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Latitude: 52.8173 / 52°49'2"N
Longitude: -2.6889 / 2°41'20"W
OS Eastings: 353667
OS Northings: 324636
OS Grid: SJ536246
Mapcode National: GBR 7L.VFCZ
Mapcode Global: WH8B8.NGR2
Entry Name: Stable Block Approximately 18 Metres to North of the Old Manor House
Listing Date: 28 October 1960
Last Amended: 29 October 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1295200
English Heritage Legacy ID: 260069
Location: Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst, Shropshire, SY4
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Church of England Parish: Moreton Corbet St Bartholomew
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
14/75 Stable block approx.
28.10.60 18 metres to north
of The Old Manor
House (formerly
listed as Coachbuildings,
Old Manor)
Stable block. Dated 1696. Yellow/grey sandstone ashlar with hipped
plain tile roof, lower over wings. Shallow U-plan. 2 storeys. Moulded
plinth. 1:3:1 bays; 2-light double-chamfered stone mullioned windows.
Central boarded door with moulded surround. Inscribed oval-shaped sundial
to right of left-hand first-floor window with wrought-iron gnomon.
Left-hand return front with one 2-light stone mullioned window on each
floor and right-hand return front with blocked or blind 2-light ground-
floor window (obscured by later addition). First-floor 2-light stone
mullioned window at rear. Interior: ceiling beams with mortices for
former timber framed partition. Chamfered-arched recess in left-hand
side wall and Tudor-arched blocked doorway or fireplace in right-hand
side wall. C19 stalls. Collar and tie-beam roof trusses.
Listing NGR: SJ5366724636
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DU PAGE COUNTY — Although a final report is not due until April 9, the chairman of an ad hoc committee of the County Board said Tuesday there seems to be a consensus for recommending legislation to create a separate Forest Preserve Commission. County Board member Roger Kotecki, whose five-member committee will be taking testimony at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, said he expected both a majority and a minority report to be issued next month.
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As I sit here tonight, sipping my wine and reflecting on the past decade of my life, I have come to realize that this is, in fact, the very last day of my 20's. Wow....I started looking back at the last 10 years of my life and I've realized how far I've come. Then I started to think back to where I was the last day of my teenage years, and can you believe it - I actually remember that day! I was in California with my friend Charren and our boyfriends at the time. It was a trip to celebrate my 20th birthday! We arrived the day before my birthday and over the next few days we visited Disneyland, Universal Studios, and I went to the ocean for my very first time! My 20's were exciting years. Years of many accomplishments and firsts. They were also years a much struggle. But I have grown so much over the past decade. So I would like to take a minute to look back at some of the highs and lows of the past 10 years of my life:
20 years old: I celebrated my 20th birthday in LA. It was my first trip to California, my first trip to the ocean, and such a glorious and happy time for me. I was in college and about to embark on many journeys. That year, I did a lot of traveling. I went on my first (and only!) cruise, I visited the desert for the very first time (Arizona), and I later moved away from home for the very first time - to Tucson, Arizona. The only friend from home to visit me in the short year that I lived there was my life-long friend Melissa, and boy did we have fun! While living away from everything familiar to me, I finally started to discover who I was. I grew so much that year.
21 years old: I celebrated my 21st birthday in Vegas. I was living in Arizona at the time and again, my boyfriend at the time and I met up with my good friend Charren and her boyfriend at the time in Vegas. I moved back home around the 1 year anniversary of being away. My trusted friend Melissa - best friend since 2nd grade - flew out to help me move home and welcomed me into her house as a roomie once we got back. Wow - the time we lived together was AWESOME! We partied our @$$es off!!! We were finally legal to drink and it was the first time I had really ever been single and boy did we take advantage of both! What a wild year that was!
22 years old: I celebrated my 22nd birthday in New Orleans at Mardi Gras. My birthday in '01 just happened to be on Mardi Gras and I had a friend whose mother lived in New Orleans. We road tripped down there - 13 college fraternity guys and me & my girlfriend Dee. Wow....talk about insanity! 22 was a crazy year for me, to say the least. It started out carefree and fun...but ended with some challenges. I was laid off from my job and turned to partying to fill the void. It got a little out of hand, to say the least, and there was a lot of drama that followed. I was diagnosed with depression and have battled it off and on ever since...but finally being diagnosed after YEARS of struggling was actually a good thing so that I could finally be treated. I moved out of Melissa's house and our friendship suffered for awhile. I did, however, return to college after 2 years off and I took it VERY seriously, even making the dean's list. 2 months before my 23rd birthday I found out I was pregnant. It was pretty much the shock of a lifetime.
23 years old: I celebrated my 23rd birthday by going to dinner with my mom, dad, and sister. I had just broken the news to my family that I was pregnant. They could not have been more supportive and to this very day I realize how truly blessed I am to have such a loving and supportive family. At the end of spring semester I moved back in with my mom and dad and the day before classes started that fall I gave birth to my beautiful daughter Rylie. I missed just 2 days of classes and then returned to my senior year in full force. I took a full load of 18 hours plus interned. My life really turned around after having Rylie.
24 years old: To this very day I still laugh at this, but I suffered a "mid-life crisis" the week of my 24th birthday. I think it has to do with the fact that other than when I was pregnant on my 23rd birthday, all my birthdays prior to that had been HUGE - I mean, I took trips and partied my little tail off. When I turned 24, I realized that I was a mother (a single mother at that) and that those days were behind me. I hibernated for about a week and didn't answer my phone at all. I later came out of it, but finally went back on meds for my depression. I later graduated (with honors!!) from college that year and just a few weeks after graduation, I met a guy at a party in Manhattan. We were introduced by a mutual friend and instantly hit it off. He accepted the fact that I had a baby and somehow I just knew we were meant to be together. My relationship with Randy grew so quickly. It was so magical and as if we fell in love overnight. Even though he lived 2 hours away from me in Kansas City, we saw each other EVERY SINGLE weekend from the day we met until the day we moved in together just 9 months later...
