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The ICE Plan Cometh
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced a new five-year Strategic Plan. The Plan's top three priorities are: (1) preventing terrorism and enhancing security; (2) securing and managing our borders; and (3) enforcing and administering our immigration laws. There is not a whole lot in the Plan that relates to asylum, perhaps because ICE does not view asylum seekers as a major concern. However, a few sections of the Plan may impact asylum seekers:
One objective of the plan is to dismantle organized alien smuggling. In my practice, I've seen a number of asylum seekers who have followed a smuggling route from Africa to the U.S. (via South and Central America). My guess is, this operation is too small to garner much attention from ICE, though there certainly are examples of individual smugglers brought to justice. We'll see if ICE's plan impacts these small-scale operations, and whether it does anything to stem the modest flow of asylum seekers entering at our Southern border.
The report also states that "newly arriving aliens who do not successfully evade detection are apprehended, detained, and removed as appropriate by law." As long as these arriving aliens continue to have opportunities to request asylum and credible fear interviews at the border, this provision should not greatly impact asylum seekers. The danger is that the practice of cajoling, threatening, and tricking arriving aliens into waiving their right to seek protection will become more common in a culture of stepped up enforcement. Such behavior is not supposed to happen now, but I have heard many reports that it does. Hopefully, ICE's get-tough approach will not compromise our human rights obligations.
The plan continues:
To best protect the system, ICE will work closely with USCIS and the Department of State to identify, address, and prevent the many large-scale, organized frauds perpetrated on the government each year. In addition, ICE will pursue criminal cases against individuals who lie on applications, engage in fraud, and pose a threat to national security or public safety. As ICE attorneys have great insight into possible fraud, they will actively refer cases to ICE agents and, as possible, serve as Special Assistant United States Attorneys to assist with prosecutions. ICE will expand the number of document and benefit fraud task forces to every Special Agent in Charge office. Following criminal cases, ICE will work closely with USCIS to address lingering administrative fraud. Also to protect the integrity of the immigration system, ICE will remove aliens who receive final orders, with a focus on convicted criminals and those who have most recently received orders.
I've written before about methods to combat asylum fraud. While ICE can target cases of individual fraud, I've always felt that the best policy is to pursue attorneys, notarios, and others who create fraudulent cases. These people are the most culpable, and removing them from the scene will have a greater impact than removing an individual alien. Plus, from my conversations with ICE attorneys, it should not be too hard to identify the fraudsters. The danger, of course, is that legitimate asylum seekers will be intimidated by over-zealous attorneys looking for fraud. In an atmosphere of increased enforcement, it will be more important than ever for ICE personnel to be sensitive to the situation of legitimate asylum seekers.


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It's upholstery class day again and I have come to no conclusion with regard to fabric for the footstool. My problem in general is I always play it safe. Plus I'm not much of an upholstered-furniture type to start with. I get itchy if a room starts to look like it's been decorated, and, for me, fabrics are the quickest route to that destination. So I have a hang-up about fabrics and a propensity for neutrals, compounded by the fact that I don't want to have to redo this stool anytime soon. But on the other hand, I don't even particularly like this stool or have anywhere to put it! So why not put something bold and/or fun on, right? And I have bags of fabrics that fit that description. But somehow I can't bring myself to do it. There's a good chance I'll feel attached to this stool when all is said and done, simply because it's the first real upholstered piece I've ever done. So I feel like I want to like it, and I want to like it for the long haul, even though I know I'm likely to turn right around and put it on Craigslist. Is this pathetically conflicted of me or what? I'm not exactly known for my indecisiveness, but here I am.
So I'm taking a big bag of fabrics to class today and will see what happens. If it's at all like last week, we'll all by competing for Mr. Teacher's attention the whole time and I won't even have the opportunity to make this decision today. Let's hope that doesn't happen.
I'm leaning toward the solid blue-grey in the upper left of this photo, no welt anywhere, just a clean seam around the top edge and brass tacks around the bottom. Bob would prefer I use the two-tone green number at top right, but I can't do it (and don't think there's enough of it anyway). What would you do?
I think Laura's going with the yellow-and-white version of the geometric pattern seen here, which is in my box at school.

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Another creation from Art and Soul in Portland. Push play arrow to see it in action.
While I was playing with Photoshop, my husband, Peter, was experimenting with Pinnacle. The result is this wonderful video showing a music box that I made in Thomas Ashman's class at Art and Soul. Starting at the bottom, we have legs made of copper refrigerator tubing pounded flat and bent into pleasing shapes. Atop the legs is a heart-shaped Altoids tin that houses a music box. The dancing doll is a collage covered in plexiglass that was hand cut...yes, hand cut...with a jeweler's saw. Thank you Petey for making an awesome video and special thanks to Sadie. You're a good actress!


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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The Praxis of Art in the early 21st Century
Before I realized that I was being targeted for some reason, I used to get a lot of odd damage and stains appearing in my house, but I chalked it up to having a child. There would be no way of knowing what he might have spilled. When the drain pipes from the roof kept repeatedly getting crushed or pulled apart (so that the basement would get water when it rained), I knew it wasn't my son doing it, but I thought maybe it was some kids in the neighbourhood who liked to dismantle drain pipes.
When the screen doors developed tears in them right next to the door handles (which I locked at night), I felt slightly suspicious. When the door locks themselves went askew and my keys didn't work quite as well, I had no idea at the time that this was an indication that my locks had been tampered with.
Looking back, I realize that there was sabotage going on a fair amount. The stains were some kind of engine oil, spread all over the house, including on my son's bed under his sheets. He's not a baby, so he wasn't throwing motor oil around.
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What I want to know is how did you find this on that multistalking website. Were you just searching around the web and came upon it, I doubt it.
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1. prostrate - verb
· get into a prostrate position, as in submission
Synonym(s): bow_down
2. prostrate - verb
· render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
3. prostrate - verb
· throw down flat, as on the ground; "She prostrated herself with frustration"
Hypernym(s): throw
4. prostrate - adjective
· stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor"
Synonym(s): flat
5. prostrate - adjective
· lying face downward
Synonym(s): prone
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Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Paneled Skirt
Here's a skirt I made recently with the "cute skirts" pattern from http://www.favoritethings.net/ It would have been more of a favorite thing if I had actually read the pattern before I plundered ahead and made it...I messed up the waistband and had to redo it. No biggie. I still like it. I'm looking forward to wearing it once it warms up around here.


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For Immediate Release: September 25, 2013
State Board Names New State Superintendent of Education
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi Board of Education named Dr. Carey Wright, founder and CEO of Wright Approach Consulting in Maryland and a 36-year veteran administrator and teacher, as the new state superintendent of education.
Wright will lead the Mississippi Department of Education, effective Nov. 1. The selection came after the Board interviewed five finalists on Sept. 24 from a list of 11 semi-finalists from several states, including Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
"The Board felt that Dr. Wright possessed all of the qualities we were seeking in the next state superintendent of education. She has a track record of strong leadership, instructional expertise and a commitment to ensuring all students achieve at high levels," said Hal Gage, Board vice chairman and chair of the search process. "Mississippi has made great strides in improving education over the last few years, and we believe we have selected the right person to build on this achievement."
Wright has spent the majority of her career in Maryland, which ranked first in the nation for five consecutive years, based on the 2013 Quality Counts report on educational quality. She has served as the associate superintendent for special education and student services in Montgomery County Public Schools and as the chief academic officer of the District of Columbia Public Schools.
"I feel there's a tremendous amount of untapped potential in the state. My background and experience are what drew me to apply for this position. I am honored to be selected as the next State Superintendent and am committed to doing whatever is necessary to create the finest educational system in our nation. The students of Mississippi deserve nothing less," Wright said.
Dr. O. Wayne Gann, chairman of the Board, said he looks forward to working with Wright on the Board's ambitious plan for creating a top-notch educational system in the state. He also thanked Dr. Lynn J. House for her service over the last 15 months as interim state superintendent, and prior to that, as deputy superintendent of instructional enhancement and internal operations.
"Lynn has done an outstanding job of implementing the Board's goals as the interim superintendent. Her tremendous leadership skills, keen insight as both an administrator and teacher, and her devotion to public education have been invaluable, and the Board greatly appreciates her work," Gann said.
Following the Board's appointment, House announced her intention to retire from the Mississippi Department of Education. She is currently weighing her options so that she can remain active in education. House will continue to serve as interim superintendent until Wright assumes the responsibilities.
"It has been an honor to serve the state as interim superintendent. It was a wonderful opportunity to work with superintendents, school board members, administrators and teachers in support of the hard work taking place in classrooms around the state," House said. "I pledge my total commitment to assisting Dr. Wright with a smooth transition."
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Marquette Travels to Georgia Tech on Sunday
Nov. 16, 2012
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MILWAUKEE - The Marquette women's basketball team (1-0) opens a four-game road swing on Sunday, Nov. 18 at Georgia Tech. Tip-off at McCormish Pavilion is slated for 1 p.m. CT
The Golden Eagles won their 10th consecutive season opener last weekend defeating Butler, 73-62 at the Al McGuire Center. MU saw four players score in double figures and was led by sophomore Arleshia Morse with 16 points. Senior Sarina Simmons tallied 13 points, while juniors Katherine Plouffe and Katie Young recorded 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Georgia Tech enters the contest with a 1-1 record after falling to Tennessee, 71-54, but rebounding against Kennesaw State with an 80-51 victory. The Yellow Jackets are led by junior guard Tyaunna Marshall who has been named to the Naismith Trophy women's early season watch list. Marshall was also named to the Wooden Award's preseason top-30. She scored her 1,000th career point against Kennesaw State.
This is just the second all-time meeting between the two squads. Last season, In Milwaukee, Georgia Tech defeated the Golden Eagles, 73-64.
Following the trip to Atlanta, MU will head to College Station, Texas for a Thanksgiving Tournament. The Golden Eagles take on Marshall on Friday, Nov. 23 before meeting host, No. 13 Texas A&M on Sunday, Nov. 25.


