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HTC representatives launched the rumor that for this autumn launch of the latest phablet, named Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the south koreans will no more use for casing plastic material, that it will be replace with another material from the premium category, up to this point is not clear whether this rumor has been released to promote the idea that HTC products are better tha Samsung's, or the rumor is a checked information inside the south Korean giant.
The same criticism came from Apple, HTC and Apple both taking advantage of the fact that they have an aluminium cover, not from plastic like that of devices from Samsung.
Sources within the company say that for the phablet that will be released in a few months, this issue will no loger be a proble, without clarifying whether it will be made from aluminum, however, to maintain its light weight, it will most likely be made from aluminum, because this metal is light.
The south korean representatives had the same intention to replace plastic with ceramic or aluminum for the recent launch of the Galaxy S4 smartphone, but finally the case remained still from plastic, because it was more light, more easily processed and because there was no time for producing tens of millions of units until the launch that took place in March.
This improvement, and its specs: a 5.9 inches full HD display, 2 GHz proccessor, most likely an Exynos 5 octa core proccessor, an improved S pen device, 4 GB of RAM, and a lot of others features like: S Health, Group play, IR Blaster, etc., that are already available with the just released S4 smartphone.
The battery that comes with it is impressive, the phablet will have 4000 mAh, so the device will be used for a long period of time and will support even more complex applications running simultaneously. These are the news for today, other rumors you can read on other posts from this blog.


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COUNT DOWN TO A HAPPIER FAMILY: 10 STRATEGIES TO TACKLE ENTITLEMENT AT HOME IN 2013By
Kay Wyma, 'Recovering Enabler' Now the Author of 'Cleaning House,' Shares Top Tips for Teaching Kids How Capable They Can Be
A Dallas mother of five kids who worked in the White House and earned an MBA in international finance has tackled a really tough task—pushing back against the "entitlement mentality" she helped to develop in her children. In its place, Kay Wills Wyma instills competence and confidence born from helping them develop the skills and traits needed to launch from home successfully.
In her book Cleaning House A Mom's Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement Kay details her yearlong effort to help her kids learn the joy of accomplishment and capability. Following are 10 strategies for parents resolving that 2013 will be the "Year Entitlement Ended" in their homes.
10. Be honest . . . with yourself and with your kids. The first step to change is admitting, "I have a problem." Welcome to Enablers Anonymous. It might not be pretty, but we've all driven here on the road paved with good intentions.
9. Have a family meeting. Announce the plan and involve the participants. If everyone owns it, the seeds sprout and grow.
8. Gather like-minded friends. It's lonely doing anything seemingly alone, especially when swimming upstream. So grab some friends and do it together.
7. Keep your eyes on the goal by looking back. George Washington at 16 was surveying Culpepper County, Va. – without his parents!; at age 12, Blaise Pascal worked out the first 23 propositions of Euclid by himself; at age 15 Louis Braille invented the Braille system; at age 14 my friend Jackie worked at her local dry cleaner—responsible for daily deposits and closing up the store. The point is . . . kids are more than capable.
6. Set the bar high. Kids, like all of us, thrive on high expectations. Seriously, who likes to work for someone who takes your stuff and does it over or steps in and completes it for you? Our kids don't like it either.
5. Think teflon. Don't be fooled by the whines; let the "noooooo" and "why me?!" barrage hit and slide right off. Those kids are only feigning disdain. They actually crave feeling useful and needed.
4. Pack any baggage and park it outside—forever. Whatever fears buckle a parent's knees ("my kid will be left out," "their feelings will be hurt," "they will never get into college," "they will fail if I don't – or pay someone to – do it for them") can and should be disregarded. Kids can do so much more than we or they think. Teach them how to do a task. Train them by getting out of the way. Then watch mountains formerly seen as obstacles morph into opportunities.
3. Welcome and keep your hands off a kid's failure. There are few prouder moments than witnessing your child fall, get up, fall, get up, stay up and capitalize on newfound strength, determination and real self-esteem.
2. Learn to use and mean the words, "I'm happy for you." Despite our best efforts to make it a competition, parenting isn't about one-upping each other. It's about loving our kids and celebrating their unique gifts and talents. It's OK to celebrate our friends' talents and teach our kids to do the same. More than OK . . . dare we admit, liberating.
1. Get ready to catch yourself saying: "Who knew?!" "Who knew my kids could do so much?" "Who knew they could serve their sibling?" (I mean how else can you describe a boy folding his sister's underwear, or a girl cleaning her brother's bathroom!) "Who knew they could be so happy?" "Who knew gaming, texting and social media could take a back seat?" "Who knew they just wanted someone to believe in them . . . and that family responsibilities were just the ticket?"
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Author Kay Wills Wyma has five kids and one SUV with a lot of carpool miles. Before she transitioned to stay-at-home mom, she earned an MBA, worked at the White House and worked in international finance. Happily married to Jon, this recovering enabler is committed to equipping the next generation to achieve great things in the future by piling on the responsibility today. Kay enjoys inspiring other parents of adolescents and teens through her blog TheMoatBlog.com.

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Here's another variation of my Modern Sorbet Throw Pillow using Prima Solids and a subtly patterned white cotton.
I placed this one and the other I have made on my bed and now it makes me want two so I can put them on my bed. They're just smaller than a Euro, which is awesome because the Euro size seems way too big to use in bed.
I've used the same geometric straight line quilting again, simple because I think it looks cool and doing anything curved would distract from the curves of the drunkards path block.
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Idaho is home to one of the largest Basque populations outside of Spain. They began arriving in the late 1800s to work as miners and sheep herders. Today there's a vibrant Basque culture.
If you visit the state's capital of Boise, you'll find an entire city block dedicated to all things Basque including restaurants and a museum. You'll also find tambourine player Sean Aucutt and his band, "Amuma Says No," fusing traditional Basque music with rock.
Aucutt says Amuma Says No got its name in a roundabout sort of way. When the original band members were tossing around names one day, lead singer Jill Aldape told them her amuma - that's grandmother in Basque - would be horrified at every name they suggested.
"She kept saying 'My amuma wouldn't like that' and 'I can't be in a band named that,'" Aucutt recalls. "So finally I said 'Let's call it Amuma Says No.' Everyone voted and it won."
But, even though the band's name means "grandmother says no," hardly anyone can say no to the blend of traditional accordion and tambourine that's kicked up a notch with drums, guitar and bass.
Aucutt and the band meet every week in the Fronton building in downtown Boise to practice. The building used to be a boarding house and eating hall for sheep herders who came from the Basque country.
"My great-grandmother used to cook here in this kitchen when she first came over," says Aucutt. "It's really special and I think a lot of our grandparents had friends and family come through here so it's really neat. I feel like there are spirits around watching us and enjoying what Amuma Says No does."
Aucutt grew up listening to folk music from the Basque country. He knew early on he had to be a part of this. He tried the violin as a kid, then the penny whistle and the accordion before settling on the tambourine.
"One of my friends played the pandero or tambourine and I said 'Hey, can I give that a try?' and he said 'Yeah.' Gave me one and he taught me a couple of things and I just started playing."
The tambourine and accordion are at the heart of Basque music and of Amuma Says No.
"The Basques use the tambourine and the accordion because they are loud and they don't need amplification," says Aucutt.
That became important during the early 1900s when the Catholic church frowned on music and dancing.
"They could take the tambourine and the accordion up into the mountains to these small towns to have festivals and parties and they could go anywhere they wanted away from church and not be persecuted," Aucutt says.
He actually went to the Basque Country to study music and ended up living with a master accordion player who helped him perfect his style.
"And I got to play with all these old accordion players that I had grown up listening to on old tapes and records."
Now, some 17 years later, those old records and tapes influence Amuma Says No.
While this isn't traditional Basque music, Aucutt says it still has the accordion and the tambourine.
"We're a band that has so much fun together and we love each other. We'll all really good friends and we just keep going and have fun and keep doing the things that give life into the Basque communities here in Boise and in other places."
The band continues to work on a new cd that will feature mostly original songs. Meanwhile, Aucutt continues to join Amuma Says No each week at Fronton Building to practice - bringing the old country and the new together through music.