25 years old: 25 was a monumentally HUGE year for me! So many life altering events happened that year! Rylie and I had just moved to Kansas City to be with Randy and a month later we were engaged!! And not long after that my little 18 month old Rylie randomly started calling Randy "Daddy." Neither of us had ever encouraged it or even taught her that word....but he just came home from work one day and her eyes lit up and she yelled out "DADDY!" He has been Daddy ever since... That summer I began working for the company that I work for to this very day. I've really made a career for myself there and hope to finish that career out with this very company. Randy and I were also married that year on the beach of Key Largo after a short 7 month engagement and just 16 months of knowing each other. 40 of our friends and family joined us, including Melissa (my best friend since 2nd grade) and Charren (my life-long traveling buddy).
26 years old: My 26th birthday was a weekend long event of celebrating. Randy and I had a party at our duplex that Friday night and then a group of us went out that Saturday night. It was insane. Rylie started taking dance that year, shortly after turning 3. That year was a year of ups and downs. The highlight was purchasing our first home. The low point was losing my best friend Nick. He was an electrical lineman and he went down to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina to help restore power. He was electricuted and died on September 12, 2005. I miss him every day of my life and still struggle with his death all the time.
27 years old: Randy and I were supposed to go to Austin, Texas for my 27th birthday but everything fell apart that week. Rylie got horribly sick...then Randy got the flu...and my friend Christine, who we were supposed to meet in Austin, got sick as well. It just wasn't meant to be. So I went out that Friday with my good friend Brandon and again that Saturday with my girl Jennie. We had fun anyway and some great times happened that year. Unfortunately, Randy lost his job in the spring of that year. He tried to take advantage of the situation by getting into the mortgate business....but the market just wasn't that good. With me being the only one making a regular paycheck for the next 18 months, we came very close to losing our house and we truly struggled for a very long time. Money was tight, times were tough, and it's a wonder that we made it through all of that still together. But I was blessed to receive a promotion that year and many opportunities came my way at work. We were also able to enroll Rylie in a Montissori school, despite our financial struggles. We always made sure to put Rylie first.
28 years old: My 28th birthday came after 2 consecutive months of not leaving the house other than to go to work. My weekends were spent in bed and I was thoroughly depressed. I was still suffering from the loss of Nick and I was just in pieces. Randy finally forced me to see a psychiatrist and get back on medications. My birthday was my first time out in a LONG time and I actually had a great time. I also quit smoking that weekend (2 years and counting of being smoke-free!!!). Randy and I finally got our finances back together that year and were finally starting to live a life of being caught up on our bills and not struggling for the first time in quite awhile. Near the end of the year we found out we were going to have a baby - after over 2 years of trying! AND, we found out EXACTLY 6 years to the day that I found out I was having Rylie...AND it was also Randy's birthday when we found out!
29 years old: My 29th birthday was spent pregnant, of course. Later that year, our beautiful Harper joined us and made us a happy family of 4 just 1 week exactly before Rylie turned 6. Rylie started kindergarten after 2 years of Montissori and was at the top of the class, being one of the only children that already knew how to read. She also started gymnastics that year and advanced quickly. I really learned a lot after having my second child. My true friends are still by my side and many others lost interest once I was no longer able to party with them like had in the past. Randy and I grew sooo much closer. He did EVERYTHING during my pregnancy - cleaned, shopped, waited on me, he even got up in the night with Harper when she was born - and not once has he ever complained. This past year has taught me more than most of my other years combined. I have learned that I have the best husband I could have ever even dreamed of having. And I have learned that my true friends are some of the best people in the world.
Tomorrow I turn 30 and I just know that the next decade of my life is going to be AMAZING!!!! I already have so much to look forward to! Harper will celebrate her first birthday this year! Rylie will turn 7! Randy and I are planning a trip to Mexico for our 5 year anniversary (with my good friend Charren and her husband - who I introduced her to)! AND I am going to do my very first triathlon in June!!! Life is good, and I really have to wonder if there is any way it could ever possibly get any better than this!!!!!!!!!!!
And now I have to wonder if the night before my 40th birthday if I will be sitting somewhere remembering this very night. And if that happens, I hope I remember how wonderful and happy and truly blessed I feel at this exact moment. Through all the struggles, joys, challenges, blessings, I finally feel like I know who I am and I am finally realizing how wonderful life is.
So at this very moment, I admit to all of you, that I am not in the least bit reluctant to turn 30 years old tomorrow. I am actually looking forward to it and am ready to embrace what my 30's have in store for me!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
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Personal moments with an American legend . . . John Barletta was a Vietnam veteran and Secret Service agent with a lifelong passion for horses and a deep respect for the nation's new president, Ronald Reagan. After he was chosen to lead the president's equestrian protection team in 1981, Barletta became the president's riding partner on the dusty trails of his California ranch, at Camp David, and even at Windsor Castle. During their nearly twenty-year relationship, Barletta would come to know Ronald Reagan as few others did—as a loving husband and father, as a man of courage and conviction, and as a friend and confidant. Filled with heartwarming stories, humorous anecdotes, and history-making events, this is a moving, intimate portrait of a great man whose heart, wisdom, and all-American spirit continue to inspire. "A unique perspective of President Reagan—both in and out of the saddle." —Judge William Clark, former National Security Advisor and Secretary of the Interior