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We tend to make use of woods from South and North America and Canada, but where else do woods? I know what woods just come from Europe and what are they used for, although a large amount come from Europe?
Wow that was a mouth load!! These are all European hardwoods that are only native to Europe perfect for cool cheap wood projects.
Then there are the Birch, Elm, and Black Locust, these are also hardwood trees in Europe but they are native to both Europe and North America. Birch is employed for general timber and plywood, Elm can be used frequently for furniture, and Black Locust and flooring can be used primarily for poles, architecture, and furniture. And as I listed them Birch, Elm, and Black Locust that is exactly the same sequence of color, Birch being the lightest, Black Locust the darkest and Elm right in the middle.
Now, down to what each of the indigenous woods are used for, some are very similar so this is as there are many woods, where I will section away them for you. Maple and beech are extremely significant and very similar woods in Europe, they're both durable and very hard to wear and tear, plus they are also both pale/cream to gold/ivory in-color. They utilized for making musical instruments, and also are used to create furniture make hardwood flooring. Another very important wood of Europe is Oak, which will be similar in color to the Beech and Maple just a just a little darker, this is also found in flooring and furniture but in addition for staircases, windows, and doorways.


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Garneau, Edmonton (Photos by Yewco)This weekend is Thanksgiving in Canada and it's got me thinking about the nature of giving and taking. Giving requires someone or something to be on the take and that's been me more often than not. I suspect it's not that much different for most others. Miranda July has a great piece on the New Yorker website about shoplifting, the ultimate "take" in a capitalist society:
"I discovered that stealing required a loose, casual energy, a sort of oneness with the environment, like surfing or horse-whispering. And once I knew I could do it I felt strangely obliged to. I remember feeling guilty for not stealing, as though I were wasting money."That's a true sense of entitlement if there ever was one - the feeling that you're obliged to a rip off despite who or what may be on the other end. It's the feeling that has enabled Wall Street to run the U.S. economy into the ground - capitalism in its purest manifestation.
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Putah Creek Cafe - website
210 Railroad Ave
Winters, CA 95694
(530) 795-2682
Twitter - @putahcreekcafe
*Premiere 4/4/11 - Signature Twists*
Gourmet Magazine featured the cafe in its June 2000 issue.
Read more at Sacbee.com.
Gatsby's is also rumored to be featured on the show.
Gatsby's Hamburgers - no website?
2598 Alta Arden Expressway
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 977-0102
Triple D has featured three Sacramento-area restaurants: the Squeeze Inn (Burgers) in 2007, then in its 450-square-foot space on Fruitridge Road. The restaurant has since relocated to 5301 Power Inn Road and also has locations in Galt and Roseville. Cafe Rolle (A Little Bit of Everywhere) and Jamies Broadway Grille (Funky Joints) were both featured in 2009.
The New York Times caught up with Guy Fieri's live cooking demonstration in Atlantic City, late July, 2010, and wrote an excellent article about the appeal he had to his fans as well as some insightful comments about his detractors.
"... this platinum-haired, heavily tattooed chef-dude has proved that he has a Sarah Palin-like ability to reach Americans who feel left behind by the nation's cultural (or, in his case, culinary) elite." [image]
"The fact that it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon, that there were numerous children and oxygen-toting seniors in the seats, and that he wasn't about to do anything more radical than sear a duck breast didn't do anything to diminish the energy Mr. Fieri brought to the stage. The charisma that recently inspired a middle-aged mom to throw her lavender-colored bra onstage during a cooking demonstration was on full display.
And although his props and costumes evoke a hard-core rebelliousness, his persona is friendly and jovial, serving up a solid helping of American family values with a garnish of patriotism."
He says that his chef-rock star-sports fan persona reflects his real passions: food, family, music, fast cars, sports and generally having an excellent time. Now, he worries about turning that persona into a person, with a lasting following and a real culinary agenda.
"Look, the fame rocket is only on the upward trajectory for a limited time," he said in an interview a few days after the show, riding in the back of a car between television shoots in the Philadelphia suburbs. "I have to do what I can for the program while it lasts."
"He'd rather have the loud love of the guys in the audience at Caesars than awards from the James Beard Foundation." [image]
Mr. Fieri has worked in the restaurant business steadily for 25 years, and although the politics of food isn't his priority, he is smart enough to be genuinely worried about the real issues facing his industry and his audience.
"Will organics prevail?" he asked, furrowing his rubbery, normally cheerful face as he fretted that America is at a culinary crossroads. "I don't know. Will schools get the funding they need to feed our kids? Will we be able to bring back all the cooking skills that got lost in the drive-through and the microwave?"
For the full story, visit The New York Times.
And tonight on Minute to Win It, the Charlotte Observer reports a Huntersville, NC couple will vie for the $1 million Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
Emily Barzee said this morning that she and her husband, Scott, were flown to Los Angeles to tape the show in late June.
The couple had appeared at a casting call for the show earlier that month at the EpiCentre at Trade and College streets in uptown Charlotte, Emily Barzee said.
Huntersville is about 15 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina. Minute to Win It airs on NBC, 8/7c.
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(CNN) - Former President Bill Clinton will campaign with President Barack Obama in Los Angeles a week from Sunday, an Obama campaign aide told CNN on Thursday.
The campaign is using the joint appearance to raise money.
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"If there's one person who knows how hard we need to fight in these final weeks, it's President Clinton. I'm grateful he'll be joining me on the trail. You should be there, too," Obama said in an email to supporters.
The same email offered supporters a chance to attend the event if they donate at least $5 to the campaign.
The California fund-raiser will come a few days after Clinton hits the trail for the current president in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Obama, however, is not scheduled to be at the Granite State event, as it falls on the same day as the first presidential debate.
Clinton has been one of the president's biggest surrogates this cycle. The 42nd president gave a lengthy, high-profile speech for Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina earlier this month. He also campaigned for Obama the following week in Florida, a crucial battleground state.
In an "Access Hollywood" interview last week, first lady Michelle Obama referred to the two presidents' hug on the DNC stage as a "public display of (their) 'bromance'," a marked difference from 2008, when Obama fiercely competed against Clinton's wife, Hillary, for the Democratic nomination.
The former president has also been highly critical of Mitt Romney's so-called 47% comments, in which the Republican nominee argued in a secretly recorded video that nearly half of Americans are dependent on the government because they don't pay federal income taxes.
Clinton, however, said Romney's comments largely missed the point and rejected "more than three decades of bipartisan policy to support work and family."
"It's not a bunch of freeloaders," Clinton told CNN's Piers Morgan on Tuesday. "There are only about a little less than four percent of the total population who don't pay federal income tax and don't work and may not be looking for work."
Clinton last appeared with Obama on Tuesday when he introduced the incumbent president at the Clinton Global Initiative. The annual event, established in 2005 by former President Bill Clinton, features discussions and programs on how to spur development in emerging economies.
The former president also introduced Romney at the event earlier in the day.
Clinton is expected to do more events between now and Election Day on behalf of Obama's campaign, although aides are staying mum about the details.
I don't think Clinton likes the President or believes him to be qualified for being the President, but he certainly doesn't want a Republican challenger to win. I think Clinton probably made it clear to the President that his active and substantive support was contingent on the President's active and substantive support for Hillary Clinton's 2016 nomination and election to the office.
raise money ?...how about getting our troops home...how about getting people to work..how about working on the trillions we owe...nope its raising money ...ugh....
Even though in 2008, there was a bitter primary between Obama and the Clintons, it now seems there is genuine affection and/or friendship between these two men – as evidenced by that hug at the DNC. You cannot fake that feeling. I am glad Bubba is on our side!!!!
Let's not be complacent people! The President may be leading in some polls, but this is going to be a extremely close race. VOTE 2012!!!!!
Between the "two" we might get the some of one whole human in Integrity.
Conrad, I think you're spot on. I think Clinton knows Obama is a fool and having him screw up the economy for another 4 years will make Hillary look like the Democrats Messiah.
I do agree with the displeasure of the direction thic country is in. Which is why I am voting for every democrat on the ticket.... At least they are trying to do something, and they understand how you make this country succeed: Feed the Middle Class, and the rest will benefit. The 1% paying 2-3% more in taxes will net 3-5% more once the middle class is buying things other than essentials again. The Poor will be doing better because the billions on middle-class americans will donate to them more than the 1% can, when they can affford to do so.
Feed the middle class, regardless if they are blue collar manfacturers or white collar office workers. Think about the human body when freezing... while the appendages are getting colder, the core/torso actually gets warmer. Take care of the core, and the core will not need as much from the extremes so they will end up supporting them.
Vote Democrat – 2012 ( for people that make Less Than 50K per yr.)
bill is a great campainger and we need him to help pull this off. Forward 2012. Don't get complacent now. Forward.
Republicans need some one like Clinton in their party to move needle that is a Big disadvantage for Romney
The hug shows how sincerly phony both of these man are!!!!!
I am done with this president. Obama made sure the violent protesters in the middle east got their wish….the film maker has been arrested. Expect more violent protests any time the Muslims are mad at us, because they will believe their violence and destruction gets results in the US! Thank you, President Obama. Thank you for putting the security of the United States, businesses abroad, citizens, and embassies at risk for further attack. This back handed action against freedom of speech should terrify anyone who realizes there will be more retiring SC justices in the next 4 years.
In my opinion, Bill is doing this for the party. Every time you see him with Obama he has a nauseous look on his face. It must be killing him to pretend to support this farce of a presidency just so the Democratic Party can carry on. I don't believe Obama has any intention of following the party agenda at all. He's a corrupt liar and the Clinton's know it.
Joi Gibson" I second what you said. Let us not get complacent just because the polls show Obama is leading, Unless, people vote like they talk, it does not matter.
Obama/Biden 2012!
Where's Dubya????
People make sure you are registered to vote. A firm in Florida has been caught trying to suppress monorities and anyone registered as a democrat. They were hired by the GOP and Willard. They were also paid more than a $1,000,0000.
Just remember Bill Clinton is not running for president and after this election is over with, whoever wins, Bill Clinton will drop Mr Obama like a bad habit!
Romney&Ryan 2012!
A right wingnut must not know we are no longer in Bush's Iraq War, the troops are home, and our troops in Afghanistan will be coming home. (I hope before 2014) If the crazy right wingnuts would allow the vote on the veteran's jobs bill (It is held up a a republican anonymously) we could actually help put our troops back to work. Republicans love war, but hate our troops.
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Unpacking the Boîte-en-valise
Assembled between 1935-41, Boîte-en-valise is a "traveling museum" of 69 works by Marcel Duchamp that include Fountain, Large Glass, Broyeuse de chocolat, Why Not Sneeze Rose Sélavy, Tu m', Paris Air, Pliant de voyage, 3 Stoppages Etalon, Bride, Comb, and others.
Duchamp's aim was "to reproduce the paintings and the objects he liked and collect them in a space as small as possible."
Marcel Duchamp, miniature reproduction of Fountain (1917), in Boîte-en-Valise (1935-41)
If the readymade is that object which should be "a work without an artist to make it," the objects in the Boîte-en-valise upset the concept of the readymade by their quality of being remade readymades....
via Unpacking the Boîte-en-valise: Playing off Duchampian Deferral and Derrida's "différance" by Lam, Yishan at the toutfait-Marcel Duchamp Online Journal
To me, "box works" manifest the other side of mapping, or is it just the same urge? The American artist Mark Dion has just completed a period as artist-in-residence with the AHRC Surrealism Centre. Renowned internationally for his museum-based interventions, Dion's residency culminated in the creation of a mock bureau(See the slideshow) for surrealist research within the Manchester Museum. Sifting through the Museum's rich collections with an eye for the strange and unclassifiable, Dion has created a fantastic ambiance that is surrealist in spirit and that evokes, in the manner of a cabinet of curiosity, their passion for collecting objects, both natural and man-made. The bureau will remain in situ for at least 18 months. An artist's book by Mark Dion that accompanies the installation has been published by Bookworks and is available for purchase. via thingsmagazine
All this took me back to Joseph Cornell project: boxing the universe, who takes images and ideas from the realm of science, and makes us wonder what was the concepts that may have tied them together in his mind. By examining Cornell's selection of materials and the way he has put them together, one can infer--that is, reconstruct--his cosmology "Untitled (Soap Bubble Set)1936Construction15 3/4 x 14 1/4 x 5 7/16 in.Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT Cornell "was making small voyages of discovery, scavenging for relics of the past in New York junk shops and flea markets. To others, these deposits might be refuse, but to Cornell they were the strata of repressed memory, a jumble of elements waiting to be grafted and mated to one another...In the studio he would sort his finds into their eccentric categories - 'Spiders,' 'Moons,' and so forth - and file them with boxes of his own mementos...and from them he made boxes.
JOSEPH CORNELL Untitled (Solar Set)c. 1956-58Construction11 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 3 5/8 in.Collection Donald Karshan, New York
Object (Roses des Vents)1942-1953Construction2 5/8 x 21 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Object (Roses des Vents)begun in 1942 and not finished until 1953. It is full of emblems of voyages Cornell never took, a little box of mummified waves and shrunken exotic coasts, peninsulas, planets, things set in compartments, with a drop-in panel containing twenty-one compasses, each with its needle pointing insouciantly in a different direction from that of its neighbor. Even the map on the inside of the lid, cut from some nineteenth-century German chart book, depicts an excessively remote coastline: that of the Great Australian Bight. The earth is presented not as our daily habitat but as one strange planet among others, which to Cornell it was.
Untitled (Medici Princess)c. 1948Construction17 5/8 x 11 1/8 x 4 3/8 in.Private collection


