way too often, to get mad (good-naturedly, usually) while playing cards, and sometimes he bought me a pastry, but usually we just got a decaf with refills, because we're poor newlyweds, after all. But I felt like we must be really rich because we could afford to get Redbox every once in awhile and go out to eat and even bought orange juice sometimes.
We haunted our Oregon City, poking around in musty antique shops or eating cupcakes/cinnamon rolls/cajun tots. Sometimes we went to the pet store to get emotional about the kittens and the puppies (okay, that's mostly just me), and toy with the idea of being responsible (and rich) enough to buy a fish.
He brought me home red roses (usually just one, which is my favorite), and donuts and sundry food after his rabid grocery trips.
My yellowish kitchen was infiltrated with my red things all over the place. It made me happier than I ever thought I could get over my kitchen. I love my cookie jar and my rainbow mugs and my majestic shiny red kitchenaid and the sunshine when it pours in during the afternoon. And now I understand things like the relief and giddiness that comes with eating a meal that I didn't have to strategize and execute, having freezer meals, or getting a good deal on black beans.
We watched a lot of Looney Tunes while eating waffles. If we were lucky, we got to drink coffee together in the morning, which was the fondest craving of my soul before we got married.
We locked ourselves out of our house, and climbed through the window, there was a beehive scare in our sketchy studio.
We ate pie at Shari's (late at night, after shooting weddings), and an enormous amount of Starbucks breakfast sandwiches. Also, emergency-there-is-no-plans-for-dinner chorizo burritos from Super Torta. (Those things will wreck you). We went to Portland sometimes for fancy dinners, but mostly frequented the not-great restaurants in Oregon City. Some of the best date nights were the at-home ones with fondue or pasta and Fred Meyer desserts.
We had a magical been-married-six-months celebration with mac and cheese, and too-soon picnics on the promenade, with rotisserie chicken and cheese and reading out loud.
We went to the beach with my whole family and held a lot of babies and wore a lot of top hats and explored our "grassy knoll". We flew to Cape Cod, Massachusetts to visit two more of his brothers and their families. Lived there for a few weeks and had raging head colds and played with two of the cutest children that were ever created. Lots of night Wii battles and cold cereal binging and bitter boys vs. girls Spades games. Experienced his family tradition of the Easter pinata.
Took a bus to New York City and ran around holding hands and eating too much amazing food. Hung out with some amazing people.
I flew to Denver all alone to shoot a bridal shower, and missed him outrageously and he picked me up from the airport wearing his marvelous blue shirt.
We watched a lot of movies with me laying in his lap (all three Lord of the Rings, epic long Chinese movie, etc), and stayed up much later than reasonable just laughing about nothing.
He held me when I cried, every single time, and prayed with me when I was a wreck because of people I was hurting for or worried about or not trusting God with.
We had several different favorite people come over to talk about deep stuff and watch stupid movies and stay nights on our futon.
We ate a lot of chocolate muffins, juanita tortilla chips + fresh salsa, Totino's pizza (so cheap, so terrible, so good), turkey bacon (eventually got sick of it), bratwurst (not sick of it), english muffins, poached eggs, grocery store sushi, and homemade burritos.
We drove to Canada with Bethany and stayed with one of the greatest families ever and drove through stunning green countryside listening to 80's music (saw a bald eagle, (WHY WAS IT IN CANDA INSTEAD OF AMERICA? traitor), lots of roadkill, and a naked man. Ate baguette in a field.
We went to Denver for another wedding, stayed with our basically-family people and bought a front-porch picnic with Mexican hot chocolate pudding and watched the crazy Colorado weather. Took a ton of pictures we accidentally deleted later. Drove away from a tornado-y thunderstorm, ate donuts.
We watched movies in the theater--lame, perfect, and unexpectedly tragic cathartic animated movies (How to Train Your Dragon 2 you are merciless).
