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Plaintiff made several solid arguments about the essential nature of beef jerky. What turns a meat into jerky is not curing. Rather, it is the dehydration that turns it into the well know tough strips of meat leather beloved by Sasquatch and Sasquatch pranksters. This lack of moisture is what defines jerky regardless of whether the meat is or is not cured.
According to the Court of International Trade, there was evidence introduced showing that other jerky producers do not use cured meats. Consequently, this creates an opportunity for Link Snacks to engage in some tariff engineering. If it produced jerky from un-cured meats, it would seem that its jerky would qualify for the lower rate of duty. That makes me wonder whether the sudden prevalence of uncured pepperoni and salami in my market has more to do with tariff rates than with artisanal charcuterie.
The reason this case is frustrating is that the tariff schedule does not appear to be designed to recognize beef jerky as a food item. As was mentioned above, the defining characteristic of jerky is its low moisture content. There should be a breakout under cured and uncured meats for dehydrated meat to account for jerky products.
Further, I am confused by tariff item 1602.50.10 which covers uncured meat, corned beef. Corned beef is a salt cured beef product. The Link Snacks case is very clear that the addition of salt and nitrate to meat is the definition of curing. Corned beef appears to contain both. See this federal government discussion of the allowable amount of nitrate in corned beef. To that extent, Heading 1602 appears to have a problem in that it is treating corned beef, eo nomine, as uncured meat.
The only way I can reconcile that is by assuming that the corned beef of 1602.50.10 is not treated with both salt and nitrate while cured corn beef (i.e., with both salt and nitrate) would be in 1602.50.09. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be the case as this ruling involves corned beef that is treated with both salt and nitrate but is classified 1602.50.10 as an uncured meat. Here is a similar ruling.
I can't find a single ruling in which corned beef was treated as cured meat. I know it is incorrect to compare two tariff items at different levels of indentation. The comparison here is between cured and other, not between cured and corned beef. Still, the fact that a cured meat is specified at the same eight-digit level as corned beef makes me think that the "cured or pickled" meat of 1602.50.09 might mean something different than what it seems to mean.
Corned beef notwithstanding, on its face, the jerky in this case was cured and that would exclude it from 1602.50.20, which is what the Court of International Trade held.


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(Ned at the Machinists' Union rally yesterday, courtesy of the official blog.)
This race is very close, and Sen. Lieberman has by no means given up. Given the constant spin from the insane amount of local and national media coverage, it's impossible to divine what he's up to, if anything. He may only now be realizing that winning on August 8th is his only route to victory in November. The extent to which the field campaign is being cut seems to have been greatly exaggerated by their own campaign. Lieberman staffers are taking their $60 a day and knocking on doors and making phone calls at this very moment.
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I went into the conversation with some skepticism. The DNC was very engaged with the afrosphere during the 2008 election. They worked with a number of Black bloggers to gain access to the convention at which President Obama secured the Democratic nomination allowing him to run for President of the United States.
However, since that glorious moment it has been mostly the sound of *crickets* from the DNC as it relates to working with the afrosphere. Today, the Democrats are facing an electoral tsunami by the Republicans due in no small measure to the lack of enthusiasm and support from Black voters.
disrespected by the Republican Party and taken for granted by the Democratic Party. Meanwhile, the economic recession for America has been a DEPRESSION for Black America, especially the Black middle class. The predatory loans that brought down the national economy had a devastating impact on the Black middle class. Unemployment for the nation stands at a little under 10% ... but it is over 16% for African Americans ... and much worse for young Black males.
Nobody in Washington DC, including Tim Kaine and the DNC, ever speaks to the specific issue of Black unemployment and the other nightmares that impact on our community.
I was skeptical ... but willing to have an open mind as the conversation with Gov. Kaine began this morning. I found him to be very knowledgable and willing to answer questions. The discussions covered a variety of areas including:
- evolution of the Organizing For America (OFA) within the DNC?
- how can the DNC reach out in a stronger way via new media outlets such as Black bloggers?
- is there a turf battle between OFA and existing grassroots organizations at state or local level?
- Presidential successes and heavy lifting in terms of policy and legislation
- Republican Party strategy to take the nation "dramatically backwards"
- there were 15 million new voters who voted for Obama in 2008 (5 million of them were African American) ... were these voters supporters of Democrats (in general) or simply loyalists to President Obama?
- what are Democrats doing to combat growing levels of poverty in Black community?
- what is DNC strategy in support of micro-businesses (less than 5 employees, less than $250k in annual revenue)?
- what is DNC strategy related to older, more conservative, Black voters who may be concerned about Democratic positions on issues of choice or marriage?
- what is DNC strategy to develop a stronger pipeline of credible Black candidates for state or local elections?
- what is DNC strategy to work closer with Black bloggers (afrosphere)?why don't Democratic candidates tout the past successes (e.g., saving the auto industry)?
- what specific steps are being taken by Democrats to deal with 16% unemployment rate in the Black community?
- why don't Democrats have party discipline (e.g., Blue Dogs)?


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Encore une interview de Misha 7 mai 2009Posted by lololita in 2009, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural.
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Décidément il est bavard celui-là! Encore une fois, pas vraiment de spoilers, juste quelques suppositions et réflexions sur Castiel.
First of all, I just want to say how brilliantly you played both Jimmy and Castiel last week. Was that difficult trying to portray two people who are so different from each other?
MC: Well, you know, I think it made it easier that they were so different. I think that if Castiel and Jimmy had been similar characters, it would have been a lot harder to flesh out. Just from the writing [of the episode], it was so clear that they were not at all alike, so that made it easier to make a distinction [between the two] and create a different character. More than anything, it was kind of fun [playing two people]. You don't get to do that very often. You get to play two sides of one character, but not two sides of two characters. In the flashbacks, I got to play the old Jimmy and the new Jimmy, and the old Castiel and the new Castiel. It was a lot to work with. It certainly kept me busy for the eight days of shooting.
You are one of the few cast members that is already confirmed to be coming back next year. Have they discussed what kind of role Cas or Jimmy might play in season five?
MC: If they have talked about it, they haven't talked about it with me! So, I don't know. But I do know that I am going to be back. I just don't know what my role is going to be. I have a suspicion it's going to be Castiel and not Jimmy though.
The last episode seemed to indicate that Jimmy was giving himself over to Castiel for good. Is Jimmy gone forever?
MC: I wouldn't even want to hazard a guess. It seems on « Supernatural, » it doesn't matter how dead or gone you think someone is, there's always a chance that they come back. So, I'm sure that holds true for Jimmy as well.
It's probably best that Castiel will have control over Jimmy's body since the apocalypse is coming. What can you tell us about these last two episodes?
MC: There's a lot going on between Sam and Dean. Sam is going through the DTs. He's been locked up by Bobby and Dean, and they are sort of forcing him to go cold turkey [off of the demon blood]. And not having the demon blood is putting Sam through some serious withdrawal, so he's not happy with Dean. And that's driving a bit of a wedge between the two brothers in the next two episodes. That's putting it mildly. It's more than a wedge. And then the final battle is boiling down to the final seal and Sam and Dean trying to prevent it from breaking. That's what they're after in the end. Beyond that, I don't know what I should say.
Can you talk about where Castiel fits in with everything? It seems like he'd be vital in trying to prevent the seal from being broken.
MC: I wish I could tell you [where he fits in], but I can't. I can't think of anything to say without giving away too much. He's going to be there. I can tell you that. But that's not a very good spoiler, is it?
Well, at least we know he'll be there, and hopefully he can assist the boys. Since Sam is dealing with the demon blood addiction, is there any chance we'll see Cas interacting more with him in the future?
MC: I think that's entirely possible. I don't really know what's going on in the future. [But] this season, the next couple of episodes, the relationship [that] is going to be more played out [is the one between] Sam and Dean. What happens next season is anyone's guess. I think it would be interesting to explore [the Sam and Castiel] relationship more.
It would be nice, since Sam was the one who always believed in things like angels, while Dean didn't.
MC: Yeah. It's interesting the arc they chose to take with the two brothers because Dean was clearly, well, I don't know about atheist, but certainly the more agnostic of the two. And for him to be the one who's primarily interacting with the angels and for the more devout one [to have taken the route Sam did], it's interesting. And I think it's more interesting to have the believer be [drinking demon blood]. It just pushes them both. And for the same reason, I think that, as Sam is wrestling with the demon qualities, it'll be more interesting for him to have interaction with Castiel, the angel, next season.
