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Judge orders Texas to release information on execution drugs
Judge rules 2 condemned inmates have right to know, but won't make information public
AUSTIN - Texas prison officials were ordered Thursday to disclose to attorneys for two execution-bound convicts the supplier of a new batch of lethal injection drugs to be used to kill them.
But state District Judge Suzanne Covington declined to make the information public, agreeing with the state's argument that disclosure would threaten the future availability of pentobarbital.
Past court decisions and rulings by the state attorney general have held that the identities of the suppliers and details about the drugs, including amounts and costs, are public information. But after recently announcing that they had obtained a new supply of pentobarbital, to replace existing supplies that expire April 1, state officials had refused to release those details.
The two condemned killers - Tommy Lynn Sells and Ramiro Hernandez Llanas - are scheduled for execution in April. They filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking information on the execution drugs, arguing that they have the right to know about the suppliers and the drugs that will end their lives.
During a morning court hearing, Assistant Attorney General Nicole Bunker-Henderson said recent threats against unidentified execution drug manufacturers necessitates the secrecy, and that a recent threat assessment by police agencies suggests that pharmacists who are making the drugs might face physical danger.
"The circumstances have changed from 2012," Bunker-Henderson told the judge. "We can show there's evidence out there that there has been a significant, real, concrete threat to similarly situated pharmacists."
But Austin attorney Philip Durst, representing the condemned men, said they have a right to know the origin of the drugs and other details about doses and purity. He challenged the state's assertion that the information should remain a state secret, saying the prisoners cannot evaluate their right to know whether their execution could result in unconstitutionally cruel pain.
"Maybe this stuff was laced with strychnine off the street," Durst said. "We don't know, and they need to know before they inflict the ultimate penalty."
Jason Clark, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said the agency would appeal the ruling.
Aggressive opponents
Thursday's courtroom drama was the latest development in an increasing fight by states nationwide to keep details from the public about execution drugs, including suppliers' names, amounts on hand, dosages and even the amount of taxpayer money being spent on them.
Several states have passed laws keeping secret the information that just a few years ago was routinely made public.
One reason is an aggressive campaign by death penalty opponents to cut off the drug supplies, first by successfully lobbying U.S. pharmaceutical firms to stop making the drugs most commonly used or to move the manufacturing overseas. In the past two years, European countries that oppose the death penalty have blocked shipments of drugs to be used in U.S. death chambers.
Texas, which has the busiest death chamber in the United States, has been at the forefront of the continuing jockeying for suppliers. Like several other states, it was forced to switch from a three-drug combination to a single overdose of pentobarbital to carry out executions.
In the past year, supplies of the powerful sedative for executions have become increasingly hard to come by, forcing Texas and other states to resort to having the doses custom made at so-called compounding pharmacies in Oklahoma and other states.
In the past three years, Texas prison officials have lost attempts to keep secret information about its suppliers and other details of the drug purchases. The agency lost its previous supplier in The Woodlands after the compounding pharmacy's name was made public, and after officials reported the firm had received threats from death penalty opponents.
Oklahoma ruling
In court on Thursday, state officials insisted the new secrecy would protect both the supplies and the suppliers.
Sells is scheduled for execution on April 3, and Hernandez Llanas on April 9.
Sells, 49, was sentenced to death in a 1999 throat-slashing attack at a home near Del Rio that left one girl dead and a second critically wounded. Hernandez Llanas, 44, was given a death sentence for the 1997 beating death of a Kerrville rancher for whom he worked as a hired hand.
On Wednesday, an Oklahoma judge voided that state's execution law because of a provision that keeps the names of execution drug suppliers confidential. The judge agreed with convicts' assertions that a "veil of secrecy" blocking them from seeking information about the lethal drugs violates their constitutional rights to have access to that information.
Oklahoma corrections officials said Thursday they plan to appeal that decision.
Oklahoma is among several states that have promised suppliers confidentiality. Arkansas and Missouri passed laws to keep execution drug details secret, and those statutes have triggered court challenges.


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Joe sez: With almost two hundred guest posts promised, I'm going to be blogging more frequently. I don't have a choice, because if I leave each post up for two or three days, it'll take 3 years to fit everyone in.
As a compromise, I'm going to link to the last seven guest posts at the start of each new guest post, so everyone's visibility is maximized.
You can read Marcus Sakey talking about cover art here: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/06/guest-post-by-marcus-sakey.html
You can read Dakota Madison talking about finding success as a romance writer here: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2013/06/guest-post-by-dakota-madison.html
And now here's Carlos Cooper:
Carlos: First, a huge thanks to Joe. I know you hear it all the time, but I'll say it again. You give indie authors a glimpse not only into the struggle and pain of writing, but also what can be. You da man.
About me: I've read Joe's blog since the fall of 2011. I even wrote him a post to say thanks. At the time I was trying to figure out how to self-publish my first novel, Back to War (currently FREE until 6/24/13). I have no idea how many hours I spent scouring posts and comments, picking up nugget after nugget. I was a free info whore and my wife hated it when I stayed up late reading in the dark with my iPad.
If there's one theme I've taken from Joe it's keep experimenting. With that thought in mind, I self-published my first novel. It was more of a passion project at the time as I wanted to give back to the Marine Corps for changing my life. I still owned a small business and never really thought that I would 'qualify' to be a professional writer. Dumb ass. To my surprise the book started selling. I stuck with Amazon mostly for simplicity and their awesome customer service. For me it worked.
So as I struggled with my property management business, I watched my book sell thirty copies one month, then ten the next, then twenty seven the next…you get the picture. As a big believer in residual income, I was intrigued. I wasn't doing much other than running the occasional Select promo and answering the rare email.
It wasn't until after I'd gotten out from under my company that I thought seriously about writing full time. One book that told me I could be an author was You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One) by Jeff Goins. At that time last summer, I was really trying to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up. That book hit me right between the eyes. Finished it in less than a day and WHAM…I was an author.
I buckled down and wrote book two of the Corps Justice series, Council of Patriots, in just over two months. Published it on Amazon and all of a sudden sales of the first book doubled. Hmmm…
I released the third book, Prime Asset, in three episodes (once again experimenting) and experienced another large boost to my other titles. That's when I realized something amazing. As a big believer of KDP Select freebie promotions (it's the only way I built my small yet loyal readership and actually got visibility) I always used my freebie days to max effect. Results varied when I only had one title. What I realized was that I could do a five-day promo each and every month because I had three books in the series. I started calling it The Rule of Three when other authors asked what I was doing. Throw in a couple short stories and I was seriously boosting the number of potential readers I could get in front of.
I've used The Rule of Three since February of this year. My sales keep growing. I'm finding new readers. Readers are engaged and telling me what they do and do not like. I'm growing as an author.
I also found out something else that Joe mentions. When readers like a book (yes, even a freebie) they'll go buy your other books. That fact is affirmed for me every month as each of my Corps Justice titles sell almost exactly the same number of copies as their brothers. Simply put, it works.
Important things that I've used and recommend for The Rule of Three to work:
1. Use all 5 freebie days at once. It'll give you a better chance at hitting the Top 100 Free list. Unless you're a big dog like Joe, the days of using one or two days and seeing a huge boost are gone.
2. Have three or more titles even if they're short novels or short stories. Series work for a reason. If you can connect with a reader they will want more.
3. Do what Joe sez: Write a great book, design a hot cover and keep writing.
I'll apply The Rule of Three concept to my new series The Chronicles of Benjamin Dragon. I released book 1, Benjamin Dragon – Awakening, at the end of May. Now my job is to hurry up and write the next two. In my mind I won't have a chance until then.
So what's the moral of the story? First, listen to Joe. He knows what he's talking about. He's been there.
Second, write a lot of good books. Be prolific. Series sell and they bring new readers back for more.
Third, max out freebie promotion using The Rule of Three.
Thanks again for all the wisdom, Joe. Now back to writing…
Joe sez:I'm glad Carlos is building an audience, and I love his covers. They look like one of the Big 5 put them out. Also, thanks for serving our country in the Marines.
My experience with freebie promos varies. Sometimes I can hit the Top 100 the first day with no promotion at all. Other times I use ebookbooster.com and bookbub.com to get my books up there. I haven't seen any verifiable connection between how many ebooks are given away, how quickly they're given away, and how the title bounces back to the paid list.
Sometimes I give away a lot of ebooks in a few days (50k or more) and I have a nice bounce back. Sometimes I wind up exactly where I was before the promo. But these freebies are getting read, because people are reviewing them. So hooking a reader with a freebie is possible, and can boost backlist sales.
Remember that selling books isn't a goal. It's a hope. Goals are things within your control, and you can't force people to buy or read you.
I've said many times that promotion isn't about selling books to people who don't want them, it's about making people aware of books they're actively seeking.
Also, it bears repeating that I'm just one guy with unique, subjective experience. No one knows everything, me included. What works for me may not work for you at all. All writers need to amass as much information as possible--even if it is contrary to what I say--and figure out what works for them.
A final note: if someone on this blog has a freebie, even if it isn't your preferred genre, download it to help them out. As writers that's the least we can do to help one another. I also encourage readers of this blog to buy ebooks that they're interested in, by both my guest bloggers and by me.
Currently my Codename: Chandler trilogy, co-written with Ann Voss Peterson, is available for $1.99 a title. And if you pre-ordered THREE (which will be released on June 25) you will get it for the $1.99 price.
That's over 350,000 words of over-the-top action, sex, and humor (the series features appearances by Jack Daniels and Harry McGlade) for less than six bucks.
So check out C.G. Cooper, and if you have a little money left over, check out Chandler. (And don't forget to try Marcus Sakey for thrillers and Dakota Madison for romance.)