Went to family camp and had fires on the beach, deep hot tub conversations with friends, and a lot of s'mores. Explored scary rocky beach places. Came home and got the horrific flu plague simultaneously and letsjustsay sometimes it's difficult having a one-bathroom home. Had bonding times watching movies and trying valiantly to eat soup.
Tackled our few weddingless weeks of summer with a vengeance--campings trips, hiking to waterfalls, floating down the river at the slightest provocation with a slew of really awesome married people we love. He went on man-camping trips and I occasionally burst into tears the moment he left (hashtag codependent), watched Romeo and Juliet and bawled, stayed up til 2am blogging aaaand also weeping.
Got some vicious sunburns/tans, went to the amusement park and stayed on the ferris wheel for six rounds, had a harrowing rafting trip ended with burger-eating frenzy. Caught and ate (ish) crawdads and kind of liked them. Spent afternoons sharing our porch hammock dangerously and reading and snuggling each other within an inch of our lives.
He gave me a crazy-amazing 21st birthday--top secret folders, two days in Portland in a hotel, and eating at all of the amazing places I could imagine. (He even bought me a red dress ♥). We got to stay in two different resorts in one weekend for two amazing weddings--got addicted to cooking shows and ate powdered donuts in bed.
We made it through almost all of the exciting, amazing brutality of Wedding Season, with all the learning curves of crazy work-load/working well together/still having time for each other. We repeatedly got reminded of our own wedding and why we married each other and holycow how emotional and beautiful weddings are.
This year has been fuller and more perfect than I ever imagined. God gave us a ridiculous amount of blessings, and a completely unanticipated number of adventures together. Marriage is so, so much easier--and just more plain magical than I expected. Basically it's a lot of laughing and tickling and smooshy-face-hugs, with some crying and hugging it out and pre-dinner crises mixed in. I can't count the number of times I've looked at his beautiful all-mine face and just been floored by the fact that I have this--all this. There's nothing quite like a person that's half of you--that's home to you. Holding each other and laughing uncontrollably together is maybe the best thing Jesus has ever given me. This first year has been an unimaginable blessing.
But at the same time, it's been probably the most full of seeing the hurt and brokenness in the world. Horrible news stories and gut-wrenching phone calls and tragedies in lives around us that seem impossible to know how to process. It makes me cling even tighter to this amazing best-friend-for-life--he reminds me of truth and God's goodness when I can't see it. I could never have imagined the amount of happiness I'd have right now--but I also could never have imagined the amount of serious-for-real-yuckiness in the world around me. Often simultaneously with this absurdly undeserved happiness, has been some of the hardest struggles I've had with trust in God and belief in His goodness, as brokenness and darkness hurts people around me.
It's even more difficult, I've found, for me to trust God when I feel like He's not fixing things and healing things and protecting the people I love to the death. But despite my arrogance in not trusting him, and not believing in His sovereignty and goodness, he has been so, so gentle with me. And my husband has been a reminder of that, because his patient and persistent and gentle love doesn't waver, even when I try to run away or don't believe him or am so eyeballs-deep in my sin that I can't see truth.
first and last photo from one-year-anniversary photo shoot with the beautiful Lucia.
This year has been incredible, once-in-a-lifetime--a first-year-of-marriage to hold tight to when things are harder and more complicated. Easy in all the ways I didn't expect and impossible in all the ways I never imagined. God is teaching me so much about questions that we don't get the answers to right when we want them (or even until we see his face), about struggling through fear and helplessness. about bring-you-to-your-knees blessings and beauty.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
It's even more difficult, I've found, for me to trust God when I feel like He's not fixing things and healing things and protecting the people I love to the death. But despite my arrogance in not trusting him, and not believing in His sovereignty and goodness, he has been so, so gentle with me. And my husband has been a reminder of that, because his patient and persistent and gentle love doesn't waver, even when I try to run away or don't believe him or am so eyeballs-deep in my sin that I can't see truth.
first and last photo from one-year-anniversary photo shoot with the beautiful Lucia.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.


