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What is it with Hillary & Videos?
You think Hillary would have learned her lesson about making comments about videos causing Muslim violence. We cannot say she lied about thinking a video caused the riots in Libya, but we can say that her statements were inconsistent with the truth. The same goes for her talk about a Trump video used by ISIS. It may be true, but she had no reason to believe it besides her intuition and her specific statement was inconsistent with the truth.
Hillary knows better, but she also knows that she will get away with it. The same media that savagely attacked Carly Fiorina for referencing a video that did not exist in the form she related is giving Hillary a free pass.
The situations are nearly identical. In both cases, a candidate referenced a specific video that did not exist in the form described. In both cases you could argue that the meta-truth as correct, but we generally don't accept false specific evidence to prove what we think is the greater truth.
We could argue that Fiorina is inexperienced in politics, having never held elected or appointed office. Hillary, in contrast, is done nothing but politics since she was a little girl. Could it be that she spent a lifetime in the business and didn't learn it? Or was she just lying? When Hillary is talking, is that question even necessary?Posted by Christine & John at December 22, 2015 9:53 AM
All that matters is that Hillary says she supports abortion, gay-marriage, gun control, and the redistribution of wealth.
Her dishonesty, elitist entitlement and hypocrisy, mean nothing.Posted by: kctim at December 22, 2015 11:01 AM
First, I do not think Hillary should have said this in the first place:
"He is becoming ISIS' best recruiter. They are going to people, showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists."
Hillary may be right, but she should not have said it because I\it lowers the level of discourse. I don't want to see respectable candidates lower themselves to Trump's level. I don't want to see the entire country debased to the place where 40% of the GOP seems to have sunk. There is a line of thinking that a candidate should respond to Trump in kind, in order to avoid appearing weak. I do not agree with that approach.
And whether she should have said it or not, I would be careful about assuming whether such videos exist.
Trump also called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States." That was enough to earn a denunciation from almost every GOP candidate, every leader abroad, and even Bibi Netanyahu cancelled Trump's visit to Israel to meet with him.
Hillary also said:
"The first line of defense against radicalization is in the Muslim American community — people who we should be welcoming and working with. I worry greatly that the rhetoric coming from the Republicans, particularly Donald Trump, is sending a message to Muslims here in the United States and literally around the world that there is a clash of civilizations, that there is some kind of Western plot or war against Islam, which then, I believe, fans the flames of radicalization…
"If you're going to put together a coalition in the region to take on the threat of ISIS, you don't want to alienate the very countries and people you need to be part of the coalition."
Trump just said some incredibly insulting and inappropriate things about HRC. When I first heard it, I thought I had heard it wrong. No one would say such a thing in public, never mind a professional or a presidential candidate. Could it be Trump is dragging all of us down to his level. Is there nothing too low, too crude? Will 40% of the GOP really vote for this hateful, racist, xenophobic, misogynist, homophobic bigot?
I don't believe it. Yet there his is, at the top of the polls, and by a wide margin.
Posted by: phx8 at December 22, 2015 11:06 AM
You don't believe it because you can't understand that only extreme partisans accept your agenda driven definitions. Most people don't see the strengthening and enforcement of immigration laws as 'racist' or 'xenophobic.' Most people don't see debating women, no matter how crudely, as hatred of all women. Most people don't see supporting traditional marriage as some kind of fear of gays.
Most people don't constantly change the subject to avoid talking about how terrible of a candidate Hillary really is, LOL!!!
And, IF the country is lucky, most people can't believe Trump AND Clinton are sitting at the top of the polls right now.Posted by: kctim at December 22, 2015 12:58 PM
If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem. If you can watch a conservative presidential candidate say all sorts of terrible things about women and you stand by and say nothing, you are part of the problem.
If you watch a conservative presidential candidate call illegal immigrants murderers and rapists and you remain quiet and say nothing, you are part of the problem. If you seek to deny marriage rights to other people, even though it has no effect whatsoever on you, then you are part of the problem.
Is this changing the subject? In response to a comment by Hillary about how Trump's comments will be used by ISIS to recruit, Trump said some particularly awful things about HRC. I don't want a presidential candidate who insults people, resorts to name-calling at the drop of a hat, and goes to the gutter or lower on an almost daily basis.
Hillary does not do that. Neither do Sanders or O'Malley. And it is not 'political correctness' for a person to exercise constraint, professionalism, and behave in a polite manner.Posted by: phx8 at December 22, 2015 3:17 PM
If you can't acknowledge the actual problem, then you are the problem.
Saying something terrible to a woman does not mean you hate all women.
Stating the fact that murderers and rapists are part of our illegal alien problem, is not racist.
Having the opinion that marriage should be between one man and one woman, does not mean you fear or hate gays.
The people who hold these views are NOT the problem. Those of you who engage in hyperbole and then use it for propaganda come election time, are the problem.
HILLARY intentionally made a false statement (lied) about Trump and ISIS recruiting. You talk about TRUMP saying something you don't like.
YES, that is changing the subject to avoid dealing with the truth.
BTW, for the past 8 years my President has referred to me as a racist bitter clinger who loves guns more than children, so forgive me if your faux outrage over insults and name-calling mean nothing.Posted by: kctim at December 22, 2015 4:04 PM
"If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem." This is not usually true. The personal is not the political and we allow people to opt-out.Posted by: C&J at December 22, 2015 5:22 PM
The left wishes to disarm the citizenry. It makes no difference what the reason is. A disarmed population become a target of both government and criminals.
1911 – Turkey disarmed it's citizens, and between 1915 – 1917 they murdered 1.5 million Armenians.
1929 – Russia disarmed it's citizens, and between 1929 – 1953 they murdered 20 million Russians.
1935 – China disarmed it's citizens, and between 1948 – 1952 they murdered 20 million Chinese.
1938 – Germany disarmed it's citizens, and between 1939 – 1945 they murdered 16 million Jews.
1956 – Cambodia disarmed it's citizens, and between 1975 – 1977 they murdered 1 million Educated people.
1964 – Guatemala disarmed it's citizens, and between 1964 – 1981 they murdered 100,000 Mayan Indians.
1970 – Uganda disarmed it's citizens, and between 1971 – 1979 they murdered 300,000 Christians.Posted by: Royal Flush at December 22, 2015 6:41 PM
Question: Does any state require citizens to register their fireplaces?
Isn't that just great!Posted by: Royal Flush at December 22, 2015 7:57 PM
The USA armed its citizens, and between 2001 and 2015, they murdered over 400,000 Americans- without even engaging in a war!
"Saying something terrible to a woman does not mean you hate all women."
True. But do it twice, or three times, or many more times, and it becomes evidence of misogyny. Stand by silently while it happens, and you are complicit. Call a moderator a "bimbo," call women "fat pigs," "slobs," "dogs," and "disgusting animals" and… yeah… that's misogyny. Suggest Hillary Clinton got "schlonged," and attack Carly Fiorinia because of her face and… yeah… that's misogyny. And hard as it may be to believe, there are even worse examples.
"Stating the fact that murderers and rapists are part of our illegal alien problem, is not racist."
Of course not. But suggesting most of them are murderers and racists, while only some are good people… well, baby… that's racism. Push Birtherism? Oh yeah. That's racist too. Tweet fake statistics about blacks murdering whites? That's racist.
"Having the opinion that marriage should be between one man and one woman, does not mean you fear or hate gays."
Until, of course, you deny them the right to marry one another. They have a right to pursue happiness, you know, and doing so does no not harm your own beliefs or religious practices in any way, shape, or form.
Unless your religion requires you to deny other people basic rights. If your 'religious freedom' depends on denying other people their religious freedom, then party on, Garth.
US citizens have been armed from the very beginning and the majority have murdered nobody. But, if you wish to debate those 400,000 murders, perhaps we should discuss who is responsible for the majority of them?
What's with the double standard? After all the crap the left has said about Republican women, there is no way in he11 you guys can really expect to be taken seriously. The left makes Trump look like an amateur.
Hillary intentionally makes a false claim she has no proof of, and you say "she may be right." Trump makes a claim that is actually partly true, and you call him a racist. Weak man. You could at least try to be consistent.
"Push Birtherism? Oh yeah. That's racist too."
Of course a few push it because they are racist, but most push it because of politics.
The 'that's racist' rhetoric is nothing but a way to shut down any and all disagreement and questioning.
"Tweet fake statistics about blacks murdering whites? That's racist."
No, it's not Phx8. Intent is what would make it racist or not.
"Until, of course, you deny them the right to marry one another."
Sigh. No.
Marriage is a privilege and we have regulated it from the moment government took control. To this very day, government prevents people from marrying one another. Simply disagreeing with those regulations does not automatically equal fear or hate.
The fact is that millions of Americans who support traditional marriage interact with gay folks every day, without any fear or hate. Of course, that doesn't support pushing the agenda, so you resort to hyperbole.
I'm not religious in any way, so the rest of your anti religious rhetoric isn't worth responding to.
Maybe now we can discuss Hillarys dishonesty and the lefts hypocrisy that C&J is talking about?Posted by: kctim at December 23, 2015 10:04 AM
I am only a misogynistic, racist, gay bashing homophobic if I say I am?
Happy Holidays to the WB community.Posted by: Speak4all at December 23, 2015 12:09 PM
"What's with the double standard? After all the crap the left has said about Republican women…"
While there are plenty of examples of people on the right and left saying inappropriate things about candidates, that is not the same as the candidate saying inappropriate things. Trump is way out of bounds. I have never seen a candidate for president speak in such a boorish, vulgar manner in public. That is not an appropriate way to represent the United States.
And yes, Birtherism is racist at its core. The intent is delegitimize the president, to pretend he is not American, that he is unlike us. Why? Simple. Because he is black. No other presidential candidate has ever faced such accusations by such a large segment of an opposition party- not McCain (who was born on a military base in Panama) and not Cruz (who was born in Canada and whose father was not an American Citizen) and not Rubio (who was born in the US, but whose parents were not citizens at the time). Accusing Obama of being a Muslim comes from a similar dark place in the American psyche, and in a recent poll, 43% of Republicans believe Obama is a Muslim. It is no coincidence that Trump's national poll numbers put him in that vicinity.
I've already said HRC should not have accused Trump of being ISIS's best recruiter.
To be specific, she claimed ISIS is "going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists."
She elaborated yesterday: "… People around the world pay close attention to our elections. And if you go on Arabic television, as we have, and you look at what is being blasted out with video of Mr. Trump being translated into Arabic, 'No Muslims coming into the United States,' other kinds of derogatory, defamatory statements, it is playing into the hands of the violent jihadists. There is nothing they want more than to be able to claim that the United States is against Islam and against Muslims and that then lights an even bigger fire for them to make their propaganda claims through social media and other ways."Posted by: phx8 at December 23, 2015 2:24 PM
BTW, for the past 8 years my President has referred to me as a racist bitter clinger who loves guns more than children, so forgive me if your faux outrage over insults and name-calling mean nothing.
kctim, is this a bit of the drama queen coming out here? How many times has Obama spoken directly to you or about you and used the words "racist bitter clinger" this past 8 years? I call BS and IMHO you are exaggerating or as you would say "intentionally made a false statement (lied)"
And, IF the country is lucky, most people can't believe Trump AND Clinton are sitting at the top of the polls right now.
I can. If you look beyond the outrageous comments Trump uses to keep up the free advertising he gets by doing so he makes many good points that ring true to many working class Americans. These people are kinda conservatives and many are repubs when it comes time to vote.
As an example, when you see your jobs and wages disappearing in this country speaking out against immigration as a reason gains the attention of those affected by the lower wages and lost jobs. He has said he would protect SS by getting more money into SS not take it away like his repub buddies would do.
Those that run fast food chains favor immigration because it keeps them supplied with low wage workers. Trump used the corporate media and got his point across to many Americans. Had he said what I just said he wouldn't have got his point out and wouldn't be leading the repubs in the polls.
The fact is many of these people don't care about the hateful comments towards gays or women, they are concerned for their livelihood. Their money and their future are more important to them. Trump has become the old school dem who use to get the votes from the working class before they (the old school dems)went global and allowed immigrants to drive wages down and take jobs.
The remainder of the candidates on the repub side are corporate repubs to varying degrees, bought and paid for by the billionaires and corporations that get the laws passed that allows for the exploitation of the working class.Using the smoke screen issues, god guns and gays, to further the corporate and billionaire tax cuts and voodoo economics that have failed the country.
Posted by: j2t2 at December 23, 2015 2:34 PM
IF the left is really worried that "People around the world pay close attention to our elections," and statements "playing into the hands of the violent jihadists," why do you still take words out of context to push leftist candidates?
Why promote propaganda that Trump wants to ban ALL Muslims from the US, when he clearly said a "shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."?
This is ALL about getting Hillary elected, and has absolutely nothing to do with some kind of concern the left may have about ISIS recruiting.Posted by: kctim at December 23, 2015 3:22 PM
"The USA armed its citizens, and between 2001 and 2015, they murdered over 400,000 Americans- without even engaging in a war!"
Bullshit. Americans have been armed since and even before we became a nation.
Does phx regret that we have not been disarmed and lost our freedom and liberty as has happened with many nations in the past?Posted by: Royal Flush at December 23, 2015 3:37 PM
Obama started out with calling people bitter clingers and has spent the last seven years saying racism is why people disagree with him. If you think he must speak directly to or about me for me to understand who he is talking about, you need help.
Neither Trump or Clinton are qualified to run the country. THAT is why I can't believe they are sitting at the top of polls.
God, guns and gays ceased being smoke screen issues when leftists began attacking those who hold the 'wrong' view on them. And if you think those people hold those views in order to further some corporate conspiracy, you are wrong.Posted by: kctim at December 23, 2015 3:51 PM
Here is what Trump said in his own statement: "Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on."
He goes on to say this:
"Most recently, a poll from the Center for Security Policy released data showing "25% of those polled agreed that violence against Americans here in the United States is justified as a part of the global jihad" and 51% of those polled, "agreed that Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to Shariah."
It is hateful and it is intended to promote fear and religious bigotry. The poll he quotes comes from the Center for Security Policy. Ever hear of them?
The CSP is the work of Frank Gaffney, and he specializes in conspiracy theories about Muslims. He promotes the idea that Obama is a Muslim, and he also promotes the idea that the US government has been infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood.
This is the poll Trump cites as a reason to bar Muslims from entering the country.
Interesting observations about Trump, but I'm not sure I agree, mostly because I do not think Trump himself knows what he believes. I think a lot of what he says is impulsive, and his stands on some issues could just as easily flip to the other side, and then change right back again. He's not really an ideologue. In 2012 his main political claim to fame was being a very loud, very well known Birther. Usually, he is interested in self-promotion. When he announced he would run in 2016, most people, including me, thought it was basically a joke- yet another exercise in Trumpian self-promotion- because that is what he does. I'm not even sure Trump was serious until he made this racist comment:
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best. They're not sending you, they're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards and they're telling us what we're getting."
As far as I can tell, Trump represents a new kind of conservative. This is the conservatism of Limbaugh and Hannity and FOX. It is often reactionary, and does not even bother to offer an alternative. The classic example is Obamacare, and repealing health care reform without advocating an alternative. In this new conservatism, a dwindling minority of older, white, rural males are enraged at losing control. They are afraid, and they blame others for losing control, whether it is immigrants for taking jobs, or on other issues, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Iranians, ISIS, and so on.
He seems to have no use at all for the traditional conservative economic agenda. Occasionally he will pay lip service, but it lacks conviction.Posted by: phx8 at December 23, 2015 4:09 PM
Here's a fun video clip to watch from candidate Obama in the 2008 campaign. How many lies can you count? I stopped at 15. Enjoy phx8.
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=Obama+on+health+care+in+2008+campaign&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001Posted by: Royal Flush at December 23, 2015 4:53 PM
Sorry, here's the correct link…I think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBl1zF7FEu4Posted by: Royal Flush at December 23, 2015 4:55 PM
Well, third times the charm…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9_AkJ7cjK8Posted by: Royal Flush at December 23, 2015 5:10 PM
Obama started out with calling people bitter clingers and has spent the last seven years saying racism is why people disagree with him.
So kctim, Once Obama said "bitter clingers" not "for the past 8 years" as you previously claimed. Now you tell us he has only being calling you a racist for the past 7 years instead of the original 8. I still call BS. Exaggeration on your part. Perhaps it is wishful thinking as well. Just keep repeating it often enough and it becomes conservative truth right? Using conservative logic once this becomes conservative truth then it means all them conservatives aren't racist because … well.. because… Obama.
phx8, those that would vote for Trump do seem to eat up the talk radio conservatism you mentioned. The difference between Trump as he claims and these guys is the distinction between the corporate conservative and the working class conservative. Trump uses the same outrageous claims and such as the talk radio conservatives because it works. I hope he continues to lead in the polls and ultimately become the repub nomination for president.
My guess is many corporate repubs/conservatives would run towards Hillary. Which would be ok for the repubs, IMHO (although I would ROTFLMAO at the hypocrisy of it all), because many progressives poor and minorities will stay to home come election time. Or if not Hillary to 3rd party candidates which again is good in my book. Should any of the other repub candidates get the nod many of the working class will stay home because for them it is Trump or nothing. It will take a lot of vote rigging for repubs to win this election either way but it will still be close as to many people will stay home this time out.
They can blame Trump but the real problem they have is no competency in repub leadership. Look at the remainder of the presidential hopefuls behind Trump, they make us a laughing stock on the world stage, Putin looks good compared to most of these guys. This is the right's best and brightest!Posted by: j2t2 at December 23, 2015 6:02 PM
This is the right's best and brightest!
Posted by: j2t2 at December 23, 2015 6:02 PM
Many thanks j2t2 for pointing out all the republicans running while the dems have two old tired socialist types and one incompetent. They couldn't even persuade a sitting Vice President to run.
We find much the same in state races. There is a lack of new dem faces to compete. The dem party is old, tired, and out of touch. Younger voters are educating themselves and many now know that all this debt both parties have run up will be paid out of their hides.Posted by: Royal Flush at December 23, 2015 6:24 PM
"The difference between Trump as he claims and these guys is the distinction between the corporate conservative and the working class conservative."
It is a good distinction. There used to be an establishment/corporatist wing and an evangelical wing, but conservatives seemed to have abandoned the establishment/corporatist wing to a large extent. Bush #43 ruined it for them. They were willing enough to be apologists both then and now, but they know deep down those policies failed, and they have no heart for another eight years of disaster.
The working class conservatives are primarily white. The establishment/corporatist wing used to be able to run a con on them by convincing them the workers were being taxed and the money then being given to poor people- blacks, Hispanics, immigrants, single white women, the young, the old, and so on. The 47% were getting free stuff at their expense! But the working class conservatives finally saw through the con. The tax cuts were benefiting the wealthy- not them. Destroying social security wasn't going to help- it was going hurt the workers. Their jobs were being outsourced and off-shored, the unions they'd been taught to hate were no longer there to protect them, and wages stagnated with the rich became richer. And now Trump has come along, and perhaps they have finally had enough of the establishment.
The social fundamentalist conservatives are in somewhat of the same boat. They been promised by the establishment that abortion would stop, gays would be repressed, and birth control would be rolled back, but once again, the social fundamentalists saw through the con. The establishment did not care about those issues and never had any intention of addressing them, not really. Some are going to Trump, but another bloc may materialize around Cruz.
So I'm glad Trump is running, in so far as it will virtually guarantee a big Democratic victory, but I am unhappy in the sense that I truly believe he drags the entire nation down to his level.Posted by: phx8 at December 23, 2015 6:44 PM
Here's phx8's lesson in logic. Trump can't beat Clinton. No other Republican candidate can beat Trump. Therefore Clinton must win.
Hell…why even have the election?Posted by: Royal Flush at December 23, 2015 6:52 PM
There is a lack of new dem faces to compete. The dem party is old, tired, and out of touch.
I would agree the dems seem to have a lack of new faces, I would suggest it isn't because the dems are out of touch I would suggest those that would run for a political office find it to be to corrupt for their liking. This of course isn't a problem on the repub side as we see. A lack of ethics is no stumbling block for the right.
Younger voters are educating themselves and many now know that all this debt both parties have run up will be paid out of their hides.
I would say the young who have educated themselves are so mired in college debt that they haven't the time or money to run for office. I would agree they are wising up but at this point they are told so what by the repub led Congress it's done we are still at war and will be for years. Don't expect the debt to go down as we still continue to cut taxes for the top 1% while buying war planes we don't need from those that sponsor our stint in Congress.
But why would you be proud of leaving this debt behind for your children and their children, Royal? Leaving the country much worse off than when you came of age. Perhaps it is you that should be getting the education after all you fell for the tax cuts during war time and bloated military, voted into office those that increased the size and budget of the military, and was glad the tax cuts for the wealthy were made with out any offsets.Posted by: j2t2 at December 23, 2015 7:56 PM
Something rotten in Denmark (can anybody tell me where that slogan came from, it's meaning?) when it comes to this issue re muslims refused boarding permit to a US flight from London. I suspect this one goes right back to the Clinton Foundation or some sub part thereof.Posted by: roy ellis at December 23, 2015 9:52 PM
Roy you are quoting Shakespeare from Hamlet.Posted by: j2t2 at December 23, 2015 10:16 PM
Sssshhhhaazzzaaaammmm? Didn't know I had it in me.
I see where Jerry Falwell gave up on the political process. Maybe he will have the wherewithall to start a 3rd party.Posted by: roy ellis at December 23, 2015 10:54 PM
We're seeing nothing but polls right now. Not one primary vote has been cast, never mind a general election. I still find it extremely difficult to believe Trump will be the nominee. But when a candidate stays this long at the top of the polls with a lead this big, despite competing against a huge field… Pardon me. A Hyouuuuge field…
Came to me about 4am this morning that it was Reverend Franklin Graham that quit the GOP. Please, e for effort …Posted by: roy ellis at December 24, 2015 10:20 AM
It was Falwell that told his students to arm themselves.Posted by: Weary Willie at December 24, 2015 3:08 PM
I don't place much stock in anything Dick Morris writes or says, but this is interesting.
"A Hillary Clinton email Wednesday seeking to quickly raise $2 million from supporters because she might "lose" the Democratic presidential contests in Iowa and New Hampshire "indicates that all hell is breaking loose," political strategist Dick Morris told Newsmax TV."
Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/dick-morris-reaction-hillary-clinton-email/2015/12/23/id/706988/#ixzz3vH0YPfk0
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE.Posted by: Royal Flush at December 24, 2015 4:53 PM
"There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say," returned the nephew. "Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that—as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!"
—Charles Dickens, 1843
RockyPosted by: Rocky Marks at December 24, 2015 8:48 PM
Christmas is the very best time of the year for the very best of reasons.Posted by: roy ellis at December 24, 2015 10:24 PM
A temporary stop to access the situation is common sense, not some covert sign of racism.
"This is the poll Trump cites"
Because it supports his position on controlling immigration, not because he has displayed actual racism. The fact that you have to ignore the results by attacking the messenger, should tell you how wrong you are.
"as a reason to bar Muslims from entering the country"
Temporarily stop them from entering the country until our government figures out what is going on. In other words, until they can come up with a more secure process.
"Now you tell us he has only being calling you a racist for the past 7 years instead of the original 8."
So you are now basing your rhetoric on me being off by 4 months? LOL!
"Using conservative logic once this becomes conservative truth then it means all them conservatives aren't racist because … well.. because… Obama."
What Obama said in April of 08 is fact. It is also fact that Obama has said multiple times that people disagree with him simply because he is black.
The truth is, Obama and the left have been using a perverted definition of racism in hopes of political benefit, and it looks like people are getting tired of it.Posted by: kctim at December 29, 2015 9:35 AM
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If you're serious about building relationships with your customers and elevating service, then Clienteling is a must have. This solution provides store associates with access to customer contact information and communication tools to email and text message customers to proactively reach out to them with recommendations, promotional offers, new looks and store events. If you're in luxury or fashion, a mobile clienteling app can be a digital black book with automated follow-ups. Associates are now empowered to send personalized communications to build relationships and drive emotional connections with your brand. It will drive traffic to the store and encourage online purchasing. Every customer deserves the VIP treatment.
4. Associate Marketing App
This solution turns your associates into marketeers. Marketing organizations should be collaborating with store managers to execute outreach campaigns using a more personalized approach via emails and text from store associates to customers. Using analytics, marketing teams at HQ are identifying customer personas, segmentation strategies, and local buying trends to enable more targeted product recommendations. These marketing insights need to be shared with store managers. Associates should be given email and text templates for their clienteling tools to use for local campaigns. These personalized campaigns are definitely more effective than mass marketing email blasts from corporate. After all, most people are more likely to click on an email from a real person — someone in their community, someone they know.
5. Onboarding App
This mobile solution enables the rapid training of new store workers with streamlined communications, content distribution to stores and advanced learning tools. With an onslaught of new hire and temp workers coming, fast and effective onboarding will be the key to a successful holiday. You may already have mobile devices deployed to store workers for other solutions, leverage those devices for digitized training including self-paced training modules, tips & tricks and best practices. When there's down-time, associates can pick up their mobile device and check out the latest training… always be learning.
6. Assisted Selling App
This solution improves shoulder-to-shoulder selling in the store. With mobile device in-hand, empowered associates will sell more if they have access to the entire online catalog with enriched product information and an easy way to present the perfect cross-sells and up-sells. Merchandising has worked hard to come up with new amazing looks and bundles and can share those with store managers and associates who can easily access them via an assisted selling mobile app. Associates will take in-store customer engagement to the next level and really come across as product exports, beacons of knowledge and style guides.
7. Sales Training App
This solution provides associates with all the content and tools they need to do their job well and improve their skills. Not every associate is a natural salesperson or understands the potential they have to drive sales. Simple sales training content can increase their productivity. Provide sales and customer interaction training to improve their customer engagement skills. Provide buyer notes and talk tracks to improve product presentations. Gamify training to encourage participation. Confirm who's read the content or watched the videos to govern training participation. All this is possible with new sales training apps and mobile is the best way to deliver them.
8. Runner App
This solution enables associates on the sales floor to collaborate with other store workers and runners to retrieve products and deliver a seamless customer experience. An associate engaged with a customer should be able to pull out their mobile phone and access a runner app to broadcast a message to other workers that they need help. With a quick SKU scan, associates request a product from the back room that's not on the floor. Another associate brings the product out while the customer stays engaged. This small change in store processes improves the store experience dramatically. We've seen these in-store communication solutions with walkie-talkies and special ear pieces and devices. These solutions are moving to mobile apps that work on phones and watches.
9. Online Fulfillment App
This solution is a key part of "buy online, pick up in-store" (BOPIS) services and empowers associates to pick and pack orders and manage the fulfillment of online orders in stores. If you've enabled buy online and pick up instore capabilities, you need to also prepare the store workers to execute the strategy efficiently and effectively. Fulfillment mobile apps for associates enable them to look up online orders and optimize how they pick and pack those orders. These solutions require integrations with a back-end OMS system but are not that difficult or expensive to implement with the more modern OMS systems
10. Task Management App
This solution enables an associate and manager to create and manage tasks including follow-ups with customers. By automating associate tasks and follow-ups, you can be more sure associates are reaching out to customers at the right time – to follow-up on an order or to reach out to them on a birthday or anniversary. If you manage your follow-ups like clockwork and create follow-up campaigns to communicate with customers regularly via SMS and email, you're more likely to make lasting impressions with customers and drive brand loyalty.
Bottom line, retailers like Apple, Coach, Saks Fifth Ave, Chanel, Nike, Nordstrom's, and Home Depot have all shown that empowering their store workers with mobile devices and mobile apps can elevate service, drive sales and improve productivity. Of course, you'll need the right mobile apps and mobile platform to integrate to back-end systems. The good news is that these solutions are generally available, so the time to act is now.

