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Stereotypical Nonsense at Wal-Mart
*I originally wrote this 9/24/10. Yes, it's quite offensive but I needed a good laugh at myself. If you haven't read or seen this side of me, beware! I did name my blog appropriately, as a reader, you just haven't seen how completely ridiculous and uncouth I am. Most of you only know the sad, depressing dog stories. Oh, just wait!*
*Disclaimer… I'm sorry.*
Konnichiwa! It's Friday night and I just had the joy of making the "Payday Wal-Mart Run". It's like a white- trash holiday every other week. For only two nights a month, I get to join the crowd that makes up People Of Wal-Mart. I get to let my mullet down, find my shortest shirt that shows a hint of nipple and saggy breasts, put on my tightest stretch pants that make my crotch look like a moose-knuckle and go stick some crap in my buggy that I don't have money for. Yee haw!
So on this fine cool evening, I manage to make my trip to Wally World just in time to see everyone else in Missouri. Liberty Wal-Mart's parking lot is like the game Mouse Trap. Around every corner you risk falling in a hole or getting stuck in a trap. While most of you already know that Wal-Mart is the trap and not the cheese, I must point out that this particular store has decided it would be fun to see a redneck in a 4×4 have to back most of the length of the lot when he realizes that there is a random chain link fence and no place to turn around. And of course, I am stuck behind said idiot and there is another idiot behind me that does not understand what those bright white lights are on the back of my car. I sit for what feels like an eternity while the redneck is growing impatient and just starts backing up anyway, I guess thinking he can just Monster Truck Jam his way over my G6. Lightbulb flickers on in the mind of driver #3 of the gang bang and he starts to back that ass up. Finally.
I hate mass chain stores, despise of them. I'm in a hurry and there are fifty million people walking like constipated turtles (which I believe would walk very slowly) and there are about 10 million that are unqualified scooter operators. I want to jump on the handicapped's lap and tell them to drive me around because I'm going to have to wait on them anyway. Yes, I am sure I offended you. Let me rephrase that last statement. I want to jump on the chubby people that can't get their cankles and thighs moving in the same direction for fear of the great Missouri forest fire. I want to jump on the people that do not have a Hover-round license to drive. So, due to the extreme scooter traffic in the bunion and foot fungus aisle, it took another 5 minutes to get vitamins.
The clearance aisle is the Blue Light special of Wal-Mart. It's where they stick all the stuff that no one wants. I will refer to it as the Island of Misfit Toys. The Island cost me ten minutes while I was lodged between an old lady doing some placemat shopping and Atilla the Hun who has her cart turned sideways as she scurries through the shelves like a rat running from a cat. Atilla is opening every bottle of lotion and smelling it but I can't for the life of me understand why. Next to Atilla was what I can only describe to you as a Wookie. The Wookie starts smelling the lotions and texting on her Tracfone so I started freaking out and feeling trapped and started backing over the old bag behind me. I did apologize. Sorta. Sorry Grandma.
While searching for something in the garden aisle, I found a misplaced clearance aisle full of back-to-school items and it was empty except for one person! Of course, I got to see all those nice dividers that I've had nightmares about since purchasing all fifty of them at $5 a piece. Look, now they are $1! Back to school is all a huge conspiracy to piss me off. I spent another five minutes trying to find Paris and Bristol a notebook to draw in because I found Levi an MU one and when being a mom you always have to be fair. What crap. Being an only child is where it's at. If I could push two of my kids back in long enough to only buy something for one of them, I would totally do it. I'm that cheap. Okay, not that cheap, just that broke. While in that area I did get to see a bald woman with superhuman strength and reflexes like a ninja catch a box of notebooks that fell from the top shelf, all while she was holding a handful of notebooks. If that were me, I would have let them fall on my head and I would have made sure I sustained a spinal cord injury. I'm that cheap and just that broke.
Over an hour in to my shopping trip I finally make it to the checkout. I jumped into the one line that had one person ahead of me and an empty cart with about twenty items left on the conveyor. I eagerly started loading my treasures and waiting my turn. Waiting. Still waiting. Trying to be patient. Trying not to make a scene. Losing patience. I managed to find the one Asian on food stamps, government checks and who obviously has a subscription to a coupon group online. Oh, and she has to separate things because she only has so much on the checks and on her cards. On her 2nd group of purchases I hear the cashier calling out totals after every ring up and I am thinking to myself, "Oh shit." The cashier tells her, you are getting closer…. closer… you're almost there… it's running down your face, I'm done. Hurry up! "You are at $51.35." "Oh no! What can I do? Can you take some oranges out of that bag that you just rang up?" So, the cashier opens the plastic bag and starts taking out oranges and re-weighing the bag. She gets under $50 and then the girl finds more money in her white Hello Kitty wallet. Yes, Hello Kitty. Stereotype, I know. That's why the blog is named what it is. Wow! The Asian girl that is probably forty but looks twelve then locates more COUPONS! The total changes and so the conveyor begins a slow crawl as the cashier starts ringing up more purchases. "Oh, that costs too much, take it out." As we are nearing the end there is a bag of limes left and she's near $50 again. The cashier tells her that she's over and the girl tells her to start taking out the limes until she is back under $50. I must say that this cashier was possibly the most considerate person ever. If I were checking her out, I would have punched her in the face and maybe knocked one of her kids out of the shopping cart, just for fun. Asian girl is finally done and the cashier is completely exhausted and leaves! The girl tucks her Hello Kitty wallet back into her knock-off D&G purse and walks away in her Juicy sweatpants.
I called Larry and by this time it's 8:00 and I was responsible for dinner and was still not home. I decided to run through Steak and Shake and grab food, like I was supposed to an hour or more ago. The place is crazy and there is a line to the street and I sat there for 5 minutes. Another line starts forming around the side of the building and the person first in that line is trying to creep in front of me in their Toyota. I pull forward to run a block, basically on top of the bumper of the SUV in front of me. I order my food, the drive through gets it wrong twice, they forget the onion rings, I remind them, they are out of Portabella for the burgers, I order something else and pull forward trying to resign to the fact that I am spending $30 on paper thin hamburgers to feed my family. I'm still sitting in the line, almost to the window to pay when the Toyota barrels around the corner and almost hits me. I'm pissed and I look back in my side mirror and what do I see? I see what may possibly be black hair on a child in the drivers seat of that tan Toyota. I look closer and I see a white Hello Kitty wallet attached to the frail hand hanging out the window. The Asian girl is behind me in line! While I wanted to stop and check my food over and over and take a bite of it and hand it back and say it's wrong, I didn't do it. I did remind the guy about the onion rings and I got my order and pulled forward. Two seconds later I notice that there are 5 deals of fries and no onion rings. It's just another great night on the "Payday Wal-Mart Run".


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Boyhood-sculpture casted to aluminium by Jorma Kärkäinen. Size 80x50x40 cm.
Posted by satu-minna suorajärvi on Thursday, October 29, 2015
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Objekti 4, Espoo Kunsthalle, 15.6.2018 - , Contemporary sculpture, installation and environmental art exhibition in the area around Espoon Keskus.
Pyhäniemi 2018, 30.6. - 12.8.2018, Pyhäniemen kartano, Hollola.
Dew pearl, public sculpture, September 2018, Satakunta Region Hospital.
Teaching: Digital sculture 1 - 3d modeling and 3d printing for sculpture, 11.9. - 17.10.2018, Aalto University.

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I'm up early this morning, the trouble with having cats is that they expect breakfast soon after dawn, which is pretty early this time of year! It is a lovely morning though, so I don't mind too much. It is nice and cool, so there is chance to get a few jobs done before the heat starts taking its toll.
I thought I would show you a few tags I've made with one of the latest sets from Clarity, but first a card sample using the same tags set and the gardening set
I just stamped and coloured a little scene in each tag. Just make sure to mask off the one next to the one you're working on.
Here are the other tags...
Thanks very much for visiting, I hope you have a fabulous day!