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Dear Mr. President:
|President announces extension of tax cuts for the middle class
Earlier this week you asked the American people what $40 dollars less in their paychecks each week would mean to them or their families. Well it turns out quite a lot, as over 300,000 people responded to your question you learned that it does make a difference in a variety of ways most of us cannot even imagine.
While you learned about what a difference $40 dollars may make in peoples lives, the people also learned the difference between whom the Republicans care about and who the Democrats care about. The Republicans only passed the two-month extension of benefits under duress and pressure from you, House and Senate Democrats, a few Republicans concerned with GOP re-election prospects, and the public.
We learned that Republicans would rather continue to cut taxes and protect the wealth of 385,000 multi-millionaires rather than extend the tax cuts and unemployment benefits for 160,000,000 American families, once again proving that they do not care one iota 99% of the population.
Here's what the Republicans do not understand about that $40… when you take it away from the wealthy, it means nothing, literally and figuratively, because it would not alter their lives or their spending habits in any way what-so-ever. When you take that $40 away from average families, it comes at the expense of not only the family, but, our already struggling economy. If that $40 is missing every week from someone's paycheck, it would not be available to purchase groceries, or purchase cloths, buying gas, eating out, etc… etc… which in turn would hurt businesses that are just beginning to see a turn-around in the economy.
The snowball effect of those losses could devastate our fragile economy just when we can see recovery on the horizon, and that's the difference between Republicans and Democrats… they don't care about recovery as much as they care about seeing your presidency fail, which in turn means that America fails and more Americans suffer.
What the Republicans seem incapable of understanding, is that $40 can quite literally, mean the difference between life and death. While we heard about the things people would have to do without, there are some things that people cannot do without. That $40 can be the weekly tank of gas that gets a person to dialysis, or chemotherapy sessions, or for the daily radiation treatments to shrink tumors in cancer patients… yes, it can literally mean the difference between life and death.
|Speaker Boehner stands alone after caving to public pressure
The difference between what you are trying to do for the American people is evidenced by the press conference with ordinary citizens standing with you… while in contrast, Speaker Boehner stood alone to announce that his Party had backed themselves into a corner and the only way out was to vote for the extension of tax cuts for the middle class… something they were loath to do… even though this is the 'season of giving.'
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Listen for the man in the van at the end. His statement is pretty dead-on.
[And for the record, we didn't wait. We still have our pride.]
March 11, 2006 7:02 PM | By Adam Roberts | 30 Comments
Listen for the man in the van at the end. His statement is pretty dead-on.
[And for the record, we didn't wait. We still have our pride.]
I watched the video twice and still couldn't make out what Van Man said!
I am gobsmacked by the size of that line. It would take less time to stop at a store, buy ingredients, decorations, and a cupcake pan, and go home to bake some cupcakes than it would take to get through that line. That is ridiculous.
Unless they were giving the cupcakes away, in which case: I understand.
That is so embarassing. Since when do New Yorkers stoop so low... Waiting for cupcakes in such a looong line? I've been to Magnolia several times and the cupcakes aren't that great. The icing is a bit too sweet and a bit too solid. If ever in LA, you must try Sprinkles, much better, despite the fact that NY is the better city. Check out the website:
www.sprinklescupcakes.com They're expanding to other cities so maybe NY will be next!
I didn't hear what the man in the van said either
Long time reader: Love this blog! Makes me miss living in NYC even more than usual.
I think the guy in the van said, "They can't be that good!" or something to that effect.
I will vouch for the Hummingbird cake at Magnolia-- it's fabulous!
hahaha. the man in the van was very funny. i can't believe the line! even though i miss having a neighborhood cupcake shop now that i'm not in new york, i wouldn't wait in a line that long either. you could make them at home from scratch in the amount of time it would take to get to the front.
Jules almost got it. HE said: "Nothing could be that good!"
Good grief. FOR A CUPCAKE? What's in them -- rock cocaine? I'm with the man in the van "Nothing can be that good".
Is that the same bakery in the SNL skit? Maybe SNL cast members were inside signing t-shirts.
Whoa! I need some stock in that place!
And I personally prefer Billy's Bakery on 9th.
Whatever the guy in the van said, I agree.
New Yorkers love to be abused and stand in line for something trendy when they can walk up the street and get something similar with no wait. It almost like they are saying "look at me, I am so trendy here at the Magnolia Bakery" or Shake Shack or a number of other famous places.
The only thing good about these places is their keen marketing and profit the make from their overpriced goods. Hey ypu can walk over to Billys and get the same cupcake with no line. I sure he store the recipe when he left Magnolia and opened his own place.
I also agree with the person above that Magno;ia cupcakes are terrible. The cake is dry and has the flavor of flour and the icing tastes like whipped sugar. I guess none of these people have a grandmother to make them a real cupcake...
I'll admit, we waited in a line at Magnolia that was almost that long -- I couldn't tell from the video exactly how long it was because it cut to the van but our line was around the block and well past the shop. BUT, in our defense, we were just in NY for the weekend, and I wanted to see what the hype was about. The funny thing is this couple behind us (seemingly also from out of town) called up their friend on their cell and said, the line is really long, is it worth waiting for? They stayed in line so I guess their friend said Yes.
If the cupcake ain't got Janet Jackson's nipple on it, it ain't worth the wait. That's what I always say.
At least New Yorkers have the opportunity to get free cupcakes. The only thing I get out here is some free hay. That, I believe, puts me on the same level as a horse.
hey, i would like a paraphrase - read short write up about whatever you are filming... i dont have a high speed connection, and i guess lots of other guys dont too. i missed out watching the clip totally.
My friend was visiting from out of town this weekend and we passed the long line sine I live nearby and we laughed, although she wanted to get a Magnolia cupcake again, she wasn't willing to wait. Weekends there are the worse.
The last time I was in NYC, my friend and I joined the Sex in the City tour, and they provided Magnolia's cupcakes. Like the others said, I was not impressed. Sweet Mandy B's here in Chicago makes a way better cupcake. But then, I have not tried the famous Janet Jackson cupcake yet... ;)
We foolishly waited on the line. Pre-packaged Hostess cupcakes which I remember from my youth was a better tasting cupcake.
the hostess cupcakes are also a lor cheaper.
That is hilarious. Why do people wait in line for Magnolia? It's not that great! It probably takes less time to take the train to Buttercup to get the same cupcake (I feel it's a bit better at Buttercup) and come back downtown. My question is, I always hear (and now see) talk about this line, but I have NEVER seen it. I was there today and there was 5 people in the store!
Classic. "Why do people wait in line for Magnolia? It's not that great!" Followed by, "I was there today..."
The line for hot dogs at Pink's in Hollywood is always similarly long. And yes, they're that good!
I hope most of these people aren't New Yorkers since then they could just go some other time when there is no line...which I feel like is most of the time. Outside of the peak cupcake eating period, whatever that is. Whenever I see a longish line (never saw it this long though), it seems to be mainly composed of tourists; I guess they don't really have a choice if they want the cupcake that badly.
As for the "Why do people wait in line for Magnolia? It's not that great!" line, to me that means it's not great enough to wait in line for. It's good enough to visit and NOT wait in line for, which is what I'd say about most bakeries.
Wow, that looks a lot like the line for Cold Stone Creamery here in Tokyo (it's the only one in Japan). I only thought Japanese willingly waited for hyped products that long!
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I live around the corner, and I've seen the piles of butter they have delivered a few times a week. It's in a box labeled "unsalted solids." Ew.
My roomates call it Cracknolia.
I WISH there was a Cold Stone in Seoul. Instead, we just wait in line for Krispy Kremes.
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CRUMBS cupcake bakery located in the Upper East and West Side of Manhattan - I think they have a new one in Union Square too now - are excellent alternatives to the Magnolia line. However, alternatives are just what you settle for when you can't be bothered to head down to the village.
I think their cupcakes are their worst dessert at Magnolia's. The icing is entirely too rich and sugary and their cupcake itself is dense and dry.
Their cheesecake however is fantastic.
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More people watched Mississippi State-UConn than games featuring some of NBA's best
More people watched the Mississippi State women's basketball team upset UConn last Friday than four high-profile NBA teams.
As shared by SportsTVRatings.com's Twitter account, the broadcast of the Bulldogs' victory against the Huskies in the Final Four on ESPN2 drew 2.763 million viewers, which were more than the audience for Rockets-Warriors (2.213 million) and Spurs-Thunder (1.609 million). Yes, that's no typo.
You can see the full figures below.
Friday cable sports:
Ms St/UCONN(ESPN2): 2.763M
Rockets/Warriors ESPN: 2.213M
Spurs/Thunder: 1.609M
Stanford/SC (ESPN2): 1.497M
— Sports TV Ratings (@SportsTVRatings) April 3, 2017
Even more impressive, the UConn-Mississippi State broadcast was the most-watched program on cable that day, as relayed by ESPN's Jemele Hill.
And for even further context, Miss State-UCONN was the most-watched program that day on cable, PERIOD. Not just most-watched sports event. https://t.co/CbYQhojiGb
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 3, 2017
Of course, Mississippi State came up short in the national championship game Sunday against South Carolina. But the Bulldogs' upset of UConn, which snapped the Huskies' 111-game winning streak, will remain a memory for so many Mississippi State fans far into the future.
It's great to see that so many people tuned in to watch the Bulldogs make history. Sure, Mississippi State didn't leave Dallas with the ultimate prize, but the Bulldogs achieved so much during their memorable run through the NCAA Tournament.
As the numbers show, many eyes were witness to Mississippi State's best moment.