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Monday, November 14, 2005
It's about time Playboy tapped into the lucrative mobile market. FHM, Maxim and others are realizing this represents a great way to start their mobile marketing campaigns.
Text PB to PLBOY (75629) to view the catalog. You will receive a link to WAP page, then click on ringtone, voicetone or image you want. By clicking on the link the purchase goes through you wireless carrier.
Playboy is smart to use an easy to remember short code like PLBOY. They are missing a huge opportunity to leverage this though.
Want to know what I would do next?
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I would buy relevant keywords in neomedia's word registry. what about you.
- 3:46 PM, November 14, 2005
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No, there's something a lot bigger that Playboy can do with their mobile campaign.\
They can do it themselves.
- 5:32 PM, November 14, 2005
What would you do next and what can Playboy do by themselves?
- 8:14 AM, November 16, 2005
- Scott Shaffer said...
I'm speaking to Playboy about that right now.
Lots of ideas...Email me if you want some for your company.
- 8:17 AM, November 16, 2005
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Web Extra: Frank The Tank Slideshow
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Reporters take some assignments in stride. Other assignments require no arm-twisting. This story belongs among the latter.
When I discovered the fact that there is a Minnesota company that allows people to get inside massive tanks and drive them around, I thought I'd died and gone to Guy Heaven. There's all this adrenaline about wanting to get in and drive them and listen to them and smell them and hear them clank around.
But the people who run Drive A Tank in Kasota, Minn. say their business is almost evenly split between gender lines.
"A lot of women see it. I think they are a little more eager to get out and do things like this," said 25-year-old co-owner Tony Borglum."It seems like they lead the thing; it's always the women that drag the guy along."
Among the tanks WCCO saw on our field trip was an Abbot Self Propelled Gun, a British-made weapon in use from 1965 to 1995. Carrying a 105-millimeter gun, its purpose was to lob large shells a long distance.
As I quickly found out, though, tanks are built for function, not comfort. It could also be that I'm a little bigger than your average British man. My head was sticking out of that cabin to such an extent, I have to assume I'd be killed instantly if I was driving it during wartime.
Though it weighs more than 30,000 pounds, the Abbot actually responded to my controls with ease. It was straightforward: push right to turn right, left to turn left, pull back to stop.
As fun as it was to drive the Abbot down hills and through mud, at Drive A Tank, they don't just set you loose in tanks to drive the trails around their 30 acres. There is a class and safety briefing beforehand.
"We're the only people in the country doing this," said Borglum.
In the class I took with Jeanie and David, a couple from Illinois, we learned the U.S. Government doesn't sell surplus tanks. While the tank's guns no longer fire, the big vehicles can just roll.
Also, it takes a year, and a lot of paperwork, to import surplus armor from Europe.
"You need ATF import permits, but you have to have vehicle serial numbers. You really don't know if you're going to get your Form 6 until you have the vehicle serial numbers," said Borglum.
The class continues outdoors, making Drive A Tank a little bit like a museum … only one where you're allowed to touch cold war relics like the 432 APC, an armored personnel carrier. The British made about 3,000 of them between 1962 and 1971. They're designed to deliver 10 troops into battle.
It's a tight fit for the driver and the tricky part is looking through a periscope to see where you're going. Your view of the outside world is about 3 inches by 9 inches.
The grand finale: Larry, a Chieftan Main Battle Tank nearly 25 feet long, 10 feet wide and 9 feet high. Just being inside gives you a massive, powerful feeling. Weighing more than 60 tons, Larry can crush just about anything in its path. Like, say, cars.
That's right. For $500, you get the chance to crush a car with a tank. Also included with the price of admission, you can test fire some of their historic firearms in the indoor shooting range. There are a lot of choices, including a circa 1942 Tommie gun and a World War II 0.30-caliber machine gun.
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Now on show at Musée du quai Branly:
"New Ireland: Arts of the South Pacific"
April 2 - July 8, 2007
The exhibition is devoted to the rich artistic expression of New Ireland, a Pacific island situated to the northeast of Papua New Guinea, largely ignored apart from its malangan artefacts. Composed of 32 different linguistic groups, the island accommodates a wide diversity of ritual practices and artistic expressions connected to funeral ceremonies.
For more details on this exhibition, click here [http://www.quaibranly.fr/index.php?id=817&L=1].
"Garden of Love": installation by Yinka Shonibare
April 2 - July 8, 2007
Created for the Musée du quai Branly by Yinka Shonibare, a London artist of Nigerian origin, "Garden of Love" takes its inspiration from French-style gardens, and invites the public to undertake a journey filled with surprises. In the "garden," amidst foliage, fountains and groves, visitors come upon a strange ballet of love … Yinka Shonibare reflects here upon identity and history, at the meeting of the two cultures to which he belongs.
For more details on this installation, click here [http://www.quaibranly.fr/index.php?id=816&L=1].
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"What's left of it," said Gabe. "All of us that survived."
"We think," added Bekka. "There's always hope."
Michael snorted. "Is there? No matter how you struggle, you die. You might give Death a hell of a time trying to catch you, but he always wins. Trust me. I worked for him."
"And no matter how you try to ignore it, life goes on. Everyone leaves their mark here," said Gabe.
"And there's always heaven," whispered Bekka.
"Yes, Michael. Not even Death can keep God from-"
"Apparently he can. Because you know what, Bekka? If there is a God, which I'm damn sure there isn't, He ain't here. He's up in His royal easy chair watching us drop like flies. Laughing. Because this story won't have a happy ending. If angels can die, what can survive? We're alone in the universe, whether there's a God or not. Bekka," Michael's grey eyes drew her blue ones in,
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I made the above altered mittens for the Say It With Letters Design Team. I really had an enjoyable time embroidering the felt with a pattern from Jenny Hart's craft pad, although I did have to modify the pattern.
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Multiple reports have the Lions expected to be players for Seahawks defensive lineman Jason Jones.
CBS' Jason La Canfora said Monday that Jones may be the Lions' top free-agent priority, and NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah has noted that the Lions have looked into Jones. Also, veteran NFL writer Mike O'Hara, who writes for the Lions' website, has also suggested a Jones-Lions match would make sense (a hat tip to Detroit Jock City for mentioning that one).
Jones' connections to Detroit are hard to miss.
The 26-year-old Jones was a second-round pick of the Titans in 2008 when … drum roll … current Lions head coach Jim Schwartz was Tennessee's defensive coordinator and new Lions defensive line coach Jim Washburn held the same position on the Titans' coaching staff.
Jones notched a career-best five sacks in his first NFL season, with 3.5 sacks coming in Tennessee's 31-14 victory vs. Pittsburgh. The win secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs for the Titans.
The 6-foot-5, 276-pound Jones can play tackle and end, positions where the Lions may need to add depth, particularly if defensive end Cliff Avril and defensive tackle Sammie Lee Hill leave in free agency. Moreover, he is likely very familiar with what Washburn expects out of his defensive linemen.
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"Frodo" Among E! Online's Sizzling Sixteen for 2001 - Elijah Wood is one of "the young stars who'll be turning up the heat -- and turning heads -- this year"
Elijah Wood.
Elijah Wood
by John Forde
We knew Elijah Wood had talent (not to mention good taste) when the precocious youngster pushed Macaulay Culkin off a cliff in 1993's The Good Son.
Since then, Wood has continued to demonstrate his skills and smarts by working with a steady stream of Hollywood greats, including Kevin Costner in The War, Barry Levinson in Avalon and Christina Ricci, Kevin Kline and Joan Allen in Ang Lee's The Ice Storm. He also married Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact and managed to avoid aliens in Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty.
Now all of 19, Wood has not only avoided the child-star curse but is poised to become one of the most prominent stars of his generation, thanks to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Fellowship of the Ring, the first film in the long-awaited adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels, is due in theaters in December. Wood handles the lead role as Hobbit-on-a-quest Frodo Baggins in all three installments.
"It has been so wonderful working alongside [LOTR costars] Cate Blanchett and Sir Ian McKellen," says Wood, who just returned from the films' mammoth 15-month shoot in New Zealand.
And with the remaining LOTR films expected to arrive in 2002 and 2003, Wood figures to become a fixture on marquees for some time to come.
"It has been the experience of a lifetime," Wood says of LOTR. "I doubt I'll ever get another chance to realize a character this fully."