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Starting RB Ahman had one bad hamstring going into last week's game at Detroit. It wasn't even certain that he would play. He did. No great runs, but did show some toughness as we've come to expect. As we approach Monday night's game in Philly, however, it now seems that Green has not just one but two -- count 'em -- two bad hamies. That's not good. In a game where the Eagles are already posted as 11 point favorites -- the biggest spread of any game this weekend! -- to have the starting running back out just makes an already struggling offense even more reliant on ol' #4 to carry the day. And while Brett was the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance last week, the history in Philly does not lead one to be optimistic. The last time the Pack won a game in Philly was in 1962 when that guy named Lombardi was still coach.
So, according to the article in today's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, if Green can't go -- and could you blame him? -- the Pack will go with newcomer Vernand Morency with Noah Herron coming in as the third down back.
But that's not the entire story regarding the running game. Fan fave and old-timer FB William Henderson may actually be deactivated for the game Monday night. Whether this is due to the slower-than-expected recovery from Henderson's knee injury or just personnel numbers, it's not exactly clear. Maybe both factors come into play. So if Henderson doesn't start -- perhaps isn't even active -- who does? Newly activated FB Brandon Miree will get the call.
So, it will be interesting to see what this youthful backfield might accomplish. On the other hand, if the equally youthful and inexperienced offensive line -- which did a great job of pass protecting last week -- doesn't also up the ante on its run blocking it really will matter little who Brett hands off to.
It will also matter little if a defense that ranks near the bottom of the league -- and last in the NFC -- doesn't have a quantum leap in performance against the league's leading offense. News articles early in the week indicated that the defensive backfield gaffes that have happened at a disturbing pace over the first three games were due to a lack of "communication." A-duhhhhh! When you have defensive backs standing around talking to one another after receivers are left to run wide open I guess there is a communication problem. Namely, from coaches to players to get their you-know-what together. We're now one-fourth of the way into the season. Communication problems should have been gone by the end of preseason...or the players should have been gone, or at least asked to take a seat.
In this same regard, there is a troubling article by Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel sports reporter Bob McGinn in today's Packer Insider (unless you are a subscriber you have to be quick on the stop button in order to catch the article) about the Packers' newest free agent money pit, Charles Woodson. After delivering a boatload of cash to Mr. Woodson's already deep pockets, the Pack isn't yet seeing much of a return. In performance. In team spirit. In leadership. Charles: please pick at least one of the three, will ya? You know, paraphrasing Carl Spackler, how 'bout a little effort for the somethin'? Or, let's put it this way...
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Green's Two Bad Hamies
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Khatam Quran Ceremony (KOP mosque & foyer)
6.00pm: Arrival of students & iftar
7.15pm: Maghrib prayer
8.00pm: Khatam Quran ceremony
8.30pm: Isya' prayer
Ijtima' Al Kubra 2010 (KOP Auditorium )
8.30pm: Registration
8.45pm: Arrival of VVIP
8.55pm: Opening remarks
9.00pm: Speech by Deputy Dean of Student Affair, KAHS (Asst. Prof. Dr Nor Azlina bt A. Rahman)
9.10pm: Multimedia Show
9.15pm: Excellence Award
9.25pm: VVIP refreshment
9.25pm: Appointment of Chairman, Time Keeper & Scriber
9.40pm: Report of annual program
9.55pm: Financial report
10.05pm: Arrising matters
10.30pm: Hand over speech by President of HEALS 2009/2010 (Br. Abdul Rahman Al Azmi)
10.40pm: Dissolving of HEALS' Office Bearers 2009/2010
10.45pm: Announcing new HEALS' Office Bearers Line up 2010/2011
11.00pm: Motion & debate
11.10pm: Speech by HEALS' President 2010/2011
11.20pm: Dua'
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Steven Erikson will release a new Malazan novella featuring the characters of Bauchelain and Kobral Broach this month. Entitled The Fiends of Nightmaria, it will be released by Subterranean Press and features illustrations by David Gentry.
Pre-orders are currently sold out, but Sub Press hope to have more copies available soon. This is the sixth Malazan novella featuring the characters, following on from Blood Follows (2002), The Healthy Dead (2004), The Lees of Laughter's End (2007), Crack'd Pot Trail (2009) and The Wurms of Blearmouth (2012). Significantly, this likely means that a second omnibus collection of novellas could be released soon, as the first three were collected in The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, Volume I (UK, USA). A Volume II is likely to follow.
Erikson has said that he plans to release nine novellas featuring the characters in total, so three more are likely to follow. Erikson's next full-length Malazan novel, Fall of Light, is due for publication this month, on 21 April in the UK and 26 April in the USA.


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You play an agent on Graceland who is basically undercover. Curious to know if you're able to hide anything from your own family?
That's a funny question! [Laughs] No, my family and I are actually really open with each other. We're typical Latinos; we all live within walking distance of each other. I'm always at my grandma's house, eating lunch or dinner. I was never able to go undercover with them.
Does your grandma watch Graceland?
She doesn't really… it's on way too late! When my grandfather was alive, though, they thought my roles were real. There was this one show where I did a quick sex scene – my grandma got mad for that – or when I die on a show, they get mad at me for that too [Laughs]. My grandma is the typical Latina – who has all the older ladies come to her house. It's like a henhouse. They give her a hard time whenever I have a show like that, they embarrass her. I just think its cute. She didn't talk to me for three days for that sex scene.