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ABBEY: We were entice especially my wife by the bread of Marche. Whenever we pass by it we are thinking of buying one but it's almost always happens that we have already a loaf at home. One time when we strolling along Somerset we bought wholemeal loaf. It's a huge bread. Its has very good aroma. You can eat the bread on its own. It's very tasty. Or you can partner it with chicken franks as did. I'm looking forward for the day that we can dine at their restaurant.
WILL: I saw Marche store at VivoCity and asked abbey if we can have some snack there sometime. And that sometime until now never happens, why? Vivo is quite far from us and his new office.
Now, we bought this huge loaf and I am very very happy to see this bread. The taste is awesome, you will never need any spread for it. Crunchy outside and inside is so soft. Love this! This costs us nor more than $5.


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Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Faith-Based Initiatives on MyDD
I've been sort of following messages on MyDD, a blog on political issues that seems to focus on changing things in the Democratic Party. This is not usually a focus for me but the I decided to respond to the following inquiry about whether it wouldn't be better if the Democrats dropped blocking gun-control laws and "faith-based" initiatives. The first paragraph is the question, the second is my response. MyDD :: Educate Me:
The second is faith-based initiatives. Now, I am not talking about adopting the federal grants for teaching abstinence, which I believe has been repeatedly shown to be bad policy. However, I think it is a good idea to eliminate some of the barriers that prevent the federal government from working with relief and charity organizations. Certainly, we do not want federal money going to those in need only if they attend bible study, but at the same time do we really want to deny people help because of an abstraction? I think Democrats running on keeping, even expanding, faith-based initiatives is a good idea. Shouldn't we encourage the efforts of those with faith to help people? As long as the funding isn't going to abstinence-only programs, which do not work, or with strings attached about attending the church / temple / mosque in question, which would be an establishment of religion, I think it is a good idea.Wordlackey responds:
As you've commented, just because a charity is sponsored by a religion isn't a ipso facto reason to NOT give them money as long as performing religious rites or prayer isn't required to receive the services. (As an aside, I think this is a very hard rule to enforce, given that some services are in church buildings, decorated with religious symbols, etc.) Of more concern to me is the equity of distribution of such funds to religious charities of various denominations. Are Muslim charities really getting "faith-based" money in proportion to their work? Suppose a Wiccan group applies for such funding? (It's against many Wiccans beliefs to proselytize therefore, in a nonpreferential system, would make them excellent receipients for funds.) And if you think it too strange to give funds to Witches doing charity work, you've already answered the question. Can distribution of such funds really be non-denominational?


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I recently went to visit my sister in Palm Beach, Fla. who has a condo on the ocean. She is not a scrapbooker, so I tried to convince her that scrapbooking is the way to go. I made this chipboard book for her which is inside a pizza box that I purchased from Jen, at Just4funcrafts.com. I don't think she is into scrapbooking yet, but she loves the memories we made.
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Today is Dong Zhi (literally 'arrival of winter') and families gather to give thanks for a good year, and celebrate it by eating tang yuan. These rice flour balls have stuffings such as sesame seed or red bean paste, and are served in a clear soup typically made of sugar and water, and seasoned with pandan leaves and ginger.
The word 'tang' (meaning 'soup') sounds like 'tuan' (meaning 'reunion'); 'yuan' means 'round', and in the phrase 'yuan man,' means 'complete'. Tang yuan thus signifies unity and prosperity for the family.
Managed to eat some tang yuan during din at Crystal Jade before catching the movie 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'.
The 'stars' of the Day....
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I'm having a nice, lazy day. It started a little on the tense side, but things have died down. Mean Mommy had to come out for a little while to get everyone to behave. One the older boys figured out I meant business, they straightened up. I even got them to pick up their room. Now Tommy is having a nice little nap, and Matthew and Brandon are watching television in their room.
Rob has not been feeling well. He's gained a lot of weight lately and is very discouraged. It's affecting his health. So he and I are changing our lives drastically. I changed his portions sizes to reflect our new eating habits. It's not easy for him. It's only easier for me because I have been doing this longer because of my own health issues (I'm pre-diabetic). He must have told me ten times last night that he was hungry. I haven't exactly been good myself. I did at least make a good choice for my sweet tooth...a can of beets! OHHHH, it hit the spot! Nice and sweet, low carbs, vitamins, no guilt there!
Rob is taking a nap right now. I'm a little jealous that he can go take a nap whenever the mood strikes him. Heck, I don't even have a bed right now! One of these days, hopefully before Tommy turns, oh, say three we will have him moved to his own room and I can have a twin size bed in there with him. I miss sleeping in the same room as my husband, but Tommy's health comes first. Until then, my living room is part entertainment room, part bedroom, part hospital. I am so thankful that when we got our taxes back last year that I bought very comfy couches!
The last time I had new living room furniture, I was 19, married to my ex husband and a brand new mom. We bought a sofa bed. NOT a comfy piece of furniture. When we moved to Maine, my ex thought it was a great idea to store everything we owned in his family's barn. Not only did it stink like crazy (it was a "working" barn with animals!), but the bull got loose and sat on my one year old couch! I've been using hand me down furniture ever since. I made a much better choice with these couches! Now if only I can get all of this medical equipment out of here, I might be able to find a place to sit!