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best possible service and providing the best possible quality....simple.
To a lot of people, their motorhome is their pride and joy, whether that be
an old '90's Swift Kon-tiki or a 2003 Fleetwood RV. They can provide
motorhome graphics from pictures and drawings and can faithfully reproduce
most motorhome graphics from the last 30 years or more by vectorizing photos
and images and cleaning them up using today's technology.
They can create your graphics and stickers from drawings photographs and measurements to within a couple of millimetres of the originals they can also colour match the vinyl to get you the right colour even when your originals have faded.
Motorhome Graphics also offer many 'off the shelf' designs, of which you can
see a few examples to the right. They also provide a substantial range of
tribal graphics. So it really depends on what suits you.
You can check out their full range and enquire about your new graphics
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Table Quiz
Kilglass Gaels are holding a Monster Table Quiz in Kilgass Community on Good Friday. Spot Prizes and Refreshments on the night. Everyone welcome.
Congratulations to Joseph and Cara Beirne, Edinburgh on the birth of a baby boy, the first grandchild for Peter and Ann Beirne, Drumgildra. Congratulations to Brian Beirne and Denise O'Connor, Gortinty on the birth of a baby boy, the first grandchild for Irene and Brian Beirne, Drumgildra.
County Fleadh
Drumsna C.C.E are hosting Fleadh Cheoil Condae Liatroma in Drumsna on the 25th 26th and 27th April. For further info. contact Sinead Guckian, Edwina Guckian or Fionnuala Maxwell. Drumsna C.C.E are holding a Fundraising Session in Tesco on Saturday February 22nd.
Warmer Homes Project
Leitrim Development are inviting applications for their Warmer Homes project. The Scheme is available free of charge to homes which meet the following criteria. Owner occupied non Local Authority home. Constructed before 2006. The owner is receiving Fuel Allowance . Job Seekers allowance for over six months and with children under seven years of age. Getting Family Income support. To apply contact Mairin Heron at 071 9640771 at Leitrim development Company, Church Street, Drumshanbo.
Deepest sympathy is extended to Pauline Talbot and the Talbot family on the death of her husband, John Talbot, Drumgildra, Annaduff and formerly, Cortober, Ck-on-Shannon. John (Garda Siochana), dearly beloved husband of Pauline, adored Daddy to Maria, deeply regretted by his father Oliver, brother Martin, sisters Mary, Geraldine, Oonagh, Patrice and Siobhan, brothers-in-law Mick, Bill, Patrick, Vincent, nephews, nieces, work colleagues and a large circle of friends. Removal took place from his residence to St. Mary's Church, Annaduff with burial in Drumlion Cemetery. May he rest in Peace.
Drumsna Bingo
Bingo every Thursday night next at 8.30pm.
Annaduff draw
Annaduff drew with Leitrim Gaels in the Shield in Annaduff on Sunday week on a scoreline of 1-6 to Leitrim Gaels 2-3. Annaduff lined out as follows: Jim McCormack, Nigel Cox, Chris Farrell, Micheal O'Dowd, James Cox, Thomas Flanagan, Dean Gill, Matty Cox, Kenny Cox, James Riordan, Francis McNabola, Sean McNabola, Eoin Gill, Brendan Lynch, Cathal Cox.
Parish/G.A.A Lotto
At the draw held Cox's Steakhouse Bar, there was no Jackpot winner. The numbers drawn were 3, 12, 13, 22. The 50 euro winner was Annie McLoughlin. The 25 euro winners were Rose Notley, Henry Cawley (Aclare), Megan Reynolds, Hannah Reynolds. The next draw takes place on Sunday night next in McLoughlin's of Drumsna with a Jackpot of 6,600 euro.
Deepest sympathy is extended to the Dolan family, Antfield on the death of Mrs. Maureen Dolan, (nee Earley), wife of the late Vincie Dolan at Shannon Lodge Nursing Home, Rooskey. Removal took place to St. Mary's Church, Annaduff with burial in the adjoining Cemetery. May she rest in Peace.
John Lynch
Brilliant commentary by John Lynch on the Leitrim/Galway under 21 semi final. Best of luck to Leitrim on Sunday.
Annaduff lose
Annaduff were well beaten by Gortletteragh in the Shield in Gortletteragh on Saturday. The team was: Dean Gill, Micheal O'Dowd, James Cox, Gary Bohan, Michael Lynch, Conor Reynolds, David Duignan, Matty Cox, Matthew Reynolds, Eoin Gill, Sean McNabola, Kenny Cox, Colm Cox, Cathal Cox, Gavin O'Brien. Subs used : Nigel Cox.
Golden Age
Golden Age meeting in Drumsna Community Centre on this Wednesday, April 2nd at 11am.
I.C.A meeting
I.C.A meeting in Drumsna Centre at 8pm on April 7th. Daniel Hillman talks on Hypotherapy.
Annaduff win
Annaduff beat Cloone by 3-10 to 1-9 in Division 4 in Cloone on Sunday. Annaduff: Joe Cox, Micheal O'Dowd, Keith Duignan, Michael Lynch, Hugh Moylan, Francis McNabola, Cathal Cox, Gerry Newton, Johnny O'Connor, Alan Cox, Gavin O'Brien, Eoin Gill, Sean Duignan. Subs used: Jim McCormack.