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Obama, The Dictator and Storytelling
This week saw comedy acts by two very different world leaders. US President Barack Obama's edgy speech at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner was both lauded and criticised as controversial. It followed his appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and is clearly an attempt to connect with a savvy, possibly younger section of the voting demographic. Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's appearance on the Nine Network's Today Show to promote his film The Dictator was another matter entirely and was train-wreck TV.
And storytelling; it's as old as the hills and a universal human instinct. But why are we now seeing a growth in live storytelling events across Australia and overseas? From homespun tales to raunchy sex confessions (such as Bawdy Storytelling), it seems there's a burgeoning need to get up in public and reveal all. Events in Melbourne include the just-launched The Yarn, Willow Tales and Rocket Clock. In Perth, there's Barefaced Stories and, in Canberra, Now Hear This. Regular events in Sydney include Penguin Plays Rough and many others. And later this month, Yarn is starting up in Brisbane. Many follow in the tradition of the massively popular podcast The Moth. Is it a response to the soullessness of home cinema and the life online? Or is this just another outlet for our insatiable hunger for 15 minutes in the spotlight?
- Tommy Murphy
- Playwright
Further Information
- Tommy's Obsessing About
- ...a return the charm of parlour games.
- Cassie's Obsessing About
- ...former SS Enterprise crew member George Takei's facebook feed.
- Jason's Obsessing About
- ...an article by Darshana Jayemanne about why videogames are art.
- Presenter
- Cassie McCullagh / Jason Di Rosso
- Producer
- Sheila Pham
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Jay :
06 May 2012 11:27:19am
People just have to join a local church to join a connect group where people share their stories (testimony) and care for each other.
They have communion, fellowship and friendship. If there are issues they are prayed for and the sharing is done with people where they feel safe to reveal stuff about themselves in a non judgemental safe place. They come away feeling loved and reassured and also have that sense of release due to confession of issues. The good book says there is a benefit to sharing and caring and telling others (confession) It is not only therapeutic but enables people to share the love of God with each other. Also it is free and people really feel validated and do connect. People need to get back to community and enjoy good fellowship just as the good book says.
Niki Pidd :
06 May 2012 11:59:03am
Great programme on storytelling! Thanks! For those interested in traditional storytelling check out our page on Facebook or get along to Abbotsford Convent and join in 'Enchanted Evening: A Night of Traditional Stories' once a month in the Bishop's Parlour.
Matteo :
06 May 2012 12:29:23pm
Hi Guys. More about storytelling. It's great to know that there is an audience for old time storytelling and that there is a number of storytellers working professionally around the country. In-fact throughout the world in this multi-faceted medium.
Here is a web address that points to some of these people as well as past and future events.
JB Rowley :
07 May 2012 8:21:38am
Oral storytelling has an immediacy and intimacy that engages and bonds the listeners, as well as flexibility and portability. Storytelling is performed as an art and as an everyday exchange. Sharing our stories is a fundamental human need but the time to tell and listen to each other's stories seems no longer built into our daily lives. I would like to think that the story sharing evenings mentioned in your programme might encourage us all to engage with other people's stories on a daily basis.
However, I do take umbrage at Tommy Murphy's claim that the type of storytelling done at The Moth, which is really passing on personal anecdotes and expanding jokes, is 'storytelling at its highest level'. If you want to see storytelling at its highest level look to the oral storytellers who commit to passing on centuries-old folktales and fairy tales, as well as crafted modern stories.
Moderator: Yes, JB, more storytelling would be a good thing - and more listening. But, for the record, it was Jason who made the outrageous claim about The Moth. CM
JB Rowley :
28 May 2012 2:32:49pm
My apologies to Tommy Murphy.
Jon Bennett :
07 May 2012 8:59:25pm
Willow Tales (Previously Northcote Storytellers) has actually been running for around 5 years. Before the influx of podcasts and The Moth.
Melina :
26 May 2012 11:02:39am
I think the presenters might have missed the point a little with the segment on the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Questions were raised about whether cracking jokes was a good "strategy" for President Obama in light of the upcoming election campaign. This event, however, has a long history of being a light-hearted gathering where the sitting president--whoever he is--is expected to tell a few jokes or/and submit to being made fun of by others. Either way, this is an audience that traditionally expects a good laugh. According to Wikipedia, past performers on the night include Al Franken, Jon Stewart, Jay Leno and Stephen Colbert, so that should give some idea of the general tone of the evening. So far from being part of some strategy, it's simply one of the many duties of the president of the US. Being an intelligent guy, Obama probably just has a bit more fun with it than someone like, oh, I don't know, George W., for example...
And by the way, the pit bull joke was actually quite funny, if you know the context. Right around the time that Obama told the joke, the right-wing media had just discovered that in his book "Dream of My Father," (published a million years ago, so good one, guys) he mentions eating dog meat in Indonesia when he was a boy. They went into overdrive lambasting him for it, pathetically trying to make some connection in voters' minds between this fact and Obama's personality and/or fitness to lead the country. Even Romney's aides stooped so low as to get in on the act. So the crack about pit bull's being delicious was just Obama's way of telling them to get over it.