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ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A teen that was part of the 'knockout game' in south St. Louis has pled guilty to second degree assault.
According to police, 18-year-old Kwame Thomas admitted to assaulting a man near Osceola and Nebraska Avenue in November of 2011.
Sentencing for Thomas will be in March. This case marks the beginning of several 'knockout game' hearings.
In April, Elex Levell will go to trial for the death of a 72-year-old man in south St. Louis; which was related to game.


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December 21, 2011
Cindy Lou Who and Crayola Markers
Labels: braids, colour, crazy hair day, fun
December 04, 2011
Sometimes the best hair...
I'm a hair mom. I LOVE having Kenz's hair done and looking all pretty every day. She enjoys picking out styles to wear and helping me come up with new ideas. HOWEVER... doing hair is one of those things that to be honest, doesn't always get done the way I would like it to. However, throughout the last few years I have learned a few things. The most important thing I've learned is not to panic. In the early years of hair-doing, if a style fell out, or a hat messed up her hair I would worry. Especially if it was an event of some sort where pictures would be taken. It took me a good couple years to loosen up and relax, we've learned that not every hair has to be in place, and in fact sometimes the best hairstyles for pictures are loose and natural. For example, recently my husband and I took the kids to a local park to walk around and shoot some random pictures. In the car on the way Kenzie's hair fell out and she stuck her hat on her head and we just went with it. When I got home and I loaded the pics onto the computer I was actually quite happy with the way her hair looked natural and comfortable. Here are some pics for examples:
Labels: Messy Hair, pony, Un-Done Hair
December 03, 2011
Belle Hairstyle
I know it has been a long time since we've posted any hairstyles, but we have a few photographed and ready to be posted again, so we thought we would add some new ones.
The first style that I'm going to post is not one that I thought of, actually The Story of a Princess and her Hair did an amazing tutorial Right Here. The only thing that we did different, is for the bump we just bobby pinned it in place and put a headband under the twists instead of the bracelet around the bump.
Here's our version:
Labels: elegant, halloween, mostly down, princess
June 12, 2011
Double Criss-Cross (take 2)
June 10, 2011
Purple Streaks
Labels: braids, colour, tricks
May 05, 2011
Headband - Still my favourite
Labels: dutch braids, headband, mostly down
March 20, 2011
Weekend at Nannies
The kids (all 4!) spent the weekend with Nanny (grandma) to give Dad and I some peace and quiet. Before they left Nanny asked me to put Kenzie's hair up so she didn't have to do anything with it. This is what we came up with:
Labels: braids, corn rows, lasting styles
January 15, 2011
Dress Giveaway!
Anyone with a little girl needs to head over to Megan's Closet and check out the giveaway going on for the ADORABLE dress!
Click Here!!
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American Credit Legal Services - ANOTHER fake collection agency with access to real account information. This guy, Christopher Maag, gives additional names that the scam went by and the fact that they have already been sued by the Illinois Attorney General. This type of scam is becoming trendy. The good news is that they keep getting sued.
Reshipping From Home - I put this on the list only because it's yet another reason NOT to buy into work-at-home opportunities. Well, that....and the Postal Inspection Service has a little video series complete with melodrama, mood music, and action scenes. It's awesome!
Credit Card Scam - We just got a call verifying that this scam has hit the Kansas City area. Calling from the number (567) 259-9780, a "business" leaves an urgent message about Credit Card information and credit reports. They leave a number for you to call, but if you call back the (567) number, you will be informed that the number is no longer in service. The phone number is documented on 800Notes as a scam number.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Scams of the Week: Feb 7, 2011
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Last week, I went to the Chicago area to finish some research for a biography I'm working on. I was able to get information at the Lake County History Museum (Curt Teich Archives), Great Lakes Naval Museum, Shiloh House Museum in Zion, IL (pictured); and the Chicago Historical Museum archives.
