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Are you sick and tired of your old wallpaper? Before you go to the trouble of stripping it off, consider covering it with a few coats of paint. Read on to find out how to do it and to figure out whether painting is the right solution for your walls.
Any number of imperfections, from nail holes to degraded plaster, may lurk underneath wallpaper. Another ugly truth: The wallpaper you see may in fact be only the top layer of several applications. It's hard enough to remove one layer of wallpaper, let alone multiple layers. If you have no plans to move, it may be worth the effort to strip away the paper entirely. But if you need a quick fix, you can actually get good results painting over wallpaper! You can achieve a brand-new look with a minimum of hassle.
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Painting over wallpaper successfully requires proper preparation. This may involve the counterintuitive task of repairing or replacing loose or missing sections of the wallpaper. At the very least, prep work here requires cleaning the walls with trisodium phosphate, a chemical better known as TSP.
TSP is such strong stuff that it must be diluted. Mix it with water in a bucket, aiming for a ratio of one half-cup for every two gallons of water. Closely follow the manufacturer's usage directions, including the labeled safety warnings. Adequately ventilate the room in where you'll be painting over wallpaper, and don't forget to wear protective gear.
TSP can be applied with a sponge or even an extra paintbrush. Once the TSP has dried, use a damp (but not dripping wet) rag to remove the chemical from the wall. Tread carefully. Too little water, and you may not get the chemical off, thereby compromising the paint's ability to adhere. Too much water, and you run the risk of damaging the wall.
If you've gone to all the trouble of painting over wallpaper, peeling layers are the last thing you'll want to see. One way to prevent peeling is to apply an adhesive compound where the wallpaper is most vulnerable—at the seams where it meets the ceiling and floor. An even better approach is to finish the right way—coating the wall with a combination primer-sealer after painting over wallpaper. Not only does primer-sealer minimize the chances of peeling, but it also provides a surface to which the paint can readily adhere. Use an oil-based primer-sealer, not a water-based product; after all, water and wallpaper don't mix. Whether or not you choose to seal and prime, be sure to opt for an oil-based paint when you're ready to coat the walls.
Once the walls are clean and you've applied the primer-sealer (if you're going that route), give the walls enough time to dry. You are now ready to begin painting. Approach the job as you would any other painting project: Use a paintbrush to cut in at the corners and along edges, then let the roller do the rest. You're probably going to need a couple of coats to cover any patterns when painting over wallpaper.
Let the first coat dry completely before you proceed to the next one. During the interim, consider sanding the wall. It's tedious, yes—less so if you own a power sander—but sanding minimizes imperfections and could greatly improve the finished appearance of your work. Either way, the very last step is to paint the top coat. When you're finally finished, stand back and admire the difference. Where once there had been wallpaper you had tired of, you'll now see gleaming, freshly painted surfaces!


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California is implementing a suite of innovative transportation policies and there is ample evidence illustrating how drivers and communities across the state will benefit.
One critical piece of research is the First Update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan released by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) yesterday. The Board will vote on whether to approve the updated Plan next week. We've blogged here, here, and here about how the Plan recommends smart 2030 targets, positions California as a continuing leader on climate action, provides enhanced economic opportunity, and recommends new efforts to reduce short lived climate pollutants.
One of the most significant elements is the amount of money drivers will save because of the policies that CARB has so carefully planned for and implemented. CARB's own analysis shows that existing policies will reduce fuel costs for drivers by over $400 per year by 2020 (from 2012 levels) and by just over $600 by 2030.
There is a growing body of work that supports and enhances CARB's finding that Californians will see overall benefits.
EDF's contributions to this conversation include:
- California Policy Briefing Memo – Motor Vehicle Fuel Diversification. EDF economists explain why Californians will see fuel prices decline as the LCFS reduces the market power of oil companies and increases the number of cost-competitive alternatives to oil.
- Biodiesel in California: Companies Fueling Positive Change. We profile six biodiesel companies in California with different roles along the value chain – research and development, feedstock growth, waste grease collection, production, blending, and retail and distribution. It clearly demonstrates that AB 32 transportation policies are increasing production of cleaner, more advanced fuels and creating new green jobs.
- California Innovators Series. EDF's new blog series has included multiple posts on transportation. Profiles of electric bus companies, a biodiesel producer, and waste to energy producers clearly demonstrate that the Golden State is a hotbed of innovative solutions that will grow our low-carbon transportation sector.
- "Green Roads" Map: Businesses Steering California to a Clean Transportation Future. California's green transportation sector has grown tremendously in response to state fuel policies. The over 300 companies, depicted in this map, provide a clear picture of California's clean growth. The data is corroborated by statements from project partners CALSTART, NRDC, and E2, as well as several companies included on the map.
Here is a quick rundown of some of the other great resources out there:
- California economists show that the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is likely to lower fuel costs and stabilize fuel prices; under likely LCFS scenarios this price volatility could be reduced by about 17%.
- The Natural Resources Defense Council has completed an analysis that shows Californians can expect to spend an average of $300 less on transportation costs every year by 2020, compared to what they would have had to spend without AB 32. These savings stem from more efficient vehicles, more walking, biking and use of public transportation, better planning so car trips are shorter, and a diversified fuel mix.
- Analysis by ICF International shows that the LCFS will result in $1.4 – $4.8 billion in societal benefits including improved air quality and energy security.
- The Union of Concerned Scientists has demonstrated that the U.S. can cut oil use in half in 20 years which would create one million new jobs in the process and reducing climate pollution by 2 billion tons.
- Dr. David Roland-Holst of Berkeley has written about how California's many policies supporting electric vehicles can create over 100,000 new jobs by 2030 and create $16 of in-state economic value for every dollar saved at the pump.
Next week, the case for cleaner fuels gets clearer when EDF and the American Lung Association release a new report detailing the many health benefits that Californians can expect to see from California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard and cap-and-trade programs. Stay tuned!
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I like this book because I am interested in art and I like to paint. It has given me so many facts about art. I like everything about this book. I do not have a favorite part because this book has so many detailed and creative parts. I really like the parts when there are two pages that help you draw a picture from the book. The book took me a while to finish but it was worth it. Van Gogh is the best artist in the book because he makes good shade in his paiting.
I recommend this book to anyone who can read higher than a third grade reading level and is interested in art. Even though the book is really long I would also recommend it to kids who read long books. I also recommend this book to kids who are good artists and like to try something new because this book has good artists. After you read the book you can try drawing your own the Harbor of St. Topez or Piti Teina!


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HAMPTON, Ga. — In a feisty and long night Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch won the AdvoCare 500.
The next-to-last race before the Chase field is set greatly ratcheted up the pressure — and the stakes — for drivers on the bubble. It set up a wild night in Richmond, Va., come Saturday, with five spots open for the postseason Chase for the Championship. Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards are locked in, and Kasey Kahne will take one of the two guaranteed two wild-card slots by virtue of his two victories.
That leaves a handful of drivers scrambling for the last five spots.
They include Busch's brother Kurt, who entered Sunday night 12th in points but moved up to 10th by virtue of his fourth-place finish. Joey Logano was second, followed by Martin Truex. Jeff Gordon finished sixth and is now six points out of a top 10 spot.
"We'll take the momentum of these last two decent finishes to Richmond and see what we can do," Gordon said. "I'm having fun these last two weeks. That's all you can ask for."
Busch and Gordon were two of the fortunate ones on Sunday. Brad Keselowski, not so much.
The 2012 Sprint Cup champion, Keselowski was leading and 10th in the points standings when his engine started to give out on Lap 244 of the 325-lap run.
That effectively killed his chance of defending his title unless he wins at Richmond and a lot of crazy things happen to the top contenders.
"Some things you can't control," Keselowski said. "We didn't put all the pieces together."
It was a frustrating night for Keselowski, who had to be calmed down by crew chief Paul Wolfe on Lap 190: "You've got to give me feedback about what's going to get us the most speed and stop ... about it."
There were expletives all around.
Bowyer went out with engine trouble on Lap 192.
Talk about a double-whammy: Bowyer was not only leading the race but leading the points standings when his engine gave out.
"Everybody has engine issues," Bowyer said. "We're pulling hard to win the Chase. [The race] was ours to lose and unfortunately we found a way to lose. I'm going to have a beer."
Fourteen laps later, it was Denny Hamlin's turn to take the hit after Paul Menard tapped him, an apparent retaliation for a previous incident.
"Right front is gone," Hamlin said over his radio. "This year — it pretty much sums it up."
Keselowski, Gordon and Kurt Busch — all former Cup champions — were fighting to stay alive in the Chase and make another title run.
Gordon has done it four times. Keselowski and Busch both have done it once.
"We won't have any type of cushion whatsoever," Busch said before the race.
"The Chase for us started a few weeks back. We've had to be perfect and run sixth and run third and run these top fives up against the stats every week. When we had a week like we had last week with the right rear hub falling off while we are leading the race, those are things that are tough to overcome."
Busch could have been the official spokesman for all three guys.
No cushion.
Ultimately, the most controversial twist in the story may involve Keselowski. He has taken a 31-point hit in penalties — 25 points for having an illegal rear suspension in the Texas race in April and six points for failing a post-race inspection (too low) at Dover, Del.
"When you're racing for a championship, you're racing to prove you're the best," Keselowski said. "When you're racing to make it in the Chase, you're racing for survival, you're racing to prove that you just belong."
For Keselowski, Gordon and Busch, it's a matter of survival now.
And then, and only then, will they have a chance to prove they are the best.