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I think maybe your essays operate at an intellectual level that is just hard to sustain in the sort of 'slightly forced casual' context a radio interview provides? But it was good stuff, warmed up a lot after 20 minutes in.. And interesting to hear the voice behind the writing!
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Well happy birthday this week to my Sav. You are beautiful and I hope your wedded life is lovely. Your temple marriage was one of the highlights of my young life so thank you for inviting me to that. Also I miss playing the uke with you every night in St. George and our other adventures... *eyebrow waggle. I love love you! Send me your address so I can send you a birthday card, PLEASE! :)
And happy baptism to Krew! Being baptized is the best thing you can do. I hope you have an excellent day.
This week was so wonderful. I can't thank everyone enough for the love and support I felt during my birthday and valentines day. You are some wonderful people! Thank you for the birthday packages and for the letters. I hope you know how much they meant!
I had a wonderful birthday week. Monday we spent emailing and shopping. We went bowling with the elders for a while and then went to do our laundry at the Shearer's house. We don't have a washer and dryer in our apartment and so usually we take our laundry on exchanges with us and do it that way. But we didn't have an exchange this week and so we needed somewhere to wash our clothes. Plus we'll take any excuse we can make to spend time with the Shearer's. So we played with them during our pday, and then we had a family home evening with them and talked about the atonement. It was wonderful. They're lovely people. Also, Tyler brought his hand cuffs and I cuff'd Sister Jones and that was awesome. Nothing more satisfying than locking your companion up. ;)
Tuesday was excellent, too. I got so many texts from so many wonderful people in the mission and from our ward. It's incredible to think I have so many people who love me. How did I get so spoiled!? :) I just want to thank everyone who took the time to send birthday wishes my way. I can't stop saying thank you!! :D
Tuesday was excellent, too. I got so many texts from so many wonderful people in the mission and from our ward. It's incredible to think I have so many people who love me. How did I get so spoiled!? :) I just want to thank everyone who took the time to send birthday wishes my way. I can't stop saying thank you!! :D
And for all of you who forgot... I hope you have fun in outer darkness!!
(Just kidding, of course! Repentance is still real.)
The Clarksons were wonderful and took us out to eat for lunch on my birthday. I love spending time. Then we got to do missionary work - my favorite thing!! We tried to pick up a new Spanish investigator, but they weren't interested. I love planting seeds!! We tried a couple more people, but nothing worked out. We were able to teach one lesson with a Recent Convert. It went really well. She's so cool. She's almost been a member for a year now, and she's got her eyes set on the temple where her and her husband can get sealed. That will be amazing!
After that, we headed back to the church building where we had dinner as a district. The elders threw me a surprise party! It was so nice. They got me a piggy bank because I love pigs and I snort when I laugh. There were also Twinkies which were delicious. I made them do a twinkie eating contest. It was hilarious. Sister Clarkson made curry and crepes. She's an angel. I love spending time as a district.
Then we had Book of Mormon class. There's something so powerful about getting together with a group of wonderful people and reading from the Book of Mormon and discussing it's teachings. The spirit is always so wonderful.
Wednesday we had district meeting! We met at the church but were asked to leave because there was a gas leak and they were trying to get it fixed. Plus, the heather wasn't working so it was freezing anyway. So we had our meeting at the Clarkson's house. They do so much for us.
We learned about how to use the Book of Mormon to address concerns. It was a good training. Then we all had lunch together. Afterward, we were able to do a lot of area book work and to get things organized and straightened up. Book work is something I've never really been fond of, but I could see that it was taking a lot of stress off of Sister Jones' shoulders, and so we did that. We took a dinner break around 5:30 and then went to visit our ward missionary who has been really sick lately to see if there was anything we could do to help her. She's so upbeat about everything. She always wants to help out with the missionary work.
We were also able to help the beehives get ready for new beginnings. We got to know some of the youth and helped them practice for the program. It was fun. I'm glad I'm not twelve anymore, though. :)
Thursday was really awesome. We were able to visit some less actives that no one has seen for a while, and we were able to have some awesome lessons with them. The spirit was amazing. We were also able to go to the Shearer's house for dinner. Nothing better! Tyler decided to skip out to go to some concert, so we got to hang out with Momma and Poppa Shearer. We had a super good conversation. I love talking with them about the gospel. We had a lesson set up after dinner to do a family home evening with a member and our investigators, but the investigators had to cancel last minute. We ended up still going to the members house and having family home evening with them. They were able to help us be aware of some things some of the members are struggling with. Members are so crucial in the work! Also, she made us really delicious cheesecake and that was just a bonus!
Friday we were able to weekly plan for the first time since I've come to this area. It helped me soooo much. I was so grateful that we finally got to do it. It was a little monotonous, though. So we had to split it up with a Sonic run during happy hour. Sister Jones loves her limeades. We also helped the elders with this project thing that they started. They call it "flamingoing" where you stick a lawn flamingo and some treats with a note on someone's front lawn and then doorbell ditch them. Then they pass the flamingo on to someone who they think needs some cheering up. So we did that with the elders. It was fun. We almost froze to death though.
Saturday it snowed like crazy. Luckily, we were still able to go to Fairview for our sisters' baptism. Three of their investigators got baptized. I don't know if any of you remember, but I actually was able to teach them the other week while we were on exchanges and we really just clicked. So I was so grateful to be there as they got baptized. I cried like a baby. We were also able to help in the program and sing the "As Sisters in Zion" and "Bring the World His Truth" Medley. The spirit was so strong. I feel like I say that all the time but it's always true.
We drove back and the weather was so bad that we had to call a snow day. We hung out at the Clarksons. I taught Sister Jones how to do the cup song and so we're going to record something in the next couple of weeks. It should be good, so stay posted.
Sunday was another snow day. We were able to have sacrament meeting, but because of the weather and the low attendance, they cancelled the other meetings. So... we had studies and then the Shearer's came to pick us up. We spent the evening with them eating tacos and playing games and talking about which of their neighbors we could convert.
I feel like we spend more time at the Shearer's than we do at our own place. We love them so much.
But as much as I love spending time with the Shearers, I really hope that it warms up soon. I'm sick of snow days. I just want to work hard!
Well... that was our week this week. It looks like we'll have a pretty crazy week this week and next week. I'm taking over the area on my first exchange, and so I'm really nervous for that! It should be okay, though... I hope!
I appreciate all the prayers and letters of support and encouragement from each of you. I need all I can get!! :)
I love you all!! Have a great week.


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International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical SciencesVolume 2009 (2009), Article ID 319179, 18 pagesdoi:10.1155/2009/319179
Theoretical Mechanics Department, Faculty of Aircraft Construction, Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU), 34 Moscovskoe shosse, 443086 Samara, Russia
Received 31 July 2008; Accepted 13 January 2009
Academic Editor: Peter Basarab-Horwath
Copyright © 2009 Vladimir S. Aslanov. 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.
Motion of a biharmonic system under action of small periodic force and small damped force is studied. The biharmonic oscillator is a physical system acting under a biharmonic force like asinθ+bsin2θ. The article contains biharmonic oscillator analysis, phase space research, and analytic solutions for separatrixes. The biharmonic oscillator performs chaotic motion near separatrixes under small perturbations. Melnikov method gives analytical criterion for heteroclinic chaos in terms of system parameters. A transition from chaotic to regular motion of the biharmonic oscillator was found as the heteroclinic chaos can be removed by increasing the coefficient of a damping force. The analytical results obtained using Melnikov method have been confirmed by a good match with numeric research.


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Below the kids made Deborah a pinata in the shape of a D.
Anna made Deborah a really cute owl cake.
Paul lit 17 candles for Deborah to blow out.
Caleb had 10 candles to blow out. He's growing up fast.
Okay, I'm mad at the next picture because I can't get it to turn :(
Caleb got a remote control helicopter for his birthday. It was fun while it lasted. The boys were able to fix it many times. It flew after it landed in the toilet (Caleb wanted to see it fly in the dark so he could see the beacon. There are no windows in the bathroom.) But I think landing in the fish tank did it in. Quentin thinks he can get it going again.


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Tonight I looked in my fridge and saw that I had quite a bit leftover ham from the other night. Armed with only a few veggies and some Pillsbury dough I decided to make a braid. They look great and are much easier than you think. Since I'm a huge Pampered Chef fan (used to even sell the stuff) I always bake on PC stones (I used the bar pan in this recipe). You can use a regular cookie sheet for this recipe ... just don't put it on the bottom rack like I advise or you run the risk of burning your dinner.
2 cups cooked, diced ham
1 cup broccoli, finely diced
1/2 cup red pepper, diced
3/4 cup shredded carrot
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp Dijon mustard
2 (235g) pkg Pillsbury regular crescent rolls
1 egg white, lightly beaten
Preheat oven to 375F. Move one oven rack to the bottom position. Place ham, broccoli, red pepper, carrot and cheddar cheese in a large bowl. Add mayonnaise and Dijon. Mix well. Set aside.
Unroll one package of crescent rolls; do not separate. Arrange longest sides of dough across the widge of a rectangular baking sheet (I use the Pampered Chef bar pan). Repeat with remaining crescent roll package.
Pinch seams with finger tips. With a rolling pin, roll dough to seal perforations. On the longest side of the baking sheet, cut dough into 1 1/2" strips. Make each strip approximately 3" deep. Do the same with the other long side of the dough (ensuring that there is about 5" of dough down the middle for the filling).
Spread ham mixture evenly over the middle length of the dough. To braid, lift strips of dough across the mixture to meet in the centre; twist each strip one turn. Continue alternating strips to form a braid on top of the ham mixture. Tuck ends up to seal at the ends of the braid.
Brush egg white over dough. Bake for 25-28 minutes or until deep golden brown. If using a baking stone, cook braid on lowest oven rack.
1) The ham mixture can be made several hours ahead of time and kept in the fridge until needed.
2) Don't take the crescent rolls out of the fridge until right before you need them. They are much easier to handle when they're cold.


