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Amazon's Fire Phone is really solid, maybe even great. But unless it's your first smartphone, it might be hard to switch from a more mature platform like Android or iOS. You'd have to be really committed to the Amazon ecosystem—the type who already has a Kindle Fire tablet and probably also a Fire TV and a plain Kindle e-reader—to want to make this device your everyday phone, at least in this first generation.
Still, Amazon has some great ideas, not just the Dynamic Perspective and Firefly features the company is touting the loudest, but also the gesture-based navigation and the always handy Mayday button. And after a couple more iterations, and more third-party developer support, the Fire Phone could attract more users than just Amazon superfans.
The hardware
The first thing that needs iterating is the utilitarian design. The 4.7-inch, 1280×720 screen is pretty plain. It stays nicely bright even in sunlight, and it doesn't look strange when viewed through polarized sunglasses, something that drives me batty with my iPhone 5c. I also appreciated the extra width over my iPhone when watching videos, and I liked that it isn't huge like the Galaxy Note. Two speakers provide stereo sound but aren't loud enough, and the included earbuds sounded decent but hurt my ears after about an hour.
The 13-megapixel back camera takes great photos, especially in low light, and I love how you can launch the camera app with a dedicated button on the side of the phone. That button is pretty close to the volume buttons, however, so I often hit it by mistake when trying to adjust the volume of TV shows or music. I also kept accidentally pressing the software button that toggles between photos and videos, and the shutter fired a little slower than the camera on my iPhone 5c, but not by much.
The phone's body is attractive enough, but it isn't exciting. The back panel of Gorilla Glass picks up tons of fingerprint smudges, and the four cameras on the front, used for Dynamic Perspective, stick out rather than blending in. The phone isn't ugly, but it lacks the style of the HTC One (M8), Samsung Galaxy Alpha, or iPhone 5s.
The software
Where the Fire Phone does have style is its interface. Once I got the hang of the largely gesture-based navigation, I absolutely loved how everything has extra layers of context. If you've used a Kindle Fire tablet, you'll be familiar with the Carousel, a rotating list of apps and media you've recently accessed—it's the dominant feature of the Fire OS home screen.
On the Fire Phone, the Carousel's huge, 3D icons appear over a scrollable list of whatever relates to each app: The email app shows previews of your most recent messages, and even let you delete them. The maps app shows your last few searches. The Amazon Shopping app (come on, you know there was gonna be one) shows suggested items. The camera app shows your most recent photos. It puts your personal info front and center, which can be awkward if you should ever want to hand your phone off to a friend for a minute. But it's incredibly convenient for you.
From the home screen, and in all of Amazon's built-in apps, you can tilt the phone right and left to bring out contextual menus from either side: shortcuts, recommended items, settings, folder lists, categories, and other really useful things. A quick dip of the phone brings up a selection of system-wide shortcut buttons and your notifications. You can't customize this screen's button layout, but among the buttons you'll find Mayday, which is your shortcut to getting help with your phone from a live person, 24/7. (More on Mayday a little later.)
The built-in apps are capable, but I missed being able to use Gmail or even OWA for my Gmail and Exchange accounts, respectively. Amazon's email app has annoying quirks and just isn't pretty to look at. On a more consumption-focused device like a tablet I probably wouldn't care (I barely ever use the Mail app on my iPad), but on a phone, having a solid email app is essential. And the Amazon Appstore doesn't seem to have a killer alternative just yet.
The rest of the built-in software is all over the place: The bare-bones Messages app is only so-so. But the Maps app is actually really good, with an easy-to-use interface and solid step-by-step directions for driving as well as transit and walking. It didn't steer me wrong once in the four cities I tried it in: Chicago, Milwaukee, San Francisco, and Oakland.
Thanks to the Dynamic Perspective cameras on the corners of the phone, the map's perspective changes as you rotate the phone or move your head, letting you get a close-up view of some 3D landmarks. I found it cool but not necessarily useful, and thankfully Dynamic Perspective only works when you're looking at a zoomed-in map, not while you're trying to follow directions. The Silk web browser, by contrast, uses Dynamic Perspective to auto-scroll long pages, but it was hard to control with accuracy, and I kept losing my place when I lowered the phone or put it down.
What it does well
When the Silk browser's auto-scroll annoyed me, I didn't bother digging around in settings to find how to turn it off. I've gotten far too lazy for that—one push of the Mayday button and I can ask a support tech, who could actually even do it for me. Every time I called, the Mayday helpers came up within seconds. And while they can't see you, you can see them, and they can see and even control your phone screen. It's a great idea, especially when you're getting used to a new operating system, and so far the execution has been flawless (hopefully not just because the installed base is still relatively small).
Firefly worked well for some things. By long-pressing the button on the side of the phone, or launching the Firefly app from the Carousel or App Grid, you can scan product packaging, media like books and CDs, bar codes, QR codes, email addresses, phone numbers, and URLs into a running list, for buying on Amazon of course, but also for other purposes. Firefly works quickly, but its results are mixed—it got the name of one of my test books shockingly wrong, and on some household products it made some minor flubs, like subbing a different variety of sunscreen or identifying baby soap as the same company's baby lotion. (The misidentified household products were correct when I scanned the UPC code instead of just the front of the package.)
But Firefly especially shines when you ask it to identify a song or a movie or TV show, a la Shazam. Aside from offering to sell you the song or video in question, you get deep links into Firefly-compatible apps. Being able to start an iHeartRadio station from just hearing a song was cool, as was being offered StubHub tickets for the artists' upcoming concerts. I hope more developers add integration, because Firefly is addictive. I especially loved using it to ID scenes in my son's Pixar movies. It nabbed a scene in Cars even though other people in the room were talking, gave me the names of every voice actor in the scene, the name of the song playing, and trivia about the movie, including how Pixar had acquired the very same song for the soundtrack. It felt like magic, and I kept using it again and again, despite its occasional inaccuracies.
More fuel for the Fire
Voice control is sad and needs to be improved: it can call or text people, search the web, and shoot off a quick email, but you can't ask for directions or set timers or reminders—which is 95 percent of what I use Siri for. (The other 5 percent is asking what the fox says.) And obviously the Appstore needs to be bigger. Amazon is working hard here, but hopefully the company understands that the answer isn't merely quantity: Developers need to get excited about integrating the slide-out menus, good context for the Carousel menu, and yes, Firefly and Dynamic Perspective.
While I was watching a show on HBO Go in bed, for example, I thought, wouldn't it be cool if the app used the Dynamic Perspective cameras to see when I fall asleep and pause it for me? Amazon made Dynamic Perspective intriguing, but it looks like it's up to the third-party devs to make it truly useful, which is kind of a shame.
Bottom line
This is a phone for Amazon's whales, the very top customers. Just like how you had to be an Apple die-hard to pay $600 for the first-gen iPhone, this first Fire Phone will be the most tempting for people all-in with Amazon for everything from shopping to ebooks to TV shows. Even though this is a respectable first showing, I think Amazon will keep improving both the design and the software polish, and hopefully the Appstore will mature at the same time. Then the Fire Phone has the potential to go from a phone to delight Prime customers to a delightful phone that will make new Prime customers.


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Sunday was closing day for Winter Park/Mary Jane Ski Area. I posted season-ending party pictures on my Facebook page, but now that the snow is slowly melting, the focus has shifted from skiing to mountain biking. The Winter Park crew will soon be working on single track trail expansion and the construction of Trestle Bike Park. Plus, there's climbing, hiking and backpacking. I love Colorado, no season left behind!