That influence would be especially important now that Castiel is back in Jimmy's body and he seems to be back to following the angel rules. Is that correct to assume that Cas has changed back and is no longer questioning authority?
MC: Yeah, that's definitely what's] going on with him. My own personal take on what happened [when Castiel left Jimmy's body] is he was somehow tortured or very seriously rebuked and threatened when he was up in Heaven, and he now is towing the party line again. But I think that he still has some internal conflict about it, I don't think he's ever going to be the perfect little soldier [again], and he hasn't been turned into a [robot] totally. So he still has a lot of the same thoughts that he used to have [before he disappeared], but he's definitely back to being a good little soldier.
Is there any chance we might get some kind of indication on the show what happened, like a comment or a flashback of sorts?
MC: I don't know how they would do that, because Castiel — outside of Jimmy's body — would be an angel, and we know that angels can't be seen by human beings without their eyes being burned out. So if they did show that, they would have to burn out the entire viewing audience's eyes. Which I think would be some sort of liability for the CW.
Not to mention that "Supernatural"'s viewership might take a serious hit.
MC: Exactly. Unless they were starting to make a shift to a purely audio version of the show, like a radio play. In which case, it might actually be a good move because it would save a bundle on production costs.
All the fans could just listen to "Supernatural" on their iPod.
MC: Exactly. [Laughs] I don't know why I'm not a network executive. These are good ideas!
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Interview de Misha Collins 7 mai 2009Posted by lololita in 2009, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural.
Tags: 2009, 420, Anges, Buddy TV, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Interview, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Saison 4, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural, The CW, The Rapture
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BuddyTV a interviewé Misha à propos de Castiel et de l'épisode The Rapture. Allez sur cette page pour voter pour votre épisode préféré où Misha a participé et aussi pour écouté l'enregistrement de l'interview.
'Supernatural' Interview: Misha Collins Talks Heavenly Torture and Summer Plans
Hi, this is John from BuddyTV and I'm talking to Misha Collins from Supernatural. How's it going?
You just had the big episode – the big Castiel episode – « The Rapture. » What was it like getting to play a different character and explore Castiel's back story?
It was great! It was great to get out of the trench coat for a few hours. Yeah. It was fun to play someone who actually had some emotions and interacted on a more human level for a change.
Did it help to inform anything about how you had been playing the character?
No, I don't think so. I wish I could say « Yes! Yes, it's all very clear to me now and I'm completely satisfied. » No. I feel like the Jimmy backstory actually – by some miracle – was something like I kind of had imagined the backstory to be – that Castiel had inhabited the vessel of a willing participant somehow, and he'd been pious and maybe a little bit of a zealot, which I think was true of Jimmy. Moving forward I think it makes it kind of complicated. Because moving forward, now I know that Jimmy is still somehow trapped inside of Castiel, and that there's another pair of eyes watching everything from inside. That's going to be really interesting.
We also saw Castiel take a few steps back when he came back, then. How do you feel about Castiel going back to that hard line?
I think that it gives him a lot of room to grow, which is good. I think that it ups the stakes for Castiel. It is really important for him to follow the orders of his heavenly commanders. He had been straying from the party line a bit. Now he's back in order and I think that if he's going to help Sam or Dean in the future it's going to make those decisions that much more difficult. So I think it ups the stakes for him and it probably puts some distance between him and the boys. Yeah, we'll see. We'll see how it plays out.
It seemed watching it that Castiel is [take the party line] but he still doesn't quite go along with that.
It's not like he went upstairs and was lobotomizes and now he's a totally different personality. I think he went up to heaven and he was tortured, and he was indoctrinated and now he's back on board. But he's still the same angel. So he's not inherently a totally different being at this point.
Is the idea that there's torture in Heaven something that you've discussed? Or is that something that you're trying to read into it?
That is something that I am reading into it.
So you're not really sure exactly how Heaven 'is' in this Supernatural world?
No, I mean, it hasn't been any more clearly defined for me than it has for anyone else. I just operate with my imagination. But it seems like the clues kind of line up there – the way Anna talked about it being a very, very bad thing to be dragged back upstairs. The intensity with which she said that made it sound like something bad was happening to Castiel. Earlier in the season disobedience was likened in the dialogue with murder one on Earth. So it's clear that it is hierarchical and that there are rules that are not to be broken, and there are consequences if they are. Now what those consequences are, what angelic torture looks like if it happens, I don't know. I imagine it's not all friendly up there on the clouds.
Yeah. We also asked some of the Supernatural fans following us on Twitter what they'd like to know. We saw the difference in the voice and the mannerisms between Castiel and Jimmy, and listening to you it sounds like Jimmy is more you. So Angie wants to know how you put on that gruff Castiel voice. Is that at all straining for you?
It's not terribly straining. So far I've been able to endure. I think that my real voice is probably somewhere between the two. I pushed it to a more boyish kind of sound with Jimmy to make the contrast stronger. I made the decision early on to go with a gruff, resonant voice because it says in the first script that Castiel's real voice was blowing out windows. And so I thought 'Oh, okay, so he should have a very deep, serious voice.' The character has lasted for much longer than I expected.
Do you have any plans for the summer hiatus off the show until next season starts?
Yes. I am going to go on a long bike touring trip. I am going to go to a convention in Birmingham. And I am going to go up to Vancouver and rent a house up there for next season.
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Interview de Misha Collins 6 mai 2009Posted by lololita in Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural.
Tags: 2009, 420, 421, 422, Anges, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Interview, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Lucifer Rising, Misha Collins, Saison 4, saison 5, saison 6, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural, The CW, The Rapture, When the Levee Breaks
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MovieWeb a interviewé Misha Collins. Pas vraiment de spoiler, juste queqlues réflexions et suppositions sur Castiel. Misha parle de la possibilité d'une saison 6 pour Supernatural! Ca redonne de l'espoir!
EXCLUSIVE: Misha Collins' Castiel Is Set to Take Supernatural Season Four Out with a Bang!
Everyone's favorite angel will help prevent Armageddon in the final two episodes of the season
Misha Collins plays the angel Castiel on the hugely popular CW series Supernatural. Responsible for retrieving Dean Winchester from the bowels of Hell, he was introduced at the beginning of season 4 and has gone on to help the Winchester brothers battle a wide array of both angels and demons. Castiel will play an important part in stopping the impending Apocalypse in the final two episodes of the year. In When the Levee Breaks, which airs this Thursday, Dean must seek out Castiel's help in curbing Sam's demon blood addiction. And then, in the season four finale Lucifer Rising, which airs on May 14th, Castiel must help Sam and Dean stop the dreaded fallen angel from destroying humanity. We recently caught up with Misha to talk with him about these two episodes, as well as the future of the show. Here is our conversation:
The Rapture was such a big episode for Castiel. At the end, we see him break his emotional ties with Dean. And he sets himself back on a path to follow the original orders from above. Does this mean we are about to see Castiel become more of a hard ass with the brothers?
Misha Collins: Yes. I think so. We are going to see Castiel become more of a hard ass in the next episode. Certainly. And that continues through the finale as well. Basically, Castiel got his ass kicked when he got taken back to heaven. He was forced to tow the party line again. I don't know if he was brainwashed or indoctrinated. I don't know what happened, exactly. But he came back, and he is definitely going to Castiel up these last few episodes of the season. He is forcing himself to leave his feelings and empathy with Dean and Sam aside, and just serve to follow the orders of heaven. At the same time, I think he is the same angle. I don't think he has changed to his very core. He hasn't been turned into a robot altogether.
With Sam going so far over to the dark side, do you think Castiel is going to step in and help Sam? Or do you think its just going to be an « Angels versus Sam » plotline?
Misha Collins: I don't know where this story is going to go. Seeing historically how Eric Kripke has molded and shaped the story, it seems that he likes to play with extremes and opposites. Pushing Sam's character, who used to be the good and pure, innocent, almost dull-eyed of the two brothers from the very beginning, into dealing with demons as much as possible is the most interesting arc for the Sam character. As far as I am concerned, and as far as Jared Padalecki is concerned as well. It allows him to explore a different spectrum of his own psyche. My own gut instinct is that they will never let him go too far. Because we have all grown to really love that character. I can't imagine not having some sort of redemption for him. But again, I have no idea. No one has talked to me about it. I have no insight other than my own wishes on how I'd like to see it go.
