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Campaign Aims To Make Meatless Mondays Hip
Campaign Aims To Make Meatless Mondays Hip
There's a movement afoot aimed at changing the way we eat one day a week.
The Meatless Monday campaign is backed by public health advocates, chefs and suburban moms who want to tackle the problems of cholesterol and heart disease. One risk factor for these chronic conditions is consuming too much saturated fat -- the type of fat found in meat.
Pushing The Message
Sid Lerner, 79, learned the art of persuasion during his 50-year advertising career on Madison Avenue. One of the most successful campaigns he ever worked on was the "Squeeze the Charmin" campaign. In the commercials, grocery shoppers can't keep their hands off the irresistibly soft Charmin toilet paper.
Lerner has a good laugh thinking back to those commercials. Making something dull seem irresistible was a leap, but he says he basically faces the same challenge selling the concept of Meatless Monday. He has to turn the mundane idea of "moderation" into something irresistible.
Playing On The Rhythm Of The Week
Lerner says the campaign uses the rhythm of the week to its advantage: Friday is payday, Saturday is play day, Sunday is pray day.
But Monday?
It's ripe for change, he says. He wants people to cut back on saturated fat by eating three meatless meals on Mondays.
He's started his own nonprofit and has a few employees who spend their days blending social media and Madison Avenue technique to spread the word. Lerner raises money from foundations and collaborates with health experts.
To help make the message exciting, he's trying to bring top chefs into the fold. Wolfgang Puck and Mario Batali have both endorsed the concept, offering some Meatless Monday options. And simultaneously, Paul McCartney has pushed Meat Free Monday in England.
In Motion
"How do you make moderation sexy, fun and doable without being a nag or a nanny?" Lerner asks on his way to Dovetail, a swanky restaurant on the Upper West Side of New York City.
Dovetail is run by rising-star chef John Fraser, who is backing the Meatless Monday movement and cooking up a whole meatless menu of vegetarian options each Monday.
The dining room was packed.
"I just had the tempura with curry -- it was unreal," says Sarah Post, who's dining with her fiance and another couple.
They started their meal with a chilled sweet pea soup. Post says that while she's not a vegetarian, she likes to eat healthy. And she's open to the concept of cutting back once a week -- though she didn't commit on the spot.
Lerner says the goal is to have people change their eating habits incrementally -- and not feel as if they're giving up anything. The diners at Dovetail, he says, are proof that going meat-free one day a week doesn't take people out of their comfort zones. Yet it may raise their awareness about how much animal fat they normally consume.
Wake-Up Call
Lerner still eats meat and enjoys it. But his wake-up call came about a decade ago. His doctor told him that his cholesterol and blood pressure were way too high, and his diet was a big part of it. His father had died of heart disease, and when he looked around, he saw these lifestyle diseases everywhere.
When Lerner researched the numbers on just how much meat Americans were really consuming, he was surprised. Back in 1950, when Lerner was a young man, the norm was about 2.8 pounds of meat a week. Jump forward to 2006, and consumption increased about 50 percent. Meat isn't the only source of saturated fat, and there are plenty of lean cuts of meat. But overall, Lerner says it just seemed like way too much.
"You know, I always think of the steaks I used to eat," says Lerner recalling big rib eyes or sirloins that took up two-thirds of the plate. "I think a lot of it was status." Now, he eats meat more like a condiment in his diet.
Not Just For Foodies
The last thing Lerner wants is for Meatless Monday to become a campaign of food elitists in New York City. So, through a partnership with the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, he's reached out to institutional dining faculties -- from hospitals to school cafeterias. This will be the second year that some 80,000 Baltimore school kids will dine meat-free in their cafeterias on Mondays. And it's moved beyond Baltimore.
"The movement is just spreading like wildfire," says Karen Campbell, who directs wellness programs at Northern Kentucky University. She's helped bring Meatless Monday to her school and several restaurants in her town.
Campus dining halls from the University of California-Davis to Yale University have come on board, too.
Motivations For Young Meatless Monday Followers
It's not always the "heart health" message that motivates college kids and young professionals.
"To be conscientious at this age about our Earth and our environment is really important to us," says John Brummer, who was dining at Dovetail
A lot of consumers have lots of questions: Where is my meat coming from? How was it raised? And what is the impact on the ecosystem?
"One of the biggest advantages of cutting back on meat consumption is the reduction in the water demand," says environmentalist Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute.
Gleick says people are shocked when they realize how much water it takes to grow the grain needed to feed cows to produce 1 ton of beef.
"It takes 140,000 bathtubs full of water -- that's millions and millions of gallons," Gleick says. And it's not something people consider when they try to imagine their "water footprint."
Meatless Monday, Family Style
It's these kinds of sustainability issues that first attracted Colleen Levine to the Meatless Monday movement. She now cooks meatless meals in her home each Monday -- and she writes a mommy food blog called Foodie Tots.
"I was vegetarian for a couple years in college," says Levine. But she says she tended to rely a little too much on pasta.
This time around, she's a lot more creative. With two children and a not-psyched-about-tofu husband, she's adapted lots of recipes using grains such as quinoa and lots of beans. On her menu Monday night: stuffed zucchini boats and panzanella.
"No one wants to cook a big, elaborate meal on Monday after work," says Levine. "So this is a good way to start the week on a healthy note."
She's also noticed that most of her meatless recipes take a little less time to prepare -- and cost a little less. Especially if she's swapping meat for beans.
Measuring Success
Like any good ad man, Sid Lerner takes time to measure his success. He got a question put into a public opinion survey recently, and he found that about 20 percent of people had heard about the concept of Meatless Monday.
But the meat industry does not think this is a trend.
"I'm not so sure that it's taking off among the general population," says Janet Riley, vice president of the meat and poultry trade group American Meat Institute.
"It seems if you're concerned about people's health, you'd want to have a Vegetable Tuesday or Whole Grains Wednesday. But now, we're telling people to give up meat, and that's unfortunate," says Riley. She says she suspects that this movement is being pushed by people who care more about animal rights than human nutrition.
Lerner says he can't see how his one-day-a-week campaign is a threat. He does still eat meat, after all. So far, he says he's really surprised by how many people are paying attention. But then again, he never expected to sell so much Charmin, either.