Okay, so what does that have to do with a food and nutrition blog, you ask?
Time for homemade power bars!
backcountry power bars
what you need
1 cup pecans
1 cup almonds
1 cup chopped dried apricots, unsulphured (I used organic Turkish apricots)
1/2 cup (2.5 ounces) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped, 55% cocoa content or higher
1/4 cup gluten-free rolled oats
1/4 cup Pamela's GF Baking Mix
2 tablespoons ground chia seeds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 cup pure maple syrup (I like organic, grade B)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
what you do
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Spread the pecans and almonds in a single layer on the prepared cookie sheet and roast for 6 to 10 minutes, or until fragrant and lightly browned. They burn easily, so watch them and stir once or twice if needed. Let cool.
2. Place flour, ground chia seeds, cinnamon and salt in a food processor and pulse until well combined. Add nuts and pulse until they are coarsely chopped and well blended with the other ingredients.
3. Add oats, apricots and dark chocolate and pulse several times so everything is mixed together.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together egg, maple syrup and vanilla. Make sure these ingredients are well blended. Add the nut and fruit mixture to the bowl. Using a fork, mash and mix them all together, breaking apart clumps of dried fruit and chocolate.
5. Spread the mixture over parchment paper onto the cookie sheet. Either flatten the mixture with your hands or place another sheet of parchment paper on top and roll out into a flat sheet, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Remove the top piece of parchment paper and bake on center rack of oven for 24 to 28 minutes until nicely browned. Don't over-bake them. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into bars. Store in the refrigerator. Makes about 2 dozen bars.
Happy trails!
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 31, 2001
Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (Public Law 95-619, 92 Stat. 3206, 42 U.S.C. 8252 et seq.), as amended by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) (Public Law 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to further encourage energy conservation by the Federal Government, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices. Each agency, when it purchases commercially available, off-the-shelf products that use external standby power devices, or that contain an internal standby power function, shall purchase products that use no more than one watt in their standby power consuming mode. If such products are not available, agencies shall purchase products with the lowest standby power wattage while in their standby power consuming mode. Agencies shall adhere to these requirements, when life-cycle cost-effective and practicable and where the relevant product's utility and performance are not compromised as a result. By December 31, 2001, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Department of Defense and the General Services Administration, shall compile a preliminary list of products to be subject to these requirements. The Department of Energy shall finalize the list and m
Sec. 2. Independent Agencies. Independent agencies are encouraged to comply with the provisions of this order.
Sec. 3. Definition. "Agency" means an executive agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 105. For the purpose of this order, military departments, as defined in 5 U.S.C. 102, are covered by the Department of Defense.
July 31, 2001.
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Throughout history, the fast-food hamburger has been mocked more regularly than it has been praised. From McDonald's to Burger King, the item conjures up images of soggy buns, day-old condiments, and grayish slabs of lukewarm mystery meat. But regardless of the reputation the mass-produced beef patty has been stuck with over the years, there's one chain that's earned the undying respect of fast-food aficionados and Michelin-starred chefs alike—and that's In-N-Out Burger.
Founded by Harry and Esther Snyder in Baldwin Park, California, In-N-Out has become the gold standard for fast-food in America since its inception in 1948. And while other chain restaurants have risen to prominence through ubiquity—opening storefronts on every street corner, and rolling out a never-ending array of highly publicized menu options—In-N-Out has largely taken the opposite approach. The company's refusal to expand too far outside of the Golden State—as well as its much lauded "secret menu"—has only added to the lore surrounding the restaurant in recent years. The burger chain exists not only as a point of pride for West Coast natives, but a tourist destination for East Coast travelers who flock there to Instagram the Thousand Island-smothered, "Animal Style" fries.
But whether you prefer the Biggie Smalls of beef patties or the Tupac Shakur of milkshakes, In-N-Out is a bucket list experience for anyone who considers themselves a connoisseur of fast-food. The chain is perhaps the one location in the world where restaurant-goers might see Steph Curry and Drake waiting in line one night, and glimpse Thomas Keller hunched over a greasy booth in the back the next.
To many, In-N-Out is the fast-food joint of the imagination, the pinnacle of what humans can do with a deep fryer and a flat-top stove. And over the years, everyone from Padma Lakshmi to Machine Gun Kelly have weighed in on the allure of the Double-Double, hoping to convey to the masses what makes this fast-food chain stand out from all the rest. Here, in their own words, are what chefs, rappers, T.V. stars, and singers have to say about the indomitable In-N-Out Burger.


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Sharing and building Solution Focused practice in organisations
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Dear organising committee,dear leaders of workshops, dear participants and SOL friends, I'm still overwhelmed by all the positive thoughts that I have taken home from Balatonfüred. The whole…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Yasuteru Aoki Jun 27, 2011.
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Wow - Elke, your workshop was so motivating. I love the way you explained to us how you work. You instantly "translate" what your coachees says into a picture with duplo figures. You use all the SF elements like treasure chest (strengths), cup (preferred future), tiny pieces of paper (little steps) etc. I can imagine that your clients benefit a lot from the way you work with them.
You really motivated me to try something new. Wow. Thanks a lot, cheers, Julia
Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:59 — 1 Comment
Dear Liselotte and dear Karolien
your workshop was great. You gave a very concrete and easy-to-apply example of how to apply SF in an organization. I will put the four steps of the conversation tables soon into practice
1. appreciation round "what is already there?"
2. future perfect "one step into future"
3. on which domains do we want to focus?
4. three little steps
Thanks for sharing! Your workshop was a great KISS example. Keep it short…Continue
Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:36
Dear Jesper
such a funny start into the conference. I loved the way you invited us to welcome all the countries.
And the way you made us share what "keeps us awake at night" - your questions really make curious and invite to join the experience. I also loved the idea of "No. 1 best hope" on the sheets of paper which were then thrown in the air. Would like to know more about your wonderful exercises :-)
Best regards, Julia
Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:27 — 2 Comments
Dear Aoki san
your blinking glasses which make us see great things are a great idea to use in small and big groups. I will try it. Thanks. Deep bow, Julia
Posted on September 16, 2012 at 9:22
Hi Julia!
All the same to you and all the best!
Best regards,
Hello Julia,
I hope you are doing splendidly.
Do you know if there will be a SOL Summer Retreat in 2012?
Dear Julia,
I've been very pleased to get your message. Thank you! For the time being I'm not sure if I'll be able to join the SOL Summer Retreat.
I sincerely regret, I really would like to spend some time with this very specia group. Hopefully we'll meet sooner or later.
Take care,
Hello Julia,
It was a pleasure to connect with you in the Guerrilla Goodness, Mental Training and Charging for Worth workshops. It was also nice to talk informally. You have a real depth and solidity that I like. Zsuzsi also commented on your evident strength.
If work really picks up I may be able to make it to Fontana Passugg (and if there's still room at that time). Otherwise it may be tough to rationalize two European trips in a few months time.
Dear Julia,
The time with you are still very present for me, thank you. I'll do something about somethings today... and want to tell you more. I'm also more qurious about you and also your business.
If we find it suitable we can probably meet when you are in sweden as I have holiday and may be able to go to Denmark and meet you on the way there. More later maybe Skype. I'll try and persuade myself to use that way of communicating seems nice and clever. A hug and a kiss from Sussan. PS On monday I'll have the extremely great opportunity to learn more SF as I will spend the whole day with Eva, Björn, Urban, Claes and Harry Korman (as supervisor) watching my own films from coaching sessions.