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|Liverpool players wearing "Suarez Tees" to show support before the Wigan match this morning
Yesterday, Liverpool's Uruguayan hitman, Luis Suarez got a 8 match ban plus 40,000 pounds fine from the England FA for his part in the racism row with Manchester United's French left back, Patrice Evra. He was allegedly said to call Evra "Negrito" which means "little black man". In his defence, it is a normal thing among dark coloured players in his country and he felt he was misunderstood.
|Dalglish showing support for his star striker
However, Liverpool Football Club through its players and manager showed support for their star player by wearing t-shirts with Suarez's number on the back and a picture of him celebrating in front.
|"Why are we all wearing number 7?" Liverpool players confused as usual.
|"Me no racist", Whatever you say Luis.


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A trial date has been scheduled for Hassan Abujihaad, formerly Paul R. Hall, who is accused of passing classified information to terrorists. The trial is set to begin in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on February 25, 2008, according to the East Valley Tribune of Mesa, Arizona.
The trial is of interest in Arizona because Abujihaad was living and working in Phoenix when he was arrested in March, following the arrest and subsequent interrogation of Derrick Shareef.
Shareef was accused of violating laws against weapons of mass destruction after he traded a pair of stereo speakers for a box containing what he thought was four grenades, a handgun and some ammunition.
Shareef was recorded by his FBI informant (read: agent provocateur) saying he wanted to detonate the grenades in garbage cans at the Cherry Vale Mall in Rockford Illinois on the weekend before Christmas, 2006.
According to investigators, Abujihaad (whose chosen name means "father of the holy war") and Shareef used to live together, and Shareef was with Abujihaad when the latter learned of the arrest of his former terrorist contact, Babar Ahmad.
"I think this is about me," Abujihaad allegedly told Shareef, when he read that Babar Ahmad was in trouble. Abujihaad had bought a couple of videos from Azzam Productions, once accidentally overpaying by $5 and then telling Babar Ahmad to keep the extra money as a tip.
Abujihaad was in the US Navy at the time, stationed on the USS Benfold. He even had a jihad video shipped to him aboard the ship.
Federal investigators also allege that classified US Navy information was found on the computers of Babar Ahmad and Azzam Productions; that Hassan Abujihaad had access to that information; and that therefore Abujihaad passed the information to Azzam.
The classified information allegedly concerned the formation in which the Benfold's battle group would be passing through the Strait of Hormuz and what would be the best way to attack it.
No attack was launched on the battle group when it passed through the strait, and more to the point, investigators have recently admitted that they have found no forensic footprint linking the data found on the Azzam computers to Abujihaad himself.
Azzam Productions formerly used computer servers in Connecticut, so that's where the legal proceedings are happening.
Abujihaad has been held there without bail ever since he was arrested, and that's where his trial is scheduled to begin, three months from now.
It has always seemed strange to me that no progress was made in the hunt for Hassan Abujihaad until Derrick Shareef allegedly told investigators where he was. After all, as documented here previously, Hassan Abujihaad was living and working openly under that name.
How many fathers of the holy war can there be?
How much information would the federales need to find someone who was suspected of assisting terrorists?
And how much information do they have?
You don't have to answer these questions.
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It's the day after National Novel Writing Month; do you know where YOUR characters are?
I haven't seen mine since last night when we celebrated our 2011 NaNoWriMo win. We shared hot wings and margaritas, reminisced, slapped some high fives. Then suddenly, there was this awkward silence, followed by some lame excuses about being tired and wanting some "alone time". Next thing I know, my characters just sort of drifted out the door and left me sitting there. Alone. With no one to talk to.
When you spend the better part of the 30 days hath November chasing that elusive 50,000 word goal, you eat, sleep and breathe your characters. You put thoughts in their heads, words in their mouths, make them do things they should or shouldn't. It's a huge responsibility, a major commitment, and a serious source of withdrawal when it's over. After I've typed "The End" and put the manuscript away to marinate for a month, I can't help but wonder – how will those crazy characters get along without me?
I worry most about you, Lorraine. Nineteen-year-old with a newborn, baby daddy in the Pacific for God knows how long, future mother-in-law hovering, watching your every move. And how is your penniless, alcoholic father going to make it back to Nebraska?
Hester, I hope you're not still pining for Jack because he's going to be in Leavenworth for a good 20 years and really, do you want to spend half your life waiting for a cheating husband who kills for a hooker? You can do better; I know a good attorney.
Ah, Louise. What a tough time it's been for you. Family destroyed, stranger in a strange land, and now a boyfriend who may never walk again. I should have written you in a vacation somewhere.
And Muriel, I say this to you with love: Get. Some. Therapy. Please. What kind of woman follows a man to a prison camp because she can't bear to be alone? A crazy woman, that's who. You'll never have a decent relationship until you work out those self-esteem issues.
I miss you, my "Iron Maidens". Oh, it's not like I won't ever see you again. We've got that editing/rewrite thing coming up after Christmas and we'll do plenty of talking then. But in the meantime, if you just want to hang out or grab a coffee or something, call me. I'll be waiting.


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Entertainment: Rotten Tomatoes 3 May 2010Posted by jannaq in Design, Entertainment, Websites.
Link: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
Rotten Tomatoes, owned by Flixter, is an online publisher of movie reviews. Taking a fresh approach to movie analysis, Rotten Tomatoes provides a capsule summary of the writings of various film critics. Flixter is well known for providing comical commentary, as well as providing a blog and online community where viewer created content can be posted. The content is governed by its "Tomatometer" rating system, denoting the percentage of critics who recommend the particular movie.
Similar to the other entertainment sites I reviewed, Rotten Tomatoes utilizes top level navigation. Users can choose between Home, Movies, DVD, Celebrities, News, Critics, Trailers & Pictures, Community, or type a movie, celebrity or critic into the search bar. Below the navigation panel is a three column design that features the guts of the site's contents.
Unlike the other entertainment sites I reviewed, Rotten Tomatoes' design does not feature a large, dominating header image and complimentary white space. Instead the look is a bit more crowded and cluttered with content. The design lacks hierarchy of information, leaving me to want to go straight to the search bar to look for specific information, rather than browse around the site. However, the website is still easy to navigate and reaching the desired content can be effortlessly achieved.
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Grey is possible. Grey is good. Everything is not black and white. Hear your own voice. Weigh the pros and cons of black and white. It will all become clear. I promise. If you allow it to. Have patience and faith.ReplyDelete
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Dear Wazhma Frogh,ReplyDelete
I listened to the LSE Podcast and could imagine you would be interested in the http://GiveYourVote.org project. I could not find your email so I just decided to post a comment.
The idea of the project is that british citizens are giving away their votes to people in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Ghana - might sound strange, but you will find detailed information on their website.
It is friends of mine who are organizing the whole thing and it would be great if you would support the project.
All the best for you,
what i liked well now am loving about you is that what is silenced by everyone the bad side is re-opened by you Wazhma hats off to you and grey is always Good:*ReplyDelete


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I'll figure something out. Suggestions let a sista know!
I am so glad to know I am not the only one that's at that between length. I am about an 1-1 and half inches long rocking a lil fro. I am trying to let it grow so I can do the 2 strand twist or something besides this brown bush (I colored it with Xpressives color by bigen). Who knew being natural was all about being patient. I am looking forward to hearing what others suggest.
"Being natural was all about being patient".That is a VERY good point!!!


