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Thursday, April 10, 2014
RAT on the New York subway! <~~ there's a horror story .. 4/10/14
Imagine if the train made a sudden stop and the rat had friends and people fell on top of each other and it was real hot and half a them stunk to high heaven.... And the doors wouldn't open and somebody's false teeth flew out and got kicked down the aisle and the rat had a knife and all the tourists started peeing themselves......
Everyday life.... Horror we can laugh at.
Once I was eating in a fairly uncontaminated all-you-can-eat Chinese style buffet.... nice sunny day..... sloppy, finger suckers and serial belchers ain't there yet... quiet lunch crowd... and a little mouse (so manic it looked battery powered) starts running loop-the-loops all over the place... Everyone saw, but no one panicked... even a booth full of pant-suited old ladies kept tittering as it raced around their feet... One even said- I'm afraid to move my foot, 'cause I don't want to hurt him.... People giggled and nodded.... Some said - What can you do? They hide in people's bras. They sneak in under wigs.... and that was it.... No one got huffy. No one got a discount. Trans fat icing-ed cakes for everyone!
Thing is, when you see a mouse, especially in daylight, you can bet it's the sick one that got kicked outta the nest. And they got lots a roommates .
Now I just saw that video a few minutes ago myself. Gonna go 'google' - will verminous rodents crawl on sleeping people?.... 'Cause they hide in tightie-whities too.
Imagine if that rat thing happened in an elevator. Picture the scene when the doors finally open ....
A movie in there somewhere.
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and when we said 'mostly uncontaminated Chinese style all-you-can-eat buffets' we meant 'mostly uncontaminated' by the patrons, not the hard working staff and owners.
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I often talk about being led by the Spirit. There are so many doctrines and versus that you can debate in the Bible. I have heard both sides of lots of issues. Isn't that what denominations are, people that disagree on certain versus in the Bible; or place more importance or certain versus? There are those that debate if there could be an apostle in this day and age, if you can really speak in tongues, are there idiots in the church, can believers be possessed by demons... if you ask me, that answer is yes to all of them... but certainly they are debatable.
I guess, I was thinking about times when I was sure that I heard God. Four or Five years ago my kids wanted to go to a conference about 120 miles from the house. The registration fee for the three of us was nearly $100; plus the price of food and gas. I had heard so many good things about Acquire the Fire, that I wanted them to go... and me too! I talked it over with my wife who says "yes" to just about anything she thinks I will like. As we talked, I saw she had a lot of concern about the cost. I was about to cancel the outing, thinking that $100 was a little extravagant for this time in our life, when I head the Lord say, "just go, I will take care of it." I did not know how it was going to happen, but I felt that it was going to be taken care of. So, the girls and I got in the car an headed for the conference.
We arrived there a little early and walked into the arena area where we enjoyed the first meeting. At the end of the meeting and the music, we saw a friend of ours from church. We got to talking about how good the conference was. The topic of the cost of the conference came up, and we realized that we didn't have wrist bands. "How did you ever get in without them!", she exclaimed. "They have five or six people checking at every door for them." We never even saw anyone selling them, nor did anyone check us when we went in. (Sometimes day meetings are free at these type of events, I honestly did give it a thought.)
Just before the second meeting, absolutely not wanting to sneak in, we went to a table where they were selling the wrist bands. I went over to see what it was going to cost for the rest of the day. They were charging the full admission price for the entire weekend; one meeting was the same as the entire conference. I spoke the to gal at the table and told her that I was sorry that we had gone into the meeting earlier without knowing about he wristbands. She said that it would not be a problem, but that we couldn't go in like that again. "Thank you anyway," I said. I went to the girls to tell them we were leaving. I didn't even have $100 if I wanted to stay. They seemed a little disappointed, but they understood that it was expensive for me at that time. They started to say how much they had gotten out of the first meetings' dramas, message and worship. We headed for the door when the the gal from the table said that God had told her to just give us the wristbands. I told her that she didn't have to. She held them out and said, "You know we never do this. Ever!" I told her again, that she didn't have to and that we had just enjoyed being there for the time we already had. She insisted that we take them. One more time I said, "are you sure?" She simply said, "God bless you," and held them out for the us to take. Then I heard the Lord say, "I told you I would take care of this."
The voice of God is a wonderful and sometimes scary thing. However; we have His assurance that we will hear His voice and know it." The rest of the meetings were really life changing for the kids. They still talk about some of the things they heard that day. Me, I am just glad that God speaks to His people.. and especially me. On the way home, I thanked God that He had made way for us to be there.

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Rodolfo Valdifiori shared this video showcasing his bass skills with a play-along of Alain Caron's "P.A.C. Man".
Love the funky lines on this one. And I'm always a sucker for some honkin' bari sax too.
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Is A President Required to Cater to His Base?
There was a moment of clarity on the Laura Ingraham show today. Laura said that President Bush must not only respect his conservative base, but "cater" to it. She quickly caught herself and said he should "cater" to that base but "not in a bad way." She did not explain the difference between good and bad catering by a president to a political faction.
Peggy Noonan agrees, apparently. She thinks the president should withdraw Miers' name and then, well, cater to his base:
The White House, after the Miers withdrawal/removal/disappearance, would be well advised to call in leaders of the fractious base--with heavy initial emphasis on the Washington conservative establishment--and have some long talks about the future.
This is very, very interesting. These two commentators have been much more candid than many of their ideological brethren. After all is said and done about Harriet Miers and the reasons she is not the right pick for the Supreme Court, what the "Washington conservative establishment" (you have to love Ms. Noonan's refreshing frankness) wants is approval over what President Bush does on issues important to them. These unelected pundits, scholars, and assorted activists evidently think they deserve that kind of influence over the President of The United States.
The Miers opponents reacted ferociously to claims of elitism, but what Laura and Peggy have said this morning sure sounds like elitism to me. (Well, maybe it's oligarchism. Whatever "ism" it is, it's not conservative.)
By the way, I must note here that I happen to be a proud member of the conservative base. If you doubt me, read the posts in this blog's archives at the left. I apparently differ with my fellow conservatives, however, in my belief that the president doesn't have to do everything the way I want him to, and that I will not threaten to take my ball and go home when he does not.
Another moment of clarity appears in Peggy's Noonan's piece today, when she says, regarding the Miers debate, "An essential White House mistake--really a key and historic one--was in turning on its critics with such idiotic ferocity."
Folks, it seems to me that there plenty of idiotic ferocity on both sides of this debate. Just listen to Laura Ingraham for 10 minutes any morning this week and you'll hear plenty of that-- with a large dose of shrillness thrown in. Other examples include an NRO Corner writer's likening of Miers to Caligula's horse and Noonan's comment today that if Miers withdraws her own name from consideration, "She'd not just survive; she'd flourish, going from much-spoofed office wife to world-famous lawyer and world-class friend." Oh, dear.
The opposition has reacted with fury to any suggestion of sexism or elitism on their part. Well, if the shoe fits, wear it. Robert Bork goes on Laura's show and says there is no "glass ceiling." Many serious, sensible, conservative, Reagan-voting, gun-toting women would disagree with that statement. And we won't say any more about Noonan characterizing Miers as an "office wife."
Viewed in that light, the conservative outrage about Ed Gillespie noting that the rabid opposition to Miers has "a whiff of sexism" seems a little overdone. Maybe more introspection and less outrage is called for.
As for elitism, that was the charge raised early on when snide comments were made about Miers' having attended SMU Law School, on her lack on contribution to law reviews, and so forth. When the hard-right opposition was criticized for that, they were clearly stung. Laura backpedaled, saying that the opposition was not elitist, but simply insisted on "standards of excellence." Then the refrain became that Miers does not have a clearly expressed judicial philosophy. It was interesting to watch the basis for opposition morph from one complaint to another. This is what people do when they argue from their anger-- they keep looking for a justification for their feelings.
Interestingly enough, now we are hearing other bases for opposing Miers-- like John Fund's thesis that Miers really is a victim in all this, and it's the White House's fault for not properly vetting her. Laura Ingraham joined in on that refrain. She now feels sorry for Harriet Miers. I suspect Miers does not welcome Laura's sympathy.
Hugh Hewitt is right. This is an argument among friends. Like many such arguments, it has become nastier in many ways than fights with outright enemies. As Hugh suggests, now is the time to subscribe to National Review. We need dialogue on the right. I don't think the NRO Corner crowd wants to be elitist, they just don't see themselves the way others do. (And who among us is really good at that anyway?) We won't understand each other without talking.
So let's keep talking. But let's not withdraw that nomination either. I don't care what you did to get G.W. Bush elected, you have no right to demand that he cater to you.