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...are better than others.
I am a full-time mom of two who enjoys creating in many forms: cooking, sewing, writing, photography. This blog is a personal challenge to document my adventures in family and creativity.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Let's hear it for the boy
After all the girly sewing I've been doing lately it seemed only fair to whip up something for my little man.
Behold: the Henry Shirt from Sewing for Boys by Shelly Figueroa and Karen LePage.
Owen helped to pick out the fabrics. Lately he has been heavily invested in all things robot. He's even declared that he wants a robot themed birthday party this year.
And someone seems to like his new threads.
Here's a gratuitous gappy toothed picture.
And just so you can appreciate decent pictures of my kids - this is what happens whenever I bring out the camera.
So, that's what's been going on around here. I promise to get back to crafty quilty things soon! There's even a plan for a new quilt design swirling around so hopefully I'll be able to post about that soon.
What's keeping you busy?
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Labels: apparel
Monday, March 12, 2012
Girly girl
My daughter is four years old and has a bigger wardrobe than I do.
I suppose part of it is because I keep making her dresses.
In my defense, she apparently won't stop growing so new clothes are a necessity.
This is a very simple jumper but I made a few adjustments along the way. Most notably, I changed the way the pattern did the interfacing so that I didn't need to add bias trim around the arm-holes.
And I love that I had this button just waiting to be used! It's so sweet! And I also really like the button loop closure - so simple and easy to get the placement right.
Then there's this little number:
I didn't have enough of any one fabric to make the dress so I just used what I did have and mixed it up a bit. I even needed to add the red at the bottom to get the length right. But you know what? I really like it! I like that it uses more than one print and I really love the red at the hem.
Best of all - it's a great twirly dress so Bailey is in seventh heaven!
There are a couple more dresses and skirts just waiting to be sewn up and hopefully, Bailey will be properly clothed for a few months until she outgrows everything again.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Under the wire
Thank goodness February had that extra day or I wouldn't have finished my Cocorico block for the month!
Muriel chose Pippi as her theme. I remember growing up with Pippi Longstocking stories and films so this was a fun trip down memory lane.
When I think of Pippi, it's always about her hair and her stripey socks. Too chicken to even attempt her face, I settled on the stocking feet. I like the bold graphic quality of this block, though it was a bit of a bear to construct. Thankfully, Muriel likes it - and that's the most important part of all!
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Tern Partners with Outdoor Gear Canada
Leading Canadian distributor expected to energize Tern sales in Canada
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — August 21, 2013 — Urban transport specialist, Tern, today announced a partnership with Outdoor Gear Canada (OGC) making the company Tern's exclusive distributor in Canada.
"We are very pleased to be working with Tern in Canada," stated Rob White, OGC's vice-president of sales. "Tern has become an industry leader in a fast-growing category by putting together an extremely attractive and functional folding bike line-up. We're proud to have them become a key part of our Bicycle Brand Program along with BMC, Intense, Linus, and Opus."
Based in Montreal, OGC has distributed many of the world's leading cycling, snowsports, and outdoor brands for over 30 years. The company has over 120 employees and sales representatives and sells to approximately 750 bicycle retailers throughout Canada. OGC has a 120,000 square feet office/warehouse facility in Montreal, which is LEED certified, and a 10,000 square foot warehouse/service center in Vancouver.
"The demand for urban transport bikes is on a strong growth curve in Canada," stated Joshua Hon, Tern vice president. "OGC's dealer reach and dedication to outstanding service make them the perfect partner for us. As increasing numbers of Canadians turn to cycling for transport, OGC is the partner to help us introduce our products to these cyclists."
OGC will be taking over distribution of Tern in Canada from Stile Products, Tern's subsidiary/distributor in the US. Stile will be working closely with OGC to ensure a smooth and efficient transition. Tern bicycles are presently distributed in 59 countries.
Dealers in Canada interested in carrying Tern can contact Rob White ([email protected]) OGC's vice-president of sales for further information.


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Max Fisher / Vox:
One in six French people say they support ISIS — TWEET SHARE +1 LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT — Two polls released this week both ask a question that you would hope wouldn't need asking: how many people support the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)? Unfortunately, in all four countries surveyed …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, Booman Tribune, National Review and The Dish
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: A Shockingly High Number of French Citizens Support ISIS
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Good news: 16% of people in France view ISIS favorably
BooMan / Booman Tribune: Not All Extremists Are Alike
Greg Pollowitz / National Review: France: 'One in Six' Supports ISIS
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Obama Addresses Vets in Trip Laden With Politics — Three months after a veterans' health care scandal rocked his administration, President Barack Obama is taking executive action to improve the mental well-being of veterans. The president was to announce his initiatives during an appearance …
Discussion: The Hill, CNN and The Other McCain
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: Nobel Peace Prize Winner
New York Times:
Obama Authorizes Air Surveillance of ISIS in Syria
Obama Authorizes Air Surveillance of ISIS in Syria
Aaron David Miller / Foreign Policy: The Islamic State's Home-Field Advantage
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept: The Fun of Empire: Fighting on All Sides of a War in Syria
Amy Miller / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: U.S. begins Syria drone surveillance
Michael B Kelley / Business Insider: Here's How Obama's New ISIS Strategy Could Become A Disaster
Allie Jones / Gawker: Obama Authorizes Air Surveillance of ISIS in Syria
Patrick J. Buchanan / The American Conservative: How to Defeat the Islamic State
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House won't commit to asking Congress for Syria strike
White House won't commit to asking Congress for Syria strike
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Business Insider:
Watch Joe Biden Flirt With A 108-Year-Old Veteran — Vice President Joe Biden's flirting skills are legendary and they were on full display July 25 when he met with America's oldest living female veteran, Lucy Coffey. The White House released an adorable video of Coffey's encounter with Biden …
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Sidney Powell / The New York Observer:
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Curtis Houck / NewsBusters blogs: Networks Dodge Huge IRS Scandal News as DOJ Attorney Says Lost Lerner E-Mails Do Exist
Noah Rothman / Hot Air: IRS now claims Lois Lerner's emails not really missing, just really hard to find
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: The IRS Destroyed Lois Lerner's Blackberry, Too
Lois Lerner / Fox News Insider: IRS Bombshell: Lerner's Blackberry 'Wiped Clean' After Congress Began Inquiry
Geoffrey Dickens / NewsBusters: Blackberry Blackout! Nets Refuse to Report Shocking Revelation That IRS Destroyed Lerner's Phone After Probe Began
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Catalina Camia / OnPolitics: Poll: GOP bullish 2014 elections will be better for party
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Janet Shan / Hinterland Gazette: Burger King Buying Tim Hortons With Financial Assist from Obama-Ally Warren Buffett
William Teach / Right Wing News: Senator Sherrod Brown (D) Calls For Burger King Boycott Over Potential Tax Inversion Deal
Matt Levine / Bloomberg View: Burger King May Move to Canada for the Donuts
Fox News:
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for Burger King boycott over planned Tim Hortons deal
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for Burger King boycott over planned Tim Hortons deal
Jared Bernstein / Washington Post: Et tu, Burger King? Yet another inversion, but this time, one with a big lesson.
