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Former Iowa Christian Alliance Director Joe Earle Joins Romney For President
Boston, MA – Governor Mitt Romney today announced that Joe Earle, immediate past Director of Outreach with the Iowa Christian Alliance, has joined his campaign for President. Earle will provide insight and advice to Governor Romney as he works to build grassroots support across Iowa.
"I am very pleased to welcome Joe Earle to my Iowa campaign team," said Governor Romney. "As my campaign gathers momentum, Joe will help to communicate my optimistic vision for the future to voters who agree that our nation's strength rests on a set of firm, unwavering principles."
With today's announcement, Joe Earle said, "Governor Romney has an impressive record on the issues that matter most to conservative Christian voters. Whether leading the fight for traditional marriage, implementing abstinence education programs or standing strong on Life, Governor Romney has shown the integrity and leadership necessary to move our nation forward."
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To the Times of Ti:
I commend last week's letter praising the anti-bullying program at Crown Point Central School. Unfortunately, the concluding comments about the escalation of political unrest in Crown Point were twisted and way off base.
The act of bullying leading to this escalation was the act committed by those in power against the citizenry. Specifically, the misuse of power by elected officials (Kosmider, Dushane, Patnode) in eliminating the right of Crown Point citizens to vote on an important local issue, and transferring this power to themselves. This was done with a brazen "because we can" attitude.
It is both the right and obligation of citizens to speak with outrage against this atrocity. The real question is how to explain to the children that our local government failed to protect their future right to vote. They had the ability to comply with the heartfelt pleas from the public to hold a referendum, but flagrantly declined to do so. We must show our children that when bullies cannot be reasoned with, they must be held accountable.
We have the opportunity and the power to do this on Election Day. My fellow Crown Point voters, please join me on Nov. 8 in standing up against the bullies who misused the power entrusted to them. We can do this by voting for Harrington, Mazurowski and Peters.
Karen Griffin, Crown Point

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UNITED Conference Sept. 24-27
Northern Michigan University's seventh annual UNITED conference will be held Monday, Sept. 24, to Thursday, Sept. 27. UNITED stands for Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity. This year's featured presenters include a motivational speaker on achieving lifelong goals, the director of a documentary about three soldiers from the Upper Peninsula, an author who gives a performance based on his book about gay black men from the South, a Paralympian skier and mountain climber and an expert on medicinal herbs.
Ramsey Jay Jr. will present "The Dream Project" at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24 in the Great Lakes Rooms in the University Center. His presentation will focus on motivating people to achieve their goals. Jay is an executive at Ares Management, a global investment management firm, and also presented at last year's UNITED conference.
Heather Courtney, a film director, will present her Emmy-nominated documentary, "Where Soldiers Come From" at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in the University Center Great Lakes Rooms. Her film is about the military experience of three men from Upper Peninsula towns, one of whom was an NMU student.
E. Patrick Johnson will perform "Pouring Tea: Gay Black Men of the South Tell Their Tales" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24 in the Black Box Theatre. His performance explores the experiences of homosexual black men living in the southern U.S. Johnson's performance is based on his book of the same name.
Debra Yepa-Pappan, a contemporary Native American/Korean digital artist, will speak at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the Great Lakes Rooms. Coming from a strong Jemez Pueblo background, she incorporates themes of stereotyping, othering, and collectivism into her artwork. She discusses how she implements her Native American and Asian identity into her work to embrace her mixed identity.
Michael Reyes, who has been featured on HBO Latin's Habla Series, on Latin Nation and in the PBS documentary Dream Makers, will speak at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the Great Lakes Rooms. He is an innovative performer and educator who places history, current events and culture into a fusion of entertainment and education.
Medal-winning Paralympian Chris Waddell will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the University Center Great Lakes Rooms. Waddell attempted to become the first unassisted paraplegic to ascend Mt. Kilimanjaro. He also is the most decorated Paralympian male skier, having received 12 medals from four games.
Dr. David Kiefer will present "The Lure and Lore of Chocolate and Other Great Plants," an exploration of how culture impacts the use of herbal medicine, at 7 p.m., Thursday Sept. 27, in Reynolds Recital Hall. The presentation is a part of Marquette General Hospital's Nutrition and Medicine Conference. Kiefer co-authored the National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs.
There are seven tracks in the conference: art, dance/music, diversity, film, food, research/scholarship and service. For the full schedule, visit www.nmu.edu/united.


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Educational finance has become a large topic of discussion in recent years with increasing costs of tuition, especially at the secondary level of higher education. With so much debate and discussion over the topic of loans, grants, and their policies, many people decide to share their stand on this topic over online blogs. By using blogs, these people can share how they feel about the topic and give advice and news on the topic as well. Blogs are great places to relay information to an audience.
After researching for many different blogs that deal with the topic of educational finance, I came across an interesting blog called "Student Lending Analytics". After grabbing such interest in this blog, I contacted the creator of the blog, Tim Ranzetta, to ask him a few questions about his blog. Tim Ranzetta's blog has strong, informative content about all issues that relate to educational finance. "I write about policy, regulation, legislation, and competitive environment for student loans and grants." Tim Ranzetta says. For example, this blog writes on categories like "Direct Lending", "Financial Literacy", "Regulation" and many others. Ranzetta has also written about for-profit schools because he says, "They have become a more significant player in post-secondary education."
Ranzetta found a strong passion for educational finance and came to realize that there was something wrong with this industry. Tim Ranzetta says he felt that there was "a gap in the market for someone to provide independent and timely information on the industry." This gap gave him the extra push and incentive to create his blog to help those in the public receive timely information on educational finance. I feel that creating a blog is a strong way of fixing this gap in the market.
This blog has a simple design. It uses non-flamboyant colors and a simple organized layout. This blog uses simple design not to bore the audience but to keep them engaged on the purpose of the blog: to provide a perspective on what is happening in the educational finance industry. The importance in the blog is the information conveyed, not the design and complex layout. This leads me to believe that using simple layouts is the best way of cosmetically managing a blog.
This Student Lending Analytics blog has a purpose to help keep the public up to date with news and advice on anything related to educational finance. This blog strives to provide a timely, data-driven and analytical perspective on what is happening in this educational finance industry. Tim Ranzetta says that his primary purpose is, "to inform policymakers, financial aid administrators, students, and families on the issues that matter to them as they consider how to pay for college." I feel that Ranzetta's way of relaying important information as quickly as he can, which is within 24 hours, is a fantastic way of managing his blog. It keeps his audience engaged and trustworthy to his blog.
This topic of educational finance has a large audience. Just as this topic has a large audience, so does his blog. This Student Lending Analytics Blog has a broad variety of audiences including students, parents, business executives, investors, lender sales representatives, financial aid administrators, and policymakers at the Department of Education. Because this topic has such large audience, blogging is a great place for relaying information on the topic. Ranzetta updates his blog daily and feels that blogging is the easiest and best way to keep the general public engaged in this topic.
Although Tim Ranzetta manages a blog to help inform people about this topic, he also holds a strong approach on this topic as well. He feels that if a student needs loans, first use federal loans and only use private student loans as a last resort. Ranzetta also expresses the importance that students should not borrow more money than they can reasonably expect to earn in their first your out of college. This is a good argument because it helps to keep students from using more and more loans without thinking about their future in paying them off. Ranzetta also says that students should attend colleges with high graduation rates. "Without that diploma, they will not have the financial wherewithal to pay back their student loans." Ranzetta says. This is an important fact that many students who use loans take for granted. It is most important to attend a school you can afford and graduate from than it is to go to a school that you want to go to for recreational reasons. Ranzetta feels that there are too many "failure factories" where the probability of a student defaulting on their loan is higher than the probability of them graduating.