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April 16, 2019, 5:35 pmDejounte Murray - G - San Antonio Spurs
Gregg Popovich relayed that the main reason for Dejounte Murray accompanying the Spurs for their playoff series is to learn more about the game.
After making the NBA All-Defense Second Team last season, Murray missed the whole year after tearing his ACL in the preseason. Murray's future is still bright as he is going to be a big part of the Spurs plans moving forward and will look to prove his health this offseason.
Source: Tom Orsborn on MySanAntonio
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May 19, 2019, 3:42 pmJ.B. Bickerstaff - Team - Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers have hired J.B. Bickerstaff as associate head coach.
The Cavs were determined to pair new head coach John Beilein with Bickerstaff, and they will make Bickerstaff one of the highest paid assistants in the league. While he is 26 years younger than Beilein, he's been at least an assistant coach since the 2004-05 season and the Cavs believe his experience will help with Beilein's transition to the NBA.
Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter
May 19, 2019, 11:44 amTrajan Langdon - Team - New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans are hiring Brooklyn Nets' assistant GM Trajan Langdon as next General Manager according to Shams Charania of the Athletic.
David Griffin makes his first big hire as the new Head of Basketball ops, getting a guy who played an essential role in the Nets' impressive turnaround. Langdon joins the league's most fascinating team from a front office perspective, holding the keys to what could either be a contending team or a jump-start rebuilding one depending on what is done with Anthony Davis.
Source: Shams Charania on Twitter
May 19, 2019, 11:38 amBradley Beal - G - Washington Wizards
The Lakers are looking at adding a litany of veteran players via trade this offseason, including: Kyle Lowry, Derrick Favors and Bradley Beal according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News.
The Lakers acquiring the fourth pick in the 2019 NBA draft will make them all the more competitive on the trade market. It has been well documented how LeBron James' teams have preferred established players over rookies, and that should be no different after coming off of the disaster that last season's Laker team was. The connection between the Lakers and Beal has been established for months, but it's worth keeping in mind as we get closer to the draft. Aiming to add vets like Lowry and Favors also makes sense, but obviously Beal would be the big get of that bunch.
Source: Sporting News
May 19, 2019, 11:28 amMike Conley - G - Memphis Grizzlies
Multiple teams are looking into trading for Mike Conley according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News.
The article lists a couple teams that have already been linked to Conley such as the Jazz and the Pacers, but one particularly interesting one that was introduced was the Miami Heat. The Heat may be looking to move on from Dragic, who is set to accept a player option that will book him for $19.2 million for the 2019-2020 season. With a combination of expiring salary and a lottery pick in the upcoming draft, the Heat could present themselves as an intriguing trading partner for the rebuilding Grizz.
Source: Sporting News
May 19, 2019, 11:06 amFrank Ntilikina - G - New York Knicks
The Knicks are shopping Frank Ntilikina for a late-first or 2nd round pick according to Marc Berman of the New York Post
The paltry return they're searching for tells the story for the former lottery pick. It hasn't been a strong first two years for the young PG, but there will likely be an offer or two for him out there from a bottoming-out team who may want to take a filer on him for his defensive upside. Still though, Ntilikina has a long way to go before he can be considered a reliable NBA player.
Source: New York Post
May 19, 2019, 10:52 amGoran Dragic - G - Miami Heat
Goran Dragic is unlikely to opt out of the last year of his deal according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.
This is unsurprising given how Dragic will be set to make $19.2 million in his final season, a total that he is all but assured not to see on the open market. Dragic's most productive days are behind him, but that doesn't mean that the Heat won't be able to find a suitor who'd be looking to clear some cap space with his expiring deal.
Source: Miami Herald
May 19, 2019, 1:40 amStephen Curry - G - Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry scored 36 points in Saturday's 110-99 Game 3 win over the Blazers, adding six rebounds, three assists and five turnovers.
Curry led his team offensively, contributing 36 points on 11-for-26 shooting. On a night where teammate Draymond Green was the primary facilitator, Curry settled in on scoring the bulk of his team's points from off the ball screens and shots from behind the arc. The Warriors have the luxury to allow for multiple ball-handlers and Curry seemed happy to acquiesce as he and Klay Thompson combined for 55 points with seven 3-pointers. Look for Curry to continue to lead the team in scoring as Kevin Durant is not expected to be back this series.
May 19, 2019, 1:37 amDamian Lillard - G - Trail Blazers
Shams Charania of The Athletic is reporting that Damian Lillard has been playing through separated ribs in the Western Conference Finals.
Charania and Sam Amick have since reported that the injury occurred in Game 2 when Kevon Looney landed on Lillard's ribs. To this point he's playing with a pad on his torso, though his current run of poor shooting extends back into the second round before the injury was sustained. The Blazers are facing a deep hole down 0-3 to the Warriors, and Lillard will surely be finishing out the series despite his injury. Between the ailment and Golden State selling out to stop him, Lillard has had to battle through quite a bit in the WCF.
Source: Shams Charania on Twitter
May 19, 2019, 1:09 amDamian Jones - C - Golden State Warriors
Damian Jones got the start for the Warriors but played just three minutes after picking up three fouls in the first quarter to finish with no other countable statistic in Saturday's win.
Jones got the start and then got the hook early after drawing three fouls in the first 3:17 of Game 3. Jones got the start over Andrew Bogut after playing just two minutes in Game 2 and two minutes in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Bogut and Jones played a combined six minutes this game and did not contribute anything offensively. Jordan Bell and Kevon Looney picked up the slack and ended up playing 42 minutes and contributing 14 points. It is unlikely that Jones will start again going into Game 4.
May 19, 2019, 12:55 amDraymond Green - F - Golden State Warriors
Draymond Green went off on Saturday's win, posting a monster 20-13-12 line and adding four steals and one block.
Draymond was all over the court for the Warriors posting his seventh career postseason triple-double. With his team down 13 points to start the second half, Green channeled his inner Magic Johnson and rallied the Warriors with six rebounds, six assists and two steals to take the lead going into the fourth quarter. His defensive intensity continues to be a catalyst for the team and is a major reason why the Warriors continue to dominate in this series.


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DURHAM � Wil Myers homered twice, including a tying smash in the ninth inning, and Tim Beckham�s single off the left-field wall capped a comeback as the Durham Bulls defeated the Buffalo Bisons 9-8 in International League baseball Tuesday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
The Bisons scored in six consecutive innings, but the Bulls struck last.
After Myers tied the game, Shelley Duncan stroked a one-out single before pinch runner Jason Bourgeois stole second base and scored on Beckham�s hit.
Moses Sierra�s two-run homer for Buffalo tied the game at 3-3 in the third inning. Buffalo�s Ryan Langerhans led off the seventh with a home run, giving the Bisons an 8-4 edge.
Myers answered with a two-run blast in the bottom of the seventh.
Durham�s Vince Belnome went 3-for-3 with four runs scored.
Cory Wade (1-0) was credited with the pitching victory.
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At Zebulon, John Lamb threw seven shutout innings as the Wilmington Blue Rocks defeated the Carolina Mudcats 6-0 at Five County Stadium.
Lamb (4-4), a former Burlington Royal, ran his scoreless innings streak to 19 innings. The left-hander, who allowed four hits, struck out five and walked two. The Mudcats were shutout for the third time this year.
Ex-Burlington players Justin Trapp (home run), Lane Adams (two hits and two runs scored) and Geulin Beltre (two RBI) contributed for Wilmington.