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Happy New Year and other stuff
This year has been an exciting one on the technology side but it is been a crappy year for most economies of the world. I keep my fingers crossed for a better 2010 on all fronts.
As you can see in the picture of the right, the Kindle DX has an annoying "feature" of showing the full media box of PDF files instead of the crop box. That means you have to recreate the PDF file if you want to get rid of these elements only useful for the print house. The problem they create is that some of the screen real state is wasted on them, making the rest of the page smaller.
My verdict about Kindle DX screen size is that it is too small for viewing A4 or US letter PDF documents comfortably but most PDF formatted books will be ok tough.
January issue of Circuit Cellar magazine will carry an article I authored. It is an Arduino-based project for a three axis stepper motor PC interface. Please note simultaneous use of several axis was not desired nor implemented. Popular stepper motor driving modes are explained and Arduino source code is provided. If you need simultaneous axis working at a time, you can check Reza's blog that contains a more professional approach.
From what I have read, it seems that Circuit Cellar magazine will join forces with Elektor magazine for a better worldwide coverage.


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Style of One
All about my style in fashion and food
Thursday, 27 February 2014
5 Awesome Shirts
Hello there:) I was browsing the net and have noticed some super awesome shirts that I would love to share with you.
What do you think on these shirts? would you wear them?
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Sunday, 23 February 2014
Black, Burgundy & RoseWholeSale.com
Yet again I'm wearing black:) what is it with me?! well apparently I got hooked with black lately and I've learn to fond it:) so for today's outfit am wearing a casual look, combining my new
coat from a fab online store
I like this item, as it is in a great quality and has an excellent price.
So if you guys didn't cheked there online store, you should:)
For those who celebrates St. Patricks, now there is a massive sale on green & clover motive items in
its on sale now!
Scarf: H&M
Brooch: Vintage
Skinny: Lee Cooper
Shoes: Tsubo
February 23, 2014
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Thursday, 20 February 2014
Me Wearing Black?! Sammydress.com
Hello guys, so for today's outfit I was wearing my new items I've just got from
is awesome, exactly what I've needed, something that is quite plain with a twist, peplum, in a solid colour and my finally first statement
:) it looked just like in their web and it is in a great quality! unlike other necklaces that I've got before.
I usually don't wear black, as I love colours, but this time I felt in the mood of a solid colour, especially when I've got the necklace to add some colour to it.
So I really want to recommend you guys on Sammydress.com, not only for their low prices, but also for the fast delivery and huge selection! also
Sammydress is a leading global online wholesale supplier of Wedding Dresses and accessories, Special Occasion Dresses and Accessories, Women's Clothing, Shoes , Accessories etc.
February 20, 2014
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Saturday, 15 February 2014
Valentines & Birthday
Hello guys, hope you had an awesome, romantic and fab Valentine's day with your precious ones.
I had a great day yesterday:) my hubby gave me a big basket of chocolates, as I love!!! at morning he served me coffee and breakfast to bed:) so sweet of him!
Yummy! all mine (LOL)
Plus today it's my birthday, yay:) so fun to have birthday after Valentine's :) so I got a great treat from my hubby, he gave me some sleep time at morning and took care of our early rise baby Li:)
Today we are heading to our favorite restaurant for birthday lunch.
How was your Valentine's?
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February 15, 2014
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Monday, 10 February 2014
New in: Pupa's Makeup Set and Adictive Teen Series
Hello guys I'm so sorry for being such a bad blogger, believe me I've tried to post much more often, like in the past all good times.
I admit I'm having problems in sitting down couple times a week and posting, not that I don't have subjects to post about, just don't have the energy.
I just got back to work and for me being a new mom is time consuming:) LOL just wishing to have much more time to sleep, she keeps me awake for so many times a night:) my hubby and I were laughing on how worried we've got when she had her first 12 hours full night sleep, but that happened only once:)
So I admit that on 2014 I've become a bit lazy:)
Here is a great example on how I'm feeling lately:)
So for my post today I wanted to share with you a great makeup set by Pupa.
Lately I've wanted to try different shades for my eyes, instead of blue and purple hues, something like brown and more natural effect.
I really love this set, as it goes with a big mirror, great for travels and looks really nice. Just wishing it had less lip glosses and maybe came with a blush, or powder.
And now as for my addiction: I'm absolutely in love with one of the top teen series, yep you read it right:)
Pretty Little Liars, can't help it , just got hooked for this fab show. Love the plot, very crazy one and LOVE the wardrobe!!! mostly Aria's wardrobe, a bit Gothic and tons of chic.
Though I wonder, who dress like these girls to school anyway, I was in to my baggy jeans and tees, not very fashionable:)
Maybe Emily is the only character they do dress like a teen, the rest, are wearing stilettos, very high ones to school.
Finally I'm waiting for tomorrows episode, getting so close to figure out who's A!
Do you have that kind of a series? Do you like to watch PLL?
Have a fab, trendy and happy week!!!
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Review: Snoe Hair Heroes Invisible Wonder Cleansing Oil Shampoo
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From the looks on a bottle it looks like a clarifying shampoo good thing it doesn't dry your hair ms. martha. Their honey olive clementine is on sale, i must grab one of those. Snoe somehow delivers really good products. It may seem too pricey but judging from the cute/catchy package and products that delivers good results, all is well spent (based on my purchases hihi) need to buy those on sale before the year ends ;)ReplyDelete
Patty: Hi there and welcome to TBJ! Glad to know you're loving Hair Heroes because I equally love it as much as you do! However, for honey olive clementine, I heard through the grapevine that Snoe will phase this out soon so better stock up on it now! :DReplyDelete
i never heard of that movie, grr ill definitely gonna watch it with my young siblings, i think they will like it, it sounds cool!ReplyDelete
I really love snoe from lip balm to lotion to bb cream, i cannot find something bad to say to their products.
i have a very dry scalp~ i want to try this but naaah~ but my sister's hair is very oily ill definitely rave it to her~ :)
mis m anong beter s cleansing uto or un honey olive clementine?ReplyDelete
I just tried this earlier. It smells like mint chocolate <3ReplyDelete
Agree on the scent!! I love its chocolate-y smell! :D and yes, I find and feel my scalp really clean (no build-up) because its a clear shampoo :) recommended as well! :DReplyDelete
@aya im a follower of irs. can u also pls do a review of da shampoo? or since sabi m nmn one licky reader ang mananalo ng. snoe loot would u like me to review it for u ? hharharhar just kidding. anyway im really lemming for this kaya lang mbili ko n un hair heroes extreme frst try ko palang xa. medyo mahal nmn kc angga conditioners na to sayang naman may 2 pko hair heroes intense tas 1 extewme.ReplyDelete
Snoe products indeed, thay've the great rare items. I want to try this..is it okay while you have a coloured hair?ReplyDelete