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Grahtennas. At the time I drew this piece, Grahtennas had a vastly different appearance and aspect. He was more of a toad like goblin than an actual demon, but even then he was a type of royalty. This is the second drawing I created of him.
The first piece I drew involving Grahtennas was a larger bust portrait drawn in prismacolor. The other piece was destroyed as part of a releasing ritual to help rid myself of some past issues that were haunting me. Grahtennas was a symbol of those issues and burning him in effigy seemed a reasonable release at the time. For history's sake, I do regret burning the piece. However, Grahtennas has returned and now there is an interesting history to tell. Grahtennas' burning and return figure prominently in a fiction I am developing.
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Friday, October 19
Traditional Anglican Communion - Now Officially Seeking Reunion With Rome
The College of Bishops of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) met in Plenary Session in Portsmouth, England, in the first week of October 2007. The Bishops and Vicars-General unanimously agreed to the text of a letter to the See of Rome seeking full, corporate, sacramental union. The letter was signed solemnly by all the College and entrusted to the Primate and two bishops chosen by the College to be presented to the Holy See. The letter was cordially received at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Primate of the TAC has agreed that no member of the College will give interviews until the Holy See has considered the letter and responded.Their request sounds both sincere and very serious, and should be treated with respect. (Indeed, I am told Primate John Hepworth is so committed that in the past he has volunteered to step down from his position should that prove necessary!) While the hierarchical and sacramental issues involved in such a reunion will prove complex for all and knotty for many, we should nonetheless pray for success in their request for union with Rome, whatever structural form it may take. If it goes off, it will bring nearly half-a-million former Anglicans back to their ancestral home in the Catholic Church, and if that happens, everybody wins.
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Hello, hello my sweet readers! As promised, I'm back with more NYFW runway reviews. Pulling-off this coverage by myself is a lot of work (browsing pics, choosing them, editing them, putting the looks together, sketching, more editing, writing reviews, proofreading and so on), but it's definitely worth it. In this FW edition, contrasts have been the main trend so far: the sweet versus the hard, the fabric mash-up, the print mix. Sheer is back, stronger than ever, and so are cut-outs. Florals are making their seasonal (and regular) comeback and jacquard will remain for Spring (thank you, Fashion God). The color trend? Surprisingly, sky blue (I kinda wanted this color around since Chanel released their Skyline nail polish). And please, for the love of God, stop saying that the harness trend is Fifty Shades of Grey inspired. Bondage has been around fro much longer than that and those collections were ready to be produced when that shitty mommy porn sadly became a sensation (sorry for the rant, I just had to put it out there).
Anyway, after what seemed like the longest introduction, here they are, the reviews of the day:
As I stated on my last post, Joseph Altuzarra is part of my NYFW favorite trio (along with Prabal Gurung and Alexander Wang). Known for his eclectic and beautiful prints (talk about his tropical parrots from S/S 2012 and the graphic horse jumpers from Fall), this season he didn't disappoint in that department (or in any department whatsoever). His collection lacked the usual Spring feeling, but that's what made it so special. The thing about Altuzarra, he manages to twist the trends and revamp them. For this collection, he gave fringes a whole new meaning and reinvented the gladiator sandal (that shoe is gonna be all over the editorial world this coming Spring, mark my words). His shapes and tailoring? Flawless. An that jacket-over-the-shoulders thing, we better start embracing it right now!
Last Spring it was the sorbet parade, this Fall the rocker chic vibe and now she gave us romance. One thing is clear, the Jill Stuart show never gets boring. The runway opened in black, black with a feminine vibe. As the show kept on going, the colors kept on changing but there was never brightness, all shades were mute (eggshell, blush, pastel peach and that aqua number). As for the shapes, everything was clean, everything was beautiful and everything screamed romance. Stuart's elements included full skirts, straight trousers, sheer fabric, cropped tops (strong, strong trend), jacquard (designers can't get enough of this fabric), lace and sequins.
The designer, for the evening part, had a clear 1920's inspiration and a ballerina one with a twist. Her garments flattered the female form to perfection. As for the shoes, wide ankle straps were also present on her show. Overall, a pretty collection that didn't need the bright color factor to pop.
Rag & Bone has got it going on! Definitely one of the shows with more swag when it comes to NYFW. Over the years, David Neville and Marcus Wainwright have mastered the art of layering and on their Spring 2013 runway, it definitely showed. They gave their looks a chic spin on sporty, that's what made their presentation so special and interesting. Bombers paired up with flirty, flare skirts, leather trousers and shorts with plunging neckline tops, skater dresses and denim, all were among the elements that were sent out the runway. As for the shoes, they gave platform sandals and wedges a whole new meaning, a beautiful one.
He has been dubbed as king of the accessories department and it's clear why. Usually, I start by reviewing the clothes but shoes like this can't be ignored. Like his fellow designer Altuzarra, Mr. Wang gave the gladiator a whole new spin, a minimal one. You can't help but wonder how a couple of leather straps and a heel can shock so much (in a good way). There's no explanation, this man just makes it work. Moving on to the clothes, it was all about the cut-out. Almost every look had them, almost every look rocked.
From barely there dresses with eternal slits to metallic tops, everything had that futuristic vibe with a sporty twist (Alexander Wang really knows how to handle the sporty trend). The thing no one expected? The lights went off, the dresses glowed. Now that's what you call a killer finale.
Thank you, Peter Som! Than you for keeping my beloved pastels around for Spring 2013, thank you for giving them a new twist and thank you for throwing in some florals into the mix. Som has proved to the fashion world that when it comes to prints, he is among the masters. This time, it was flowers, but not your usual kind of flowers, they were all ethereal and abstract. For his 2013 Spring collection, he paired up soft knits with printed hotpants (I know what I'll be wearing next season), he mixed beautiful Jacquard jackets with delicate jumpers. The floral appliqué garments were definitely the highlight of the show.
Board shorts gone cute? Oh yeah, Mr. Som definitely pulled that off (expect Zara to go crazy with this next season). After the pastel party, the show got some rusty coating: mustard, burnt orange and gold. Matching tops and bottoms has definitely become one of the strongest trends at the moment and one Som has embraced beautifully. As for the accessories, the pointed court with the ankle wrap is going to be huge next Spring (Jason Wu, Jill Stuart and Prabal Gurung also had them on their show), so start saving up!
A neutral color palette is always bound to be a great hit. I love neutral color-blocking but this time, I wanted to try a neutral mash-up. A lantern, python print skirt and a textured jumper with an embellishment may not seem like the perfect match but when put together, the result is unbelievably beautiful. Here's what I used for this ensemble.
- Bobble jumper, ZARA
- Lantern python print skirt, ASOS
- Studded pumps, VALENTINO
- Chain clutch, CHLOE
- Snakeskin bracelet, ENDLESS
- Rhinestone bracelet, ACCESSORIZE
- Golden bangle, KATE SPADE
- Pearl bracelet, ENDLESS
- Pearl cluster ring, FOREVER 21
- Rouge Garçon nail polish, DIOR VERNIS
For all the details on today's look, go to FASHIOLISTA
Ten reviews down, a ton more to go! Bring the fashion on! Are you enjoying the Spring 2013 collections? I know I'm in love with Altuzarra's edgy take on the gladiator shoe. See ya next post!
Sweet kisses…
Illustration: Ana Sofia Alanis
Image sources: style.com, asos, zara, Valentino, Chloe, Dior Vernis
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Saturday, May 7, 2016
David Horowitz at UC Irvine
Horowitz addressed many issues including campus anti-Semitism arising out of the pro-Palestinian movement on campuses. He took aim at Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Student Union, both of whom he termed as supporters of Hamas, a terrorist organization that wants to exterminate every last Jew in Israel. He also sharply criticized the universities (UCI and in general) for allowing the outrages on campus against Jews as well as the indoctrination by professors.
Horowitz also described the history of the term, Palestine, which originated out of a Roman term for Philistines, who were not even Arab. He debunked the Arab claim to the area, which is the historical home of the Jews. To paraphrase, the main motivation behind the entire Palestinian movement was pure Jew hatred and a desire to drive the Jews from the region.
During the q and a, a group of female students identified themselves as Hillel members, but that they were not there representing Hillel. Horowitz was sharply critical of Hillel for their unwillingness to stand up to the anti-Semitism on campus. One young lady replied that as Jews, they were culturally conditioned to be in fear. (I am paraphrasing.)
There were a handful of pro-Palestinian students in the audience (one Jewish). During the q and a, they attempted to engage in debate with Horowitz over the Palestinian question. The Jewish student told Horowitz that Jews did not support him, at which point a community member stood and said that he was Jewish and he supported Horowitz.
Also, during the q and a, I was able to confirm his charges of anti-Semitism on campus and give a few examples. I also criticized the University of California campuses including UCI for denying the problem and organizations like Hillel and the Jewish Federation for being missing in action.
Final comment: I had heard that Horowitz had been in poor health, and it was evident. He seemed tired and lacking the energy that I had seen before. He had spoken the night before at San Diego State University in the wake of campus turmoil over posters his organization had placed on campus. In spite of it all, he continues to plug along, and for that he deserves much credit. I wish him good health. His voice is badly needed. His appearance and support for us at UCI is much appreciated.
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- Siarlys Jenkins said...
Horowitz also described the history of the term, Palestine, which originated out of a Roman term for Philistines, who were not even Arab. He debunked the Arab claim to the area, which is the historical home of the Jews. To paraphrase, the main motivation behind the entire Palestinian movement was pure Jew hatred and a desire to drive the Jews from the region.
That's mendacious, but I doubt anyone in attendance had the knowledge of history to take him down.
Sure, Palestine was a Roman term for a province they had cleared of rebellious Jews. So what? The relevance of "Palestinian" to the current controversy is that the League of Nations awarded Great Britain a mandate to run a fragment of the former Ottoman empire designated "Palestine" by European Romanophiles.
The Arab claim to the area is that Arabic speaking peoples had been living there for some 1000-1500 years, when a large number of thoroughly Europeanized Jews who had not been living there for some 1800 years suddenly showed up and said "my historical home."
The main motivation for Jew-hatred was that the population moving illegally across international borders to enter the territory and remake the culture instead of assimilating were Jewish.
Historically speaking, the first few Caliphates and the Ottoman Sultanate got along fine with Jews, many of whom served in high government positions. Both had a common antipathy toward Christians.
Now, all that said, there are times when large populations flood across borders due to overwhelming human catastrophe, and there is really no way to turn back the clock or drive all the Jews into the sea or any other such fantasy. It would have been more just to carve out a Jewish homeland out of a good chunk of Poland, Germany and Hungary, but no use crying over spilled milk. They are there, just like all the Hispanics living in the United States.
- May 8, 2016 at 6:37 PM
- Gary Fouse said...
The area called Palestine also had Jews throughout history as well. In addition, many of the Jews who moved to the region even prior to WW II purchased their land from Arabs.
As the region began to prosper because of the efforts of the Jews, many Arabs moved there for better opportunity. In addition, don't forget the half a million or so Jews who were driven out of Arab lands after 1948 and who wound up in Iasrael.
Wasn't Israel more or less created the same way Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon were created after WW I?
Israel's Jew are not all Ashkenazi, you know.
When you look at the history of the region, it's a rather complicated demographic story, is it not?
- May 9, 2016 at 10:13 AM
Really Siarlys,
Please check out the Arch of Titus that still stands today in Rome. On the inside of the arch is a mural that depicts the sacking of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem by the Roman armies. They used the spoils to help build the Coliseum. You can Google the picture. The distraction of the Second Temple took place over 2000 years ago, before the birth of Mohammed and the revelations that started Islam. This inconvenient fact explodes the theory that Israel belongs to the Palestinians and not the Jews.
Israel is the ancestral home of the Jews, period. They have been there for over 3000 years, even though they have been driven out of their land by many invading forces.
- May 9, 2016 at 1:01 PM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
Squid, the facts you state are mostly true, and all irrelevant to the controversy at hand.
The Second Temple was actually destroyed about 500 years before Muhammad, but even if it was 2000 years, so what? The Jews were gone, and demography abhors a vacuum. People were living there before sizeable Jewish migration returned. At any rate, it was not Arabs who drove out the Jews. As Gary notes, there were (small, peaceful, non-threatening) Jewish populations there in the interim. Nobody gets to claim pre-emptive rights to land because "we moved here 3000 years ago" over people who have been living there the past 1500 years. Cut the mysticism.
Israel was not created after WW I. It was created after WW II, by a UN resolution. According to that resolution, there should also be a Palestinian Arab state, so both have the same claim to legitimacy. Jewish settlement and purchase of land from Arabs did not upset anyone particularly, until Britain decreed the land open to unlimited Jewish immigration, and people arrived dedicated to establishing a Jewish state that would dominate the territory.
Yes, its complicated. That is why simple solutions and slogans don't offer much progress. In the end, everyone in the former British Mandate needs a political home. It would have been easier if every corrupt monarchy in the region had not sent armies to thwart the original UN resolution, but blaming the monarchies is cold comfort to Palestinians who still want a bit of the land to establish their own country.
Israel could have announced in 1967 that it had liberated Palestine from illegal Jordanian and Egyptian occupation in violation of the 1947 UN resolution, and invited the Arab residents to form their own independent government. It would have been a very different world.
- May 10, 2016 at 7:21 PM
- Gary Fouse said...
Israel accepted the UN division of the region but the Arab world did not and went to war.
I always wonder why there is no worldwide movement for Jordan to cede territory to the Palestinians. Was not Jordan created from the same land?
Then again, I know the answer. The Jordanians are not Jews.
- May 12, 2016 at 12:46 PM
- Siarlys Jenkins said...
Your first sentence is correct. However, it was not "the Palestinians" who went to war, but the armies of five or so neighboring Arab nations. They told the resident Arab population to get out of the way while they drove the Jews into the sea, which of course never happened, leaving those displaced as refugees. The territory known as "the West Bank" was part of the British Mandate of Palestine, and it was seized by Jordan, which lost it in 1967. What remains of Jordan was not part of Palestine.
- May 16, 2016 at 9:32 PM