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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi ended his two-day tour of poll-bound Gujarat with a promise to waive farmers' loans and provide free education in government-aided colleges if the Congress party comes to power in the state.
Campaigning in Lathi in the Patidar-dominated Amreli district on the last day of his two-day tour, he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Modiji waived loans worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore of his five-ten industrialists friends, but Modiji and (Finance Minister Arun) Jaitleyji say that it is not their policy to waive loans of farmers when they ask for it," he claimed. "Modiji talked for 22 years about farmers, but you have not got anything, your land has been taken away, your water is diverted to industrialists, and you do not get crop insurance," he said at a poll meeting.
"We make this promise to you that we will frame a policy within 10 days of forming government in Gujarat to waive your loans," he said.
Gandhi also promised free college education in government-aided colleges and said that fees in other colleges will be reduced by 80 percent if the Congress is voted to power in the state.
Unfazed by the controversy over his visit to the Somnath temple, he visited Gadhdha Swaminarayan temple and offered prayers.
Hours after BJP's national spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao on November 30 demanded that the Congress leader himself declare his religion, Rahul said that he comes from a family of Shiv bhakts but he doesn't do "dalaali" over religion for political gains.
"My grandmother (Indira Gandhi) and my family are Shiv bhakts (devotees). But we keep such things private. We generally do not speak about them. Because, we think it is a very personal matter and we don't need anyone else's certificate about it… We don't want to do 'dalaali' over it. We do not want to use it for political purposes too," Rahul said at a closed-door meeting with traders in Amreli. A video of his interaction was shared with the media by local Congress leaders.
The controversy arose on November 29 when Rahul's name had appeared in a register meant for "non-Hindu" visitors at Gujarat's Somnath temple after he went there to pay obeisance before rejoining the Congress poll campaign in Gujarat. Rahul alleged that after he went inside the temple and signed the visitors' book, some persons from the BJP people wrote his name in the second book.
Facing flak from BJP leaders over the issue, the Congress had said that Rahul was "not only a Hindu, but a 'janeu-dhari' Hindu (one who wears the sacred thread)".