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Hilliard Guess (2nd Appearance)
I think, for whatever reason, sometimes asking for help is one of the hardest things to do. Either personally or professionally. I'm happy Hilliard brought it up in such an honest way. Thanks for reaching out and commenting! Happy New Year!
Hilliard, great hearing your good stuff. Loved hearing your process with 'asking for help.' Thank you Mick for sharing good stories.
I love Hilliard too. So happy things are popping and I know there is only more to come! 2016 is going to be amazing for him!
First of all I love the way Hilliard l laugh because it's so real . Having a goal in life take a certain amount of determination and he has had this for years but the developmentof it is now if even more intense. I really love it that he works so hard because his day is coming matter fact it's in the mail of time so it could be any day now . Please stay in courage my brother .


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by Charles Talley, ofm, a Franciscan friar of the Province of St. Barbara (California, USA). email: email@example.com
Monday, December 24, 2007
Christmas at Greccio
Pax et bonum! Peace and all good!
May the peace and love and joy of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you this Christmas and every day of your lives. We offer this little story about St. Francis at Greccio—from the Major Legend of St. Francis-- for your reflection and meditation. The tradition of the crèche (or crib) originates with St. Francis and is uniquely Franciscan contribution to the celebration of Christmas. Know that we, your Franciscan brothers, are keeping you in our prayers at this most sacred time as you continue to discern God's will for you in your hearts and in your lives. Merry Christmas!
"It happened, three years prior to his death, that he (Francis) decided to celebrate at the town of Greccio the memory of the birth of the Child Jesus with the greatest possible solemnity, in order to arouse devotion. So that this would not be considered a type of novelty, he petitioned for and obtained permission from the Supreme Pontiff.
"He had a manger prepared, hay carried in and an ox and an ass led to the spot. The brethren are summoned, the people arrive, the forest amplifies with their cries, and that venerable night is rendered brilliant and solemn by a multitude of bright lights and by resonant and harmonious hymns of praise. The man of God stands before the manger, filled with piety, bathed in tears, and overcome with joy.
"A solemn Mass is celebrated over the manger, with Francis, a levite of Christ, chanting the holy Gospel. Then he preaches to the people standing around him about the birth of the poor King, whom, whenever he means to call him, he called in his tender love, the Babe from Bethlehem.
"A certain virtuous and truthful knight, Sir John of Greccio, who had abandoned worldly military activity out of love of Christ and had become an intimate friend of the man of God, claimed that he saw a beautiful little child asleep in that manger whom the blessed father Francis embraced in both of his arms and seemed to wake it from sleep.
"Not only does the holiness of the witness make credible the vision of the devout knight, but also the truth it expresses proves its validity and the subsequent miracles confirm it. For Francis's example, when considered by the world, is capable of arousing the hearts of those who are sluggish in the faith of Christ.
The hay from the crib was kept by the people and miraculously cured sick animals and drove away different kinds of pestilence. Thus God glorified his servant in every way and demonstrated the efficacy of his holy prayer by the evident signs of wonderful miracles."
Some questions for reflection:
As I come to this year's celebration of Christmas, where do I find the Christ Child in my life? ? How is Christ offering himself to me today? Is there anything that inhibits or impedes me from accepting Him? What do I have to give to Him? How can I best find Him in myself? How can I best minister to Him in my brothers and sisters, in our Church? In our world? Without taking on any extra, additional activity, how can I enter more deeply into the meaning of Christmas in my life? (Thanks to Friar Larry Dunphy, ofm).
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Windows 8.1 comes pre-installed with Metro Skype, do not know about you, but I personally hate it, but since you can remove it and install good old desktop version it was not a big deal.
However noticed that once desktop version was installed, it simply did not launched, even after deleting old files from %appdata% of Skype, during launch new files were created, but software would not launch.
In order to fix it, I had only to enable .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) from Windows features and that did the trick.


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Ever since I got my first iPhone three years ago, I have fallen in love with iPhoneography and the convenience of having something handy to take quick snapshots when a DSLR might not be readily available or practical. I quickly grew fascinated with my phone's photographic potential due to the large number of apps available in the Apple App Store. And I have had some good fortune with some of my shots, as they have been featured on other sites in the past, including the CameraBag site.
Many of my images last year during my 365 photo project were iPhonearoids, and this year for my Project 52 I include a link to my iPhonearoid of the week each week. This is the first time this year that I am entering an iPhone shot in a photo challenge. It is the I Heart Faces weekly photo challenge. I have wanted to enter one of their challenges for over a year, and have always somehow forgotten or gotten sidetracked with other things. Hopefully this will be the first of many I Heart Faces challenges that I will enter.
The above photo is, to date, my most popular post on Instagram, and one of my many popular posts on Posterous. It's my five year old Fro Magnum, back in October when we were on our AWESOME family vacation in Chicago (see my posts here and here), at the Navy Pier. This, of course, was long before we cut his hair.
This image is my entry into the I Heart Faces Cell Phone Photo Challege. It was shot and edited entirely with my iPhone.