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We love the game, what it means — the adversity, the teamwork and the whole lessons of life that are taught on this field. To see it come full circle to have my son Paxton here and to have the Salt Lake Bees organization honor him … it's really special. – Dave Norton, father of Paxton Norton
SALT LAKE CITY — Some kids are just special; their entire existence is undoubtedly a miracle. The fight in their little souls is awe-inspiring, the joy in their faces heart melting. Though it takes effort just to survive, their ability to shed light on people, to influence others to be better people is effortless.
Paxton Norton is not only one of those extremely special kids, but he is quite literally one in a million — or possibly even billions. Norton was born with a deletion on his seventh chromosome — 7-Q deletion syndrome — which affects every cell throughout his nearly 3-year-old body. He was not expected to live through birth, but he has defied the odds, affecting his family's outlook on life.
"With all the pain and struggles he's been through — to see how much he smiles, how much he laughs, how much he beams with joy — you cant help but smile and be glad yourself," Paxton's father, Dave Norton, said.
Baseball makes Paxton light up, so the Sons of Baseball Foundation and the Salt Lake Bees put on an MVP experience for the entire Norton family on Monday night. During batting practice prior to the game, Norton grinned with every cracking sound of a bat as his brothers played catch alongside the Bees' players.
"He loves that unique sound of that bat hitting the ball, and that's really fun to watch his reaction to that," Dave Norton said.
Throughout the night, Bees' players and staff warmly greeted Paxton and his family. Recognizing the daily struggles of the young family, both the Sons of Baseball and the Bees wanted to give them an experience that they would not forget. The Nortons were showered with autographed baseballs and bats, Bees jerseys, love and respect from every player in the locker room.
"We love the game, what it means — the adversity, the teamwork and the whole lessons of life that are taught on this field," Dave said. "To see it come full circle to have my son Paxton here and to have the Salt Lake Bees organization honor him … it's really special."
As Paxton took the field for the first pitch, Dave, a father of three children, saw how baseball has changed his own life and how it continues to affect him everyday. As a former Utah pitcher, Dave pitched on the very same mound where Paxton sat as he pushed his baseball out onto the field for the first pitch.
"For Paxton to be invited here to come throw out the first pitch, from this mound where I trained, is so special, so unique," Dave Norton said. "How many boys have that chance? We're just grateful and humbled by it."
Baseball is often referred to as a family game, and it's something that keeps the Norton family close. Paxton's grandmother, Melanie Rasband, explained that Dave never forced baseball on Paxton, he just naturally gravitated towards it. Paxton has a stuffed baseball, which is his favorite toy, and when he sees it, his entire face lights up.
"Dave played baseball, and it's been a part of the Norton family," Rasband said. "We've just gotten swallowed up in it. There's something magical about a baseball, and you can tell with Paxton. When things really mean something to him, he just radiates and glows."
Although the Norton family shares a love for baseball, Paxton's birth soon became the love everyone shared. The young toddler has brought family and friends closer than ever before. Paxton brings joy to all who know him, and throughout the 34 total surgeries Paxton has endured, the Norton family has relied on support from family and friends.
"That's our support network, our family and our closest friends, who rallied around us for these past two plus years," Dave said. "To get Paxton to this point, it has taken all those individuals and several more who couldn't come tonight."
Paxton's older brother, Camden, sees Paxton's struggles and small victories everyday.
"So, Paxton, he's a great brother," Camden said. "What's cool is that he didn't die, he survived. … He's a special brother."
Since Paxton has such a rare condition, it is hard for the Norton family to know what to expect in the future. Dave and his wife Shannon Norton said they want to see Paxton develop as much as he possibly can so he can really enjoy all that life has to offer.
"For me, I don't have a lot of high expectations, but I want Paxton to be able to do things that he wants to do," Shannon said. "For him, moving around and exploring is really important. So we do a lot of therapy that way, just to help him not feel held back in the things that he wants to do."
Although every improvement Paxton makes is taken in stride, the Norton family has come to truly celebrate the small victories.
Whitney O'Bannon is a web sports writer for DeseretNews.com. Follow her at twitter.com/whitney_oban


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BERLIN — Air France and Germany's two biggest airlines decided Friday to resume flights to Tel Aviv after cancelling operations for several days over safety concerns.
Germany's Lufthansa said it would resume flights in stages starting Saturday morning. The decision also applies to its subsidiaries Germanwings, Austrian Airlines, Swiss and Brussels Airlines.
Air France said its first flight to Tel Aviv would leave Paris on Friday night. Germany's second-biggest carrier, Air Berlin, said that it would start flying midday Saturday.
Lufthansa said its decision was taken "on the basis of the most up-to-date information we have available and our own assessment of the local security situation." Air France cited "analyses carried out by the French government, other European Union countries and the United States."
The European Aviation Safety Agency on Thursday lifted a recommendation that airlines refrain from flying to Israel's main airport, which it made because of safety concerns after a Hamas missile landed nearby this week.


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O'Reilly Maker
Lefred pointed us to O'Reilly Maker
This one really is my preferred one
It's sad, but so true.
This Nokia rant makes me wonder where the Mac version is.
Didn't Scott Adams already write this one ?
That's Wally right ? :)
And even the IT Crowd also has it's own manual already.