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I see a direct correlation between the amount of blogs I write and the amount of anxiety I feel. There haven't been any scientific studies to determine causation, but I suspect it's the lack of writing that makes me feel crazy. Should be an easy fix, no?
My birth story isn't finished, mostly because every time I sit down to write it, I start thinking about all the things about the British maternity system that I want to write about. I think about all the things about the American maternity system that upset me, and then I just get angry and slam the computer shut.
I've also been completely obsessing over the Royal Baby. David would tell you that my most common inquiry is, "Do you think Kate's having her baby now? ... What about now?"
I've never cared at all about any celebrity pregnancy, but this one is exciting. I mean, someday students will have to memorize this child's name. It'll appear on a ruler in gift shops! On currency! It'll get to carry a sceptre and a crown. I am a nerd about history, and this is pretty cool.
Anyway, sorry for yet another blog post that isn't the final chapter of my birth story. I just needed to write something and feel connected to y'all.
So ... do you think Kate's having her baby now?
Monday, July 15, 2013
Its name will be on a RULER! #royal baby
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Jonsie's Halloween Bash is being held on Thursday, October 26th!
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Music provided by DJ Mr Phantastik
First floor: The Renaissance Lounge offering guests a place to mingle and get to know each other.
Second Floor: Group Play Area with private playrooms and open play areas, as well as our fetish corner.
Third Floor: THE Group Playroom ...the club within the club.
- Hot & cold buffet served all night
- Free lockers (use one of our locks or bring your own) and secure coat check
- Complimentary sodas and mixers served all night located in the Renaissance Lounge...Please note we do NOT sell alcohol however we do have a BYOB policy.
- Bowery Bliss is a private club located in Manhattan. All guests MUST become a member or be a guest of a current member to attend.
Doors OPEN at 9 PM, Party till 3 AM
The pressure free way to play. Perfect for newbie and veteran alike.
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"I've been telling myself two things through all of this: God loves us, and God has a plan, even if we can't see it." And I nodded and made encouraging noises and tried to look pastoral, while inside I was thinking, This is a plan? My cats could come up with a better plan! And if this is your idea of love, I'd hate to see the alternatives!To be sure, the chaplain sees the belief as helping the family cope. However, as far as I'm concerned, if there is some sort of presiding spirit, there's no way that it's benevolent, or even malevolent. It just doesn't care.
Saturday, March 22
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A hospital chaplain who's confronted by a heart-rending situation notes that the entire family has "rock-solid faith." A patient's relative tells her,
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Well, Mark Steyn conveniently breaks that number down for us in the OC Register today. The U.S. Census Bureau claims 45 million uninsured, of which:
9 million aren't American, they're foreign nationals;Leaving 9 million, many of whom are uninsured only temporarily - while changing jobs, for example.
9 million are insured through Medicare;
18 million in the 18-34 age group are healthy and opt to 'risk it';
Furthermore, CB stats show that a large chunk of the 45 million "uninsured" is quite well-to-do - not the struggling, poverty stricken lot that the universal-healthcare-pushers try to portray:
37% earn more than $50,000 a year; andSo the next time Jack Layton, Roy Romanow, the nurses union or the CBC invokes the alarming spectre of "40 million uninsured" Americans, yell 'BULLSH*T!' with confidence.
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A United Airlines pilot was reportedly removed from a flight after giving a bizarre rant about her divorce and politics over the intercom, causing passengers to feel unsafe and exit the airplane.
The pilot, who showed up late to the flight from Austin to San Francisco, first caused alarm by boarding the plane in her street clothes, according to passenger Randy Reiss.
"I'm shaking right now. I just left my @united flight 455 'cos the captain demonstrated that she was not mentally in a safe space," he wrote on Twitter. "She got on in street clothes and asked if we were ok with her flying like that. We all said okay. Cute, right?"
The strange behavior continued when the pilot began speaking over the aircraft's intercom, sharing that she was going through a divorce and turning the talk to politics.
"Then she's like 'I don't care if you voted for Trump or Clinton. They're both a—holes,' " wrote Reiss.
At that point, he was caught on video by another passenger gathering his belongings and leaving the plane. Reiss said "half the flight" followed suit.
Reiss continued to document the incident on social media, sharing a photo of the pilot being removed from the plane. He said she was crying and apologized to him, and they even shared a hug.
He wrote, "I kid u not, her parting words: 'We should be on show together. We should write a book.'"
United Airlines confirmed that the pilot was taken off the flight, according to NBC News.
"We hold our employees to the highest standards and replaced this pilot with a new one to operate the flight," the statement read in part. "We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience."
After a two hour delay waiting for the replacement pilot, Reiss confirmed that they were departing for San Francisco.
Looking back on the situation, he said, "Being a pilot is a tough & stressful job. This particular pilot did not seem emotionally equipped to do that job today. I hope that she gets the help she probably needs."


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Tiger Temple Part 3, The Trip Ends.
A nice cooling spray of water.
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I love to travel all over the globe shopping for textiles to add to my wearable art. I have taught quilting to school children in Nepal, seminole patchwork to seamstresses in Thailand, and jackets and embellishment to quilters in Turkey where I also served as a judge at 2 of their International Quilt Shows. I have created garments for 5 Fairfield and Bernina Fashion Shows and teach classes on embellishment and wearable art. Lately I have been leaning more toward making art quilts.
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|Humanitarian and Advocacy Information
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Just in the last week fifty children died in Kalma Camp for displaced families in Darfur. Since April 13, aid workers have not been able to reach the camp. Malnutrition rates are soaring. Doctors are non-existent and the most vulnerable children are dying of preventable illnesses such as diarrhea and pneumonia. A camp leader told Radio Dabanga that in Kalma camp the death of children has become commonplace. He implores aid organizations and UN agencies to return to the camp


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text: ShadowRaven #1 Posted May 22, 2012 For some people the Cercei chapters is what they are waiting for, or the Jaime, or the Daenarys, or the Theon...You get my point.Am I the only one who looks forward to the Bran chapters?Why do so many people not mind it that the Reeds won't be casted, or neglect the fact that he is in FACT the true King of the North since Robb died. People use these excuses:- He's becoming a tree- He's not planning on coming back- He's cripple, won't be able to have childrenHe is barely ten years old in the books, how come people are already deciding what he is and is not going to do? GRRM hasn't mentioned that Bran is invertile, nor has he stated Bran will stay north of the wall, so why is it that so many people wish for him to be out of the picture?I get that there are probably more Sansa likers than Bran. But why don't these fans realise that Sansa's claim comes after Bran's.He's been wronged so much in life, do we have to neglect his rights as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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You know you're an idiot when Wikipedia schools you on plagiarism:
I hope the McCain campaign learns from this, as well as any campaign, organization or person who wants to use content from Wikipedia. Please do so responsibly, make sure your sources are cited, provide proper attribution, and try to use Wikipedia to dig deeper for content beyond just our articles. Doing so will go a long way toward preventing issues like this in the future." –Dan Rosenthal, a spokesman for the Wikimedia Foundation
John McCain tells a story about his POW experience that seems to have been lifted from Alexsandr Solzhenitzyn's Gulag Archipelago. McCain sentimentally recounts an anecdote of when he was a POW and his captor drew a cross in the sand.
You'd think he'd know better than to highjack Solzhenitsyn since people might be refamiliarizing themselves with the author because of his recent death. (I won't even pretend there's a standard of intellectual integrity given the pack the Republican presidential candidate runs with.) McCain even wrote a piece himself on Solzhenitsyn for the New York Sun. It's possible McCain could have had such an experience, but wouldn't have he talked about it already and written about it. Wouldn't he have marveled for the adoring masses how he and Solzhenitsyn shared a common experience? Wouldn't that compound the impact? I mean, isn't that what a politician does?


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62 CINEMONTAGE / Q4 2017 How can the stylistically different tales be offset until ultimately woven together? What does an audience need to know, and when? How long can one storyline be left to attend to the other? How will the audio be presented, given that all sound is not entirely absent from each character's consciousness? Finding the voice, techniques and balance to tell these characters' individual stories took craft, persistence, patience and the informed trial and error that comes with experience. At least it did with the collective experience of picture editor Affonso Gonçalves, ACE, and sound editor/sound designer/re-recording mixer DEAF JAM Hearing (or Not) Is Believing in 'Wonderstruck' by Rob Feld • portraits by Sarah Shatz P icture and sound editorial were faced with a number of multi-layered post-production challenges on this feature. How would they approach the film's two parallel stories, set a half-century apart but in the same city, with one shot in black-and-white and styled as a silent film, the other depicted in the living color of gritty realism, and both featuring hearing-impaired lead characters? Opposite: Affonso Gonçalves, left and Leslie Shatz. Wonderstruck. Amazon Studios