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On other news, I got a promotion (and a 10% raise) on Friday! Whooo-hoooo! This will really help us build our emergency fund.
I have so many things I have been wanting to blog about, hopefully I will get around it soon. In the meantime, here are a couple of pictures from the weekend:
Greg and His Brother at the Ryman (The Old Grand Ole Opry)
Me at the Hotel


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|Trading Volume and Serial Correlation in Stock Returns
Wang, Jiang; Grossman, Sanford; Campbell, John
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Pakistani Sen. Ayesha Raza Farooq, the prime minister's focal person on polio, recently said there must be mandatory vaccinations to fully eliminate poliovirus from Pakistan. Read More »
Sir Emeka Offor recently commended President Muhammadu Buhari for publicizing his determination for Nigeria to be certified as polio-free by 2017. Read More »
As part of the Miles to End Polio campaign, Rotary General Secretary John Hewko and six Rotary International staff members raised more than $1 million for this year's El Tour de Tucson bike ride. Read More »


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The one thing we experienced was high bg#'s. This could be in part from the worrying and stress Clifford was under because he was a bit scared about what to expect from the whole procedure. It could also be in part due to he had Orange juice to help bring him up from 99 (anything under 100 as per endo orders) at 11:30pm the night before. It could be both, or it could be 100 different things that diabetes does that we cannot control. They gave him some short acting during the procedure and monitored his blood sugar to make sure it was coming down. They were concerned about the high numbers. He was given what they called "Silly juice" before getting anesthesia. This helped to relax him so he wasn't as worried going into getting his anesthesia. It definitely relaxed him, basically made him drunk without all that puking ;).
After he was in there, they gave him the choice of scent to disguise the gas smell from the anesthesia. He took a few breath's in and within a few seconds he was out. His arms and legs did a bit of a flinch or jerk, but as they explained when they start to go out they will do that with their arms, legs, and shoulders. In total I think the whole procedure took 1-1.5 hours until he was in recovery already awake for us to go see him. He was out of it and looking miserable for another 2 hours while he went into a 2nd recovery room to watch cartoons, and make sure he could keep down 4 oz of liquids. The only scary side effect was his blood pressure went a wee bit low, but that was an effect of the anesthesia.
One important tip from me is not to watch the monitors like crazy because you will concern yourself. What I thought was his PulseOx or Oxygen Sat levels were in fact not, but they were his heart rate. Otherwise I was thinking 70s & 80s for pulse ox stats were something to be concerned of. In all he got 6 baby teeth pulled some due to overcrowding in his mouth, and 4 sweet new silver teeth as we told him (stainless steel caps). He got to bring his teeth home as well too, which need washed off so he can bribe the tooth fairy with them tonight for some cash.
Back to the diabetes part of it all. Although his blood sugar was high, I was not too concerned in fact that once in awhile with Diabetes you have highs that cannot be explained, and they happen. But I also knew that once it was over and he was more comfortable in his own environment and not scared and concerned they would be better and we'd get them back down, which we have :)


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Outside of the city of Riverside, California, Mark "Poison" Suarez barely creates a ripple of recognition as he prepares to fight for the IBF welterweight title against Kermit "Killer" Cintron (26-1, 24 KOs) on Saturday, Oct. 28, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
But most fighters in the upper echelon of professional boxing know Suarez.
One punch dropped Floyd Mayweather Jr. to his knees during a sparring session before a title fight years ago, but make no mistake, the fighter known as Pretty Boy remembers and knows Suarez, who was kindly escorted out of the sparring session by Mayweather's handlers after the punch.
"I saw him in Las Vegas a little while back," Suarez, 27, said. "He told me, 'Hey, Mark.' That made me feel good that he remembered me."
The six-foot-one-inch Suarez (25-2, 13 KOs) has been toiling in the Lincoln Boxing Club since he was first able to walk.
"You could say he grew up in the boxing gym," said Ricardo Flores, who formerly boxed out of the Lincoln Boxing Club in the 1980s. "He was this little kid always running around the gym. Sometimes he would even fall asleep in the ring."
As a child Suarez followed his older brothers and his father to the boxing club every day. His father Andy trained numerous fighters including Flores.
"Mark could barely reach the heavy bag but he would be hitting it with his tiny hands," said Flores, who now owns a contracting business in Riverside. "Everybody would get angry at him. He was kind of the gym brat."
As the years passed, Suarez, who attended Rubidoux High, became a well-known amateur star and was eventually spotted and signed by noted boxing manager Cameron Dunkin. It seemed his race to the top would be quick. But it just never happened for the Riverside fighter.
As a youth he was shot in the leg while walking home from high school. Trouble seemed to find the lanky kid who grew up on the east side of town but attended a school on the west side. But no one questioned his talent or heart as he nearly won the U.S. National amateur title in the mid-1990s.
"I think he lost by a score of 13-12," recalled Dunkin. "He came that close to winning it."
Not wanting to wait for the Olympics, Suarez turned professional in 1997.
Though he was undefeated for three years compiling a 17-0 record, fans weren't clamoring for the tall and skinny junior welterweight.
Promoters back east noticed his undefeated record and asked him to travel for a televised fight against a hardnosed boxer named Alex Trujillo. He took it.
Suarez boxed the bomber and when necessary he stood his ground and slugged it out. But in the end, he lost a close decision for his first professional loss in August 2000.
After an easy 10-round decision in Las Vegas, he once again ventured to become an opponent for another fighter's promoter and lost again. But this time the loss was painful.
"I knocked him down three times and the referee didn't count any of them as knockdowns," Suarez said of his match against Ricky Quiles in Ocotber 2000. "I was robbed."
That was his last fight for three years. He was arrested and jailed for violating probation terms stemming from an earlier incident.
"All I did was exercise," Suarez said of his jail term. "When I came out I was angry."
One other change occurred: he was no longer a junior welterweight but now a full-fledged welterweight. The bigger shoulders replaced the bony frame he had before going into jail.
"I was a little worried," said Dunkin, who's managed Suarez since he turned professional. "He was a lot bigger."
When Suarez finally entered the ring after his release he was truly a different fighter. He sort of transformed from a feather-fisted boxer to a full-fledged power puncher able to take out opponents with a single blow. Sort of like a Mexican version of Tommy Hearns, who was not a big hitter in the amateurs but found his power as a pro. With Suarez, he found his power at the 147-pound division.
"Mark came out with power. He was knocking everybody out," said Henry Ramirez, who assisted Mark's father Andy with training.
Since returning to boxing three years ago, Suarez has kayoed seven consecutive opponents. Before going to prison he had four knockouts in 20 fights. After his release, he KO'd seven out of seven against mostly talented opponents.
"I don't know much about him, nobody does," said Cintron, who is known as a knockout artist himself. "I was at his (Suarez's) fight in New York but it ended so quickly I couldn't tell what kind of fighter he was."
Suarez met James "Spyder" Webb, an undefeated veteran at Madison Square Garden last January. Webb didn't last more than 44 seconds before the fight was over.
"He must be a good fighter," said Cintron, a tall, muscular fighter with power in either hand. "He has seven straight knockouts."
But there are big questions remaining for Suarez. Last March his father Andy passed away. Mark had never had another trainer except for his father. A world title match set for April was canceled. But now he's been training with John David Jackson, the famous tutor of world champions Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins.
"Andy always said his son was going to be a world champion," said Dunkin, who first spotted Suarez at a Blue and Gold amateur tournament in 1994. "Things were never easy for Mark but here we are, just like his dad said would happen. He's fighting for the world title."
One other aspect about the little-known Suarez: "He's fearless," said Dunkin.
No fighter from Riverside has ever won a world title in boxing.
"I'm going to be the first," said a smiling Suarez.
Fights on television
Fri. Telefutura, 8 p.m., Freddie Hernandez (19-1) vs. Carson Jones (12-3-1).
Fri. Telemundo, 11:30 p.m., Joel Julio (27-1) vs. Cosme Rivera (39-9-2).
Sat. In-Demand pay-per-view, 7 p.m., Mark Suarez (25-2) vs. Kermit Cintron (26-1).