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The "horrors" of my youth and my attempt at a Pumpkin Patch...and many other things...come on into the Crypt and look around... Dr. Theda
Friday, May 6, 2016
Have to Go to See My Doctors...
Regularly scheduled blood-work.... and we will see how much more weight that we have lost. (Was at 127 lbs, last visit.... (afterwards, get to eat out. ... So, we get a burger or a meal at a family restaurant.
... Could not post, they (Windstream), Shut things down from about midnight last night ... Now, will have to waste my day stuck in Monroe... (And, while trying to post this whole computer froze up as other things tried to "update" due to Their update...)
Think that we are going to try to celebrate this "May Monster", whose creator was born on this day, each year... An enjoyable Monster.
The Author of this great story, Often, even up till he died, would tell people the Erik was real. Often stating, "Poor Erik"...
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These "Freeze ups" continued... After holding on the phone, finally got to speak to Windstream..., She could not give me an answer. Said the they would have to "put in paper-work to get me a Ticket, so a technician could come out and check Their hook-ups".... I asked how much would that cost me... She had no idea, and transferred me to another woman, who May have known, but she just gave me a "run-around"... And still no quote on the costs...Delete
When we finally got a "Pop-up" of the "Problem" it stated, that it could not connect because it could not find the "user name or password" to enable Browsing... not something with my computer, but with Their Equipment.
Was on the phone with them for about an hour this morning...Delete