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Accessories Contest
Any style any technique!
Best of show - $20
Suggestions for Accessories - something you might carry or wear as an accessory
Purses / Billfolds /Checkbook covers / Key chains / Cell phone Case /Tote bags / Diaper bags / Makeup kit / Scarves you would wear(not for furniture) and if you have a suggestion just run it by me first before you make it so I can approve or not.
If you made a pieced or appliqued wearable entry such as a vest I would consider it an accessory as long as it is quilting of some sort
Enter - July 1st to July 10th
Voting - July 15th to July 25
Winner announced on July 31st
All skill levels are more than welcome.
We want this contest to be fair and if yours has been shown then someone could vote by favoritism instead of by the best entry
Entry Rules
You must include the following in your entry
1. Your board name
2. One pic of your Fabric
3. One pic of your project in progress
4. One pic of your completed project (front)
5. One pic of your completed project (back)
Send your entry to:
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The Quilting Board will not assume any liability if an entrant violates restrictions.
Responsibility, accountability, and liability for any violations of copyright law will fall exclusively and entirely upon the entrant. We will also have no choice but to disqualify and delete any entries challenged by the rightful owner of the copyright.)
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1. Subject line MUST be: Quilt Contest - Accessories, Jul 12
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Nemco Hot Dog Roller & Steamer
Nemco hot dog roller grills come in all designs and sizes. Nemco's hot dog rollers, like the well-known Roll-A-Grill are designed to be quiet and visually-appealing, two characteristics that make them ideal for self-service applications. Rollers rotate 360 degrees, so products stay heated evenly and the grills remain easy to clean. Infinite heat settings allow you set the temperature of the dogs to match the preferences of your customers. Chrome-coated grills are visually striking and easy to clean, but Nemco's GripsIt coating provides the ultimate nonstick surface. If you want plump, juicy dogs on-hand for full service, consider a Nemco hot dog steamer, that uses water vapor to keep dogs hot without burning them.


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Texas Rangers reliever C.J. Wilson was at the ESPYs for some reason, but since he wasn't nominated for anything (one would assume) he decided to spend the evening busting horny dudes with his Twitter—including a certain noted sportscaster-lothario.
His last update from the ceremony:
I've seen 30 different dudes try flirting with the trophy girls, making trophy wives? hahaha
Come on, guy! Flirting with award show trophy girls is the only moment of fun most of these fellas get in a year. (Besides playing children's games for million-dollar salaries, of course.) Why do you gotta call them out on interweb blog sites? That's not being very "bro-like." But one guest in particular received special attention from Wilson.
Those messages were later deleted from Wilson's feed, but helpfully preserved by this website that refuses to let your most embarrassing online moments die a noble death. If you can't even make small talk with a statuesque statue holder without getting called on it, then what's the point of being a superstar?
C.J. Wilson (str8edgeracer) [Twitter]
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Dan H. Crandell, 75, Wabash, died at 11 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, at his home. He was born to the late Fred H. and Rose (Courtney) Crandell on Feb. 14, 1939 in Terre Haute.
He married Doris M. Ellis on Nov. 22, 1958; she passed away Oct. 20, 2011. Dan served nine years in the National Guard. He retired from Celotex, he also was a farmer, and currently was working security at Wabash County Highway Department. Dan was an avid IU fan and enjoyed woodworking.
He is survived by three sons, Derrick Crandell (Sharron), Ash Grove, Mo., Darren Crandell, Fort Wayne, and Doug Crandell (Nancy), Douglasville, Ga.; two daughters, Dina Collins, Wabash and Dani Crandell, Wabash; brother, Courtney Crandell (Cathrine), Terre Haute; six grandchildren, Nichole Crandell-Mason, Casey Lorenz, Kennedy Crandell, Katelyn Crandell, Madison Crandell, and Jessica Lorenz; great grandson, Graham David Lorenz. Along with his wife, Doris he was also preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Lee Crandell and a sister, Mildred Orman.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, at McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, with Pastor David Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Friends Cemetery in Wabash, Indiana.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home.


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Westlake Village, CA (PRWEB) May 05, 2013
Crystal Travel agents have great new specials to offer members of this private travel club and encourage members to heed their advice and book as early as possible.
According to the Crystal Travel Manager, "We're getting some great deals for our members, but at these prices, things will start to book up, and then there's nothing we can do. The Alaskan Cruise is a great example. There are only so many cabins on the ship, and when it is full, it is full. July is the most popular time to cruise so travelers need to book early."
Crystal is a private members only travel club where members pay a one time fee to book any and all travel at cost. Members can book cruises, hotels, car rentals and all inclusive resorts at cost, with no travel agent markups.
Crystal travel club members also can book timeshare resort condos at a fraction of the price without having to buy timeshare.
To become a member, one must attend a sales presentation at the Westlake Village office and pay a one time membership fee.


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Zekersdad necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 38 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
I'm an entrepreneur who is also an attorney. I help new lawyers build their law practice so it can be more than just a job. I want to help them move from working in the law practice (as a technician/lawyer) to working on the law business (to develop much more than a job).
I've been in private practice 25 years and have participated in a number of businesses from small fast food, to resort golf course/hotel, real estate development and technology businesses.
I love spending time at the beach with my wife and riding Harley Davidsons
Our target customer is younger lawyers who are starting out or have been in business less than 3 years. The secondary market is lawyers who have been with big firms, tired of it, and are ready to strike out on their own.
Most will be aged between 22 and 28.
I'm trying to get the blog up pretty quickly.
I want a header graphic that looks professional and will appeal to a higher end customer.
The site it will go on is http://www.buildmylawbusiness.com.
The tag line is "Don't You Want More Than Just a Job"
I'm not tied to any particular color right now. I like oranges and light blues.
take a look at http://www.paulcolligan.com and http://www.stephenfairley.com (for the color only).
I'll need the graphic with the html included so I can paste it into the blog and use it for other purposes. I can send you some headshots if you want to use them.