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The Central Connecticut men's soccer team opened Northeast Conference play with a 1-0 home victory over Monmouth on Sunday afternoon. With the victory the Blue Devils are now 3-5-1 overall and 1-0 in NEC action. Monmouth, who is receiving votes in this week's National Poll, is now 5-3-1 overall and 0-1 in the NEC.
Senior midfielder Jesse Menzies scored the lone goal of the game to give the Blue Devils the 1-0 lead at the break. Menzies was taken down in the box, and awarded a penalty kick at 37:30. He beat the Monmouth keeper to the lower right corner of the goal for the first penalty kick goal of the season for the Blue Devils.
The goal was Menzies third of the 2012 season. The senior now has five goals total in his career at Central.
Monmouth and Central recorded two saves apiece in the first half. Senior keeper Anthony Occhialini played the entire game in goal for Central and recorded both of his saves in the first period. Monmouth, who entered the game ranked first in the NEC in shots, was held to just two shots-on-goal for the entire game. Both shots by the Hawks were taken in the first half and both were saved by Occhialini.
The second half went scoreless as the Blue Devils defense held the Hawks to just two shots and no shots-on-goal. The shot disperity between the two teams was five to two, advantage Central. Central's offense distributed the ball well as seniors Thomas Obasi, Reece Wilson, Jesse Menzies, junior Eddy Bogle, and freshman Ben Knight each recorded a shot-on-goal in the game.
Occhialini improves to 2-3-1 on the season after the victory. As the Blue Devils keeper, Occhialini is unbeated at home so far in 2012. He now has 22 saves this season.
Central Connecticut will be hosted by St. Francis (PA) on Friday, October 5th for their second NEC contest of the season. The Blue Devils will return home on October 14th as they will host NEC foe Fairleigh Dickinson.


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Gerard Butler will appear on Fox5 San Diego this morning, according to their Twitter for "Movie Star Thursday". Watch their live feed on their website (not sure what time during the show he will appear).
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GoodDayLA on Fox 11 Los Angeles. Click here to view live feed. Thanks to Jillian Reynolds' Twitter for the head up! Watch it below:
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By Jim Stanford on February 11, 2014
What, you were expecting this?
While many people were oohing and aahing about a slow-mo wet slide that oozed into an Italian village, a cataclysmic avalanche occurred over the weekend much closer to home, on the east side of Beaver Mountain.
The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center reported last night that a 6-foot-deep slab released and ran 3,100 vertical feet. The center described it as "R5/D5 sized." That's a really big droid.
The slide reportedly carved out a new path, destroying hundreds of trees and piling debris 40 feet deep. "The air blast ran further than the debris and snapped trees estimated to be 150 years old," the center reported.
Not to be confused with a small ski hill in northern Utah (slogan: Ski the Beav!), Beaver Mountain is located east of Hoback Junction. It is skied from time to time by Hoback locals, one of whom phoned in the report to the avalanche center. Motorists have been pulling over in Hoback Canyon to gaze at the site.
Despite its prodigious size, the avalanche was only the second-scariest news of late involving beavers.
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Note: In early 1957, The Times sent UCLA professor Robert G. Neumann on a six-week tour of the Middle East. Neumann, who was later the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and Morocco, wrote these stories upon his return. His son, Ronald, is U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan.
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A simple explanation of why the sky appears blue when the sun is high and red at sunset. A brief description is given of a home experiment to demonstrate the effect.
Astronomy for kids
A fun site that offers lots of simple information, games and sky maps. Great way to get started on astronomy.
The National Schools' Observatory
A useful astronomy site for teachers or the general public. The site contains a moving orrery and the sky on any night selected.
The Society for Popular Astronomy
This astronomical society provides a good daily sky map and information on the latest astronomy news.
The Night Sky
This page shows you what to look out for in the night sky whether using a telescope or the naked eye. It also has good advice if you are thinking of buying a telescope or binoculars.
Journey to a black hole
Interactive site where you can search the sky for black holes using different telescopes and take a virtual trip to see a black hole up close.


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Montana State Bobcat Defense Is Ready For Sam Houston State – Cat Chat [AUDIO]
The Montana State Bobcats Football team will be facing Sam Houston State on December 7th at Bobcat Stadium. The Bobcats are coming off a first round 16 - 10 win over Stony Brook last weekend. If this season's playoffs look familiar, that's because the Bobcats suffered a loss to Sam Houston State in the second week of the playoffs last year. The Bobcat players say they have a different story planned for 2012 though.
Cat Chat and Bobcat Daily is hosted by Tyler Wiltgen and you can keep up with him on Twitter @twiltgen
And be sure to check out this trophy!
Bobcat Daily - December 3, 2012
Tyler Wiltgen recaps the win over Stony Brook with Montana State Football head coach Rob Ash and game highlights.
Bobcat Daily - December 4, 2012
Tyler Wiltgen speaks with Coach Rob Ash and Bobcat kicker Rory Perez about the upcoming 2nd round playoff rematch with Sam Houston State.
Bobcat Daily - December 5, 2012
FCS All American team accolades announced including DeNarius McGhee and Jody Owens being awarded First Team All American, as well as Big Sky Conference MVPs.
Bobcat Daily - December 6, 2012
Jody Owens and Tyler Wiltgen break down the Sam Houston State heavy running offense. The senior Linebacker says this year's defense is ready for the Sam Houston State's offense led by Quarterback Brian Bell and senior running back Tim Flanders.
Cat Chat - December 5, 2012
Coach Rob Ash talks strategy for facing the tough match up against Sam Houston State and his hopes for a bit of snow and a victory to move on to the third round of the playoffs.


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|Dinner at My House, Thanksgiving 2002
When I was little my family and I always had dinner at my aunt Helen Bulak's house. Auntie Helen and my grandmother shared a duplex house in their later years. Thanksgiving was always on Auntie's side of the house, and Easter was always on my grandmother's side of the house. Thanksgiving dinner included extended family and involved a fancy dinner table set with Auntie's Lenox china. There was turkey, of course, a special Polish poultry dressing made with turkey or chicken livers (which for the longest time I did not like), mashed potatoes, glazed sweet potatoes, broccoli with Polish crumbs, gravy, cranberry sauce from a can, and apple pie with ice cream for dessert. Auntie Helen always made the turkey while my mom and my grandmother supplied everything else.
One of my favorite things was and still is broccoli with Polish crumbs or "garnish Polonaise," as I heard Julia Child call it once. Things always sound better in French, don't they? Polish crum...oops...I mean "garnish Polonaise" is a garnish made from dried bread crumbs which are browned in butter in a pan on the stove top until they take on a toasted flavor and a crunchy texture. Sprinkled over broccoli or most other vegetables they are delicious. It's amazing how something so simple can liven up a dish!
As long as my dad and my grandmother were still with us we continued to celebrate Thanksgiving at home. By 1990 Dad and Gram were both gone, and I was busy with work and graduate school. Rather than cook dinner at home Mom and I decided to start having Thanksgiving dinner out, a tradition which we carried on for a number of years.
After I had a family of my own I cooked dinner at our house. I made the traditional favorites--turkey, gravy, mashed sweet potatoes, homemade cranberry-orange relish, and my personal favorite, stuffing. Mom joined us for Thanksgiving for as long as she was physically able. Mom died three years ago, so now we join my husband's family in upstate New York for the holiday.
|Grandmother's House (My Mother-in-Law's Family Homestead, Photo Circa 1900)
I often think back to the wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations of my childhood. I miss my parents and grandmother profoundly during the holidays. My life has changed, but I enjoy Thanksgiving with my son and my husband and his family. My in-laws are incredibly kind and welcoming. I feel like I'm part of their family now.
Holidays are like people. Time passes, and people change. I've changed. My Thanksgivings now aren't any better or any worse. They are just different.
Submitted for the 112th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy.
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Police dogs howl in anticipation. The champagne is on ice. Duck Boats are ready to roll.
And the beards have all grown longer overnight.
Wednesday night the Red Sox can clinch a World Series championship at home for the first time since 1918. (And, by the way, the tough-luck losing pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in the decisive Game 6 at Fenway Park 95 years ago was Lefty Tyler, who later settled in Lowell and is buried in St. Patrick Cemetery off Gorham Street. He lost 2-1 on a two-run error.)
Remember way-way-way back — oh, 11 years ago or so — back when what has become an insignificant number, 1918, inspired a million taunts inside Yankee Stadium and haunted Red Sox fans into always bracing for heartbreak, even when everything looked as great as it looks right now. The last time the Red Sox were up 3-2 in a World Series, Bill Buckner happened.
But nobody wallows anymore in such history that has no bearing on present Game 6 matters. And for good Duck-Boat reasons. The Red Sox are oh-so close to their third World Series title in 10 years, which would be the most titles by any team during that stretch (while the Cardinals' hopes of winning their second title in three years and third in eight years are diminishing).
The Red Sox seem a good bet to finish the job so long as they are not required to make any throws to third base at critical times.
Work still needs to be done before New Englanders go dancing in the streets. Standing 6-foot-6 tall in Boston's way to celebrating Wednesday night is Cardinals 22-year-old gas-throwing phenom Michael Wacha, who is 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in his first postseason.
While Wacha was the winning pitcher in Game 2 at Fenway, the relentless Red Sox made the phenom look more fallible than did the Pirates and Dodgers during the NL playoffs. Wacha over six innings last Thursday during a 4-2 victory had to throw a career-high 114 pitches (and such precious young arms must be handled cautiously) and walked four while allowing two runs on a David Ortiz (who else?) home run.
John Lackey, whose rehabilitated image achieved through better health and better pitching best symbolizes the Red Sox restoring their followers' faith this season, is expected to take the ball for the Red Sox on Wednesday.
Be warned, however. Baseball has a way of turning cruel when you least expect it. A Game 7 would be treacherous. Though it would be all-hands-on-deck in the pitching department, one assumes the Red Sox would start Jake Peavy, whose 9.27 career postseason ERA over 22.1 innings belies his doggedness.
The Cardinals' slotted starter for Game 7 is Joe Kelly, who allowed two runs on two hits over 5.1 innings (3 bb, 6k) in that Game 3 in St. Louis that ended with Allen Craig tripping over Will Middlebrooks and all hell breaking loose. (Game 7 starters, if it comes to that, haven't been officially announced.)
Seeing the Belichickian manner in which the Red Sox (except for Peavy) put behind them that obstruction call that bizarrely, yet correctly, handed the Cardinals a victory in Game 3, this series now has an air of Boston Strong inevitability about it.
Jonny Gomes, in the starting lineup only because Shane Victorino's back ached, hit a decisive three-run home in Game 4. Catcher David Ross, in the lineup for a second straight game because of the dark cloud is hovering over Jarrod Saltalamacchia in this Series, and because Ross and Jon Lester have a good rapport going, delivered the go-ahead ground-rule double in Game 5.
There is a ring of destiny to all this. The Red Sox now stand one victory from joining the 1991 Minnesota Twins as the only other team ever to go from last place one season to World Series champion the next — though 10 of the players on Boston's 25-man World Series roster and manager John Farrell weren't under contract to the Red Sox last season.
If the Red Sox had a sense of humor, they would ask Sacred Heart University athletic director Bobby Valentine to throw out the ceremonial first pitch Wednesday night.