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Around Coachella time, we find ourselves searching for the most bangin' parties. In the previous years, FILTER Magazine, Anthem Magazine, Vestal, MLF, Vice, Ace Hotel, and many others hosted some of the wildest parties. Check out our Facebook Page for RSVP info!
944 Magazine and T-Mobile presents Neon Carnival 2012, hosted by Brent Bolthouse! Come by and enjoy the intoxicating carnival with all your favorite attractions and sets by DJ Jesse Marco and DJ Kayper. The carnival has everything from Oompa Loompas to clowns on stilts. Celebrities such as Danny Devito and Paris Hilton have attended the event in the previous years. The event is held at an airplane hanger near the Empire Polo Fields. It's gonna be a wild one, so don't miss out!
In 2011, Vestal watch company hosted "Vestal Village", a massive party at a desert estate sponsored by Red Bull, near Coachella. They will be hosting another party in 2012, so stay tuned for the line up and more info!
The Do-Over and Adidas will be hosting their Coachella party at the Ace Hotel on April 15 and 22. Special guests will be spinning, so don't miss out! RSVP HERE!
KCRW will be hosting their party at El Saguero, on April 13-15 and April 20-22. The line-up features Busy P, Brodinski, Aeroplane, Nosaj Thing, Tokimonsta, KCRW's DJs Jason Bentley, Mario Coto, Raul Campos, and more! RSVP HERE!
It's a special year for FILTER Magazine as they celebrate the publication's 10 years of operation. FILTER is hosting their 10th Annual Coachella Kick Off Party, held at the Corona Yacht Club in Coachella. The line up in 2011 featured artists like Dam-Funk, Theophilus London, Active Child, and Fat Lip.
Ace Hotel Palm Springs will be hosting their annual Desert Gold event, from April 13-22!
As is our tradition, we'll be celebrating with Desert Gold during Coachella — this year the Roadside Attraction edition brings together pan-global congregants of the church of music from electronica and jazz traditions to Afrobeat and beyond with artists, designers and wanderers to create an atmosphere evocative of the oddities and wonders that dot the highways of the West. This thing has a life of its own and its growing, so stay tuned.
Just a few of the happenings: DJs for Awesome Tapes from Africa, a Brainfeeder Records showcase, Jeremy Sole, a party by The Do-Over crew, Tom Tom Magazine beatmakers and percussionists, and many more mysterious surprises.
Belvedere Vodka will be hosting their "Belve Music Lounge" event on April 13-14. Swing by and take a dip, 'cause this party is dope! RSVP HERE!
Night Vision Entertainment presents Mirage Poolside Lounge from April 14-15. DJs Cedric Gervais and Manufactured Superstars will be spinning at the event. This will be a closed event for private invites.
Hard Rock Hotel is hosting their "Music Mansion" party from April 13-15. Escape the desert and party like a rockstar. RSVP HERE!
"VICE and the JanSport Bonfire Sessions are heading to Palm Springs for an awesome free party with Crystal Antlers, Bleached and FIDLAR at a super secret location on April 21st." RSVP Here.
For all you weekend 2 goers, Music Loves Fashion is back! This year, they will be hosting the event at El Saguaro Line up and more info coming soon. Book your rooms soon, before they sell out! Don't miss out! Buy tickets HERE!
Lacoste L!VE, Puma, Mulberry, Foam Magazine, and Rolling Stone Magazine will also be hosting an event from April 13-15. Fliers and info to be released soon. Remember to check our Facebook Pagefor more RSVP info!..
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This morning Jim Weiss announced the opening of the W2O Group Center for Social Commerce with the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Here's how it went.
The Next Generation of Communications : Excited to announce Center for Social Commerce with @NewhouseSU #W2ONewhouse http://w.cg/TeX5yL
Excited to announce the @W2OGroup Center for Social Commerce with @NewhouseSU #W2ONewhouse http://w.cg/TeX5yL
Syracuse alum & @W2OGroup founder and CEO @Weissword announces Center for Social Commerce w/ @NewhouseSU #W2ONewhouse http://w.cg/TeX5yLFri, Nov 09 2012 05:36:59
The Next Generation of Communications : @W2OGroup announces Center for Social Commerce with @NewhouseSU #W2ONewhouse http://w.cg/TeX5yL
In the morning he gave a few interviews about his $100,000 grant project.
Students helping with the big @NewhouseSU and @w2ogroup announcement! #W2ONewhouse http://pic.twitter.com/AVDbRq5PFri, Nov 09 2012 05:43:05
At around 9am an e-mail was sent from PRSSA to "influential" tweeters at Syracuse University about a "W2O Group Social Media Contest" in which two people who follow @W2OGroup and tweet about the event will be chosen at random for two $50 gift cards. It seemed to be a pretty effective contest because most of the tweet were promotional and using language identical to their sample language.
Announcing… The @W2OGroup Center for Social Commerce with @NewhouseSU #W2ONewhouse http://w.cg/TeX5yLFri, Nov 09 2012 06:20:39
SO cool! @NewhouseSU new home of @W2OGroup Center for Social Commerce – preparing students for real world! #W2ONewhouse http://ow.ly/f9If3Fri, Nov 09 2012 06:21:05
@WeissWords of @W2OGroup preparing to give a presentation on Social Commerce and make an announcement #NHPRDay #W2ONewhouseFri, Nov 09 2012 08:31:08
Jim Weiss of @w2ogroup #w2onewhouse #NHPRDay @NewhousePR http://pic.twitter.com/jm1PSEOnFri, Nov 09 2012 08:31:40
Our own @WeissWord takes the stage for #W2ONewhouse #socialcommerce talk. @W2OGroup http://pic.twitter.com/DFSydKCgFri, Nov 09 2012 08:34:13
He began by discussing the importance of big data.
"Micro targeting powered by big data can make something really big happen." – @weissword #NHPRDAY #W2ONewhouseFri, Nov 09 2012 08:34:59
– @weissword calls Obama campaign "micro targeting on steroids" #NHPRDAY #W2ONewhouseFri, Nov 09 2012 08:36:31
@WeissWord: Usung data is critical to doing communications jobs better #NHPRDAY #W2ONewhouseFri, Nov 09 2012 08:38:30
He then moved onto describing the changing media landscape.
@WeissWord discussing how we've changed the way we consume media: more online, more channels of receiving information #w2ONewhouse #NHPRDayFri, Nov 09 2012 08:40:01
"Are you creating communication that can live on a device? Does it have impact on that device?" -Jim Weiss #W2ONewhouse #NHPRDayFri, Nov 09 2012 08:41:16
Four drivers of change: Newsflow, human behavior, media consumption patterns, and the social footprint #W2ONewhouse @W2OGroup #NHPRDayFri, Nov 09 2012 08:43:06
Awesome crowd in the Herg for @WeissWord announcement on Center for Social Commerce #W2ONewhouse @W2OGroup #NHPRDay http://pic.twitter.com/WyylBrFtFri, Nov 09 2012 08:43:50
Four drivers of change: newsflow, human behavior, consumption patterns and social footprint #w2onewhouse #NHPRDay http://pic.twitter.com/2sQQ07yyFri, Nov 09 2012 08:46:53
..and finally came the unveiling of the new center.
– @NewhouseSU @W2Ogroup = #W2ONewhouse Cntr for #SocialCommerce http://ow.ly/1Ptker #NHPRDay http://twitpic.com/bbr211Fri, Nov 09 2012 08:47:04
He spoke about what PR professionals need to focus on and he specifically mentioned how people are more interested in photo and video than text-only press releases.
Stories must be told in different ways to succeed – words only won't get far – people are visual learners #NHPRDAY #W2ONewhouseFri, Nov 09 2012 08:50:49
65% of people believe they are visual learners- use video and pictures to tell stories @WeissWord #NHPRDAY #W2ONewhouseFri, Nov 09 2012 08:50:12
News flow drivers: blogs, Twitter, FB wall, mainstream media and video #W2ONewhouse #NHPRDayFri, Nov 09 2012 08:52:20
He then discussed the change from having a 'media list' of 200 contact to targeting 5 whose content really reaches your target audience.
Do a 'surround sound' for the person you influence- look at who they influence and who influences them #W2ONewhouseFri, Nov 09 2012 08:55:32
50 key people drive conversation about your brand – @weissworld #W2ONewhouse #NHPRDay @NewhousePRFri, Nov 09 2012 08:53:24
The evolution from advertising to storytizing…The ability to match passion and actiok with new content #W2ONewhouseFri, Nov 09 2012 08:56:06
"@WeissWord #NHPRDAY #W2ONewhouse "what is cool about Newhouse is that it is a business school,don't forget that"Fri, Nov 09 2012 09:00:56
There was a lot of support for the center
The @W2OGroup Center for Social Commerce will help put our students ahead of the curve and the competition #W2ONewhouse #NHPRDay @NewhousePRFri, Nov 09 2012 09:08:58
But nobody had yet explained what the center will actually do.
Can someone explain exactly what it is? #W2ONewhouse #centerforsocialcommerceFri, Nov 09 2012 09:08:03
In the press release though, it says,
This partnership will provide opportunities for Newhouse students and professors to rotate through the various W2O Group offices in San Francisco, Austin, Los Angeles, New York and London, interact with the firm's clients, and learn from experts in analytics, digital, social, corporate, technology and research areas. In return, senior W2O Group leaders will guest lecture at Newhouse and work with the University's faculty to create new courses and update existing ones.
Syracuse University's Newhouse School and W2O Group Partner to Form Center for Social Commerce to Prepare Next Generation of Communications Professionals to Compete in Rapidly Changing Media WorldSYRACUSE, NY and SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Nov 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communic…0
Weiss said the center opens now and that students would benefit but there doesn't yet seem to be any concrete plans in place for lectures or other events that will benefit current students.
Question period was short but there were some helpful answers.
"You learn more from failure. So I hope you fail. Fail fast and move on." @WeissWord #w2ONewhouse #NHPRDayFri, Nov 09 2012 09:17:31
I asked given that Newhouse prides itself on being innovative and using a curriculum that meets the needs of the real world, if photography and videography should be required part of the curriculum for all PR students.
Weiss answered with an unambiguous yes. He said despite some recent arguments about whether that should be left to advertising or creatives he said brands, including larger ones like Hersey need PR people to create visual content on a small budget, meaning it falls to public relations professionals.