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Tiny in the carset, a photo by Venus In Furs on Flickr.
Here's my tiny boy coming home from the hospital! I can hardly believe it's been over 6 months already!
Here's my tiny boy coming home from the hospital! I can hardly believe it's been over 6 months already!
I'm kinda amazed that my little tiny baby is now an enormous 6 month old. He's healthy and generally happy (except when we are trying to get him to go to sleep at night). He's definitely becoming more aware of his surroundings and leans towards and lunges for both his brother and our cat. He's also started raising his arms up when he wants Todd or me to pick him up. It's cute. The separation anxiety is a little less cute.
He's started to jabber... he's said 'mamamama' clearly not in reference to me, but hey! I'll take what I can get.
Also not cute is his current not sleeping phase. He spoiled us early on by sleeping though the night at about 2 months, maybe waking once to nurse..... It was lovely. But being a baby, he totally is doing what babies do, and changing it all up on us. He's been waking up about 2-4 times a night for the past month and it's kinda killing me. Unlike his brother who nursed for 45 minute or longer at a time- at least Ollie only nurses for 5-10 minutes, but still, waking every 2 hours is really exhausting. I desperately hope he goes back to sleeping better once his first teeth FINALLY come in.
Did I mention that he still hasn't gotten any teeth? He doesn't. I know they are in there just dying to come out... I wish they would already.
It's a good thing he's adorable... look at those cheeks!! Totally pinch-able.
I don't really have the words to express how happy this photo makes me.
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Veteran Anderson guides young team at Scotties
PENTICTON, B.C. — The latest edition of Team Saskatchewan is one for the ages.
Skip Sherry Anderson, 54, is the oldest member of the Saskatoon-based team that won the 2018 Saskatchewan women's curling title and opens play Saturday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's curling championship in Penticton, B.C.
Third Kourtney Fesser and her twin sister, second Krista Fesser, are 23. Lead Karlee Korchinski is 22.
There have been off-ice moments when Anderson has picked up on the age difference. It happens when classic rock plays on the radio and the younger girls note that their parents listen to that kind of music.
"I really don't think about my age when I'm on the ice,'' Anderson says. "When we're driving in the car and the girls are talking about certain things, I think, 'They really are 30 years younger than me.' On the ice, (age) is not really an issue and I don't really think about it that way.''
Anderson won her first Saskatchewan women's championship in 1994 — before any of her current teammates were born.
She has gone to win five women's titles as a skip and two as a third with Saskatoon's Stefanie Lawton, in addition to taking part in two Scotties as an alternate.
Anderson has also won two Saskatchewan senior championships and another provincial crown in mixed doubles. The reigning national senior women's champion, she is to represent Canada at the world senior championships, April 21-28 in Oestersund, Sweden.
"I've been asked a lot which one is more special or is this one different than the other ones that I've won or is it more gratifying,'' Anderson says. "They have all been different in their own way.''
Anderson recalls being the most excited taking part in the 2015 Scotties, an event that was held in Moose Jaw.
"We got to play in our home province and we were kind of the hometown team,'' she says. "That was special because it's something you don't get to do every day.
"This one is still special because the girls were so pumped. I was just happy that I made my last shot in the last three games because it was extra ends and down to the last rock. I was happy with how I curled and how we curled as a team.''
One of the reasons why Anderson connected with a younger team is because she's unwilling to stop curling on the fall cash circuit. She loves curling wth the 50-and-over senior set, but also enjoys competing against the younger women.
"I don't want to give up the cash-spiel circuit in the fall, because I get to play,'' Anderson says. "I've always said that you can play as much as you want and if I wanted to play in a bonspiel every weekend, then I could. Whether my team did or not, I could always find someone to play with because I have the time and the money.''
Anderson's senior team, which also includes third Patty Hersikorn, second Brenda Goertzen and lead Anita Silvernagle, wasn't able or willing to commit to curling on the bonspiel circuit.
As a result, Anderson then joined a women's team that was willing to play as often as she did.
"When I formed the young team, I wanted to play a lot,'' said Anderson, whose team at the Scotties also includes alternate Kim Schneider and coach Rick Folk.
"I didn't want a team with only enough time or money for two or three bonspiels because that wasn't enough and I would find someone else who could play more.
"We've played six or seven or eight bonspiels in the last three years. The biggest thing is making sure that we have enough money, because university students aren't flush with cash.
"We didn't win too much this year, but fortunately we had a couple of really generous sponsors who have stepped up with some money, which is really nice because we'll be able to cover our expenses.''
The Fessers and Korchinski are making their debuts at the national women's championship. They have previously played at the national level, albeit in juniors.
Korchinski is a four-time provincial junior women's champion. The Fessers won two Saskatchewan junior titles.