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Last week I saw Chick-fil-A trending on Google and thought there must be some delicious promotion, some sort of free sandwich you get for dressing up like a cow. Eager to get a freebie, I clicked through to find out why people were searching.
Surprise! Chick fil-A's president Dan Cathy says, "We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit." Or if you put it the way the media puts it, Dan Cathy does not support gay marriage.
Wait, don't we already know this? Please tell me people -- on the left or the right -- don't think this is still news.
Oh my gosh, it seems that people really do think it's news. People on the Internet are just discovering that Chick-fil-A, which is closed on Sundays, is a Christian-run business with a Christian owner who believes in traditional Christian doctrines. People of the Internet (at least the ones who drive traffic) are shocked! Shocked, I tell you. And I'm shocked that they're shocked, so it's shocking all around.
The same thing happened in early 2011, and the best legitimate coverage I remember coming out of it was from Dan Gilgoff at CNN. He did a piece explaining "the controversy" and why it was a recipe for controversy. CNN has the latest on its Belief Blog, including recycling its old but smart post on 10 religious companies besides Chick-fil-A. There are even companies like this that are less obvious, so maybe I'll write about them myself at some point.
Story ideas abound that are actually legitimate and reveal something about Christians and business. But elsewhere those stories are not being covered. As tmatt put it last week:
Now, one would assume — after reading a reference to the "comments of company President Dan Cathy about gay marriage" — that this interview from the Biblical Recorder in North Carolina (which was circulated by Baptist Press) actually included direct quotes from Cathy in which he talks about, well, gay marriage.
What did Dan Cathy say?
Some have opposed the company's support of the traditional family. "Well, guilty as charged," said Cathy when asked about the company's position. "We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit. …
"We are very much committed to that," Cathy emphasized. "We intend to stay the course," he said. "We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles."
Did you just drop your computer? I know, it's shocking. I almost passed out, too. Because last time I checked, 42 percent oppose gay marriage while 48 percent favor gay marriage. Or 31 percent of Protestants support gay marriage while 59 percent oppose it. So why does this shock if it kind of, sort of, actually mirrors the country and Cathy's own religious beliefs?
Last week, I thought this controversy would blow over. Give it a day. It'll go away. I felt like a little kid with his hands planted up against his ears while his divorcing parents were fighting. Please just stop and tell me when it's over. But it doesn't end. It keeps going. The media, desperate for clicks, blogs
and writes and investigates and prods and reports and covers this very important lame story that we are just discovering already know. It's really amazing, I tell you.
Stories tend to die over the weekend. With all the Colorado shooting stories, the important news
from the presidential campaigns, I think surely the media will move on to the next hot trend. But no! It doesn't stop! It snowballs into something bigger. You either LOVE Chick-fil-A or you HATE Chick-fil-A, you can't separate the product from the person behind it. It's like Tim Tebow. We can't simply evaluate him as a good or bad football player. We have to know everything where he stands because he could tear the nation into pieces. Oh my gosh. It's as if the media has stuck its audience's heads into a toilet for an information swirlie. But don't let me make broad, sweeping generalizations about the horrifying nature of this story. Let me offer Case #1:
Newsweek somehow allows one of its employees to write this sentence:
Chick-Fil-A came under criticism this month after a report by the organization Equality Matters revealed that the company donated around $2 million to antigay Christian organizations in 2010. "Guilty as charged," the fast-food chain's president Dan Cathy said over allegations that his company is antigay ("We are very much supportive of the family—the biblical definition of the family unit.").
So. Here we are. Tumblr, listen up.
We're hoping to find a current or former employee of Chick-Fil-A who might want to spill the beans on life inside the alleged antigay company.
"We're hoping to find a current or former employee of Chick-Fil-A who might want to spill the beans on life inside the alleged antigay company."
If that's you, or you know someone who might want to talk to us, please email email@example.com. And if you'd like to help spread the word of our search, a reblog or a tweet would be most appreciated.
Initially, I thought, OK, please let that person be the 20-year-old summer intern going rogue on this thing we call Tumblr.
No! It's not! It's Newsweek's veteran social media editor. Please stop! Do not destroy journalism through Tumblr and reveal your biases. Do not show how blatantly slanted your outlet is, at least keep it internal. The hilarious part about social media is that you often get to see what reporters really think, who they really love, who they really hate. Yes, a religion is often the brunt of it. God forbid you believe anything specific and let it influence how you understand the world.
[Quick update: The Atlantic Wire is reporting that Newsweek will probably end its print edition as soon as this fall. I really hate it when media outlets die in some form, but truly: who is running that ship into the ground?]
There is a huge trend the media is not capturing (maybe because Bobby already did last year) where Internet petitions target Christian groups for taking a stand on something. We saw it with TOMS Shoes and Focus on the Family, Starbucks and Willow Creek, Exodus International and Apple, Komen and Planned Parenthood. These stories aren't new, but taken all together, you have one big scared group of powerful people. Can a CEO of a non-religious corporation take a personal view about anything? Will the free market and the Internet allow that?
These are huge questions that probably started back when the Southern Baptists boycotted Disney pre-Internet days. A fun question to ask would be: did conservative Christians set up a system to backfire on themselves when popular opinion goes against them? Another fun question would be: who is the loudest right now when the country is literally divided in half on some of these issues? Are corporations ever going to be able to give to any charitable organizations that have opinions? Do people really want a world where Bill Gates can't give millions of dollars to religious organizations to mitigate AIDS? Anyone can stop eating at Chick-fil-A, but should the Internet scare corporate CEOs into bland nothingness? Is corporate money vs. a CEO's personal time and money separate from one another? There are so many legitimate questions to be asking that have nothing to do with what's actually being written.
A friend posted the following on Facebook:
I also can't help but notice a disproportionate amount of criticism being leveled at Chick-fil-A compared with that of a company like American Apparel, whose CEO is basically a sexual predator.
Hey, media, let's direct all this rage equally. Am I going to go out and eat Chick-fil-A? Who cares! Oh, wait, if I don't care, am I saying something about what I believe? I don't even know anymore. Thank you, Internet, for destroying my appetite for anything. It's been a rough week for the media and the Internet. People are on vacation, not everyone can cover the Colorado shootings, reporters are high strung and under pressures now more than ever. But please, use this energy appropriately. Do not simply honor the Internet gods on this story.