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Sixth game of the evening against Hyperplex
Thank you to Insomnia Gaming for putting together this competition!
You can catch me playing live over at Twitch every weeknight (and possibly weekends) at 8:00pm!
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Help me raise money for Duke Children's Hospital by going to my personal Extra Life page!
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Are you searching for new authors to fall in love with?
Are you trying and trying to find that new book to fall in love with?
Well friends, it's your lucky day … The Blogger Book Fair is your answer!
This is the event where you have the opportunity to discover dozens of new authors.
With bloggers and authors teaming up to offer giveaways or discounts – You can find that Brand New book for a great price – Possibly even FREE!
Bloggers across the net are teaming up with authors to showcase authors' works –
This year the Blogger Book Fair runs from February 7th – 10th.
Be sure to check out the website for more information! You don't want to miss is it!
Readers – This event only happens twice a year …
Go NOW to the Blogger Book Fair web page to get all the info you need. You wouldn't want to miss out on this opportunity. Great new authors and books are hard to come by – Find yours this February at the BLOGGER BOOK FAIR, February 7th – 10th!
Who knows – You might just find yourself a BRAND NEW favorite author and series!
P.S. Be sure to follow the Blogger Book Fair blog as well. You'll find it in the right bar of the web page. Don't miss out on the Blogger Book Fair news. Thanks Again!


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Sunday, July 01, 2012
Landycakes leaving LaLaLand?
The questions have been asked for some time now, will Landon Dononvan ever leave MLS for a bigger stage in Europe, specifically a full time move to the bad guys of Merseyside, Everton, where he's twice starred on loan during the MLS off-season.
Will there's certainly been grist for that mill lately. First off, it's been widely reported that he has put his 4 million bachelor pad in Manhattan Beach up for sale. Now many people may ask "what's the big deal?" Landycakes putting his place on the market, BFD" Well true, but as has been pointed out by the ever reliable MLS Rumors, Ruud Gullit put his house up for sale & a short while later, the guy was canned from has brief, but disasterous tenure as Galaxy manager. These real estate transactions are often a harbinger of things to come. Though, from the looks of the place, I cannot understand how anybody could ever give up all that to move to Merseyside to play for the Toffees. It's not worth it, that's for damn sure
Secondly have been the persistent rumours of the arrival to the HDC of yet another DP for Los Angeles. Everyone from Alex Del Piero, to Clarence Seedorf (although he's just signed with Botafogo in Brazil) & now the latest rumour is a resurrected one linking the Galaxy with Frank Lampard. Now unless the league twists the rules again to accomodate the whims of AEG & Goldenballs which isn't too far-fetched if we were to go on past experiences, one of the DP's have to go. Becks, we know, ain't going nowhere anytime soon, that's for sure & there have been no credible reports in regard to a return to England for Robbie Keane, so that leaves Donovan.
I for one think, that should Donovan wish to leave for a chance to be a full time regular for an EPL club, even if it's only for the likes of rinky dink, little Everton, then MLS & the Galaxy should do absolutely nothing to deter him & allow Landon to pursue this dream. Much as many of us, especially those of us who are TFC fans, enjoy taking the piss out of good ol' Landycakes, no one can deny how beneficial his contributions to MLS have been. He's been the American face of the league for the better part of a decade & the greatest player in its history. Enough can't be said about how much Landon has done much to boost MLS's profile & reputation at home & abroad. Being a transcendent figure for a still growing league, cracking in the mainstream sporting consciousness at home & an apostle of North American soccer abroad, it had been critical for MLS to keep their goldenboy at home & happy.
Can Landycakes be kept at home any longer, though? I believe he has done more than his fair share in building the sport over here & if he wishes to leave & head to the Premier League permanently, then Landon Donovan should be allowed to go, & with all our appreciation & respect for all he has done.
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NY top court putting documents online
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Court of Appeals is launching an online service to improve filing records and briefs that for the first time offers access to documents through a searchable database.
The system, called Court-PASS, will be kept as a permanent public archive for documents related to cases at the state's highest court that were pending or filed after Jan. 1.
Officials say anyone may search the database for free and view or download documents from every stage of a case. It will include papers for civil motions that have been granted and briefs and records in civil and criminal appeals.
It will incorporate videos and transcripts of oral arguments as well as court decisions, already available on the court's website. It launches next month.


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Gannon's Martial Arts classes turns kids into Karate and kickboxing champions!
We have been teaching children martial arts and karate near you, to help them become more confident and healthy for over 20 years at our martial arts and kickboxing schools. This is achieved by teaching them the best in karate, kickboxing and self defence. We also specialise in teaching children how to STOP the bully with our unique anti bullying programme.
Your child will learn from genuine high ranking, award winning black belt instructors, who are not only experts in teaching children karate, kickboxing and self defence, but also walk the talk and are great role models.
Gannon's Martial Arts classes turns kids into Karate and kickboxing champions!
We have been teaching children martial arts and karate near you, to help them become more confident and healthy for over 20 years at our martial arts schools. This is achieved by teaching them the best in karate, kickboxing and mixed martial arts. We also specialise in teaching children how to STOP the bully with our unique anti bullying programme.
Your child will learn from genuine high ranking, award winning black belt instructors, who are not only experts in teaching children, but are also walk the talk and are great role models.
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School pressure, peer pressure, instilling proper values, demanding extra school curricular activities.
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I understand what parents like you are having to deal with these days. I have met hundreds of parents just like you, and I have to say it can be challenging time being a child these days.
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Hearty and satisfying, the tangy tomato goodness of this dish appeals even to people who don't care much for eggplant.
Tempeh Eggplant Florentine
Sunflower Seed Bread
Sunflower seed bread makes a great general-purpose loaf for sandwiches, toast, and more. You can use it with sweet dishes or savory dishes.
Tofu Barley Soup with Spinach
The next time you are longing for a savory and satisfying soup, give this Thai-spiced recipe a try.
Sunflower Seed Toast
The next time you need a quick breakfast or snack and feel like having something different, give this recipe a try.
Holiday Evening Soup
This thick, spicy soup is an excellent treat on a cold fall day near the holidays.
Quick Stuffing
An easy stuffing recipe that's great for a quick lunch.
Bread Machine Pizza Dough
With a bread machine, pizza is really easy to make.
Hoppin James
Make this dish on New Year's Day for good luck!
Faux Cheese Sauce
Non-dairy cheese sauce made with nutritional yeast.
Vegan Gravy
This vegan gravy is surprisingly rich and flavorful.