Museum curators are great sources of information. One of the best pieces of information I found at the Chicago Historical Museum. I was so excited, I did a "happy dance". Guess that shows I am passionate about my subject? I also saw a 1918 newsreel that had to do with the subject of my WIP. Very cool!
The return trip was a little stressful when I found out my mother was in the ER with a possible stroke (she had a bad infection that was mimicking the symptoms of a stroke). She is better now and also trying to get over pneumonia - again.
Now, if I would just recieve some research books I ordered 6 weeks ago - it would be great! I need to finish organizing the info I found in Chicago and get the manuscript written!
John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."


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Erosion Prevention and Construction Site Management Program
On Oct. 16th, 1996, the city adopted the Erosion Prevention Ordinance (20067). The ordinance was designed to restrict the discharge of sediments or other construction related materials, including hazardous substances into the city's stormwater system (Eugene Code 6.625). In Dec. of 1996 the City Manager adopted Administrative Rules (R-6.645) to implement the ordinance.
As of February 1, 1997, that ordinance and rule have been in effect within the Eugene City limits. The ordinance and administrative rules have been revised several times. In July of 1997, the City of Eugene signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to assign and monitor 1200-C permits within the city limits.
On May 25th, 2004, the City of Eugene entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Lane County to administer and enforce the Erosion Prevention and Construction Site Management Program (Eugene BMP E-2 Exhibit "A") outside city limits but inside the City of Eugene Urban Growth Boundary.
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Thursday, July 5
East and West
Your Holiness,
We ask your support through the invincible weapons of brotherly prayer, but also through your fatherly cry for the defense of the inalienable rights of the Ancient and Apostolic Sister Church of Cyprus, this crossroads of peoples, religions, languages and civilizations of the Mediterranean and Middle East.
We want you beside us! Through us the Holy Apostle Barnabas invites his elder brother, the Blessed Apostle Peter, to make a first Visit to his humble home and to receive hospitality in it, to feel as though it were his own home and to bless it!
We await you, Your Holiness, as Bishop of the Roman See which presides in charity, in the Cyprus of dialogue, democracy, dignity, faith, monasticism, hospitality, monuments and works of art! May you deign to come to us and give us the opportunity to reciprocate your fraternal hospitality during these splendid days that we have spent in the Eternal City!
The Patriarch shares much of Benedict's ecclesiology, and his full response (available at Zenit.org) is very optomistic about the eventual reunion of Orthodox and Catholic Churches--though also realistic, recognizing that he himself will likely not live to see that day.


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Violent Femmes – Old Mother Reagan lyrics
Old Mother Reagan
And her crew
Took away
From me and you
I hope she goes far away
She better go far away
Y'know it ain't right
When it's all wrong
This is the Old Mother Reagan
Protest song
Old Mother Reagan
She's so dumb
She's so dangerous
How come...
Old Mother Reagan went to heaven
But at the pearly gates
She was stopped!
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MIT's OpenCourseWare: A Web-based Collection of Free Educational ResourcesThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), an American top notch research university has an extensive collection of free and open educational resources- MIT OpenCourseWare (MIT OCW).
MIT OCS is large-scale, web-based electronic publishing initiative that provides "free, searchable, access to MIT's course materials for educators, students, and self-learners around the world". The initiative started in 2001, the course material can be used free of charge, copied and distributed anywhere in the world under a Creative Commons license (non commercial and not-for profit uses).
Unfortunately, these resources haven't been of significant benefit to many African colleges. According to MIT OpenCourseWare's Farnaz Haghseta states, "the OCW materials are largely underutilised in many African regions where Internet connectivity is limited. To overcome this limitation, MIT OCW is looking to collaborate with educational institutions that are interested in hosting a mirror site, or a local copy of the MIT OCW materials."
Haghseta says "the goal of the programme is to have 100 mirror sites installed at African educational institutions by the end of 2006." Interested institutions should contact Haghseta at email@example.com.