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About Sophia Radisch
Sophia Radisch (born July 6, 1998)
is a professional Canadian Independent Artist. She is a singer/songwriter/musician and actor from Ottawa, ON Canada. She is a member of CFM/AFM (Canadian & American Federation of Musicians); SOCAN (The Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada); SAC (Songwriters Association of Canada); and CARAS (The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences).
Sophia is currently working on her third album, with Grammy Award Winning Producer, Rob Fraboni (The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker). She has collaborated with Grammy Award Winning Producer, Narada Michael Walden (Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey).
She is a Gibson Guitar, Marshall Amps, GHS Strings, Singular Sound and PreSonus Endorsee. She is sponsored by Yes We Vibe, Lady Legend Boutique & American Hat Makers.
Sophia has been chosen as "the face of Grindrod Amps 2017."
She attended NAMM 2017, as a part of the Grindrod Amps Team.
She garnered recognition by the epic and legendary Guitar Player Magazine, and has been celebrated in their "50 Year Celebration December 2017 Holiday Issue."
Most recently, Sophia has been granted an author credit in Canadian Musician Magazine, where her guitar column is featured in the March/April 2018 edition. She is a panelist for Canadian Musician Magazine's guitar feature "The Young Guns" in the May/June issue. Sophia attended Canadian Music Week 2018, as a part of NWC's Canadian Musician Magazine team. https://www.facebook.com/cdnmusician/videos/10156125231502324/
She performed on the Gibson Stage @ the Gibson Showroom, CES show 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada & on the Gibson Stage @ the Gibson Showroom, NAMM show 2017 in Anaheim, California.
Sophia has performed @ the Gibson Guitar/FOX5 Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada. https://www.facebook.com/sophia.radisch/videos/1743010385722888/
She performed at the Guinness World Record "Longest Running Music Concert by Multiple Artists," which was awarded in 2018 by The Guinness Book of World Records.
Sophia has been called a "musical prodigy." She first hit the music scene at age 13, now 19, has written over 200 songs. Sophia has numerous accolades: nominated as "Best Young Songwriter" in the Toronto Independent Music Awards 2016; regional semi-finalist for her single "Heatwave" in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Searchlight Contest, "Hunt For Canada's Best New Artist 2014." And, she won the "Rising Star" award at the Canadian Wire Magazine Awards 2013.
She is credited with being lyricist, composer, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist on both her album releases INTOXICATED (released September 1, 2014) and BEAUTIFUL SIN (released January 7, 2016). She co-produced her second album, alongside Glen Drover, formerly of Megadeth fame. Glen is Producer and Guest Guitarist on the album. Shawn Drover, is Guest Drummer. Both, formerly of Megadeth fame.
"Hot Blooded," a single off her second album BEAUTIFUL SIN. It remained on the top 10 most played songs on the DRT National Airplay Rock Chart for over 8 weeks.
Sophia says, "...My songwriting tends to be soulful, sensual and fantasy-like in nature; driven by my passion for the guitar. I am influenced mostly, but not exclusively, by classic rock, alternative rock, R&B, Jazz and Soul. My music is an eclectic mix of genres, that is very alt rock/soul rock in nature. I follow my heart and intuition, and in this way, my musical gift speaks to me, and then I share it. And, that is how the creative process works for me..."
"Sophia's voice is tender, but it has a strength and passion of youth that will make you shiver! Each of the 13 tracks on "Beautiful Sin" is composed with smooth transitions and powerful rock hooks, and the lyrical content from this young woman is reminiscent of powerful female rockers. The new album also showcases a variety of rock and pop styles while retaining excellent continuity between tracks."
Review by Kimberly Weiss, Band Reviews @ Music Connection Dayton
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Clarkson University Students Present at Bioengineering Conference
Five undergraduate and four graduate students from Clarkson University presented seven posters at the 39th annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference in Syracuse, N.Y., in early April.
The large regional conference was sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, and provided an opportunity to the 300-plus attendees for professional development, networking, and exploring the world of biomedical engineering.
The undergraduate student senior design poster competition had 58 entries, while the more graduate-level research poster competition had 78 entries.
The Clarkson students were accompanied by their mentor, Professor Charles Robinson, director of Clarkson's Center for Rehabilitation Engineering, Science and Technology. Robinson was president of the IEEE EMB Society in 1990 and 1991, and is now an IEEE Life Fellow.
Physics major and C-Step participant Alex Vogel '13 of Utica, N.Y., had a poster that described his work and that of his colleagues in calibrating three-axis accelerometers.
Mechanical engineering and honors student Ruisheng Wang '15 of Potsdam, N.Y., along with electrical and computer engineering graduate students Brian Roscoe '12 of Rotterdam, N.Y., Xie Cai of Beijing , PR China, Shahrokh Sani of Tabriz, Iran, and Zahiruddin Alamgir of Tangail, Bangladesh, presented five posters dealing with cardiac influences on accelerometry measurements.
Chemical engineering and honors student Khrystyna Dilai '15 of Rochester, N.Y., was a contestant in the senior design poster competition. Her team presented their design on how to fabricate consistently sized chitosan-core nanobiosensors. Chemistry and biomolecular science major Kathryn Chambers '13 of Westfield, Mass., and biology major Danielle E Clements '13 of York, Maine, were part of the team that helped her present their findings. Team participant and biomolecular science major Patrick Bankich '15 of Norwich, N.Y., could not attend the conference. All four of these students worked on this project as part of the requirements for their biomedical engineering minor.
The peer-reviewed, two-page-formatted descriptions of each of the seven posters have been published by the IEEE in the conference's indexed proceedings.
Following the NEBEC Conference, Wang presented his poster a week later at Clarkson's 15th annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE). It was selected as the best poster presentation that illustrated "technology serving humanity." He received a certificate from Clarkson President, Tony Collins and the Coulter Foundation Executive Vice President and General Counsel Wayne Barlin. The motto of Clarkson's Coulter School of Engineering is "technology serving humanity."
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University students presented seven design and research posters at the Northeast Bioengineering Conference in early April. Front row: (l to r): Kathryn Chambers, Danielle Clements, Khrystyna Dilai, Xie Cai, and Alex Vogel. Back row: Zahiruddin Alamgir, Ruisheng Wang, Mentor and Professor Charles Robinson, Brian Roscoe, and Shahrokh Sani. Not present: Patrick Bankich.
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|CHAPTER 4—Seaplane Operations – Preflight and Takeoffs
Glassy water makes takeoff more difficult in two ways. The smoothness of the surface has the effect of increasing drag, making acceleration and lift-off more difficult. This can feel as if there is suction between the water and the floats. A little surface roughness actually helps break the contact between the floats and the water by introducing turbulence and air bubbles between water and the float bottoms. The intermittent contact between floats and water at the moment of lift-off cuts drag and allows the seaplane to accelerate while still obtaining some hydrodynamic lift, but glassy water maintains a continuous drag force. Once airborne, the lack of visual cues to the seaplane's height above the water can create a potentially dangerous situation unless a positive rate of climb is maintained.
The takeoff technique is identical to a normal takeoff until the seaplane is on the step and nearly at flying speed. At this point, the water drag may prevent the seaplane from accelerating the last few knots to lift-off speed. To reduce float drag and break the grip of the water, the pilot applies enough aileron pressure to lift one float just out of the water and allows the seaplane to continue to accelerate on the step of the other float until lift-off. By allowing the seaplane to turn slightly in the direction the aileron is being held rather than holding opposite rudder to maintain a straight course, considerable aerodynamic drag is eliminated, aiding acceleration and lift-off. When using this technique, be careful not to lift the wing so much that the opposite wing contacts the water. Obviously, this would have serious consequences. Once the seaplane lifts off, establish a positive rate of climb to prevent inadvertently flying back into the water.
Another technique that aids glassy water takeoffs entails roughening the surface a little. By taxiing around in a circle, the wake of the seaplane spreads and reflects from shorelines, creating a slightly rougher surface that can provide some visual depth and help the floats break free during takeoff.
Occasionally a pilot may have difficulty getting the seaplane onto the step during a glassy water takeoff, particularly if the seaplane is loaded to its maximum authorized weight. The floats support additional weight by displacing more water; they sink deeper into the water when at rest. Naturally, this wets more surface area, which equates to increased water drag when the seaplane begins moving, compared to a lightly loaded situation. Under these conditions the seaplane may assume a plowing position when full power is applied, but may not develop sufficient hydrodynamic lift to get on the step due to the additional water drag. The careful seaplane pilot always plans ahead and considers the possibility of aborting the takeoff.
Nonetheless, if these conditions are not too excessive, the takeoff often can be accomplished using the following technique.
After the nose rises to the highest point in the plowing position with full back elevator pressure, decrease back pressure somewhat. The nose will drop if the seaplane has attained enough speed to be on the verge of attaining the step position. After a few seconds, the nose will rise again. At the instant it starts to rise, reinforce the rise by again applying firm back pressure. As soon as the nose reaches its maximum height, repeat the entire routine. After several repetitions, the nose attains greater height and speed increases. If the elevator control is then pushed well forward and held there, the seaplane will slowly flatten out on the step and the controls may then be eased back to the neutral position. Once on the step, the remainder of the takeoff run follows the usual glassy water procedure.
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Police say a foreign exchange student who had only been in America for three weeks died while swimming off the Crystal Coast Thursday.
Emerald Isle police say Marcel Albu was pulled from the 8600 block of Ocean View Drive around 11:20 a.m. Thursday by beachgoers.
The 18-year-old was from Moldova, which is in Eastern Europe.
Police say the victim was initially seen floating in the water by several people who thought he was snorkeling.
At first police did not know who the drowning victim was. But later in the afternoon his roommates reported the teen missing and a positive I.D. was made.
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Police say a man drowned this morning at the Crystal Coast.
Emerald Isle police say the victim was pulled from the 8600 block of Ocean View Drive around 11:21 a.m.
Police say the victim was initially seen floating in the water by several people who thought the man was snorkeling.
After seeing the victim being rolled in the surf and he wasn't swimming they pulled him from the water.
The victim was taken to Carteret General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say they do not yet know the identity of the victim. Witnesses tell WITN News that the victim appeared to be a young man in his 20s.
This is the second drowning in Carteret County waters so far this month. On June 1st, an East Carolina University student died at Pine Knoll Shores after being caught up in a rip current.