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AMD has some new goodies in the shop that are simply adorable. The Cupcake Mesh Top & Panties comes in 2 colors and costs 225L. The Sweet Tooth Necklace & Ring is also new in the shop and costs 150L. Helia is a new hairstyle from TRUTH for the Stumblebum Brigade that costs 150L for the standard hairpack. This hair is really cute and comes with a color change headband. The skin I'm wearing is a preview of the Adora release coming next week from DEKADE. The preview skin costs only 48L for the next 48 hours. Don't miss it!
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The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout is Thursday, November 16.
To support those who wish to participate in the Great American Smokeout, Winona Health's Cardiac Rehabilitation department is offering free materials available for pick up in the hospital and clinic lobbies Monday through Friday, November 13 through 17 while supplies last. Winona Health is located at 855 Mankato Avenue.
"If you smoke, use the Great American Smokeout as your day to quit—or to make a plan to quit," said Lynn Sprain, MS, RT, RCEP, with Winona Health's Cardiac Rehabilitation Department. "By quitting, or even decreasing tobacco use, you will be taking a step toward a healthier life and reducing your cancer risk."
According to the American Cancer Society, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the world. Smoking kills people – there's no "safe" way to smoke tobacco.
"No doubt about it—quitting is hard," Sprain said. "But it's worth whatever effort it takes, and you can increase your chances of success with help. Getting help through counseling or medications can greatly improve the odds of quitting."
Winona Health offers free, four-week smoking cessation programs three times each year. The next program begins Thursday, January 4, 2018. Sprain encourages smokers to use the Great American Smokeout to at least set a goal for cutting down on tobacco use, then sign up for the free program to help you quit for good. For more information about Winona Health's free smoking cessation program, call 507.474.3324.
Long-term smokers who are concerned about the damage smoking may have done, should consider Winona Health's CT Lung Cancer Screening. For information about CT Lung Screening, talk with your primary care provider.
Here's a little motivation from Denver Brown, PA-C, in Family Medicine.


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I can happily live without you. One day we'll be friends. One day I'll be in love with someone else.
At the same time, I still love you and think a part of me always will.
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your ex posts pictures of his new girl and it kinda hurts your feelings. So you post a status update saying "Sometimes it's hard not to take *it* personally" but you keep *it* vague. And then he responds, not to your true meaning but to the fact of the statement. And it's ironic.
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The less we say about it the better. Make it up as we go along. Feet on the ground. Head in the sky. It's okay, I know nothing's wrong...
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I am not sure that the waveform can be duplicated on a simulator. I'd be interested to see if this is, in fact, possible. Perhaps our Poynty can give this a go. I am delighted, in any event, to see that it's being denied on the basis of a faulty IRFPG50. It's an intriguing number. I think, in fairness, the person that first found this negative triggering was Aaron Murakami - and that by accident. It's just unfortunate that to see the full effect one actually needs a really broad band DSO. And to hold the pattern one needs something a little more reliable than a 555. In any event, the results are unequivocal. And on this particular setting it shows infinite co-efficient of performance. I think Harvey, for one, denied the general effect on the basis of the temporary nature of the data capture. There was an implicit suggestion that the data - over a short period - was not, necessarily, representative. That 50 second number should put that argument to bed.
I can assure you all that the resonance sustains itself. At slower frequencies we get an identical pattern but with a far longer interval of resonance. Of interest is that this seems to be a rock solid resonating condition. Very intriguing - from so many levels. I'm still of the opinion that the only possible explanation of this - dare I say it - is in that 'thinking' that preceded the experiment. But I'm open to correction. Time alone will tell. And I'm most interested to read of some kind of serious analysis applied. If, as I recommend - one simply allows a material property and a dual charge in the current then all is very easily reconciled. Hopefully that explanation will be considered - eventually.
Meanwhile - just a quick update on the demonstration. We will be sending invitations to all our campuses for a demo to be held on Saturday the 12th of March, 2011 - to view the demonstration and accredit the results. In order to 'fit in' with the onerous demands of those heavy academic timetables, we'll also be offering optional more private viewings during the week from the 11th through to the 14th for those who can't make it on Saturday. But we'll only be sending out the invitations during the course of next week. The Saturday viewing will be the official demo and hopefully, we'll be able to get a reporter there.
This will give me the time to settle the variations that we would also need to show and it should allow more time to collate yet more data. I also have to list those many questions that are still outstanding. The most intriguing is that the phenomenon is definitely dependent on the resonating condition of the circuit. And while the resonance is replicable - it is also both elusive and subtle. There is much to be researched. And it needs to be left in the capable hands of serious researchers. Hopefully the demos will be the required catalyst. Certainly I hope that we can prepare a paper on this prior to that demonstration.
So dear Reader. I trust that we can get this to the desks of our learned and revered that they can determine what gives. When and if I see that this is being constructively managed - then I can bow out. It really only needs the trained academic mind to resolve this. And my own contributions here are really and only in as much as I have - I hope - pointed to those questions especially as it relates to the material property of current itself.
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Taylor Stevens has The Catch coming out on July 15. This is the 4th in her series starring Vanessa Michael Munroe. She is the child of African missionaries who had an abusive and violent childhood and has become an African based informationist/adventurist. Her boss sends her to be part of an security team on a gun-running mission off Somalia. Then the pirates attack. With Munroe on board, the pirates don't know what they have to deal with.
Brad Taylor's Days of Rage is also coming out on the 15th. This is the 6th in the Pike Logan series. This time Logan goes up against an extreme Islamic sect in Nigeria. Russia gives the sect a potential weapon of mass destruction that they believe is too old to do much damage. They are wrong and the sect is ready to use it again the US.
John Verdon has the 4th in the Dave Gurney series coming out on July 1st. Peter Pan Must Die has Gurney coming out of retirement to investigate the murder of a real estate developer with political ambitions. The wife has already been convicted of the shooting but Gurney finds things fishy.
Never Coming Back by Tim Weaver comes out on July 3rd. Emily Kane arrives at her sister's home to discover the meal on the table but no sign of her sister and family. Emily and her former boyfriend, a missing person investigator, try to find out what happened. This title has already been a bestseller in Britain but is Tim Weaver's American debut.
Amanda Kyle Williams gives us Don't Talk to Strangers on July 15th. Atlanta FBI profiler Keye Street, a recovering addict now working freelance, is asked to investigate the murders of several young women in the woods 90 miles from Atlanta.
The Book of Life, the last in the Deborah Harkness trilogy that started with The Discovery of Witches, arrives also on the 15th. Witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to continue hunting for Ashmole 782 - the long missing magical manuscript.
Liane Moriarty has Big Little Lie coming out on July 29. One parent ends up dead after a terrible riot at Pirriwee Public's annual school trivia night. It appears to be murder. It follows the lives of three women who are at a crossroads and gives Moriarty the chance to visit issues of parenting, divorce and shattered families.
Stephanie Evanovich has a followup (or perhaps prequel) to her popular Big Girl Panties coming on July 8th, The Sweet Spot. It focuses on Chase and Amanda who were a big part of the first book and how they met. Pro baseball player Chase Walker falls for Amanda instantly but she isn't interested in trying to compete with his skinny groupies.
Lastly Brad Thor has the 13th in his Scot Horvath series, Act of War, which arrives on July 8th. The death of a CIA agent overseas causes the president to request Scot Horvath's teams involvement. They uncover a dangerous plot and need to prevent the unspeakable attacks.
Enjoy deciding which of these interests you. I'll be back next week with August titles.


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Cal State Fullerton's wrestling team improved its overall record to 10-5-1 with a 35-6 victory over Biola College Wednesday night at Fullerton.
Titan coach Dan Lewis used several freshmen in the contest. Scott Guy pinned Doug Colbert in the 150-pound weight class, while senior Ardeshir Asgari at 167 pounds had the quickest match of the night, winning on a pin in only 57 seconds. The win improved his record to 20-2 this season.
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woohoo a portrait session for my own child... Ok doing a session with a 3 month old is far from easy, its a very awkward age for them, they can't sit up, the can't really hold their head up, most of them hate to be on their bellies; they are too big for newborn poses, and don't sleep as much or curl up as well. All these taken into account, I was determined to get some images of Cullen.
Another photographer told me that this was a great age to do Macro Shots of all those cute baby parts, so I tried it and boy was she right! Thanks Andrea! I enjoyed taking these pictures of Cullen, I even have a large print of the macro shots ordered, and I can't wait to see it hanging in his nursery!
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MileStat is on the search for the hardest workout in Virginia. That of course meant our first stop had to be down in Suffolk at Nansemond River High School, home of Team War.
The past few years have been nothing but amazing for the Warriors of Nansemond River, now coached by Justin Byron. In just the past year Team War (as they are known outside of VA) have tallied up eight state record and numerous national titles including one of the only ever sprint relay sweeps last year.
We headed down to Suffolk and not only learned a lot about hard work and hurdling, we also jumped in the workout to see how truly tough it was. Check out all that material above in our video feature.
This workout comes out, not by chance, right after super sophomore Kori Carter opened her season in the hurdles. She opened it up in a big way too by taking home the Dogwood titles in both the high and intermediate hurdles with sophomore state records. Check out her and formerly Brandee' Johnson's training to attack the hurdles and own all the state records.