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New to the board, checked out the stickies and relevant posts from the past but still not able to diagnose problem.
A year or more back I bought a used TNW SA MG34 on Gunbroker. Nice, good price, the guy indicated it worked well. When it arrived it was selectively gooped with what looked like a white, lithium based automotive grease and clearly hand been in place for a while and it had not been fired in some time. I cleaned it and put it away to get out this spring and try to shoot.
First problem was a mainspring that was so weak it wouldn't strip ctgs from the belt. Corrected with new spring, that issue isn't a problem.
The problem I'm having is that I can't get a ctg to feed initially by pulling back on the charging handle. The case passes through what I'll call the feed try (don't have the terminology down) but gets bound at the 12 o'clock position on the bolt locking cam/receiver roof. When I open the cover I'm looking at the case head tightly up beneath the feed try held in place by what I'm assuming is the extractor.
I don't see any wear on any of the feed parts, the blue or plum is pristine. So that's telling me it hasn't been used much if at all and doesn't have a history of binding which either could be the ammo being finicky, or the seller might have been somewhat less than honest with me and it's just never been fired because it's not functioning.
Since this firearm is new to me, I honestly don't know if it's every functioned properly, and the issue didn't seem to be addressed here in previous failure to feed posts. I'm using Turkish ammo from 49 which fires very nicely when loaded one at a time dropping them into the breach and allowing the bolt to slam home. I've got a very expensive single shot at the moment.
Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks.


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Cryoscope: A Touch-based Weather Communicating Device
The Cryoscope is a sculpted block of metal which is heated and cooled to convey temperature in the simplest way possible - touch.
Cryoscope: A Touch-based Weather Communicating Device
The Cryoscope is a sculpted block of metal which is heated and cooled to convey temperature in the simplest way possible - touch.
Update: 5 Hours Left, 9% Funded
So Kickstarter, It is looking like this is not going to make it. I started this campaign to see if the Cryoscope as it currently exists would be suitable for the market. It provided an opportunity for me to refine the design, and gain experience in videography and design. I'll be putting the project on ice for a while. Puns aside, the Cryoscope may live again someday, with a new design and more tightly controlled costs.
I'd like to thank all the backers, bloggers, and friends that helped the Cryoscope come this far. It truly has been a great experience.
-Robb Godshaw robb.cc
P.S.- Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or thoughts!
The Cryoscope is a Tactile Weather Vane.
Instead of reading a weather forecast, the Cryoscope allows you to feel it.
It allows for simple understanding of temperature through your natural ability to determine hot and cold. No more trying to imagine what 35 degrees is.
The metal slab is simply heated or cooled to the desired temperature.
The device has two main modes of operation.
The first is a thermal time shift – The device will convey future temperatures for any location you specify. This allows you to use the Cryoscope as a weather vane in your morning clothing choices.
The second mode is a thermal space shift – The device will convey the current temperature of anywhere you specify. Use this mode to stay connected to your childhood home, or the current city of your significant other. The device has a space mode, where the Cryoscope becomes very cold.
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These adorable blobs of bronze make great conversation starters. Appearance is fairly random, so expect it to vary. When we found this guy on the ground after a pour, we had to give it a home. Now we plan to give it a whole lot of friends!
Aluminum Cryoscope
This classic beauty will be yours for $300. International Backers add $20.
Bronze Cryoscope
Bronze has a rich history of sculpture. The Bronze Cryoscope will match any decor. For $400, you can take it home. International Backers add $20.
Silver Cryoscope
Wow. This one is going to be gorgeous. The contact surface contains more than one thousand grams of pure silver. This piece will retain its value for generations. International shipping is $100, due to insurance and weight.
Subject to modification
–The contact surface has temperature range of 32°F to 108°F (0°C to 42°C), However, Because metal affects your skin so much more easily than air does, the Cryoscope can display temperatures well below freezing without actually being that cold.
–5" in. x 5" in. x 5" in (13 cm. x 13 cm. x 13 cm.)
–WiFi allows for operation anywhere in the home.
–The device is powered by a wall transformer. It can run on 100v-240v, allowing for international operation.
So far, the new Cryoscope has been covered by Uncrate, Laughing Squid, OhGizmo, PCWorld, The Airspace, and FastCompany Design!
The previous incarnation of the device got quite a bit of attention online.
The original Cryoscope was featured on Gizmodo, OhGizmo, Core77, Cnet Make, Wired, Engadget, Apartment Therapy, Arduino Blog and FastCompany Design.
*Bronze is not an element. It's an alloy. Read more!
No endorsement or relationship exists between Bitch Fetus and Cryoscope.
Questions about this project? Check out the FAQ
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Raters '85 Urges Community to Embrace Gentleman's Ruleby Howard W. Hewitt • September 11, 2008 Share:
Dean of Students Mike Raters '85 reminded students, faculty, and staff the Gentleman's Rule is a collective effort. Raters was the second of three speakers to address the College's only rule in Thursday's Chapel Talk.
"The responsibility for raising our young men as gentlemen and responsible citizens does not rest with our office alone," the new Dean of Students said, "the faculty, staff, and administration need to lend a hand."
Raters used his opening remarks to salute Athletic Director and former Dean of Students Tom Bambrey. He credited Bambrey for some of the standards used by the Dean's office. When Raters asked the students to thank Bambrey for his years of service, they responded with a prolonged standing ovation.
Raters then was back to his "acceptance speech," as the new dean. He made references to the major parties' campaign themes of "America First" and "Yes We Can."
"Balance is a major theme of this talk, and a major theme for this fall," he said. That balance is found when all of the Wabash community lives the Gentleman's Rule. It lives when students enforce the rule instead of the dean or associate dean.
"There are two fundamentals," Raters explained. "The first is you have to have a fundamental understanding of what is a gentleman and a responsible citizen. And second you have to hold each other accountable."
He relayed Patrick Smith's comments to the Board of Trustees in May. Smith '08 told the board his one regret upon graduation was he wished students took the Gentleman's Rule more seriously. Raters then read from a Bachelor editorial, penned by Editor Smith, on the Gentleman's Rule.
He had the students attention as he wrapped up and threw in a huge applause line that drove the point home on gentlemanly behavior.
Raters talked about the annual Bell Game and in a round-a-bout way some of the inappropriate t-shirts students occasionally wear that time of year. "Why do we buy, sell, and wear yellow when it should be all about the red and white," he asked rhetorically. "One answer might be to balance the spirit of that event."
As the laughter died down, he issued a challenge using the words of Coaches Mac Petty and Rob Johnson. He urged the students, in the words of Petty, to "get after it" this year and make the Gentleman's Rule stronger than ever. Raters said Johnson would tell them, "I am a Wabash man and I know I can."
Listen to Raters' entire Chapel Talk by clicking here to go to iTunesU.
Associate Dean of Students and History Professor Rick Warner will wrap up the three-part discussion of the rule next week.