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Saturday, 26 February 2011
The Hiss of Piss on a Bonfire
Monday, 14 February 2011
I've never had a problem with the Royal Mail. I've always used their services with minimal fuss before, and I've always found myself sympathising with the postal staff when whatever smarmy dick in government cuts their funding, criticises them and generally hamstrings their ability to provide a decent service in what appears to be a rather transparent effort to force the Royal Mail into privatisation.
However, something happened recently as a result of a postal service employee that I can't actually overlook, and have decided that I really must lodge a complaint about it. Of course, I don't expect anything to be done as a result of my complaining, so I thought I'd share it with the general public (or the select few who actually read this guff), so that at least the incident will be known about.
Here's my complaint, in all its dweeby glory.
"Dear Sir/Madam
Although I have never before had any particular grievance with the Royal Mail that ranks above a moderate irritation, I am sad to say that this is no longer the case. I am writing to you to register a serious complaint regarding a recent delivery I received at my Cardiff Bay address. The rather complex and surprisingly verbose guide to making a complain found on the Royal mail website states that, when submitting a complaint in writing, I should be as detailed as possible. I shall warn you now that, in this case, that may have been an ill-judged request on your part. So, here goes.
Last week I was away for a 5 day period, from the 7th to the 11th of February. My wife and I, who also lives at the same address for obvious reasons, went to Rome as part of her 30th Birthday celebrations. Yes, we had a very nice time, thanks for asking. One restaurant we visited had run out of mussels for the dish I wanted, and my wife did step in some particularly pungent dog 'mess' one evening (suggesting that Italian pet food is also much richer and varied than typical British offerings, but this one encounter provided insufficient data for such a generalisation), but apart from these incidents it was a very enjoyable time.
We returned to the UK at around 2pm on Friday the 11th, landing at Bristol and making our way back to Cardiff. After navigating the baffling route from this low-key airport, encountering numerous delays offered by Friday afternoon traffic along the seemingly perpetual but constantly unoccupied road works on the M4 between Newport and Cardiff, and stopping at a nearby Asda to stock up on perishables that weren't readily available in Italy and/or suitable for transporting via suitcases in the hold of a passenger jet (e.g. Bread, semi-skimmed milk, explosive materials), we arrived back at our address around 3.30pm.
As we live in a multi-story block of flats, our mailbox is located at the rear of our building, in the car park by the back entrance. As a result, we always check our relatively low-capacity mailbox before entering the building. In this case, we were encumbered by 3 suitcases (one of which weighed over 20 kg, according to the Easyjet check-in desk in the Roman airport) and 5 bags of shopping, which we had to carry up 3 flights of stairs. I had also just spent nearly 3 hours driving after a 2.5 hour flight, so was in a rather 'frazzled' state, shall we say. So perhaps you can appreciate that my reaction to what I found in the mailbox was remarkably restrained in the circumstances.
As I said, we had been away for several days, and it was the week of my wife's 30th Birthday. As a result, the mailbox was relatively full. It was mostly birthday cards, several bills, some official correspondence from my wife's workplace, and general flyers and advertising material from local businesses (coincidentally, regarding our recent holiday destination, the latter were mostly from Pizza delivery outlets).
However, among this predictable collection of mail, there was a large, stiff card-backed envelope wedged to one side. Here is what it looked like (minus the other mail, for clarity)
It doesn't look great, I'll admit, but if it won't fit I guess there is no alternative but to force it in and hope for the best (although I would suggest you avoid using this phrase as a defence in court, just so you know).
However, a closer inspection proved to be a very infuriating experience. Here is a clear view of the front of the envelope.
In case of any problems with the hosting or formatting of these images, I'll describe the envelope in detail so we both know what I'm referring to. The top left corner features a label with the return address, which is the registry office of Cardiff University. Under this, in slightly faint red letters, are stamped the words 'First class'. I'm not sure the expense of first class is meant to rule out the 'jam it in a too-small space and hope for the best' style of delivery, so I won't question that. Just above the centre is a smaller label with my name and home address on it. The most prominent feature of the envelope is to the bottom left, where the words 'Please do not bend' are stamped in large, clear red letters. This phrase is, in this context, quite ironic, being as it is quite visibly presented below a blatant large fold right across the centre of the envelope, which undeniably results from the envelope having been severely bent in order to get it into the mailbox, when it was delivered by someone whose job it is to deliver mail safely and correctly.
The photo also features my left hand, my mailbox and those of my neighbours, and part of the building car park. I believe these details are irrelevant.
This 'Do not bend' envelope that had been bent was alarming and frustrating. Despite the fact that a large and reputable institution like Cardiff University had gone to the effort of sending whatever this was in via first class in a hard-backed envelope (as is made clear by even the most cursory inspection of it), I could only hope that it was something unimportant.
Here is what was inside it.
In case it's not made clear by the picture, the envelope contained a certificate. Specifically, it contained my PhD certificate, the legal document which states that, after 5 years of research, study, writing and infuriating delays, I am now officially a doctor. I need this document to prove to the passport office, my bank, the DVLA and numerous other students that my title is has now, by law, changed from, or 'Mr.' to 'Dr.' (or 'Mister' to 'Doctor' if, as 'the Dude' said in 'The Big Lebowski', you're not into the whole brevity thing).
My PhD has been subjected to many delays, resulting from lab shutdowns, numerous re-writes, questionable decisions by external examiners, and other factors. As a result, I have effectively been waiting for this document for over 18 months. To finally receive it, but have it treated with such blatant disdain and lack of care by a member of the postal service was quite galling (although I had to admit it was rather ironically symbolic of the way my PhD efforts have been treated by external agencies, but that's another matter)
As said, this certificate is an important document legally. I've not heard back from my enquiries about how much it would cost to get a replacement, but it's not likely to be cheap. A replacement birth certificate costs to replace, and those are far more common, and my PhD certificate took a lot more work to obtain than my birth certificate (although my mother may dispute this conclusion).
I have struggled to come up with a logical explanation for why a postal employee would actively damage an extremely important piece of mail that did not belong to them in clear contradiction of the blatant instructions presented on the package itself, and have failed to do so. I have come up with and ruled out several options. These are listed here, as are my reasons for dismissing them. If you feel I have made a logical error then please feel free to correct me.
So, why would they do this?
1: The Postman felt the package was too urgent to take back to the depot? Although a potentially well-intended action, this doesn't really excuse the damage to my document. If the postman was forward thinking enough to predict I would require the document with some urgency, he would presumably have had the wherewithal to notice that there were several other pieces of mail already in the mailbox from previous deliveries (this delivery is postmarked 10-02-2011, the day before we returned home). I appreciate that he may have considered this delivery important enough to risk damaging in spite of the obvious instructions, and in spite of the fact that I clearly wasn't collecting my mail at present, but that's not his decision to make.
2: The Postman felt that taking the package back to the depot was a bit excessive and unnecessarily costly? Again, potentially well meant, but not really his decision to make, even if it was for my benefit. And in all honesty, this would run contrary to previous experiences I've had with packages from Royal Mail. Most recently I received a 'failed to deliver' card, and was made to drive to the main depot and pay the excess on what was declared 'a package'. What it was was a small envelope with a thank you card from a friend based in Oxford whom I had recently done a talk for. She sent me the card, but it was deemed too big to be considered a letter because it contained the cap from my USB stick which I had mistakenly left behind. The cap had the dimensions and weight of a slightly-thicker-than-average thumbnail, but this was still considered too big to be delivered. So you can hopefully understand my being sceptical of a postman willing to deliver something which is clearly much larger than the hole it has to go into.
3: The postman was angry with me for some reason: The damaged delivery may have been due to malicious intent. Admittedly, there have been several times before when a delivery has been too big for my letterbox and the postman has contacted me via the building intercom, and there is usually a delay between me answering and arriving at the letterbox, but this is because I live on the 3rd floor and we don't have a lift. If this relatively minor delay is deemed sufficient reason to damage my property, then I'm somewhat stuck as, aside from bodily hurling myself down the 3 flights of stairs, I can't see a way to get down there faster than I already do. Even if I did do that, I doubt I'd be in any fit state to sign for packages by the time I got to the bottom. I suppose it's possible that it's traditional to tip postmen at Christmas as is the norm with dustmen, but as I rarely ever encounter the postmen I have no idea how I would go about doing this, and it still isn't really an excuse to damage my documents.
4: The postman responsible can't actually read: It's feasible that the postman who delivered the document damaged it because he couldn't read the instructions telling him not to. However, if this is the case, then he would also have been unable to read the much smaller and less clear information regarding the address, so usually just guesses which items should be delivered where. In this situation, the fact that I actually received the document addressed to me at all should be considered an occurrence so unlikely that it actually constitutes a miracle. If you find the postman in question, can you ask him for a guess regarding this week's lottery numbers? At the very least, contact the Vatican so he can be canonised after he dies.
5: The postman is blind and could not see the letterbox: If this is the case, the argument from the previous possibility is just as valid, if not more so. But it begs the question of how he knew to fold it to fit into the smaller hole, if he is blind? I can only hope that he wasn't the one driving the van if this possibility turns out to be correct.
In summary, I received a highly important, legally essential and long overdue (but the latter was nothing to do with you) document that was specifically labelled with instructions to treat with care and specifically not to bend, which was treated with no apparent care, bent rather severely and inserted into an already rather full mailbox.
The certificate is, after all this, intact. I could feasibly leave it under some heavy books or iron it in some way and it would be usable, but I shouldn't have to do this and it is quite scuffed after the delivery. This certificate, which took me an incredible amount of time, effort and expense to obtain, would usually be displayed quite prominently in my home (or, as is more likely, my mother's home) for the for the rest of my life, but it was damaged before I even saw it thanks to the manner in which it was delivered.
I don't really anticipate much being done about this, but I felt it necessary to lodge a formal complaint in case it happens again. I have several friends who work in medicine, and if they were to be sent important but delicate patient scans which were damaged in this manner, it could cost some their life.
Actually, I can't think of any circumstance where crucial patient scans would be sent to a doctors home via Royal mail, so please ignore that previous attempt to introduce some gravitas to this complaint.
I sincerely doubt anything will actually come of this complaint beyond someone being told not to do it again. But I feel I should let you know that this has also been posted to my bizarrely popular blog so that people know it is something that can occur when they send potentially important packages. It's a final, bitter irony that, as a result, it's almost certain that more people will read this complaint than will ever read the thesis that got me the PhD (and subsequently the certificate) in the first place.
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[LOS ANGELES] What a totally bitchin' weekend… having an excuse to party with a costume on would be a great if you could do it everyday, but Halloween and the Day Of The Dead only come twice in a year. For me, it was an excuse to not change my clothes for two days, and right now, those clothes really smell bad. Halloween was, well, kind of a blur for me… and when I finally came to, it was the next day and I was a at the Totally Bitchin' Night Of The Dead party hosted by the legend himself Tony Alva, or maybe it was Drexel from True Romance. The party was at the Alva store in Little Ethiopia on Fairfax, and everyone was definitely enjoying the bitchin' time with some great music, bitchin' costumes, and free bloody red drinks. There was also an opening art exhibit at the beginning of the party for Votan, and a live performance by Tony Alva and Jackson Howard. It was a totally bitchen time, on a totally bitchen weekend. Unfortunately, Sunday was totally NOT bitchin' for me… I think it's time for me to check into Betty Ford, Carleton. Daniel Castillo definitely won the Best Costume of 2008.