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Rain, paper and outdoor farmer's markets are not the best combination, but all three came together at the Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmer's Market yesterday for me! At least my friend Nicole, of Noela Jewelry, was able to put her wares on display.
As a Canadian, you can't let the weather control your life. If you end up waiting for the perfect day, you'll just end up becoming a shut-in. We're having a very gloomy, cold summer right now. My wild rose bush is blooming and I just can't enjoy the garden. Anyway, back to Wednesday...
We met up at the community association and I crossed my fingers hoping the rain would stop. Once you got under a tent, it was actually pretty! But then the trick was getting the up! Nicole's husband purchased a Fast Up tent for us and it lived up to its name. We shivered for a few grateful moments under the canopy and then she parked her car closer so we could unpack.
I really couldn't put my cards out. I would rather lose sales than my inventory. The sale started at 3:30 and there were actually customers, even if they were just a few. By 4 I think the rain really picked up and water would occasionally shoot off the canopy. Around 5 it actually stopped, but then the wind picked up :-D After the wind died down, it was just plain cold, and we popped some change into a coffee machine inside the community hall and it actually made some pretty good drinks!
We'll be at the farmer's market again on June 16. Come out and say! The weather has just got to be better then!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Profile in Courage?
Posted by Christine Bennett at 6:33 PM
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Sounds like your weather is the same as we have been having, cold and wet. It is suppose to be better this weekend, maybe in the low 80's, I do hope they are right.ReplyDelete
Oh no, that's too bad. Buy your right, don't want to loose all your art you've worked so hard on! Hope next time has better weather!ReplyDelete
Hi Marlene and Pam! I hope Oregon is all nice and dry for you at last.ReplyDelete
Pam, it's so silly that we picked two days and it had to rain both times...and then naturally this past Wednesday when we weren't there, it was sunny! The next one we'll be at is July 7th.
Too funny, isn't that always the way!ReplyDelete
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When is a fridge cooler than a freezer? When it helps prove the chest fridge concept! Image by libraryrachel via FlickrYup, that's "refrigerator," not freezer . . . . If I were making a list of way under-appreciated luxuries, in-home food refrigeration would probably be the top of my list. As a contributor to both higher life satisfaction (via improved enjoyment of food) and greatly, greatly improved public health (via improved food safety and enhanced nutrition through reduced food spoilage), there's probably no other device that compares to the home fridge for value.
Alas, as with everything, there's simply no free lunch. Refrigerators are energy pigs. Even the super-high efficiency (and super-high cost) ones sold for "off-the-grid" homes are pigs, because they are vertical --- all the cold air dumps out whenever you open the door.
That means that the big white box in the kitchen is helping to propel climate change, meaning that it helps exterminate countless species and helps ensure future generations will curse us for our thoughtlessness.
Been thinking about this conundrum for quite some time. Don't want to even think about giving up the fridge. Don't want to contribute more to climate chaos than we absolutely have to. So I keep coming back to the idea of chest refrigerators. LOVESalem HQ is well-suited for one, having one entire wall with no cabinetry, and thus being blessed with a kitchen where there's no space that would only work with a vertical fridge.
Been trying to figure out how to modify a chest freezer's thermostat to make it work and, just tonight, while redoing a search for "chest refrigerator" information, found a site that I had previously missed ---- and of course it's the one that has an elegant, simple and (in retrospect) obvious solution: don't mess with the freezer's own thermostat, just override it with one suitable for refrigeration! (I'm quite red-faced to admit that something so obvious eluded me for so long . . . just another reason I should never have given up drinking beer after leaving Wisconsin!)
So, with one of these, applied to something like this, I should be able to use one of these to measure what I hope will be nearly a 90% reduction in energy consumption by our single biggest electricity hog, our fridge. It's pretty much our "base load" here, given that LOVESalem HQ has few, if any incandescent bulbs, no air-conditioning, and an old-style, low-energy TV plugged into a wireless-remote-operated power-strip that we click off whenever we're not actually watching it.
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An Ohio jury awarded a man who was seriously injured in a 2013 Greyhound bus crash in Pennsylvania more than $27 million in compensatory and punitive damages last month. The jurors found that the bus company and its driver were negligent in the operation of the vehicle. Mark Soberay, 45, had been sleeping in the front passenger seat when the Greyhound bus crashed in the early morning hours of Oct. 9, 2013, on I-80 in White Deer Township, Penn.
The driver, Sabrina Anderson, allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and collided with the back of a tractor trailer that was also traveling in the westbound lane. The impact killed one passenger, a 37-year-old tourist from Vietnam. The front of the bus crumpled in on Mr. Soberay and it took rescuers three hours to free him from the wreckage. Mr. Soberay remained conscious the entire time despite his injuries, which included a severed urethra; a crushed leg that had to be surgically amputated; torn shoulder muscles; crushed arm, foot, and pelvis bones; and a hole in his heart. Mr. Soberay's extensive crash injuries have required him to undergo more than 30 surgeries in the months since the crash.
Greyhound's lawyers argued that Ms. Anderson did not fall asleep, but instead suffered a mini stroke that caused her to lose consciousness. Mr. Soberay's lawyers successfully argued that the driver had likely fallen asleep because she had driven more than 150 miles in the early morning hours without a break. That was contrary to a Greyhound anti-fatigue rule that requires its drivers to stop and rest every 150 miles. The only scheduled stop on the New York City to Cleveland route was more than 200 miles from the bus's departure point.
Mr. Soberay's lawyers also demonstrated to the jury how Greyhound has historically claimed its drivers suffered medical emergencies in crashes even when investigators found they had fallen asleep. The Cuyahoga County jury awarded Mr. Soberay more than $23 million in compensatory damages. The jurors also awarded him an additional $4,000,150 in punitive damages. The extra $150 was intended as a reminder to Greyhound to uphold the 150-mile rule. That was an interesting twist to say the least. It made a point and hopefully, Greyhound got the message.
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All of our programmes are fully-funded and come at no monetary cost to schools. We rely entirely on the support of the private sector to make a difference to the lives – and futures – of young people who need that extra help.
Unite US 2018
We are delighted to offer a very exciting programme fully funded by the US Embassy, Arcadis and the Transformation Trust. Unite US, isa programme targeted at sixth form students who have an interest in politics. Culminating in a fully funded study tour to Washington DC in the summer, the programme is for sixth-formers who are either studying politics at A Level, or want to study politics or a similar discipline at university. We would be delighted if you could share this information with your head of sixth form and head of politics.
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The Big Energy Efficiency Project is a great initiative for secondary schools, developed by the Transformation Trust and EDF Energy.
The initiative aims to catalyse an interest in STEM-based careers and develop competencies in this area of study. Students work in teams to develop their own energy efficiency campaign and then vote for the best campaign from their school. The winning campaign is then entered into a regional competition. Across the eight regions, we will be awarding a total of sixteen winners (two per region) who will each receive a day trip to one of EDF's Power Stations. There will be eight runners up (one per region) who will each receive £50 in science equipment vouchers.
After taking part in The Big Energy Project last year: 92% students feel they have learnt something new; 76% agree they work better with other people and; 74% feel more motivated to continue their studies at college or university. The activity runs for 6 weeks, though is flexible and schools can run for slightly less time if preferred.
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The Transformation Trust has partnered up with Dell to offer your students an innovative programme of employability workshops for Year 12 students. The programme features six fully facilitated workshops, which focus on developing your students' core employability skills to help with their next steps after education.
The workshops will take place at two of Dell's offices (Bracknell and Brentford), providing students with an opportunity to see for themselves what it is like to work for one of the largest technology companies in the world. Courtesy of Dell, the programme is fully funded however places are limited to twelve students per school.
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Mediacom & Me