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Children React To Walkmen - Video
16 April 2014, 07:09
Watch as kids are presented with a portable cassette player for the first time.
See the hilarious reactions of these children as they are handed a Walkman and asked what they think it is.
Responses to the Sony tape player range from: "I have no idea what this is" to "I just don't know what this does".
On finally figuring out that you need a tape to go in the cassette player in order to listen, one thrilled girl exclaims: "I feel like I'm Indiana Jones!"
WARNING: This video will make you feel old!


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The Hay Adams has welcomed some very very famous guests over the years, including Amelia Earhart in 1928, just recently the press junket for the 3rd season of Homeland, not to mention the Obama family before the inauguration in 2009. Last week they welcomed me through their historic doors.
This was my first visit to Washington DC, and I was thrilled to find The Hay Adams just across Lafayette Park from the White House. The hotel is in a perfect location.
Walking into this luxury boutique hotel, you do get a sense of history from the beautifully preserved features, particularly in The Hay-Adams room which uses wood panelling from the house originally built on the plot in 1884. The lobby is spectacular, and within seconds of entering the hotel, I felt truly welcomed. The small touches do make a difference, and The Hay Adams certainly know how to look after their guests. I was escorted to my room and received a very comprehensive tour of the facilities which I must say are outstanding. The hotel decor, particularly in the bedrooms, is so calm and relaxing that you do feel like you can retreat into your little world. Except you look out of your window and you have the White House in direct view!
Each room is equipped with the following:
- Etro toiletries
- Custom Italian bed linens and bath towels
- Goose down pillows and duvets; hypo-allergenic pillows and duvets are also available
- Plush microfiber bathrobes and slippers
- Complimentary daily turndown service
- 37″ HD flat screen television
- Bose CD music system with assorted CDs with iPod connectors
- Digital in-room temperature control
- In-room safe with space to accommodate a laptop computer
- Iron and ironing board
- Hairdryer and make-up mirror
- Alarm clock
- Umbrella
- iPads, DVD players, movies, and assorted children's board games are available
I must say this little list doesn't entirely give you an idea of the room's luxury. The bed, for instance, is the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in. If it weren't for the fact, I had not been to Washington DC before and therefore had to do some sightseeing I would have stayed in bed, possibly forever. Instead, I settled for swanning around in my Hay Adams' bathrobe and slippers at every opportunity, with the excuse that it is was quite cold outside.
The hotel has everything that a business traveller requires access to a 24-hour business centre and faultless wifi throughout the building. The fitness centre is particularly useful and the high-tech equipment well maintained. The hotel prides itself on its discreet service, and this is undoubtedly the case when it comes to their event space most of which is tucked away without any of the hotel guests aware of who is coming and going. Top of the Hay is their crown jewel, sitting on the top floor of the building with extraordinary views of the city below. The space is accessed via a private lift in the lobby and can be sectioned in a variety of ways to fit over 300 guests. If I were organising an event in Washington DC with a healthy budget my first phone call would be to The Hay Adams, Top of the Hay is a fantastic space with lots of natural light and truly stunning views.
The hotel has a well-placed restaurant – The Lafayette, which has a lovely fine dining menu and is perfect for a client dinner or morning meeting. The hotel also boasts an ultra-sophisticated bar, Off the Record, which hosts many of the cities movers and shakers enjoying an after work cocktail or two. Expect to see a few familiar faces in the bar but remember Off the Record is the place to be "seen and not heard'!
Why book The Hay Adams for your boss? The location is fantastic as is the customer service and the hotel amenities. If you would like your manager to experience a lot of luxury while on their business trip The Hay Adams is the right choice. The Hay Adams is part of the Leading Hotels of the World group, and it is easy to see why.
16th and H Streets, NW Washington, DC 20006, USA
Practically Perfect PA received complimentary accommodation at The Hay Adams. Opinions are entirely our own. Advertised minimum rate per night $319 (January 2014).