Jeremy Bogaisky / Forbes: Burger King Gets Assist From Warren Buffett To Buy Tim Hortons
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com: Obama's favorite billionaire to help finance Burger King tax inversion
Steven Hayward / Power Line: Whopper Donut Cheeseburgers, Eh?
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Discussion: RealClearPolitics, Bloomberg View, Rush Limbaugh, RedState and National Review
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg View: Another Senate Prediction Glows Red
Erick Erickson / RedState: When Your Base Becomes Your Enemy
Jim Geraghty / National Review: Not Many Public Polls Released This August!
Pew Internet:
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Discussion: The Hill, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Mediaite
Julian Hattem / The Hill: Survey finds social media users keep opinions quiet
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Wall Street Journal: Survey: People Don't Want to Talk Online About the NSA
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times: How Social Media Silences Debate
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
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Discussion: RedState
Leon H. Wolf / RedState: Pessimism is the New Black
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
McDonnell Living With Priest Who Pleaded Guilty To Sex Crime — Virginia ex-Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) revealed during testimony last week that he moved out of his family home and in with his parish priest the week before his federal corruption trial began. — McDonnell explained on the stand …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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Discussion: Firedoglake, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Fox News and his vorpal sword
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money: Today In Green Lanternism
Hart Williams / his vorpal sword: Puling Against One's Own Self-Interest: Sound Familiar?
David Montgomery / New York Times:
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Steve Schmidt joins Rick Perry's legal team — Republican strategist and former John McCain consultant Steve Schmidt has joined the team helping Texas Gov. Rick Perry with the strategy around his indictment, POLITICO has learned. — Schmidt is the latest addition to a team that Perry has been expanding with legal hands.
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and CNN
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post: Rick Perry has assembled an all-star legal team
Leigh Ann Caldwell / CNN: Major Democratic operative joins Rick Perry legal team
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Madness of 2008 — A nation became unhinged by trivialities like "hope and change." It has now awakened. — America is suddenly angry at the laxity, incompetence, and polarizing politics of the Obama administration, the bad optics of the president putting about in his bright golf clothes while the world burns.


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I have, in the past, erroneously made the point that Canada's Charter does not explicitly separate church and state. I thought it was cute and curious that a country like Canada, with a very secular population (particularly compared to the United States), has no need to enshrine and codify the explicit segregation between religious matters and governmental ones. Of course, as with so many things that I just make up off the top of my head, it turns out that I am wrong. Section twenty-seven of the Charter, guaranteeing a right to multiculturalism, has been interpreted by the courts as expressly forbidding government recognition of one religious tradition over others.
Someone should probably tell the mayor of Saskatoon that:
An Ontario-based atheist group has jumped into a controversy about prayers at official City of Saskatoon events. The Centre for Inquiry says it supports a Saskatoon man who was offended after city councillor Randy Donauer said a Christian blessing before a meal at a City of Saskatoon volunteer appreciation night.
Ashu Solo, a volunteer who was at the event earlier this month, says he will file a complaint Tuesday with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission. "I was extremely offended by the inclusion of a Christian prayer, which makes non-Christians feel like second-class citizens," Solo said Monday in a news release.
(Bonus fun: the 'man on the street' comments in this article are absolutely precious)
Now this seems like a pretty clear-cut violation of the law. The way this story is written makes it look as though Mr. Solo ran straight to the Human Rights Commission because his feelings were hurt. The truth is a bit less dramatic:
The inclusion of a Christian prayer at a municipal government event violates the separation of religion and government, Solo wrote in a lengthy email to Mayor Don Atchison, which he later distributed to the rest of council.
Solo also takes issue with a prayer that "clearly gives primacy to one religion over all other religions" at a municipal event paid for with Saskatoon taxpayer money. "This is not a Christian country or a Christian city. It is a secular multicultural country and secular multicultural city with people from numerous religions as well as spiritual people, agnostics and atheists," Solo said.
So a public official breaks the law, a citizen writes a letter, the letter is ignored so the citizen goes to the larger council. The violation of the law is still ignored, so the citizen takes the next legal step, which is to involve the Human Rights Commission (this is precisely why they exist). Seems pretty reasonable, no?
Well not if you're Hemant Mehta, apparently:
That's all that is needed. Not an accusation of bigotry and discrimination. Not a threat of a human rights violation. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
Not everyone understands the idea of Christian privilege. They don't always realize that a Christian blessing may not sound welcoming for non-Christians. It's our job to make them aware of it, calmly if possible, and aggressively so only if the action warrants it. Solo's reaction isn't helping the situation here.
Hemant starts this piece by admitting that he doesn't know much about the details of the case, but then wastes little time in "advising" Mr. Solo about what he should have done to not make the rest of the atheist community look bad. He does so with a heaping helping of condescension and tone-trolling nonsense. As with much of Hemant's stuff, my reaction to this is: if that's "friendly" atheism, give me unfriendly every time. I doubt Hemant would put up with that kind of lacklustre argumentation if Mr. Solo had been Jessica Ahlquist, and yet Hemant shows little compunction in labeling this similar reaction to an illegal action as an 'overreaction'.
Hemant's nincompoopery aside, it doesn't take a crystal ball to predict what happened next. Once the story hit the national media, Mr. Solo (a domestically-born Canadian who served in the Armed Forces Reserve) was subjected to racist and anti-immigrant abuse:
"I still cannot believe the audacity of this immigrant. Making an affirmation such as his denotes not only a crass lack of knowledge related to our Canadian history, but also a deep disrespect for everyone."
"Unfortunately, the fact of being born in Canada to immigrant parents does not atuomatically qualify someone as Canadian. To be Canadian means more than a passport or a birth certificate and Solo is a living proof of it. He should probably visit his parents' country and meditate on the great country Canada is and thank Christians for building a country like this."
"Hes upset about a christian prayer. Well Im upset every day I go outside and see people who dress in ethnic clothes, who do not converse in my language which is english and is the language of canada, who wear headgear, who are rude, who take our jobs away, who use our welfare system, who commit crimes."
I am glad that the Centre for Inquiry stepped up and actually helped Mr. Solo out with his complaint. If I had to be subjected to that kind of asshattery, from people who would deny not only my rights as a citizen but also my patriotism as someone who has served in the military, I'd be livid. If I had to deal with that and having prominent atheists (particularly pro-activist atheists) shitting all over me for speaking up, I'd be apoplectic. Especially when the actions I was taking were for the explicit benefit of the atheist community.
The thing that particularly irks me about Hemant's brainless critique is that he didn't even bother to do the minimum amount of research. He straight-out admits that he doesn't know crucial details about the prayer, about the people involved, about the reaction of other people in the room, about whether this was a glitch or a regular violation. And then he immediately pivots and decides that he does know all of those things, and that his "friendly" approach is the superior one that doesn't "embarrass" atheists.
Well, because I am not above doing the bare minimum amount of work required to understand something before slamming it, I actually contacted Mr. Solo and asked him about the prayer, the case, and the backlash. I will feature a condensed version of his response this afternoon.
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'Cerebus the Aardvark', 'Form & Void' (Cerebus #14).
Dave Sim created 'Cerebus the Aardvark', a rare example of a parody that outlasted the thing originally parodied (namely, 'Conan the Barbarian'). 'Cerebus the Aardvark', is the longest self-published comic series ever done. Well-drawn and humorously plotted, Cerebus has earned Sim a solid cult status since he started the series in 1977. The series has been regularly reprinted in fat volumes of more than 500 pages, published by Aardvark-Vanaheim, Sim's company that was run by his wife Deni Loubert. Sim completed his 'Cerebus' saga in 2004. He expressed admiration for Joe Matt.
