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that guh Jessica is ugly diggy need to be with me im super fine and cute and plus its my birthday and diggy come back to houma
Visitor, Posted on Saturday, 13 July 2013 at 1:35 AM
but dig and jessica broke up a long time ago. After jessica he moved on and began dating desiree mitchell a new artist. They've been on and off so i can't really confirm his relationship status.
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hmm that don't look like just friends
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I agree u guy are just jeolous that Jessica get diggy and not u and guess what u will never get to date diggy he got a gf :) he hot really hot but gonna face the fact he love Jessica so get over it there lot more hot boy all around don't make one boy tear u apart but always love diggy.....!!!!!
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they broke up she sent naked pics of herself and diggy didn't like that plus she a ho ho ho
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I have been reading these comments and they are not right. Some people are just jeolous of what they don't got and what they will never have. They should just get over it and let diggy and jessica live their relationship. People that are saying all those rude comments about jessica is just plain awful. I hope one day that these people will realize that you too are meant to be and theres nothing that will stop both of you. So just hope that you guys stay together. By the way a big fan of both DIGGY and JESSICA. :) (LETICIA)
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Tracy Lee of Combat Lifestyle recently uploaded a metric assload of pics she took at Kevin Randleman's wedding last Saturday. (Congrats, Monster!) Among the familiar faces from Hammer House and the requisite pics of old people dancing were some great shots of MMA sex symbol Gina Carano, who showed up to the festivities with grappling coach Scott Bieri on her arm. A few more of our favorite pics from the highly-entertaining set are after the jump. You can check out all of 'em here.
(The queen's entrance.)
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(The Monster and his bride.)
(More of Gina dancing. She learned her "white girl's overbite" from the best.)
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Daniel L. KONGOS 7/31/2004 3:21:51 AMThis is very, very good. I know you see a lot of similar photos, but the expression in her face is amazing. I love the shallow depth of field. She looks like a great dog. I very rarely comment on a photo, but this one seemed to resonate well with me.
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Violence in Libya
Like every ethical person on the planet, I would love to see Muammar Gaddafi removed from power, his apparatus of violence and repression destroyed, and the current dictatorship replaced by a democratic movement. I believe that these are the motivations that have led President Obama to engage the United States in military action in Libya. So, yes, I'm glad he has helped create an international force to protect some of Libya's people from the threats of murder that Gaddafi was starting to implement weeks ago.
But I have many doubts about this path. I don't believe in violence as the way to achieve our reasonable and ethically justified goals.
I've watched too many times as the United States has stated reasonable goals to justify a military intervention that then became a slippery slope to indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians. I've watched as even President Obama, somebody whose fundamental decency I continue to believe in, uses violence when it seems to fit with his vision of what is politically smart for him, and in a way that is inconsistent with the values he stated in his talk to the nation on March 28, 2011, explaining the Libyan war.
If the president wants to save lives, he might immediately stop our war in Afghanistan and remove our troops. If the president wants to save lives, he might demand the end of repression in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen, and Palestine, and talk about what economic sanctions he would use to accomplish those goals. The most remarkable feature of the current Arab uprisings is how determinedly nonviolent they have been. People say nonviolence doesn't work as well as violence for bringing down brutal dictators, but it's actually the other way around. It's not just that violent uprisings put the power from the start in the hands of the military, compromising the chances that the successor regime will be democratic. It's that violent protest prompts a dictator's army to fight, while nonviolent protest often undermines that willingness. As Tikkun Contributing Editor Stephen Zunes wrote recently:
From the Philippines to East Germany, autocratic rulers facing nonviolent civil insurrections have ordered their troops to fire on unarmed crowds, only to have them refuse, forcing the dictatorships to fall. On January 14, Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali declared a state of emergency and banned gatherings of more than three people, threatening that "arms will be used if orders of security forces are not heeded." In response, hundreds of thousands of Tunisians defied the regime, bravely marching upon the dreaded Interior Ministry and a general strike effectively shut down the country. When the head of the armed forces informed the president he would refuse to orders to attack nonviolent protesters, Ben Ali and his family then fled the country.
… In Libya, the protests were almost exclusively nonviolent during the first week of the uprising. It was during this period that the pro-democracy movement made the most gains, taking over most of the cities in the eastern part of the country. It was also during this period when most of the resignations of cabinet members and other important aides of Qaddafi, Libyan ambassadors in foreign capitals and top military officers took place. Pilots deliberately crashed their planes, flew into exile and otherwise refused orders to bomb and strafe protesters. Thousands of soldiers defected or refused to fire on crowds, despite threats of execution.
It was when the rebellion took a more violent turn, however, that the revolution's progress stalled and was soon reversed, which in turn led to the United States and its allies attacking Libya.
The world may legitimately wonder why the United States has given its most visible and dramatic support to a protest that turns violent, while neglecting to give equally strong but nonviolent support to the nonviolent protest movements. The Egyptian protesters especially needed that help early on; later, when the movement was clearly winning, the Obama administration did get off the fence, but Obama never called for Mubarak to go — not until he was gone. Failing to learn the lesson from that, the administration is being lukewarm in its support of nonviolent protests in Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, and is giving Israel a free pass on Palestine (as evidenced in the recent U.S. veto of a mildly worded United Nations Security Council resolution supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and reiterating the illegality of Israeli settlements in occupied territories).
I hear the critics' response: "But right now, right at this moment, the president was faced with an emergency and he had to act, else too many people would have been killed."
Yes, I think that is probably true, and that is why I don't condemn Obama or suspect his motives. I believe he is a fundamentally decent person!
But it's always like this: those who believe in the use of violence wait until the moment when things have gotten out of hand, and it seems too late to do anything else in a given situation but resort to violence. Then they say to the nonviolent movement at home: "OK, maybe you are right, maybe we should have done things much earlier, but now that we are in this situation, you've got to support us."
Why We Have To Stop Playing The Military Game
Well, I've had enough of that. I'm not the president, and neither are you. He didn't come to ask us about whether or not he should use violence, but to tell us why he had decided to do so.
Nor is he asking us what to do about the Republicans' demands for cuts in spending. If he did, I'd tell him to start by cutting half the military budget, removing our troops from Germany and Japan, and closing hundreds of foreign military installations.
And I'd tell him that it's time to fund a Global Marshall Plan (GMP) through a Tobin tax on any international transfer of funds over $1 million. Of course, if you personally are in the habit of transferring more than a million dollars at a clip, you might resent my proposal for how to fund the GMP. But I don't know anybody who makes such transactions except the big banks and investment companies and the super rich, and they could afford a 1 percent tax on such transactions.
Why the GMP? Because the long-term solution to our global mess is to change the fundamental frame of how we all approach world problems. Right now, and for the past five thousand years, the power elite and most nations have assumed that their best interests are served by trying to dominate and control others. But we at Tikkun and the Network of Spiritual Progressives believe that our "homeland security" can better be achieved when we adopt a strategy of generosity. And that is what the Global Marshall Plan is all about. Please go read our full proposal.
"But Rabbi Lerner, don't you understand that your long-run plan here is not likely to get sufficient public support, and that in the meantime we need to do something in this short-term crisis? We'll deal with those long-term visions later."
Well, after fifty years of being involved in political activity, I can tell you that this is always the argument used, and that "later" never comes precisely because people have been manipulated into focusing only on the short-term crisis.
So I'm not playing that game any more.
Possibly I would have felt differently had Obama's speech balanced the long- and short-term goals. Imagine if he had talked about a Global Marshall Plan and endorsed a strategy of generosity as part of his program. Imagine if he had called the nation's attention to House Resolution 157 introduced by Congressman Keith Ellison of Minneapolis in tandem with the twenty-fifth anniversary of Tikkun — the resolution that endorses our version of the Global Marshall Plan. If that had been coupled with some specific acts to move our foreign policy in that direction, if Obama had said "from now on, I'm going to veto every military funding measure that comes my way that doesn't have an equal amount of funding for the ending of global poverty, homelessness, hunger, inadequate education, and inadequate health care, such as is proposed in the Global Marshall Plan, I might have said, "OK, at least there is a balance here between short-term violence and long-term sanity."
But there is not and has never been such a balance in U.S. foreign policy or U.S. military spending.
And the "long run" and the "later when we'll deal with that" never comes.
It is precisely the short-run thinking that makes us miss every opportunity to stop the violent from winning in this world. After World War I, we could have prevented the rise of a fascist movement in Europe had we approached the losing side in a spirit of generosity, provided financial support to the progressive socialist movements that were seeking to rebuild Europe in a democratic way, and provided massive aid to Europeans to prevent them from suffering the economic and political desperation that drew them toward fascist "solutions." When we tried that after World War II in Europe, it worked. It was called the Marshall Plan. So, yes, by 1939 it was too late, and I would have supported the U.S. entry into World War II. But in 1928 it wasn't too late, and it's not too late right now to reorient the advanced industrial societies toward a strategy of generosity for the world in 2011.
How to Change the Fundamental Framework of Foreign Policy
So, our task is not to figure out how best to use the military might of the country, because in fact no one is asking us. Our task is to change the fundamental framework, and to use moments like this to call our country back to the challenge of building a world of peace, to begin now to make that happen. And to do that, I'm not going to sign on to acts of violence. Violence begets violence. Over and over and over again, violence begets violence.
But it's not enough to oppose violence. That's the deep weakness of an anti-war movement that focuses only on what it is against. The world needs to hear what we are for.
Tikkun and the NSP have an answer: the GMP. Our task, and that includes your task, is to refuse the discussion as it is posed now, to reject the terms or the framing of the questions by the pollsters, and to instead say clearly: I'm for a strategy of generosity, and until that is on the table, I'm not supporting any other use of our military budget except to cut it.
And I still hope that the people of Libya themselves find a way to remove that moral monster from power.
"But when you see violence happening in front of you, and you can stop it, don't you have an obligation to do so?"
Well, yes. And that's why even with all that I've said above I'm glad that Obama created an international force to stop Gaddafi. Yet absent the explicit intention to form a permanent international police force that is used to intervene in these kinds of situations, a force that would have the power to have stopped the United States from starting the war in Iraq or Vietnam, a force that would have stopped Israel from invading Gaza or Hamas from shelling Sderot, a force that would have stopped China from invading Tibet, a force that would have stopped the genocide in Darfur and Rwanda, I question the moral sanity of leaving this intervention in the hands of the world's often reckless superpower.
And since the president and the media are not asking us advice on whether or not to stop Qaddafi, the real question facing us is not whether you and I have an obligation to stop Qaddafi's violence, but what we do to use this moment to push a long-term vision into national consciousness — a vision for ending poverty and the global sources of violence and for building support for the strategy of generosity as the path to a world of peace and mutual solidarity.
[Another opinion to consider: We'd also like to share this different perspective from Uri Avnery, chair of the Israeli peace movement Gush Shalom, who does not share the same level of commitment to nonviolence expressed in my editorial above.]
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5 Responses to Violence in Libya
Good points from Lerner. I never like to see violent U.S. Military involvement in other countries' affairs. I too find it hypocritical that the U.S. says nothing about oppression in some countries while taking action in others. I believe military action is taken due to issues over resources.
Also, here is a link to a special teaching from Marshall Vian Summers entitled "rebellion, revolution, and war" that was received in a state of revelation during the recent uprisings. http://newmessage.org/ee/index.php/special-teachings/rebellion-revolution-and-war
"So, yes, I'm glad he has helped create an international force to protect some of Libya's people from the threats of murder that Qaddafi was starting to implement weeks ago."
Almost every discussion on Libya I hear ends with the argument that to save the lives of the people of Benghazi we must agree that the intervention was necessary. It's a hard argument to counter, and I think the only way to do it is with some "the ends justify the means" thinking. "The ends justify the means" is never a popular or easy thing to say, but often it is true. We all use it all the time in less drastic and controversial situations. For example, who would argue that it's not better to pull your kid out of the way of a potential accident that is 99.9% sure to occur in five minutes even if it means traumatizing her momentarily or hurting her arm? Every time we do something "healthy" that isn't pleasurable at the time but will hopefully improve our lives, we are using "the ends justify the means".
In this case we might ask ourselves if the world or even Libya itself will be better off in the future because of the intervention: if more lives will be lost, if the quality of lives in Libya and the planet will be better or worse. I know "the ends justify the means" is the same argument all kinds of evil people have used to justify their actions, but that doesn't lessen its essential validity. As usual, the devil is in the details. We have to find the proper balance somewhere in between "if we save only one human life today…" and callous realpolitik; and it may not be the case that the best position is to approve the intervention, as Lerner seems to be doing, while hoping that its worst effects can somehow be avoided.
Wow. Is Bill Kristol going to start writing for Tikkun?
I don't see approval/support of military intervention in Rabbi Lerner's comments. Rather, I see an attempt to hear President Obama fully and for that I respect Rabbi Lerner's position. In fact, my husband and I had a conversation Tuesday evening during which we expressed similar thoughts including naming nearly all of the examples of US military intervention as are listed in the rabbi's piece.
In reviewing the recent uprisings in the Middle East, I note that the first public actions on the part of the people are in the form of massive, noisy, obstructive, but non-violent gatherings at the centers of government. Are there enough of us in the United States with the moral/political will do to the same? Maybe we could re-read Thoreau's "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"?
Having written the above, I feel compelled to say also that I wish with all my being that I could write, instead, of an easier means to accomplish a more sustainable way of seeing than our government has thus far, for the most part, acted upon. I'm still working on it. Our World Needs the GMP. Soonest.
Yours for a healthier community…
I prefer the US saty out of Libta or any other Arab internal fight. The outcome is never positive. The moment a target is missed and civilians are killed, US flags will be set on fire throughout the Arab world. The Arab world has a long way to go before it steps out of the dark ages. I guess there is hope, after all Europeans became civilized after WW 2