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May 22, 2012
Kristen talks about Kate Del Castillo and briefly mentions her mom and K-11
Kate Del Castillo's talent has gained her a new fan. And one that already has her fan base. (millions of them)
After going to visit the set of her mom's film. Kristen Stewart had the opportunity to meet and see the work of the Mexican actress and completely fell in love. In a recent interview while promoting her upcoming film (Snow Whit and The Huntsman), in Mexico, The star of Twilight had nothing but compliments to say about the actress.
The whole cast is excellent, i can't choose one as my favorite but, I must say that Kate shines. She's like no other actor or actress. She has a light that's very special. You'll see her performance in the film because, even though her character is not an easy one to play and it requires a alot to develop, she does it in a way that is so impressive.
Kate will play a transsexual who is the principal voice of the inmates in a prison in Los Angeles and the director is Kristen's mother, Jules Stewart. "The truth is that my mom is very lucky for having had her in this project, no one else could have been able to do it."
"She's very opened. She has a very cool way of thinking and if there was an oportunity of working with her on a project that would be great. I think we'd get along very well inside and outside the set."
Without doubt, the love and admiration from Stewart is great support towards Kate now that she is closer and closer in becoming a recognized figure in Hollywood.
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Original Link: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8V4T5282&show_article=1
By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
The founder of a prestigious institute on media and politics added his voice Saturday to the chorus of complaint over perceived press bias in favor of Democrat Barack Obama.
Walter Shorenstein, a prominent San Francisco-based real estate developer, Democratic fundraiser and longtime supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton, penned a memo to Democratic party "superdelegates" and other activists criticizing media coverage of the presidential campaign.
Shorenstein is the founder of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. His memo came days before Tuesday's key primaries in Ohio and Texas, which Clinton must win to save her waning candidacy.
The former first lady and her advisers have lashed out at the press in recent days, suggesting unfair coverage of the campaign has in part led to Obama's victories in the last 11 voting contests. They've encouraged supporters and voters to watch a "Saturday Night Live" skit that aired last weekend, depicting a group of journalists fawning over Obama.
In his memo, Shorenstein concurred with the Clinton campaign's assessment.
"I am absolutely outraged with the media coverage of the presidential campaign," Shorenstein wrote in the memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press. "This is the most important election in my long lifetime, and to quote one of my favorite movies, 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!'"
He was quoting the 1976 movie "Network," in which a mentally disturbed television news anchor played by Peter Finch went on the air and implored viewers to rebel against gimmicks staged by network news executives.
"There is too much on the line for the media to ignore important issues while they obsess about Hillary's hairdo or Barack's baritone," Shorenstein continued. "Is it in the country's best interest that voters received far more information about Hillary's laugh than Obama's legislative record? Is it good for our nation that more attention is paid to the differences in their speaking style than their health care plans?"
Shorenstein attached several studies to the memo indicating the press had given more favorable coverage to Obama than to Clinton, and urged activists to forward the material to friends and voters and to complain to reporters.
"Our democracy depends upon the fourth estate to fulfill the uniquely critical role of informing voters about the important issues facing our nation," Shorenstein wrote. "Yet far too often, the campaign coverage has been biased, blase, or baseless."
Monday, July 28, 2008
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Shawn Bodtmann thought he had taken the guesswork and worry out of the college recruiting process last April when he verbally committed to accept a football scholarship from the University of Nebraska.
Then, in January, only weeks before the National Letter of Intent signing period, the Cornhuskers withdrew their scholarship offer and asked the star halfback and linebacker from Scranton, Pa., to walk on.
Enter the University of Maine.
After spending the last six weeks re-evaluating his football future, Bodtmann has agreed to accept a scholarship to play for coach Jack Cosgrove's Black Bears beginning in the fall.
Bodtmann, a 6-foot, 205-pounder who played for West Scranton,
"I just I thought it was a great place," Bodtmann said of UMaine, which he visited back on Jan. 30. "I really liked the closeness of the team and the coaches. I thought it would be a good fit for me."
Bodtmann, who made the decision last week, said he is awaiting the NLI paperwork from UMaine and will sign it.
Cosgrove is prohibiting from discussing a recruit until UMaine has received a signed NLI.
Bodtmann, who essentially had been out of the recruiting loop for nine months, had his hand forced when Nebraska rescinded its offer. He also made official visits to Western Carolina and Fordham, but decided to attend UMaine.
Bodtmann was recruited by Bears running backs coach Kevin Cahill.
Bodtmann said UMaine's recent track record of sending players to the National Football League was one of the factors that influenced his decision.
"It wasn't a major factor, but I think playing at the next level is every college football player's dream," Bodtmann said. "I definitely had that in mind when making my decision."
Bodtmann was a two-way standout for the Invaders. He was the 18th-ranked player in Pennsylvania according to Rivals.com.
As a junior, he rushed for 1,452 yards and 22 touchdowns to help West Scranton win the District 2 Class AAA title. As a senior, Bodtmann was hampered by a significant injury.
"In the third game I had a fracture on my collarbone," he explained. "I came back in the seventh game and played the rest of the games."
Last fall, he rushed for 389 yards and four TDs.
Bodtmann said UMaine will evaluate him both as a linebacker and as a running back before deciding where to utilize his skills. He was projected as a defensive player at Nebraska, according to published reports.
"I don't have a preference," he said. "I'm going to come in and I have an opportunity to play either/or. I'll take it."
Bodtmann will spend the spring as a member of West Scranton's track and field team. He does the high jump and throws discus and javelin.
He is glad to have the whole Nebraska mess and the recruiting process behind him.
"I'm glad I was able to find a fit where I felt comfortable and that that whole process is over now," he said.
Bodtmann's participation at UMaine is contingent upon his admission to the school and compliance with NCAA initial eligibility guidelines.


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My son has developed a very annoying new habit - if ever I ask him to do something he doesn't want to do he only bothers to give me half a reply finishing the sentence with 'blah blah blah'. ARRRRG!
For example:
Me: "Can you put you shoes on please, we are going out."
Son: "No thanks, I am happy here blah blah blah"
Me: "Why don't you go outside and play?"
Son " No thanks, its to blah blah blah"
Me: "Time for bed/bath/clean teeth/wash hands/ etc etc
Son: "I don't want to it's blah blah blah"
To be fair I haven't helped as the first time he did it I laughed, so now he thinks he is a comedy genuis, but it isn't funny any more!
I am not sure what I am struggling with more, the emerging independent 5 year old boy or the 'I'm not wasting my breath mom' attitude.
I'd love to know how other children start to assert themselves so please leave a comment blah blah blah!
(Well you know how it works lol!)


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Well it looks like this project is done.
I completed the 3 dog leash holders today.
All three are almost identical, walnut, maple, and purple heart.
They measure 5" square and approximately 3/4" thick.
The hardware was purchased from Lee Valley and I made up the name inserts with Word on the Mac.
I'm off to list these on Etsy, not too sure what price point I'm looking for, maybe a quick poll will help me decide.
Thanks for following me on this project, I'll be asking some questions about it later today.


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Metro Bicycle Coalition Board Meeting
Wed., Nov. 12 at 5:45 p.m.- 7 p.m.
Fair Grinds Coffee House
3133 Ponce de Leon
Upstairs meeting room--take outside staircase to second floor.
Draft Agenda
1. Membership: Decide location and budget for member meeting Dec. 7. Should we pay $300 for the ISL of Louisiana? Is any thing else available? Budget for t-shirts, printing, etc.
2. Encouragement Ride Update. Kara has some large issues about the ride route and costs that could benefit from discussion.
3. Website. Dan has a proposal for changing the URL and location/server of the site.
4. Policy: Discussion of City Master Planning Process--status, should MBC submit comments?
Please let me know if you have additional items for the agenda.


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Aira Monique's debut! But lotsa photo of me. Haha!
Photo credit to Ms. Nicole Ignacio :)
Photo credit to Ms. Nicole Ignacio :)
Bracelet from Elaisa worth 150Php only!
|FULL BODY. Haha :D
Top blouse from Red Hot Chili Jeans costs 599Php only! (sorry I can't show the details of the collar design)
Polka skirt I got from my 18th year celeb!
Black Parisian strapy pumps!
MSE purple sling bag
|Group selca!
|Gwiyomi pose! :D
|MIB! :p
|Me, Maro and ER
|Bibi Dear and I :')