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It's that time of year again when the AAA franchises hit the mainstream and all the salivating fanboys can finally get their grubby hands on some amazing games. We've already seen Batman learn to feel and have plundered the Caribbean with an assassin. Now, the first of two major shooter titles aims to please fans.
Yes, EA and DICE's squad-based, competitive multiplayer shooter, "Battlefield 4," is out. Here's everything you need to know to gear up, load out and jump into the fight!
There's Single Player …
The hazy plot focuses around a high-ranking Chinese official battling a radical Chinese general. Basically, if this guy dies, China and Russia will tag-team against a flailing U.S.A. The nuclear event from "BF3" left tensions high between the East and West as alliances began to fold. (Pretty much your typical Tom Clancy novel minus some of the boring politics.) Tombstone squad (that's you!) is tasked with getting the official out of China. Of course, all hell breaks loose and suddenly you're balancing on a tightrope as two nations are at the brink of war.
Like any explosion-fest, Michael Bay movie, there are plenty of neat, scripted moments for you to gawk at but some of the little details hamper the pacing. Several times you might ask who or what is going on. Really, though, the single player is mostly to acclimate to the controls and feel of the game.
… But The Real Story Is Multiplayer
Emergent gameplay exists around every corner. Each sudden ambush, perfect shot, or lucky break serves as fodder for locker-room bragging. Look up any "let's play" YouTube videos and witness tempered insanity. DICE gives you so much freedom with the perfect touch of structured anarchy. You'll be screaming into your mic, "Look at that! Did you see that?!" and your friends will share equally absurd war stories. This is the true heart of "Battlefield 4."
Playground Of Destruction
"Battlefield 4" gives players the freedom to tackle objectives in any number of insane ways. With a warehouse full of toys, including attack helis, tanks, fighter jets, APCs, boats, even 4-wheelers, your digital soldier is never lacking speedy transportation. The arenas are truly massive and almost completely destructible. That's right: With enough firepower you and your team can blow holes in bunkers and reduce a skyscraper into a smoldering pile of rubble. What's really cool is that the terrain and maps can quickly shift into a mess as each side volleys thousands of rounds of ordnance. It's your job to make sense of it all and keep pushing through so your team wins.
Unlock And Load
After a round of intense warfare, your battle-hardened soldier will gain new levels and equipment essential to their role. There are four types of soldier: engineer, assault, support and recon. Engineers are quick-strike Spec Ops who have land mines and rockets for destroying armor. Most players will find their bearings with the assault and support classes who can dispense health packs and ammo caches, respectively. Additionally, assault will unlock defibrillators that can revive allies. Finally, recon (the sniper class) has mortar strikes and can place new spawn locations for map advantage.
Officer Training School
Remember all those vehicles we mentioned? Yeah, you'll need to learn how to use them. While you can try your luck in a live-fire situation, you're probably better off taking it slow. We all had to timidly learn to drive stick in the high school parking lot at some point. Thankfully, the devs provided an empty map with shooting ranges, objective markers, and yes, any and every thing that can travel on land, sea and air.
It would be unfair to simplify the first-person shooter genre to "pull left trigger and then pull right trigger," but as you'll be staring down the sights from an armory of guns, this is a fairly apt description of the action. You're going to shoot lots of soldiers in their faces is what we're saying. Besides this, you'll have a dozen or so vehicles to pilot and several gadgets that bring the boom.
Your soldier is quick on his feet and about as agile — able to vault short obstacles or climb over a low wall. Knowing when to sprint to cover or dive into prone position will save your bacon on more than one occasion. However, battlefield awareness is tantamount to survival. Helping your squad and capturing objectives (whether exploding a target or taking a base) is more important than your K/D ratio. The more lethal soldier is useless if s/he can't follow simple orders for the greater good.
Bullets, Bombs And Bloom
We played "Battlefield 4" on the Xbox and, despite gearing up for the next-gen systems, DICE squeaked every ounce of power from the 360. Graphically, it's a remarkable game. Explosions wreck through the screen with gut-shattering bursts. Phosphoric bullet trails blaze across the field. You hear the term visceral thrown around, but DICE absolutely nails the experience of warfare with every muzzle-flash and every popped noggin.
DICE is especially known for going the extra mile in sound design, too. With a decent set of headphones, you'll be wondering if you haven't somehow accidentally enlisted in the army waking up to the pops and pings of hot lead against steel. There's a sense of heightened realism with great sound that deepens the experience. We strongly suggest you play with maximum volume because "BF4" is a treat to audiophiles!
"Battlefield 4" is currently in stores everywhere from DICE.
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North Carolina law allows the tax collector to recover delinquent property taxes by foreclosing on your home. To do this, the collector will use one of two different processes. Read on to learn more about these processes, how you can prevent the loss of your North Carolina home to either type of tax foreclosure, and how much it will cost you.
If you face a North Carolina tax foreclosure because you fail to pay your property taxes, the process will either be a:
To conduct a mortgage-type foreclosure, the tax collector files a lawsuit against you in court. The court will enter a judgment and your home will be sold to a new owner. To finalize the sale, the court must confirm it following an upset bid period.
Redeeming your home after the sale. Following the sale, you can still reclaim your home (or "redeem" it) during the upset bid period.
What is an upset bid? Even after the sale takes place, another buyer can offer to buy the home by making a higher bid (of at least 5% over the sale price, but no less than $750) than the purchaser at the sale (N.C. Gen. Stat. § § 105-374, 1-339.25). This is called an upset bid.
How long is the upset bid period? In North Carolina, there is a ten-day period after the sale during which anyone can post an upset bid (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-374). If someone enters an upset bid during this time, the sale will stay open for another ten days. If there is a subsequent upset bid, the ten-day period starts over. Once ten days go by without an upset bid, the court will confirm the sale.
You can redeem at any time before the court confirms the sale. Under North Carolina law, you can pay the debt in full (that is, redeem the property) any time prior to confirmation (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-374). This will save your home from the foreclosure.
How much you have to pay to redeem. In order to redeem your North Carolina home, you must pay:
With an in rem foreclosure, the tax collector files a document with the court, which basically creates a judgment, and mails you notice about it. After three months, the court will issue an execution and the sheriff will sell your home to satisfy the tax debt (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-375).
How to stop an in rem foreclosure. At any time prior to the issuance of execution, you can ask the court to set aside (cancel) the judgment on the basis that:
If you want to set aside the judgment, you'll have to appear before the court and file a motion. Your best bet is to consult with an attorney who can help you with this.
To find the statutes governing tax foreclosures in North Carolina, go to § § 105-349 through 105-378 of the North Carolina General Statutes.


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News of the Bird Champion Project of Hilly Fields Park, Brockley and Ladywell, SE London.
Friday, 15 July 2011
A Nuthatch!
June/July is the rainy season in the north of Scotland and this year we had to take avoiding action more often than usual by driving on to the next glen or loch whenever the rain approached. It was not a good year for birds either, the list of what we didn't see being longer than those we did.
So imagine our joy and surprise when a Nuthatch landed on our feeder the day after our return home! He's now a regular visitor and we see him almost every day.
This is the best I could do with my compact camera and Photoshop
Our garden backs onto the park, so he's probably nesting somewhere in the park.
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Seedy Beginnings 2018
Seedy BeginningsJust the sight of seed racks and onion sets was enough to stir a longing for new growth in the midst of the dreariness and silence of winter. With a plethora of varieties and cultivars, the decision to plant becomes more complicated. Since this is the best time to...Read More