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For homework to be considered complete, it must be done in the correct format and must be completed thoroughly. Each teacher will go over homework expectations with students during class.
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So...today we didn't do any "school"...but, we had a lot of fun! :)
I used to take Ethan and Luke hiking almost once a week...even if it was a really short hike..we were up in the mountains. Since March I've been in a fog of exhaustion. Going from 2 to 4 was easier than I expected in some ways...and harder in others. I've had a hard time doing any of the extra stuff we used to do. I finally got the gumption to take the kiddos to the mountains before winter. Christy has been begging, so we headed up there today. They had fun running around and being wild. It was a beautiful day. I love my kids. I'm so thankful that I get to be with them everyday. Watching them melts my heart. What precious gifts from God! That's not to say it's always perfect...I don't want to be phony. I really struggle sometimes...I've got a temper and a mouth that I wish I could lock and throw away the key to. My kids argue and bicker better than most. Hopefully, by God's grace ALONE...they will love Jesus with their whole hearts and serve Him alone.


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- Mom leaving. Empty house means loneliness which results in emotions. Bad News Bears.
- Holiday Weekend. Holidays mean Crazy Food Environments in which one of many ramifications include anxiousness to the max.
- Period on the rise. 'Nuff said.
I wipe with Sarcasm and Words That I Make Up because I'm awesome and my words are better than Websters. (Yeah I said it. Suck it Webster!) I'm the Word Generating Mastah! Bwahahahahaaaaaaa!!! Truth isn't always pretty but who says it can't be somewhat mildly entertaining? (The premise of all reality TV. I rest my case. And I need a gavel cuz I'm The Decider and I decided I'm right.)
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Bad Planning
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Turn your food into an art form...that helps me a lot. I make my food creations really pretty and different every day, which makes them easier to want to eat if I'm in a *nooooo!! food is evillll!!!* kind of mood, or easier to control the portion sizes when I'm in a *ommmgggggg eatttttt everrrryyyythingggg* kind of mood.ReplyDelete
I feel like starting on a friday is always bad coz the weekend kind of fucks up your routine/schedule somehow. Mondays work even tho it seems silly.
Go, go wifey plans!
Ok, so you had some not so good planning before, but your planning now sounds good enough to make up for that! Stay strong and determined. You can do it, and we both know that.ReplyDelete
No processed food? No instant coffee? I'm to poor to get the real shit! I'd fail before the first half-hour of consciousness was up.ReplyDelete
Small changes pile up before you know it :) You'll get there.


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Bewildered by what happened on Wall Street? Furrow that brow no more. The Samizdat Blog financial research team has figured it all out. It's like this:
If General Motors behaved like Goldman Sachs, they'd make their money by taking out life insurance policies that paid off when drivers of Chevrolets died. Then, noticing that they'd make more money if more people died, they'd start building cars without brakes.
Seriously. This is exactly what credit-default swaps were like. Wall Streeters sold bundles of bad mortgages to pension funds and other investors, knowing these were bad. Then (this is the credit default swap) they bet that these bundles of crap would fail. They made money, and everyone else (the people who couldn't pay the mortgages they'd been suckered into, the people who rely on their pensions being there, etc.) lost.
Somebody's got to go to jail for this.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
We Interrupt this Blog for a Moment of Political Outrage
Bewildered by what happened on Wall Street? Furrow that brow no more. The Samizdat Blog financial research team has figured it all out. It's like this:
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I don't put anything past the American automobile industry. I mean, these are the guys who made the Hummer -- the vehicular equivalent of KFC's "double down" sandwich.ReplyDelete
- Mother Goose1:23 PM
Not quite, but a good try. The yield-hungry investors in this fund knew what kind of investments these were, and certainly knew the profile of the firm that created this product, which in any event is helpfully described in the risks section in the so- called "flip book" sent to them:ReplyDelete
"Goldman Sachs may, by virtue of its status as an underwriter, advisor or otherwise, possess or have access to non-publicly available information relating to
the...[investments], and has not undertaken, and does not intend, to disclose, such status or non-public information in connection with the Transaction."