'Cerebus the Aardvark'.
Sim was born in Hamilton, Ontario, but raised in Kitchener since he was two. A comic fan since early childhood, he published a fanzine called Comic Art News and Reviews, in which he interviewed famous artists. Prior to 'Cerebus', he did a newspaper strip called 'The Beavers' in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, as well as some contributions to fanzines. The meter or so 'Cerebus' collections that now form Sim's oeuvre have made Sim - who typically refuses to let any publishing house earn his money - the king of self-published comics. For those ambitious enough to follow in his footsteps, Sim wrote the classic 'Cerebus Guide to Self-Publishing'.
'Judenhass' (2008).
In 2006, Sim began publishing an online comic book biography of Canadian actress Siu Ta, called 'Siu Ta, So Far'. In 2008, he published 'Judenhass', his personal reflection on the Holocaust. Another new project by Sim in 2008 was 'Glamourpuss', a comic book related to women's fashion.


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JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Republican Party said U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran won the state's Republican primary runoff over challenger Chris McDaniel by 7,667 votes.
The party sent results to the Secretary of State on Monday, the legal deadline.
The GOP's numbers showed Cochran winning by more than the 6,800 votes counted by The Associated Press after the June election. Tallies changed as county parties examined provisional ballots and finalized results.
McDaniel, a state senator, has said he would challenge the results. But his attorney Mitch Tyner says it could be days before that happens.
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Many dishes and drinks are of unknown or disputed origin; others wield a birth certificate. Here are a few that you can savor in the places where they became famous.
From the National Geographic book Food Journeys of a Lifetime
Bananas Foster, New Orleans, Louisiana
Prepared at the table, this dish of bananas sautéed in butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and banana liqueur, then flambéed in rum and served over vanilla ice cream, is as much theater as dessert. Chef Paul Blangé created it at Brennan's Restaurant in 1951; founder Owen Brennan named it for his friend Richard Foster.
Planning: Brennan's is at 417 Royal Street in New Orleans's French Quarter.
Singapore Sling, Singapore
The first person to serve this long fruit cocktail was Raffles Hotel barman Ngiam Tong Boon around 1910. The sling fuses gin, cherry brandy, Cointreau, Bénédictine, grenadine, a dash of bitters, and pineapple and lime juice, garnished with a cherry and a pineapple slice. Its rosy hue initially made it a ladies' drink, but gentlemen soon acquiesced. Many consider sling-sipping in Raffles's colonial-era Long Bar crucial to a Singaporean sojourn.
Planning: Raffles Hotel is at 1 Beach Road (MRT: City Hall). Singapore Airlines serves Singapore slings free in all classes.
Darjeeling Tea, Darjeeling, India
Shoulder-high to the Eastern Himalaya, the lush countryside around the colonial-era hill station of Darjeeling is tea-growing—and visual—nirvana. Darjeeling is the champagne of teas, whose delicate black leaves regularly fetch record prices. To understand its production, where better to lodge than luxury accommodations on the working Glenburn Tea Estate?
Planning: For the dreamiest approach, travel on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The growing season spans March through November.
Bellini Cocktail, Venice, Italy
Near Venice's Piazza San Marco, perennially popular Harry's Bar gave birth to the Bellini cocktail, a fragrant fusion of prosecco and white-peach puree. Barman Giuseppe Cipriani invented it here in 1934, and Italian restaurants swiftly globalized it.
Planning: For a less touristy experience, try Harry's quieter sister bar, Harry's Dolci, on Giudecca Island.
Parma Ham, Parma, Italy
Production of dry-cured Parma ham is restricted to a rural pocket around the city of Parma in northern Italy. It requires but four ingredients: legs of specially bred pigs; small amounts of salt to preserve it; air to dry it; and patience—at least 400 days. The ham's slightly nutty taste derives from the whey of Parmesan cheese, another local delicacy, fed to the pigs.
Planning: Parma Golosa organizes gourmet tours of producers.
Tarte Tatin, Lamotte-Beuvron, France
Made of caramelized dessert apples tucked into puff pastry, this upside-down tart was the accidental invention of sisters Stéphanie and Caroline Tatin—owners of the Hôtel Tatin in the village of Lamotte-Beuvron, central France. They first made the tart in 1898, its fame spread, and it soon joined the menu at Maxim's in Paris.
Planning: The Hôtel-Restaurant Tatin still exists and still serves tarte Tatin.
Peach Melba, London, England
A Covent Garden performance by soprano Nellie Melba one night in 1892 or 1893 inspired this confection of peach, vanilla ice cream, and raspberry sauce. Her singing so impressed Auguste Escoffier, the illustrious chef at the Thames-side Savoy Hotel, that he fashioned the dessert in her honor.
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Banoffee Pie, Jevington, England
Banoffee's birthplace is the Hungry Monk, a pub lying among the South Downs in southern England. The pub's owner, Nigel Mackenzie, and chef, Ian Dowding, concocted the dessert in 1972. Named Banoffee for "banana" and "toffee," it comprises toffee—condensed milk boiled in the can—on a shortcrust flan base, topped with whipped cream, bananas, and ground coffee.
Planning: Work up an appetite with a hike along the scenic South Downs Way, which passes through Jevington.
Cheddar Cheese, Cheddar, England
Mass manufacturers of plasticky horrors wallow in Cheddar's lack of controlled appellation, as the brand is not restricted to one region or recipe. Using traditional methods with unpasteurized milk, the Cheddar Gorge Cheese Company is the only cheesemaker in this Somerset village, beneath England's largest gorge, that still makes the genuine "farmhouse" article.
Planning: The plant opens daily, with guided tours from Easter through October.
Eccles Cake, Salford, England
The exact origins of this flat, currant-filled puff-pastry cake—sometimes affectionately known as "dead-fly pie"—are murky, but it first scored commercial success around 1790 at James Birch's shop in Eccles, now part of Salford, northwestern England. Trading briskly, it fast became a favorite British teatime treat.
Planning: In Eccles, Martins Bakery sells the cakes and Smiths Restaurant serves them with tea.


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Business Card Holder - Michelangelo Marble
Make a statement on your desk! Your card deserves more than that imported plastic card holder. Give your business card what it deserves, a card holder cut from a solid piece of granite. Impress clients and make your coworkers jealous.
Business Card Holder made from a remnant of Michelangelo Marble. The top and sides have a polished finish. The bottom has felt feet to prevent scratching on your desk. The card holder holds approximately 20 to 25 cards depending on the thickness of your card stock.
Save this beautiful piece of stone from the landfill! As a kitchen fabricator I hated seeing all of these small leftover pieces being thrown away. I am making them into creative and useful objects.
Approximate Size:
3 3/4" Long
2" Wide
3/4" High
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The item pictured is representative of what yours will look like. With natural stone every piece is different, some lighter, some darker, some with more veining and some with less veining. That is the beauty of natural stone.


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CK models - Controls and starting a wash
To start a wash programme
Press and hold to turn the dishwasher on.
Check that the wash programme displayed is the one you would like to use. If not, see section 'Changing the wash programme.'
Once the display shows the programme you would like to use, press to start. The display will show the approximate time remaining and the stage of the wash.