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NEW YORK (AP) — Diane Paulus plans to make the Peter Pan musical "Finding Neverland" fly in Massachusetts.
The American Repertory Theater said Thursday that the show will kick off its 2014-2015 season under Paulus direction. It's based on the 2004 whimsical film that explored the creation of J.M. Barrie's masterpiece "Peter Pan."
Paulus, who heads the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University and has won Tony Awards for her revivals of "Hair," ''The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and the circus-themed "Pippin," rehearsed the revamped "Finding Neverland" in New York City earlier this month.
The musical premiered in 2012 in Leicester, England, with a score by Tony-nominated "Grey Gardens" composer Scott Frankel and lyricist Michael Korie, and a book by Allan Knee, based on his play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan." Rob Ashford, who directed the latest Broadway revivals of "Evita," and "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof," staged the premiere, which received mixed reviews.
The new version, which begins performances in Cambridge, Mass., in June, has a book by British playwright James Graham, whose "This House" premiered at the National Theatre in 2012; and music and lyrics by Gary Barlow of the pop band Take That, and songwriter and producer Eliot Kennedy.
In an interview this month, Paulus said she watched the movie with her two daughters — ages 7 and 9 — and was inspired to jump aboard. She also brought in Mia Michaels, the "So You Think You Can Dance" judge and "Rock of Ages" film choreographer.
"What I try to do within the form is pull people I think are going to push the form. So, in this case, it's a lot about our choice of choreographer," said Paulus. "I saw her work on that show and I thought, 'That's incredible.'"
In the film, Kate Winslet plays Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, whose four young sons inspired the Scottish author — played by Johnny Depp — to write the children's classic "Peter Pan." The film, which also stars Julie Christie and Dustin Hoffman, tells how Barrie, who had no children of his own, befriended the Davies boys.
"It's about how you have tragedy in your life, how do you get over it? When you lose a parent or you lose someone you love? How does the mind and creativity save you?" said Paulus.
The rest of the American Repertory Theater's season includes the new play "O.P.C" (or Obsessive Political Correctness) by "The Vagina Monologues" writer Eve Ensler, the world premiere of Matthew Aucoin's "A New American Opera" directed by Paulus, and what's being called an "apocalyptic vaudeville" starring Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac under the direction of Susan Stroman.
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Adrian: Enjoyed your excitement with the Blanc Issue. I have large accumulation to sell of this issue with several millesime pairs, etc.ReplyDelete
If interested, contact me soon at email@example.com, as I am getting ready to consign to an auction.Replies
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EXCL: Cloverfield TV spot!
It's hard to believe that after all the hype and speculation and questions, CLOVERFIELD is hitting theaters in less than two weeks. No more freeze frames wondering "is this the monster?!?!" We'll all know what the monster looks like next weekend. Will it live up to the hype? CAN it live up to the hype? SNAKES ON A PLANE had a hard time living up to the web craziness but CLOVERFIELD looks to have a lot more appeal beyond a movie about snakes getting loose on a plane. Everyone I know is dying to see CLOVERFIELD and what it's all about. Today we're proud to bring you an exclusive new TV spot for CLOVERFIELD. Stay tuned next week as the CLOVERFIELD excitement continues and we have reviews from the JoBlo staff. Enjoy!
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The AVL (Asheville) based band Temptations Wings recently wrapped up an incredibly beneficial year for them, 2017, with news of their enhancing the band's line up (here). That move, along with some upcoming live shows, their first as a quartet, also recently came to light. Continue reading "Riff Relevant 2017 Releases – TEMPTATIONS WINGS' JASON GARDNER Shares 10 Favorites"