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...and we have liftoff...
Well, kids. It's the day we've all been waiting for. Alli (pronounced al-EYE), the new over-the-counter diet pill has now been launched. I am really excited to have this product over the counter. I was in the clinical trials years ago and lost X lbs in 2 months. I kept it off for years until I got off my food plan and quit walking. Another tip - get a bottle of Grease Release and keep it next to the toilet so that you can spray the bowl after each bowel movement... gets rid of the grease line.
Are you ready for oily, orange discharge from your rectum?
Mmmm- boy!
See, the marketing of this product is so ingenuous, I almost have to stand back and admire it. The little section in the newest supermarket ad says: This weight loss plan can't change your life. But you can."
Damn, that's slick. If you succeed at losing weight, Alli gets the credit. Thanks, Alli, I couldn't have done it without you. However, if you are unable to lose weight (and then keep it off), it's your problem. You didn't take control, you didn't have the willpower. For GlaxoSmithKline, it's a win-win situation. If you gain weight after going off the pills? Go back on them. And remember never to stop.
I trolled the Alli Support Message Boards to see of any "discharge incidents" that had occurred thus far. They were, as I expected, rather easy to find. The experience that best captured the "Alli-ooops!" was the following:
I can tell you that my first experience in trying to cheat on this pill was very embarrassing! I went out to eat Japanese stir fry and had my first "accident" - (shall we call it "Alli-opps" now?) before I could get home. I had uncontrollable
oily seepage...It looks just like spagetti grease for those of you
who are curious.
You cannot get it out of your clothes so I would encourge you to use a panty liner until you find out how you react to the medication. If you are sitting down, whatever you are sitting on will be stained. . so be careful.
On the other hand, if you stay on tract w/your food plan (low fat) you will not have any problems...or at least I didn't. Occassional gas but I learned when I could pass it (on the toilet)!
Bottom line. it is kind of like Antibuse for the alcoholic... if you don't eat too much fat you will be ok but if you do, you will pay w/ unpleasant side effects.
The subsequent posts thanked this woman for her tips and bespoke similar excitement over taking Alli. One woman said, "I can't wait to start losing it!"
Rewind here. You get spaghetti stains on your ass, you have to degrease your toilet bowl each time you poop, and this is a great product. Oh, and it's your fault you gained the weight back because you stopped with "The Plan." Capital T, Capital P.
Those snake oil salesmen don't have a thing on GSK. On the message boards, they even have a section called "Are you Ready?" This is one of this most insidious aspects of their marketing scheme. If you don't lose weight the first time, or you can't stick with it, you just...weren't ready. Presumably, if you take the pills again, you will be ready. If they work, that is. If you continue to be unable to lose weight, or to gain back the weight you lost, you still just weren't ready. The pills are there waiting for you. Whenever you're ready.
(This almost sounds like an ad for Cialis...so you can do it when you feel like it)
My first reaction to the hubbub was at the gullibility of women in general to purchase a product such as Alli. I mean, geez.
Not to call myself one of the enlightened few or anything, but most people don't know that any dangers of obesity are totally overstated. Or bald-faced lies. Women (and men) are judged on their appearance. Perhaps not only their appearances, but that is a factor. We are being brainwashed to be afraid of fat, fat people, fat in our diets, fat on our own bodies. Fat is the lining of our cells. Fat is our energy reserve. Fat tastes good, dammit!
Fat is on our bodies.
Fat should not be discharged from our anuses (anii?) in an orange goo.
Insurance companies will likely reward people for using Alli, or other weight loss products, by penalizing those who don't. Or so read a newspaper headline I read this morning in the major city newspaper I get. Apparently, if you don't shape up and slim down, your health insurance copays will be increased.
My first thought was: is this The Onion? After the dismay upon realizing it wasn't: the whole world's gone completely insane!
I have issues with the way health insurance is handled in this country in general, but this really got to me.
Blue Cross still refuses to pay a DIME of my seven month residential stay. STILL. After almost a year after discharge (not that kind of discharge!). I was dying of an eating disorder. It could be diagnosed.
Obesity, as Harriet Brown pointed out in a recent blog post, has yet to be confirmed as a real health problem. Yet Blue Cross is going to subsidize weight loss regimens of little proven benefit and penalize those who regain lost weight. As most people do.
Those thindustry people. I can't help but think how much good they could do the world if they used their powers for good, instead of evil.
I have the sinking feeling we'll never find out. Perhaps because they, too, will be scrubbing foul-smelling oily residue out of their toilets.
I am really excited to have this product over the counter. I was in the clinical trials years ago and lost X lbs in 2 months. I kept it off for years until I got off my food plan and quit walking.
Another tip - get a bottle of Grease Release and keep it next to the toilet so that you can spray the bowl after each bowel movement... gets rid of the grease line.


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The FoxNews.com reporter who broke the exclusive story about a notebook that Colorado shooter James Holmes sent to his psychiatrist, then refused to reveal her sources under threat of jail, was ordered to return to the Aurora courtroom April 10, in a case experts say has chilling ramifications for the First Amendment.Wrong. It has absolutely no ramifications for the 1st Amendment. Reporters are not a special class of people, and the freedom of the press belongs as much to me, a blogger--the political descendent of Thomas Paine and other pamphleteers--as it does to a reporter who works for FoxNews.
If you (wrongly) argue that keeping sources secret is necessary to a free press, then I ask, doesn't taxation limit the free press? After all, if news companies must pay corporate taxes and property taxes and all the rest, isn't that an infringement on the freedom of press?
The answer is, of course, self-evidently, no. But that doesn't keep the reporters from pushing the issue, and making fools of themselves in the process.
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What a ride
So the Colorado Rockies made it to the World Series on a magic carpet winning 21 of 22 games. Then after nine days of hype and lack of real baseball they ran into the buzz saw that is the Boston Red Sox.
I was there to shoot every pitch I could while battling early deadlines, logistical hurdles and transmission problems. It was an absolute ton of work and a little stress covering a major sporting event like that for the first time. Not much time to really soak it all in. Just firing frames, thinking storylines and looking for moments.
Having to shoot every waking moment in case something is "the" moment of the game. Considering the shooting positions that the smaller papers were given, it's amazing we were able to cover the games as well as we did. Thanks to Nikon and the local rep Ron for the beloved D3 for the week, it was a touch easier and made for much better files to work with. Can't wait to get one permanently in my grubby hands.
All that being said, I tended to take a looser approach to shooting the games. I played with what was available. As I was not going to have a field-level shooting position I went for the scenic look in most of my photos. At times I was keyed on the action and just cropped the ever living hell out of a frame, but I wanted to shoot things that were not going to be typical shots.
I really wished the Rox had won at least one game to make it a little less bitter to swallow for the city, the fans and the organization. But like the loser Cubs fans always say, "there's always next year."