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Wide receiver Kyle Williams confirmed Monday what the 49ers feared in the wake of his injury in New Orleans – he tore the ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season.
This might mean a long-awaited chance for No. 1 draft choice A.J. Jenkins to play Sunday in St. Louis. Running back LaMichael James also could make his NFL regular-season debut, given uncertainty surrounding Kendall Hunter's status after he injured his ankle on the same play on which Williams got hurt.
"There's a good chance there will be some new active guys on Sunday," head coach Jim Harbaugh said. "Yeah, I send that message to some of our young guys, that the opportunity is coming."
Harbaugh offered no updates on Williams, Hunter or return man Ted Ginn Jr. (wrist), but Williams announced the end of his season on Twitter.
"Regret to inform yall I will be out for the season with a torn acl," he wrote. "Not how I saw things playing out but in the end I will be fine and … This is just another obstacle I will have to climb to get back. Looking forward to the challenge!!"
Williams caught 14 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown this season. He also had 13 kickoff returns (27.2 average) and four punt returns (13.0 average). James counts as a logical candidate for return duty Sunday if Ginn can't play.
Schedule stuff: Not surprisingly, the 49ers' game at New England on Dec. 16 will remain in prime time.
The NFL, in announcing its flexible-scheduling decisions, chose to keep 49ers-Patriots and Lions-Packers (on Dec. 9) as Sunday night games. The league made the announcement on the 49ers-Patriots game a week early, given the marquee matchup.
Starting in Week 11, the NFL can move a more appealing game into prime time on NBC. The league has not yet done so this season.
Ron Kroichick is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.


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CFPB Refuses to Provide the Washington Examiner With Information About $90 Million Cost Overrun; Federal Reserve Inspector General Launches Investigation at Congress' Request
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Mar 19, 2014) - Judicial Watch announced today that on March 19, 2014, it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on behalf of the Washington Examiner, against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) seeking to obtain records detailing $90 million in cost overruns for the remodeling of the CFPB Washington headquarters (The Washington Newspaper Publishing Company LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (No. 1:14-cv-00444)).
According to a February 14 Examiner article, over the past two years, the cost of the remodeling project has soared from $55 million to $145 million. At the request of Rep. Patrick McHenry, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee's subcommittee on oversight and investigations, the Federal Reserve inspector general has now initiated an investigation into the cost overruns.
On July 24, 2013, Richard Pollack, the Washington Examiners Senior Investigative Reporter, filed a FOIA request with CFPB seeking access to records concerning the headquarters' renovation. Over the course of several months, the CFPB notified the Examiner that it had located a total of 350 pages responsive to the FOIA request. However, CFPB informed the Examiner it was withholding 335 of the 350 pages.
In an editorial addressing the CFPB refusal to comply with its FOIA request, the Examiner observed:
CFPB officials resolutely refuse to provide relevant documents sought by the Examiner concerning the building renovation. The few cursory documents that were turned over shed no light on the project. Since CFPB has all the time in the world, plus legions of lawyers and a huge budget that Congress can't touch, odds are good that shining the disinfectant of sunlight won't happen any time soon. That's an open invitation for waste, abuse and corruption.
Mark Tapscott, the executive editor of the Washington Examiner, said, "Documents to explain why a government bureau is spending so lavishly on renovations to its headquarters are exactly the kind of information the FOIA is meant to make available to taxpayers. We shouldn't have to go to court to get them, but it's important to make the point that the American people have just as much of a right to know what CFPB is doing with their money as they do their local dogcatchers."
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton stated, "From its inception, the CFPB has been placed dangerously out of reach of the American people. And it has acted with arrogant indifference to attempts to pierce its veil of secrecy. Judicial Watch is happy to help The Washington Examiner obtain these documents on behalf of the public interest."
In June, 2013 Judicial Watch obtained records from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revealing that the agency has spent millions of dollars for the warrantless collection and analysis of Americans' financial transactions. The documents also revealed that CFPB contractors may have been required to share the information with "additional government entities."
The full extent of the CFPB personal financial data collection program was revealed in a document entitled "INDEFINITE-DELIVERY INDEFINITE-QUANTITY (IDIQ) STATEMENT OF WORK" stating: "The CFPB seeks to acquire and maintain a nationally representative panel of credit information on consumers for use in a wide range of policy research projects... The panel shall be a random sample of consumer credit files obtains from a national database of credit files." At the time, the US Chamber of Commerce accused the CFPB of breaking the law by demanding the account-level data without a warrant or National Security Letter.


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Chris Metzloff joined the Blue Devils staff in October of 2011, and currently serves as an Assistant Director of Blue Devil Network.
A native of Durham, N.C., Metzloff attended Warren Wilson College where he played on the soccer team and in 2007 graduated with a degree in Psychology. In 2011, Metzloff graduated from Elon University with a Master's degree in Interactive Media. Prior to joining the Duke staff, Metzloff worked as a videographer for the Chestertown Spy.
Metzloff currently resides in Durham, N.C.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia College & State University men's basketball program and head coach Terry Sellers has announced the signing of Robert Praylo.
Praylo comes to Georgia College via Aiken Technical College (Aiken, S.C.) where he played for head coach Bruce Capers. Robert is originally from Savannah, Ga. where he played at Beach High School.
"Robert is a 6-foot guard that can defend and shoot the basketball," said Sellers. "We really like his toughness, defensive intensity, and leadership qualities. We believe he has the ability to play both the point guard and shooting guard position. Robert has proven to be a good student and we believe he is a great fit for the Bobcats."
Praylo averaged 15.1 points, 3.1 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.7 steals per game this past season. He shot 50.8 percent from the field, 48.4 percent from the three point line, and 78.1 percent from the foul line. For his efforts, he was selected to the NJCAA Region 10 All-Region Third Team.
The Bobcats are fresh off a 22-7 season in 2008-2009. GCSU made a trip back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006 and had its third 20-win season in the past four years. The Bobcats lose a trio of seniors including Shaun Keaton (2006-09) who was named First Team All-Conference and National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/NCAA All-Southeast Region First Team.


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Last Notes from BEA
I suspect people who weren't there find hearing about BookExpo America to be the blogging equivalent of looking through somebody's thousand vacation snapshots, or listening to someone relate how exciting some cocktail party somewhere was, so I'll let this be the final notes from BEA. I didn't meet any big celebrities, didn't go to many panels, didn't take notes about anything other than that it would be fun to get a bunch of people to write stories beginning with the word "renowned" (a la, I'm told, The DaVinci Code). But, for those of you inexplicably addicted to BEA posts, here are some, as we say, thangs:
- Thursday I got to hang out with my best friend from NYU years, whom I hadn't seen since her wedding back in November. We went to see Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill at Arena Stage and got to sit in the cabaret seats right in front of the stage, which was fun. Some lovely singing of songs I love, though the acting seemed stiff. Lynn Sterling, who played Billie Holiday, is a marvelous singer with far more range than Holiday, and I was pleased that she didn't try to do an imitation, but instead inhabited the songs as her own.
- The parties were often fun, but also usually frustrating because they were so loud, particularly the PGW party on Saturday night, where the techno-band played at such volume every object in the room was shaking. It's annoying when surrounded by all sorts of people you want to have conversations with to be unable to communicate even when screaming.
- Ed Champion took great advantage of my tendency to make faces and pull poses when a camera is around. Kelly Link and I showed him just what we think of having our picture taken. Later, I failed at impersonating the young Truman Capote. Ed did capture me unawares, though, doing what I do best: standing against a wall, talking to no-one. (What I'm really scared of, though, is the podcast Ed's planning to make with the material he recorded on Sunday, when I had had barely any sleep and was functioning purely on the last vestiges of adrenaline and a bit of caffeine.)
- Lots of other people have written more substantial and informative posts than I about BEA, including Ed (see in particular his notes on the Embracing the Short Story panel), Mark Sarvas, Lauren Cerand, Wendi Kaufman, and Gwenda Bond.