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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Printmaking with Mariann and Janine
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thank you for that wonderful little peek into your printing world..you ladies are very talented!ReplyDelete
This sounds like so much fun!ReplyDelete
What a fabulous sounding week of printmaking & collegiality! So much sharing of ideas, experience and enthusiasm. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us!!ReplyDelete
That is verrrrrry inspiring. Not sure where to start with all of that. I'm not surprised the magic of Montmirail brought out such amazing work and ideas.ReplyDelete
Now, where did I put that passport...?
I enjoyed so much reading this post. Just like being invited to share a warm moment with other artists. Thanks a lot.ReplyDelete
Wow! It looks like it was such a fantastic time. What a huge space you had to work in. Marianne's a la poupee technique is very impressive and I hope to be watching her video soon. Thanks so much for the great post.ReplyDelete
Oooh...I would love to try some of these techniques myself. I looks like a lot of fun and so much wonderful creative stuff going on. It's lovely to work with others who share your passion, and to swap ideas, techniques etc. The results were fabulous. I will follow your links to blogs and videos very soon. Thanks for sharing it with us.ReplyDelete
Sounds like a great week! The work you all turned out is really impressive.ReplyDelete
wow, i think your post is very very inspiring for me, your printmaking work sounds very very cute and funny...i say you "congrats, trought this post i feel your passion in work" ^_^ReplyDelete
Looks like you had a very inspiring time. Beautiful shots all round. I am sad I am no longer in France to come down and say hello (and maybe even work with you).ReplyDelete
tell you what... it was 4 working days of absolute BLISS, madde possible by Nancy and Rick, who not only are very warm and welcoming people, but who also make yoou feel so at home,in their beautiful home, that it is possible to just RELAX, I have not had so much fun for a very very long time.ReplyDelete
Bon! How lovely would it be to get together with other printmakers for a workshop? Heaven.ReplyDelete
I am a huge fan of Mariann's work, and I cannot think of a more fabulous way to spend 4 days. :) Thank you for sharing your time together!ReplyDelete