The dishwasher will remember the last programme used.
To pause and restart a wash programme
- Press to pause the programme. The programme status (eg 'Wash') will flash while the dishwasher is paused.
- Open the door very slowly.
There is a risk of being sprayed with hot water. Do not fully open the door until the spray arms have stopped rotating.
- Load, remove, or rearrange any dishes if needed.
- Press to restart the programme. If the dishwasher is not restarted within 7 minutes, it will then beep every few seconds
Changing the wash programme
The dishwasher will remember the last programme used.
|Wash Programme
|Senses the optimal wash programme for your dishes
A wash for heavily soiled dishes
|A wash for your everyday dishes
|Normal Eco
|Helps you save energy and water for normal soiled use
|A fast wash for lightly soiled dishes
For all your heat sensitive dishes
|A wash for sanitising your dishes
|Prevents food from drying on dishes
Press to turn the dishwasher on.
Press Program to scroll to the desired wash programme.
- The display will show the wash programme time.
- Select a wash option (optional)
- Press the 'Options' buttons to scroll between 'Intensive', '1/2 Load' or off (see 'Selecting Wash options').
- Press to start the wash programme.
At the end of the programme the dishwasher will beep. The Clean indicator will remain lit and the display will show . After 30 seconds the display will turn off.
To cancel a wash programme once it has started
- Press to cancel the programme.
If you wish, you can start a different programme.
you may need to refill the detergent dispenser.
If you do not want to start another programme press to turn the dishwasher off.
This feature disables all the buttons on the dishwasher.
To activate Keylock, press and hold until the Keylock indicator lights up.
To cancel Keylock, press and hold until the Keylock indicator goes out.
If any other buttons are pressed while Keylock is activated, the Keylock indicator will flash.


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The content of the security options portion of the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard will depend on whether this is a new installation, or modifying an existing installation.
Setting the root password for a new installation
It is strongly recommended that you set a
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rootpassword, uncheck the box next to the option.
To set the
rootpassword, enter the desired password into both the and boxes.
Setting the root password for an existing installation
If you are modifying the configuration of an existing configuration, or you are installing an upgrade and the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard has detected an existing MySQL system, then you must enter the existing password for
rootbefore changing the configuration information.
If you want to change the current
rootpassword, enter the desired new password into both the and boxes.
To permit
root logins from across the
network, check the box next to the option. This decreases
the security of your
root account.
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Socks are not just for cold weather! Tabbisocks makes an amazing pair of crocheted over the knee socks in many colors. They look fabulous with spring skirts and dresses, even with strappy heels for a chic look. Of course they are always great under pants in the winter to keep your leg warms, or peeking out of boots, but we think it's more fun to show them off!
The thick band will keep them up above your thigh, yet won't dig into your skin or irritate you. These Tabbisocks Teal Blue colored crochet over the knee socks are soft and strong and keep their shape. They are so pretty and feminine and we know you will love them!
Made of 66% Cotton, 25% Acrylic, and 10% Nylon
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Tabbisocks is a fun, fashion forward brand that started in San Jose, California in 2006. They offer a range of products from sheer patterned tights, to crocheted ankle socks and thigh high over the knee socks. Tabbisocks selections include a huge array of colors and they offer products for weather all year round. We love their legwear and think you will too!


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Fahrenheit Restaurant and Lounge - CLOSED
- Where
- 99 E San Fernando Street, San Jose , CA
- Call
- +1 408.998.9998
- Tags
- Clubs, Dance Clubs
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CLOSED Aug 31, 2015
Definitely the slickest lounge to date in the downtown San Jose nightlife scene, Fahrenheit Lounge sports over 4000 square feet of posh drinking, dining and dancing space continuously packed with the hip and beautiful. Even before crossing the threshold at Fahrenheit Lounge, club goers know the venue is going to be cool and sexy—any nightclub in San Jose that puts that much effort into the exterior certainly isn't going to cut corners when it comes to interior design and atmosphere. Fahrenheit takes this dance club commandment to heart, presenting probably the chicest designer appointments of any San Jose nightclub.
Monday - Industry Night - Drink Specials all night | No cover
Tuesday - Poetic Justice - Open Mic Night - Drink Specials all night | No cover
Wednesday - Wine & Dine - 50% off all bottles of wine | No cover
Thursday - Rotating DJ's & Dancing
Friday - Rotating DJ's & Dancing
Saturday - Rotating DJ's & Dancing
Happy Hour : Monday - Saturday 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Featuring HALF OFF
Over 15 Menu Items
All Specialty Cocktails
All Local Craft Beers
Perfectly spotted in the center of downtown San Jose, the Fahrenheit Lounge is a short walk from downtown hotels, the convention center and the many arts venues that dot downtown San Jose.
VIP sections and private table service is available for groups and those celebrating birthdays, bachelorette parties and bachelor parties. Fahrenheit offers VIP Party Packages which include a free bottle of Champagne and free admission for guests. Choose from the Gold Package for groups up to 24 people and the Platinum Package for groups up to 45 people and celebrate in style. Whether reserving a sofa, booth or the exclusive Red Room VIP section for your group, Fahrenheit Lounge has what it takes to make that night-out a memorable one.


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Jason Dufner (born March 24, 1977) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
Dufner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He moved to the Washington, D.C. area when he was 11 years old, and then to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida when he was 14. It was there that he started playing golf, and played for St. Thomas Aquinas High School during his sophomore, junior and senior years.
Dufner was a walk-on at Auburn University, where he won three times in his college career and was an Honorable Mention All-American in 1997. He graduated from Auburn in 2000 with a degree in Economics.


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At this weekend's Values Voter Summit, sponsored by the Family Research Council, the American Family Association, Jerry Falwell's Liberty University, and other like-minded organizations, you'd expect a strong social conservative – say, Michele Bachmann or Rick Santorum – to do well in a mock election among Republican presidential hopefuls.
But, no, it was libertarian Ron Paul who won the day, taking a relative whopping 37 percent of the vote – way ahead of Bachmann (8 percent) and Santorum (16 percent), even besting current conservative favorite Herman Cain (23 percent).
Ron Paul? The man who says the federal government has no authority to regulate recreational drugs, prostitution, and same-sex marriage? Who says he would not have ordered the killing of al Qaeda's Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki?
This kind of thing has happened before at special interest gatherings. For two years in a row now, Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll under similar circumstances.
There's no doubt that Paul supporters are –"stuffing the ballot box" isn't the right phrase – showing up at such gatherings in a way to give their man a good showing. Nothing wrong with that.
Tony Perkins, who heads the Family Research Council, points out that some 600 people registered Saturday morning (not for the full weekend, and many of them students who paid the lowest entry fee) voted for Paul, then left after he spoke.
Of the 3,400 people who attended, 1,983 voted. "You do the math," Perkins told reporters.
Still, although Paul may carry a strong libertarian message with tea party crossovers, he does not do particularly well in state and national polls asking who the GOP should pick as their champion to challenge Barack Obama.
In the most recent Gallup poll, taken in mid-September, he came in third (with 13 percent) behind Mitt Romney (24 percent) and Rick Perry (31 percent). In a more recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, Paul gets 11 percent among the general population and 9 percent among registered voters (figures that have held steady for months).
Surprisingly, given his enthusiastic fan base, Paul scores pretty low on Gallup's "positive intensity score" as well. (That's the percentage of strongly favorable opinions minus the percentage of strongly unfavorable opinions.) While he once scored a high of 16, he's now down to a low of 3 compared with 13 for Romney and 30 for Cain.