Copy that. For the season finale, it is called Lucifer Rising. Can you talk about how Castiel fits into the plot?
Misha Collins: The finale is all about Sam and Dean doing everything possible to keep the final seal from being broken. Castiel is going to be right in there, involved in that process. Without ruining it, I don't think I can tell you much more than that.
With so much drama happening within the circle of angels themselves, who do you think Castiel is taking orders from at this point?
Misha Collins: I think Castiel is taking orders from Zachariah, whom we have met. And other angels that are higher up on the angelic hierarchy than him. I think that Castiel still has some conflict about it internally. I think he is being a good little soldier now, and that he is following those orders.
With Sam and Dean's father having been placed in Hell a few seasons back, and knowing that Castiel is the only one who can bring people out, do you think he will go into Hell and get John Winchester and bring him back?
Misha Collins: I don't know about that. I haven't talked to anyone about extricating John from Hell. Sorry. Jeffery Dean Morgan has become such a big movie star, I think it would be very expensive to bring him back from Hell.
I hear that!
Misha Collins: But then again, who knows?
Do you know what is being planned for your character in season five?
Misha Collins: I don't know. The writers just got back into the writer's room yesterday. And I think they are just now starting to hash out what happens with season five. I am going to be in season five. But I don't know to what capacity. Or what my role is going to be. Yeah. I have no idea. I don't even know if Eric knows where he is planning on taking this. I know he leaves a little room for creative latitude, and letting things evolve. But I don't know much.
What do you know!
Misha Collins: I am a frustrating interviewee, huh? I'm like Ronald Reagan. I don't remember and I don't recall.
What have you heard about season five being the last season?
Misha Collins: I have heard rumblings here and there. But I have also heard that its, by no stretch of the imagination, true. Or a done deal. Or that anyone actually knows that. I think there are a lot of rumors going on. I talked to Jared and Jensen about it when we were in Australia. Basically, they said that when the show was conceived, Eric Kripe had to prove to the network that he could give them at least five years worth of a show. He told them, « I have this much of a story idea. And it will last for five years. What do you think? » And they said, « Great. You can definitely sustain that for five years. » Along that line, I think there has been some confusion. Some things have been taken out of context. It has been turned into, « It's only five years, and its definitely ending at that point. » Nobody I have talked to has said that is the case. I think Jared and Jensen have contracts that don't expire until season six. I don't see any reason why it would all have to end with season five. But I am not sitting in the captain's chair on this.
If it did come to an end, how would you like to see your character go out?
Misha Collins: Maybe with seventy virgins.
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'Supernatural' Video: Sam Suffers From Demon Blood Withdrawal 5 mai 2009Posted by lololita in 2009, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural, Vidéos.
Tags: 2009, 420, 421, Alastair, Bobby, Buddy TV, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Saison 4, Sam Winchester, Sneak Peek, Spoilers, Supernatural, The CW, The Rapture, Vidéos, When the Levee Breaks
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Voici un article de BuddyTV à propos de l'addiction de Sam au sang de démon et de son enfermement par Dean, sa rehab forcée quoi!
Last week on Supernatural, Dean and Bobby felt forced to act after watching Sam lose control for demon blood. They lured Sam into the cellar under the false pretense that they all had to prepare for the end of the world, then they locked the door. Like any true intervention it was tough to watch. No matter what the good reason, like any true intervention Dean had to betray the confidence of his brother, humiliate him in front of someone else, and impose his will onto another adult in a strong and serious way. That's not to say it wasn't absolutely the right thing to do but for a righteous cause it sure looked and felt like kidnapping.
This week it gets even rougher for Sam. In a new clip from « When the Levee Breaks » released today by The CW, Sam begins to panic in his makeshift-cage when he feels something coming. He screams for help but nobody can hear him, and you can vividly sense his growing feelings of abandonment and betrayal, and the deep, fiery resentment he's going to feel towards Dean for doing this to him. Especially when he turns around to see Alastair standing there.
Though it may look like Sam is being tortured, a closer examination reveals pretty convincingly that he's not. He's going through the symptoms of withdrawal – the panic, paranoia, shooting internal pains, and hallucinations. Like the world's worst drug trip he can't tell his emotional pain from his physical pain, and he's so vividly imagining causes for what's happening to him that his lucid dreams are the only reality he's aware of.
Also like in any real intervention, Dean has to be prepared for the fact that the person he loves and relies on most may never forgive him – that they may, in fact, be successful in making him feel guilty and repentant. They may say horrible things, and the treatment may not even work long term. Since this is Supernatural those 'things' may be cataclysmic. Will Sam turn on Dean come the finale, betraying the person who he feels betrayed by? While his rage carry him all the way over to the darkside? Will Sam be the cause of the end of the world rather than the person stopping it, as he had intended? I can't wait to find out.
Supernatural airs this Thursday at 9PM on The CW.
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Article sur Castiel dans l'épisode The Rapture 28 avril 2009Posted by lololita in 2009, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural.
Tags: 2009, 419, 420, Adam, Anges, Buddy TV, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jake Abel, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jump the Shark, Mischa Collins, Saison 4, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural, The CW, The Rapture
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Supernatural video: Has Castiel Been Fired?
This Thursday Supernatural comes back with « The Rapture, » which looks to continue the series' return to darker, more through-line oriented stories. But that doesn't mean the premise won't have you scratching your chin as you wonder, « How could that happen? What's really going on here? »
The clip shows the emergence of Jimmy, and I have to say he does not 'sound' like Castiel. Take a look.
Part of it's that he's speaking with an inflection to his voice, a fairly heavy Bronx accent. He sounds both soft spoken and husky, and he looks absolutely gobsmacked.
Lots of questions come to mind. Why did Castiel vacate his host? Where did he go? When is he coming back? How did his body come to be lying in a pile of scrap metal with sparks shooting out of it? Could the angel actually be hurt? Or, worse yet, did he get the pink slip for putting the celestial agenda in jeopardy one too many times? Who was Jimmy before he was possessed by Castiel? Who will he become now that his 90 minutes of Heaven is over?
Speculate to your hearts' content below. Then watch Supernatural Thursday at 9pm on The CW.
Interview de Jim Beaver (partie 2) 25 avril 2009Posted by lololita in 2009, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural.
Tags: 2009, 420, 421, 422, Bobby, Buddy TV, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Interview, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jim Beaver, Saison 4, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural, The CW
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Voici la deuxième partie de l'interview de Jim Beaver (Bobby) faite par le site BuddyTV:
Exclusive Interview: Jim Beaver Previews Big 'Supernatural' Ending
Earlier this week we talked to Jim Beaver about his upcoming book, Life's That Way: A Memoir, which chronicles his final days with his wife as she died of cancer and he prepared to raise his autistic daughter alone. BuddyTV users responded with their support. One reader said the book changed their life and another said they had cried their way through it over the weekend but found it heartwarming and happy even as it made them sad.
Today we share part two of our interview in which Jim talks about his work on Supernatural playing salt of the Earth, ghost hunting tough guy Bobby Singer. He talks about his relationship with Supernatural's late producer Kim Manners and his future on the series.
While this book was being published, of course, you lost a good friend, Kim Manners, on the set of Supernatural. Did working on a book about the grieving process make it clearer or easier to understand your reaction?
I have to admit… While you would think having written this book on the subject I would have learned all of the lessons that I hope to pass on with it, and yet with Kim's death it was evident to me that I hadn't learned all of those lessons well. I didn't reach out to Kim as much as I wanted. I fell into the same trap I fell into with my wife and that was thinking there was more time. I will always carry a sense of regret about that, that I didn't spend more time with him or talk to him more. He was very, very dear to me and his loss was a shock – an even bigger shock than I think I would have expected because, like I say, I thought there would be more time. But I also learned that guilt is not a very production emotion and that there are ways of dealing with that guilt, even with the person you've lost. Just because they're gone doesn't mean you can't apologize to them, and just because they're gone doesn't mean you can't forgive them for difficulties they've caused. Completing a relationship like that is an amazing way to rid yourself of the great pain involving grieving. I go into that with a little more detail in the book. But it was a very powerful lesson to me, one I probably wouldn't have had if I hadn't gone through this.