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Lowe's, Home Depot in Strike Spotlight
Negotiations have failed between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, raising the threat of a longshoreman's strike against U.S. ports on East and Gulf Coasts. The Alliance represents container ship carriers, and a strike against the carriers jeopardizes shipments of goods to retailers in a variety of sectors.
One of the hardest hit could be the home improvement stores, including Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) and The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD), both of which depend on sales in the first half of the year as consumers prepare for the coming spring and summer. The union contract expires on December 29, and although a new round of mediated negotiations is taking place, a strike appears certain.
Clothing retailers also could be hurt by a strike as they begin to stuff their shelves with spring merchandise in February. Bloomberg reports that many retailers have shifted suppliers from China to South America, which could worsen the effect of the strike because most South American goods enter the United States through East Coast ports.
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) would also be affected because cargo would neither be taken off ships nor moved out of port warehouses.
A strike at West Coast ports lasted for eight days last month and was concluded without intervention by President Obama, who has been encouraged by the National Retail Federation to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to prevent a strike at the East and Gulf Coast ports.
Paul Ausick
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Around Cubeville, I'm known for my brownies.
1 box brownie mix (Betty Crocker Original Browni Supreme is my favorite, but any will work)
1/2 the oil called for on the box
The amount of oil called for on the box of Hershey's syrup
The water and oil called for on the box
6oz semi-sweet chocolate chips (dark chocolate M&Ms can be used as well)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix it all together and very slightly underbake.
These are extra chocoately and everyone loves them.
Cost is ~$5 for a 9x13 pan.


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A race against the clock, and I read it fast to see what would happen.
ebook, 160ish
Published June 30th 2015 by Sierra Dean
Dog Days #4
Urban fantasy romance/ YA
For review
ebook, 160ish
Published June 30th 2015 by Sierra Dean
Dog Days #4
Urban fantasy romance/ YA
For review
I would not have guessed paranormal based on that cover, but this series sounds fantastic! I'll have to check out book one:)ReplyDelete
Oh hey. As long as you liked it. :) That's all that matters!ReplyDelete
Great to hear that it had a good ending with the romanceReplyDelete
YA paranormal romance...yeah, not my thing. And the cover is not right.ReplyDelete
I haven't heard of this series - and the cover doesn't say paranormal to me either.ReplyDelete
I'm waiting for my reading mood to change to read this one. I really want to enjoy it and with the way I'm feeling lately I'm not sure I will... So... later. :(ReplyDelete
I am with Jenny, I would have never guesssed this was paranormal looking at the cover. I am very curious about this, I don't recall the first two books.... going to look.ReplyDelete
Sounds cute. I'll have to look for it. Haven't been reading much PNR or UF.ReplyDelete
This sounds good. I'm not usually a fan of YA, but I think I'll check this one out.ReplyDelete
I'm so late with this series, I need to read book 2ReplyDelete
The cover looks like contemporary romance. It sounds pretty good.ReplyDelete
Sounds good, but I don't know about the sadness. I can't handle sadness in the summer, lol :) But at the same time, I think it's great when we find a book that gets to us like that. Even if it causes sadness :) Great review.ReplyDelete
Eep! At least it ended happy
Karen @For What It's Worth
Oh wow this is paranormal. ..cool.ReplyDelete
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Yay for an author who didn't drag things out!ReplyDelete
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They were hiding behind hay bales,
And I was just getting up, hit the road before it's light
Trying to catch an hour on the sun
When I saw those thrashers rolling by,
Looking more than two lanes wide
I was feelin' like my day had just begun.
Where the eagle glides ascending
There's an ancient river bending
Down the timeless gorge of changes
Where sleeplessness awaits
I searched out my companions,
Who were lost in crystal canyons
When the aimless blade of science
Slashed the pearly gates.
It was then I knew I'd had enough,
Burned my credit card for fuel
Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand
With a one-way ticket to the land of truth
And my suitcase in my hand
How I lost my friends I still don't understand.
They had the best selection,
They were poisoned with protection
There was nothing that they needed,
Nothing left to find
They were lost in rock formations
Or became park bench mutations
On the sidewalks and in the stations
They were waiting, waiting.
So I got bored and left them there,
They were just deadweight to me
Better down the road without that load
Brings back the time when I was eight or nine
I was watchin' my mama's T.V.,
It was that great Grand Canyon rescue episode.
Where the vulture glides descending
On an asphalt highway bending
Thru libraries and museums, galaxies and stars
Down the windy halls of friendship
To the rose clipped by the bullwhip
The motel of lost companions
Waits with heated pool and bar.
But me I'm not stopping there,
Got my own row left to hoe
Just another line in the field of time
When the thrashers comes, I'll be stuck in the sun
Like the dinosaurs in shrines
But I'll know the time has come
To give what's mine.


text: I am considering the Smart Alec backpack for certain trips where I want to travel light, or at least as an excursion bag if I want to leave my main suitcase in the hotel and take a short side trip. (I am NOT an ultralight traveler!) If it is not holding any computer equipment, which packing cubes, and how many, fit well in this bag? I would appreciate insight from those who have used it.


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LONDON – Babies who are breastfed are less likely to grow into children with behaviour problems by the time they reach the age of five than those who receive formula milk, scientists said on Tuesday.
In a study in the Archives of Disease in Childhood journal, British researchers used a "strengths and difficulties" questionnaire completed by parents about their children and found that abnormal scores were less common in children who were breastfed for at least four months.
Maria Quigley of the national perinatal epidemiology unit at Oxford University, who led the work, said the findings "provide even more evidence for the benefits of breastfeeding."
"Mothers who want to breastfeed should be given all the support they need. Many women struggle to breastfeed for as long as they might otherwise like, and many don't receive the support that might make a difference," she said in a statement.
Some benefits of breastfeeding are already well known — for example breastfed babies have lower rates of infections, and mothers who breastfeed have a reduced risk of breast cancer.
A range of other health and child development benefits have also been suggested — such as fewer behavioural problems and lower levels of obesity — but the British team said evidence for these has been inconsistent across different studies.
In this study researchers from the universities of Oxford, Essex, York and from University College London used a nationwide British survey of babies born in 2000-2001 called the Millennium Cohort Study and included data for more than 9,500 mothers and babies born at full term to families of white ethnic background.
They used data on whether mothers had breastfed and how long for and combined these with the results of the "strengths and difficulties" questionnaire used for identifying children with possible behavioural problems.
They found abnormal scores for the questionnaires, which indicate potential behavioural problems, were less common in children breastfed for at least four months — at 6 percent –than in formula fed children — at 16 percent.
The lower risk of a full-term breastfed child having abnormal scores for behaviour was also evident even when the researchers took into account other important influences such as socio-economic or parental factors.
"We're not necessarily talking about tearaway, unmanageable five-year-old kids," said Quigley. "It might be unusual anxiousness, restlessness, inability to socialise with other children or play fully in groups."
The researchers said one possible reason for the findings was that breast milk contains large amounts of essential long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, growth factors and hormones which are important in brain and nervous system development.
The results might also be explained by the fact that breastfeeding leads to more interaction between mother and child and better learning of acceptable behaviours, they said.
Peter Kinderman, a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Liverpool, who was not involved in the study, said it was a good piece of research with important findings.
"Positive bonding between parent and child is known to be fantastically helpful for development," he said. "This is more evidence of the importance of breastfeeding and mother-baby attachment, not just for physical health but also for the psychological development of the child."
Long live Feminism, who feed TIN food instead breastfeed to save their Beauty. [ Ref : She stopped breast feed; to save her Beauty.