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"The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" made over $1 billion worldwide, while "Superman Returns" struggled to make more than $391 million overall. The third "X-Men" film put a further smackdown on the Man Steel with a final overall gross of about $458.8 million.
To add insult to injury, Superman temporarily lost his powers in the comics during the "One Year Later" storyline. That storyline abruptly jumped the entire DC Comics universe forward exactly 365 days -- a year when the Man of Steel, Wonder Woman and Batman weren't around.
On the positive side, critics have praised ALL STAR SUPERMAN by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely. The comic industry magazine WIZARD named the character its "Hero of the Year."
The WIZARD staff also named the DC series 52 as the year's "Boldest Move," since creative teams used to producing monthly titles were forced to crank out weekly issues featuring second-tier characters.
|Batwoman (Kate Kane) first appeared in
52 No. 7 (August 2006).
As innovative as DC was this year, 2006 was Marvel Comics' year. It started when 600 suburban residents were killed in a reality TV stunt gone terribly wrong when the New Warriors confronted several super villains.
Then came the CIVIL WAR storyline where Tony Stark/Iron Man pushed for the Superhuman Registration Act, requiring super heroes to register their secret identities with the government.
The tension escalated as Captain America and his followers opposed Stark's supporters. Spider-Man decided to unmask at a press conference, but Peter Parker soon realized the deadly consequences of being a public hero. Disaster struck when the cloned Thor killed Black Goliath and that appears to be just the beginning.
The CIVIL WAR fall-out, which is rumored to include killing off Parker's wife Mary Jane, will challenge Marvel writers about how to handle secret identities and heroes' motivations for years to come.
During the summer, Marvel Studios announced plans for no less than 12 films. Eight of the featured characters in those movies most likely will appear in "The Avengers."
You might recall how wrong I was Jan. 12 (2006) when I predicted DC would "slowly, but surely start to dominate the silver screen."
I also brazenly used the following bone-headed sentence: "The potential for more bonafide Marvel moneymakers is coming to an end."
Wrong, Ashby!
Elsewhere in the super hero film industry, "out of nowhere" casting decisions ran rampant. Heath Ledger will play the Joker in "The Dark Knight" (in theaters July 18, 2008) and Robert Downey Jr. has the lead role in "Iron Man" (May 2, 2008).
They were either brilliant decisions or mind-boggling, depending on which fan you asked.
|The late Heath Ledger claps while in a holding cell in this scene from "The Dark Knight."
(2017 addendum: This remains true, as far as I know. That same CCC column also made the NORWALK REFLECTOR the first newspaper to report the casting news that Ledger would play the Joker. Pretty darn cool, huh!? While I need to find the hardcopy of that column so I can post it here as one of my CCC flashbacks [reviews or op-eds published years ago that I have resurrected for this site], in August 2006 I wrote an op-ed for Batman-on-film.com in which I wrote why Ledger was an unconventional casting choice.)
So what about 2007?
"Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" filming within months of each other, "Ghost Rider" coming out Feb. 16 and "Spider-Man 3" opening the summer movie season (not to mention a second "Fantastic Four" film in theaters July 8), make mine Marvel!
EDITOR'S NOTE: This op-ed originally was published in the NORWALK REFLECTOR newspaper, which ran "Cary's Comics Craze" every other Thursday for nearly 10 years, starting in January 2005. CCC blogger/webmaster Cary Ashby has worked for the REFLECTOR since September 2004. He writes human-interest features, covers Norwalk (Ohio) City Schools, government and is the general education reporter.


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George was a thoughtful man, and for years had devoted himself to the little known art of neologism. This activity of his did not pay — truly creative work rarely does; it was a hobby. He would spend weeks' evenings on a single word, carefully crafting its syllables to echo the very things he was conjuring. Some words spanned impossible sets of incongruous objects all lassoed into one generous term; others designated almost nothing or just about everything. Some words were beautiful and hung in gilded frames around his house; most, however, had likely never been uttered by anyone besides the man himself.
Yet one day, probably out of sheer luck, George invented an important word. As usual, he carefully spelled it out and posted his minutely crafted definition on the internet where everyone could, but so few would, see it. This time, however, the new word took on a life of its own. Somehow, George had come up with something truly useful. Soon, his new creation was to appear here and there, quoted by curious parties, early adopters, linguists and daring students of philosophy.
Many before him had made similar attempts, and their terminologies were strewn, half-discarded across the English language, but unlike theirs, George's creation got it just right: whatever it was George had defined, his word had come alive, irreversibly printing itself upon its users by creating in their minds the very thing to which it referred. And this thing, George thought, has now begun to think.


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By Dr. Sami Al-Arian
John F. Kennedy once said, "Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process." Unfortunately, politicians have generally acquired a reputation for being dishonest, deceitful, hypocritical, and power hungry. Perhaps most, but not all.
In 1998, I was one of the most outspoken opponents against the unconstitutional use of secret evidence in American immigration courts. With few exceptions, federal officials were using this practice exclusively against Arab and Muslim individuals, detaining them without allowing them to defend themselves in any meaningful way because the evidence presented to the judge was kept secret from the detainees and their attorneys.As we began a movement to repeal its use, we looked to political figures who would champion this important cause.


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Ok, so we're a week late with our celebration welcoming in Spring. And it felt a whole lot more spring-like last weekend than this one. (Brrr!) But I was away last weekend, and the moon phase jibed better this weekend anyway! I'm not a Pagan (though I love many of the traditions, and The Map Man at least leans in that direction), but there's something deeply soul-satisfying about watching my children dance under the (nearly) full moon around a bonfire.
We're ready, bring on the warm weather!!
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Please stop picking me apart, i'm having trouble putting myself back together.
everyday is a routine..
sleep,wake up for school, get ready,be at school, leave school, eat,homework,sleep.. again and again.
i cant wait for this weekend, i want to hang out with my friends since i barely get to do that, and i want to start drivers ed because im the only junior without their license.
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Testing Testing...ok first photo uploaded. This was taken on a trip to Phuket early on in the year. I used a Canon Powershot A620 in an Ikelite housing with a wide angel lens and dome port while snoorkeling. Some processing was later done on Photoshop Elements 5 (original one) to boost the saturation and make the image overally more vivid.
The water then was cool and refreshing. I have this photo framed up in my Dibai apartment just so I can be reminded on how cool and refreshing tropical waters can be.