Going to Supernatural, then, you're returning now for the final couple of episodes of this season. I'm wondering if you can give us a preview of what it was like coming back to finish out this season, and what Bobby's role is in the end game of this season.
Well, it's always great going back to Supernatural. I never really felt like I was away – part of it because I was in town shooting Harper's Island and I saw the guys every so often even when I wasn't working, but also because Bobby's only been in six or seven episodes per season the past few years. I actually did seven this year. Even though I was off doing another show I kept up my quota. But it's always a joy going back there. It's such a family feeling on that set. I dig working with the crew guys so much. They're such terrific people. And Jared and Jensen of course are just a blast to be around. So all of that is fairly typical and isn't terribly different from any other time I've gone back after being away a few episodes. As for the wrap up of this season, yeah, Bobby's back for the Final Three and there's some pretty powerful stuff that happens. Most of it involves – from my point of view – Bobby and Dean trying to come to terms with Sam's addiction to demon blood, which, you know, that's not a good thing. No addiction is a good but demon blood – that's really one of the worst. Bobby and Dean kind of end up nose-to-nose over how to handle the issue. I think fans are going to find some really dramatic stuff there. There's some big surprises coming. I wish I could tell you what they were but Eric Kripke would leap through the phone itself and rip my vocal chords out.
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Deuxième trailer épisode 420 The Rapture 25 avril 2009Posted by lololita in 2009, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural, Vidéos.
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Pauvre Cas'… Ces abrutis vont nous l'abîmer!!!!! GRRRRRRRR
Clip épisode 420 The Rapture 24 avril 2009Posted by lololita in 2009, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural, Vidéos.
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La qualité n'est pas terrible désolée!
Interview de Jim Beaver 23 avril 2009Posted by lololita in 2009, Dean Winchester, Episodes, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Sam Winchester, Spoilers, Supernatural.
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The actor isn't sure if season five will be the popular CW show's last year
While chatting with Supernatural's Jim Beaver about his new memoir Life's That Way, we got him to spill a little bit of information on the final three episodes of his popular CW series. It seems that Bobby Singer will be present throughout the finale, but he's not quite sure what is going to happen with season five. Here is what the popular character actor had to say about the series' immediate future:
This has been a very busy time for you, with the book coming out and two series on the air. How tough has it been to juggle all three at one time?
Jim Beaver: Even good stress is stress. That is a bit of an issue. The fact is that I am wonderfully blessed to have all of this happening at once. Sometimes my schedule is a little difficult to juggle. I am very happy working. I have a great time when I am at work. I love what I do so much. The book has been a lot of work. There has been some emotional stress to go back through all of this. But I am really happy. And it has been a wonderful bit of synchronicity to have the shows and the book all at peak points of interest all at the same time.
Bobby Singer is more popular now than ever before. What role does he play in the upcoming season finale, and will we be seeing him next year? Also, how do you feel about the show coming to an end with season five?
Jim Beaver: I don't know too much about next year. Or what they have planned for the show. There was some scuttlebutt on the set about the end of the series. But that often times doesn't play out. I haven't really heard anything definitive from the powers that be about the future of the show. I know that Bobby is back for the final three episodes of this season. There is some really strong stuff there were Dean and Bobby are trying to get Sam to kick his demon blood addiction. There is some really powerful stuff in the relationship between the three. As to how things wrap up? Well, when you are a character on Supernatural, you can get killed and come back. When you are an actor on it, and you spill too many beans, they can kill you and you don't get to come back. There is only a little bit about what I can say in regards to how things wind down. It's been such a trip being on this show. It was very much under my own personal radar when I first joined it. It was just another job. I had no idea that it had the kind of fan support that it does. And that has certainly increased year by year. Boy, they have been so wonderful to me. After toiling in obscurity for many years, it is incredibly satisfying and gratifying to have the kind of fan support they managed to come up with on this show.
Did you ever think that purple gloves and a dirty trucker hat would become your signature? And do you think they are deserving of a place in history as a film and television historian?
Jim Beaver: I am not sure how to answer that. I never took it for granted. I never thought anyone would remember what I did for long. If anybody remembers any of this stuff a year from now, I will be pleasantly surprised.
The final four Supernatural season 4 episodes begin airing this Thursday at 9 pm, only on the CW. Bobby Singer makes his return in the April 30th episode The Rapture.
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I am on a flight over the Pacific and I am angry, confused, motivated and sick to my stomach after watching the movie Suffragettes (2015) . I know I am late in seeing this movie but I must say no matter when you watch it, it will touch you deeply. To watch all those women severely beaten, imprisoned, their children removed from their care, their husbands condemning them as no longer "their" property and out on their own, the list of atrocities are endless.
It is 2017 and while women have the right to vote, they are still or once again, I am not sure which, often subjected to similar atrocities just like the suffragettes.
A female sports broadcaster was stalked by a man, photos taken of her undressing in her hotel room and then posted on the Internet for all to see. Her humiliation was compounded with her employer requiring that she do a television interview BEFORE she could come back to work. She did not ask for the humiliation, she did not encourage anyone to harm her; she was only guilty of being a beautiful, fit woman working in a predominately male world of sports.
A female tennis player has been suspended by her sponsors because a drug she has been taking for 10+ years is now on the doping list. She admits that she did not look at the communications sent to all players that this drug was now banned. She accepts the responsibility that she made a mistake. She stood up and faced her peers, the press and the rest of the world and said "Yes, I have been taking them for over 10 years and it was my mistake to not have been better informed. She did not hide, she did not say she did not inhale or she thought it was candy and not drugs or whatever million excuses we hear from other athletes. She "womaned" up!!!
In contrast to the University Law School dean who sexually harassed his executive assistant. He claims he "was just thanking her for all her hard work" Seriously? The assistant filed a lawsuit and the first "punishment" doled out to this gentlemen was a 10% reduction in salary and a mandatory sexual harassment course. Overtime, others came forward complaining of similar treatment from the dean. The University administration had intentionally not seriously punished the dean because "they did not want to hurt his career". Now they have finally suspended him BUT with full pay.
Women continue to be held to a different standard, continue to be marginalized but yet we are the over 50% of the population, 70-80% of the buying power. The suffragettes turned to violence to make their point and to get the attention they were seeking because they said, that men only understand war. It took one of them being killed to provide the movement what it needed to be taken seriously and soon after effective.
I am not suggesting we should incite violence as that in my mind is sinking to the lowest common denominator. There is more than enough violence in this country today so asking for more does not seem right. However, I do think its time women stood up for themselves and their sisters knowing that we have their back. The double standards in the workplace, in social circles, in government need to stop. The suffragettes said, we need action not words, but I think we need both. We need to spread that the word about these inequalities but we must also take action to stop them whenever and wherever we see them, hear of them etc. Until we are moving together everyday, this crap will continue. We need to educate our male friend, colleagues and family and bring them on board our train. We need to not let what the suffragettes endured for the right to vote, which led to Roe V Wade etc., be taken away. It appears to me that overall women's rights are slipping away and we need to boost each other up. An excellent example shown by Ellen DeGeneres on the BIC Pens For Women.


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No, that isn't what we mean! We know what you're thinking and you should be ashamed of yourself. Blonde and Brunette both learned to swim when we were young (during the Civil War) and have always loved water activities that don't require prowess or balance - think water skiing, kite surfing, serious kayaking (we do the go in circles kind) or scuba diving (there's a math test). … [Read more...]
Blonde and Brunette were in St. John for a free week at the Westin resort. This was so long ago Blonde was employed, traveled weekly for work and "had" to stay at Starwood properties. That lodging requirement was how we learned to love the SPG rewards program (why don't they pay me to say this stuff??). The Westin was fairly luxurious and offered everything except a coral reef … [Read more...]


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Lola's on Sixth Street hosted a brilliant triple bill for Chatterton's CD release party Friday night. By the time Telegraph Canyon took to to the stage they know so well the place was packed.
Chris Johnson and company performed songs from their widely acclaimed 2009 record, The Tide and The Current as Lola's patrons stood shoulder-to-shoulder, soaking in the rich sonic texture that washed over the room like a warm, satisfying zephyr. Which was nice, because it was cold and rainy outside.