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One Million Moms Against Ellen
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News Archive
Friday, July 3 2015
Team PrISUm confident of quick laps at this month's Formula Sun Grand Prix
The students of Team PrISUm are preparing their solar racing car for this month's Formula Sun Grand Prix at the Formula 1 track in Austin, Texas. The team is confident its car, Phaëton, can turn some very fast laps.
New research outlines potential for 'slow money' in local food and sustainable agriculture
Recently published research from Iowa State University shines a spotlight on the "slow money" movement, which seeks to match locally produced and environmentally friendly food and artisanal products and services with fresh capital investment.
Ames-based VenuWorks will manage Iowa State Center
Iowa State has selected a new management company to oversee the Iowa State Center, which includes Stephens Auditorium, Fisher Theater and the Scheman Building. VenuWorks will manage events, conferences, catering and concessions beginning Aug. 1.
Iowa State's Steve Kawaler helps sleuth out the timing of famous V-J Day kiss, photo
Iowa State's Steve Kawaler helped a team of celestial sleuths study old maps, photos and sun data to determine the exact time of the famous V-J Day kiss photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt. Their findings -- 5:51 p.m. on Aug. 14, 1945 -- are published in the August issue of Sky & Telescope under the title "Telltale Sun and Shadow: Astronomy & the VJ Day Kiss."
Decision to remove artificial ingredients a challenge, says Iowa State professor
Several major food companies have announced plans to remove artificial ingredients, such as color and flavor, from their products within the next few years. It's a move driven by consumer demand and one that will be a challenge for the industry, says Lester Wilson, University Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University.
Iowa State engineers develop micro-tentacles so tiny robots can handle delicate objects
Jaeyoun (Jay) Kim and his research group have developed microrobotic tentacles that can be the hands and fingers of small robots designed to safely handle delicate objects. The engineers describe their micro-tentacles in the journal Scientific Reports.
Injured bald eagle that underwent surgery at Iowa State successfully released into wild
A rehabilitated bald eagle that underwent surgery earlier this year at Iowa State University to repair a broken wing has made a successful recovery and was released back into the wild this week.
ISU's Grevstad-Nordbrock is building the state's first historic preservation degree program
When the state historic preservation annual conference convenes in Winterset June 25, there will be a new kid on the block. And Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock, who opened up shop at Iowa State in January, is eager to hang out his shingle statewide. Although Grevstad-Nordbrock may be new to the state, he's been involved in historic preservation for years. Now, as an assistant professor of community and regional planning, he is tasked with developing a new, multidisciplinary program in historic preservation within ISU's College of Design.
Iowa State University expands sports turf research
A four-acre stretch of land at the ISU Horticulture Research Station north of Ames will allow ISU researchers to experiment with soil content and management practices to improve sports turf across the Midwest.
Iowa State researchers find little evidence to support skills gap claims
A shortage of skilled workers is often the reason many employers say they struggle to find qualified employees to fill vacancies or expand their business. It's become such a concern that public officials in many states are looking for solutions to grow a skilled workforce to meet these needs. However, an Iowa State University economic analysis of national and statewide employment, education and population data finds that some of the evidence used to support the skills gap debate is weak.
Cyclone Racing adds wings to formula racer, looks for quicker laps on track
The student-engineers of Cyclone Racing have been busy designing and building wings for their mini open-wheel racing car. Computer simulations say the wings should increase cornering speeds and cut lap times. The students will see what happens on actual race tracks during competitions this month in Canada and Nebraska.
Iowa State, Northern Iowa to cooperate on protecting, managing some UNI inventions
A new agreement gives the University of Northern Iowa and its intellectual property office access to Iowa State's expertise in protecting and commercializing campus inventions. Officials on both campuses say the agreement is an example of two Regents universities working together to share resources, expertise and revenue.


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The cash-strapped French government is getting ready to auction some of its fine wines in order to raise money and invest in more modest vintages.
The move comes as governments across Europe look to tighten their belts and tone down displays of lavish spending. Austerity budgets have squeezed living standards for many and left millions out of work.
Wine aficionados will have the chance to snag a bottle on the cheap, with many bottles set to sell for less than 100 euros, which is equivalent to $132.
A spokesperson at the Parisian auction house Drouot, which is organizing the sale at the end of May, estimates that the wines will fetch 250,000 euros - a drop in the ocean of France's 100 billion euro budget deficit.
Related: The lucrative business of cigarette smuggling
The 12,000-plus bottles that are going under the hammer will range in price from 15 euros to 2,200 euros, according to Drouot estimates.
The majority of the wines being sold are from the Bordeaux and Burgundy regions, and all of the wines have been served to presidents past and present.
The upcoming sale represents 10% of the presidential wine cellar.
France borrowed more than expected last year as its economy stagnated, and it may need more time to meet EU budget targets.
This is the second time this year that a European government has felt compelled to hold a wine auction. In March, the U.K. teamed up with Christie's to hold its first-ever wine auction, raising nearly £75,000 that will be used to subsidize the cost of entertaining foreign guests.