And this:
"Goldman Sachs is currently and may be from time to time in the future an active participant on both sides of the market and have long or short positions in, or buy and sell, securities, commodities, futures, options or other derivatives identical or related to those mentioned herein. Goldman Sachs may have potential conflicts of interest..."
How a judge reacts to such disclosures will be interesting, but Goldman's proclivity for betting against its clients is quite well known. Now we simply add to that reputation its conduct in apparently leaving the firm it hired to "select" the assets, and its German bank investor bent on exposure to high-yield junk paper, high and very dry.
It's worth remarking that the counterparty in many of Goldman's swaps was AIG, whose swap contracts were honored by Treasury, to Goldman's benefit.
Thanks, "Mother Goose" (BTW: ?). I take your point. I hereby add the following to my analogy:ReplyDelete
"If General Motors were behaving like Goldman Sachs, they'd have added, in tiny print at the back of the owner's manual, the following passage: 'this car may or may not have brakes, and General Motors may or may not be buying life insurance on some people who may or may not have bought Chevrolets."
I look forward to what judges have to say about Goldman Sachs, but I have a bad feeling about what would happen should this go to the Supreme Court -- I mean, that's a court still packed with the kind of people who think it's a good idea for corporations to be able to spend as much as they want influencing elections. I'm not optimistic about their objectivity regarding Wall Street.
- Mother Goose10:22 PM
(Yes, the same, Diddle Diddle Dumpling, Bobby Shafto, Nanny Etticoat; and certainly not to be subjected to impertinent inquiries, young man.)ReplyDelete
To complete your tale, you would need someone in the market for a car with no brakes, no doubt on the expectation it will go faster; for the particular purchaser of this custom-built vehicle specialized in such synthetic delights, driving them up and down the Rhineland Funding Conduit until the tank was empty. True, they relied on a safety inspector called Moody's to assess the seaworthiness of the underlying chassis (MG is allowed to mix metaphors if she wishes), and they were assured the rusty components were hand-picked by the renowned ACA LLC, perhaps on the expectation they could be burnished against all rational expectation to a glowing yield (or a yielding glow). Of such buyers, beware! Here is a diagram of the garage they built for vehicles like these:
So if GS discloses the brakes are non-existent, and in fact they reserve the right to bet that crashes will result, and they disclose they have no obligation to tell you they used their own inspector called Paulson, whose idea it was to sell these cars with no brakes with the expectation that some of them would crash (and remember the cars ACA selected had just as many crashes), then GS will argue it has done what is was required to do by law.
MG thinks large settlement.
And if the presiding judge appears to be agreeing that these disclosures technically comport with the great securities acts of the 30s, which the SEC alleges were violated, I suspect there will be those who may suggest those laws be adjusted.
If they rigged the dice,
And thinned the ice
So Rhineland fell in,
Whose was the sin?


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text: Health Reform's Enemy No. 1? Seniors By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted Aug 12, 2009 9:12 AM CDT 48 comments Comments President Barack Obama participates in an AARP tele-town hall on health care, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) View 4 more images (Newser) – Scan the ranks of health care reform malcontents at your local town hall, and you'll notice a lot of older faces. With Democrats aiming their sales pitch mostly at middle-class Americans and the uninsured, seniors have come to fear that Medicare, their own beloved government-run health care, will face unpleasant cuts, Politico reports. Just 20% believe reform will improve their situation—which could spell a big problem for the 2010 elections, since seniors vote more than any other demographic. Barack Obama tried to reassure seniors yesterday, saying "We are not talking about cutting Medicare benefits," and adding, "We have the AARP onboard because they know this is a good deal for our seniors." But an AARP spokesman said the insinuation that the group supported any of the bills was "inaccurate," even though AARP officials have appeared at White House health care events and held a tele-town hall for Obama. View 4 more images