A seven-session programme designed for sixth formers from across London, with a focus on attracting more participation among BAEM students. The fully facilitated sessions will see the students working with mentors from across MediaCom, working on a number of creative challenges that represent the different disciplines from within the agency. Each workshop will encourage the students to think about their core attributes and competencies and how these can be utilised in the job market. The end result is to build a cohort of confident and capable students, furnished with the knowledge they need to make the transition from school to the job market.
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Royal Navy Ratings Compass Challenge
This programme offers your students the opportunity to engage in four gripping workshops at either a Royal Navy base in London or in Portsmouth. The Challenge concludes with a fifth and final unique immersive experience of real Royal Navy life with an overnight stay on HMS Bristol in Portsmouth!
Ratings Compass Challenge has been designed to bring leadership and teamwork skills to the fore. Using the four points of the compass, each session will focus on a scenario that requires students to use their problem solving skills. In teams of five, supported by a Rating Mentor, students will work through these real-life scenarios, culminating in a presentation of their scenario to the wider group.
Each of the sessions would be fully facilitated by TT, using one of our many experienced educational leaders.
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Skills for Life - Prudential
Developed by the Transformation Trust, Skills for Life is a fully facilitated group mentoring employability programme for year 12 students that will run for a third consecutive year from November 2017 until the end of March 2018.
Students work with mentors from the international financial services provider, Prudential PLC at their Head Offices in Central London, to explore students' strengths and areas for development and how best to communicate these when applying for jobs, university or apprenticeships. Students go through a series of interactive activities to understand topics such as communication skills and body language and making a CV stand out. Students make a pledge at the end of each session to commit to how they will use the tools they learned about.
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Perfectly Pret
The Transformation Trust and Pret have teamed up to offer Perfectly Pret. This is an exciting, supported phased programme for both KS4 and advanced KS3 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition students. The programme will give children an amazing opportunity to create a brand new quality sandwich product. Schools will compete to create the best product, with the winners invited in to Pret's Head Office in London Victoria to prepare and pitch their lunch item. Curriculum linked schemes of work and support materials are provided for the programme, giving your school the option of fully integrating and applying the content into your students' GCSE studies, or running it as an extra-curricular based activity.
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Junior University is a programme for Year 10 students that involves pairs of undergraduates from a local university coming in to your school to run six hours' worth of a university-style project with your students. The programme culminates with the students visiting the university for a Celebration Day.
50 schools will be taking part nationally.
What are the aims of Junior University?
While university is not for everyone, Junior University will give students a real flavour of what university life is really like by working side by side with undergraduate mentors.
Alongside the free, independent information from Which? University, we hope Junior University will provide Year 10s with the support, confidence, and information they need, and enable them to make the right decision for them.
Our overall aim is to raise students' aspirations, with the view to opening up their horizons and demonstrating the opportunities that university brings.
Inspire US 2016
Repeating the internship programme run by TT in 2012, Inspire US 2016 was the opportunity of a lifetime for twenty sixth-form students as they travelled out to the notorious swing-state of Florida and worked alongside experienced campaigners during the final two weeks of the US elections.
Whilst in Florida, the students attended a 'campaign school' every morning where they learnt about how successful campaigns had been run in the past. They spent long days out and about campaigning and encouraging as many people as possible to vote. In total, the group engaged with more than 20,000 voters whilst out in Florida before the polls closed.
They learnt about how technology plays a massive role in modern campaigning, learnt about the importance of effective organisation to ensure that every voter is reached and took part in telephone campaigns (in addition to door to door canvassing), trying to engage with as many people as possible.
In addition to campaigning, they also attended a rally with the Democrat's VP candidate, Tim Kaine, and saw Joe Biden in action at a rally. They also had a meet and greet with Marco Rubio, the Republican senator for Florida and heard speeches from many high profile, inspirational and influential people at various events.
Many of the students felt that the high point of the trip was being given the opportunity to attend the Obama rally in Kissimmee, with Stevie Wonder as the President's warm up act. Having stood in line for over four hours, the students were in prime positions in the rally and a couple of the group even managed to shake his hand.
The programme was deliberately designed to be for sixth-form students who have a passion for politics, and who want to go on to read politics – or a related discipline- at university.
After spending twelve nights in Florida, the group flew to Washington DC for a meeting with one of Obama's advisers in the Executive Office Building next door to the White House, and also a private meeting with the UK Ambassador.
Here are some of the comments made by the Students who came on the trip:
'This trip has honestly transformed me as a person, instead of saying no to new things I've learnt to say yes and to be bit more confident in my skills and abilities. This trip has alone taught me a lot more about politics, campaigning and in general life skills: how to cook, network, live with new people and to be independent'.
'The Inspire US programme is the best thing I have ever done and I could not thank the whole team enough for this amazing opportunity!'
'These past 2 weeks have been the most rewarding and eye opening days of my life so far. I have become a more confident individual, and the experience has enabled me to aim for things I'd never imagined before. The skills we have gained from the canvassing and working on campaigns is something so unique to this trip and will surely benefit me in the future. The contacts we have made and the people we were able to talk to has opened up a world of opportunities for me and I cannot be more grateful. The people I have met are genuine and kind and I will stay in touch with them for a long time, for sure. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am SO glad I got to be a part of It'.
All the students reported that they have deepened their knowledge and understanding of key political issues.
'This programme has given me so much. Knowledge, experience, self-worth, inspiration. I genuinely had the most amazing time, really a once in a lifetime experience. I leant so much about the American political system but for me, the most important thing is that I leant how important politics is'.
In addition, through the campaigning and the debates, students were able to develop their critical thinking, teamwork, leadership and communication skills.
'Inspire US has a place for everyone. It's a safe place to find yourself and your values. It makes you challenge your thoughts and ideas through healthy debate and exposure to challenging circumstances. The programme really tapped into the more independent and critical aspect. I feel confident about approaching challenges with an open mind and enthusiasm. Finally, the programme has helped me make lifelong friends that will continue to inspire my future endeavours'.
'Watching Obama in particular was the most inspiring experience and made me realise that with hard work and determination, it is possible to achieve your goals. The people and the atmosphere within the group made the trip even more worthwhile and enjoyable due to the encouragement that we gave to one another. This trip has also enabled me to improve my communication skills and made me realise how important and interesting politics is. Most importantly, I am now motivated to take more of an active role in campaigning in the UK to make sure that myself and others make a powerful impact when and where it matters'.
Finally, whilst on the programme, the students were invited to write a daily blog for the Times Educational Supplement https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/schools-campaign-trail, providing a daily digest of all their activities.
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We spent 5.5 hours doing just that this past weekend. It was really annoying work, but it had to be done before it got too hot. We had to first remove some of the flat boards that were covering up the soffit so we could get to them. Then we basically worked in stages and piled the insulation into the middle. Then we'd cover whatever we just uncovered with plastic, staple it down and put some of the insulation back so we'd have some room to work with.
Somehow, the fiberglass still got through my gloves, because my left hand felt all tingly and numb for about 2 hours after we were done. Its a really weird feeling.
Next step is to demo the soffit from inside the kitchen. Which is still going to create such a mess.