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Microsoft and phone maker Sendo will tomorrow demonstrate their next generation mobile internet access phone device, which should be in the shops before the end of this year.
If 'mobile internet access and phone devices' seems like a mouthful, wait until you start deciphering the acronyms. But essentially companies such as Symbian, maker of the Epoc operating system for phones and PDAs, have a threat on their hands.
Tomorrow Sendo will be showing off a prototype of its Z100 smartphone at the GSM World Congress in Cannes. The device has a colour display and uses Microsoft's software platform for such devices, code-named Stinger.
The phone will use the so-called '2.5G' system called GPRS (general packet radio service), which doesn't have nearly the bandwidth of 3G systems, due to be rolled out before 2005.
According to Microsoft, Sendo's Z100 weighs a mere 99g, which makes the prototype smaller and lighter than GPRS phones currently on the market. Admittedly there are hardly any of those, and the first analogue and then GSM phones were bricks until companies brought sizes down through development.
It's been reported the phones will be priced at around $800 (~£550), but this initial price is sure to drop. This of course depends on economies of scale – if people buy into GPRS phones, this could be the handheld device of the future.
Microsoft last year announced an agreement with Samsung to produce Stinger-equipped mobile phones. Samsung will demonstrate a phone running Stinger at the mobile phone conference, Microsoft said.


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Congratulations/félicitations TD Summer Reading Club 2013 Library Award Winners!
Since 2007, the TD Summer Reading Club Library Awards have recognized and rewarded the most innovative and effective TD Summer Reading Club programs in local public libraries across Canada.
A warm congratulations from the ABQLA to the first prize winners for their 2013 programs:
We would also like to recognize the second place winners: Pickering Central Library for the English award and Bibliothèque municipale de Sainte-Christine for the French award.
And Honourable mentions: Bibliothèque publique de Clarence-Rockland (Rockland, Ontario) Médiathèque Maskoutaine (St-Hyacinthe, Québec), Crossfield Municipal Library (Crossfield, Alberta), Orangeville Public Library (Orangeville, Ontario), Red Deer Public Library (Red Deer, Alberta), and Springfield Library (Springfield, Ontario.)
Read about these wonderful programs at the LAC's TD Summer Reading Club press release: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=1&nid=853269&crtr.tp1D=1
Bravo to all the libraries who participated and who continue to provide engaging and creative programming for children across Canada!