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Veronica, Josie, and Cheryl lead the River Vixens in a performance of "Jailhouse Rock" for Archie and his fellow inmates on the Wednesday, October 17, episode of Riverdale on The CW (8:00–9:00 p.m. ET/PT). You can watch the full Jailhouse Rock music video in the player above!
The River Vixens' choreographed routine takes place during a clean, fair football game designed by Archie to bring together the Ghoulies and the Serpents. Both Warden Norton and Veronica's father, Hiram Lodge, are less than pleased by Veronica's attempt to bolster Archie's spirits, leaving her to find a new way to visit Archie at the Juvenile Detention Center.
"Jailhouse Rock" was written by legendary songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for three-time Grammy winner and Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient Elvis Presley, and they later wrote the movie score for Presley's film by the same name. The song was a number one hit in the United States for seven weeks in 1957, and it was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Songwriter Hall of Fame inductees Leiber and Stoller also penned numerous other songs performed by Presley.
Riverdale stars KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, Luke Perry, Mädchen Amick, Marisol Nichols, Madelaine Petsch, Ashleigh Murray, Casey Cott, Mark Consuelos and Skeet Ulrich.
Based on the Archie Comics characters, Riverdale is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Jon Goldwater are executive producers. Season three of Riverdale airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
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Want to consider an expert in DIY home improvement? Look no further than the DIY Network. Their range of expertise is invaluable, especially today when we're giving you a bright array of front door color options. Here are some of their color tips:
Burst of Sunshine. You just can't sustain a bad mood in the presence of a bright yellow door.
Stately Red. "The strong ocean blue and bright red hold their own against the color of exterior stone."
First and foremost, consult your HOA guidelines. Some may mandate stipulations like "earth tones" or other specifications. But when you're ready to take the color plunge, here are some excellent examples to get your colors wheels turning. Let these tips, along with your own creativity, be your guide!
Nebraska in all its native beauty can still benefit from a touch of the sea. We adore this seafoam option, topped off with subtle sea creature accents. It's like a summer vacation all year long.
And then *dramatic pause" there is yellow. The color of the sun, bright personalities, and just the joy of light. Know that this color in any shade won't work with every home's color scheme (or your personality.) But when yellow works, it works. This pop of color just screams happy and "welcome to our home."
Second to a white picket fence, a red door has to be one of homeowner's biggest bucket list dreams. It's American, it's classic, and it's just so darn beautiful. Further, there are so many shades-almost too many to choose from! Don't be turned off by the cliché reputation, red is always in. Just take a look at this fine example from Home Depot (which happens to include a tutorial to make it happen)!
Looking for just a little more help in making your decision? Angie's List offers up this list of tactful hints for whether you're trying to sell your current home, or simply just enjoy it more.
Let your door color INVITE buyers into your home.
Look around the neighborhood, what collaborates well?
Coordinate with your exterior colors.
Think about the style of your home –then match it with color!
And of course, some of the best decorating advice for sellers: do not go overboard.
Your front door is one of the first things you see pulling into the driveway at the end of the day. It should soothe, invite, and inspire you. If beige is your thing, then rock it! But don't forget that there is a whole palette of colors out there at your disposal.


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"Dissimilarity " invites the spectator to think about the issue of normality. In a society where appearance takes a bigger place everyday, judgments are daily.
These men and women were born with a difference, right on their face.
Through this project, they chose to expose themselves fully with their singularity. These faces photographed in their intimacy invite us to explore their inner world, the real one.


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A 44-year-old man, who was supposed to be taking care of a young relative in the NSW Riverina region, has been charged with sexually assaulted the girl for a number of years.
The State Crime Command's Child Abuse Squad began investigations in June this year following reports a girl, now aged 13, was assaulted on a number of occasions between 2012 and 2015 while in the man's care.
At the time of the alleged assaults, the girl would have been under 10 years old.
Officers arrested the man at a home at Muswellbrook, in the Hunter Valley, on Wednesday. He can't be identified to protect the alleged victim's identity.
He was charged with two counts of sexual intercourse with a child under 10, two counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child under 14 and two counts of aggravated indecent assault.
He appeared at Muswellbrook Local Court on Wednesday and was refused bail.
He is scheduled to appear at Wagga Wagga Local Court on September 20.


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I remember my dad first showing me discussion forums and ICQ. I totally didn't get it.
But I sure do now.
I freaking love the internet. I wonder all the time, what did we do before it. Everything else would be so inefficient. Anything you want to know, at the tip of your fingers, instantaneously. Like magic.
You meet someone, you Google them and you can find out so much about them. It makes pseudo-stalking so freaking easy it hurts – and don't get me started on Facebook.
I remember being on the internet one night when I was 17 and my connection was obviously dial-up and a boy rang me. He left me a message and then stopped by to drop off something. When get got to my house he asked me – your phone was busy, don't you have call-waiting? I told him that I was on the internet and he asked, "what's the internet?"
Can you imagine a time when someone didn't know what the internet was?!
The internet has kept me close to people I would be lost without. It has given me an outlet for my insanity. It has kept me entertained and informed.
I do, however, blame the internet for my adult-onset ADD.
I'm amazed it has kept my attention this long.


text: Greg Roy Alexander, 1950–2007Salihu, HamisuEpidemiology: July 2007 - Volume 18 - Issue 4 - p 517 doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318064673c REMEMBRANCE Free Article MetricsMetrics Greg Alexander died on 20 February 2007 at the age of 56. Greg will be remembered for his many contributions to the field of perinatal epidemiology. His work on fetal growth curves for singletons, twins, and triplets represents one of the most highly-cited references in the field. Similarly, his R-Gindex (revised graduated index) for quantifying prenatal care is widely used to estimate the adequacy of prenatal care, especially among high-risk mothers. Greg worked in the service of public health. From 1971 to 1975, he served at the Charleston County Health Department in South Carolina. Subsequently, he became a research biostatistician at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (1976–1979), during which time he obtained a Masters degree in Public Health from the University of South Carolina. He was awarded a Doctor of Science degree from the School of Public Health at John Hopkins University in 1989. After teaching at Hopkins for a few years, he left to become the Chair of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) at the University of Minnesota (1990–1995), and subsequently Chair of the MCH Department at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (1995–2005). Greg became Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at the University of South Florida in 2005. Within the relatively short span of his professional career, Greg received more than a dozen national awards recognizing excellence in research, teaching and service. More important, he left a legacy by mentoring a new crop of perinatal epidemiologists to uphold his principles and beliefs—seeking evidence rather than relying on blindfolded belief, being passionate about one's work, teaching the next generation, and treating students with dignity. If you do not treat your students respectfully, he said, "you will harm them, harm yourself, and harm the spirit of good science." We have lost a wise colleague, an outstanding scholar, a creative mind and a wonderful mentor. Greg maintained an admirable balance of work with leisure and family life. He is survived by his wife, Donna, and 2 daughters, Kerry and Morgan. Figure © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.