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After launching a couple weeks ago in the UK, Samsung has brought their 3D on demand service to the US with "dozens of pieces of free 3D content," including trailers, music videos and educational content. However, it's limited to free content at the moment.
Samsung is planning to move towards a pay model by the end of 2011 to include feature films and short and full-length documentaries via the app which is available on the company's connected 3D LED-lit LCD and 3D Plasma TVs.
Related articles
- Samsung's Explore 3D video on demand service hits the US (engadget.com)
- Samsung boosts Explore 3D app for LEDs, plasmas (news.cnet.com)


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Well, they should.
But close your eyes and think about it.
If Ben Bernanke pulled his head out of his ass and noticed that the US dollar is in freefall, gold is at an all-time high, oil is at an all-time high, inflation is roaring, the world has lost confidence in the US, and the last jobs report was bogus, he'd raise rates 1/2 point or more.
If Ben Bernanke wasn't corrupt he'd do that.
Everyone thought the last Fed meeting was the biggest one in a generation. I disagree. This next one is.
If Ben cuts, it's over for the US and the US dollar. Get all of your assets out of US$, and consider leaving the country.
If he raises, he's legitimate, serious, professional, independent and strong.
If he holds steady, he's still a pansy and a wimp, owned by the banks and hedge funds.
October 17, 2007
Can you imagine what would happen if Helicopter Ben Bernanke and The Fed actually RAISED rates in a couple of weeks?
Posted by blogger at 10/17/2007
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And the social security administration is about to announce today one of the lowest annual cost of living increases in a decade. This is funnier than comedy central.
- October 17, 2007 10:22 AM
Betting pool anyone? I say a quarter point cut, as that half point drop worked so well. After all - the market went up, and that is a good thing. Right?
- October 17, 2007 1:09 PM
The mighty Tangelo predicts a 50 bp rate cut, just like last time.
Assuming that the U.S. stock market continues to teeter on the edge of collapse, Bubbles Bernanke will attempt to save the day through a big, fat steriod injection of money.
As long as stock and real estate prices are still nominally very high, the stupid public will be none the wiser.
The mighty Tangelo will be, however. And my gold will go through the roof!
- October 17, 2007 1:35 PM
Why did then President Bill Clinton and his entire economic team (which included Robert Rubin) go before the bankers at the Council of Foreign Relations back on September 14, 1998 to call for a new "financial architecture"?
What did Slick Willie and Bob Rubin know back in 1998 about the current financial and monetary system?
And further had Clinton not been scandalized and gone forward with his plan to reorganize the current floating exchange rate system would September 11, 2001 even occured? Or the Dot com bust, or the current deadly real estate collapse?
- October 17, 2007 2:07 PM
You said this last time.
I don't care what he does with rates, but for the love of God, acknowledge that inflation is 10%+. My gas rose a bit more than 2%/year the last few years. My food rose more than 2%/year the last few years. Housing - well, we all know what happened to housing.
So if "core" is up 2%, what does it include since obviously the food we eat, homes we live in, stuff we buy, and energy we use aren't?
Shoot, even the cost of a trophy wife shot up the last few years - or so I hear from FL/Scottsdale. :)
Time to head into the office - they made one of my sitting walls for the patio wrong, so I had to yell at them to redo it...grrrrr...
- October 17, 2007 2:42 PM
- Jason said...
Your hope is endearing. I'm guessing after the next cut, you'll be saying "Everyone thought the last two adjustments were the critical ones, but Ben still has a chance to redeem himself!" For all your cynicism, you really are all about second (and third, and fourth, and...) chances, aren't you? No wonder you still look fondly on that sociopath Casey Serin. It's sweet that you're so trusting.
- October 17, 2007 3:19 PM
He's going to hold steady.
But Professor Benny is just getting the blame.
All the forces have been in the economy for years.
He's just the dollar's executioner, not the prosecutor.
Let's see:
1) strategic deindustrialization by
1a) Wall Street republican-globalization complex
1b) China
2) debt-fueled consumerist orgy
3) radical deregulation
4) aggressively destructive foreign policy
5) peak oil
Benny had no part in these. Geezerspan had some (#1a,#3).
- October 17, 2007 3:43 PM
- Ed said...
I was at Subway last night. Got a 12" roasted over chicken sandwich. It was $6.49. That same sandwich used to cost $5.19. I know since I got it all the time for lunch.
That is an increase of 25%. And yet Bernake says inflation is 2%.
Sure if you don't have to eat or drive or heat/cool your home.
- October 17, 2007 4:04 PM
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I say he holds steady like a dumbass. I wish they'd raise but I'm not holding my breath.
I don't think Ben's corrupt as much as I think he's stupid.
Think about it ... smart people go out on their own, create businesses, become scientists, etc., while the stupid lazy kids from school go on to work for the government.
Ben works for the government. Enough said.
- October 17, 2007 4:50 PM
"People of the United States, we have decided to cut the rate by 250 basis points. We just thought, you know, f*ck it, let's just get this thing dealt with good and fast.
Thank you."
- October 17, 2007 4:50 PM
I was at Subway last night. Got a 12" roasted over chicken sandwich. It was $6.49. That same sandwich used to cost $5.19. I know since I got it all the time for lunch.
That is an increase of 25%. And yet Bernake says inflation is 2%.
Sure if you don't have to eat or drive or heat/cool your home.
October 17, 2007 4:04 PM
Thats because Subway has to pay that "actor" who lost all that weight (from switching to the healthy fare at Subway) all that MONEY!!!
I know 5-10 Mexican actors who would work for less than the screen actors guilds "scale" salary and they'd do just as good an acting job if not better than the American actor that Subway pays all that money to.
C'mon lets get thinking in real terms about the economy.
- October 17, 2007 5:41 PM
I stopped buying that sandwich at 3.23
- October 17, 2007 5:58 PM
- LauraVella said...
Bernanke shocked the heck out of me last month and dropped the rate.
I'm inclined to go with the majority, and say he will again drop the rate-another .25-.50bp at the end of this month. Confirming this country is in deep financial trouble.
I dont think he'll raise rates until next summer.
- October 17, 2007 6:34 PM
Crappy Homedebtor said . . .
"So if "core" is up 2%, what does it include since obviously the food we eat, homes we live in, stuff we buy, and energy we use aren't?"
BLS takes into account that most Americans live in caves without electricity, heat their caves with wood that they find lying around, feed themselves by hunting and gathering, and run wherever they go.
Your extravigant lifestyle of buying food from a store, living in a dwelling structure, and using internal combustion engines is not the norm around here. Get with the program. Inflation is running at 2%. The Ministry of Truth says so.
- October 17, 2007 6:41 PM
He'll remain a wall flower - since it's in *his* best interest to do so.
- October 17, 2007 8:32 PM
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Ben works for the government. Enough said.
Actually he works for a private, for profit bank. The Federal Reserve is no more a Federal agency than Federal Express.
BTW - Your blog is awesome!
- October 17, 2007 10:31 PM
If he holds steady, he's still a pansy and a wimp, owned by the banks and hedge funds.
He IS owned by these guys, didn't ya get the memo?
- October 17, 2007 11:46 PM
given that "bennie and the inkjets" do exactly what I don't want, he'll probably lower rates again
- October 18, 2007 12:39 AM
"C'mon lets get thinking in real terms about the economy."
That Subway sandwich is the real economy, dumbass. Price inflation is rampant and in many cases hidden by subtrefuge, I noticed yesterday that the "40-pound" bags of dog food are now 37.5 pounds. Same price for the lesser quantity -- cha-ching -- a 6.8%, hidden price increase. BLS doesn't do hidden price changes so we get the B.S. core inflation numbers from Uncle Sam that have little relation to the real world.
- October 18, 2007 3:45 AM
Does it really matter if he raises or cuts at this point, the dollar is already dead folks!!!.
He will cut again by 1/2 point. Bernanke knows either way(raise or cut rates) the U.S. economy is dead.
His already picked the way, everyone goes down with it by killing the dollar with continue rates slashes!
You may ask why didn't he raise rates and let all the folks who cause the Housing Bubble be the once to suffer the consequences?
The answer is simple when you got homeowner ship in America at 70%, does it really matter which way he goes. Either way everyone is financially dead, this includes HP'ers, Renters, HomeOwners and the Global Economy!
This is the "GreatER Depression" coming folks. Not even Gold will save you.
So all you folks hoping for the crash, better be aware of one thing. Its going to be just as bad for you as it is for Homeowners.
- October 18, 2007 4:05 AM
Feather nester has it dead on...
Look closer at most products which are packaged and you will see that packaging is being changed and weights or volume sizes have been DECREASED, even though prices are the same or HIGHER, per package. A very subtle route to conceal inflated pricing.
Just take the time to research your everyday purchased products.
- October 19, 2007 1:01 AM