In other recent national polls – Fox News, CNN/Opinion Research, Rasmussen, McClatchy/Marist, CBS News/NY Times, and Bloomberg – Paul scores in single digits.
"His message is still not resonating with voters," blogs Jason Volack, who covers Paul for ABC News. "In the latest ABC News poll, only 8 percent of likely Republican voters mentioned Paul's name as the one best to handle the economy. Rick Perry and Mitt Romney each topped the poll with 22 percent. In fact, in all of ABC News' polls, there are no issues that Paul can claim as his own."
So how to explain Paul's good showing at the Values Voter Summit this weekend?
Well, there were those young Paul supporters who showed up by the busload to vote for him and cheer his speech.
But that speech no doubt resonated with many social conservatives there as well, especially those lukewarm about Romney and Perry but not necessarily dazzled by Cain.
Paul sounded a biblical theme throughout – from Samuel and Isaiah in the Old Testament to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, from his pro-life stance on abortion as an obstetrician who's delivered 4,000 babies to how "in the early church, they talk about being very careful about going into war."
"We are taught in the New Testament about caring for the poor and caring for our families and our neighbors and friends. But never did Christ say, you know, let's go and lobby Rome to make sure we're taken care of. It was a personal responsibility for us," he said. "Christ was confronted at one time by a prostitute, but he didn't call for the centurions. He didn't call for more laws. But he was very direct and thought that stoning was not the solution to the problem of prostitution."
It was a smoothly-constructed combination of Christianity and libertarianism (an interesting contrast to the social gospel and liberation theology), and for many in this audience it worked.
In last year's Values Voter Summit straw poll, Ron Paul came in next to last. This year, it seems, his combination of organized supporters and a strong biblical theme worked well.


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Finding Aid for the Tom B. Carvey Papers, 1948-1968
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Expanded Biographical Narrative
- Chronological files, 1948-68 (Boxes 1-20).
- Alphabetical files (Boxes 21-24).
- CDC president Carvey's notebooks (Box 25).
- Clippings, printed material, publications (Boxes 26-28).
- Scrapbook and film (Box 29).
Chronological Files 1948-1968
Election campaign materials. 1948-1950
Scope and Content Note
"Dime a day for democracy." 1950-1955
"Dirty politics." 1952-1953
Election campaign material. 1952
CDC Convention (Fresno). 1953
Democratic Councils. 1953-1955
46th Assembly district Democratic convention. 1953
Scope and Content Note
CDC Board of directors meeting. December 1954
CDC Convention (Fresno). 1954
Election campaign material. 1954
Los Angeles County Democratic convention (pre-primary). 1954
CDC Convention (Fresno). 1955
CDC Convention (Fresno). 1956
CDC Convention (Fresno) - Credentials committee. 1956
Dollars for Democrats. 1956-1958
Election campaign material (candidates & propositions).
46th Assembly district Democratic convention. 1956
Scope and Content Note
Primary election results. 1956
CDC Convention (Long Beach). 1957
CDC Convention (Fresno). 1958
Scope and Content Note
Election campaign material. 1958
Issue survey report.
Speeches: Adlai Stevenson. 1958
Dollars for Democrats. 1959-1964
CDC Issues Conference. March 13-15, 1959
CDC Convention (Fresno). 1960
Scope and Content Note
California delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
Democratic State Central Committee. 1960-1964
Democratic State Central Committee. 1960
Election campaign material. 1960
Presidential candidates 1960
Chester Bowles.
Hubert Humphrey.
Lyndon Johnson.
John F. Kennedy.
Adlai Stevenson.
Stuart Symington.
Primary election. 1960
Vice-presidential candidates.
CDC aims, purposes, etc. 1961-62
CDC Board of directors meetings 1961
April 1961.
June 1961.
August 1961.
October 1961.
December 1961.
CDC By-laws & By-laws Committee. 1961
Confidential file. 1961-1963
Confidential memorandum. July 24, 1961
CDC Convention (Santa Monica). 1961
CDC Convention (Santa Monica) - Issues conference. 1961
CDC Convention (Santa Monica) - Issues conference. 1961
California Federation of Young Democrats. 1961
Correspondence (Carvey). 1961
District directors (information sheets). 1961
Dollars for Democrats.
46th Assembly district council. 1961-1964
Scope and Content Note
Kennedy administration - appointments, cabinet, etc.
Rayburn, Sam "The house will be in order" [Commemorative Congressional edition].
Regional issues conferences. 1961-1962
State reapportionment. 1961
Volunteer for Victory dinner (CDC). 1961
Volunteer political activity national conference, Los Angeles. 1961
Ballot measure. 1962
CDC Board of Directors Meetings 1962
February 1962.
April 1962.
June 1962.
August 1962.
October 1962.
December 1962.
CDC By-laws. 1962
CDC Convention (Fresno). 1962
CDC Convention (Fresno) - "Back-up data." 1962
CDC Convention (Fresno) - Ted Sorenson address. 1962
Correspondence (Carvey). 1962
Election campaign material.
Election campaign material: anti-Nixon literature.
Election (primary)
Fradulent material.
CDC law suit.
FDR dinner.
Los Angeles County central Democratic Committee.
"Mobilization for '62." Democratic State Central Committee.
Registration (CDC) drive.
Trade legislation.
Scope and Content Note
Bodega Bay issue. 1963
CDC Board of Directors meetings 1963
January 1963.
May 1963.
June 1963.
September 1963.
November 1963.
CDC By-laws. 1963
California Assembly Bill 2922 - "Truth in endorsements" bill.
California Assembly Bill 2922: CDC lawsuit re bill.
CDC Convention (Bakersfield) 1963
[No further description available].
Credentials committee.
Issues conference.
Press and public relations.
Replies from invitees.
Carvey, Tom - Message re assasination of J.F. Kennedy.
Correspondence (Carvey). 1963
CDC "Get out the vote committee." 1963
Dollars for Democrats.
Election reform (Sacramento Conference). 1963-64
National affairs conference (Los Angeles). June 22, 1963
Miscellaneous CDC literature. 1963
CDC Board of directors meetings 1964
January 1964.
May 1964.
June 1964.
September 1964.
November 1964.
CDC Convention (Long Beach) 1964
[No further description available].
Issues conference.
Press kit.
Replies from invitees.
CDC 10th birthday celebration.
Correspondence (Carvey). 1964
"Cranston - Engle - Mosk - Salinger affair." 1964
Cranston - Salinger primary campaign.
Democratic National Convention. 1964
Scope and Content Note
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. 1964
Volunteers in Politics.
Scope and Content Note
CDC Board of directors meetings 1965
January 1965.
April 1965.
June 1965.
September 1965.
October 1965.
November 1965.
CDC Campaign seminar (Riverside). 1965
CDC Convention (Sacramento) 1965
[No further description available].
By-laws & program planning.
Candidates for CDC office.
Credentials committee.
Issues conference.
CDC Convention (Sacramento): Resolutions. 1965
CDC Convention (Sacramento): Speakers. 1965
Correspondence, (Carvey). 1965
Democratic Volunteers Committee of California. 1964-1966
Dollars for Democrats.
A Fund Raising Feasibility Study For California Democratic Council.
Scope and Content Note
Report of the Program Planning Committee. January 1965
Scope and Content Note
Unruh and CDC "feud."