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|My First St Patrick's Parade and Festival as a Dublin, GA resident
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Hello all. Please visit my blog for my take on living in Dublin, GA and what it is like to restore a 137 year old house, the oldest in town, The Capt Hardy Smith House. Be sure to visit my blog often as I devote most of my time there. http://livingindublinga.blogspot.com/
Yesterday, I enjoyed my first St Patrick's Parade and Festival as an offical Dublin, Laurens county resident. Not to mention yesterday was the first offical day of Spring as well. After looking in the front yard as a reminder of spring, there were bee mounds everywhere! They looked like little mole or groundhog mounds! I actually saw a couple of bees coming out of their little holes. Time to put up the window screens and apply the sunscreen lotion so I can play in the dirt at the Capt Hardy Smith House.
It appeared that the St Patricks Parade and Festival traffic was heavier, the parade longer and the crowd larger than last year. It weather seemed warmer too. Beautiful blue skies with light winds dominated the day without a cloud in sight at least not until later in the afternoon did the clouds start to creep in. There was something for everyone to enjoy at the parade and festival yesterday. The parade was nearly 2 hours long and I enjoyed every minute of it despite the resulting mild sunburn I got. The festival food was delicious. It is amazing how people can come together, be creative and sell things so unique and beautiful. Seeing Hummingbird feeders and Windchimes made out of bottles were a pretty clever idea. The solar path lights with adorning motifs that were made from wood were quite interesting to look at as well. So I had the unique perspective to see both events and not have to walk more than two blocks from my home to enjoy it.
Check out my blog: [email protected] for a complete narrative and pictoral of the St Patricks Parade and festival from my point of view.
I am very fortunate to live at the Capt Hardy Smith House, the oldest home in Dublin and have easy access to alot of activities that this beautiful little town has to offer. My one year anniversary as a Dublin resident is April 30th. I am beginning to settle in more and more. The trips to my former hometown of Alpharetta, GA don't seem as appealing given the slower pace and the geniune southern hospitality that is more prevalent here in Dublin. Since living at the house, alot of work has been completed. All the work in the masterbedroom took nearly three months to complete. It is so beautiful now. I spend alot of time in there :) Waking up every morning with a ceiling fan attached to a 14' ceiling spinning above my head and a beautiful fireplace makes it all the time and effort worthwhile. Our new bathroom is nearly complete, with just a little touch up painting to do. Our central air and heating has been working perfectly to keep us warm this past winter and so far, no glitches in our electricity throughout the house. One of our guest bedrooms is completely renovated and furnished. We have a functional, working kitchen and stairs have been built in the back part of the house to utilize storage space above the kitchen.
Working on the Capt Hardy Smith House has been a labor of love. I have been given the priviledge of choosing the colors and lights for the house. I have been whisked from apartment living to living in such a beautiful, historic home. What an amazing change. Next on the horizon of never ending projects at the Hardy Smith House will focus on the yard. About 150 or so Oconee River rocks have been found in the basement area in the back part of the house. They are all stacked outside of where they were found and will be put to use for perimeter fencing and other projects. As I took at closer look at the rocks, I noticed many of them have fossilized sea shells embedded within them. Alot of them even looked like fossilized sea reef. I did a little research on the Oconee River and those rocks came from the Atlantic Ocean millions of years of ago from sea life, clay, sand, mud sediment mixing together to form these ancient rocks. Pretty cool stuff. During the unearthing of the river rocks, old bottles in various sizes, shapes and colors, most of which pre or post date the early 1900s were found. A silver lipstick holder, a silver pin with a monogram initial, a medicine bottle with a silver spoon, some marbles, chunks of coal were also found. The Capt Hardy Smith House dig excavation continues with excitement. Check out my blog and the official Capt Hardy Smith blog link which can be found by scrolling to near the bottom of my blogspot page for narrative and pictures of what was found.
As I settle back into my daily routine at the Capt Hardy Smith house and life in Dublin, it is almost as if I never left home to begin with.
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I am counting down to 'Super Saturday' which is when the St Patrick's Parade and Festival is scheduled to commence. This will be my first St Patrick's Parade and Festival celebration as an offical resident of Dublin, GA. I came to the event last year but I have a special sense of pride in knowing I am now an offical resident of Laurens county. I mark my one year anniversary as resident of Dublin on April 30th.
Now, for the the latest developments at the Capt Hardy Smith house. The last entry stated, 'the stairs will be built'. The stairs have been built and the space above the rooms in the back of the house have been fully utilized. We now have, relatively speaking, a workable kitchen. We are able to cook and use the oven, microwave to cook our meals and sit comfortably at our table to enjoy our meals. We are in the process of preparing to install cabinetry to begin the next phase of the kitchen renovation project. Temporary yet strong laminate flooring has been installed in the kitchen. We plan to tile it at a later time. We have to do alot of major projects on the house in stages because there is so much work to do. It is time to replace the air filter. So we are waiting for someone to come out to replace it and to show us how to do it as well.
The bathroom is over 95% complete. Just 2 coats of tan trim in the crown molding and the ceiling need to be painted. We have had to postpone painting due to other projects. I have already put up pictures and other things on the walls to make the bathroom look 'homey'. The utility room is working beautifully and long showers are a wonderful luxury we take advantage of every day. Check out: [email protected] for the most recent pictures of the bathroom. The linen cabinet is FINALLY done...Well, almost! I want to paint a design on the front of the doors. I am researching my options. I have spring type arrangement of flowers adorning the top of the cabinet.
Once tax season is over for John, we plan to resume painting on the interior of the house where we left off. Once we get to a satisfactory point in that project, we then will begin to beautify the property with a new bed of grass, flowers, trees and bushes. For the last two months or so, John has been unearthing river rocks in the basement in the back part of the house that perhaps Captain Smith planned to use in additional construction projects. These rocks have been buried for over 100 years. So far John has recovered over 100 of these heavy and huge rocks. We plan to build perimeter fencing around the property using these rocks for the base and split rail fencing to complete the project. We have one very large dead tree in the back yard that John will be cutting down next month and another smaller tree that needs to come down. There is another tree next to the large one that is dying and will probably have to come down next season. Look forward to burning that wood in our fireplaces.
So please continue to visit my blog here or my blogspot.com entries for the latest developments at the Capt Hardy Smith House. Thanks for reading and enjoy the rest of this week.
Another rainy, cold day in Dublin. Got out and ran errands. Just driving around town in the rain, alot of ponding on roads and yards. The ground is so saturated with rain from previous weather events that I did not even go and see what our 'underground pool' in the back part of the house looks like. The rain was resistant today, so pumping out the water would just re-accumulate. We had to endure two weekends of cold weather before the heating and air installation were complete. Now, that we have central heat, we are very comfortable and happy at the Capt. Hardy Smith house.
We went out for some pasta at Johnny's New York Pizza, a restaurant on the west side of town on Bellevue ave. The restaurant walls had familar poster pictures of 'Gone With The Wind' and 'The Wizard Of Oz'. We finally found a place where I can get my pasta fix in Dublin. I was having pasta withdraw since moving here in April. The food was excellent and so was the service. We will be returning for future meals. Since we don't have a working kitchen yet, we go out alot for our meals.
Tomorrow, the stairs for the storage in the back part of the house will be built. A competing home improvement store will secure the last part our of lighting needs. That competing store is not located in Dublin. Once we secure the purchase of the last of our lighting/ceiling fan fixtures, the electrician can install all the fixtures we have in the next few days. The Capt. Hardy Smith House will really light up. I am so excited. What a transformation this house is undergoing. Once we get to a point where the house is ready to welcome visitors, a Open House will be announced. Thank you in advance for your patience.
We went to the local 'Piggly Wiggly' store tonight. I remember 'Piggly Wiggly' from the 70s. When I first moved to Dublin, I told John, I got to buy a 'Piggly Wiggly' t-shirt. I liked my first t-shirt so much I had to buy another one. I plan to turn heads by wearing it where people never heard of it. A great conversation starter :) John purchased a 4 bottle pack of 'Frostie' rootbeer. I have never heard of it before. Truly unique.
It is getting late and time to retire. Thanks for reading my blog today. Continue to visit for what I am up and with the house.
My name is Elizabeth Fortner. I have been a resident of Dublin, GA since April 30, 2009. I live in the historic Capt Hardy Smith house in downtown Dublin. This beautiful 136 year old house was spared from demolition a little over 2 years ago when John C Hall, Jr, CPA, of Atlanta, GA purchased it. Over the past two years, the house has undergone a series of transformations. The house went from drab to strikingly beautiful. I have been fortunate enough to see the house undergo a major interior renovation which is still in progress. The house now has central air/heat and a new bathroom (complete with claw bathtub, pedestal sink, shower, utility room for a washer/dryer)with a custom made linen cabinet. The 1" white porcelain hexagon tiles set the mood for a beautiful 1920s look.
Since I moved to Dublin, my living arrangements at the Capt Hardy Smith house have been challenging at best. Now, I am living in the 21st century, complete with most of all modern amenities. The next stage of the interior renovation will focus on the back part of the house. The house is separated into two main sections by a breezway with a working well. The back part of the house has a kitchen and another room, which used to be a formal dining room, I believe. Above those two rooms, will be used for storage. Stairs will have to be built in order to utilitze that space.
The masterbedroom is 95% complete. Crown molding needs to be added/painted and the baseboard trim finished/painted. The office, is about 90% complete. Crown molding needs to be added along with priming/painting. One of the upstairs guest bedrooms WAS 100% completed, until the electricians came in and destroyed the floorboards to drill the holes for the outlets. Now, John has to go back in that room, repaint the affected areas and apply another coat of polyurethene to the floors. The front/upstairs hallway and the walls along the stairs has a beautiful shade of pastel/pale yellow paint. Interesting we chose a certain shade of yellow because when John was sanding one of the upstairs walls, he discovered a previous occupant of the house used a similar shade of yellow that we chose. We decided, lets paint the walls yellow. Just one coat is on the walls now. We plan to add another coat and add a beautiful cucumber green to the upstairs hall in places to break up the color scheme. The bannister is nantucket blue with white trim on the rails.
By the way, the house is constructed of all tongue in groove, hardwood- beadboard pine. It feels hard as a rock to the touch. You don't find beadboard of this quality today. The entire house is has all hardwood floors which we plan to preserve. Even the unusually loud sonic boom of yesterday, which came from a stray fighter jet that went out of its designated test flight path, originated from Warner Robins AFB, prompted John to call them. The noise shook the house, rattled the windows, rattled my nerves and panicked my dog. Luckily, nothing cracked. We were especially worried about the windows.
As we approach Christmas, the house is aglow with beautiful white icicle lights, white candle lights in the windows adorned with red bows for a unique look. The bushes, one on either side of the house, have white lights on them. I call it my gingerbread house. This is the first time I have been able to decorate a home, that was actually a home and not an apartment, aside from my parents home. I am very thankful to be living in this beautiful, historic home.
I have another blog, called livingindublinGA.blogspot.com that I have been using prior to the discovery of this channel. Whatever I don't post here, be sure to check that blog and scroll to the bottom of the main page and click on other blogs I am following that pertain to Dublin and the Hardy Smith House.
Thanks for reading my blog and please check back for updates. I also welcome any feedback pertaining to accuracy of my entries as I have only been a resident of Dublin since April, so I am learning about the wonderful, exciting community.