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Of course I also like to go shopping in stores like Zara, Forever 21, Topshop and H&M but I thought this would be more interesting to you than talking about stores that you know for sure!


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I am so there- might be COFFEE though, lol! I'm super excited to attend this Blog Workshop. I know I am going to learn a lot and can't wait to use all that info to GROW my blog.
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|Standing, Left to Right: Chester Janowski, Adolf Szerejko, Antonina (Bulak) Szerejko
Sitting: Helen Bulak
(Digital Image. Photograph Privately Held by by Cynthia Shenette. Text Copyright (c) 2015 Cynthia Shenette) My grandparents, Antonina (Bulak) Szerejko and Adolf Szerejko, were married 95 years ago today on 11 February 1920 at Our Lady of Czestochowa (St. Mary's) in Worcester, Massachusetts. I've written previous posts about their wedding here and here and here.
My cousin sent this photo to me last year. While I have wedding photos of my grandparents only my grandmother and my grandfather are in them not any members of the wedding party. I guessed that my great Aunt Helen Bulak, my grandmother's sister and only sibling, was probably her maid of honor, but I didn't know for sure. This photo confirms what I suspected, that Aunt Helen was indeed my grandmother's and provides a bit more information.
Writing on the back of the photo says:
"Chester Janowski Dad's best friend
Auntie Helen
Mom & Dad"
I had no idea who my grandfather's best friend was. Now I do! It's amazing how one seemingly small piece of information can add significantly to your knowledge base.
Chester Janowski is mentioned in a few other pieces of paper in my collection of family history stuff, so now I can start putting pieces of a new puzzle together. I also now know what he looks like so I can see if I can identify him in any of the photos in my collection.
I am currently working on a blog post for April and will write more about Chester in that post.
Happy Anniversary, Grandma and Grandpa!
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Keep it simple….
-One candidate believes we should make way for a global governmental system.
-The other believes is the sovereignty of the U.S. and wants to make it stronger.
-One is for greater government control of private businesses.
-The other says that they'll cut regulations to liberate businesses.
-One said they will raise your taxes.
-The other says they will lower your taxes.
-One scoffs at our military, makes no commitment to them, and treats Secret Service personnel like servants.
-The other praises our military and promises to build them up to meet current day threats.
-One supports Obamacare, which has lessened competition and increased prices, and has a goal of a one payer (government run) system…how's that working for the VA?
-The other wants to repeal Obamacare and remove barriers to make a more competitive market, just like in business, to help lower costs.
-One says they'll only nominate judges to further their progressive agenda and makes no mention of the Constitution in their decision.
-The other says they'll only nominate those dedicated to upholding the Constitution, and provided an admirable list of such people to the public.
-One believes that your right to defend yourself should be limited and falsely represents SCOTUS opinions on the 2nd Amendment.
-The other says they fully support your 2nd Amendment rights as enshrined in the Bill of Rights.
-One believes that partial birth abortion in the third trimester is perfectly acceptable…for any reason.
-The other sees this for what it is: murder of a living being viable of living outside the womb.
-One believes they are above, or may subvert, the law, and actively took steps to ensure no liability or oversight to their employer…the American People.
-The other uses lawful policies to ensure the most profit for their business…which was their job, but they are still demonized for working within the law.
-One fully supports socialist policies.
-The other prefers that of capitalism.
If you haven't guessed,
-One is Hillary Clinton.
-The other is Donald Trump.
If you believe in the Constitution and liberty, the answer is clear.* Trump may only follow through with half his promises, but that's 50% better than Hillary's agenda. Her entire campaign is free abortions, free condoms, and more government as the answer. Bigger government never maintains or increases liberty, it chokes it out. What do you want for you children's future?
*My apologies to Gary Johnson since I do like some of his policies, but the simple truth is that most people don't even know who he is and he has no chance of winning. Not allowing greater involvement of third party candidates is one way that our system really is "rigged", and that is bad for all of us.