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Look how rockin Alex is!
He's mastering his back flip.
This is on the lake our boat is kept on in Florida.
We've had so much fun going out on the boat and to the beach.
This little guy is in the lake we wakeboard in.
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Saturday, January 14, 2017
A New Journey for 2017
I am not a New Years Resolution kind of person.
I know...probably a good thing since it's halfway thru January, right?
To me, there isn't much more to that whole scenario than flipping a calendar page. If you can resolve to begin :insert choice here: as the new year starts, you can resolve to begin it anytime. The calendar doesn't make it or break it.
That said, over the past many months I have been looking ahead to some things around here. I have dreams I'd like to pursue. Truly my entire adult life has been mom and wife. That is a huge calling and I wouldn't trade it for a thing. Still, the Proverbs 31 wife had other things in her life as well. Not things that were oppositional to her first calling of wife and motherhood, but things that connected her to her community, and in many ways, more deeply with her family.
She had vision and when pursued, that vision worked with her Godly calling and not against it.
God doesn't expect a woman to sit idly by as a wife and mother alone. No, I haven't changed my long-held beliefs that a career is now somehow right for wives/mothers. I fully believe a mother belongs at home tending to the needs of her household and her family. Everything else takes a spot much farther down the list of priorities.
Our family dynamics have changed some as the children have grown older. I still have 4 at home full-time schooling. One will be finishing her school adventures back north with her sister, no doubt planning to pick up with the veterinary skills her sister has. This past year I have dug deeper into my herbal studies and felt I wanted to do more. I was looking at a few directions when something came to my attention. The minute it was in my head, I knew what I wanted to pursue.
Doula is a Greek word meaning woman's servant. This may play out in several ways, but one traditional form has always been as a mother's pregnancy and child-birth mentor. A doula is often a trained, experienced professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and practical support, encouragement, information and resources to the pregnant mother, the laboring mother, even the postpartum mother, as well as her family. She is not there to share medical advice, but can direct you to the resources and information you need to be able to make the most informed choices for yourself and your family's needs during pregnancy and in the weeks immediately following birth. Studies have shown that when a doula attends birth, labors are often shorter and have fewer complications or interventions, babies are healthier and they breastfeed more eaily.
I have always had a passion for pregnancy and child-birth. I mean, hello...10 pregnancies here :-) I have had great birth experiences, I have had upsetting birth experiences. I have had natural births, caesarean sections, medicated births. I have nit-picked my doctors to no end, and had many a labor & delivery nurse bite their tongue when dealing with my non-compliant self. I have interviewed OBs and dismissed those I could not find common ground with a birth plan we could both agree on.
I am not certain what services my local area have, but I know we have lower income, often left-behind mothers, even teen mothers, who go thru their pregnancy without any real information because they have no idea what to ask, what they should do or how to go about doing it, what their rights as women even are. Some, a great many I'd venture, have virtually no real support during pregnancy, let alone their labor or even postpartum time. Sure, they may have an aunt or mother who has had a baby or two, but often their experience was the same...no one really explaied to them what to expect and how to deal with everything that comes with pregnancy, delivery, and a new baby in the family.
I believe I can do that.
I believe it needs to be done. The medical community all too often leaves out information and education. Lack of time, a perceived lack of interest perhaps, lacking system protocols...any number of reasons. Do you know why you should boil the water for infant formula? Women are told just buy "nursery water" and use it. The formula powder is what requires the boiling water, not so much to sterilize your bottles but to sterilize your actual formula.
Don't even get me started on the need for breastfeeding support and the need for hospitals to stop overstepping boundaries by offering newborns pacifiers and bottles rather than helping to ensure the mother has every opportunity to breastfeed, with babies rooming-in, nursing support and teaching for the new mom.
And when the new mom goes home with her baby...what then? A postpartum doula is available in those first weeks, or even longer, to offer support and encouragement to the mother, to the family. Simple things like helping with infant care while mom recovers from the birth experience and regains her own strength, sharing in light household tasks to allow mom and family time to create bonds with their new addition, information and resource sharing so they know where to find the services they may need in this season of their lives. Perhaps just sharing a visit and conversation.
You know there's a need. We've all been there at one time or another.
I have already started the process to get my qualifications and certifications in place as a labor and a postpartum doula, as well as lactation consultant and child birth educator. I would love to continue it even farther and get qualified as a midwife assistant as well. Perhaps one day. For now, I will start making a difference in just this one, small way.
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- Linda Marie said...
Ah, perhaps you should meet Mrs Shafer in Lobelville, she is CoraLei's Midwife and she has two girls who accompany here to assist ! I think she would be a great person for you to know. She and Becky and another girl have assisted in delivering Logan and John ! I know Becky is on facebook, I will have to ask Wes what her last name is. I will see what connections I can find for Mrs Shafer. I think it sounds like a good plan !!!
Blessings upon your endeavors this new year !!!
Linda Marie Finn
- January 14, 2017 at 9:12 PM
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Since I don't have a severe visual impairment (I wear eyeglasses) or severe hearing impairment, I didn't experience any extensive difficulties with the sites. However, I was annoyed because so many of the sites use Captcha in their log-in procedures. That's enough to make me avoid them.
I found Flikr, Facebook, delicious, LibraryThing, Libworm, the RSS feed aggregators and the podcast aggregators to be informative projects, and will explore them further and continue to use them.
The project also prompted me to start this blog; I will probably keep it, although I may integrate it with a website so that any content I post will be accessible to people with visual and hearing impairments.
It's disconcerting to learn that while so many of the sites we explored could easily be accessible to people with disabilities, thought wasn't given to making the sites accessible from the start.
While I consider the project to have been worthwhile, I hope that future efforts will include a component explaining the concepts of accessibility for people with disabilities.


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Promise me that you will watch the previous two postings before you watch this one.
Tedious, ungrammatical, unoriginal and tasteless crap from someone old enough to know better.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
The definitive version
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- Cherrypie said...
I prefer the second, but that's probably my age.
You are naturally funnier, wittier and more entertaining than any number of comedy clips or YouTube videos. And if I could find a html tag for sincere, I'd be using it now.
- Sunday, July 08, 2007 7:08:00 pm
- r said...
They said they knew they'd made it when Weird Al covered them.
I had the chance to see them live just before they got big, but none of my friends would go to the concert with me. That was when I decided that I needed new friends.
- Monday, July 09, 2007 5:50:00 am
- Dave said...
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, they stopped writing music after 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T and the MGs.
- Monday, July 09, 2007 6:58:00 am
- Vicus Scurra said...
Go on, Dave, say it again.
- Monday, July 09, 2007 7:01:00 am
- Dave said...
They stopped writing music after 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T and the MGs.
- Monday, July 09, 2007 7:35:00 am
- Mr. X said...
Al definitely did it better.
He usually does, though.
- Monday, July 09, 2007 9:57:00 am
- Frontier Former Editor said...
It was worth it just to see Dick Van Patten (that's a real name, by the way) and kazoos - two American institutions that, sadly enough, have fallen by the wayside.
And I thought music stopped after Booker T and the MG's wrote "Green Onion,' but then I'm a silly bunt . . . .
- Monday, July 09, 2007 12:07:00 pm
- Vicus Scurra said...
FFE, over here, of course, Dick Van Patten is an offensive way to decorate motor vehicles.
- Monday, July 09, 2007 12:24:00 pm
- Dave said...
Wasn't he that cheerful cockney in Mary Poppins?
- Monday, July 09, 2007 4:12:00 pm
- Hoosier said...
The choir director in the first post looked to be getting into that way too much. Somebody get that man a girlfriend.
Never liked Nirvana even if it gets me hisses from my friends..tone deaf trolls that they are. ;)
Have you seen Alanis doing the 'un-plugged version of "My Humps'?
- Monday, July 09, 2007 6:21:00 pm
- broomhilda said...
(just sits here and shakes head)
- Tuesday, July 10, 2007 4:20:00 am
- Vicus Scurra said...
Dave - no that was Hertz Van Rental.
Hoosier. It must be awful to be old.
Broomhilda. We saw you in the video. At least you were fully clothed in this one.
- Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:55:00 am
- homo escapeons said...
I should have seen this coming and I totally deserve it...and of course there it tiz! Weird Al.
Just as I having been repeating on the previous posts.
I agree about Booker T..
dee dee dee dee-dee!
dee dee!
dee dee dee dee dee-deedle-dee dee dee dee dee!
- Thursday, July 12, 2007 2:53:00 am
- JolietJake said...
they did a few good tunes but I've always thought they are overrated.
- Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:42:00 pm