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Paul edges Rubio in CPAC straw poll
Rand Paul edged out Marco Rubio in the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday, reinforcing their standing as the preeminent favorites of the Republican base heading into 2016.
Paul (R-Ky.) received 25 percent and Rubio (R-Fla.) 23 percent of the 2,930 votes cast by attendees at the conference. Former Sen. Rick Santorum finished third, with 8 percent.
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As the results were read to the crowd, Paul and Rubio both received large cheers and ovations. Trailing further behind: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie finished fourth with 7 percent, then Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) with 6 percent and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker with 5 percent.
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Trailing them were Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The other 14 names on the straw ballot, and an additional 44 names written in, received a total of 14 percent.
Half of the votes cast in the straw poll came from attendees between the ages of 18 and 25, and two-thirds were men. The crowd was torn over the Republicans in Congress: only 54 percent approved of their performance.
Earlier Saturday, Palin riled up the crowd on the third and final day of CPAC with a speech that unloaded on the entries of her lengthy enemies list: know-it-all Beltway insiders, Karl Rove, big-government nannies and, of course, the mainstream media.
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Taking the stage to Shania Twain's "She's Not Just A Pretty Face" and pulling out a Big Gulp mid-speech — a dig at Republican New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's crackdown on oversized sugary soda — Palin served up almost 30 minutes of uninterrupted red meat and left the crowd of activists more than satisfied based on their response.
At one point, she even made an off-color joke about her and her husband Todd's anatomy, as she was belittling Democrats' gun control push. She noted how Todd bought her a gun rack for Christmas, then said: "He's got the rifle, I've got the rack."
Her appearance before a crowd that was very much her element highlighted Palin's transition from No. 2 on the party ticket to conservative entertainer. With no obvious interest in running for another political office and no TV presence anymore on Fox News, Palin's clout within the party is vastly diminished — and other Republican rising stars like Rubio, Paul and Ted Cruz have filled the void.
In her typical boisterous and confrontational style, Palin delivered an unapologetic defense of conservative principles, asserting that the GOP doesn't need to "rebrand" itself but instead needs to fight back against President Barack Obama and establishment Republicans.
The straw poll results reflected a divide among conservative activists on a few key issues. Half of respondents said the U.S. should take a step back on foreign policy and let allies fend for themselves. Only one-third favored a more muscular approach to national security. One in five described themselves as on the fence.
On the use of drones, an issue that Paul filibustered over last week in the Senate, 86 percent of straw poll participants opposed the use of drones to kill U.S. citizens and 70 percent oppose them to spy on U.S. citizens.
On fiscal issues, 16 percent said politicians should cut spending and raise taxes to deal with the deficit. But the vast majority want only spending cuts. Seven in 10 support targeted cuts to replace the sequester, as opposed to across-the-board cuts.
As for Palin, who dominated the day's headlines out of the conference, she had one overarching message for Washington politicians of both parties: "Get over yourself."