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Sometime in 2002 when TV 4 was showing reruns of Knight Rider these web pages featured in TV guide. An image of the page is reproduced here without permission, but since I wasn't asked if they could publish my URL in the first place I figure it's even.
Throughout the four seasons of Knight Rider the basic theme tune remained the same, but the background sound effects varied. For example, Knight of the Phoenix consisted of the tune only with no sound effects present (e.g the sound of KITT's scanner), but the season four theme had Super Pursuit Mode engaging along with many other sounds.
All themes are in MP3 format. Knock yerself out!
Super Pursuit Mode (known as SPM for short), gave KITT the ability to travel at an insane speed of about 300MPH. To do this, KITT transformed by opening up air intake vents, popping out fins to aid manoeuvring, and of course, the rockets. The engaging procedure involved a variety of really cool sound effects, whereas the Emergency Braking System (EBS) was much simpler as it only involved three braking fins appearing (which actually looked like large panels), which brought the car to a sudden halt.
Here's a few links to other web sites that contain more information on Knight Rider, plus a web site I did a link exchange with...
This is a long term project whose purpose is to build a KITT replica over the course of a few years. Although it purposely won't be the same as KITT (it will have my own features), it most certainly will be a Trans Am. Read about it here.
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@ National Theatre, 19 May 2015
I hated homework, but not far into tonight's play, I started to regret not having done any prior to deciding to watch Light Shining In Buckinghamshire. My knowledge of 17th century history is clearly a little lax, and this became very apparent as the play lead us through a potted history of the English Civil War of that time.
While I have a fleeting knowledge of many areas of history, the emphasis is on the word "fleeting". In my defence, my History O-level covered 20th century history only, and I did get an A grade, and clearly the 17th century feel outside the remit of the 20th century. In fact, I came to realise half my knowledge of the history of that period appears to have come from 1980s music; the Levellers and New Model Army being two bands who were named after that period.
So, as tonight's play led us through the history of that period, from the reasons for the uprisings, through the various factions that tried to form a new system of governance, and the aftermath of it all, I watched and did my very best to understand it all, but at times I confess, I was a little confused. And I doubt I was the only one.
But let's be clear, this didn't mean for a moment I didn't enjoy it, there was certainly plenty to enjoy, and like many good plays, it left me wanting to understand more. It's just that tonight it may have added to my enjoyment if I had understood a little more of the long speeches that were used to carry the story forward.
So what was there to enjoy? Well, let's start with the stunning visual of the opening scene. The curtain opened (curtain in the loosest sense of the word) to reveal a table, and this was one very impressive table, taking up nearly the whole stage. And anyone who knows the stages at the National Theatre will know these aren't small stages. The table was surrounded by well dressed noblemen, all finely dressed, clutching wine goblets and enjoying a feast. And as they did so, the play unfolded on the table itself. I told you it was a big table, big enough to be the stage.
Actors walked on and off the table as the scenes unfolded, the sheer grandiose of the play becoming clear as you took in the size of the cast. Even as the noblemen ate and drunk, we saw servants, soldiers, religious groups, one after the other, all setting the scene of how we led to the civil war. It's certainly a brief history, but done in a way you can't help but be taking in by.
There are heavy scenes, again this is where some greater knowledge might have helped. The whole scene as the various factions argue over the powers of a new parliament, and who should have the right to vote gets a little confusing, and was a struggle to follow who was who. Even here thou, it is interesting, and led to me wanting to know more, but it was an effort to understand what was going on right then.
As the second act opened, the table took centre stage as it had at the very beginning. As there was talk of the Levellers and Diggers, two terms I have a passing knowledge of, we watched in awe as the surface of the table was destroyed in front of us, dug up to represent the taking over of the land by the commoner, and suddenly the table become the land upon which they would plant their corn, and the land on which the second act would take place.
There was clearly a lot to cram in to the play, maybe a little too much, the cast seemed endless, and there was at least ten central characters to try to keep up with, and without that strong knowledge beforehand, that became difficult.
But even so, it was fun; it was fun to watch, it was fun to have a history lesson thrust upon us, and afterwards it was fun to come home and look up the levellers, the diggers, Oliver Cromwell, and many other things the play had put into my mind.


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I believe and strongly support friendship and this I believe it's something that everyone should have. Some people don't like or support friendship what so ever. Friends are something that everyone should have, people have all sorts of friends anywhere from best friends to someone you just talk to. People should always have at least someone to talk to for expressing their feelings and problems that you have to get off your chest. People that don't have someone to talk to may suffer from many things such as depression. I know that talking to people helps me cool down and live my life much better then if I wasn't to talk to someone at all. I have known people that suffered from severe depression and have attempted suicide.
As in a result in suicide you are often sent or referred to consoling which is talking to someone to help you with your problems and to get something off of your chest so you feel relaxed and are not so depressed. Also some of your really good friends can betray you or can be non-beneficial such as being two faced, mean, and not keeping some really important secrets. I have met and knew many people that have a really good best friend and have got into fights with them and are no longer friends anymore.
Friendship can be just talking and then in can led to a relationship or true love, which mostly all love starts with a way of friendship. I've had people be two faced, mean, and just plain out stupid but I looked beyond them and if they want to be ridiculously stupid then they really aren't your true friend. Fake friends are the worst, even if you have one good friend there's always someone you should talk to express your feelings. That's the most important thing to always have someone you can talk to and trust at all times which supports my I believe statement. I believe in friendship and this I believe.
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In a 7-4 decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, it was ruled that concealed carry is not a right covered in the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
California is known for its stringent gun control laws. As a "may issue" state, local authorities can judge whether or not to issue concealed carry permits to applicants. Obtaining a concealed carry permit is easier in the more rural counties compared with larger urban areas such as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Some areas are considered "no issue."
[Read Related Article: Hillary Clinton on 2nd Amendment: "If it is a Right…"]
In the bigger cities, one must demonstrate "good cause" to the sheriff or police chief in order to carry a concealed gun. Citing the Second Amendment or appealing to self-defense is not sufficient. It has to be proven that the applicant's life is in imminent danger. And even then, it's still up to the sheriff or police chief.
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Such was the nature of this lawsuit. According to the court document's summary, the appellants had intended to obtain licenses to carry guns in public for self-defense, but they were denied on the grounds that they lacked "good cause" – not only for concealed carry but also to have a firearm at all. The appellants argued that these restrictions constituted violations of the 2nd Amendment.
The majority of judges didn't see it that way. According to the majority opinion:
"The en banc court held that the history relevant to both the Second Amendment and its incorporation by the Fourteenth Amendment lead to the same conclusion: The right of a member of the general public to carry a concealed firearm in public is not, and never has been, protected by the Second Amendment. Therefore, because the Second Amendment does not protect in any degree the right to carry concealed firearms in public, any prohibition or restriction a state may choose to impose on concealed carry — including a requirement of "good cause," however defined — is necessarily allowed by the Amendment…"
Additionally, Judge William A. Fletcher – who wrote the majority opinion – opined, "The carrying of concealed weapons was consistently forbidden in England beginning in 1541; was consistently forbidden in the American colonies; and was consistently forbidden by the states."