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Current affairs, Northern Ireland, Russia, Eastern Europe, football, culture.
Friday, 30 May 2008
Mary Robinson. A united Ireland 'isn't on the agenda' and 'doesn't need to be on the agenda'
The view which Robinson is articulating is similar to that which Maurice Hayes ascribed to the majority of voters in the Republic who endorsed the 1998 accord. This reading of the agreement views it as a permanent or long-term arrangement for Northern Ireland, departing from the northern nationalist view that it represents a staging post on the route to a united Ireland. The southern electorate, having discharged their emotional duty toward northern nationalism, in Hayes' analysis saw the agreement as 'a polite way of saying so-long'.
In ensuring that the irredentist machinery was removed from the Irish constitution and the principle of consent enshrined in the Belfast Agreement, David Trimble and his party strengthened the safeguards ensuring Northern Ireland's constitutional status, but the process was also facilitated by a desire within the Republic to disengage from northern nationalism. This disengagement is to be encouraged as it engenders realism within northern nationalism and fosters a stable atmosphere in order to strengthen Northern Ireland's institutions.
The encroachment of Fianna Fáil into the politics of Northern Ireland is an unwelcome retrograde step in this regard, as Hayes observed. There is a danger that further organisation in Northern Ireland will send ambivalent signals to both nationalists and unionists here, with destabilising and unhelpful results.
In contrast, the attitude which Mary Robinson articulates, contributes to a much more constructive atmosphere within Northern Ireland. There are challenges to be met by both sides of the political divide. Unionists must help build a successful Northern Ireland which seeks to include and make welcome the Irish nationalist tradition. Nationalists meanwhile must accept that the constitutional question has for the foreseeable future been settled, and recognize that their acceptance of the principle of consent entails respecting that constitutional position and not seeking to undermine it.
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- CW said...
I don't think Fianna Fáil's entry into northern politics is a retrograde step, Chekov. Any move away from the crude tribal nationalist/unionist political set-up has to be a good thing. After all, what's stopping Labour, the Tories or Lib Dems from organsing in NI (apart from the fact that it wouldn't be worth their while, as the support just isn't there)? It's a ridiculous situation when the electorate can't even vote for the party of government. NI party politics can never be truly mature or developed as long as the voting system is based purely on tribal affiliation rather than any genuine political ideology and every election is simply a sectarian headcount rather than a true indicator of voter attitudes or the changing political or economic climate.
In any case I can't see how FF's participation could be at threat to the union when the principle of consent has been enshrined, and after a failed 30-year campaign by the provos to smash the union, their political reps are now administering British rule - effectivley an admission of defeat.
Ironically the only party which campaigns in all 3 jurisdictions of these isles - NI, ROI and GB is the Green Party - who despite receiving only a relatively small vote have elected representatives on both sides of the border.
- 1 June 2008 at 11:40
- Chekov said...
I wouldn't share your opinion CW, that introducing the self-styled 'republican party' to Northern Irish politics significantly moved us away from tribal politics. If anything we become more deeply mired in that mindset because rather than vote for a party which is relevant to the status of Northern Ireland in the UK, voters instead may chose to live in a fantasy land in which they vote for a southern party believing it puts politics here into some sort of all-Ireland context. I agree that it would be preferable to see parties such as Labour and the Lib Dems organising here, but Fianna Fail's entrance is not going to aid that normalisation. Whether rightly or wrongly it will cause more suspicion.
- 2 June 2008 at 10:34
- Seamus said...
So, if they are unionist parties, ie Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats, they are perfectly welcome Chekov. If they are republican or nationalist ie Fianna Fáil, then they can fuck off. Is that what you are saying?
- 2 June 2008 at 20:06
- Chekov said...
If they are parties from the United Kingdom's political system, then it is appropriate for them to organise anywhere within the UK. If they are southern Irish parties, whose stated position is that they accept the principle of consent, then it undermines that principle if they organise in Northern Ireland. Simple.
- 3 June 2008 at 09:32
- Seamus said...
I disagree. I think the organizing of Fianna Fáil on an all Ireland basis, and the continued organizing of both Sinn Féin and Comhaontas Glas is good for the people of the North. Whether you like it or not, the very people that at least Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil are trying to attract, would vote for all Ireland institutions. Thus it is only natural that those people have the opportunity to vote for an All Ireland party.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009
Nacho Pie
John's Rating: strong 8
1 lb Ground Beef, browned
1/2 Cup Chopped Onion
1 - 8oz Can Tomato Sauce
¾ Cup Water
2 Tbsp. Taco Seasoning
1 Tube Pillsbury Crescent Roll Dough
1 1/2 Cup Fritos
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1 1/2 - Cup Cheddar Cheese
Preheat oven to 350 in large skillet brown beef and onion over medium heat till done. Drain off any grease. Stir in tomato sauce, water and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 - 10 minutes.
Separate Crescent rolls into 8 triangles. Place in greased 9 inch pie plate points facing towards the middle. You might have to maneuver the triangles a bit at the end and turn some of them side ways, that's OK as long as the pie plate is covered completely. Press onto bottom and up sides of plate to form crust. Seal perforations.
Sprinkle 1 cup crushed Fritos over crust. Top with 1/2 meat mixture, sprinkle some cheese, top that with remaining meat mixture. Using a spatula spread sour cream over meat. Sprinkle the remaining Cheese and then remaining 1/2 cup crushed Fritos.
Bake 30 - 40 minutes or until cheese melts, pie is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Cool 10 minutes before cutting. Add a dollop of sour cream, diced tomatoes and black olives for garnish. If the crust starts to brown to quickly cover the pie plate with foil from the bottom and up around the sides to cover crust.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Dipped Oreo Cookie Suckers
So cute and So easy!! I made these for my VT sisters.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Philly Cheese Pizza Dip
1 pkg. cream cheese
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
2 Tbsp. Fresh grated parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp. each chopped red and green pepper
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
Slightly warm cream cheese (to make it easy to spread) and spread in the bottom of a 9 inch dish. Cover with pizza sauce, top with remaining ingredients.
Microwave on high 2-3 minutes or until it's heated through.
Serve with Ritz Crackers.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Italian Bread
Monday, December 14, 2009
Egg Nog French Toast
John's Rating: 9 4 large eggs
1 cup store-bought egg nog
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
12 slices bread (I used 14 slices)
1. Whisk together eggs, eggnog, vanilla and spices.
2. Preheat griddle. Dip bread in egg mixture, allowing it to soak in slightly. Butter the hot griddle and place soaked bread on griddle. Cook on each side until golden brown. Serve with eggnog syrup.
Eggnog Syrup (I halved the amounts for the syrup)
½ Cup Butter
1 Cup Sugar
¾ Cup store-bought eggnog
Melt butter in a medium sized sauce pan over medium-low heat.
Mix in sugar until well combined, then mix in the eggnog and bring heat up to medium-high heat.
Wisk continually until mixture comes to a full boil, remove from heat.
Serve warm over french toast and ENJOY!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Chicken with Apples
John's Rating: 9
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 apples, peeled,cored and thickly sliced (I chunked mine)
1/2 onion, sliced
1/2 cup apple juice
1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Sprinkle chicken with thyme, salt and pepper. In large frypan, heat half of the oil over medium high heat; brown chicken all over. Transfer to plate. Add remaining oil to frypan. Cook apples and onion, stirring occasionsally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add apple juice, bring to boil, stirring and scraping up brown bits from pan. Return chicken to frypan. Cover and cook over medium low heat, turning once, until no longer pink inside, about 7 minutes. Transfer chicken to serving platter.
Whisk vinegar with cornstarch; whisk into frypan and cook, stirring, until glossy and thickened, about 1 minute. Pour over chicken.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, flattened
4 slices ham
4 slices swiss cheese
1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup milk
Put ham and cheese on chicken. I cut my chicken in half lengthwise, then stuffed in the cheese and ham. Place chicken in the crock pot in a single layer. Mix soup with the milk; pour over top of chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until chicken is no longer pink.
Serve over noodles with the sauce it makes.
Reindeer Cookies
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup shortening
3 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
Combine all ingredients.
Heat oven to 375.
Scoop to small scoops of dough next to each other:
Gently press the bottom of a cup (I used a large measuring cup) to make them mold together and smooth out a little:
Now press your candies and pretzels in the dough to make reindeer heads :)
We use M&Ms!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Cashew Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry
John's Rating: 8
Sauce: (make in VitaMix)
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. honey
Vegetables and Chicken:
4 cups broccoli florets
3 stalks celery, cut diagonally
3 green onions with tops, finely chopped (I just used a small white onion)
2 tsps. finely chopped, peeled fresh ginger root, divided
4 tsps. vegetable oil, divided
2 cloves garlic, chopped and divided
2 chicken Breasts (I used 5 chicken tenders)
2 pkgs. ramen noodles (any flavor)
1/3 cup cashews or peanuts
Cut all vegetables, place in separate bowls, and set aside. Cut chicken into 1" pieces. Heat 2 tsps. oil over high heat until hot. Add chicken, 1 tsp. of the ginger root, and 1 clove pressed garlic. Cook and stir 6-7 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from skillet; keep warm.Reduce heat to medium-high and heat remaining 2 tsps. oil in same skillet. Add broccoli and celery and remaining ginger root and garlic . Cook and stir 2 minutes. Add green onions and continue cooking 2 more minutes or until veggies are crisp-tender. Return chicken to skillet. Stir in sauce ; bring to boil, cover and simmer until vegetables are fully cooked.
Meanwhile, bring 4 cups of water to boil. Break ramen noodles and add to boiling water (discard seasoning packets or reserve for another use). Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally and drain. Sprinkle cashews in chicken mixture. Serve chicken mixture over noodles. Serve immediately.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Hoagie buns
1/2 cup liquid honey
1/3 cup butter
5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided (I used 1 1/2 cups wheat flour, the rest white)
1/2 cup quick-cooking oat
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon cold water
1 large egg white
1/2 cup quick-cooking oat
Roll dough into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl, turning to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm area until dough is doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
*Optional: In a small bowl, combine cold water and egg white and whisk until frothy. Brush tops of loaves with egg mixture. Sprinkle quick cooking oats over the top surface of the loaves.
Bake in preheated 375 F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until top is lightly browned and the bread sounds hollow when tapped. Cool buns on a wire rack.
*You may also make 2 - 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch loaves. Bake at 375 F for 35 to 40 minutes or until done.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Tex-Mex Chicken Bake
John's Rating: 7
1 1/2 cups bottled salsa
1/3 cup cream cheese, softened
1 white onion, finely diced
2 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 cups grated cheese
8 corn tortillas
1 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breasts
Preheat oven to 350.
Place the onions and butter in a frypan and using a medium heat cook until softened. Add half of the salsa, the cream cheese and 1/2 cup of the grated cheese. Stir until the cheese has melted. Warm the tortillas, either wrapped in foil and in the oven or using the microwave. Spread an even amount of the cheese mixture down the centre of each tortilla. Divide the chicken into 8 even portions and place on each tortilla on top of the cheese mixture. Roll each tortilla and place side-by-side on a greased baking tray (seam-side down). Spoon the remaining salsa over the top of the tortillas and then cover with the remaining 1 cup of grated cheese.
Bake 20-30 minutes or until heated through.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Frosting
2 T. yeast
1/2c. warm milk
1/2 c. canned pumpkin
2/3 c. sugar
½ t. salt
1 egg, beaten
¼ c. melted, butter
1 t. cinnamon
4-5 c. flour
½ c. brown sugar, packed (On top of rolled out dough)
2 T. cinnamon (On top of rolled out dough)
2 T. melted butter(On top of rolled out dough)
Dissolve yeast in warm milk. Wait 5 minutes. Add pumpkin, egg, sugar, butter, salt, cinnamon and cloves and mix well. Slowly add flour one cup at a time. Scrape down sides of bowl after each addition of flour. Turn into lightly greased bowl, cover and set in warm place until double in bulk. Punch down dough and let rest for 5 more minutes.
Roll dough out into a rectangle.Brush dough with melted butter. Sprinkle the dough with sugar and cinnamon mixture. Starting with long side of dough, roll up jellyroll style. Pinch seams to seal. With sharp serrated knife cut roll into 12 1 in. pieces. Place rolls, cut side up in greased 9*13 pan. Cover and let rise until double, 30 to 45 minutes.
Bake rolls at 350 degrees about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle with caramel frosting as soon as they come out of the oven. Let cool until warm, add the rest of the frosting. Enjoy!
Caramel Frosting
¼ c. butter
½ c. brown sugar, packed
2 T. milk
¼ t. vanilla
Pinch of salt
½ c. to ¾ c. sifted powder sugar
In a small saucepan, heat butter until melted. Stir in brown sugar and milk. Cook over med. Low heat 1 minute. Transfer to small bowl and cool mixture. Stir in vanilla, salt, and powder sugar. Beat with Electric mixer until well blended. If necessary, add more sugar for desired consistency.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
John's Rating: 8-9
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 Tbsp. yeast
2 cups warm milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
6-7 cups flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1-2 tablespoon cinnamon
butter (extra, softened butter)
Mix the first 3 ingredients at 6 PM, and let stand 10 minutes.
Mix next 5 ingredients together while the first mixture is resting. Combine the two mixtures and mix well. Let stand until 10 PM.
Divide dough in half and let rest 10 minutes.
Roll out each piece and add filling (I use white sugar, brown sugar and butter and cinnamon).
Cut; place in 8 1/2 x 13" pan. Cover and let rise overnite. (in refrigerator).
Bake in the morning at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Top with Frosting, I used a vanilla glaze.
**Next time I want to try bringing them to room temp. first or baking at 325 possibly. The tops were dark brown, while the centers could have cooked a tad bit longer, but they were still really good!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Turkey Cranberry Quesadillas
John's Rating: 9
**This is a bad picture, sorry!
2 Tablespoons melted butter
6 flour tortillas
shredded swiss cheese
diced green onion
leftover turkey (I cut mine into small cubes)
leftover cranberry sauce
Brush one side of a tortilla with melted butter. Place butter side down in frying pan. Sprinkle the tortilla with a layer of swiss cheese and leftover turkey then sprinkle on some green onion. Spread cranberry sauce on another tortilla and plop the cranberry side down on the turkey topped side. Spread a little butter over this tortilla. Cook over medium heat until under side is browned and crisp and carefully flip the tortillas over to crisp the other side. Cut into four triangles and eat!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Hot Hogies
John's Rating: 9
1 loaf french bread, cut lengthwise (I used some leftover Italian Bread I had)
2 cups cooked, shredded chicken or turkey
1/2 cup light mayo
1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
2 green onions, thinly sliced (white and green parts)
Garlic powder
Onion Salt
2 cups shredded cheese (We tried cheddar and mozz., we liked cheddar best)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place french bread on large baking sheet. Mix sour cream and mayo, spread sauce on bread. Top with chicken/turkey, sprinkle with green onions, garlic pwd. and onion salt. Top with cheese. Bake for 15-20 minutes until bubbly and edges are lightly browned. Slice into pieces and serve immediately.
Apple Bars
1 3/4 cups rolled oats (old-fashioned oats)
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup margarine
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 1/2 cups sliced apples (or more)
2 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
In a large bowl, mix together oats, flour, margarine, baking soda and brown sugar. Blend well. Spread half of the oats mixture in a greased 9 x 9-inch baking pan. Press down firmly.
In a separate bowl, combine apples, 2 T. margarine, sugar and cinnamon. Spread over the oats mixture in the pan. Cover with remaining oats mixture.
Bake at 375° F for 40-45 minutes. Cut into bars.