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 7 Florida used a strong defensive effort to overcome a sluggish offensive performance in a 23-0 win over Jacksonville State on Saturday.
The Gators scored a touchdown on their first possession when Mike Gillislee plowed into the end zone from seven yards out. But that was the only offensive touchdown all day from Florida.
The Gators (10-1) also scored on a 7-yard interception return by Jonathan Bostic early in the third quarter. Caleb Sturgis added three field goals from 21, 44 and 47 yards out to complete the scoring.
Florida's defense allowed a 76-yard pass completion on the first play of the game, but held the Gamecocks to 176 total yards the rest of the game. Jacksonville State, an FCS program that plays in the Ohio Valley Conference, completed its season with a 6-5 record.


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susan bain necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 137 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
Bain Building Company (Ltd)
We're a well-established (1999), small, all-trades building company based in Edinburgh, UK that specialises in quality renovations and extensions, particularly those with complex structural requirements or involving stonework. We're growing, both in number of employees and in size of projects we aim to undertake, are changing our name from D.R. Bain, Builder to Bain Building Company (Ltd) to reflect this and need a new logo to go with our new name.
The majority of our clients are professionals who in turn require a professional all-trades building service to carry out their architect's instructions on-time and on-budget with the minimum of fuss, mess and hassle.
I've attached our existing logo and the (very rough) attempt we had at a new one (now you know why we need your help :0)). The logo will be used on our website, business cards and stationery. We want to maintain some degree of continuity from old to new but the only thing we're particularly attached to are the colours.
We're looking for a clean, simple, design that leans towards the contemporary and conveys a solid, quality, professional image
Please do not use any stock images or clip art
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I know I am not the only one who has thought of this, in fact I have pondered it before but with no real revelation. This morning is a little different though. Let me be clear, tho I am against teaching any religion period the hypocrit in me gives me thrills to think of it. On the other hand, the psychological...science/social part of me can see real intelligence of the affect of my thought. So here it is, in order to create more atheist thinkers teach that God is a woman. Please laugh with me here! I am going to try to paint a picture for you to see the subconcious thought process of what could be happening phsycologically and socially. Since God is a man....(I know what your thinking) women are always satisfied with religion since it puts the burden of man to provide all needs. This is a big out for women and they can be sexually satisfied at the same time being married to God a man. Men on the other hand of are left with trying to compete with God the other man who keeps stealing his woman. He continually has to work harder to prove that he is worth anything while the woman is able to sit back an snicker. Women, I am not attacking you here. I love you females but I am only showing a scenario of pregidous behaviors, and believe me, I know men have quite a few of their own. For all atheist who read this you are probably thinking, number one I don't want to think of this because I don't want to think of religion period, and two stop fucking with my brain I like it the way it is. Here is an analogy of why I am trying to bring this up. This may help to solidify the large and long pain of religious dogma. It is a social delima that we all face in the presense of religious thought and teaching that we all encounter. To understand something better such as language or scientific process better we study it closer forwards and backwards. Trying to think of God as a female sort of puts a backwards twist on what was already taught. We could also teach that God masterbates but something tells me that teaching God is a female will be more excepted by the general public. Here is the downside I already mention, I don't want to teach religion period and I know none of you don't either so the idea of it spreading like wildfire is already doomed, and I am somewhat pleased about that. So here is to sex and the future of atheism, cheers!
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I'd have to agree with comedian George Carlin on this one. God couldn't possibly be a woman, because no woman would have created a world as screwed up as this one.
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There is a resident deer herd of around 22 animals in the southwest part of Monticello which enter the city every night in search of food. They eat flowers, shrubs and trees throughout the city. They squeeze through fences, until they are useless. These deer have never left the area. They do not migrate to warmer canyons in the winter, even with two feet of snow on the ground. Local wildlife officers have verified that they are "resident deer".
People new to the area might think how lovely it is to see the deer. Those of us who are lifetime residents know that this is a relatively recent phenomenon. In my opinion, the private hunting units around town have taken the hunting pressure off these local deer.
Additionally, Monticello passed an ordinance prohibiting firearm discharge inside city limits after a local man shot a dog in front of women and children. For the record, I voted against that ordinance.
Because of this ordinance, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources requires the City to officially request that they shoot the animals. This has not been done in four or five years. Last November, the City Council held a vote on whether to request deer removal. With only four members present to vote, Councilmen Randall and Hoggard voted against it, creating a tie. Mayor Allen voted with them to break the tie and not request animals be removed.
This isn't the only thing the governing body did in the last six months which disappointed me.
The Constitution of the State of Utah, which all elected officials swear to uphold as they take office, allows citizens measures to protect their property rights. These deer have destroyed — not damaged — 30-year old trees and shrubs of many residents in this area. I have spoken to most of our neighbors who feel this same way. We want our city officials to uphold our rights and request the state to remove the deer.
The orderly removal of deer prevents the problems that arose in the past when government ignores the rights of citizens and taxpayers. There are newcomers and animal lovers who will oppose this action. When those people bring their checkbooks up to pay me and my neighbors and help us fix fences to keep these animals out, then they will have credibility with me. Until then, they ought to have to go out in the "wild" to see these wild animals.
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Dr. Spaceman wrote:uptempo wrote:Did anyone listen to the Jerry West interview on the Jim Rome show?
He spoke highly of our back court and stated that the challenge for this team is to improve the front court. He also commented on how he loved Monta's toughness.
The guy comes across so confident and competent that I am almost in disbelief that he is associated with the Warriors.
We fans now have some hope.
Go Warriors!
From the summaries of West's interview that I've heard, he agrees with most sensible posters that have been saying we do not need to break up our back court. He says our undersized backcourt is not our problem. Our undersized frontcourt is the problem. Hopefully he is patient enough to test this theory thoroughly.
That the thing the front court they put alot of money in David Lee in a sign and trade and AB is just a ghost on the court. They going have to overpaid another front court player or draft to find another diamond kind of front court player. I have doubt there going to be a big trade for Warriors, because the Warriors asset is Curry and Ellis. Curry is a project and it all potential right now to be a good PG and Ellis is a nice scoring guard and that is all what he can do good score. Nobody want David Lee for that contract he going to get paid, and AB is just an overpaid player who doesn't look like he going to get his game back to be worth that contract.