Lots more pics at my Flickr page here.
And here's a vid i captured of Chris and Tamara collaborating on "Low":
Chatterton had been playing some of their new songs at recent live shows, and tonight they celebrated the release of their new EP, The Cold Hard with their loose but refined brand of Lone Star rock. Kevin Aldridge and the boys kicked off their set with their own twist on Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' angsty "Jammin' Me." Mr. Aldridge updated the lyrics with the mention of the Jay Leno controversy and the gentrification of the Fort Worth neighborhood he calls home, which was clever and fun, even if it tripped up those of us trying to sing along. Later in the set, they covered Lucinda Williams' "Joy" (Tom Petty style) in another nod to their southern rock roots. Chatterton has always worn their influences on their sleeve, and the songs they presented on this night reflected not only where they've been but where they are going as one of Fort Worth's treasures of the new century.
Check out more pics at my Flickr page here.
Opening the night was Denton songster Glen Farris, who shared a set of lonesome ballads in true Texas troubadour style. Armed with a gorgeous Gibson guitar and a homemade stomp box, Mr. Farris charmed a restless crowd with his heartfelt delivery of songs evoking the sorrow of the small town everyman.
More pics at the Flickr here.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Telegraph Canyon, Chatterton, Glen Farris at Lola's Sixth Street, January 15, 2010
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- Kelly said...
I hated to miss this! I've been diggin the new Chatterton and havent been able to get enough of telegraph canyon in a live setting...
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EAEU Member States export potential will be discussed at the Eurasian Week Forum
The Eurasian Week Forum is held annually by the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) with the support of the Member States political executives. The event will take place within the framework of the World's fair EXPO-2017 Astana, it will congregate more than 2000 participants from 25 countries and will become the platform for the joint work on the EAEU development strategy under conditions of global challenges, Union's economy competitiveness improvement, B2B-contacts and international cooperation projects building-up.
The business program includes three main issues, one particular day will be dedicated to each of them. On the margins of the Forum there will take place parallel events: Subcontracts Exchange (NADLOC) and professions festival WorldSkills.
"We have received plenty of proposals according to the results of the Eurasian Week 2016, and the business program draft was formed on their basis. The program has turned out to be highly topical and interesting both for the authorities and for business", – Veronika Nikishina, head of the Organizing Committee of the Eurasian Week Forum, the Member of the Board (Minister) in charge of Trade of the EEC, said.
The topic of the first day is "Competitiveness in the modern economic conditions: growth potentials." It supposes discussion of transformation and strategical development of financial, transport and production models competitiveness in the conditions of the EAEU digital reset. The key events will be the plenary session "Competitiveness in the changing world: new models, technologies, forms of management" and the conference "EAEU digital reset. A new look at the economy."
The second day will be devoted to the four freedoms' topic: the free movement of goods, services, capital, labour, and the unification of information flows on the EAEU territory The key event of the business program - the plenary session "EAEU Member States external economic priorities: interfacing with the national interests."
The third day of the Eurasian Week is given to the entrepreneurs. The general discussions topic "Economics of the Future: strategical directions of business development" implies practical format of events for business: the master-class "From an idea to a successful business project. Secrets of success in the digital economy", the conference "Business of the future: trends, prospects, opportunities."
Eurasian Week Forum is held annually by the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) with the support of the Member States political executives. This year the delegates from the countries of the EAEU, the EU, as well as Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Georgia, Egypt, Israel, India, Iran, China, Moldova, Serbia, Singapore, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and South Korea will attend the event.


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The Eye of Mordor?
A friend who works at Bloomberg News in New York sent me an item yesterday in which Sen. Rick Santorum was quoted as saying that the United States has avoided a 2nd terrorist attack because the "Eye of Mordor" was drawn to Iraq.
I sent him a note back, telling him to stop kidding and not let something like that get out on the wire. These fantastical stories, done up as jokes, can get people into trouble.
Today, I get up and start doing by dawn web scan and what do I see? The following item from the Uniontown Herald-Standard:
LEVITTOWN - Embattled U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum said America has avoided a second terrorist attack for five years because the "Eye of Mordor" has instead been drawn to Iraq.
Santorum used the analogy from one of his favorite books, J.R.R. Tolkien's 1950s fantasy classic, "Lord of the Rings," to put an increasingly unpopular war in Iraq into terms any school kid could easily understand.
"As the hobbits are going up Mount Doom, the Eye of Mordor is being drawn somewhere else," Santorum said, describing the tool the evil Lord Sauron (blogger's note: the pix above is of Lord Sauron in happier days.) used in search of the magical ring that would consolidate his power over Middle-earth.
"It's being drawn to Iraq and it's not being drawn to the U.S.," he continued. "You know what? I want to keep it on Iraq. I don't want the Eye to come back here to the United States."
The 12-year Republican senator from Pennsylvania said he's "a big Lord of the Rings fan." He's read the first of the series, "The Hobbit" to his children (he has six).
Santorum made his comments before the Bucks County Courier Times editorial board late last week. The Bucks County Courier Times is a sister paper of the Herald-Standard. Both are owned by Calkins Media.
I think it's interesting that Santorum related his tale in "terms any school kid could easily understand" in an appearance before an editorial board. I wonder if he used finger puppets as well?
Come to think of it, though, President Bush does resemble Frodo.


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release: VitaShell 0.95
If you have VitaShell 0.91 installed on your PS vita, you'll probably have the nice surprise to see that it autoupdated to version 0.95 today, after an update was released by developer TheFloW. For those who don't have the latest version, you can get it in the download links below.
What is VitaShell
VitaShell is an all-in-one utility for your PS Vita, which can be used as a File Browser, FTP Server, and to install Vita Homebrews (in .vpk format) and more.
Vitashell 0.95: What's new
from the changelog:
VitaShell 0.95
- Added ability to install update files as .vpk (for Vitamin).
- Added patch to make .vpk installation appearing as full version instead of test version.
- Added text editor by BigBoot (WIP).
- Added 'More' entry to the context menu.
- Added 'Install all' feature to install all packages available in the folder (by ribbid987).
- Added 'Calculate SHA1' feature by xerpia64.
- Added support for ftp promoting for https://github.com/soywiz/vitaorganizer.
- Fixed 'Move' operation. Now it does integrate into folders and replace files.
- Dropped GENERAL_COLOR, now all colors are adjustable.
Download VitaShell 0.95
You can download Vitashell 0.95 from the developer's github here. As a reminder, if you have VitaShell 0.91 or higher installed on your PS Vita, it will in theory automatically update to version 0.95. People who installed Henkaku in theory already have VitaShell 0.91, and therefore should get the update automatically.
To install & run, please note that you will need to have a PS Vita running firmware 3.60 with the HENkaku hack. To install HENkaku, please check our PS Vita CFW page.
Looking for more? We have a full list of Emulators for the PS Vita, an up to date list of Homebrews for the PS Vita, and an All in one guide for Vita 3.60 describing everything you can do with your hacked PS Vita.
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I'm a self-proclaimed magazine hoarder. As a college senior majoring in magazine journalism, reading and reviewing magazines is practically homework for me. I've read most major magazines on the market, and I've even landed internships for two national publications. I don't adhere to a particular genre, either; I enjoy magazines covering travel, fashion, beauty, culture, food, and even celebrity news.
Today, I thought I'd talk about my current favorite magazines in each genre. Enjoy the list and let me know what your favorite magazines are!
Fashion/Beauty: Glamour has practical fashion and beauty advice, featuring affordable items and looks that can be easily incorporated into your everyday routine. InStyle is also a great fashion-focused magazine that deals largely with celebrity style.
Women's Lifestyle: Marie Claire is my favorite all-around women's magazine, running everything from fashion tips and beauty ideas to career advice and women's issues.
Travel: Afar magazine may be a bit aspirational, but its focus on "experiential travel" advises the reader on how to become fully immersed in the culture of another country. The personal essays are inspirational, while the descriptions of travel destinations make me want to buy a plane ticket ASAP!
Food: Food Network Magazine not only has delicious recipes but also includes fun food, restaurant, and cooking news (and also appearances from Food Network stars!)