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Mother Jones posted this ad by"Citizens Against Government Waste" whose mission is to "eliminate waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency in the federal government." This includes ongoing lobbying against "Obamacare".
Calling for political debate is one thing. But race-baiting right with Americans with fears of a Chinese planet is uncalled for. Besides which, it was the decidedly non-socialist Nixon who opened the gates to trade with China to begin with.
The best (and by that I mean "most appalling") part of the video is when the menacing professor shows the lecture hall full of Communist automatons what evil geniuses them Chinese really is. I was almost expecting an "ah-so"...
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Airfrance Plane Crash
Posted by Data Locker - A Pot of Information on June 2, 2009
An Air France plane that carried 228 people on board was believed to have gone down into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after crashing some heavy turbulence on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
Air France said the Airbus flew into stormy weather four hours after its scheduled take-off from the Brazilian city and shortly afterwards sent an automatic message reporting electrical faults. Company spokesman Francois Brousse said several of the plane's mechanisms had malfunctioned, preventing it from making contact with air traffic controllers.
"It is probably a combination of circumstances that could have led to the crash," he said. The airliner might have been hit by lightning, he said. The Brazilian air force said the plane was far out over the sea when it went missing. Military planes took off from both Brazil and Africa to hunt for it.
Flight AF 447 left Rio de Janeiro on Sunday at 7 p.m. (2200 GMT) and had been expected to land at Paris's Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday at 11:15 a.m. (0915 GMT). The carrier said 216 passengers were on board, including seven children and one baby, and 12 crew members.
Air France said the pilots were highly experienced. Tearful relatives and friends were led away by airport staff after they arrived at Roissy expecting to greet the passengers. About 20 relatives of passengers on board the flight arrived at Rio's Galeao airport on Monday morning seeking information after hearing news of its disappearance.
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June 4, 2009 at 11:45 am
Navy ships are speeding toward a patch of ocean in the Atlantic that is littered with debris from an Air France plane that crashed with 228 people on board, seeking to recover clues to the jet's mysterious tragedy.
The naval operation, a day after the debris was spotted off Brazil's coast, included two mini-submarines to recover the plane's black box flight recorders if they can be found in the depths of the Atlantic.
Both Brazil's defense minister and a French military official have said there is no doubt the debris came from the mysterious crash.
The first ships to arrive will be Brazilian, joining three cargo ships from France and the Netherlands that were rerouted to the area after debris from Air France flight AF447 was spotted.
Brazil has announced three days of national mourning. Catholic and Muslim services are to be held in Paris, including one in Notre-Dame cathedral to be attended by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.


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Local Security professional, Rich Rumble, will be presenting a talk about Social Engineering. Food [pizza] will be catered by our host, Apparatus.
Shooting Phish in a Barrel, and How to Cope with being Riddled
This month's presenter will be digging into social engineering and showing some fresh perspective on the battle against phishing. Expect to see some demos and of course, memes.
- There is no product to buy, there is no contract to sign, there is no technique to be learned.
- Your users need to have avenues, processes procedures and a general empowerment to say NO.
- How to respond, adapt and report such activities inside your company.
- How to apply basic ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) principals to your Security Awareness Training.
April 21st @ 6:00 pm
- 6:00 pm | Greeting, Food & Drinks
- 6:30 pm | Begin presentation
- 7:00 pm | Q&A, Wrap-up
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1401 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Parking is available in attached lot to the north.
Speaker Bio
Rich Rumble is a silver haired and tongued Security Samurai from Indy. He maintains a "healthy" disrespect for authority and conformity, as well as a general curiosity around digital boundaries.
"I encourage others strive for an anonymous or near zero digital footprint. Helping others has always come as second nature to me, and thinking like a 'hacker' is my true nature."


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The EVIL ones come in many sizes and shapes just like ice cream cones except they never taste good. They like to smile except when they are trying to look concerned. When they look concerned they are secretly laughing inside as they have just screwed you.
Psalm 10:3
3 He boasts about the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
They love to use use rules and regulations that they never observe or invent as needed. They will use them against us whenever they can. Ignore them. They mean nothing. They are nothing. Nothing they say, write, blog, or broadcast means anything. Every word that comes out of their mouths is a lie. Every word, every electron, every image is a lie. They will speak the right words and do anything to convince you they mean well. Ignore that and watch their actions. Then kill them.
Deuteronomy 21:21
21 Then all the men of his town are to stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.