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Sen. [score]Marco Rubio[/score] (R-FL) faced Democrat challenger Florida Rep. [score]Patrick Murphy[/score] during the recent Florida Senatorial Debate. When the subject of abortion surfaced, Rubio was ready. Rubio, a Catholic and stanch pro-life crusader, spoke from the heart.
"It (abortion) is also a difficult issue, by the way, because it involves two competing rights. The right of a woman to choose what to do with her body, that is a real right and I recognize that. But in this case there's another right and that is the right of an unborn child to live. And as a policy maker, these two rights are now in conflict. I have to choose which side am I going to error on and if I'm going to error I'm going to error on the side of life.
And Mark, I understand that the vast majority of Americans and the vast majority of Floridians perhaps disagree with my view on this issue but for me this is not an issue of politics. It's something I feel deeply and passionately about. I believe that all human life is worthy of the protection of our laws and I respect people that have reached a different conclusion on this issue. But this is how I passionately feel. It's not political to me."
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Campus Reform contributor Cabot Phillips praised Rubio's answer as, "This may be the most powerful defense of Life I've ever seen."
This may be the most powerful defense of Life I've ever seen.
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— Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) October 19, 2016
Marco has always been extremely strong in explaining his pro-life stance. He has never wavered. At the August 6, 2015, Republican Presidential Primary Debate, Megan Kelly questioned Rubio's statements on abortion. After Rubio pointed out that he "never advocated" what Kelly claimed, he unapologetically defended the right to life.
"What I have advocated is that we pass law in this country that says all human life, at every stage of its development, is worthy of protection. In fact, I think that law already exists. It's called the Constitution of the United States. And let me go further. I believe that every single human being is entitled to the protection of our laws. Whether they can vote or not. Whether they can speak or not. Whether they can hire a lawyer or not. Whether they have a birth certificate or not. And I think future generations will look back at this history of our country and call us barbarians for murdering millions of babies who we never gave them a chance to life."
God Bless Marco Rubio for not only standing firm on his pro-life stance, but for articulating it so eloquently. Floridians must send him back to the Senate. We need more champions of such causes that not only vote the right way, but have the ability to explain their position in a way that can persuade others.
But that's just my 2 cents.


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text: Last night i built up a fun game for all of us to enjoy. I explain it here: Code: http://pokemanzgame.blogspot.com/ If you havent heard of lolcats then you prob wont get the picture, it is humorous. Anyways, the aim of the game is to prank as many people as you can. To prank someone you must tell them they are going to see some image, but in fact you send them to a pic like this: Code: http://offto.net/palanlol for each view or download you get, it counts as a pokemon capture, you have basically turned that visitor into a pokemon. The one i link to above turns people into a Mudkip. Each view and download you get earns you money. For views you get $2.20 per 10,000 views, for downloads you get $20 per 10,000 downloads. For each person you refer, you get 10% of their earnings. 10,000 may seem like a lot, but its not really, and you can do this with thousands of images. Anyways, its meant to be fun, the cash is just an added bonus. Have fun all of you!


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|Overlooked in the US because of grunge.
Bebop (previously unavailable on album)
Big Mama (also just a B-side)
Too Late for Goodbyes (12")
Stand by Me (live)
The Secret Value of Daydreaming
Stick Around (12")
Because (from Dave Clarks Time)
Time Will Teach Us All (w/Stevie Wonder)
If You Only Knew (Time track)
Midnight Smoke (from The Hunting of the Snark)
Mr Jordan
Now You're in Heaven (12")
Ruby Tuesday (Stones cover)
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry cover and UK hidden track)
Help Yourself (pictured)
Saltwater (reggae mix)
Coles Song (from Mr Hollands Opus)
Photograph Smile
I Need You (America cover)
Don't Let Me Down (not a cover of you-know-who!)
Lucy (w/James Scott Cook) (for namesake of certain song who later died from Lupus)
In loving memory of Cynthia Lennon.


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Here's a dose of instant Karma.
Finally here and finally fitted.
When trying to beat traffic goes wrong.
Doing its best Ford Mustang impression.
Show off somewhere else!
"Let Auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind. Some cars, I fear, will leave next year poor sales or redesign." The...
Pure beauty in motion.
Instant Karma is the best, isn't it?
Trash talkin' while trying to live big.
Time to mow the absolute hell out of your lawn.
We can't wait for the production car after seeing this video.
An innovative tribute to a legendary driver.
Time to mow the Nürburgring.
Several auto manufacturers have made benevolent pledges to aid victims of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado.
A super car that's still super to this day.


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Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson: Nobu Night Out!
Jessica Simpson and her fiance, Eric Johnson, head home after going out to dinner together at Nobu on Wednesday (June 29) in Los Angeles.
The 30-year-old entertainer and designer sat in the front seat as Eric drove home.
Jess recently signed on to appear as a celebrity mentor on the upcoming NBC reality show Fashion Star.
Early last month, Jess and Eric met up with Jessica Alba her husband, Cash Warren, and their cutie pie daughter, Honor, at a Yale reunion weekend event held in New Haven, Connecticut.


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Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are highly effective reversible contraceptives. [1] Intrauterine contraception is an increasingly popular choice for women seeking long-term pregnancy prevention. [2] In addition, IUDs are among the most cost-effective options for reversible contraception, and overall patient satisfaction with this method is high. [3, 4]
Three intrauterine devices (IUDs) have been approved by the FDA in the United States: the Mirena intrauterine device, the Skyla intrauterine device, and the ParaGard (T380A intrauterine copper contraceptive). Mirena and Skyla contain levonorgestrel (a progestin) that is released up to 3 years (Skyla) or 5 years (Mirena).
The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems are the most effective IUD available, with a 0.2% pregnancy rate at 1 year of use for Mirena [1] and a 0.9% pregnancy rate after 2 years of use for Skyla. [5] Each levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system consists of a T-shaped polyethylene frame with a hormone reservoir that contains either 52 mg (Mirena) or 13.5 mg (Skyla) of levonorgestrel. Levonorgestrel is initially released at a rate of 20 ug/day and decreases to 11 ug/day after 5 years for Mirena. [6] Skyla releases 13.5 mg of levonorgestrel at a rate of 14 ug/day after 24 days following insertion. The release rate declines to 5 ug/day after 3 years. [5]
The mechanism of action of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system is thought to be multifactorial. The levonorgestrel is thought to cause endometrial suppression and changes in cervical mucus that render the intrauterine environment inhospitable for pregnancy. [7, 8] In addition, the physical presence of the IUD causes alterations in ovum and sperm migration and potential damage to the fertilized embryo prior to implantation. [9] The most common complaints voiced by women using the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system are irregular spotting, which commonly occurs in the months following placement, amenorrhea, and pain. [9, 10]
The copper T380A IUD is also highly efficacious, with a 0.8% pregnancy rate at one year of use. [1] It consists of a T-shaped polyethylene frame that is wrapped with a copper wire. It is approved for contraception for a 10-year interval, after which time it should be removed and a new device placed. The mechanism of action is thought to be related to the physical presence of the IUD, which interferes with sperm and ovum transport and potentially damages the ovum or the embryo prior to implantation. [9] The most common side effects of Copper T380A IUD use are bleeding and pain. [10]
In general, IUD insertion and removal are both outpatient office procedures intended to be performed by trained health care providers. This objective of this review is to outline IUD removal and discuss issues relevant to this procedure.
Ideally, the indication for IUD removal is desire for pregnancy. Alternatively, IUD removal is indicated after 5 years for the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and after 10 years for the copper T380A IUD. [6, 11] In this setting, patients should be counseled that return of fertility after removal may be immediate and rates of pregnancy within the first year after removal approximate those in women without contraception. [12] In women seeking continued contraception, a new IUD can be placed at the same visit as the removal of an expired device.
IUD removal should be performed at any time secondary to patient request. The most common reasons cited by patients requesting IUD removal are side effects, including bleeding, pain, or infection (45%); this is followed by device-related issues (32%), fears or misconceptions (12.6%), and desire for current pregnancy (9.7%). [13] Current literature suggests that many of these requests for removal, particularly those requested secondary to side effects and fears or misconceptions may be prevented by thorough preinsertion counseling regarding expectations with IUD insertion and continued use. [14, 15]
Mild pain with insertion is common, and some women continue to experience cramping pain for days to weeks following insertion. Severe pain is uncommon and is cause for prompt evaluation and, possibly, IUD removal. Patients who present requesting IUD removal secondary to unscheduled bleeding, amenorrhea, or pain should have a history and physical examination performed. They should be counseled that these effects maybe an expected outcome with IUD use. A urine pregnancy test should also be performed. If the patient feels the side effects are not acceptable to her despite counseling, or laboratory or examination results are concerning for malposition of IUD or pregnancy, then the IUD should be removed.
Notably, presence of newly diagnosed gonorrhea or chlamydia infection is not an indication for IUD removal. [16, 17, 18] The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends a preinsertion physical examination to evaluate for signs of cervicitis and screening tests for gonorrhea or chlamydia in high-risk women. If cervicitis is suspected based on physical examination, IUD insertion should be delayed until after treatment. Otherwise, screening may be performed and the IUD inserted on the same day.
If this screen returns positive for gonorrhea or chlamydia, the patient can be treated with the IUD in place. Concern in this setting is for ascending genital tract infection or pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and related sequelae. The risk for PID related to IUD insertion is greatest within the first 20 days after insertion, indicating that the likely mechanism of infection is contamination of upper genital tract from infection present at the time of insertion. [19, 20]
This underscores the need for screening in high-risk women. The risk for PID in women with a sexually transmitted infection at time of insertion is higher than in women without infection at the time of insertion; however the overall risk is still low, around 5%. [21] Although placing an IUD is contraindicated in a patient with PID, if they acquire PID with an IUD in place treating without removing the IUD is safe. [17, 18] In this situation, patients should be followed closely, and the IUD should be removed if appropriate clinical improvement does not occur. IUDs should be removed in patients with pelvic tuberculosis. [17, 18]