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"I'll never know and neither will you about the life you don't choose. We'll only know that whatever that sister life was, it was important and beautiful and not ours. It was the ghost ship that didn't carry us. There's nothing to do but salute it from the shore."
– Cheryl Strayed
It was two days after I booked a non-refundable flight to New York that I got the email. Shrink Wrapped, the web series that I created with three other people, acted in, and had worked on for four years to bring to fruition, had been accepted into L.A. Web Fest, and two of our actors were nominated for awards. I checked the festival dates. We were screening during the last weekend in April, right in the middle of my week-long trip to New York.
I couldn't believe it. There'd been nothing of real importance on my calendar for weeks and then suddenly, two things that I very much wanted to do were both happening at the same time. What should I do? I could bite the bullet, pay the airline change fee, and go to New York later. But because of time commitments in May, if I postponed my trip it meant waiting another six weeks to go out there. And I didn't want to do that, because I was eager to capitalize on the momentum from the recent L.A. production of my play War Stories to investigate relocating the play (and myself) to the opposite coast. In truth, New York felt like the next phase of my life, one that I wanted to begin as soon as possible.
But on the other hand, Shrink Wrapped's acceptance into L.A. Web Fest was kind of a big deal. Named the "Sundance" of web series festivals by Los Angeles Magazine, L.A. Web Fest offers a weekend's worth of film screenings, networking events and industry panels, all on the lot at Sony Studios. And aside from the cachet of being included, film festivals are fun. They're an excuse to dress up and go to parties and celebrate all the hard work it takes to carry a project from conception to finished product.
I wanted to do both things, but I could only choose one. I consulted with friends. And someone asked the question that sealed the deal: "Which of these two events will get you closer to the life you want?" The answer was easy. I told my co-producers that I couldn't make it to the festival, and I went to New York.
Long before the phrase became an annoying acronym, I've had an intense fear of missing out. Often, I find myself not wanting to pick something, because then it means that I can't pick something else. But time and time again, that inability to decide has left me in a place of paralysis, not wanting to choose wrong, and as a result, choosing nothing.
In my early twenties, I was passionate about pursuing my dream of becoming a working actor. I read every book, took every class, went on every audition. I never considered any acting job too small, because I was always learning and building my resume. I worked hard, and I did everything that I was "supposed" to do. But I never seemed to get ahead, and spent years feeling like I was spinning my wheels. I had all this energy, and nowhere to put it.
It took me a long time to admit that the life I was living wasn't making me happy. My every decision revolved around staying "available" – for auditions, for meetings, for networking events, for potential jobs – all of which meant that I could never really commit to anything. Life and work had to be flexible, because I never knew when an "opportunity" might come up. Which meant that I ended up turning down many other opportunities – ones that excited me – along the way.
And then, I started producing. I started writing and telling my own stories. I tried my hand at directing, which I loved. And before I knew it, my whole world opened up. Suddenly, I was no longer waiting for someone to give me a job, I was creating my own opportunities. And that life of perpetual limbo, of staying flexible and keeping my options open, no longer interested me.
It can be difficult to let go of the picture we have in our heads of the way that we think our life is supposed to be. It was scary for me to admit that life hadn't turned out the way that I thought it would, scary to admit that my dreams had changed. After all, if I no longer want the things I always thought I wanted, then who am I?
But the older I get, the more I realize that life is all about making choices.
We have to, because we only have so much time. Time is the only thing we can't get more of, the only thing, once lost, we can't get back. In my case, I was spending hours a week in my car, stuck in traffic jams on my way to auditions that I didn't care about. I was spending hours learning lines that other people wrote in scripts that I didn't think were particularly good, when I should have been writing my own.
So, I chose. I chose to spend my time differently. I chose to stop making myself available to other people who might give me a job, and to instead devote my time and energy to finding my own voice as a storyteller. And in that choosing, I took a leap. And I haven't looked back.
Speaking of making choices, how did my decision to go to New York turn out? I haven't regretted it, not for one second. Even though I surely missed some fun times at the festival, I had a magical week. I met incredible people, learned a ton, and made the decision to move there this fall.
I will surely miss out on many more things when I leave Los Angeles. I will miss people, and jobs, and opportunities. But that's OK. Because I will also gain plenty of new things too, things that can only come from the experience of starting a new life in a new city. Things that can only come from making a choice, from taking a leap, and from not looking back.
-Sarah Kelly


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Another provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is a new limitation on the business interest deduction. It appears simple, but it is one of the most complicated calculations you will have to make if you don't meet an exception.
Your deduction cannot exceed the sum of:
- Business interest income,
- 30% of the adjusted taxable income (ATI), and
- Any floor plan financing interest.
In my next blog, I will go through the steps of calculating the limitation, but first, let's find out if your business meets an exception.
Here are the 3 exceptions to being subject to the business interest limitation.
- Small businesses defined as those with average gross receipts of $25 million or less annually, averaged over a 3-year period ending with the prior tax year.
- Eligible real property businesses which includes businesses that develop, construct, acquire, convert, rent, operate, manage, lease and/or broker real property can elect out of the limitation rules. However, if elected, the business will have to use Alternative Depreciation System (ADS) to depreciate their real property and qualified improvement property. The ADS method has a slower recovery life which, of course, decreases the depreciation deduction each year.
- Eligible farming businesses can also elect out of the business interest limitation. But they are subject to the same rule that requires the business to use ADS to depreciate their farming assets.
If you meet exception 1, then you have no worries and can continue to deduct business interest as in the past. You will want to keep an eye on your gross receipts and if you are close to the $25 million average over 3 years, be aware of what could happen and if there is a way to prevent it.
If you do not meet exception 1, but you are in the real property or farming business, you will want to analyze what it means to your business to elect out of the interest limitation rule. You will want to compare the tax benefit of deducting the interest to the tax detriment of having to use ADS for depreciation.
We recommend that you consult with your tax advisor to determine what it the best move for you and your business especially with all the changes that the TCJA is making this coming year.
Kathi Koenig, CPA
Partner – McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith, P.C.
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What do we do when sadness comes a knocking? At times, all of us have something that makes us feel like hiding away in sadness. Often it's a loss of something, a relationship, a loved one, our finances, or perhaps something that just 'might have been' but wasn't.
My deepest sadness is the loss of my father. He is still alive but doesn't want to be in my life. The rejection is palpable.
He was my hero right up into my twenties, and my loss of him in my life hurts so incredibly deeply. He has missed out on the best of me. He raised a charismatic, driven woman who has learnt how to be a mother, wife, business owner, leader and so much more since he checked out. When I'm swallowed up in rejection, it is easy to think how sad it is that he has missed out on this wonderful person he raised. As much as I try to understand it and come up with different scenario's as to how this is OK with him, I cannot ever find one that is satisfactory. I just have to accept it. Accept that this is the way it is. I struggle. How can his love for me not override whatever it is that stops him from being in my life. I am a mother, I know the love of a parent.
With a deep sadness, especially when we have little, to no control over, that tips some of us into a low period or even depression. It's very different to other issues that can be worked through.
I get stuck on this one with my Dad, I guess because I refuse to be OK with the way things are. It doesn't matter how old you are, rejection from a parent hurts to the core, and it continues to raise its ugly head.
What do I do to get through it?
I let my feelings come and go, like the visitors they are. I usually spend a week or so feeling like utter shit, and having the same conversations with my husband, Mother and friends. I am so grateful I have these people who listen to that same conversation over and over. I always come to the same point: pity. I pity him for missing out on knowing my amazing family, and receiving unconditional 'Grandad' love from my beautiful children, and making a good friend in my husband, and watching me develop more and more every year into the vivacious woman I am. What a shame for him.
Father's Day brings up so many emotions every year. But I make a conscious effort to find gratitude in the men I already have in my life. I married one of the best examples of a father I have ever known. The relationship he has with our children is absolute gold to witness, he effortlessly makes them feel loved, important and special to him. It's not surprising because of his Dad, my Father in-law, is a wonderful father too. He is one of my many blessings. He has been the best father figure a daughter in-law could ask for.
Not fighting the sadness is helpful to me, just letting it come and go; talking is good for me too, it helps me process the sadness. Gratitude helps me see what is there, instead of what isn't. It is gratitude that puts a hand out and hauls me back up on days like today, Fathers Day.


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Pumpkin Rice Pudding
December 14, 2010
A great combination for rice pudding lovers with the wonderful addition of pumpkin if you are thinking of a change from the typical pumpkin pie. Serve it warm with the praline topping or chill the pudding and serve the pecans warm.
Pumpkin Rice Pudding
- 1 C. Rice
- 2 C. Whole Milk
- 1 C. Half & Half
- 3/4 C. Light Brown Sugar (packed)
- 3/4 C. Canned or Mashed Pumpkin
- 1 1/2 t. Vanilla
- 1 t. Ground Cinnamon
- Pinch of Salt
- 1/2 C. Half and Half
- Praline Topping (see below) (Optional)
- In a medium saucepan over medium to high heat combine rice, milk, half and half and brown sugar
- Cook stirring until the mixture begins to boil; reduce heat to medium low and continue to cook (stirring frequently) until rice is tender and most of liquid is absorbed (about 25 minutes)
- Combine the pumpkin with vanilla, cinnamon and salt
- When rice is done remove from heat and stir in pumpkin mixture
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve
- Warm the pudding with the additional half and half over medium low heat, continuously stirring
- Simultaneously, make the praline topping (optional)
- Serve the pudding in warmed small bowls and put a tablespoon of the topping on for garnish
Praline Topping
Ingredients and Preparation
- 3/4 C. Pecans (chopped)
- 2 T. Unsalted Butter
- 1 T. Heavy Cream
- 1/4 C. Brown Sugar
Melt butter in pan; add the brown sugar and stir until smooth; add the heavy cream and combine. Stir in the nuts to coat, warm thoroughly and spoon pecan mixture over pudding
(Serves 6-8)
Recipe adapted from www.usarice.com
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