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PENGUINS PLAYERS HONORED AT ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONYby Staff Writer / Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins annual team awards ceremony will take place at center ice prior to the Penguins Vs. NY Islanders game tonight at 7:30 pm. A description of each award follows:
NHL Masterton Nominee "Comeback Player" Award – John LeClair
The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association votes for the Penguins' Masterton nominee. Each NHL team selects a Masterton candidate from which the overall winner is chosen. The Masterton candidate is nominated as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods.
Edward J. DeBartolo "Community Service" Award – Ryan Malone, Marc-Andre Fleury, Colby Armstrong, Ryan
WhitneyThe award recognizes the player who has donated a tremendous amount of time during the season working on community and charity projects. Sponsored by Verizon Wireless.
Baz Bastien Memorial "Good Guy" Award – Sidney Crosby
Presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association to the player who the local media of the PHWA want to acknowledge for his cooperation throughout the year. The award is presented in memory of the late Aldege "Baz" Bastien, Penguins general manager from 1976-83. Sponsored by UPMC.
A.T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Cup – Sidney Crosby
Presented in memory of A.T. Caggiano, long-time Penguins' locker room attendant & Booster Club supporter, the award is presented by Penguins Booster Club members, who vote for the three stars after every home game and tally votes at the end of the regular season.
Player's Player Award – John LeClair
The players hold a vote at the end of the season for the player they feel exemplifies leadership for the team, both on and off the ice, a player dedicated to teamwork. Sponsored by the Local Pittsburgh Dodge Dealers.
Rookie of the Year Award – Sidney Crosby
Presented in memory of former Penguins forward Michel Briere to the player who makes a substantial contribution during his rookie season. Sponsored by 84 Lumber.
Most Valuable Player Award – Sidney Crosby
Based on the overall contribution the player makes to the team. Sponsored by Mellon.


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Then in 1998, I discovered evo and everything changed. I was attracted to the large format, superior art direction and photography, exotic European hot hatches, JDM gray import Skylines, turbo rally homologation specials and other domestic unobtanium. I justified its $8 price by putting a stack of the usual suspects back on the racks - I've never bought another issue of any of them.
I learned the importance of nuance and delicacy, both in writing and in a car's handling - things that were never conveyed in the workman-like compositions and endless recycling of performance numbers that made up the typical American mag's reporting. evo made me feel I had actually driven the new 996, felt its nose bobbing gently through the steering wheel rim, experienced its amazing traction on corner exit, heard the new wasserboxer wail to redline - things a skidpad g number just don't illustrate very well. It was also incredibly refreshing to find no boring, contrived articles attempting to make a new minivan or vanilla family sedan seem interesting - every car covered within evo has always adhered to their subtitle "The Thrill of Driving".
Thought provoking editorials, humor, controversy and continual innovation are all part of what makes it the best car magazine on earth. And the photography - did I mention the photography?
evo elevated me from a pedantic geek to a cultured and worldy enthusiast. I own every issue ever published, and frequently dig out old issues for re-reading - articles written a decade ago still read fresh, even if the cars themselves have aged less gracefully.
For an introduction, I recommend picking up a Car of the Year issue - the fifty page plus "eCOTY" tests are simply epic.
Oh yeah, there's a Zonda and a Countach on their fleet of long termers...


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Savoring Writing Good Enough to Eat
'Flavor, in Italian dishes, builds up from the bottom. It is not a cover, it is a base. In a pasta sauce, a risotto, a soup, a fricassee, a stew, or a dish of vegetables, a foundation of flavor supports, lifts, points up the principal ingredients. To grasp this architectural principle central to the structure of much Italian cooking, and to become familiar with the three key techniques that enable you to apply it, is to take a long step toward mastering Italian taste. The techniques are known as battuto, soffritto and insaporire.'
--from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, by Marcella Hazan. We admit to never having heard of her or her work until reading this recent profile of Marcella and her husband.