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When news of Rita Crundwell's arrest broke last week I wasn't sure how accepting Dixon would be of my presence since I was an outsider from 100 miles away.
But residents of the northwest Illinois town are just as curious as I am about the circumstances surrounding allegations their own treasurer stole $30 million. They have been both encouraging and helpful as we've continued to explore the situation.
The stories sparked the curiosity of people across the country too. The past 10 days have been a whirlwind as national television networks contacted us about appearing on their shows. I was interviewed on "Weekends with Alex Witt" on MSNBC and "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren," on Fox to lay out the details of the case for viewers around the country.
TV cameras are a scary prospect, at least for this print reporter, and I was happy to return to the computer this week to work on this story in which Andy Grimm and I talked to experts in government finance to try to shed some light on what went wrong. If you haven't read it yet, here's a link.
Many of those experts told us they had never seen anything of this magnitude in the public sector. While they were able to give us some great insights, there still are unanswered questions in this case and unfortunately, some of the key people who may hold the answers still aren't talking.
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A Dutch monument honoring 350 concentration camp prisoners was recently found daubed with black tar, officials said.
Because of the vandalism, the monument probably will be demolished. The tar penetrated the porous limestone of the monument so deeply that it is almost impossible to clean, officials said.
No suspects have been found.
During the Holocaust, about 12,000 Jews passed through the camp, located in the town of Vught in the south of the Netherlands.
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Titus 2:11-14 is a concise tribute to the marvelous effects of God's grace, "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds." (NASU) God's grace makes salvation available to all men. God's grace provides instruction to all men for godly living. God's grace assures us of the fact that our Savior is coming back to gather us home. Warren Wiersbe summarizes this passage: "Grace Redeems, Grace Reforms, Grace Rewards." Grace is the vehicle by which Jesus Christ, our Kinsman Redeemer, redeems us. God's commands which reform us are pure grace to us. Grace that tells us of Christ's sure return causes us to live in blessed hope which is really blessed assurance.
Surely verse 11 does not mean that all people will somehow be saved but it does indicate that salvation is made available to all people. It is a shame that we often take that fact for granted. The fact that our God is full of marvelous grace, allowing even the most evil among us to repent and be saved is almost inconceivable. In fact, our gracious God took the initiative and paid the penalty for our redemption while we were still his enemies. He did not wait until we repented and sought forgiveness. He paid in advance while we were still opposed to Him and His purposes.
We might not think that "instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires" to be an act of grace but it most certainly is. Verse 12 and verse 14 speak of how God's grace makes it possible for us to live righteous and godly lives, not just in eternity but here and now. Please note that Christ died "to redeem us from every lawless deed." Excusing my sin by stating that I am merely human is simply not acceptable. There is no excuse for any sin. Also, we would do well to remember that every command from God is a blessing. Each and every instruction from God is for our benefit both now and in the hereafter. Some Christians seem to have bought into the lie that obedience to God's commands somehow limits their fun, happiness, or fulfillment. Nothing could be further from the truth. In addition, this wonderful grace transforms us into a purified people set aside for Christ's special possession. Not only does He treasure us, but He also separates us out for a special blessing and purpose. He gives us the awesome privilege of joining Him in His work.
Grace not only makes salvation available and frees us from bondage to sin; it also encourages and enables us to look forward with great anticipation to the return of the King. Grace gives us confidence that Christ is "our great God and Savior" who is preparing a place for us to live with Him forever. Grace reminds us of the reward waiting for us in the hereafter. Streets of gold will be nice. No more pain, no more sickness, no more tears, no more sorrow will be great. None of that compares to the pleasure of eternally searching the unfathomable, indescribable, immeasurable riches of the Person of Christ Jesus, the dispenser of such marvelous, matchless Grace. Hallelujah for such Grace.