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Tuesday, 15 March 2016
The Look of Strangers
There are those amongst us who slip into to this life like a well-worn glove, who very rarely question its strangeness and in most circumstances prefer to take everything that it offers.
Then there are people like me, Michael Andrews, sometime author, sometimes happy but mostly otherwise confused. There are days when I intentionally tell myself I'm stupid so as not to think too much, so as not to over analyse too much. But on other days...well on those other days I look around and scare myself with what I see. All of us sharing a little rock in space without rhyme nor reason, perhaps that is part of what makes me an author or maybe I'm just going plain mad.
There can only be two answers to this universe; either there is a God in control of everything or there is no one in control and now that I've had that thought I don't want to get out of bed - ever.
Perhaps I'll just hang on to my mattress and hope that Gravity does its job and keeps me in place.
So on the days I have to go into the city to see some colleague or other, I look at the faces on the subway or on the buses or on the trains or in all those faces of people walking. I look for some recognition that I am not alone in this belief, the belief that this existence really is only for the stupid and that the rest of us are terrified out of our minds the whole time.
And then there is always that nagging feeling which has been around since I was a kid – a feeling that I might have forgotten something important, something that when I remember it will make sense of all of this.
Then I see those faces in the city, those faces looking back at me and I rub my own face looking for marks, or bleeding from my nose or words written on my forehead that say 'stare at this man' – but there's nothing on my face, it's just the look of strangers.
Maybe they are also looking at me for some recognition that I am going through the same hell as them, but I have that well disguised expression of the stupid and they find no comfort in my face.
But I now know what it is and the truth is even more terrifying than my fevered imagination could have ever created.
I am going to tell you all this as a warning, to tell you to take care. I will tell you what I know and then let you decide.
Last Saturday morning the sun was bleaching the streets of the city and so I decided to take a walk from the central station up to the bohemian part of town.
I passed by the government buildings, the Royal palaces, the squares and avenues that were full of tourists. I walked under trees and arches and I walked around bistros, street cafes, theatres, cinemas and all of them full of strangers, some of whom caught my eye and other who walked on.
Then as I passed a glass shelter at a bus terminal a strange thing happened, I could see in the reflection that many of those who were behind me or had walked passed me were now looking in my direction.
But when I turned around no one was looking. No one was staring and everyone was going about their business. Now I know what you're thinking. You're saying it's the start of the decline, the start of the long journey into the dark. Soon names will be a thing of the past and I will be left in a corner with vacant eyes.
Perhaps I was thinking something similar myself until it happened again.
I had a pair of sunglasses, the type that allows you to see behind oneself, maybe made for this very exercise and there they were again, people looking at me behind my back and when I turned once again - nothing.
Paranoid? - Perhaps.
I took my phone, the one with the video recorder, and began to keep it in the palm of my hand, always filming behind me. At the Gin Joint Cafe I had a coffee and excitedly started to watch the film.
There they were - people who showed no interest in me apart from a look while passing – who, when they were behind me, would stop, look at me and apparently discuss amongst themselves some detail or another. People who were apparently strangers were talking about me.
Insane? - You would think.
I did what any insane person would do, I turned quickly and started to follow them through the streets and the arches and the squares until several of them disappeared into a doorway, one that slammed shut in my face. I waited on them but no one came out.
I waited and waited and still nothing.
I walked with my head down back to the railway station until in a shop window I saw more of them, a new crowd watching me.
I am ill, I must be.
I let it be. I went about my life ignoring the look of strangers. Some still walked by me and watched my face as if they were drinking in every last detail.
I just assumed I was wrong.
Then one night in the Gin Joint Cafe I drank more than I should have. I sat at the bar like the old soak of a writer I was. It had just gone eleven o'clock when the girl sat next to me.
"You're Michael Andrews, the writer?"
"What do you want? An autograph or maybe you want to buy me a drink?"
"I just wanted to shake your hand" she said "we are not supposed to do this. It's against everything."
"What is?" I asked, slipping back another short.
"Well talking to you, the greatest writer since Shakespeare."
"I think you've got me mixed up with someone else."
"No I haven't, Michael Steven Andrews, born 1963, died 20... wait I'm not supposed to let you know that."
"You know when I am going to die?" I asked.
"You died years before I was born" she said.
"We come back to visit all the great ones, you and Shakespeare are the most popular."
"Come back from where?"
"The future, your future, I mean you have already found out that Einstein was wrong and things can travel faster than light. It won't be long until you start sending objects back in time."
I was about to ask what asylum she had escaped from when she disappeared.
So now you know what I know. When you get that look from a stranger then perhaps they are more than just inquisitive. Perhaps they are one of your own descendants or a student or a time tourist.
Who or whatever they are, just do what I do and keep on walking.
It's safer that way.
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Right on schedule, Ecology received from Rayonier yesterday a deliverable that's key to finishing the upland cleanup investigation at the company's former mill in Port Angeles.
Rayonier submitted what's known as a work plan for the upland property. The plan details where groundwater, shoreline seep and soil samples will be taken.
Once sampling is done and results verified, we'll know how deep contamination goes and how widespread different toxic materials are across the property. In other words, some significant gaps in what we know about upland contamination will be filled.
This is a huge step in the long process to design actual cleanup in the study area (upland and marine).
What's next?My team is now double-checking the work plan. But once approved, sampling can begin. There won't be a comment period on the plan, but Ecology will make the final plan available to the public.
Rayonier has tentative plans to start the sampling in the second half of August. The first phase includes collecting samples from existing wells and from areas where groundwater seeps/discharges into the harbor. The second phase will likely start in the fall and involve drilling new wells and taking soil samples.
TimelineWe've added a new timeline feature to the Rayonier Mill cleanup page. It's also a visual indicator of our progress under the agreed order Ecology and Rayonier signed in March 2010. We also have a list of other cleanups – known as interim actions – that have happened on the property since 2000.
We have a lot of work to do, and I'll be using Ecology's blog, Twitter and our news page to keep you posted on accomplishments large and small.


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Friday, October 21, 2011
TGIF, thank god it's Friday !
Friday, October 7, 2011
Fujifilm Instax mini 7s
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Beauty in the world :)
For the beauties in the world ♥
Item: Bling leaf head band ( MYR 15 )
Usage: A hottie wannabe ? How to deal with this summer ? Garmented yourself with casual bare-back, and put on this bling bling head band will definitely makes you a cute hottie !!!
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Usage: Wanna create an angelic look but seems like you are in a rush ? Couldn't manage to get a hairdresser simultaneously ? Here you go, the angelic head band could help !!! Just simply put it on and the entire hair look will looked different !!! Awesomeness right ? :)
Item: Bunny ears ( MYR 15 )
Usage: Well this is a multipurpose stuff. Since it has got wire inside, it can be twisted and curved in any forms you want. It can be used as a headband, little scarf, and anything you could imagine. Sounds fun right ? Hesitate no more, grab one !!!
Item: Little pocket ( MYR 8 )
Usage: Feeling awkward when grasping a not-so-good-looking sanitary pad and walk into the female lavatory ? Feel cringy when somebody accidentally opened your handbag ? No worries if you are using this little pocket. An intimate that truly comprehend you and keep you away from embarrassing occurrence !!!
Item: Elegant bracelet ( MYR 12 )
Usage: Suitable for formal occasions like proms and dinners. It is elastically and applicable for every girl. Size doesn't matter :)
Do Leyley a favor. - Sharing is caring, do spread the pinky news to the girls around you, million gratitudes !!!
P/s: Please don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested with any items.
Loadsa loves,
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Am talk of the town ? :P
Friday, April 29, 2011
Fruitful Friday :)
Have your weekends fully occupied, otherwise they will be wasted since life is only once. Am kinda extrovert girl and nothing could allow me to stick in the home especially for the weekend. Me and my dear Daniel went Kuantan yesterday in order to fulfill our weekend and the day trip was intriguing. Around 5 in the early morning, dear Daniel came to me. Both of us went to McDonald for our breakfast. Fillet-O-Fish was so juicy, and I can feel the fresh fish fillet melting in my mouth, yummy, whereas dear Daniel was having his hot cakes. ( 2 pieces of hot cakes unable to keep his stomach gorged ) We proceed our journey right after we left McD. There was a drizzle in the early morning and we were afraid if it will be a downpour that may hinder our journey. With so much anticipations, thank god the rain finally stopped, and there goes a breaking dawn. Hence, we were able to glance for the sunrise. The peach and yellowish ( no idea for the color indicative ) sun popped up from the horizon, waves hit slowly upon the shore, coconut and palm trees swaying just like they are accosting each other, birds chirping like they are chanting for the mother nature. Aww.. I miss the beach and am sure I will go back again !!! On the halfway, we dropped by Awana Kijal to have some refreshments. The landscape and architecture of Awana are appealing thus loadsa tourists went there for vacation, credits to belated Mr.Lim Goh Thong. We proceed our journey subsequently. God damn there was a traffic congestion again, I literally hate that urghhh !!! After a butt pain and giddy torment , we arrived Kuantan and East Coast Mall was our first station to check in ( too much foursquare, am I ? ) Baskin Robbin - Our luscious ice-cream cake treat. We were so indulged in the sweet treats, I know it's fattening tho. Who cares ? Paint your life ! Omg, I saw MLTR posters and flyers attached on the lamp poles. Too bad we were too late, we even didn't manage to get the concert tickets tho. I MISSED IT !!! What to do ? I anticipate for their next concert then - tend to comfort myself in this way. Forget the concert. We went to GSC concession counter to get tickets. Thor in 3D - our foremost choice. The movie started on 2.30pm, while we still managed to do our shopping spree in the mall. We went Padini to grab some garments, it's up to 50% sales ! I bought 2 formal blouse, a miniskirt, tank top, and a tee. Actually my main purpose was to get one Roxy bikini and eventually I got one - Stock Twist Bandeau. Damn am so fond of my new bikini, can't wait to put it on in this summer time !!! Did some shopping sprees in Parkson, shopped for some girls accessories for me and my babies and it's time for Thor. Thor is incredibly awesome !!! If you are fond of epic tales, watch it and you won't be regret of it. Am not going to narrate the story this time, since I want you guys to watch it !!! :D After movie, chilled ourselves with chocolaty chip frappuccino. Life is gratifying with delectable drinks - so true !!! It's around 5 and it's time to go home. Aww, how reluctant to leave ECM ( East Coast Mall ) we were. Nevertheless, the day was simply awesome and the time and money we spent were contented. Even my muscle joints are cramped now but I think it's worth enough. Okay, am going to dine with my dear Daniel, off to get myself showered ... Stay tuned :)


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PORTLAND, Ore. — After Stan Van Gundy found fault with his team's energy level after its loss to the Chicago Bulls last Friday, the Orlando Magic coach took a long look at himself.
He determined he was using too few players in his rotation, especially early in games.
"I don't want them making any excuses," Van Gundy said, "but I do think, if you're asking them to take stock of what they need to do better, you need to look at yourself, too. I think playing a couple more guys in the first halves at least and trying to keep our energy level up is a good thing."


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perhaps i'm just bitter because my generation has gotten nothing but other people's problems. everyone else got to live using nothing, and i want to as well...but, i can't because i'm part of our society that has to try and support everyone else's good times over the last 2-3 decades.
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Section Sold
- About this property
- Features
Lot 2 Section - 3709 SqmProperty ID WAR23063Fenced section with town services connection ready to go. Nice rural outlook from the village fringe. Short drive to village centre and amenities. Great neighbours. Call for further details.
Check the link to local amenities.
Drive times approx:
Village centre 2mins
Kaipara Harbour from Whakapirau Beach 15 mins
Mangawhai Heads 35 mins
Wellsford 25 mins
Whangarei 50 mins
Auckland 80 mins
Property features