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Denim Review: Frankie B. Maury Skinny Cargo Pants
Since the skinny cargo pant trend is in full swing, I am going to be reviewing a few of them within the coming weeks. I have already reviewed the J Brand Houlihan cargos and this next review is for the Frankie B. Maury skinny cargo pants in Army Worn.
These cargo pants are so comfy!! They are made from really soft cotton, tencel and lycra. They have a really smooth and stretchy feel to them, all while being really easy to move in and perfect for wearing if you want comfort. They have the classic Frankie B. low rise and the colour is a perfect shade of army green. The thing I love most about these cargo pants is the aesthetics of them, the pockets on the knees are really cute and the back pockets have buttons and zippers on them too. These pants don't have any ankle zips but not all cargo pants need them, there is so much detail on these cargos that ankle zips are not needed.
They run pretty true to size for Frankie B. as I stayed with my normal size. I really love these cargo pants so much, they do stretch out quite a bit though so I may have wished I had sized down one size. I have worn them twice already and they have got a bit loose in the legs area. These are definitely in my top 3 skinny cargos right now! I would definitely recommend them if you are looking to jump on the skinny cargo pants bandwagon and you are wanting a pair with a lot of details on them, these pants have a lot of stitching detail on the legs as well as all of the pockets and zips. They are definitely a cute pair! You can see all of the photos in the gallery below. Buy these pants at Frankie B. for $174.
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12 responses to "Denim Review: Frankie B. Maury Skinny Cargo Pants"
They're so cute! I wanna buy some. One question: how low are they? The Frankie B's I currently have are about 6.5 inches in the front and 10.5 in back.
looks so cool on you
Phew that's a relief! I keep reading that Frankie B. is making their rises higher (no no NO). I really like their new styles but probably wouldn't buy them if they have a higher rise. The only reason I buy Frankie B. in the first place is the super duper crazy low rise ;-). Good to know they haven't made these high rise because they look so cool!
Hi there these fb look awesome on you… I'm wondering if u could help me out. I have never tried on a pair so not sure what size to order. I'm 5'6″ and 135-140lbs and I'm a 26 in true religion super t's…..any suggestions? Thanks, becky
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Yes, I know I am late jumping onto the skinny cargo bandwagon, ha ha. Just wondering if these are a bit cropped like the Houlihan's. I am only 5'3″ so the Houlihan's are perfect length for me as pants. I try to avoid hemming if possible. I read online these fit small, maybe because of the lighter color I found them in?
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The Social Center has had a busy fall! Our Ultimate Frisbee Tournament was a success and we plan to make it an annual event. Everyone loved the NYC trip to see the Jersey Boys on Broadway. The teens had a frightfully fun trip to the Great Escape's Fright Fest and a Murder Mystery Halloween party. Our teen enrollment is up to 110 and we see a great group of kids regularly during teen rec hours.
We welcome Shari Morris to our Teen Rec Staff team, joining Josh Hameed, Marsha Fenimore, Susan Hughes, Audrey Shovan, Ken Fenimore and Arin Burdo. We are excited to offer a safe and structured, but positive and fun environment for our teen members and their guests. Teens can join our Facebook group - Social Center Teens - to find out more about upcoming activities.
Coming up at the Center:
• Generation Youth Ministries open to all teens, Mondays 3-4:30
• Zumba on Mondays and Thursdays, 5:30-6:30, for $8 per session.
• Teen Zumba free for members on Mondays and Thursdays, 5-5:30; non-members pay $3 per session.
• Christmas Craft Fair - Dec. 3, 4-9 p.m., and Dec. 4, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., for the Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce's 3rd Annual Holiday Shopping Night
• Pleasant Valley Chorale Concerts - Dec. 10 at 7:30 at the Essex Community Church in Essex and Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at the United Church of Christ in Elizabethtown.
• Annual Arthur G Hooper Holiday Decorating Contest-judging will take place Wednesday, Dec. 22, from 6-10 p.m. Please call to be included.
• 42nd Street - The 2011 Social Center Musical Auditions will be held on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, 6:30-8:30p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, noon-3 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 from 1-4 p.m.
• Paper Crafting Classes - keep an eye on our website for scrapbooking and card-making classes for adults and teens this winter.
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Baybeats 2011 (Day 2) @ Singapore – 20/8/2011
Using Baybeats as a motivation/excuse to balik kampung Bedok last weekend, I left KL and held my breath, hoping that that I'd make it out to the other side of Kompleks Sultan Iskandar. Fortunately, no immigration troubles this time and as a result here's some recordings I took wandering around the Esplanade on the second night of the Baybeats festival. And, probably the best part about it all, Baybeats was free.
Moscow Olympics
4 min 15 sec / 5.85 MB / 192kbps MP3
Band from the Philippines. Like indie-rock or shoegaze or something that I don't really know anything about. I just know they had reverbs and delays and their beats weren't slow but weren't fast, just somewhere in the middle. I arrived during their set so only recorded one of their songs.
30 min 10 sec / 41.4 MB / 192kbps MP3
Band from Malaysia. For some reason I thought this band was more slow post-rock sounding but I think I got them confused with another band. Or maybe they played a different set of songs. This set still has a few of those parts here and there but mostly its in that poppy indie-rock kind of area with keyboards and trumpets and stuff. I managed to record their full set.
12 min 40 sec / 17.4 MB / 192kbps MP3
Band from Japan. I missed the start of their set because I was walking over from the stage Furniture had just played at. Their instrumental introduction thing sounded kind of nice and interesting. When I started recording and they started to get into their set I think it started to sound a bit different. Apparently, they're also "indie-rock" whatever it is. I recorded three songs before heading over to check out Tenderfist on the Chillout 'stage'.
5 min 49 sec / 7.99 MB / 192kbps MP3
Band from Malaysia. I'm not really sure what I think about Tenderfist. I don't think I dislike them, but I don't think I like them. I love love love their collaboration with Arabyrd and their collaboration with Flica, a lot. But I just can't enjoy their own stuff so much. I decided to give them another chance and check them out. I stood around for a song and a bit before heading over to a different stage to wait for Pet Conspiracy.
Pet Conspiracy
39 min 50 sec / 54.7 MB / 192kbps MP3
Band from China. The internet says words like electro and disco and house and punk a lot. They seem to be good enough words. I think the idea behind Pet Conspiracy is not to sit at the back really tired and holding a recording device but be at the front dancing and being silly. I'll just have to dance and go silly in my bedroom instead. I recorded the whole set including the part in between when everyone was yelling for one more song.
It would seem I didn't record any Singaporean bands.


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Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Also Known As: Stevens-Johnson syndrome, SJS, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, TEN
Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are two forms of a life-threatening skin condition, in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis. The syndrome is thought to be a hypersensitivity complex that affects the skin and the mucous membranes. Although the majority of cases are idiopathic (without a known cause), the main class of known causes is medication, followed by infections and, rarely, cancers.
The medical literature agrees that Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) can be considered a milder form of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN).[1] These conditions were first recognised in 1922.[2]
Both diseases can be mistaken for erythema multiforme.[citation needed] Erythema multiforme is sometimes caused by a reaction to a medication, but is more often a type III hypersensitivity reaction to an infection (caused most often by Herpes simplex) and is relatively benign.[citation needed] Although both SJS and TEN can also be caused by infections, they are most often adverse effects of medications.[citation needed] Their consequences are potentially more dangerous than those of erythema multiforme.[citation needed]
Signs and symptoms
Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) usually begins with fever, sore throat, and fatigue, which is misdiagnosed and usually treated with antibiotics. Ulcers and other lesions begin to appear in the mucous membranes, almost always in the mouth and lips but also in the genital and anal regions. Those in the mouth are usually extremely painful and reduce the patient's ability to eat or drink. Conjunctivitis of the eyes occurs in about 30% of children who develop SJS. A rash of round lesions about an inch across arises on the face, trunk, arms and legs, and soles of the feet, but usually not the scalp.[3]
Although Stevens–Johnson Syndrome can be caused by viral infections, malignancies, or severe allergic reactions to medication, the leading cause appears to be the use of antibiotics and sulfa drugs.[citation needed]
SJS can be caused by adverse effects of drugs allopurinol, valproate, levofloxacin, diclofenac, etravirine, isotretinoin, fluconazole,[4] valdecoxib, sitagliptin, oseltamivir, penicillins, barbiturates, sulfonamides, phenytoin, azithromycin, oxcarbazepine, zonisamide, modafinil,[5] lamotrigine, nevirapine, pyrimethamine, ibuprofen,[6] ethosuximide, carbamazepine, and nystatin.[7][8]
Medications that have traditionally been known to lead to SJS, erythema multiforme and toxic epidermal necrolysis include sulfonamides (antibiotics), penicillins (antibiotics), cefixime (antibiotic), barbituates (sedatives), lamotrigine, and phenytoin (e.g., Dilantin) (anticonvulsants). Combining lamotrigine with sodium valproate increases the risk of SJS.[citation needed]
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are a rare cause of SJS in adults; the risk is higher for older patients, women and those initiating treatment.[2] Typically, the symptoms of drug-induced SJS arise within a week of starting the medication. People with systemic lupus erythematosus or HIV infections are more susceptible to drug-induced SJS.[3]