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Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Beetroot salad full of vitamins
As always, after a night of lots of food, we took it easy on the following day. On Monday night I made this really light and simple beetroot salad for dinner, followed by the last two pieces of tiramisu. As there are lots of flu bugs around at the moment, we added plenty of vitamin-rich spring onions and parsley to the iron-packed beetroot, and added some balsamic vinegar to complement the inherent sweetness of this root vegetable so often and unjustly neglected by people.. We ate the salad with a slice of toasted ciabatta, but it would also make a lovely side dish to grilled meat or fish.
(And yes, it's natural light, in the late afternoon. The winter is finally on the way out, even if there's still snow outside ...)
Beetroot salad full of vitamins
(Peedisalat ürtidega)
Serves 2
2 beetroots, boiled
2 spring onions
a large handful of parsley
2-3 tsp balsamic vinegar
Maldon sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
Peel the beetroot and cut into small cubes. Chop the spring onions (both green and white parts) and parsley, add to the beetroot. Season with balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and mix thoroughly to combine.
* That's 62 per cent of our population, if election turnout is an indicator:)
UPDATE 15.3.2007. Check out this rendition of my beetroot salad, courtesy of Sara of Sara ex machina
13 comments:
- deinin said...
Isn't the light WONDERFUL? (Except when it highlights all the nose prints the cats have left on my windows, that is.) Your beetroot salad looks so wonderful I can almost feel the sweet/earthy smell of cooked beets...
We have elections coming up this month, too. Oh joy.
- 4:31 pm, March 06, 2007
- Brilynn said...
I love beetroot, but people don't eat it very much here.
- 6:55 pm, March 06, 2007
- K & S said...
This salad looks refreshing after a night of noshing, I love beets!
- 7:46 pm, March 06, 2007
I'm sure it tastes great, but doesn't look patriotic enough!
- 8:26 pm, March 06, 2007
- Ruudi said...
Oo, hea idee, mul oligi just vaja ùht peediretsepti, et oma raseda vere rauasisaldust tòsta enne kui nad mulle mingied tablette mààravad... Ning just tàna mòtlesin kussjuures peedi peale..
- 12:43 pm, March 07, 2007
- Andrew said...
It's gloriously sunny and spring like here today - so a spring-like dish such as this is certainly on the menu. Have beetroot but no parsley... bum...
- 1:31 pm, March 07, 2007
- neil said...
Your salad is so behaving and not leaching all over the plate, nice job. Beetroots are a firm favourite in our house, I love the version with horseradish.
- 1:51 am, March 08, 2007
- Susan said...
I just bought beetroot and have all of the ingredients for your recipe. I will definitely make it. What a lovely photo--great lighting!
- 1:55 am, March 08, 2007
- joey said...
What a vibrant looking salad! To be honest, I hardly ever eat beetroot...not for anything just that it has never found it's way to my table apart from my grandmother's russian salad. I will definitely give this veg a try! :)
- 3:06 pm, March 09, 2007
- Chris said...
Beets...yum! I just made a beet and pear salad which was quite tasty - but then again, what isn't tasty when it comes to beets?
- 12:38 am, March 10, 2007
- Shaun said...
Pille - I love beet salads. One of my favorites involves grated roasted beets, grated apple, and grated horseradish all combined. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And who doesn't fall for that gorgeous purply-pink? Your salad looks wonderful - as does everything you make.
- 12:38 pm, March 10, 2007
Sorry, Pille, for not having commented for quite a while (but I do keep an eye on your blog).
As for the election, I have heard about it in the news and I feel like telling how much I admire Estonia for its high standing approach towards the use of the computer and considering it as a basic right for everybody. We Middle Europeans sometimes still consider ourselves as privileged for having been on THIS (Western) side of the Iron Curtain, but I have to admit (and I personally feel very happy about this) that soon we will "have to" learn from formerly "Eastern" (in political sense) countries, they are already taking over us. And I feel so pleased that all our countries are together in the European Community, we can learn so much from each other.
Yes, beetroots ! I also love them.
A happy weekend to the two of you, angelika
- 2:52 pm, March 10, 2007
- Pille said...
Deinin - I agree. I cannot wait for June, as it's been years since I was up here in the North during Summer Solstice!
Brilynn - it's a pity, as beetroot is so lovely and so good for you.
K&S - well, we cannot feast (I'm talking about quantities here) every day, so an occasional beetroot salad night is on order:)
Roxy - I'll make a blue-black-white tricolore salad especially for you next year:)
Ruudi - mul ka tulevad peedihood peale kevaditi, kui väsimus kimbutab. Aga jah, raseda rauasisalduse tõstmiseks sobib see ka muidugi.
Andrew - chives or dill would work, too!
Neil - yes, the mayonnaise and grated beetroot, either with garlic (loads!) or horseradish, is wanderful!
Susan - did you try it?
Joey - I've got loads of recipes using beetroot, which I hope to blog about soon, so come back for inspiration:)
Chris - I haven't tried beets with pears, but my boyfriend has been raving about beetroot and watermelon salad he had in Egypt a while ago. Both sound interesting.
Shaun - thank you for your kind words:) I'll add grated apples to the beetroot and horseradish salad next time - thanks for the tip!
Angelika - no worries, I know you've been busy with redecorating your kitchen. We're pretty proud about our Tiger Leap (that's how our internet usage & national IT programme is called), but then Estonia is a small enough country for such social test studies:)
- 4:14 pm, March 13, 2007


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The 2003 Miniseries debut of Battlestar Galactica was a "re-imagining," or updated version of the Original Series made more suitable to the modern sensibilities of the 21st Century. Aiming to tackle issues of civil rights, survival, terrorism, and religion, Battlestar Galactica is an drama following the survivors of a race of humanity—which number under 50,000. The new Battlestar was spearheaded by former Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine writer/producer Ron D. Moore and co-produced by David Eick.
A familiar but different battlestar Galactica finds herself leading a refugee fleet away from the destroyed Twelve Colonies of Kobol and on a (and initially fictitious) quest for Earth, with turmoil from within and danger from without.
Battlestar Galactica began as a four-hour miniseries pilot on the Sci Fi Channel in late 2003. As with the Original Series, the show begins with the destruction of the Twelve Colonies, but in a style more familiar and disturbing to today's viewers, making its events eerily reminiscent of feelings felt by many viewers to the sporadic and inconsistent news and chaos shown during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.
While the design of the battlestar Galactica was probably the most familiar element derived from the Original Series, many elements of the new show were altered. The commander, William Adama, is a battle-hardened, secularly-minded commander on the eve of retirement for himself and his combat-decorated old battlestar. The names of Original Series characters are now the pilot call signs for his son, Lee "Apollo" Adama and the crack pilot, Kara "Starbuck" Thrace. Starbuck's change into a female character initially became a torrid issue to Original Series fans who feared this and other changes would render an inferior series.
However, some fans became pleasantly surprised of the quality of the miniseries and the regular series. Unlike its Original Series counterpart, the new series has not only survived to prepare for a fourth and final season in 2008, but has received many awards and nominations, including several Emmy nominations, a Peabody Award, a Saturn Award, and a Hugo Award. Its popularity has even given the show its own spin-off series, currently in development. In addition, the series has been sold to many other countries across the world.
Series development
After the miniseries, the regular series itself was not immediately approved due to financial considerations. Initially, Universal Studios and Sci Fi Channel both deemed that the series was unaffordable, despite David Eick's and David Kissinger's attempts to secure funding for the series. Fortuitously, the UK network Sky One was looking to fund "high-profile American shows", "ultimately making up the difference between what Universal felt it could afford and what we needed to make the show", according to Eick.[1]
Once funding was secured, the official announcement for the series' launch was given on 10 February 2004.[1] Moore, a majority of the production staff, as well as every principal cast member from the miniseries returned to work on the series. Moore also hired the show's writing staff, including Toni Graphia, David Weddle, Bradley Thompson, and Carla Robinson. [2]
Principal shooting on the first season was from 19 April to 15 September 2004, with each episode taking eight days to shoot. In an interesting twist, the series was first broadcast on a European network, Sky One, between 18 October 2004 to 24 January 2005.[3] As part of the funding agreement, Sky One was given the opportunity to play the new series first, leaving Americans to wait several months before the series would debut in the Americas.
Noted changes from the Original Series
The basic story is still present: robotic Cylons conduct a surprise attack on the Colonies, thus forcing several stranded spaceships to coalesce around the last surviving battlestar, Galactica, to seek a mythical Thirteenth Tribe where the survivors hope to find shelter from the Cylons.
Many of the fine details changed from the Original Series.
Characters are altered significantly from the Original Series.
The show has taken a more realistic turn, scientifically.[citation needed] Realistic science, which was absent in the Original Series, is applied in this series as best as cinematic and storyline requirements permit.
Certain models of Cylons appear human, right down to the blood, which generates some very disturbing problems in distinguishing friend from foe. This mirrors terrorist methods of infiltration and delivering destructive results to heavy population centers (akin to suicide bombers).
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Sure enough the toxins came up to the surface
I'll take your oxygen I'm perfect
Better bring your iron to the skirmish
Step on heads of serpents, smoke detergent
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Now who the one that be turnin' the wheel in the old Deville
Step in the field, suckas know I'm real
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Red beard so I resemble Jim the Anvil
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All the drugs I smoke, my lungs are probably coal gray
Ice on the Rolly, dykes on the pole play
Gravitatin' towards the money cause it brings me joy
Only thing next to my baby girl and baby boy
Drop Mercedes toy
With your moms butt naked cookin' eggs like Ving Rhames in Baby Boy
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Smoke 'til my mouth numb
Hold the chopsticks at the top you know I'm upper class
Grab the sizzle beef with my teeth
Hop in the vehicle, lit the keef
Back in the streets, it's me
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Smokin' blueberry like a muffin
Yo I'm the one your lady lovin'
Just tell that bitch I need a scrubbin'
And don't forget the chicken in the oven
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Blow the smoke out, the BBS's poke out
Daddy did the three-piece and mommy brought the cloak out
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The first part of the song is one of those crime-type, mysterious beats. And then it just switches into an all-out cipher in a lunchroom or something. It drops out into a lunchroom scene, and switches into a party-type song.
They're all stoned titles. I think Alchemist called it 'Eggs' because I said, 'I'm buttnaked in the kitchen cooking eggs like Ving Rhames in Baby Boy.' And 'Third Floor' comes from when I was in high school, all the shit popped off on the third floor. Motherfuckers would just break out into song, dance, or whatever, you know? Like quick little ciphers.