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Cambridge, MA. My last two posts - on the baby Krsna and baby Jesus, and on a special poetic style in south India that praises God as an infant - have given examples of Indian literary and (Hindu, Christian) religious resources that can be of value to Christians in the West in re-imagining the powerful fact and meaning of the birth of Jesus. As a postlude to those posts, I recommend that you consider how Hindus in the West have and are responding to/adapting to the Christmas celebrations of the majority culture. Much like Christians in the majority Hindu culture of India, Hindus here have learned to celebrate in their own way, marking some similarities yet also differences.
To see how this works out, I recommend a recent column at the Huff Post by Deepak Sarma, professor at Case Western University in Cleveland, entitled: "Diaspora Hinduism and the December Dilemma." Professor Sarma's own comments are clear and to the point, on the various strategies for adaptation undertaken by Hindus; and be sure to notice too the comments by his readers at the site.
Some Hindu communities celebrate Christmas in their own way. A significant case is the Vedanta Society – check the web for their temples in Boston, New York, LA, Chicago, and other major cities, and you will see that they almost always have a special celebration on Christmas. You can find on the web is a typical Christmas reflection by Swami Nishtatmananda in India (in 2009) And you can even watch the video of celebrations of Christmas at the Vedanta Society's headquarters in Belur, Bengal, India, for example in 2010.
Christmas is one of the absolutely central and distinctive feasts of our Christian calendar. Yet it something to mark and appreciate, and not be shocked by, how people of other faiths are also marking the occasion and celebrating the cultural/religious event in their own ways. The light is shared in many ways.
On a related note: It is also instructive to think about how Jews have founds ways to mark the holidays without celebrating Christmas as a religious feast, particularly this year when they are right now celebrating Hanukkah. I can't resist calling to your attention a piece in the Wall Street Journal the other day by my Harvard colleague Professor Jon Levenson, "The Meaning of Hanukkah." Among the interesting points in the column is how Hanukkah and the struggle of the Maccabees for freedom fits well into the American tradition of religious liberty – and how, remarkably, the old Catholic calendar (until the 1960s) celebrated the Maccabees as saints on August 1.
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After years away from the Star Wars universe, Liam Neeson's coming back to his Phantom Menace Jedi knight—who choked on a lightsaber—for an arc on Cartoon Network's Clone Wars series.
Neeson will appear as a ghostly manifestation of the late Qui-Gon in a pair of Clone Wars episodes, on Jan. 28 and Feb. 11, for a three-part arc focusing on Anakin Skywalker's destiny as the one who would bring balance to the Force.
Said Neeson:
"These characters resonate...even after all these years. Growing up, my heroes were cowboys; they were strong and mysterious, and it seemed like they always rode off into the sunset. For kids today, Star Wars has that same kind of magic. I really wanted to be a part of that."
EW's also got a clip of Qui-Gon appearing to his former Padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi, in what looks like a Force-crystal gift shop.
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Hi friends and followers of Mrs Ludwig's Speech and Language Room! This post is long overdue and I am finally feeling moved to put up a new post to explain the radio silence over here on the blog.
Rewind a little over 2 years (my time has flown!): My husband finished a program and took a job in a new city, which for me, meant a bittersweet goodbye to the school and all the speech-language kiddos I had worked with for the past 4 years. We loaded up a U-haul and started a new adventure in a new locale. A few months later, our family was blessed was the addition of a beautiful baby girl...and life has never been the same!
New job. New city. New baby.....no blogging. I've been a stay-at-home mama with an SLP license for the last 20-or-so months. It was a happy adjustment but definitely one that required me to take a step back and realize that being an SLP is not a defining characteristic of what makes me....me. I still get inspired to create and write but most of my time has been dedicated to figuring out life with a little one.
Yes, that sometimes involves auditory bombardment with the place-voice-manner chart.
Yes, that means we spend lots and lots of times reading, talking about the pictures in our books, and pointing out rhyming words (current reads: Fancy Nancy and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie).
And yes, that means that our recent discovery of kinetic sand made me think of all the ways it could be incorporated into a therapy session.
So yes, life is good. And yes, I'm still active in the SLP world. I've completed some pretty awesome online conferences through ASHA. The Social Communication Conference last fall and the Speech Sound Disorder Conference, which I just wrapped up two weeks ago, were both amazing. With a little one at home, it's been a great way to clock CEUs while learning from the leading experts in the field. I highly recommend!
Now that we're all caught up, I'll share our newest news. We are so blessed to be expecting a new little one in a short 3 weeks, so life is not about to slow down. It just keeps getting better and better!
So stay tuned because I'll be back online...at some point! In the meantime, my TpT store is still actively managed so you can find me there.
Thanks for reading and best wishes to all of your own speech-language-literacy rooms!
Officially signing off for a bit,
Mrs. Ludwig


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Taxes and services
EDITOR: So it seems that Raleigh Chaix doesn't like the new gas taxes and vehicle registration fees ("Democrats and taxes," Letters, Sunday). I think it's safe to say no one likes tax increases, but what are you willing to give up? Roads? Parks? Education? Most of us have programs we believe are necessary and can list ones we could do without.
It's expensive to live in our part of California, but as someone who moved here many years ago from a low-tax state, I wouldn't live anywhere else. The outpouring of generosity in the aftermath of the recent fires offsets any negative impact of public policy.
As for blaming Democrats, I assume Chaix opposes the Republicans' deficit-expanding tax cut bill.
Santa Rosa
Trump and North Korea
EDITOR: I'm deeply worried by President Donald Trump's continual escalation of tensions with North Korea, a cycle that seems like it could easily devolve into nuclear war. It feels like we're just one tweet away from a conflict that could turn nuclear, which would put millions of lives at risk.
That's why I'm calling on my members of Congress to support the Lieu-Markey bill. This bill would introduce much-needed checks and balances on the president's absolute power over the U.S. nuclear arsenal by requiring congressional authorization of any nuclear first strike ordered by the president.
Santa Rosa
Rethinking fire agencies
EDITOR: With the firestorm response coming under close scrutiny as well as the loss of tax base to those areas most impacted by the property losses, it's time for serious consideration of a unified Sonoma County fire district.
Creating a countywide district would allow sharing of resources, personnel and funds across the numerous districts that have tried to eke along on their own for so long. This consolidated approach has worked in Marin County for many years.
Considering how the fires knew no civic borders, perhaps it's even time to consider one fire district to include both the county and the towns and cities.
Honoring veterans
EDITOR: This year's Veterans Day will be unlike previous years. I, like many others, have been touched by the tragic wildfires that have changed the landscape and lives of our friends and neighbors. On Saturday, the first responders will be honored with all our veterans at the North Bay Veterans Parade in Petaluma.
I invite all women veterans to participate with us. There are many women, those who have served and also those on active duty in our communities.
Please join us at Walnut Park, and walk with us, as we honor you and all the other veterans and all the safety professionals. We represent women from all branches of service, serving from World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and to the present.
President, Redwood Empire Unit 77, Military Women Across the Nation
Trump's response
EDITOR: My heart breaks for the people of the small church in Texas that was the victim of the latest "worst shooting" (this time in a house of worship) in America. But, excuse me, where was the tweeter-in-chief's deep concern for the people who lost their lives and the hundreds more who lost their homes here in Northern California?