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Well, these are somethings we eat. just coincidentally I took these pictures this last week, first two today.
2 choodas on sale for about 60 cents each. so we bought a few. big pot is borsch: beet soup with carrots, onion, garlic, bay leaves, and some other stuff I know i'm forgetting, really good with smetana=sour cream.
3. pelmeni, like a noodle filled with (fake?) meat. We buy a pretty good kind.
we also have this stuff called grechka in the mornings, its like boiled buckwheat (boullion cube) with like onion and egg, also very good with smetana. also bleeni, which is just crepes. its pretty good with this sweet and condensed milk called skooshonka. tasty.


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Back to my Thanksgiving week with my family. We went to the beach on Tuesday. The water was a little cold, but tolerable. The first pic is of Scott and Tyler standing along the shore of the ocean and the second pic is of Emily and Scott making a sand castle for Tyler. I did help a little, but they made most of it! Tyler didn't like the sand, so he never sat down in it.He loved the water! He fell a couple times and got his sweatpants wet, but never complained!
We ate at Beaufort on the dock facing Shackelford Banks Island. I don't have a pic of where we picnicked, we just sat on benches and ate sandwiches. I do have a pic of a crab I saw in a shop. I thought the crab was cute as did my stepmom, so I decided to take a pic of it as we walked by! The bottom pic is of a blue sailboat. The little sailboat behind it passed it right after I took the pic!
I have a few other pics of the beach, but they're of the water and 2 surfers. I'll scrap them eventually and show them off on here! I just wanted to show off a few! I also have pics of my family and Tyler playing with his cousins, but they turned out a little dark. I better close this post before it gets any longer. TFL!


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Once more in the annals of our bloodstained history has the day dawned
when we are forced to grasp our weapons in order to resume the struggle
for liberty and existence, entrusting our national cause to that
Providence which has guided our people throughout South Africa in such a
miraculous way.
The struggle of now nearly a century, which began when a foreign rule
was forced upon the people of the Cape of Good Hope, hastens to an end;
we are approaching the last act in that great drama which is so
momentous for all South Africa; we have reached a stage when it will be
decided whether the sacrifices which both our fathers and we ourselves
have made in the cause of freedom have been offered in vain, whether the
blood of our race, with which every part of South Africa has been, as it
were, consecrated, has been shed in vain; and whether by the grace of
God the last stone will now be built into the edifice which our fathers
began with so much toil and so much sorrow.
The alternative of Africanderdom.
The hour has struck which will decide whether South Africa, in jealously
guarding its liberty, will enter upon a new phase of its history, or
whether our existence as a people will come to an end, whether we shall
be exterminated in the deadly struggle for that liberty which we have
prized above all earthly treasures, and whether South Africa will be
dominated by capitalists without conscience, acting in the name and
under the protection of an unjust and hated Government 7,000 miles away
from here.
The necessity of historical retrospect.
In this hour it behoves us to cast a glance back at the history of this
great struggle. We do so not to justify ourselves, because liberty, for
which we have sacrificed everything, has justified us and screened our
faults and failings, but we do so in order that we may be, as it were,
sanctified and prepared for the conflict which lies before us, bearing
in mind what our people have done and suffered by the help of God. In
this way we may be enabled to continue the work of our fathers, and
possibly to complete it. Their deeds of heroism in adventures with Bantu
and Briton shine forth like guiding stars through the history of the
past, in order to point out the way for posterity to reach that goal for
which our sorely tried people have made such great sacrifices, and for
which they have undergone so many vicissitudes.
The historical survey will, moreover, aid in bringing into stronger
relief those naked truths to which the tribunal of impartial history
will assuredly testify hereafter, in adjudging the case between
ourselves and our enemy. And the questions which present themselves for
solution in the approaching conflict have their origin deep in the
history of the past; it is only by the light of that history that it
becomes possible to discern and appreciate the drifting straws which
float on the currents of to-day. By its light we are more clearly
enabled to comprehend the truth, to which our people appeal as a final
justification for embarking upon the war now so close at hand.
History will show convincingly that the pleas of humanity, civilisation,
and equal rights, upon which the British Government bases its actions,
are nothing else but the recrudescence of that spirit of annexation and
plunder which has at all times characterised its dealings with our
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A few weeks ago, a man decided to bludgeon to death a few newborn puppies for no reason whatsoever. Normally, this would surprise anyone – anyone with a heart and a soul. However, in a world that lacks the basic understanding of humanity and is unable to feel compassion towards other species, this has become a regular occurrence.
Studies in criminology and psychology indicate that cruelty towards animals goes hand in hand with cruelty and aggression towards human beings. According to Robert K. Ressler, who developed profiles of serial killers for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, people who repeatedly torture and kill animals have high levels of aggression towards people as well.
Another study done by MSPCA, Professors Arnold Arluke and Jack Levin of Northeastern University and Carter Luke examined the relationship between violence against animals and crime in the general public. The study results indicated that 70% of those who committed crimes against animals are involved in other violent crimes.
The law addressing animal cruelty in Egypt is article 357 in the penal code. It states that a person is fined a whopping 200 LE ($US 25) or imprisoned for up to six months. To put it bluntly, this law is a joke because if we don't have a more severe punishment towards cruelty, then any moron with a knife or a blunt object will continue to kill animals needlessly.
Also, the Egyptian government is known for its horrific murders of stray dogs due to "over population" by poisoning them using strychnine – a deadly pesticide, and shooting them. In fact, this disgusting and miscalculated campaign is currently running. If the country's own government does not respect life, and we have a pathetic law against animal cruelty, how will the public ever change?
A country and its government, to put it quite simply, has the responsibility to protect all living beings living on its land. Not just human beings.
Another issue people need to address is our educational system. We do not teach children about animals and their rights. We do not teach them that animals are intelligent and are able to feel pain physically and emotionally. We fail miserably at teaching them their due responsibility towards animals because we lack empathy.
Everyone is born with compassion. Reclaim it and use it to educate your children and the generations that are yet to come.


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Art & Wine evening
Thu, Feb 25. 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa Randburg, South Africa
Event Details
Creating art, drink in hand with a bunch of awesome people!
I will have something planned for everyone. But if you are currently working on an artwork, please bring it along! This time we will be working with watercolour or charcoal. If you have a specific picture that you think will suit either of these mediums please bring it, otherwise I will set up a few images to choose from. I am hoping that by the end of the night everyone will have an artwork they can be proud of.
In terms of art supplies, I will provide 200 GSM paper size A4 or A3. Charcoal. Brushes. Erasers and watercolour paint (If you own watercolour paint please bring it along.)
Since this is the first evening of it's kind, I'm offerning a 25% discount, this week will be R150 for the night including drinks, snacks and materials!
Please RSVP ASAP.
I will send the exact location to those who RSVP. If you are unavailable this day, but would like to attend please let me know.
Looking forward to it!


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On the Disney front: today 2 of our packages of luggage tags showed up today. Waiting on 2 more. I will say Disney is great about allergies. I sent an email about Drew's peanut allergy. I was mainly concerned about our Pirate and Pal Cruise the first night - lots of peanut type snacks cracker jacks, peanut butter cookies etc. within 3 hours I had an email back from the coordinator of the Cruise. He wanted out our confirmation number and what night we were attending. I was assured that they would make sure there were snacks that Drew could eat - even if they have to bring in special food for him. That is amazing.
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