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Conservative media fearmonger that Fox News is part of White House "enemies list"
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Following White House criticism of Fox News for its ideological slant, conservative media figures are again fearmongering that the White House has an "enemies list," and that Fox News is -- in the words of Glenn Beck -- "another enemy" that "warmongers" in the Obama administration would fight with "missiles pointed right at Fox." Sean Hannity claimed the White House is "promising retribution," and conservative radio host Mark Levin said, "[L]et me be clear -- there is an enemies list, a political hit list that this administration has. Just as Castro did, and Chavez and Stalin."
Conservatives claim Fox News is on a White House "enemies list," suggest "retribution," "assault"
Glenn Beck: There are missiles "pointed right at Fox." On his Fox News show, Beck stated, "What a bunch of warmongers we have" in the White House, and that the United States is "fighting Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and now, these people have taken on another enemy -- Fox News." After purporting to point out Fox News' location on a map of Manhattan to indicate "where the enemy is" and saying there are "missiles pointed right at Fox," Beck stated: "[T]here was that enemy list with Nixon, but I think the enemy list -- I believe that whole thing, that was just who's not coming to state dinners. Could be wrong. I don't think that they've used White House resources, your tax dollars, to target the media before." Beck then claimed that "free speech [is] under attack," and that he planned to show viewers "how this administration is consolidating power, and how your right to speak out and your right to hear, simply opposing voices, people who are asking legitimate questions, are all under assault." [Glenn Beck, 10/12/09]
Sean Hannity: "[Y]ou'd think they would have ... a little bit more in terms of their priorities rather than attacking a news organization and creating an enemies list." On his Fox News show, Hannity said to Fox News contributor Mark Steyn, "What do you make of Anita Dunn in the propaganda office, in the White House attacking the Fox News Channel? You know, I would think that, you know, with unemployment at 9.8 percent, a general asking for 40,000 troops, and you know, a lot of problems this country has, you'd think they would have, you know, a little bit more in terms of their priorities rather than attacking a news organization and creating an enemies list." [Hannity, 10/12/09]
Hannity: "The White House declared war on the Fox News Channel." On his Fox News show, Hannity claimed that "the White House declared war on the Fox News Channel" and suggested it placed Fox News on an "enemies list" along with PricewaterhouseCoopers for its "flawed" analysis of the Senate Finance Committee health care bill. After Fox News contributor Dana Perino contended that "hey, this is politics," Hannity said: "What you're saying is that if you disagree with this White House, that they have an enemies list, that they're promising retribution," and suggested Perino would be "immediately on the enemies list" because she appeared on Fox News. Later in his show, after bringing up the White House's purported "payback" for the health care report, Hannity said: "That sounds like an enemies list. I thought -- I thought liberals were against enemies lists. Do you want a Republican administration going after NBC? Targeting them? Do you want an administration going after MoveOn.org or any -- or you or anybody else by saying, quote, 'There may be some retribution, because you speak out against them?' " [Hannity, 10/13/09]
Bill O'Reilly compared situation to Nixon enemies list. On Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly said that "the White House is not happy with Fox News because it believes it favors, the White House believes, it favors the Republican Party. There is scant, s-c-a-n-t evidence to support that, but the White House made a big deal out of it anyway." He subsequently said to Fox News contributor Monica Crowley, "Now you worked for Richard Nixon," adding, "And he had a Nixon enemies list. The difference was the White House pretty upfront about this. I mean, they're not secret. They don't like us. And Nixon -- that enemies list when he was in the White House was kind of private, right?" Crowley replied that the "lesson" for Obama was that Nixon's list "backfire[d]" and, "When you try to isolate a certain news organization, and say that's it, we're going to freeze them out, we're tossing them off the press plane, not just on a temporary basis for a week or two as a punishment because he didn't like a story or certain coverage. But for a long, protracted period of time like Obama's doing to Fox News in the last year." [The O'Reilly Factor, 10/13/09]
Mark Levin: White House has an "enemies list," "just as Castro did, and Chavez and Stalin." On his show, conservative radio host Mark Levin said: "The White House has made it clear that Fox News is on the enemies list -- and so let me be clear -- there is an enemies list, a political hit list that this administration has. Just as Castro did, and Chavez and Stalin. Oh, Mark, and Nixon -- well, maybe so, and the media used to hate Nixon. But have you heard a single, liberal media outlet object to this? No, and you won't. Have you heard a single so-called civil liberties group object to this? No, and you won't. This administration is at war politically with its opponents, and it seeks to silence them and defund them and destroy them. That's what's going on. When he talks about redistributing wealth, Obama doesn't just mean economic wealth, he means giving power and rights to his allies and denying them to his adversaries. This is a real battle for liberty."
Hotair.com: "Being number one on the White House enemies list must be worth millions in free publicity." Discussing the contention between the White House and Fox News on the conservative blog Hotair.com, blogger Allahpundit wrote: "Exit question: Did Roger Ailes slip [White House adviser David] Axelrod a briefcase full of money or something at that tete-a-tete last month in return for his promise to keep demagoging FNC? Being number one on the White House enemies list must be worth millions in free publicity."
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Conservative media previously claimed email recipients may be on WH "enemies list." Conservative media figures previously baselessly suggested that people who reportedly claimed to have received unsolicited email from Axelrod may have been added to a White House "enemies list" after emails they sent that were critical of the Obama administration were purportedly forwarded to email@example.com. These media figures, such as Rush Limbaugh, Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade, and Fox News' Bill Sammon, failed to provide any credible evidence in support of this conspiracy theory.
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Hubble Interacting Galaxy NGC 695
NGC 695 is a peculiar galaxy which looks like a revolving tornado. It is a disturbed spiral galaxy, seen face-on, with loosely wound spiral arms. Knotty star-forming regions are tangled in a mesh of dust and gas. NGC 695 is in an interaction with a small companion located just outside the image to the left. Scientists believe that this is a recent but relatively weak interaction. NGC 695 is located in the constellation of Aries, the Ram, about 450 million light-years away from Earth.
This image is part of a large collection of 59 images of merging galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released on the occasion of its 18th anniversary on 24th April 2008.
NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University)


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Yesterday I decided to attempt setting up a local Etherpad of my own, for use within the network/family. That meant upgrading my local server from Ubuntu Hardy to Karmic (well, I could've added the Karmic repositories to my installation, but a re-install was due anyway so…). I got Etherpad up and running locally (i.e. as long as I connect to it through elinks and 127.0.0.1:9000) but that doesn't really help me as I want it available throughout the entire network. I will have to tinker more with that later.
There were, however, other services to get back online as well, such as WordPress. And it just so happens that while I was installing and tinkering with it, I happened to notice that there have appeared some rather cool (security-wise) plugins:
- antivirus
- invalidate-logged-out-cookies
- limit-login-attempts
- one-time-password
- safer-cookies
- secure-wordpress
- wordpress-firewall
The antivirus plugin simply scans your current theme for malicious code, such as base64 encoded payloads, which apparently has been added to freely downloadable themes from various sites around the net.
I use the default theme, so I don't really worry about the source for this theme but that just assures me that the theme is clean from the beginning. A security weakness could change that in a matter of seconds.
Invalidate logged out cookies
I don't imagine I will get much use of this plugin as I normally only log on through my own computer, but should I find myself sitting in an internet café logging on, it is comforting to know that I won't have to remember to physically destroy the auth-cookie which WordPress sets up on login.
Limit login attempts
This is a so called "speed bump". This won't create perfect security (there isn't such a thing anyway) but it will slow an attacker down substantially, to the point where s/he gives up and goes after some other poor sap with more pathetic defenses.
It is a rather simple concept really: If the blog receives more than A erroneous login attempts in a row, ignore any further attempts from that IP for B minutes. If there are more than C * A attempts in a row, ignore any further attempts from that IP for D minutes/hours/days (where A, B, C and D are all fully configurable integers)
One time passwords
I will have to ask my webhost if they plan on upgrading to PHP5 any time soon, because this plugin requires it. What it does is to create a number of disposable (one time) passwords, which can be used instead of your regular password (which would be awesome to use for instance at an internet café, no risk that keyloggers or other eavesdroppers get hold of anything valuable).
Safer cookies
The original WordPress auth cookie implementation just checks that there is an authentication token in the cookie which correspond to an identical token in the database. Which opens up for man-in-the-middle attacks. Safer cookies adds your IP adress to the mix (well hash, I suppose) and thus makes it a bit harder for a session hijacking to take place.
Secure WordPress
I have to admit, this is my favorite of them all. It disables any information leakage at the login form (such as "sorry the password is incorrect") An attacker, upon seeing that message immediately thinks "ah, so the username was correct".
Furthermore, it removes the WordPress version from the html-source, which makes it harder for automated tools to know what attacks to apply.
(These are incidently the exact things I have been doing manually after every update, and hated every second of it since I don't find mucking about in WordPress' internals all that thrilling)
WordPress firewall
This one blocks a whole lot of badness which otherwise could be inserted through what the plugin calls "application parameters". Examples of which are disallowing directory traversing (../../etc/passwd) and SQL queries.
The only thing left for me to do now is to continue to hack away at the Etherpad installation and wish you all a Merry Christmas
Update: Although good in theory, I all of the sudden started experiencing problems with the Invalidate logged out cookies plugin. The sort of problems which meant that I was being redirected to the login-page after a successful login… And since the plugin logs me out upon activation, I can only assume that there is some interference between that plugin and some other plugin. It is entirely possible that there is some configuration which could be done to get it all working, but since I get logged out on activation I can't check that, and it isn't all that important to me, I just chose to disable it instead. #HolidayLazinessFTW