Life/Culture: Vanity Fair covers popular culture (movies, TV shows, music, celebrities), fashion, politics, and other current events. The stories are longer and more in-depth compared to most other magazines on my list, but I always walk away from the publication feeling more knowledgable.
Health: Self magazine talks about all things health and wellness with a fun, friendly tone. Since the magazine is transitioning into the "women's lifestyle" genre, it also features fashion and beauty articles.
Celebrity News: People was the first magazine I ever read, and it continues to be one of my favorites. I gotta have some celebrity gossip! People always has reliable journalism, which differentiates it from most other celebrity tabloids.
Weddings: Martha Stewart Weddings is an absolutely beautiful magazine, filled with great pictures and beautifully written editorial. I'm proud to be a 2015 summer intern for this magazine!
Home Decor: I don't own a home, but I still enjoy reading about home decor/organization. HGTV Magazine is my favorite magazine for anything home-related. Not only does it include articles about design and decoration, it also features fun life tips as well.


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Yesterday was Boxing Day. Its origins are British, and based around the tradition of giving gifts to servants and others less fortunate.
We managed to celebrate the day appropriately. Instead of a family gathering -– the fourth in three days –- we were stuck at home instead, compliments of an epic blizzard. In stark contrast to our usually over-scheduled and over-managed lives, we were unable to do a darn thing about it, either.
Don't get me wrong. We are blessed to overflowing with family and friends, wonderful people all. But what a gift to be able to sit and relax and just enjoy a day with meandering nothingness. A day to play recently-presented board games, and wonder lazily at the falling snow while using the gale-force winds as an excuse not to shovel – why bother?
As with any enjoyable thing this time of year though, the price tag was a heavy one, right up there with inflated credit card bills, expanded waistlines and overwrought children. The approximately two feet of snow that met our gaze this morning was devilishly difficult to deal with. It stuck to our shovels and front loader bucket. It blew in our faces and across the already-cleared patches. It iced up as soon as we uncovered that last little layer.
And the wind. Oh my, that wind. It had its own strong convictions about where it wanted the snow. It sculpted moonscapes and desertscapes with peaked hills and valleys, and bare patches just as a reminder. We put the snow over here, it decided it wanted the snow over there, and rearranged accordingly.
We had already cleared this part of the driveway!
The two older boys volunteered early in the morning for the heroic – there is no other word for it – task of feeding animals and livestock. They battled their way to the barn and the back pastures through drifts of snow that were over three feet deep. The feed buckets could not be found, so they improvised solutions to make sure everyone got fed. They filled hay bunkers, and trod passages to the water buckets so thirsty animals could get a drink. When I went out six hours later to check on the sheep, none of their hard work could be seen and the stock tanks were lost to view. I broke a path again, but the sheep did not seem inclined to try. I can't say I blame them. They have food, they have shelter and they can eat the snow if they get desperate.
I don't think we have ever, in our almost nine years in this house, dealt with a more terrible storm. My muscles ache, my toes still haven't quite warmed up, the floor is littered with damp outdoor gear and puddles of melted snow but still... it was worth it.


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I'm really not much of a coffee snob. I drink expensive foofoo coffee and cheap coffee and coffee that's too hot and too cold and bitter coffee and coffee with loads of cream and sugar. Most mornings at home I drink cheap instant coffee and I've really grown fond of it. I'm also fond of good coffee served by cute baristas at places like Zeitgeist in Seattle.
I don't really like throwing away paper coffee cups and for quite some time I've been looking for a coffee mug that would work well and that would fit in one of the waterbottle cages on my bike. My pal Tarik reviewed Trek's Soho Coffee Mug here:
and the definitive Bike & Coffee site is here:
A few weeks ago, while roaming through various stores in a quest for just the right garbage cans to use to make a set of panniers, I found an OXO Good Grips LiquiSeal Travel Mug at Linens-N-Things. Ten bucks and it looked like it had a good seal up top. I vaguely remembered the OXO name being mentioned favorably on the bicycle coffee systems site, so I bought the mug. It turns out Linens-N-Things also has the pricier ($20) stainless mug but the $10 mug I bought has the same seal and works great.
The cover really is spill-proof. It has a clever little push-button up top that opens and closes the seal. When the lid is closed you can flip the mug upside-down and nothing leaks out. The mug slides in and out of the my plastic down-tube mounted bottle cage OK but I worried about the tapering shape of the bottle. The mug never popped out of the cage, but I could envision the bottle working loose. I also got to thinking that the mug could be insulated just a bit better, so I modified the mug slightly.
I wrapped the bottom half of the mug with a layer of old cork handlebar tape. This adds a layer of insulation and makes the mug a bit more of a straight cylinder instead of a slightly tapered cone. I then covered the cork tape and the rest of the body of the mug with a very stylish layer of black duct tape. The modified mug fits perfectly in the bottle cage now, snug enough to stay put but still easy enough to slide in and out when I want to take a drink.
That's it. No solution to global warming or profound insight into the human condition. Just a coffee mug that does a pretty good job and isn't too pricey. And it's made better with duct tape.
Keep 'em rolling,
Sunday, July 23, 2006
A Coffee Mug For Your Bike
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Eden turned 21 months on 8/2/16.
She is 23 pounds 6 ounces and 31.5 inches long. She wears 18M clothes and size 4 shoes. She's in size 3 diapers.
She sings ABCs, and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
She repeats everything we say, so there is no possible way to count how many words she says.
She can put her sandals on by herself.
When it's time for bed she will say "Rock a Eden" meaning she wants us to sing Rockabye Eden and then when we get to the cradle will fall part, we drop her (like 2 inches) into her crib.
She sleeps with a small cabbage patch baby that is wearing a ladybug costume, a crocheted bunny blanket buddy I made, a blanket and a cup of water. She must have everything in her hands before we leave the room.
Often in the grocery store she sits in the seat of the cart and will say "Hug and Kiss" and then procede to repeatedly kiss me and hug me around the neck. It is incredibly adorable, however it does make shopping rather difficult.
She loves Pogo. She will chase him around trying to give him toys. She also thinks it's her job to tell him when he needs to go to his crate. He disagrees.
She loves Kitties too. She will always try to chase the Kitty at Grandma King's when she's there. She can say kitty, but usually calls them "meow".
She loves animals, but gets a little afraid of them when they move.
She loves fruit and will eat pretty much every kind she tries.
She is full of Sass and Attitude.
This is a conversation we had last week: E- More juice
B- No you had enough juice, you can have some milk if you want
B- I know what you said, Mama said no, you may have milk or water.
Sometimes she just randomly puts "I said" after words, even if she isn't being sassy.
She will steal fruit off Kanaan's plate during meals and eat it, so that she still has a full serving on her plate to eat as well.
She runs, climbs, and goes up and down stairs.
She thinks she can do whatever Kanaan can.
She loves to read books
She also loves to play with Dolls. She has a baby that will suck on a bottle and then cry when you take the bottle away. One day she was pushing her baby in her stroller and she stopped and gave it a bottle, then when it cried she turned on the music stroller toy, and kept walking.
She thinks water always tastes better out of her brother's cups.
She loves to watch "Bob and Larry" (Veggie Tales)
When VeggieTales comes on she says "Broccoby, Gotta Be Veggie tales" Part of the song lyrics.
If she finds the remote she will bring it to me. Even if Andy is watching tv and I'm in the kitchen.
She always wants a "Namich" (Sandwich)
When it's time to go anywhere we can never find 2 shoes of the same pair because she randomly carries them off somewhere.
She knows how to completely undress and take off her diaper. She is sometimes naked when I go get her out of her crib in the mornings or at naptime.
Love you baby girl!! I can't believe you are almost 2 years old already!


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How you do anything is how you do everything, so developing habits of ease and awareness can filter into all challenging situations. Music presents us with enough challenges for a lifetime - learn to enjoy the process!


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HATFIELD, ARK. — Deep in the woods near Brushy Creek stands an old beech tree, its smooth bark etched with dozens of carvings, including biblical references, a heart and a legless horse.
Bob Brewer was 10 when his great-uncle, W.D. "Grandpa" Ashcraft, pointed it out on a logging trip 57 years ago.