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Author: Cassandra Clare
Series: The Mortal Instruments
Length: 424 pages
Publisher: McElderry Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster)
On-Sale Date: April 5th 2011
Format: Hardcover
There will be SPOILERS for readers who have not read City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass.
Read at your own risk!
Read at your own risk!
With Valentine dead and the war over, things are going well in the Shadowhunter world. Luke has won Jocelyn. Clary and Jace have each other. Alec is committed to Magnus. Simon has two girlfriends …
But now, the peace is over. Shadowhunters are turning up dead. Who is killing them? And for what purpose?
Relationships will fall.
Deals will be made and broken.
You will never see what's coming.
But now, the peace is over. Shadowhunters are turning up dead. Who is killing them? And for what purpose?
Relationships will fall.
Deals will be made and broken.
You will never see what's coming.
I was content with how City of Glass concluded and was afraid that City of Fallen Angels would ruin my blissful state, but I have to take my hat off to Cassandra Clare.
I was an idiot for not looking forward to City of Fallen Angels.
I found it amazing. Cassandra Clare explored different parts of her world, and the focus wasn't solely on Shadowhunters, but on Downworlders and the like as well.
Reading City of Fallen Angels was like visiting your best friend. It was comfortable. This was a world that you missed when you weren't reading it.
Cassandra Clare has yet to disappoint. City of Fallen Angels never kept you waiting for action or entertainment. The story captured you right from the start.
There was amusement, even in the darkest of times.
This installment of The Mortal Instruments series was told through a number of characters, some of which we had not heard from before. I really enjoyed hearing from the new points of view. It would never be a letdown to know what was inside another character's head. I was able to hear the voices of characters who used to be secondary, and now my opinions have changed.
I loved Alec. He wasn't a major part of the plot and he definitely was seen more in the first three books, but that didn't matter. He played a key role in the number of scenes he was in. Alec grew up during the first half of the series, and he was one of the characters that changed the most. I believe he was under appreciated. I never paid Alec Lightwood much attention, but that all changed in City of Fallen Angels. Alec was worth paying attention to. I found Alec to be a very valuable character. I wanted more of him (and I hope to get more of him in the future).
I appreciated Alec's amusing sarcasm. It was definitely needed to lighten the mood.
I at least need to mention the High Warlock of Brooklyn, Magnus Bane. Now that Magnus had cemented his importance in the Shadowhunter's lives, by his choice of boyfriend, he was even better than before. Alec and Magnus had already benefited from each other's influence and you were given the opportunity to see what had changed. I look forward to Alec and Magnus' relationship being further explored.
A good portion of the book was written in Simon's point of view, just as expected, and I really appreciated it. In the first half of the series Simon was on the sidelines, and even when he was in the thick of it he wasn't in the foreground (in my mind at least). You couldn't truly understand his character until this book. In City of Fallen Angels you received an indepth look at all that was Simon Lewis. I admit that I had pushed Simon aside when I read the other books, because I was completely focused on Clary and Jace. In the past, I thought Simon just caused problems, but this time I found myself wanting to solve all his problems.
I respected Simon so much more. I'm happy Simon was thrown at me.
It was very interesting to be with Simon as he faced the idea of immortality for the first time.
Cassandra Clare gave us a glimpse of the past with The Infernal Devices references. Readers were shown more background information on the characters and that only added to the story.
This was one twisted tale.
I assumed that some readers would not be completely pleased with this ending. I, however, did not fit into that category. I loved the unexpectedness of the ending. The stage was prepared for Lost Souls.
By book four, in a series you are emotionally invested, and Cassandra Clare created characters that many people, including myself, really grew to care about. We scream when something horrific happens. We laugh at the jokes made. We cry when a character dies.
City of Fallen Angels was the exact opposite of what I expected and I was so glad.
I feel as if I can't say enough about City of Fallen Angels, but I'll let you read the book to find out for yourselves.
Premise: 5/5
Plot: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
Disclosure: I received a finished copy from the publisher. This did not influence my review in any way.
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Cops - Police – Artists
A few days ago I found myself stuck in a 45 minute traffic jam on the Queen's Way. Only to see that an OPP (police car) had pulled over a car in the center island (left lane). I was around 8:30 am on a Thursday morning.
I could not believe that a police officer could be so fucking stupid. 1000 + plus people must have been late for work. This is not the first time I have seen such stupid acts by the police. Sadly this kind of occurrence has happened more times than I would like to share.
I have a drug dealer who lives on my street. He has lost his nose and his ears from doing too much drugs. I was told that some drugs he is addicted to are extended by rat poison / d-wormer and a small percentage of individuals have an allergic reaction. This explains why my drug addict / drug dealer neighbor has no noise and ears. This drug dealer is breaking into countless cars and doing endless illegal acts to support his addiction. I have called the police a few times relating issues connected to this individual. The police confess the holes in the system. This drug dealer has hundreds of small crimes. Nothing changes. And the cycle continues and repeats itself.
I am an artist. I am a painter. I have lived and worked in Ottawa for 11 years. I have had the police stop and ask me questions over 90 times. In the last three months the police have stopped me 11 times. I have been asked for my driver's license, date of birth, home address. I am asked such questions as: What are you doing? Why are you doing that here? Why are you not doing that at your home in your basement?
Is it not perfectly clear that I am an artist. My cloths are covered in paint. I have tons of art materials. Brushes, Canvases. Really is it not abundantly obvious what I am doing? I am not selling anything. I refuse donations. I am there to paint. To embrace the location and the beauty of the elements
Why am I being stopped and questioned by the police so much? I believe we as a community do not encourage and support creative people enough. Imagine if we had artists dancing, singing, performing, sharing, giving, communicating their gifts and talents. I think Our City, Our Home, Our Community would be so much more beautiful.
Just think about how amazing it would be to walk around the city... stop and listen to live music. Look at artists working creating art. Tourists and residents would be more likely to to enjoy Ottawa. It is my view that City Hall nickles and dimes us too much. Too many rules. Too many permits. It is too complicated. Things need re-structuring.
I can not count how many art galleries have closed in the past 5 – 7 years, but it is over 20 art galleries. Why are things structured the way they are? Who cares if the guy singing on the street corner has a permit or not? When I go to the Chip Wagon... do I really think that the owner is paying taxes on half of the money he pockets?
I would love to see too many artists on the streets... that is a problem I welcome.
Live Love Arts
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
End of vacation
Well, I have only two more days of vacation left. We spent a few days in Galena, Il, and had a great time. We rented an 8 bedroom house and my brothers, sisters, and all our kids stayed there. This is the second year at Galena. We had a huge barbeque and celebrated 4 birthdays. Everyone stayed up late and played cards and scrabble. Had a great time. Looking forward to next year. I got a little stitching done, I am working on a xmas gift for my daughter. Thats all for now.
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"The Horse Angel," Locus Recommended Reading
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Oh, if I'd seen "moi, last on the list," i wouldn't have had to scroll down the entire, endless (;D) list in the dark, blustery pre-dawn to find your name. The wind is blowing so hard and constantly, it sounds like the mistral outside. I hear that noise can drive one mad. I believe it--- and it's only been a half an hour since I made its acquaintance.ReplyDelete
Congrats on making the list!
It's a snow day here, though I can't see why--after all, it's always snowing... Hope my mother and eldest are well supplied on their mountaintops... I found the slide show of Chapel Hill snow ball fights rather entertaining. Hope the big windy bluster lets up for you.ReplyDelete
Thanks. I'm not very good at knowing what it means to be on various lists but am always glad to be included.
Alas, I must once again remind large numbers of Chinese salesmen and other worldwide peddlers that if they fall into the Gulf of Spam, they will be eaten by roaming Balrogs. The rest of you, lovers of grace, poetry, and horses (nod to Yeats--you do not have to be fond of horses), feel free to leave fascinating missives and curious arguments.