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June is usually a busy period for municipal sales, but issuers floated only $30.5 billion of debt overall last month. That amount represents a 30.4% decline from the $43.9 billion issued in June 2009, according to preliminary data from Thomson Reuters.
Analysts said increased uncertainty in the municipal market, in combination with broader market volatility relating to the sovereign debt crises in Europe, was to blame for the light supply. Chris Mier, managing director at Loop Capital Markets, said risk aversion is on the rise in the municipal bond market.
"Uncertainty is the enemy of smooth, well-functioning markets, and there's a lot of uncertainty going on right now," Mier said. "Whether it was BABs or tax-exempts, it didn't really matter. It was more related to the credit quality of the issuer itself. And clearly, your lower-rated states — California, Illinois, and two or three others of the lowest-rated states — are facing a less receptive market."
Not a single sector issued more debt last month relative to June 2009. General purpose bonds declined the least with a 15.6% decrease to $11.1 billion, while declines in excess of 40% were seen in six sectors. Among them were development (-86.7%), environmental facilities (-73.8%), health care (-42.2%), housing (-66.1%), public facilities (-64.5%), and transportation (41.8%).
"Usually you don't see that," Mier said. "There's no natural reason why issuers would be looking to issue less this June than in other June's, so I think you have to assume that most of the weight relates from demand-side problems."
Some of the shortfall in June volume may also be due to the low yields offered by municipal debt.
The yield on the triple-A general obligation 10-year muni bond was 2.79% early in the month, its lowest of the calendar year. As of Tuesday, the yield was little changed at 2.81%.
Phil Villaluz, municipal strategist at Advisors Asset Management, said investors balked at those yields, creating a tough environment for new issues.
At least two deals were postponed this week because of such problems. Illinois, which was scheduled to offer a $900 million BAB issuance yesterday, moved the issue to July 14. The Delaware River Port Authority also postponed a $320 million BAB issuance.
Conversely, a global flight to quality pushed the benchmark 10-year Treasury to less than 3% earlier this week. Despite the low yields among munis, by Treasury standards they're actually at their most expensive in more than a year.
"As anyone pricing an issue lately has painfully seen, the municipal market has been extremely volatile," Mier said, adding that weaker credits have seen rates gapping substantially.
The supply of traditional munis has been limited by a general trend among larger issuers to use Build America Bonds rather than tax-exempt debt.
Just $19.5 billion of tax-exempt debt entered the market last month, reflecting a 44.7% decrease compared to June 2009. From January to June, tax-exempt supply was reduced by 21.7%.
Taxable issuance, by contrast, increased by 26.2% to $10.6 billion in the month, while in the first half of the year it leapt by 152.4% to $63.3 billion.
However, Villaluz said comparisons to last year can be misleading because BABs were not sold until April 2009 and it was many months before the market became comfortable with them.
"This June you see a shift in the break-down between tax-exempts and BABs," he said. "You're seeing more acceptance in the market not only from the issuer side but from the investor side."
Market participants said BAB volume could have been greater if it was clearer that the product would be extended beyond its current 2010 expiration date.
The issue of "offsets" — whereby the federal government may intercept subsidy payments if issuers have payments due under other federal programs — has dampened enthusiasm for the taxable product.
"Some issuers have chosen to forgo the benefits of BABs, if the savings versus a tax-exempt deal are modest, in order to avoid the uncertainty," Mier said.
Still, market participants said the June figures do not alter their outlook for the remainder of the year.
If anything, the opposite may be true, according to Tom Kozlik, municipal strategist at Janney Capital Markets. He said the dearth of tax-exempt issuance in June could help increase appetite for those products the rest of this year, as might the popularity of BABs for the last nine to 12 months.
A broader look at market volume does not suggest major problems. In the first two quarters, new issuance totaled just over than $200 billion, a 1.8% advance over the first half of 2009.
"I think the muni market is still on track to be where most folks were expecting it to be — at or over that $400 billion mark by the end of the year," said Kozlik.
Meanwhile, the bond insurance industry may be benefiting from the same market turmoil.
Assured Guaranty Ltd. — the only guarantor still writing new policies — backed 9.7% of new issuance in June, versus a year-to-date market share of 6.6% and a 2009 market share of 8.7%.
"There's been a little bit of retail appetite for insurance and in certain cases the pricing is such that it can work for an A-rated issuer," Mier said.
Bond insurance continues to be valuable, particularly in a climate where retail investors want to be sure they are holding quality assets, according to Kozlik.
"One of the big things that the insurance means is that there is another organization that has its skin in the game, that has reviewed the credit and gone into detail about what the risks are," Kozlik said.
However, Villaluz said the recent decision to move municipal ratings to a global scale may dim the industry outlook. That move by Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings gave thousands of issuers a higher rating.
"You've had 90% or so of investment- grade ratings get shifted to double-A or better," Villaluz said. "It makes for a tougher case for muni bond insurance."
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An Interview with Mitochon About Their Recently Launched EMO (Electronic Medical Office)
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
The following is an interview with Mitochon about their newly launched EMO (Electronic medical Office) and a discussion of some of the various trends happening in healthcare IT like: ACOs, Meaningful Use, and HIEs.
Q: Tell us about your recently launched EMO (Electronic Medical Office) product.
A: Our Electronic Medical Office product is a complete end-to-end solution for the modern day medical practice. Allowing the practice to accomplish all their daily task in one solution. One application, one vendor, one solution….. EMO.
Q: When did you start thinking about a suite of applications beyond just EHR?
A: We have seen for years the issues the practice has had to endure when dealing with multiple vendors, products and interfaces. The finger pointing and passing the buck when many different vendors are involved. Its the old right hand left hand issue. Just over two years ago as a team we knew we had to step forward and develop an end-to-end solution and give the practice the continuity and consistency of dealing with one vendor and one solution to take care of all the practice needs from the Patient accessing their medical records and financial data from their own PC to the tracking of insurance claims and collections.
Q: Will EMO (Electronic Medical Office) be free like your past Free EHR offering?
A: Yes EMO will be a FREE offering. In addition to our FREE EMO we are offering a plus package, with EMO+ you get all the features of EMO and back office Revenue Cycle Management. With EMO plus the practice pays only 2.85% of their monthly collections and we handle all the billing and collections from a back office perspective.
Q: In this world of EHR consolidation, EHR's closing down, etc, why should a doctor feel comfortable choosing Mitochon?
A: We started Mitochon with the belief that Health IT services are too expensive and too complex! We wanted to take away the cost barrier that many independent physicians couldn't previously overcome, enabling them to provide better patient care while qualifying for Meaningful Use incentives. Our advertising business model is proven, sustainable and successful and is a similar model that works for TV, radio, newspaper and the web. We're here to stay!
The Mitochon application is used in other markets on a paid basis. We are saddened by the fact that companies still pay to use systems that were closed down such as Kareo and Epocrates recent announcement, they are late and trying to resurrect a system that was closed down. We understand other free vendors have over spent on promotion and the day of reckoning is coming closer, we gain 30% of our new users from other free systems that offer poor support, when the investors get sick of running a business with scant regard to profits they will go the way of MySpace, remember them?
Q: Do you think that most of the doctors using your EHR will becoming "meaningful users"?
A: The question should really be if the physicians believe the meaningful useage criteria, as defined, really add to their patient care or do they see it more of a hassle or prying eyes of payers. The vast majority of our users have achieved Meaningful Use. We are a conservative company owned by physicians, we build a real base of users, no hype. We believe we likely have the highest percentage of users achieve MU versus any other EHR.
Q: The claims clearinghouse is a new Mitochon feature. Tell us more about that part of the product.
A: EMO would not be an end-to-end solution if we did not include medical claims clearing. There are no gimmicks or gotchya's with our clearinghouse. The sending of medical claims as well as status updates of those claims is FREE as well! We are redefining the end the end solution
Q: What other applications aren't part of EMO (Electronic Medical Office) that you'll look at incorporating in the future?
A: We have appointment reminders, Statement printing, fully integrated credit card processing that is linked to a users account. We have the in built HIE that allows Physician to Physician referral as well as the soon to be launched Patient Health Record. As the market demands we will continue to add features and functionality. In office dispensing solutions can bring Physicians significant revenue, up to $7,000 per month profit depending on sub-speciality. We are also working to bring an integrated sample closet so physicians can add further value to their patient interaction. Also remember we also have free mobile access to our EHR.
Q: How do you think what you're doing fits in with other trends like ACOs (Accountable Care Organizations)?
A: In an ACO the goal is population management, better outcomes with lower cost. As such you have to manage the 30% of chronically ill patients who are utilizing 60-70% of the health care dollars. To do so, every provider needs to be engaged, integrated and connected. So our free solution has a role to complement the other solutions so that an ACO can gather information from all their providers. The risk is very high for an ACO that has a leaky infrastructure because the management of risk will be exposed and the cost curve will not be bending, hence no savings will be generated. Our EMO solution is created for instant collaboration and coordination because of the built in HIE function. In our network physicians who care for the same patients instantly are connected and can share medication list, problem list, labs, radiology and progress notes without the additional cost of integrating. We have contracts with 3 ACO's.
Q: What's your take on mobile adoption by doctors, particularly when it comes to products like EHR?
A: Mobile phones are ubiquitous in the medical community. We see Physicians and Nurse Practitioners adopting our mobile solution. It is unlikely they will undertake a full clinical interaction on an iPhone but they do use our native iPad App. The key here is it is a tool for the Doc on the run. The office based PC will always be the tool of choice in the foreseeable future, many have just purchased them recently!
Q: What's something that doctors aren't paying enough attention to right now?
A: Connectivity. They have just paid for a stand alone EHR, now they need to coordinate care with other providers/hospitals/labs etc. These other entities are cherry picking and paying certain providers who have enough volume or contribution to the hospital or system. It is a cost that may be just as expensive as the EHR in the long term for the physician. This is a crucial part of the solution and why we have an inbuilt HIE functionality allowing physicians to immediately refer patients across our system. This is particularly attractive to the ACO market.
Also, the meaningful use subsidy will end in a few years, if a provider is using an expensive system, how will that affect the ability for the provider to sell their practice to a new physician who is already in debt from med school. We have many fat cat EHR vendors just milking the Physician who they see as an equal opportunity victim. How many EHR's are showing 60% revenue growth since 2009? This will come to a end soon and the physician will be leveraged again unless they are using a system with an alternate revenue model. Thats where our Mitochon Patent comes in, introducing contextual clinical content into the workflow and subsidize the Physician's cost.
Full Disclosure: Mitochon is an advertiser on EMR and HIPAA.


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OPEN YOUR MIND AND SURVIVE I created this blog to allow people to voice and view opinions on whats wrong with the world today. Also to exchange ideas on how to improve person to person relationships. Please feel free to elaborate on this by explaining how you would fix these issues (WE LIKE THAT HERE!) I myself am a survivalist so any post with survival methods and views are also great.
Sunday, December 21, 2014
WW3 The Movie Wars
If I get blown up because of bad acting ill never rest in peace...
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Why Are They Closing St. Vincent's Hospital ?
Four community activists were released from jail on Wednesday, following their arrest on Tuesday for having staged a sit-in at the former site of St. Vincent's Hospital, reported the Hedz-Up Report. Ms. Katz and the other activists were each charged with criminal trespass, but all they were trying to do was to bring a new hospital to the Lower West Side of Manhattan. Following is video of the a part of the press conference, where Evette Stark-Katz, one of the activists who was arrested, made a public statement.
Why Are They Closing St. Vincent's Hospital? (Pt. 18) - Arrest & Release (Clip 1) from g. sosa on Vimeo.