"He said, 'Boy, you see that tree? That's a treasure tree,' " Brewer recalled on a recent visit to the site. " 'You see that writing? If you can figure out what that is, you'll find some gold.' "
The old man didn't elaborate, but his words stuck with Brewer through childhood and two tours of duty in Vietnam as a Navy helicopter crewman. So did memories of Grandpa's frequent, unexplained horseback rides into the nearby Ouachita Mountains.
In 1977, after retiring from the Navy, Brewer returned to western Arkansas and took up an obsessive search -- for buried treasure, and for his family's links to a secretive, subversive Confederate group, the Knights of the Golden Circle, or KGC.


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Title: Closer
Series: Closer #1
Author: Mary Elizabeth
Genre: Contemporary Romance/New Adult
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Gabriella Mason is damaged.
Teller Reddy is wrecked.
Misery loves company, and that's exactly what Ella gets the afternoon her path crosses with Teller's: the misunderstood premed student who instantly becomes her lifeline when she moves to Los Angeles, an attempt at escaping her heartbreaking past.
In the beginning, Lonely and Defensive complete each other. But in the end, their relationship is like broken glass—cutthroat and jagged.
Calling it off before they kill each other, Ella and Teller decide to "just be friends" despite the intensity that binds them together. It's a delicate foundation rocked by tragedy, effectively destroying the illusion they've so carefully built.
Unable to deny what's between them any longer, this is what happens when wrecked and damaged collide and close is still not close enough.
Teller and Ella are quite the pair. I'm thorn between loving it and not loving it. I have mixed feelings about it, but I think that is necessary to say that Mary Elizabeth writes wonderfully.
From the beginning to the end all I had in my mind was: INTENSE. This book is intense from the relationship between Ella and Teller to the collateral damage they create. It's beautiful and it's bad. In the entire journey of reading this book I cried, I loved and Mary Elizabeth took my heart... Broke it into a lot of pieces and put it back together again.
I don't think there is a way to describe the emotional experience of Closer. I believe that you have to read it to understand what's really going on between these two.
I was torn while reading it. Sometimes I wanted to hate Ella, but I understood her decisions. Sometimes I wanted to hate Teller, but he has such a sweet-damaged heart that I just wanted to give him the biggest hug.
I am a believer that love is a big thing. People often say that love can't hurt you. But the reality is: love can in fact hurt you and heal you at the same time. Despite the ugliness of their relationship, a honest love shines very bright between Ella and Teller. They make mistakes, but even in the small actions you see that they are mean to be together.
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S.Res.240 - A resolution designating the week beginning September 15, 2013, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Agreed to Senate (09/18/2013)
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
Designating the week beginning September 15, 2013, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Warner, Mr. Heller, and Mr. Enzi) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
Designating the week beginning September 15, 2013, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are degree-granting institutions that have a full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment of at least 25 percent Hispanic students;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions play an important role in educating many underprivileged students and helping those students attain their full potential through higher education;
Whereas more than 350 Hispanic-Serving Institutions operate in the United States;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions serve more than half, or 56 percent, of all Hispanic students, enrolling more than 1,480,000 students in 2011;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are actively involved in stabilizing and improving the communities in which the institutions are located;
Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to the United States strengthens the culture of the United States; and
Whereas the achievements and goals of Hispanic-Serving Institutions deserve national recognition: Now, therefore, be it
(1) recognizes the achievements and goals of Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the United States;
(2) designates the week beginning September 15, 2013, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week"; and
(3) calls on the people of the United States and interested groups to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions.


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It has been a while since I posted. Just like our stock market, I crashed! The reason being the market itself. I spent few days finding out the possible reasons and how worse it could get and guess what, I am still as optimistic as ever.
The sensex is down more than 5000 points compared to the highest level it attained towards the end of 2007. Evidently it is a big blow to the traders, investors, funds, IPO's and most of all to the tempo in the country. The Finance Minister has been trying hard to keep the optimism levels from going down far too much by assuring that our growth rate for the coming FY08-09 is posed at a very promising rate of 8.75% (There has been many statements with a different rate each time, but this one seems to be the final projection).
Now, what really happened?
Recession in the US which is caused by words declared as used the most number of times last year – "subprime crisis", lies at the root of the problems. In simple terms, 'subprime' means loan given to a person who is not eligible for it, because of his low creditworthiness, income or any other unhealthy financial situation. Ironically these loans are given to the same person at a rate higher than the market(reasoning- risk involved). Since US real estate valuations were blown out of proportion and were simply not affordable by subprimes, there developed a crisis. This in turn created lot of pressure in the banking industry that indulged in a lot of subprime borrowing and did not have enough funds to lend to businesses and other consumers who needed them for growth. So slowly the economy began to dip and then crashed. Businesses didnt do well and large number of employees were laid off. Incomes and consumer demand fell and since many countries in the world depend a lot upon the US, exports being the main share of their GDP, those economies also crashed. India was among the least affected as our exports to the US are comparatively less.
There is a reason why our stock market took some time to take the hit. Towards the end of 07, there was a lot of optimism in the our market due to large purchases by institutional buyers, foreign investors, excellent performances by some large cap and mid cap companies, promises and prospects reflected by the Government and a lot of hype. This lead to an illogical overvaluation of stock prices; illogical because they were high not as a result of the company doing well but as a result of speculation. It was like a bubble that had to burst at some point in time. After the Subprime, lot of American investors started pulling away their investments from other countries. This, in hand with the rising oil prices and blow to the software industry, in terms of declining projects, employee lay off and rupee value appreciation paved way to a much needed correction.
This is more or less like a world correction and a lot of people including me are still optimistic because our nation has all eyes focussed on development and stability. This is an opportunity to buy shares of promising companies.
Corrections like these are just nature's way of telling us not to get carried away but to focus and do things the right way!
(to read more about subprime crisis check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_Crisis )


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Friday, 10 June 2011
The Pretty Reckless
7 comments:
- Joe G. said...
I watched Serenity before I watched Firefly. I know I KNOW what was I thinking?
Also, I saw Catwoman in the theater.
Seriously, though, I don't do many reckless things. I prefer my choices to be reckful. I'll try today to think of something reckless that I did.
- 10 June 2011 at 09:22
- Heather Anne Hogan said...
Oy. Catwoman and Elektra. So bad Hollywood will never make another female superhero movie EVER AGAIN.
- 10 June 2011 at 09:56
- Melissa Coleman said...
One time, I wore white before Memorial Day. Seriously, my mother would cringe at that!
- 10 June 2011 at 11:38
- peefer said...
Getting married and having kids.
- 10 June 2011 at 11:54
- You can call me, 'Sir' said...
Marrying Peefer and having his kids. God, what was I thinking? Clearly I was drunk.
Learning how to fly airplanes isn't necessarily reckless, but the parts where you have to learn how to recover from stalls and spins (without dying and/or filling the pants with the poop) is important, but also fairly reckless.
- 10 June 2011 at 12:40
- mysterygirl! said...
Every time I like a guy, I tell him. But you guys already know that. :)
- 11 June 2011 at 07:18
- ~Tim said...
The most reckless thing to which I will [sometimes] admit publicly is climbing onto a moving freight train, riding it for about half an hour clinging to the ladder on the outside of a boxcar, jumping off while the train was still moving, and then hitchhiking back home. It was an awesomely stupid day. I have never told my parents this story. Which I think proves that my stupidity does have some limits.
- 11 June 2011 at 09:00


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Review: Let the Dead Sleep by Heather Graham
Let the Dead Sleep
by Heather Graham
Series: Cafferty and Quinn #1
Publisher: Harlequin
Publication date: March 26, 2013
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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It was stolen from a New Orleans grave – the centuries-old bust of an evil man, a demonic man. It's an object desired by collectors – and by those with wickedness in their hearts. One day, its current owner shows up at Danni Cafferty's antiques shop on Royal Street, the shop she inherited from her father. But before Danni can buy the statue, it disappears, the owner is found dead…and Danni discovers that she's inherited much more than she realized. In the store is a book filled with secret writing: instructions for defeating evil entities. She'd dismissed it as a curiosity…until the arrival of this statue, with its long history of evil and even longer trail of death. Michael Quinn, former cop and now private investigator, is a man with an unusual past. He believes that doing the right thing isn't a job – it's a way of life. And the right thing to do is find and destroy this object weighted with malevolent powers. He and Danni are drawn together in their search for the missing statue, following it through sultry New Orleans nights to hidden places in the French Quarter and secret ceremonies on abandoned plantations. Cafferty and Quinn already know that trust in others can be misplaced, that love can be temporary. And yet their connection is primal. Mesmerizing. They also know that their story won't end when this case is closed and the dead rest in peace once again.Let the Dead Sleep is the first in the Cafferty and Quinn series by Heather Graham and I was excited to get a chance to review it for you. I love mystery and suspense wrapped in a little paranormal woo-woo with a side dish of romance and Graham serves up a perfect dish every time. The setting is one of my favorites; New Orleans and I quickly consumed this.