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Simon you are so comprehensive! I never really hought I'd ever see a picture of a toilet keyring! :P
Agree $25 for 2 scallops and a mussel is not good value, maybe all the seafood was pureed in the soup? Looks more like a bisque to me but that brulee is impressive! Crepes should have been flamed before being served but oh those tiles outside the loos, gorgeous!
Glad to see you took a photo of their cool bathrooms; did you bring a disco ball in, as that's the only thing missing! LOL
Simon, that creme brulee looks divine. It's an interesting dish they've used to plate it up with, it almost looks like a slightly curved plate.
The bill wasn't too bad for four people considering the dining experience and quality of food served (other than the honey and lavender parfait, but then again anything would pale in comparison to that creme brulee!).
- Cass
OMG Simon you've made my mouth water with those delicious photos! Love the look for the honey & lavender parfait. Must say I've never tried lavender salt before!!
xxMs D
What a great food spread you all had there. So delicious! Mmm creme brulee!
hi lorraine, hehe but when it's so cute and interesting you gotta take a photo of it though :-)
hi yaya, it would be a shame if the seafood is pureed in the soup though. but it was very tasty. oh yeah, those tiles are so sexy!
hi joey, hehe. i reckon they might put a disco ball in there now. had some cool music playing as well. probably the nicest toilets i've come across in a long time.
hi cass, tabou does the shallow dish as well for the creme brulee. it works well so it's not too thick and has more crackling topping per area.
hi ms darlinghurst, the lavender salt was quite interesting. there's so many salt's out there to try.
hi john, i've yet to try and make my own creme brulee but hopefully one day i'll build up the courage to try it.