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Wow. I was amazed at the number of people at ClickerExpo who asked about Laev! I even got TAGged for her blog! You guys are great. :-)
Super-brief update, because I've been asked: Yes, Laev seems much improved. She went back to regular training a week ago and did just great. I was also super-proud that even in her over-the-top excitement at FINALLY getting to go back to work, she was perfectly clean in her positively-trained hold and barks.
Two days later, she wasn't as clean on a different helper -- she brushed the sleeve as she went by, just asking a question -- and I'll have to do some work on that. No cheating.
But overall, it seems she feels much better physically, and that's what's most important.
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Futures Housing Group goes from good to great
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KAPIT: The Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Baleh, Pelagus and Katibas divisions passed similar resolutions during their respective main body, women's wing and youth annual general meetings (AGMs) recently.
Its president Tan Sri Dr James Masing said this signified that the party is moving forward in one direction and voice.
"Each of the three divisions has successfully organised their respective AGMs to elect those committee members to lead the party for the next three years.
"I am happy to note that there was no dispute in the line-up of the exco members, which was done based on consensus from all the divisions at the main body, youth and women's sections," he said when officiating at the AGMs recently.
Among the resolutions passed are for there to be no contest for the president and deputy president posts, as well as full support for Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
The divisions also agreed that a technical college should be set up in Kapit to train and equip local youths as skilled and semi-skilled workers for the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE).
They also called on the state government to review the existing Land Code, especially on native customary rights (NCR) and make necessary ammendments.
On the call by PRS Katibas division to speed up the construction of the Kapit-Song-Kanowit road, Masing said it has been budgeted for.
"Datuk Seri Najib's word is as good as his promise and I am optimistic that the road would be completed in two years' time," he said.
Masing also put on record and acknowledged the contributions and service of former Hulu Rajang Member of Parliament Datuk Billy Abit Joo to the people in the constituency.
For PRS Baleh, Masing retained his post as chairman, while Philimon Nuing is PRS Pelagus chairman and Edward Minggu is chairman for PRS Katibas.
Bakat Gira retained his post as PRS Baleh youth chief, while Munah Luyoh was uncontested as Pelagus women's wing chief.
Magdeline Mai also retained her post as PRS Pelagus women's chief, while Nyong Aji is PRS Baleh women's chief.-theborneopost


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Trump's Rumored Labor Secretary Wants An "Employee-Free" Restaurant
President-elect Donald Trump's prospective cabinet is already cluttered with controversial characters, and his rumored choice for labor secretary is no exception.
Trump is expected to tap CKE Restaurants Holdings chief executive Andy Puzder, who advised him during the campaign, to head the Department of Labor, sources informed on the decision told the Wall Street Journal Thursday.
In his post heading the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's parent company, Puzder outspokenly opposed raising the minimum wage.
Puzder argued raising the minimum wage would be too costly and prompt employers to "cut jobs and rely more on technology," in a 2014 Wall Street Journal op-ed.
"Putting one of the worst fast-food CEOs in charge of national labor policy sends a signal to workers that the Trump years are going to be about low pay, wage theft, sexual harassment and racial discrimination," the Fight for 15 movement said in a press release.
"As a fast food CEO, Andrew Puzder made it his business to generate profits by exploiting the workers in his restaurants, where he paid poverty wages," Raymond C. Offenheiser, President of the anti-poverty organization Oxfam America, said in a statement. "On the national stage, he's taken strident stands against raising the minimum wage and expanding overtime pay coverage. Mr. Puzder would have the power to rewrite the rules of the game for people in every facet of work; as a corporate lawyer by trade, Mr. Puzder knows exactly how to get this done."
Puzder's recently expressed keen interest in automation: replacing fast-food workers with technology.
"I want to try it," Puzder told Business Insider in March. He spoke enthusiastically about the prospect of opening a restaurant where "you never see a person."
"If you're making labor more expensive, and automation less expensive — this is not rocket science," he added.
As Gawker's Hamilton Nolan wrote in response to Puzder's March comments, automation would leave millions of workers scrambling to afford the cost of living – a problem that could be mitigated if the government also provided a universal basic income.
However, Puzder has not expressed an interest in providing basic income, so the automated economy he envisions poses severe threats to workers' livelihoods.
"Puzder is against unions, calls the minimum wage and overtime 'restrictions' and employees 'extra cost,' and even said he wants to fire workers like us and replace us with machines that can't take vacations or sue their employers when they break the law," the Fight for 15 adds.
Women's groups aren't thrilled with him either.
National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra L. Ness calls Puzder "an appalling choice to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor." During his tenure a CKE, Puzder also opposed the overtime rule, paid leave, and Affordable Care Act, which Ness deems "the greatest advance for women's health in a generation."
"As a Missouri lawyer, Puzder was an architect of legislation to dismantle Roe v. Wade and deny women access to abortion care," Ness adds.
While generally opposing reproductive rights, Puzder has defended the practice of using women's bodies to sell fast food products.
"I like beautiful women eating burgers in bikinis," the executive told the magazine Entrepreneur in 2015, addressing a controversial Carl's Jr ad campaign.
"I think it's very American. … I used to hear [that] brands take on the personality of the CEO. And I rarely thought that was true, but I think this one, in this case, it kind of did take on my personality."
Trump and Puzder disagree in some respects.
In July, he asserted in the Wall Street Journal that illegal immigrants should only be deported when a person has "committed a felony or become a 'public charge.'" Yet, he minimized differences between his position and Trump's immigration proposals — which he called "reasonable and sensible given that voters demand action."
Before he can assume his post, Puzder will need to complete the Senate confirmation process, one that Democrats and labor unions have already promised to make contentious.


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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Classics - Action Comics #584
And they don't get any more established than Superman.
With the Man of Steel mini-series (launched right after the universe-changing events in Crisis on Infinite Earths), he retooled everything about Superman, managing to get back to the basics, while at the same time modernizing the characters, the settings, and introducing new challenges and menaces.
After the mini-series, Byrne took over writing and drawing two titles: Superman (which got a new first issue) and Action Comics, which maintained its numbering but changed format and became a team-up comic.
Being no man's fool, Byrne immediately stacked the deck for his first issue by teaming Superman with DC's most popular title, the Teen Titans.
The issue leaned on a beloved Marvel sensibility, as the Titans were forced to fight a Superman who was apparently deranged.
It's a fast-paced, action-packed issue that allows Byrne lots of room for dynamic art (wonderfully embellished by the legendary Dick Giordano), some nice character moments and a couple of good plot twists.
He loses a point for loading a bit too much text into a single preachy panel at the end, but that's easy to forgive since it makes some important points.
But overall, it's a fantastic start to Byrne's rein on the comic that started it all.
Grade: A
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It seemed like such a big deal at the time, but it's been a quarter of a century(!) since Byrne did his Superman thing, and DC has put the Last Son of Krypton through the wringer a few times since then, undoing (or ignoring) a lot of what JB introduced. I'm reading Larry Tye's SUPERMAN book just now, and it makes me realize that while Byrne and others get their turn at bat, the Superman franchise just keeps on season after season, good times and bad, and we long-time fans can only look ahead and see what the next big thing (in this case the upcoming movie) will do to add or detract from the legend.
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- January 30, 2013 at 9:13 AM
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Sam, it was surprising to look back at this series and realize that it was the first "aboveboard" reboot (as opposed to minor tweaks to the character). Of course, it's very common now. I don't really mind - I think the continuity can become a burden after decades. Marvel's about due for a full-fledged reboot - I wouldn't be surprised to see one in the next few years. DC seems to be settling into a cycle of reboots every 10 years or so. Sometimes it's a force for good, sometimes not.
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I think I'm only gonna write about Australia this week. Why? Because it kinda rules. I like to think of Australia as England's South. We have our South in the US, with the cowboys and wildlife and adventurers and rednecks and great home cookin' and dodgy race relations and all that... Well, Australia's kinda of the same. They've got cowboys too, and their accent is a British one via Texas, in a way. Great food, scary outback residents, crazy animals, walkabouts for years on end, and questionable civil rights for the Aborigines (who were considered in the flora & fauna category of the land up until 1963 or something)...
But I do love Australia. And they are pretty badass there. Recently, a surfer got bit by a little shark, and it wouldn't let go, so he drove all the way to the hospital with it attached to his leg. I guess there, they just clubbed it off or something. And now this:
CANBERRA, Australia - A surfer fought off a seven-foot shark with his board at an Australian beach Saturday, and then continued surfing, a life guard said.
The surfer, Simon Letch, returned to Sydney's Bronte Beach 30 minutes after surviving the attack with a replacement board, despite the beach being closed because of the danger, life guard Aaron Graham said.
"He was pretty calm about it, very laid back," said Graham, who was on the beach when the surfer, aged in his 30s, rode his damaged board in.Now, in California, there are the occasional shark attacks, but we're talking like once every other year or something. In Australia, they've got netting around the popular beaches to keep sharks out, because they are always in abundance. In fact, this guy got lucky: the last attack in Oz happened a month ago when a shark tore a snorkeler in half. Then, within a week span in December, 2 folks got it on Australia's east coast.
Either no fear - or really dumb. It's a Darwin thing, I guess. Ask me if I went into the ocean when I was in Australia. (Uh, that would be No.)