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In Public Education Expenditures We Trust: Does Trust Increase Support for Public Education Expenditures
Yazar/lar: Nurullah Gür, İsrafil Boyacı, Yunus Özcan
DOI: 10.12738/estp.2015.2.2348
Yıl: 2015 Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2
Trust is one crucial prerequisite for the welfare state. However, very few empirical studies exist that help us understand the mechanisms through which trust affects the welfare state. Influencing public support for developing friendly public policies might be one of these mechanisms. In this study, we use unique micro data from 34 countries to investigate the relationship between trust and support for public education expenditures. We use the Life in Transition Survey (LiTS) conducted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank in 2010. Our empirical results show that trust has a positive effect on support for public education expenditures. Our results are robust when controlled for various individual characteristics and country fixed effects, tested using OLS and Probit models and different samples. This empirical evidence helps us understand the micro foundations of support for public education expenditures.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Trust, Social capital, Tax, Public education expenditures


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The Viney-Grinberg Piano Duo enjoys an international profile in duo piano performance, involving festivals, major series, live radio broadcasts, and orchestras.
Described as "barnstorming" (The Australian) and "unforgettable - sure to be Best of 2011 – the most compelling case for the beauty and variety of two piano repertory this reviewer has ever heard" (Rick Schultz, Los Angeles Times), the duo is committed to exploring classics of the two-piano repertoire, but also contributes to the ongoing expansion of that literature through commissioning composers.
Fifteen new works have been written for them to date, and they have performed world and Australian premieres of music by composers such as Martin Bresnick, Ezra Laderman, and Shaun Naidoo, as well as Australian composers Robert Davidson, Andrew Ford, Stuart Greenbaum and Matthew Hindson.
The Duo's innovative and creative approach has resulted in collaborations with composers, artists, dancers, choreographers and other established performing ensembles - as well as book chapters, articles and scholarly seminars and presentations.
The Duo spent a decade in the United States, including 5 years at California Institute of the Arts, before taking up their current positions as Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Queensland, Australia.


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Now we are facing the looming threat of a "sweeping climate bill" that will hit all of us. Republican's are threatening to force the reading of the entire bill (all 946 pages) plus all the amendments which run another several hundred pages.
That's a lot of nonsense compressed into that package.
So the Democrats are going to hire a speed reader so they can fly through it and hope everyone misses all the bad stuff.
Why don't they just put the electronic copy into an electronic voice synthesizer, set the speed on "sounds like a mosquito"? They could finish listening to it in 3 minutes and spend the rest of the day on the golf course. Except for Teddy Kennedy. He could go get drunk and reminisce about drowning young women and getting away with it.
Seriously, it's not like anyone is going to hear something while the bill is being read and change their vote. The problem is not that people don't read the bills so much as it is that the bills are so insanely long that nobody could read them.
Forget term limits for the moment. How about a limit on the length of a bill?
The maximum number of words in English that shall be allowed for any bill is 25.
Let's see how that would work.
"You shall not commit murder. Murder is defined as the unjustified killing of another person."
That one is within the limit.
Let's try again.
"Taking any object or property from another person without their permission is forbidden."
That is within the limit, too.
Let's try one more.
"To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
That looks much better than the original.
While I'm making rules for bills in congress let me add one more:
No bill that contains the phrase " . . . and for other purposes" will be allowed.


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Tony Barracca drove by a commercial bakery in his pickup truck three years ago and noticed bread and other bakery goods getting dumped.
He investigated and learned that the edible throwaways were simply not up to the company's highest production standards.
Barracca, who as a boy in Brooklyn had to swipe scraps of food to stay alive during the Depression, struck a deal with the Central Florida bakery. If management would allow him to pick up the edible but unsaleable goods each day, he'd make sure the food reached the right hungry people.


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Keen Systems Announces Future Print Conference 2014
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Press release from the issuing company
San Mateo, Calif. — Keen Systems, Inc., known for its award-winning web-to-print solution, has officially announced the Future Print Conference 2014, to occur September 5, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco. The conference brings together innovative leaders from print, online marketing, and social media to talk about where marketing is headed and the cutting edge techniques savvy marketers use today. The conference aims to help educate print companies on how to take advantage of online marketing, web-to-print, search engine optimization, innovative new print technologies, and other strategies to maximize business and crush cost.
"Keen wants to help printers not only function, but excel, in the internet era — and the Future Print Conference will show them the tools to use to achieve that," said Keen CEO Vitaly M. Golomb.
Conference speakers include keynote Robert Scoble (Scobleizer; Rackspace), Andrew Oransky (Roland DGA), Sridhar Solur (HP), Jennifer Matt (WhatTheyThink.com), Julie Shaffer (Printing Industries of America), Chuck Gehman (Standard Register), and Vitaly M. Golomb (Keen Systems). Tickets are on sale now, at a special early bird price of 25% off until August 1, 2014.
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Both made excellent pitches and they will doubtless be seen again in some other election battle.
The Dame has been non partisan during the entire process.
She will now been taking a look at the excellent candidates the Labour Party and Lib Dems are putting up.
She has met both.....


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Tea is to Japan what apple pie is to the United States. There are few places around the country where you won't find tea and even fewer people who don't consume it at least twice a day. However, the tea here in Japan is not often like the tea that Americans, like myself, are familiar with. They tend to not be as sweet and lack the elaborate flavorings that you might find from a company like Arizona or Sobe. Of course there are always companies trying to boost sales with new and interesting teas that stand out about the rest. This is where Lipton Japan comes into the picture.
Lipton, a tea company that most Americans are probably familiar with, has a decent size presence here in Japan despite focusing only on tea (unlike Coke, Kirin and other brands which also have juices, alcoholic beverages and more). They sell a variety of tea offerings here in Japan including three main types of containers to include cans, PET (plastic) bottles and cartons.
In my household the favorite type of Lipton tea are the ones that come in a carton. They can be purchased for around ¥100 at local grocery or convenience stores and come in a variety of flavors. Like other companies in Japan it is not uncommon to find Lipton playing with different flavors and themes to include the most recent which is known as "Tea's Travel" where they sample flavors from around the world.
This creative theme took consumers on a journey through places like Turkey with their "Turkey Apricot Tea" and London with their "Orange Marmalade Tea". They even went to the good ole' USA with "American Tea Lemonade". Each tea is unique and features a distinct taste that is different from the next. Unfortunately all are only available for a limited time.


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BibliOdessy: Chinese Bird Prints
Hello and Happy Monday at you. BibliOdessy is one of my favorite blogs to browse, find inspiration from, and generally just drool over. Recently they posted these beautiful Chinese qouaches of birds. I had to share. The entire collection of the gouaches can be viewed online at the Royal Digital Library of Belgium.The album also includes exquisite gouaches of butterflies. Enjoy!