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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
A bit about me, BF entertainment vs actual investigation, and my future involvement
Been a while, and figured I would post about something.. now, while I have the time to write it. Next year is going to start out slow, but end up being one of the busiest, craziest, and intense.. of my life, I'm imagining. I probably won't have time to blog much, and have other things on my mind. I'm going to retire next year, and move out of here. Not just NY State, but the country. My wife and daughter will go first, so she can start her 4th grade school year (which starts in June) in the Philippines.. which is her and my wife's native born land. Our move will be a big one, and done in several stages. I'll be around.. for up to a year longer here, as I have to go through 50 plus years of belongings in the house I grew up in, and settle my mother.. either where she is now (in a nursing home), or with my brother.. if she recovers from her advancing dementia. I also need to get the house ready to sell, have a massive household sale on items not claimed or wanted by the family.. and probably get a dumpster and favorite charity destination, for the rest of the stuff. We plan on shipping our things we can take, by flat rate large boxes, with a Pinoy overseas shipper we know. I'm betting, we will need at least 50 of those boxes. I also need to settle all my financial affairs, so I am set up to manage them overseas, and not have to travel back 9000 miles, unless it's a real emergency. I really won't be able to afford much travel for the first 4-5 years.. until my 2nd pension kicks in at age 60. I need to work 300 hours next year, for that to happen. That.. is much more difficult in these times, than one might imagine. I'm taking a reduced pension, and getting out of a trade that I absolutely now hate. I don't hate the work.. just the people, and what it's become. A trade of quantity, not quality. I can't compete, and I know it now.. for sure, after this past summer on a "hard money" job. Gone are the days, when other tradesman took care of someone recovering from surgery and hurting. Everyone is scared for their own jobs, and in too much of a hurry to help anyone else. It's every man for themselves. It used to be an actual union.. but now, it is only called one by name. Not much about.. what once made it great, is left at all. I'm tired of the competition. Competition for Everything.. competition at work, shopping, driving, games, holidays, hobbies, and Yes... even in the inconclusive word of BF and cryptids. I need a change, and the Pinoy culture will hopefully be.. the right recipe for me. I'm pretty sure.. it is already the right one, for my wife and daughter. Choices are.. grow old here with a tight meager income, due to a previous divorce and the reduced pension, and have to take another peanut job to make ends meet.. if I want to do anything, besides sit and look out the window. Gripe about the changes in our declining culture, and not like Anything I see and read... or else Do something about it.. and move away, escape, and change it all. Move to a culture of respect and family, and a traditional religious Christmas... where things are slowed down, to almost aggravating levels . A culture where there is no political correctness, free handouts, affirmative action, or racism. Where I can at least.. afford to have a decent retirement life, and give my daughter a better education, make my wife happier in a culture she likes better and feels comfortable, and grow old where the elderly are greatly respected and cared for. The choice, did not take a lot of thought or brains, to make. No place is perfect, and there will be set backs and things I won't like.. but I think.. far less, than what is bugging me here in America these days, and I see happening around me.. here, in NY. I won't understand the things in that culture so well, that do bug me.. and that is actually a good thing. On to BF. The pros of greater "public awareness" of the topic: More witnesses come forward, and report what they've seen and heard. They see it on reality TV, and it encourages them to file a documented report.. which gives those interested.. more data to ponder. Witness accounts, are really the Only thing I care about watching, on TV BF. This has brought forward many witnesses, including one I've worked with in NY. At first, I wanted to believe him. After spending 3 nights investigating and recording on his property, and getting to know him well... I lean toward.. him maybe just wanting to be part of this whole new kind of BF excitement and fantasy. Much of what he told me, was very believable.. but then he went and changed a few key parts of his story, while puffing continuously on medicinal doobies. I think he might have witnessed something.. but it became greatly exaggerated by his condition. He told me he never watched any TV BF.. but later on, his late night campfire babbles.. told me different. No grudges on my part.. except, I won't be wasting anymore field time there. If I ever want a great hippy type guy, just to hang with and talk BF.. well, I know where to go. That's Not what I'm involved in this for. I really think.. that this type of witness.. happens more often, than the ones where a follow up investigator, can collect factual data. I have other local areas to investigate, where I witnessed strange activity. Now That guy (me), I can still believe. The cons, are far more numerous: A new breed of interested TV fan, that mixes in on the forums, facebook, and into mainstream bigfootery. Not necessarily always a con.. but when added up, the negatives are overwhelming.. from what I've read the past 4 years or so. This also gives those already established groups, more interested newbies for fanfare support. It creates the more established popular BF personalities, the opportunities to capitalize. Not all do, but many have, and are trying. How is this done ? TV reality shows, radio shows, conferences, forums, blogs.. and any other way they can get their message across to the masses. Why ? They do it for money, attention, "likes" on facebook, self promotion, and some.. just to get their point of opinion across, with no other motives. Some still, do it just because they like the topics so much.. but they are a minority. Sadly, it's All just opinion.. including my own, and everything you read in my blog, that is BF related. Yes, it did happen, and I did experience it.. as it also happened to many others. But conclusions, are just guesses, theories, and speculation. TV BF, has also released a new breed of entertainer and wannabee, that will stop at nothing to get attention, and get their mug and story on TV, or at least a blogtalk show. I've noticed a surge of it, after the first season of "Finding Bigfoot" aired. Many of these folks.. were not even heard of, prior to 2010. Fortunately, this is all limited to the TV and computer world of bigfootery (humans, without Any actual BF), and can be turned off. What really has upset me the most, is how it has effected my (our) investigations in the field. Primarily , on public lands. Everyone that watches Animal Planet, now knows what we do in the field, and why.. that only 4 years ago, did not know, nor did most even care.. aside from a few brief curiousity conversations with passing campers / hikers / rangers. The technique of calling out, and then listening, in hopes of that "unknown" response, or amplified call blasting into the late night darkness, to try and get a distant "unknown's" attention or response.. has become a thing of the past. Unless, you like to get human responses from Animal Planet watchers, that want to join in and play games with you. If That's your thing.. well, you're in luck.. thanks to reality BF TV. I see it only getting worse, with even more of these entertainment shows, on the horizon. Anywhere you car camp, and are within earshot or vocal range of another campsite.. this seems to happen. Twice, in our last two times out.. as a group. It happened.. in several of the wildest, most remote, primitive camping locations left in NY. I even have recorded evidence, of a young man mentioning "Bobo" to his girlfriend, before knocking and hollering back, from their distant campsite. There were only a couple campsites occupied, and well spread out...but that doesn't matter, as the rest of the nights recording efforts, are now contaminated with distant human vocals. In the not too distant past, a recorded gorilla or orangutan call blast at high volume.. would send other campers or partiers packing, or at least..cause them to go quiet. Now, they know exactly what and why we are doing.. thanks again.. to TV series BF, and this greater "public awareness" of the topic. Solutions ? Either don't call out and remain quiet, or risk being responded to. This limits the potential, IMO.. for getting the attention of what might be out there within earshot. You can find public lands, where there are no other campsites, but your own. They can be found, but are often limited to 4WD, narrow, no way out path cuts to an overgrown location. Buggy swampy spots, that few would want to camp. You can get onto private land, or put on a backpack, and get much deeper into remote public lands. Unfortunately, my days of that.. are about over. Private land opportunities, are not exactly knocking our doors down. For me.. too many abdominal surgeries, scar tissue, and too much equipment to carry through rough terrain. That's where these things are, and your best chances for interaction. 10 years ago, I would still be game. Meanwhile, the groups /promoters of the culprit TV shows.. must be making a good living , and a killing in promotions / sales.. off the TV show... while the actual mystery, Still remains a mystery. Do you ever think, that they might Want it that way ? Unfound BF... is now a retail item, and Very much for sale. If ever found and documented.. science and maybe the Gov men in black.. take over, and the $$ honey stops, for the commercial Moneymakers and various other leaches, self promoters, tag alongs, con men, entertainers, attention seekers, hoaxers, and exploiters... they go home and can no longer exploit BF, and charge for camping trips, like they did in the past. People will probably be seeking the Real answers, and looking elsewhere, to what science tells them is fact.. and not to the circus promoters. For now, the circus is all that's in town. What does this mean for my future in this topic of interest ? To be honest, I've gradually become less and less interested, and am at the point now, where I'm downright disgusted and cynical over the topic. Sometimes, I want to lash out at those I think are exploiting it.. but then, they have that right to do as they please.. just like me. We are all involved in such things, for various different reasons. What I might think is wrong, others are fine with. I still have my personal field experiences on my mind, with lots of unanswered questions. But you know what ? .. they are most likely going to remain unanswered, and my field experiences.. just another unsolved mystery. I've come to that realization, and have somewhat accepted that reality. Yes, I can move on.. and changing locations to another culture and country, will help me with that, a great deal. I'll have plenty to stimulate me and think about, other than this crap. Which brings up, my future in this interest of cryptids and field investigations. Next year, I'm going to be out in the field.. every chance I get. It will be my last year doing it here, and I will certainly make the time, to do it as often as possible.. despite having other priorities and goals, I need to accomplish in 2014. I will need extended breaks in the forest, and it's serenity.. to unwind and flush out my head with future frustrations, that I anticipate. I plan on doing it solo, and also with a group. No different than I do now, really. I'm going to enjoy it, and not make it a chore or a competition. I don't expect to record or witness anything, I haven't already. What I Do expect.. is to relax, enjoy, and have some fun. Do I plan on pursuing the same interest in the Philippines ? Eventually.. yes. I don't expect to be out on tropical forest trips / excursions.. my first year there, and may not even be at all, until we are completely settled. I have no idea when that will be. We'll be renting first, closer to the city.. and eventually, and hopefully.. be able to build a place out in the province, on our empty property. Any forest excursion there, takes planning, and some help. You just don't pack up and jump into your car, and drive into forest, like you would here. You need a guide, porters, permits, permissions, and the right gear. Conditions will be harsher, then what I'm used to here. I found that out on a few birding excursions into the mountains, there. I was banged up, drenched with sweat, and exhausted.. but satisfied by what I saw and experienced. I was also, ten or 15 years younger. If you've watched shows about excursions in Indonesia and Vietnam .. it will be similar, minus the snakes. Plenty and creepies, dangers, and intense humidity and downpours. No big cats, wild canines, or other large predators to worry about, though. It's the small things in the jungle, that might get you. That's where a guide with native know how, becomes so valuable. That might all come in time, if my life and health will allow. I have a list of places, already lined up. What kind of things will I investigate ? Cultural cryptids, along with known flora and fauna. Endemic birds, mammals, and herps are high on my list. My wife had seen a large hairy creature, as a girl. I believe her. Many are very afraid of a winged creature that wants to enter their homes at night. I don't know what to make of the Aswang legend.. but I know the Pinoys take it very seriously. It is blamed for many misfortunes at night in Pinoy culture, including stillborns and other unexplained deaths. Is it just a large fruit bat (flying fox)? Many think so, but I doubt that, now ..after discussing the subject with those willing. Often, I have to cover a night excursion into the forest, with a known subject (like owls, or nightjars) . Why ? It is hard to find a native guide to take you looking for a cultural cryptid. They really want no part of that, and fear can override the guide fee. The Only one that was willing to take me into the forest at night, on Palawan.. was a German.. that owned (through his wife) the eco lodge and grounds I stayed at. Even an American expat I've been in contact with, that was a skeptic of such cryptids.. is now a believer in the Aswang. He doesn't know or has heard much.. about large BF like hairies, such as the Agta or Kapre. I guess, I'll be finding out for myself... as usual. I'm expecting the results to probably be.. more questions then answers. Not any different, than my investigations results here.. but within a more livable, easy going culture and people. Until next time ...
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Good morning, today starts a new challenge at Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch!
I printed Bugaboo's Scene it - Snowmen Fun twice so I could pop up their hats, otherwise I kept it pretty simple...my favourite type of card!
Drop on by Catch the Bug Stella Says Sketch and give the sketch a try. You can enter our Catch the Bug Colour Challenge here as well as everything in Bugaboo's store is 50% off!
I'm entering this into:
My Time to Craft: Let is snow
Simply Papercraft: anything goes
Winter Wonderland: add some sparkle and bling
Crafty Ribbons: Frosty Christmas
Stamps: Bugaboo Scene it - Snowmen Fun, Amy R Stamps sentiment
Paper: midnight muse, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: prisma/copic markers, ribbon, snowflake border punch, modern label punch, frost morning embossing folder, stickles, rhinestones


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Spooky Cheese Crackers
Children and adults alike will flip for these homemade cheese crackers. With just 6 ingredients, they are a snap to make, yet a great alternative to packaged crackers.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup finely grated cheddar cheese
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 3-4 tablespoons ice water
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine the flour, cheese, salt, pepper and paprika. Pulse a few times to combine. Add the cold butter pieces and pulse a few more times until the butter is pea-sized. Add the ice water one tablespoon at a time and pulse to combine. The dough should start to come together. After adding 3 tablespoons of water, check the dough. If you can pinch it together between your fingers and it holds its shape, it's ready. If not, add up to one more tablespoon of ice water and pulse again to combine. Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap, shape it into a 10" disk, wrap it in the plastic, and refrigerate for 20-40 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Unwrap the dough and place it on a lightly floured work surface. Roll the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut the dough into the desired shapes and place onto cookie sheets that have been lined with parchment paper or silicone baking sheets. (Gather up the scraps and reroll to make more crackers.) Bake for 12-20 minutes (depending on the size of the crackers), or until the crackers have puffed and are light brown on top. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container overnight.
- Makes 24-48 crackers depending on the size of your cutters.
- Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract and black food coloring.
- Pour hot caramel over popcorn and stir with a wooden spoon.
- Grease hands with butter and form mixture into balls.
- Place formed balls on a non-stick cookie sheet or wax paper to cool.
- Repeat steps 2-7, using orange food coloring instead of black.
- Once cooled, stack popcorn balls in a festive bowl or place in Halloween-themed favor bags and tie closed with a ribbon. Makes 25-30 balls.