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Brad Penny didn't even give the crowd a chance to give him a farewell standing ovation. After he froze Hideki Matsui with a beautiful full-count changeup -- he'd thrown nothing but fastballs and curveballs through the first seven pitches of the at-bat -- he pumped his fist and sprinted off the mound.
He'd thrown 117 pitches. His night -- and, in all likelihood, his brief career with the Red Sox -- was over. His final line: Six innings, six hits, no runs, one walk, five strikeouts, and a no-decision thanks to the three runs the Yankees hung on Manny Delcarmen in the seventh.
(Weird quirk: Entering Thursday, the Red Sox had lost every start this season in which Penny had thrown 96 or more pitches, but they were 6-1 when Penny threw 96 pitches or fewer. That streak came awfully close to ending before the Red Sox lineup exploded in the bottom of the eighth inning.)
The only way that Penny could still be in a Red Sox uniform next Tuesday or Wednesday, in all likelihood, is if John Smoltz suffers a setback in his final rehab start with Triple-A Pawtucket. If he comes through healthy, though, he's likely to get the ball at some point next week against the Florida Marlins.
Penny and the Red Sox will have to wait one more day to find out how Smoltz fares in that start. The PawSox were supposed to play a doubleheader in Syracuse but were rained out. Smoltz instead will pitch the front end of a doubleheader on Friday.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Smoltz rained out, Penny shines
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Jan 27, 2013
May each be set free
http://m.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/12/new-yorks-red-light-district-in-photos/266491/#slide5 This article really hit close to home. It's heartbreaking. I have family members like these folks. I've prayed for YEARS that they'd turn things around, find Christ, find purpose. As the years fly by, I get less hopeful. It is incredibly painful to see them while driving down the street on my way to a homeschool classes or church. I'd like to move away from the constant reminder of what I come from. At times I feel like "the one who escaped" because I'm so different and never made these choices. I also feel guilt because I can't help them, even though I know they don't really want help or to get better. It's haunts me to think that one day I may get the devastating phone call that they've succumbed from the effects of their lifestyle. (If I'm even lucky enough to get a phone call, maybe it'll be in the paper or I maybe I won't ever know, I'll just stop hearing from them, stop seeing them around) Lord please rescue them from themselves, from the snare of the evil one, from the pit they've dug for themselves. Pray for people like these. Each one is more than a statistic. It's a real person made in the image of Christ, with a purpose. Some are so hurt and broken they choose not to walk in it. Each addict, each person trapped in the street lifestyle is someones mother or father, (how many children wait expectantly for their parents to come home to them, to choose them over the lifestyle. Milestones are missed and parental rights are terminated) Each addict was some hopeful parent's daughter or son, someone's sister or brother. May each be set free and restored in Jesus mighty name.
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Jan 19, 2013
A Spirit of Fear
Can I share something really personal here? Normally I'm confident. I beam with joy of being a success story of a life radically changed by God. My spirit is filled with the vision God gave me and I revel in His goodness and His purposes for my family. ;-) Lately however, I've noticed I've become a little less bold, more timid, depressed even. I'd been having moments where I think about the HUGE responsibility of raising all these precious little ones to walk in righteousness and truth and to be godly nation shaking world changers, and the task seems daunting. I wonder what the heck God was THINKING when He gave these children to ME (of all people) to raise. Sometimes, I remember what I come from and I feel the anxiety spread through me. My parents were drug addict criminals. My husband and I are the only normal stable married couple in our family. All of my life I've had to seek out mentors, not family members if I wanted to learn the healthy way of relating to others or handling life's challenges. I am a 2nd generation foster kid, I come from a LONG line of lawless, depraved, godless individuals who often shirk the responsibility of raising their own children. Occasionally I get sort of panicky and plagued by fears wondering if maybe, just maybe I'm toiling in vain. Can anything good come out of our family tree, I wonder? Sometimes I see family members homeless on the streets from bad decisions and I am flooded with grief, fear, discouragement and shame. I have family members who would love to see me and my children fail because that would somehow affirm to them, that I shouldn't have bothered to forge a new path to begin with. I remind them that "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" so we raise our children differently. I have to actively quote God's word that says "God has not given me a "spirit" of fear but of LOVE, POWER and a sound mind.(2 Timothy 1:7) I reason that if He could ransom, rescue and redeem ME (raised by addicts and foster care and those in bondage to sin) than He can do quite well with my children who are well loved and come from a good home. I'm reminded not to give even the tiniest of footholds to the enemy who would love to see my hard work undone and for me to view myself lower than dirt, paralyzed by fear. I begin to feel worthless and embarrassed of my upbringing. Then the Lord tells me "BEHOLD I am doing a NEW thing! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."( Isaiah 43:19) He reminds me that "we are more than conquerors through him that loved us."(Romans 8:37)The NLT states it as "No, despite ALL these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us." Isn't that encouraging. Maybe you don't come from as extreme of an upbringing as I do, but no matter what your situation, there is never a reason to trudge along life's journey, with a defeated spirit. Victory is ours through Christ. His Word exhorts me to "Abide in Him and I will bear much fruit."(John 15:1:8) Also to "Take every thought captive" ( 2 Cor 10:5" ) so that He can "quench ALL the fiery darts of the wicked." ( Ephesians 6:16) In my deepest pits of discouragement He declares that "He has REDEEMED me, He has called me by name and I am HIS." (Isaiah 43:1) When I feel hopeless, inadequate and like a failure, and that is often as of late, He REJOICES over me with singing! (Zeph 3:17) He whispers to me that Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee to myself. (Jer 31:3) I am blessed and encouraged that whatever the future holds, I and my children are secure in His love, care and protection. Amen
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India my life's greatest experience
Oprah Winfrey got an overwhelming reception at the Jaipur Literature Festival.
JAIPUR: Oprah Winfrey's grandmother had a dream: she wanted her granddaughter to grow up to be a respectable maid. She would have fallen off her chair had she been at the Jaipur Literary Festival, where Oprah got a standing ovation as she walked in for a session. As crowds surged to enter the venue, with many of them stopped despite valid entry tickets, a poster sticking out told the story: "I have waited for 10 years to get a minute of your time."
"I came to India with open mind and expanded heart," said Oprah. "The sight of ox pulling heavy steel beams, a man riding a donkey, and another one on a motorbike using his cell phone," said the world's best known TV talk show host. "India is a paradox. It has been my greatest life experience," she added. And even here, her compassionate side surfaced: she goes on to imagine the ox asking the man to put himself in his shoes, pulling the weight of the steel.
Then, referring to her life experiences, she said, "The fact I was born in segregated southern US in Mississippi in 1954 to a teenaged unmarried mother, during the time of apartheid, has influenced me into becoming what I am. Fortunately, I had never been put into a segregated school. But all my life I had to fight everyone. To be born a girl child is not safe," she said.
"But for me, education is the most important thing. I have been from village to village in Africa looking for girls like myself... and families desperate for education. I was raised by my grandmother in poverty. She did not live to see me become an educated woman," said Oprah.
Oprah's visit to Vrindavan to meet widows moved her. "I have spoken for years for women to own their voices. Just because your husbands have died, you cannot become second class citizens. This thing should be eradicated from earth," she said. And since Opera's first talk show focused on "marrying the right person", to the question, "What's the marrying kind?" she said, "Ask the women in India. Had I gotten married, we would have been divorced by now and he would agree. I am my own woman. I don't conform well with other people's ideas. I have great respect for marriage and admiration for the way women marry." Then she said, "Arranged marriage would be hard for me."
And she made her political preference clear: "Obama is a man... and not god. And only a man makes mistakes. The world forgot we were on the brink of a depression. I strongly feel he should remain in office for the next four years."