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Beginning with the ACORN videos that he made with Hannah Giles, James O'Keefe has been a thorn in the side of liberalism. Most recently, he has gone after the voter fraud issue, demonstrating in a series of videos under the rubric Project Veritas how easy it is to vote illegally. Here in Minnesota, he and his colleagues obtained, with no difficulty, ballots in the names of "Tim Tebow" and "Tom Brady," shortly after the Super Bowl. Needless to say, no identification was requested, and there are no such Minnesota voters. In New Hampshire, the Project Veritas crew got ballots in the names of deceased voters. "How would I know if they were dead or not?" laughs one New Hampshire poll worker.
It is an article of faith on the Left that there is no evidence of significant voter fraud. This is false; here in Minnesota, to name just one state, investigators have uncovered a large number of incidents of fraud. But a larger point also needs to be made: to the extent that not a lot of ballots are proved to be fraudulent, why is that? Obviously, when no effort is made to enforce the law, not many lawbreakers will be caught. That is basically what is going on today. Lax laws make fraud easy. Given that in Democrat-controlled states there is no effort to monitor ballot integrity, how would perpetrators ever be caught?
Most voters grasp this basic point, so evidence of laxity such as that gathered by O'Keefe is devastating to the Democrats' position. So how do the Democrats respond? As the large majority of voters would wish, by tightening up procedures to prevent fraud? Of course not! They blame the messenger; and in New Hampshire, they may be trying to arrest the messenger.
Twitchy, following O'Keefe's Twitter feed, reports that New Hampshire's Democratic Attorney General, Michael Delaney, has "attempted to serve a criminal grand jury subpoena on [O'Keefe] at event in NH." So far, at least, the attempt has apparently been unsuccessful. But this is a classic abuse of government power: rather than deal with the fact that its lax laws and procedures encourage voter fraud and compromise the integrity of every election in New Hampshire, that state's Democratic power structure prefers to come down like a ton of bricks on the young man who exposed the problem. Presumably they will claim that the Project Veritas team's obtaining of ballots in the names of dead New Hampshire voters constituted voter fraud–the only voter fraud, I suspect, in which the state's Democratic Attorney General has ever taken any interest. In order for them to have a point, one would think that O'Keefe and his friends would have had to actually cast the ballots, which as far as I know they didn't do. But a criminal investigation doesn't have to succeed to achieve its purpose. The Democrats' goal is twofold: to discredit investigative reporters like O'Keefe, and to intimidate them so they will stop shedding light on the corruption that Democratic administrations encourage and rely on.
You can keep up with this story by following James O'Keefe's Twitter feed as well as Twitchy. For now, O'Keefe isn't backing down. He says he is going to serve a FOIA request on the Department of Justice for "all communications between NH AG and US AG Eric Holder to determine who's really behind this."


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Amsterdam, the Netherlands
June, 27 – 29, 2018
2nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, High Education, Augmented Reality and Technologies ( HCIHEART 2018 )
HCIHEART 2018 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, workshops, doctoral consortium, demo session, research-work-in-progress, poster presentations, etc.
The contributions must be submitted following the instructions found on the submission of papers section. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings (in printed book form, CD/DVD and magazine) by international and prestigious publishing houses in America and Europe:
1) Post-conference publishing book. IGI Global: Hershey, Pennsylvania – USA
2) An academic CD proceedings version –not commercial (distribution in the room), with ISBN ISBN 922.214.171.1241.76.0 and DOI: 10.978.8896471/760
3) International Magazine in Europe with IEEE format guidelines
4) The works/papers are will be submitted for indexation by EI COMPENDEX, INSPEC, THOMSON REUTERS and DBLP.UNI-TRIE.DE
Very Important: The authors can present more than one contribution with only one registration (maximum 3 works).
All contributions should be of high quality, originality, clarity, significance, impact and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period.
Our main goal is to create a real space for the constructive debate and interchange of theoretical ideas, practical aspects, experiment results, conclusions, learned lessons and very specially the future lines of research. The great areas are HCI, Augmented Reality, Education (e-learning, virtual university, etc.), and new technologies (ICTs), which will be presented next, and broken down in accordance to the division of the topics. Finally, the current listing (alphabetical order) doesn't mean that other issues of general or particular interest are excluded currently, or in coming editions of the event. In other words, the authors are free to present other topics which may enrich the content of the conference.
All submitted works will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international conference. Authors of accepted papers who registered in the conference can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their research works/papers, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their contributions.
Important Dates and Information
Works Submissions: Open. Consequently, as they are received, they will be evaluated. It is a way to speed up the process to make up the final program of the international conference, visa requirements, should plan travel well in advance, etc. In other words, it is not necessary to wait until the deadline to send them for the evaluation process.
Deadline: June, 8th – 23:59 local time in Hawaiian Islands.
Authors Notification: Two/three weeks after the submission/s.
Camera-ready, full papers: June, 25th.
Special Links to 1st International Conference on Quantum Information Technologies Applied to Nature and Society (QUITANS 2018). Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June, 28 – 30, 2018
More information: http://www.ainci.com/HCIHEART-2018/conference_HCIHEART_2018_registration.html
- Keynote Speakers and Relators with Human and Professional – super 'High Quality'
- Certificate of participation and conference proceedings.
- Participation for the selection of the best paper and research awards.
- Discounts in official hotels.
- Cultural Events: local excursions in the Netherlands (free for all authors and participants).
This conference is organized by AInCI :: International Association of Interactive Communication (Asociacion Internacional de la Comunicacion Interactiva) :: www.ainci.com, and ALAIPO :: Latin Association of Human-Computer Interaction (Asociacion Latina de Interaccion Persona Ordenador) :: www.alaipo.com