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BlackBerry shares rose as much as 7.3% after Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins told a Spanish newspaper that the company's new Z10 model has drawn more interest than expected from users of rival smartphones.
"We are receiving a very positive response to BlackBerry 10 from our customers, but it's also been attractive for customers coming from other platforms," Heins said in an interview with Expansion. "We are a little surprised by that."
We are receiving a very positive response to BlackBerry 10 from our customers, but it's also been attractive for customers coming from other platforms
BlackBerry, formerly known as Research In Motion Ltd., is rolling out the Z10 country by country — part of a bid to win back market share lost to Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy. Heins said last month that sales have been above the Waterloo, Ontario-based company's "ambitious" expectations and production has increased.
The shares climbed as high as $13.50 Wednesday in New York trading, the biggest intraday jump in almost three weeks. BlackBerry's stock had risen 6% this year through Tuesday.
"Operators are supporting us a lot because they want BlackBerry 10 to be an alternative to Samsung and Apple and they've seen it's a real alternative," Heins said in the Expansion interview.
Mexico Debut
Separately, BlackBerry said Wednesday that the Z10 will go on sale in Mexico on March 20 through America Movil SAB's Telcel unit. While the Z10 will be available in 21 countries by the end of this week — including Canada, the U.K. and India — carriers have yet to give a firm release date for the phone in the U.S. BlackBerry also hasn't given specific dates for the debut of the Q10, a model with a physical keyboard.
Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. carrier, has said it plans to offer the Z10 at the end of March. T-Mobile USA, meanwhile, has said it's planning to release the Z10 around the middle of the month.
Heins is counting on Z10 and the Q10 to appeal to BlackBerry's faithful, as well as new users who appreciate the company's reputation for security. Apple's iOS software and Google Inc.'s Android operating system, used by Samsung, together accounted for 91% of global smartphone sales in the fourth quarter, according to IDC. BlackBerry dropped to 3.2%.


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The Battle of Warchalking
|The Gobwin Knob Campaign
|Destruction of the Milquetoast Clan, The Battle of Warchalking, Battle for Gobwin Knob
|Previous battle: Unknown, First Battle of Faq, Destruction of the Milquetoast Clan
|Concurrent battle: None
|Next battle: Battle for Gobwin Knob
|The Battle of WarchalkingErf-b1-p002
|Conflict: Wars of Stanley the Tool
|Date: 1 AW
|Place: Warchalking
|Outcome: Marbit Victory
Proposed Canon
The Battle of Warchalking is a combination of two smaller battles that were fought by the forces of Gobwin Knob under the direction of Chief Warlord Manpower the Temporary against a large force of Marbits supported by Unaroyal infantry. It is unclear whether Jetstone troops or other factions of Royal Crown Coalition fought alongside the Marbits.
Due to an extra gem left over from when the Titans created Minty Mountains the Marbit forces were able to muster an additional squad of Axemen.Erf-b1-p001
At a critical moment in the battle, the axemen breached the right flank of Gobwin Knobs Spidew troops, which left Manpower the Temporary exposed to Marbit crossbows and got him croaked.Erf-b1-p002 This caused Gobwin Knob to lose the battle.Erf-b1-p005
Spidews are considered to be Heavy, Mountable units, whereas Marbits are small humanoid units with likely low stats, that fight better in tunnel situations. Because the counter-attack by Manpower the Temporary took place above ground, outside of the city,Erf-b1-p001 the Gobwin Knob forces likely had the tactical advantage over the marbits. Due to the extra squad of axemen (How many is a squad?), Manpower left himself open to ranged attack and was croaked. The death of a warlord signaled defeat for Gobwin knob, whose stacks would have lost significant leadership multipliers as well as the tactical ability to retreat. It is assumed that all of Manpower's forces were destroyed, because there was no living warlord to direct them to flee. Erf-b1-p044


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NEW Order legend Peter Hook headlines a music showcase as part of Wirral's Farm Feast food and drink festival this weekend.
The Manchester-born former member of post-punk band Joy Division and co-founder of New Order will be joined by his current band The Light and supported by Liverpool band Stealing Shee Livestock during the Livestock event at Claremount Farm in Clatterbridge on Sunday, May 25, from 7-11pm.
Apart from music, there will be a range of family friendly activities and events suitable for all ages, from mouth-watering cookery demonstrations throughout the weekend.
Looking ahead to the festival, Peter told the Globe: "We do an honest and heartfelt interpretation of New Order and Joy Division.
"There's not much more you can do, really. We've got a lot of stuff, some of which hasn't been played for years."
The bass guitarist, DJ, nightclub owner, record company mogul and author confessed to being a Wirral convert: "In the New Order and Joy Division days, Wirral was one of those areas I quite ignored.
"Living in Manchester, we had a love/hate relationship with Liverpool and Merseyside.
"A friend of mine, an air steward, moved to Wirral and I've been there a few times.
"My wife's from Rhyl, so I'd only ever seen Wirral from Wales. I'm now a Wirral convert."
Peter left New Order in 2007 and the band broke up soon after. But when the band reformed in 2011, Hook was not part of their line-up.
He condemned the reunion and is in currently in a legal battle with his former bandmates to court to settle the dispute.
He has also finished work on his third book about the band, whose many hits included the England World Cup song, World In Motion, in 1990.
The video included appearances by actor Keith Allen and Liverpool footballing legend and former Tranmere Rovers' manager John Barnes.
Peter told the Globe: "The legal battle with New Order is still raging, but doing the book has shown me just how much positive stuff was achieved by the band."
Acts taking part in the Livestock showcase on Sunday, May 25 are Beaten Tracks DJs, Emilio Pinchi, Charley Blue, David Hirst, The South Band, Attic Band, Mikey Kenney, Mike Badger & the Shady Trio and Rob Vincent grace the Courtyard Stage.
The Sunday line-up features The Rangoon Sons, Roxanne Jones, The Levons, Springtime Anchorage, City Walls, Rob Vincent, Ottersgear and Reva.
On Monday, May 26, Main Stage audiences will be entertained by Wirral Ukulele Orchestra, Dominic Dunn, The Ragamuffins, Silent Sleep, Mono LPs, Natalie McCool and Sugarmen, while the Courtyard Stage will play host to The Hazel Empire, Sparkwood & 21, Cousin Jac, Paul Straws, Silent Sleep, The Mono LPs and Beaten Tracks DJs.
The chef's demo stage will feature demonstrations from Great British Bake off finalist Brendan Lynch, Oxton-based curry guru Nisha Katona and TV's gastronomic chef Stefan Gates.
The food and farming tents, one of the most popular areas of the festival, will have live animals on show such as calves, pigs and sheep.
Looking ahead to the weekend, Claremont Farm's Andrew Pimbley said: "The expectation and excitement is really building now that all the final preparations have come together.
"We have a fantastic culinary and music line-up and everyone involved has done an amazing job to guarantee Farm Feast and Livestock offers the very best food, drink, entertainment and music that the whole family will enjoy.
"I am certain it will be our best festival yet and I can't wait to welcome the public to Claremont."


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Monster Jam 2011 is all about authenticity, personality, and fun, with 30 officially licensed Monster Jam trucks, including fan-favorites Grave Digger, Maximum Destruction, and Grinder. Players can also create and customize their own trucks with thousands of options, unlocking new parts and upgrades as they progress through the game.
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Also known as: Monster Truck Jam 2011, Monster Jam 3 [working title]
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 9, 2010
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