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or so tybalt tells me.
but i can't wait that long,
oh dearest juliet,
this silence is
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but to live(die), i had to be empty(full)
so i'm leaving with(out) a promise,
(not) a final goodbye
since it will all be over when
my lips grow (plumb)numb with
your hot(cold) touch,
'till i can(not)
taste the colors of this life(less)
then i'll choke on death
just to see how it feels,
& to your utmost dismay
i'll (fail)succeed
& perhaps then,
oh dearest juliet,
i'll be able to
because if i can('t) have you for
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For most of Springfield early years, from the mid-1600s to the early 1840s, the center of life in the town was Court Square, where the First Church was, the stage coaches stopped and hotels flourished.
The coming of the railroad to Springfield in 1838, and construction of Union Depot near the present site of Main and Gridiron Streets, was to change the emphasis from Court Square to the north end of Main Street.
But it took two brothers, Marvin and Ethan Chapin, to realized the significance and build a fortune around the most successful and famous hotel to ever grace the town and later the city of Springfield.
In 1842, Marvin Chapin and Israel M. Parson of Westfield purchased the property of Judge John Hooker for $8,000, located across Railroad Row (now Gridiron Street) from the depot.
Hooker's old house was moved back and the partners began the construction of a new hotel. Before the building opened in 1843, Parsons became alarmed at the risk and was bought out by Ethan Chapin.
The brothers were considering three names for their hotel, "The Massachusetts" "The United States Hotel" and "Massasoit House."
Although the Chapins disliked the latter, two barbers who had rented a corner shop in the new block began advertising in the Daily Republican as being located "at the Massasoit House."
Before the owners of the new establishment got a chance to stem the tide, the new name caught on, and stuck with the flourishing hotel for another 83 years.
In an interview with Seth H. Moseley, who helped manage the hotel for the Chapins during its first 20 years of operation, The Daily Republican, in 1893, recounted the 50th anniversary of the Massasoit House.
The yellowed registers of the hotel are still in the possession of Springfield City Library, although there are some missing years.
Among the famous names on the registers are Horace Mann, listed as the first guest, Daniel Webster, Samuel Colt, Jenny Lind, P.T. Barnum, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb, Charles Dickens and Presidents Franklin Pierce, U.S. Grant and Andrew Johnson.
The years before the Civil War were profitable ones for the hotel and its proprietors, who were ardent anti-slavery men.
Jefferson Davis stayed at the Massasoit House when he came to Springfield to inspect the Armory when he was secretary of war under Pierce, years before he became president of the Confederacy. Little did Davis know that the hotel was a famed stop on the Underground Railroad. The Chapin brothers used their all-African American waitstaff as a cover. They would dress escaped slaves in a waiter's uniform. They may have even served the future head of the Confederacy.
They may have been swayed by John Brown, the famous abolitionist, who roomed at the Massasoit House, before moving his family to Springfield in the late 1840s.
According to Moseley, the Chapin brothers were the first men to give financial aid to Brown after he returned from Kansas and began plotting an attack on the South, which ended in disaster at Harper's Ferry in 1850 when he was hanged.
One of Moseley's favorite stories involved a visit by Daniel Webster. The hotel manager said George Ashman, a city resident and friend of Webster, told Ethan Chapin the famous senator would be arriving in three hours and wished a Connecticut River shad for dinner.
Ethan Chapin and Moseley searched the fish markets of Springfield, but could find no fresh shad, so they persuaded a fisherman to sell them one he had just caught on the banks of the river. It was prepared and ready in time for Webster.
Moseley also said Webster liked his drink and sipped brandy "by the tumbler."
During the Civil War, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln dined at the hotel at least twice while on her way back from Boston to Washington.
The Massasoit House was sold in 1912, by William Chapin to Dunlap Realty for $750,000. At the time, it was the biggest real estate deal in the history of the city.
The hotel was sold again in 1926 to a New York firm which tore down a small portion of the structure and built the Paramount Theater behind it, which opened in 1929. Most of the building currently fronting Main Street is the original 1843 Massasoit House. Some of the hotels rooms, with marble fireplaces, are still intact.
» Renovation of Paramount Theater and Massasoit House in Springfield moving forward, despite Penn National Gaming's exit


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Ski touring combines alpine hiking and skiing and is one of the most popular sports in the High Tatras.
Groomed ski slopes are ideal for ski tourers – beginners. However, they must keep maximum 2 m-distance from the right edge of the slope.
More experienced ski tourers can enjoy endless adventures that the Tatras have to offer. Valleys with white virgin snow or peaks with unforgettable views. Most of these routes are not marked and are available with a professional mountain guide only. (Ski tourers and climbers are not allowed to enter precious alpine environment from 15th April to 15th June.)
For ski touring, one needs the so called climbing skins. They glide upwards but don´t slide backwards so that the ski tourer can climb a hill easily.
Tips for beginners
1. From Hrebienok to Zamkovský´s chalet and Skalnaté Pleso – down a ski slope to Tatranská Lomnica
2. From Štrbské Pleso along a tourist trail to Mlynická dolina (valley) and back
3. From Tatranská Lomnica along a ski slope to Skalnatá chalet and back
Tips for experienced ski tourers
1. From Zbojnícka chalet through the kettle of Sivé plesá (tarns) to Priečne sedlo (saddle), from there to Téry´s chalet in Malá Studená dolina (valley)
2. From Téry´s chalet, below Mt. Mačacia veža to Baranie sedlo (saddle), along Veľká Zmrzlá dolina (valley) to the Chalet at Zelené pleso (tarn)
3. In Mlynická dolina (valley) to Skok Waterfall, then to Soliskové sedlo (saddle), along a ski slope up to the Chalet under Mt. Solisko
Suggested trips with a professional mountain guide
Mt. Patria, towering over Štrbské Pleso, is an easily accessible peak offering beautiful panorama views and safe descent on skis. The southern slope is very mild and wide, so any trajectory you use for the ascent or descent will be fine. The terrain is continuous without banks or rocks. Choose one of professional mountain guides to accompany you on the journey.
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It's a new year and with that in mind, I'm going to discuss some ways to get yourself motivated to reach your goals and aspirations for 2017.
Are you tired of living the life you currently have? Do you want more out of life? Are you looking for a new job, lover, husband, wife, soul mate?
What are you willing to sacrifice to make the necessary adjustments and changes you'll need to get what you want in 2017?
Do you know what you want? Or, do you just have an inkling as to what you think you might want? Do you know how you're going to get it?
Check out some ways you can use persistence when it comes time to reaching your goals. These tips will definitely help you get to where you're looking to go.
Well, grab a pen and paper and take a listen. Take as many notes as you feel necessary. Now let's get moving! Have a very happy and successful 2017!
Live Successfully, Happily & Lovingly,
Dawn-Marie Mutell
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Today's episode will be a short one, but, a very important one. It's about questioning yourself on how you feel when you are surrounded in silence? Do you feel uneasy? Do you feel like running out of the room like it was on fire?
Silence is the only place you can go to where you can hear your inner thoughts, desires and dreams.
So, take a listen and let me know in the comments below if you have any issues being in silence, or crave it, or how it might have helped you with a problem.
Live Successfully, lovingly and happily,
Dawn-Marie Mutell
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