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Andrew Sullivan posted something today that I loved. I wanted to share it with you:
Social conservatism resists change and that therefore extending civil marriage rights to gay couples is inherently liberal. The reform corresponds with the evolution of civil marriage away from procreation and toward companionship - and social conservatives worry about such change. In that sense, I don't disagree with Reihan's point. The most coherent conservative objection to same-sex marriage is simply resistance to any tampering with a vital social institution.
But as societies change, conservatives have to adapt. Given that our society now has a huge number of openly gay couples, many with children, and that the law has to respond to this social reality, the practical decision conservatives have to make is: what shall we do about this? My fear, expressed almost two decades ago now, was that the ad hoc responses - domestic partnership, civil unions and the like - were as practically unavoidable as they were subtly undermining of marriage. Give gays domestic partnerships and marriage-lite and straights will demand them as well. And so marriage becomes less special and less constructive an institution.
I can see that, back in 1989, when I first made the case, the jump to full marriage equality seemed a leap. But two decades later? When it has become the norm in many countries and in one state? When civil unions exist in many other states? Why does it remain socially liberal to resist the conservative logic of including everyone within the same family structure, with the same responsibilities? And, of course, when you actually listen to the current advocates of banning such marriages - and unions - you do not hear nuanced or Hayekian social arguments very often. You hear truisms - "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman" - or religious invocations of the "sanctity" of a civil institution.
I suppose marriage equality is socially liberal in as much as it tries to defend and integrate a previously despised minority. But it is socially conservative in its attempt to envelop that minority in the traditions and responsibilities of family life. In this, it is exactly the same as welfare reform: ending a disincentive to family life among a minority that needs more social stability. I have to say that having finally begun to live a married life, all my previous intuitions about its integrating impact have been borne out more profoundly than I ever imagined.
If you can make the leap to seeing gay people as the equal of straight people, then encouraging their marriages to one another is arguably one of the most socially conservative measures now subject to national debate. That's why it remains so saddening that so many social conservatives still regard it as definitionally anathema. I don't think it's a leap to believe that homophobia or fundamentalism are the critical stumbling blocks. Or that they are the real reasons for the resistance.


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Traffic, Transit Advisories
Couple of advisories today for drivers and transit users.
March Madness and Metro
The NCAA games at Verizon Center are scheduled to start at 12:20 p.m. and will continue well into tonight. (Here's a link to Verizon Center's directions page.) The center sits atop Gallery Place Station, which is a junction of three Metro lines, the Red, Green and Yellow.
For the games that end in the off-peak afternoon and night time hours, Metro will put on extra trains to help with the crowds. And for the late game, Metro will stay open till 1 a.m.
Gallery Place has three entrances, but if you're traveling on the Red Line, it's just a couple of blocks west to Metro Center Station on G Street NW and a couple of blocks east to Judiciary Square Station on F Street NW.
Road Work in Tysons
A left turn lane on Route 7 East between Gosnell Road and Route 123 into the northside service road is closed today from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation says. Drivers can turn left at the next intersection.
Robert Thomson
March 20, 2008; 5:37 AM ET
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How to Help Your Business Become an AI Early Adopter
Didnt quite turn out as anticipated.
Instead, my manager explained that we had little discretionary budget left over and that replacing our troubled, yet still functional, freeware tool was far down the priority list for next years funding. Even though this new tool would save us a boatload of time, my managers take was We pay you developers well enough to take a few manual steps here and there.
Where did I go wrong? Turns out just doing some research and verbally explaining the reasons why the purchase would make sense was far from enough to convince management to make this move. I should have done a bit more planning, created a written proposal and delivered a more professional presentation to back up my recommendation.
We all come across products and tools that would make our job easier. But the harsh reality is that management doesnt always care about increasing your leisure time. Well, actually they do care, if it is presented in terms they can understand.
Here are four basic steps to follow when evaluating a new product:
1) Evaluate need To avoid wasting your time you should evaluate the true need for a product to solve your problem. Unfortunately for you and your team, your definition of true need might not mesh with that of upper management or your business customer. A product that will make your job easier wont get those with approval authority all that excited.
You need to show exactly how the product will increase productivity or money. If you can show that the product will save 10 hours per week in IT operations support, then do so and then try to translate those 10 hours into other productive, money saving tasks.
If your company uses a balanced score card or has an ROI/TCO formula, make sure you include that in your review. If these tools arent being used, find templates on the web and really impress your boss! An example of this would be CaseBuilder for IT Initiatives.
Finally, take into consideration what it would take for you to build a custom application or to change a business process that would also provide a cost effective solution.
2) Comparison Shop If you come to the decision maker with one great product that is a perfect fit, chances are they will ask how it compares to other products. With this in mind, simply go to Google and type in a description of your need. Youll receive a list of relevant natural search results and paid search results.
You can also go to a web site or blog that covers the topic you are interested in. For example, if you are looking for server based computing or virtualization solutions, good sites would be DABCC or Brian Madden.
Of course, IT related sites like Datamation also have pretty good information and product reviews (shameless plug!).
Click through all these sites and collect information from product data sheets, product reviews and web demonstrations. Request personal demonstrations from the vendor so you can have a Q&A session to dig deeper.
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This has been one of those weird weeks where I don't feel like myself. Something seems off. I have also been told countless times I look tired, pasty and unhappy. And yet I am not doing anything different. In fact I have had some discoveries.
Firstly I discovered that some cars can mount pavements and the drivers can park in spaces less than a minute away from their homes. Some cars try to mount the pavement, roll off, try again and then hear tyres being damaged. Then said car and its driver are forced to driver around for what seems like an eternity looking for another parking space. In the end it's like you have parked in an entirely different suburb and then still have to make the pilgrimage to your flat. Can you guess which car I have.
I also found out which is worse, bad hair day, fat day and bad skin day. Bad hair days are manageable. So are fat days. But nothing can compare to a bad skin day. When your hair is going all wiggy, you can still wear a hat, attempt a chic chignon or do a messy pony tail. When you're having a fat day, you can wear your period pants or a dress and at least look a little better. When you have a monster pimple on your face you lose all will to live. Or at least I do. It feels like people are constantly looking at chin and shuddering. My face, overnight, has become the poster child for anti-acne products. My poor concealer is working overtime.
I'm going to stop with the woe-is-me thing in a minute. Mostly because I hate when people call you tired when you've had a good eight hours sleep. But also because I'm going to treat myself to a Vida trip. I feel like I deserve a latte. Not that I ever needed a reason to have a coffee break before but it's so much nicer when you "feel" like you have earned.
Have a great afternoon! It's almost time for the weekend!
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Twelve youngsters from Hertfordshire, Essex and North London have successfully completed the 2005/06 Premiership season with Tottenham Hotspur as part of the White Hart Lane Ball-boy/girl squad.
Twelve youngsters from Hertfordshire, Essex and North London have successfully completed the 2005/06 Premiership season with Tottenham Hotspur as part of the White Hart Lane Ball-boy/girl squad.
Having worked as ball boys and girls this season, the team were presented with certificates on the famous White Hart Lane pitch by midfielder Jermaine Jenas before the team's final home game of the year against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
Last year the young football fans were regulars on the Tottenham Hotspur football coaching courses held at a number of venues across the region, and were selected in June to join the squad.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Development Manager Mark Jones said: "The ball-boy/girl team have been fantastic throughout the season and have worked really hard. In recognition of their efforts Jermaine presented them with certificates on Sunday. The role of the Club's ball-boy/girl squad is very important and they have all contributed to the skilled, reliable and enthusiastic team we have had on board this season."
The young Tottenham Hotspur ball-boy/girls have played an important role this season. Spurs have only lost at home twice this season and throughout the 90-minute games and pre-match warm-ups, the ball-boy/girls have to be alert and put into practise the techniques and procedures they have been taught to keep the game flowing smoothly.
This season's ball boy/girl squad was chosen by the coaches of the Tottenham Hotspur football coaching courses. Potential members of the team had all taken part on Tottenham Hotspur coaching courses held at various venues in North London, Enfield, Essex and Hertfordshire and the final squad was then chosen following specific training sessions to assess their technique and gauge their understanding of what the players and manager expect from the ball-boy/girl service.
As this season draws to a close, the recruitment process for the Tottenham Hotspur ball-boy/girl squad for next season begins again. Next season's squad will also be chosen by the Tottenham Hotspur coaches and all children taking part in the Tottenham Hotspur coaching courses held at our venues in North London, Enfield, Essex and Hertfordshire during the May/June half-term will have the chance to be selected.
Click HERE for details on courses running in your area or call Tottenham Hotspur Community on 0870 420 5000.