Scope and Content Note
CDC Board of directors meetings. 1966
January 1966.
June 1966.
September 1966.
Carvey's "Next board meeting" file. 1963-1966
CDC Convention (Bakersfield). 1966
CDC Convention (Bakersfield): Issues conference. 1966
Correspondence (Carvey). 1966
Majority caucus. 1965-1966
Volunteers in politics.
Miscellaneous ephemera. ca. 1963-1966
CDC Board of directors meeting. February 1967
CDC Convention (Fresno). 1967
Scope and Content Note
CDC Convention (Fresno): Rules committee. 1967
CDC miscellaneous material. 1967
Democratic State Central Committee Campaign conference. 1968
Correspondence 1968
Scope and Content Note
Alphabetical Files
Anti-communism [Right-wing material] 1962-
[No further description available].
Dorothy Healey.
Francis amendment [Prop. 24].
[No further description available]. post 1962
California Moderate Democrats. 1965-1966
California statement of vote. 1958-1965
Campaign literature. 1960's
Chapel, Charles.
Dinner programs. 1952-1963
Directories and address lists 1960-1966
CDC Board of Directors. 1963-1966
CDC personnel.
Democratic State Central committee. ca. 1960-1963
Los Angeles Democratic Central Committee.
Directories, membership rosters, etc. ca. 1955-1965
Scope and Content Note
46th Assembly district. ca. 1952-1960
Scope and Content Note
Miller, Clem.
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. 1963-1964
Scope and Content Note
Museum of African Art, Washington D.C.
Organization of Democratic Party
Organizing a Democratic club.
Organizing and campaigning. 1953-1955
Political party platforms. 1952-1964
Talks, information, and resource material re CDC. 1961-1965
Unruh, Jesse.
Yorty, Samuel.
CDC President's Notebooks 1961-1966
Scope and Content Note
Clippings re CDC and Politics ca. 1961-1966
CDC Handout Literature
Scope and Content Note
CDC Convention reports. 1962-1965
"Organizing a club" literature.
What is CDC?
CDC related reports, etc.
Scope and Content Note
CDC Publications
CDC Bulletin (vol.1, no.1-vol.4, no.2). January 1962-March 1965
CDC Legislative Newsletter [incomplete]. 1961-1964
California Observer (vol.1, no.3,6,7). September 1965, March & April 1966
Liberal Democrat (vol.1, no.6-vol.4, no.2). March 1961-October 1963
Scope and Content Note
Scrapbook: "Tom B. Carvey, Jr." 1961
Scope and Content Note
Film: "Year of Decision."


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The story so far: After a difficult and uncertain pregnancy, Juli and Christian wanted to spend as much time as possible with their Supermagicalunicorntwins. So they swapped their apartment in Berlin for a camper van and set off on a road trip lasting several months.
They started in Germany and have slowly but surely driven through Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Now they're back in Germany for a winter layover. Read previous parts here.
Wonder why they're called Supermagicalunicorntwins? Read the info box at the end of the article to find out.
They're nine months old and turbo-charged
When we started our trip, the Smuts were 6½ months old. They'd already started holding up their heads when we put them on their fronts, so we stuck to our 15 minutes of tummy time routine on the road as well. When they were seven to eight months, we watched as the Smuts started rolling onto their tummies, slowly getting up on all fours, sitting confidently and finally crawling. Now they're nine months old, they're turbo-charged, and have started commando crawling across their bed and the blanket.
Hello bumps and bruises!
They love crawling over things and us a lot. And they're quite fast, so we have to watch them like hawks. They're pulling themselves up, holding on to the windows, us and the baby net that we installed on the upper bed. Sometimes letting go momentarily and standing without support for a few seconds and finding it difficult to sit down again, so we have to be prepared to help. Hello bumps and bruises! We comfort them with kisses and cuddles to stop any tears and they're soon off again.
Indoor and outdoor play on their level
Inside the camper van, as well as outside in nature, we play with them on their level, creating obstacle courses and encouraging their first attempts at walking. Our endless fun game of hiding something under the blanket and then letting it reappear has lost its magic for them – by now they know that things still exist, even if they can't see them anymore.
At this point, they developed stranger anxiety. Sometimes they become clingy and anxious around people, and may cry if anyone but us comes too close. But they also give broad smiles to people and flirt when they feel safe. We have started to encourage a bit of socializing whenever we meet new people along the way.
The van is under non-stop baby-proofing.
The babies are into everything, so the van is under non-stop baby-proofing. At the beginning of our journey, we only needed one of the nursing pillows to make sure they wouldn't roll down. We made the upper bed baby safe by clipping on a board as soon as they started getting up on all fours.
When they started pulling themselves up by holding on to everything, the board didn't seem safe enough anymore. So we installed a high baby net. In addition to that, we had to cover sharp edges on the windows etc., the same as you would in an apartment. The inside walls of the bus are very soft though, so it's not a big deal if they bump their heads in the 'nursery'.
But time flies faster than you can imagine, and soon babies move faster than you can imagine, so we've had to keep making adjustments to our camper van for our little Houdinis!
We count and name everything we see
The babies started repeating a lot of new sounds, like blowing raspberries all day long. No matter how silly we might feel, we keep up a running commentary on everything we're doing with them to encourage their talking. Like counting trees as we hike, showing them leaves, flowers and berries, making animal voices and pointing at every animal we see.
We name everything we see around us and repeat their babbling, such as "dei", "ma", "ga", or others over and over. That's the good thing about being outdoors in nature – you stop feeling silly when there's nobody around to hear you ;) Especially Christian, who has rediscovered his inner child as our babies laugh hysterically when he pulls funny faces or makes funny sounds.
It's so nice to take your kid in your arms and step outside into nature
The babies are fascinated by touching different textures – scrunching up paper, running their hands along blades of grass and leaves, as well as over the different materials in the van. We collected some items of different textures – different bits of trees, like pine cones and twigs, which Christian smoothed down with sand paper – and encouraged them to feel each one in turn, which they explored curiously and for an amazingly long time.
It's so nice to just take your kid in your arms and step outside into nature. Walking around together, showing them leaves and flowers, letting them touch them and smell them.
In the next and final part about our road trip family, we hear all about the twins' sleep routines. Don't miss it!
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Why "Supermagicalunicorntwins"?
These are Juli's and Christian's words:
"Early in the pregnancy, in week 12, we got devastating news from our doctor. Our twins were suffering from TTTS (Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome). In short, this means that blood from the placenta does not get evenly distributed between the twins. Depending on how TTTS develops during pregnancy, the babies might die inside the uterus or survive with a high risk of fetal damage.
In week 18 we got the next shocking news. One of the babies had a lung cyst which shifted her heart to the left. Every week during the pregnancy, we went to the hospital to check up on both TTTS and the development of the lung cyst. This was a tough and scary period with lots of worrying, but we did our best to stay positive and keep our spirits up.
Family and friends supported us during these difficult times. One day, a close friend of ours told us that she was convinced our babies were super magical unicorn twins and started to sing about them. We burst out laughing, and it felt so wonderfully liberating! We'll never forget that joyful and reassuring moment.
This short jingle stayed with us through the rest of the pregnancy, and helped us stay positive and believe that everything would turn out right. And it did.
That's why we call our daughters the Supermagicalunicorntwins or Smuts. To us they really are our Super magical unicorn baby twins."