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Random Photos Part One
Three parts today.
Mariah Carey brings the whole family on stage while she performs in Australia.
Three parts today.
Mariah Carey brings the whole family on stage while she performs in Australia.
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Labels: Ashlee Simpson, Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, Selma Blair, Taylor Swift, Zooey Deschanel
Am I the only one who is sick of Zooey?
BAHAHA 'Manhattan Jungle Book'- Love it Enty.
Mariah has some seriously adorable kids!
Is that lady getting ready to moon the Zooey?!
@LottaColada- now that you say it, that's totally what it looks like.
Every time I see The Zooey now, all I can think about is her singing during sex. so weird.
Terese, same here! I wonder what she sings? Why do I care? lol
What is Asslee's baby's name? I can't keep up with these names.
Pure happiness can knock a few years off. And Ozzy looks extremely happy here.
@Reese - it's Bronx Mowgli
It's 'Bronx Mowgli' hahaha...yeah, where do they come up with this stuff?
I, too, wonder what she sings- and also why I care...lol. If its anything close to as annoying as her iPhone commercial was, I feel bad for her ex. I wonder if it's some sort of weird condition where she has some type of ocd and she HAS to sing when she has sex. That would creep me out!
Jeeeebus Ozzy look gewwwwd here
Sharon was on Howard Stern a few weeks ago and said Scientists came to them asking if they can run genetic testing on Ozzy since they can't figure out how he has lived so long abusing drugs and alcohol for song. The test costs about $250,000. Turns out Ozzy has perfect genetics isn't prone to any diseases and will live longer than most of us will. They ran a test on Sharon also and it turns out she was prone to breast cancer and that is what prompted her to have the double masectomy.
Thanks @Amber & Terese.
Re: the Zooey singing/sex: the more I think about it, I wonder if it's a mechanism for her to deal with having sex. In other words, she was abused. If so, that is so freakin' sad. :/
A bullet broke up the Beatles forever
@Reese - yeah... I was thinking that, too. She just doesn't seem very...well, sexual? I guess. That would be really, really sad.
Sex is one of the greatest things in life! lol. I can't imagine having to have a coping mechanism to deal with it.
@timebob, sorry to see you lose your Mayor title. I kinda liked it!
Ozzy looks great!
I'm sick of Zooey but I'd love to know what song she sings in bed, is it the same one or does it change depending on her mood? Is it one of her own songs? So many questions.
I'm sure they are just looking at the car damage but in my head it's more fun when I think the lady is trying to show her the full moon
lol thanks @em I will always be Mayor in my heart. But the joke got kinda old.
I adore Zooey, and always will. Her singing and having the best name ever.
Selma Blair - she looks like she'd be a really fun mom. Loved her in Hellboy.
Uh-oh, Taylor, be prepared for death threats!
Between young Ozzy, Katie's pants in the other set of photos and the pictures of the Zooey and her pants and shoes, I feel like I have been transported back in time!
Thank you mayor(forever in my heart and mind) for the info about the testing. Science!!
Maybe Zooey sings the Nora Jones classic " don't know why I didn't come."
7pmtrain!!! hahahah!!! I just died!!!!
I have decided that I kinda love the Cannon-Careys. They seem genuinely happy and they seem to love each other and those adorable babies.
You didn't seem sick of it when you told someone to have a big cup of shut the f*Co up about it yesterday. I was surprised to see that from you because your comments are usually much more mellow. Maybe yesterday was just a had say for you. Or maybe the power of a title got to you!
Ozzy does look good. Imagine if he were your grandfather?
Ashlee has inspired me to name my future child Staten Island.
Nick and Mariah are too cute.
Also, is it just me or does Paul McCartney's wife look manly?
I love Zooey! I was watching New Girl reruns last night and I kept thinking of that too, lol. I hope that's not true.
I thought that photo of Ozzy was from when his kids were little until I read the caption. He looks fantastic!
I just can't understand why Taylor wants to date 18 year olds at 23 years old. If they really are dating.
I wonder if Zooey sings softly while hitting other people's cars?
That picture of Ozzy warms my heart.
7PMtrain: Excellent!
Is that really Ozzy of today? I swear I thought it was a picture from when the kids were babies. Dayum. He does look better but I think he also had some work done on his face and he obviously dies his hair. I see grey roots.
Speaking of young. Pauls wife also looks young and she's in her 50's if I correctly recall. She's really kept herself in great shape.
@ timebob - they need to run genetic testing on Keith Richards. It boggles my mind that that dude is still alive. Either it's fantastic genetics or a pact with satan. I'm strongly thinking the latter.
I remember hearing that about Ozzy (having his DNA tested). He really does look awesome.
Aaawwwww... Zooey had a fender bender!
That's so adorkable!
Ozzy is at a good time in his life, not a lot of worries either...same for Rod Stewart and Paul McCartney. Love that my youthful rock stars still look lively!
Mayor, the overwhelming majority has your back:)
If Zooey was abused that's horrible, but you don't know that she was. Let's not make assumptions about something so serious. Maybe she just likes to sing.
I didn't pull *the assumption* out of my ass; I was abused and know about coping mechanisms. I truly, truly hope she wasn't.
I agree we don't know what's up with the singing- but it is pretty weird, so *just incase* it IS because of something like that, I wanted to mention that it would be horrible...as, then I would feel bad for my previous comments making fun of her.
Also, when Reese mentioned it- it does sound like something that could be a coping mechanism. But yeah, we don't know. All we know is...it's weird.
Maybe that's Kelly that Ozzy is holding?
Me too. Nick Cannon did Mimi good.
I love Ozzy and I love seeing how happy and healthy he is. He's going to be an awesome grandpa and i'm so jealous of that kid.
Zooey almost annoys me more than TSwift. Almost. There's something disturbing about Taylor.
@Agent thank you, you rock! Got your back always!!
Email me if you want the ratings chart!!
Ashley is wearing that guilty face. I think after the beach frolic mom had to get her away quick.
It's not that I have anyone's back . It was just rude.
How embarrassing to get in a car incident in front of a bunch of cameras.
Nick on New Girl makes me happy, so I can tolerate the Zoe for that half hour. I hope she isn't truly as annoying as she is portrayed to be by the internet.
Somebody needs to tell Paul that song he wrote about it raining on vacation with his new wife is one of the worst songs ever written by anyone.
@ Jennifer H., lol!
/cleans up spewed drink. . .
I want that genetic testing. Too bad I don't have $250K or whatever on hand (though that reminds me of the full body scans they were selling to patients on Scrubs).
Zooey bugs the hell put of me! Is that a bow in her hair? She's in her 30's for god's sake! Ughhhhhhh. Okay, I'm done.
I like the Beatles and I like everyones solo material of everyone. Butwhen Yoko said that Paul took over the band, I say so what? Pauls hits over the years have withstood the test of time, silly lovesong, my love doesit better, etc. Paul is a masterful lovesong composer, period. Lennon devolved into a drug stupor.
Paul McCartney's wife is gorgeous, really a classic beauty, and apparently they had been friends for several years. Her name is Nancy Shevell, and I believe she's an American. His children also like her.
I thought Ozzy had Neanderthal genes or something, I wasn't surprised, he sounds so, primitive.
LOL. While still technically his heart beats, I suspect he may be braindead, and falling out of a tree had nothing to do with it.
Nope. I'm as over her two faced bullshit as anyone!!
She should get that crick in her neck looked at, it's been at that unnatural angle too long
timebob doesn't normally do that. The remark was taken out of context. It was going both ways.
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Oprah's Book Club members are in for a special treat. The leading leading is preparing to release a title of her own!
Sources say the new book include 14 years of essays that Winfrey published in her O, The Oprah Magazine column "What I Know For Sure." The project, to be released the same name, will be organized by themes, including joy, gratitude, awe and possibility.
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The collection of "essays offer a rare, powerful, and intimate glimpse into Oprah's inner life—her thoughts, struggles, and dreams—while providing readers a guide to becoming their best selves," explains the press release. "Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and frequently humorous, the words Oprah shares in What I Know For Sure shimmer with the sort of truth that readers will turn to again and again."
According to Flatiron Books, a new nonfiction imprint of Macmillan, What I Know for Sure will hit bookstores nationwide on Sept. 2.
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I had a blog post on socketRead issues causing hung thread in this blog post and using timeouts when communicating with a database back in 2009. These problems don't happen very often anymore as networks and databases tend to run on fairly robust environments. You can imagine my surprise when late last week I received an email from a colleague working with an application suffering from the same symptoms in that blog.
The reason for setting the timeouts is to be able to fail fast as opposed to the application appearing to be non-responsive.
However, what to do if the timeout doesn't seem to be kicking in? In this case the first thing to do is to open a PMR with IBM Support.
Data really needs to be collected in at least two places. On the application server and on the database.
For the database http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/dm-0812wang/ provides information on how to use db2top to collect data when the problem is occurring.
Then for the application server (this happens to be for BPM) http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21611603 there are various sets of mustgathers to collect data in order for IBM Support to run analysis on.
Networks can also have hiccups and by running tcpdump on both the application server and database side one can use various protocol inspection tools like Wireshark to look at the underlying network communications to see what, if any, problems may be occurring there.