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"The earth laughs in flowers." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Well then how do I save?"I think its quite simple. Ask for what is possible for the amount you have to spend. Yes, its possible that the answer could be that there isn't anything. But you'll never know unless you politely ask.
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Mark Zuckerberg's Wife: Why They Donated $120 Million To CA Schools
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan may be billionaires but they certainly don't live like it! The laid-back couple is pretty frugal in their personal lives but super-spendy when it comes to charity. In fact, even though they just gave $120 million to California schools, Priscilla reveals in her first-ever TV interview on May 30 that Mark still loves his hoodies — he's just 'graduated' to more expensive ones!
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg have kept a low profile ever since they tied the knot in May, 2012. But Priscilla opened up in her first-ever TV interview on May 30 to share some never-before-heard details about their low-key lifestyle, and to announce that she and her famous husband are donating $120 million to California schools. Wondering why Mark and Priscilla go big for others but not for themselves? Read on!
Priscilla Chan & Mark Zuckerberg Donation: $120 Million Donated To CA Schools
After announcing their huge charitable donation on Facebook (how fitting!), Priscilla Chan opened up to Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie about why she and her tech-guru husband can't WAIT to help Bay Area schools improve their technology — and hopefully help students love learning even more. So why is the couple pledging $120 million to just ONE area of schools?
Priscilla had the perfect answer. "The Bay Area is our home. We've seen first hand that the quality of education really varies in our area," she tells Savannah.
Priscilla might be super wealthy now, but her childhood was strikingly different. "I grew up as the child of two immigrant parents who left their home country in refugee boats," she explains, adding that her mom worked two jobs for most of her life.
Priscilla Chan: Why Mark Zuckerberg Still Wears Hoodies Despite Fame & Fortune
Perhaps Priscilla's upbringing has something to do with her and Mark's modest lifestyle. The recent med school graduate, 29, revealed to Savannah that Mark is still basically the same man she met a Harvard frat party more than 10 years ago.
"He has graduated to a nicer hoodie. The main quality about this hoodie that's nicer is that it's softer, so he's really excited about that," she says. "I'm pro-hoodie. He wears a fresh hoodie every day so that pretty much meets my lowest barrier for him … I'm happy with whatever he wants to wear, as long as it's appropriate for where we're going."
Priscilla and Mark sound like the perfect match, and we love that he hasn't gotten outgrown his signature hoodie. We can't wait to hear more about their amazing charitable work!
So, what do YOU think about Priscilla and Mark's low-key lifestyle, HollywoodLifers? Are you surprised that they're so down-to-earth? Do you admire them for donating money to local schools? Let me know in the comments below!
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Yearning to spruce up your look this Summer? Try out these simple Makeup looks straight from the runway. This seasons makeup is more elegant and feminine than ever. Best of all, they're totally wearable!
1. Purple Hues
Softer shades such as lilac, orchid, and lavender are easiest to wear and translate into a fresh, flirty look. Feeling edgy? Opt for a plum or burgundy smokey eye paired with glowing, healthy skin.
2. Tangerine Lips
Time to stash away your collection of pinks and reds – tangerine is the latest must try lip color for the season!
As with any shade of red, keep the rest of the makeup on your face as simple as possible when trying this look.
3. White Liner
Dark eyeliner has always been a natural go-to for most, but this season brings along a fresh new trend!
White eyeliner can do wonders for your eyes, making them appear bigger and brighter. To complete this look, pair white liner with a hot pink or bright orange lip.
4. Graphic Eyeliner
Blast from the past! Graphic liner is making a huge comeback this summer. Although this trend requires a bit more work and technique, this retro look is super chic and sexy. If you're ready to try out an edgier version of the cat eye, this trend is just for you!


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[NBC: Update – I re-read the indictment which refers to on or around March 12, 2014 as the date of perjury. This appears to be his submission to the Court petitioning for a restraining order, not his submissions to the Grand Jury.]
Sharon Rondeau, at the Post and Email has posted a somewhat confusing article titled "Should Judge Blackwood be criminally prosecuted" about Judge Blackwell.
What Sharon sees as a person petitioning the government for 'corruption' is seen by others as a failure to properly understand the TN statutes and laws and thus when such a person makes claims under penalty of perjury, such a person may be arrested, indicted and convicted if a Grand Jury indicts the person and a Jury convicts him. I am not sure why one should blame a judge for following the legal procedures here.
Sharon has argued this to be the end of the First Amendment because he preceded over a case which involved someone petitioning the Government for Redress of Grievances and was found guilty of aggravated perjury.
I fail to understand why one believes that petitioning the government in a manner which exposes one to perjury charges, is somehow unconstitutional or a reason to prosecute the Judge.
Contrary to what Sharon believes, petitioning the government is not punishable with doing jail time. Sharon may have failed to properly understand the charges against Walt Fitzpatrick. Aggravated Perjury refers to statements made under oath and punishable with perjury charges.
TCA 40-12-104 reads in part
(d) Submission of an affidavit which the person knows to be false in any material regard shall be punishable as perjury. An affiant who permits submission of a false affidavit, knowing it to be false in any material regard, is guilty of perjury. Any person subsequently testifying before the grand jury as to any material fact known by the person to be false is guilty of perjury.
Yes, Walt has the right to petition the government for redress of grievances but his submissions may be held to higher legal standards. TCA 40-12-104 has been cited by Walt and others to show that one has the right to petition the grand jury in Tennessee, so I am surprised that they were not familiar with the complete text.
[NBC: Update I have not seen Walt's submission to the Judge asking for a restraining or protection order. Anyone?]


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Weekly Question: How…can you 'pay attention?'
Weekly Intention: Aware
Daily Affirmation: I love paying attention!
"When you pay attention to detail, the big picture will take care of itself." – George St. Pierre
This week's question is "How can you pay attention, today?"
So, let's start with defining 'pay attention…'
pay attention
phrasal verb
1. To see, listen and understand.
How can you 'pay attention,' today?
- Listen…
- Breathe…
- Look around…
- Pay attention to things that interest you…
And pursue them! Trust yourself!
- Pay attention to your feelings!
Get them out, in a healthy way…
- Pay attention to your physical, emotional and spiritual wellness…
Tend to it…
- Pay attention to what's happening…
- Pay attention to 'signs…'
They're everywhere!
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