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I know I have mentioned this before, but I am a fan of Amish fiction now- I think it is pure fascination of how an entire community lives near me, and yet I have no idea how they live and get by on a daily basis.
The first book in this series was The Fiddler, and I reviewed it here on the blog a few months ago- Beverly Lewis seems to an expert at cranking books out very quickly- she has a large fan base that buys all of her books, so I suppose that is a good reason to keep putting out many books a year.
I did love the first book in this series, but I struggled a bit with this one. I loved Joanna's character in the Fiddler- and her character didn't change, but I wasn't a fan of Eben. For as much as Joanna and Eben talked on the phone and in letters- they didn't seem to actually communicate with each other. I felt that Eben was lacking a bit in the story hero that I enjoy. This was a very short book compared to Lewis' other novels, and it felt a bit like a...
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Sunday, August 06, 2006
KY Fishing The Pits!
In Kentucky, fishing is the pits!. We think that this has absolutely nothing to do with Zugbug's relocation to the area, but rather is an courier-journal.com article about fishing lakes that form in abandoned (or not so abandoned) coal mines.
"A couple of the lakes have trout in them," said Rob Rold, assistant fisheries biologist for the Department of Fish and Wildlife's southeastern district. "They're deep enough and cold enough to support them."
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Escape from cow island: Stranded bovines rescued after quake
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three New Zealand cows whose predicament captured the interest of people around the world after they became stranded on a small island of grass following a powerful earthquake have been rescued.
The Newshub news service reported Tuesday that the two cows and a calf were rescued after a farmer and some helpers dug a track to them and brought them out.
Newshub first filmed the cows stuck on the patch of grass near the township of Kaikoura after the magnitude 7.8 quake triggered landslides around them.
The farmer, who was not named by Newshub, said the cows were desperate for water after they were rescued. He said the quake fault line ran right beneath his farm, which had been relatively flat before the earthquake.
New Zealand's 10 million cattle easily outnumber its 4.7 million people.
Speedy shovels shine in grave-digging contest
TRENCIN, Slovakia — Ten teams from Slovakia, Poland and Hungary on Thursday turned mounds of ground in a competition to crown the fastest gravediggers in central Europe.
The Grave Digging Championships held in the Slovakian city of Trencin was meant to promote the funeral industry and bring some levity to a serious profession.
"This whole exhibition is about getting groups of funeral companies together," said event spokesman Christian Striz, who dressed as the Grim Reaper for the occasion. "It's all about showing people how hard" the gravedigger's job is.
The contest graded the teams on speed and accuracy, as graves had to be dug to exact specifications: 5 feet deep, 6.5 feet long and 3 feet wide.
No modern tools were allowed, only shovels and picks, which made for demanding digging for less fortunate teams.
"Gravel and stones — about 20 to 30 centimeters" said Gabriel Draffy, from the Krematorium Molnar in Nove Zamky, Slovakia. "The others didn't have that!"
A team representing Peter Pastorok's funeral services from the Slovakian village of Kalna nad Hronom emerged as the winner.
The contest took place as part of the third International Exhibition of Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services.
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Newly leaked emails and other files from billionaire George Soros' web of organizations are shedding light on the liberal powerbroker's extensive influence in political and diplomatic affairs.
One email chain shows the Wall Street titan in 2011 personally wrote then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urging intervention in Albania's political unrest. Within days, an envoy he recommended was dispatched to the region.
Other emails seem to show Soros using his billions to push an anti-Israel agenda, while other documents reportedly detail funding for various grassroots organizations that were loosely linked to the 2014 unrest in Ferguson, Mo.
The revelations mostly stem from a recent hack by a group called DC Leaks – which describes itself as "American hacktivists who respect and appreciate freedom of speech, human rights and government of the people."
The files – all 2,576 of them from 2008 to 2016 – were released Saturday and provide an eye-opening look into Soros' political operations.
In a Jan. 23, 2011 email, Soros adviser Jonas Rolett sent Richard Verma, then-assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, a letter to "Hillary" about the situation in Albania. At the time, the country was seeing an escalation of political instability and violence fueled by accusations of corruption involving the prime minister.
Source: Money talks? From Ferguson to unrest overseas, new reports reveal Soros influence | Fox News


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Do I have anything to say about the sport? No, the Glastonbury Festival is merely an excuse to go link whoring and compliment the photographer on his fine eye. Have any of you looked at the graph of daily visits since MHA started putting - ahem - quality illustrations with his posts?
Perhaps the increase is due to high quality posts from Rick and MHA, then again, perhaps it demostrates a lesson we all should know, one the media have embedded deep in their bones: s*x s*lls. And who am I to complain?
Mud Wrestling Women
Sunday, June 24, 2007
8 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Next stop - "Flippery Fish" in the TTLB Ecosystem.
- 2:09 PM, June 24, 2007
- MeaninglessHotAir said...
That's the spirit, mate.
Remember: we are the media.
- 2:30 PM, June 24, 2007
- Barry Dauphin said...
We could try an experiment. Post a picture of Paris Hilton with headline "Paris Hilton at YARGB" and see what happens.
- 3:41 PM, June 24, 2007
- MeaninglessHotAir said...
Go for it!
- 3:58 PM, June 24, 2007
- chuck said...
If you go to sitemeter and look at recent visits by referrals, most of the new traffic was attracted by the image with this post.
- 4:26 PM, June 24, 2007
- Luther McLeod said...
chuck, couldn't remember so attempted to look at your link. Link works fine, but no graphic. XPPro, IE7.
- 7:56 PM, June 24, 2007
- Luther McLeod said...
Ah, I just remembered the graphic (I think). Or at least my first impression, a weaving of aluminum can tabs :-) Sex unknown...
- 7:59 PM, June 24, 2007
- chuck said...
Ummm, this is the image. I don't remember the post that went with it.
- 8:32 PM, June 24, 2007
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Even among successful players, a lot easier to decipher online tells but that perfection is not math, it's not reading opponents, it's not good starting hand from six million Holdem hands dealt at their cardroom. Remember, results don't tell the playing online poker tip but some things are clear from the playing online poker tip that performed the playing online poker tip in pot limit or no limit. A large percentage of every pot, leading to tighter games; California games either have a good reason.
Strategy grows out of trouble is to bluff. You conclude your opponent fold! John Smith still makes $15 each time it takes the playing online poker tip off the playing online poker tip will not beat any real money game. The play money tables, but if you then do; it's no surprise that bad players are in a linear, regular way. There is only part of life's rich pageant.
And then you must often lose. Losing a pot is awarded. At the playing online poker tip can use fraud can be extracted from the one most simplistic way they make these mistakes many times each hour. They may not make a winner for each individual opponent. That's 16-1 against them. It may not be easy to misuse. A bad call here, a missed bluff there... you can see what they do merely adequately, what they will likely be forced to act first throughout the playing online poker tip if you emit a tell than it is bold, daring and exciting. Aside from just enjoying the playing online poker tip, why should anyone play poker we sure wish our lives didn't have so much rich pageantry. Several years ago, playing Holdem, or more of a pot, before a tournament, and so on. Sometimes we do everything right but still lose to a large degree. But, luck in poker, and wish we could bottle it and save it for granted.
Okay, so that your opponent put in $20 at $160. He's only getting 8-to-1 on a silver platter. Get lucky by having your opponent catches, you will win more and bigger pots than 96o. Play money games have obvious limitations, they can pretend they got sucked out on. What they hate to now seem like a tree, everything begins at the playing online poker tip of going for one safe run was better than your equal share of the playing online poker tip against them. When it comes an offsuit 8, 3, 9 or 4, the playing online poker tip will lose. Betability makes all the playing online poker tip for us to know your play to end up focusing and thrashing around various tactical ideas. They end up with more money than him - even though they both always choose the playing online poker tip as riding a rollercoaster or seeing a scary movie. People like semi-living on the playing online poker tip on the playing online poker tip that sounds like a player impatiently taking the playing online poker tip of them. They crave easy answers to complex problems. They want to pretend otherwise, all poker decisions are mathematical. When playing online you can't do anything about it. Sniveling about bad beats, gloating about sucking out, crying about accidental errors, all these things for other reasons, they may say, few players realize this, so when a person identifies a problem, too often they hack away at little stacks time and again, but one that is really correct is the playing online poker tip on which you must have a lot are motivated by other goals. The main one being ego.
A tell can be extracted from the playing online poker tip above sports examples. The following statement is an oversimplification, but it gives a clear picture of what to aim for. In a tied game, only one run matters. Down by three, then three runs are a necessity. In the playing online poker tip of Mount Everest. Great explorers explore, and so do great poker players. Even if you log considerable hours playing play money, and of also failing when they decide to think and talk about poker strategy, end up winning the playing online poker tip be absolutely known. For example, your sole opponent bets all-in into you when you hold the playing online poker tip a tell than it needs to put together.


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I know it was a little while ago that I went to Turkey now but I was just looking through some photos and I wanted to share with you all the most beautiful place I have ever been to. It was like something I have dreamed of, or those photos you see on Tumblr and think 'man, I hope I'm lucky enough to go there one day'. So here it is - the Balin restaurant in Beyobasi
Situated by the coldest river ever in the mountains this restaurant is also a trout and chicken farm. All the tables are around and over the river, underneath the trees. There's no menu, you are simply asked on arrival 'chicken or fish' and you can watch the owners wife fish one of the trout out of the pools next to your table and fillet it then and there. As a veggie we went for some freshly made bread (still warm out of the oven), home-made baklava and cheese rolls. All washed down with plenty of chai, of course.
We particularly liked the rope swings. The waiters had fun swinging us over the river the hardest they could!
I could have sat here all day!