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Monday, April 30, 2007
Interesting Article
Here is a lengthy, yet very interesting article on China, I think most will find it worth a look.
Check it out, when you get a chance.
2 comments:
- L'Amerloque said...
Hello LASunsett !
M Guy Sorman is a French intellectual and essayist of high standing who has for many years drawn attention to similarities and differences among cultures, most notably between French and the others. His books usually sell quite well; the one about China (L'année du Coq: Chinois et rebelles) is quite instructive.
M Sorman is not kidding when he says:
//In general, however, and especially outside Beijing, the Party ruthlessly polices non-sanctioned religious movements, haunted by the memory of past Chinese dynasties overthrown by mystical upsurges.//
One has but to look at the events lumped under the name "Taiping Rebellion" to realize that the Chinese authorities simply aren't going to allow religious "freedom".
Contemporary Chinese leaders know that last time the Christian religion was turned loose in China, something on the order of 30 million (!) people died. Our Western media – and still less, government - don't talk about it, preferring to lay the emphasis on "religious freedom" and "human rights".
The events were called the "Taiping Rebellion", they were led by an illuminé named Hong Xiuquan, and they lasted about twenty years.
A good resumé of this can be found at:
Wikipedia is prolix, too:
No Chinese leader in his/her right mind would risk another upheaval like the Taiping Rebellion.
Amerloque extends his thanks to LASunsett for posting the link to M Sorman.
- LASunsett said...
Hi Amerloque,
//Amerloque extends his thanks to LASunsett for posting the link to M Sorman.//
You are most welcome, sir.
I think your assertion is correct, the Chinese are looking at that period in their history and using it as a basis for forming their attitudes and value judgments of today's situation.
On one hand, some religious groups have no one to blame but themselves for this mess today, because they have tried to cloak a political movement with religion. Falun Gong comes to mind. But as for the Chinese distaste for Christianity, I think many Chinese tie it to the European imperialism of that period.
I do think that more traditional religions indigenous to the region, are allowed more leeway, but not if they incorporate a political element to their central doctrines. Confucianism was inherent to the political system until five years ago, whether they liked it or not. Why else would the Chinese tolerate their leader to be leader until death. How long was Mao and Deng incapacitated, yet still allowed to keep the title? (Jiang broke that tradition.)
On the other hand, it is important for the Chinese to understand that not all religious groups within China are political in nature. Many just would like to have the right to assemble peacefully, once a week. They would very much like to be able to sing a few songs, pray a few prayers, shake a few hands, and then go back home to live their lives.


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This Isn't Your Grandfather's Argentina
It's about time.
h/t to AMERICAblog
Argentina has thrown out Holocaust-denying British bishop Richard Williamson, saying he must leave the country in 10 days.And the Vatican had "no comment"? That's disgraceful.
The Interior Ministry said last night Williamson had failed to declare his true job as director of a seminary on immigration forms and because his comments on the Holocaust "profoundly insult Argentine society, the Jewish community and all of humanity by denying an historic truth".
Williamson's views created an uproar last month when Pope Benedict XVI lifted his excommunication ... as part of a process meant to heal a rift with ultra-conservatives.
The flap led the Vatican to demand that the clergyman recant before he could be admitted as a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church. ....
The Vatican had no comment on the Argentine action.
Although Williamson has been in Argentina since 2003, the government's secretary for religious affairs, Guillermo Oliveri, said immigration officials only realised he had made an undeclared change of jobs when the controversy hit the press.
But Mr Oliveri made clear the Holocaust uproar played a key part.
"I absolutely agree with the expulsion of a man residing in our country following his statements (denying) one of the greatest human tragedies," he said.
h/t to AMERICAblog
Etiquetas: antisemitism, Argentina, Pope, Richard Williamson


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Best damn street in Philly. Despite being burdened by the unfortunate presences of a few chain places like Starbucks, Whole Foods, Gap and Johnny Rockets there are awesome and unique joints like Condom Kingdom and Ishkabibbles, though unfortunately Spaceboy just closed. TLA (Theater of the Living Arts) always has good shows. The Pearl art store there roxors too.
South street is a good place to get music, t-shirts, cheesesteaks or drunk.
by someone18 September 10, 2006
A street in philly that is known for its awesome stores and where lots of people go to just hang out and walk around, also the home of the TLA where you can go see some awesome bands. kids from south jersey love to take the train to south street <3
by iamslowlyfading February 10, 2005
A place in San Francisco where tranny hookers are readily available for rent. When used in the term South Street Boi, usually meaning easy "boi" ready for man on "boi" sex.
The gay business men went to South Street to get some man love.
by Necromantia December 02, 2008


text: Israeli President Moshe Katsav has found himself accused of rape and sexual assault by numerous women. Israeli authorities are deciding whether to indict him on the charges. By late September, no fewer than eight women had accused him of sexual assault including one who said he coerced her into having sex with him. Investigators have collected enough evidence against Katsav to hand over to the Jerusalem District Attorney's Office, which will recommend whether to press charges against the president or close the case. Katsav has said that if he is indicted, he would resign. But despite the mounting evidence against her husband, Katsav's wife, Gila, is standing by her man, saying she would never leave him and telling an Israeli news website that "if a girl feels she's in trouble, she can come and speak with him."


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Gran Turismo 5 confirmed to have no damage to vehicles?: "
Filed under: News, Culture, RumorsWe say confirmed with a question mark because the debate is still up in the air, but apparently there was a little scuffle between a group of message board visitors and a Gran Turismo development staff member regaring the issue of damage to the licensed cars. The staff member worked on Gran Turismo HD and is hard at work on Gran Turismo 5, which is awesome. But here are a few quotes from the guy worth scratching our chins over:
- '...We're not ready to implement damage until they can be shown in a truly authentic way (which is extremely hard work if you think about it).'
- Damage in Gran Turismo would make the franchise unstoppable, don't you think? He responds: 'No I mean, really, really, really hard work... to the extent of creating another game, almost. From our standards, what other games are doing is 'simplified damage'. You know how [anal] we are when making our games... we would want to simulate every single dent differently.'
Not sure why they bleeped out anal -- it's a perfectly appropriate word, because Polyphony Digital really does get down to the most painstaking detail when crafting these games. So what's this sound like to you? The staff member who said this checks out. He's completely legit (but we can't reveal the obvious). We're saying there won't be damage this time. Maybe for GT5 A-Spec or something. I dunno. I won't mind. Besides, you're not supposed to crash in the driving sim games.
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You may not even know about the Municipal Sustainability Initiative . It's a program that was instituted in Alberta in 2007 to provide funding for municipal infrastructure projects, such as transit, roadways, bridges, and storm sewer systems (to name a few). The funding source stems from provincial revenues generated by unsustainable resource extractions such as bitumen mining and natural gas and oil drilling. These projects must comply with and demonstrate at least two pillars of sustainability (economic, social or environmental).
This initiative is effective in sharing revenues with overburdened local governments while initiating sustainable projects at the local level where they have the greatest and most immediate effect. Pretty cool, right?
Not really, if the Danielle Smith becomes our next Premier. The Wild Rose wants to limit this funding to municipalities and remove oversight on what kind of projects the money will be spent on. The latter part seems to be a not unreasonable step to take, except anyone in business knows that standards for project spending exist for a reason. Money handed off without oversight is almost always wasted. However, the WRP is suggesting that the rigor of the program is nothing more than cronyism and that money is handed out based on politics and favouritism.
If that's the case, what does the WRP think the answer is? Doing away with current infrastructure programs and associated "bureaucracy" and have a single, legislated long-term funding formula. Which will somehow magically provide municipalities with even more money than they receive today - and, I assume based on the rest of the party platform, doing so without raising taxes.
So, the plan is:
2. Build a one-size fits all replacement to individualized funding programs
3. ????
4. Profit!
Call me skeptical (seriously, go for it. I revel in the label!), but that just seems like a spending cash disaster waiting to happen to anyone who knows how projects work and scrapping the MSI means getting rid of millions of dollars allocated to sustainable infrastructure development in our municipalities ($846 million dollars for the 2012-13 budget). I'm not seeing the positives lining up.
In the end, development is not a quick-fix, easy answer issue, whether it is abroad or at home (ask the Kony 2012 campaign), and we need to be rigorous in our scrutiny of how it (and the associated money) is handled in our province. That is our responsibility to ourselves and to our progeny. Spending less money while giving more money away sure sounds nice. But is it realistic, and more importantly, is it useful to Alberta?