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Emotional Connections in CyberspaceCyberspace is such a corny word -- I suppose I could use Jay Cross' term of internet cloud, but somehow that doesn't do it for me either.
Anyway, in an earlier post, I remarked how I had not felt a social connection with U2 cohorts. A electrically charged thunderstorm fried my satellite system last weekend and since then I have been hanging out in sandwich shops and coffee houses, snagging bandwidth to try to stay on top of my email and keep up with the Pub postings, others' blogs, etc.
When I am in my office sans internet connection, I am incredibly frustrated. My hubby has noticed a marked spike in grumpyness. As a woman of a "certain age" there is nothing else to attribute my sour mood to other than connectivity withdrawal.
I personally know only 2 people in U2. Yet I've chatted, skyped, emailed or read the blogs of most everyone in the group. So is the connection I am withdrawing from electronic, personal, social, metaphysical, or ..... what?
Where is this satellite repair person??? My marriage may depend on a repair coming soon.


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Seventy-six percent of respondents to a recent survey believe their health care costs increased in the past year and nearly half of Baby Boomers said their costs drastically rose.
Nearly 40 percent of Americans do not understand their medical bills or explanation of benefit statements, according to survey results. Mountain View, Calif.-based Intuit Inc., vendor of the Quicken Health financial management software, commissioned the online survey. Decipher Research, Fresno, Calif., conducted the survey. Other findings include:
* Seventy percent of respondents are worried about managing their medical bills--23 percent cannot afford to pay them and 31 percent have let a bill go to a collection agency;
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No matter how many times you go through the closet you always seem to find something more. Decluttering really is an ongoing project.
Yup, there's always something else that can go. I agree that decluttering is always ongoing, or else you end up in a mess, overwhelmed with mountains of stuff.
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There's a temptation for beginning novelists to use the "slow build." They figure since the novel is a long form, they have ample leisure to establish setting, get their characters in place, and so forth, before getting around to anything actually happening. This wearies the reader almost at once. Why should I read a book where I have to wait a hundred pages for an event, when other books start rolling on page 1? Another novelist will have a wild, super-intense opening scene, and then let the story settle into a long morass before revving it up again with any action. This hypes the reader's interest, but makes him impatient and rightly irritated. Often, readers who even bother to get that far discover that the best part was the first few anyway. The opening scene is a promise, and if you break that promise, the readers will come at you with sticks.
I suspect slow-build novelists haven't spent enough time thinking beforehand where the story is going, otherwise there'd be a lot less prologue and we'd get there already. There's nothing wrong with thinking through a story in writing first, meandering around until you find what you were seeking, but that doesn't mean the reader has to do it with you. This is why God gave us the delete key. Likewise, I think the common cause of having an explosive hype scene and then nothing is that the hype scene is all the writer had in the first place. He should have mulled more carefully on the consequences of his opening scene before proceeding.
I'm re-reading The Plague, which I know is about so much more than the plague of the title, but I want to consider it today purely from the point of craftsmanship of plot. Camus devotes two pages - tops - to describing the ugliness and banality of Oran. Even here, he is creating suspense, a sort of "we-never-thought-it-could-happen-here" sort of mood. Then, the rats start dying.
The death of the rats is grisly and spectacular, wierd and compelling. They all come into public as they die, and there prove to be more of them in this ugly coastal town than anyone could have imagined. There are rats everywhere, in streets, trashcans, hallways - still warm bodies underfoot. Just as the rat deaths taper off, a concierge develops fever and swellings and dies in horrible agony.
Then the human deaths begin.
In a very few pages Camus siezes our attention - the ugliness of the town is a promise, and he fulfills it with the death of the rats, and the rats are likewise a promise, and he follows on their heels with human deaths. We never loiter around with the characters backstage waiting for events to start; instead the characters are in the middle of the events with us - a doctor, a priest, a writer, a criminal - doing what they would do as first rats, then people, begin to fall.
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The Economic & Financial Learning Center of the Central Bank of the Philippines opened Friday. Edson and I attended because he had done the design work on the multi-media exhibit, "The BSP: Pillars of Strength". Some of my photo work was used in his design.
Here's some photos of the launching and exhibit.
Sunday, 5 October 2008
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Anita E. (Putrius) JenardFebruary 15, 1930 ~ August 20, 2017 (age 87)
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Anita E. (Putrius) Jenard, age 87 died in a local nursing home August 20, 2017. Born in Lynn a graduate of Classical High School, a communicant of the former St. Patrick and St. Michael Parish and Sacred Heart Parish. Before her retirement she was employed as a secretary for the Mobil Oil Company. Anita was very artistic in arts and crafts and ceramics. She is survived by her granddaughter Jaime Jenard and was the mother of the late Joseph "Joey" Jenard, sister of the late Joseph and Rudolph "Rudy" Putrius. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services in the Nadworny Funeral Home 798 Western Ave., Lynn Wednesday at 11:00 AM. Visiting hours prior to the service from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Interment in Pine Grove Cemetery. Those who wish may make a donation in her memory to the Fisher House Foundation for Veterans 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, MA 02132. For guest book and directions please visit www.nadwornyfuneralhome.com
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A resident of an affluent central Israel neighborhood wanted Shakira to perform at his wedding; so much so that he was willing to fork out hundreds of thousands of shekels to bring the Colombian singer to the country. Eventually he had to make do with the finalists from the 'Star is Born' TV show (Israeli version of 'American Idol'), who didn't come cheap either.
Until recently, local artists such as Sarit Hadad and Eyal Golan ruled the private party circuit, but the past few months have seen this trend change, with more and more international artists being booked to play at private Israeli events. Three such events are set to take place in October, including a performance by the Gypsy Kings at an annual bash thrown by hotel magnate David Fattal in Eilat. In case you were wondering, the band will rake in close to $50,000 for the gig."


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