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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post4419735709404402093..comments2013-11-12T18:11:58.065-05:00Comments on AVB: Is America Finally Ready for a Black President?AverageBro.comhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-16159159911368081962009-01-06T09:51:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:51:00.000-05:00I believe that the united states is ready for a bl...I believe that the united states is ready for a black president and Barack Obama understands what the nation needs to get back on it's feet.He's hard working,determined and represents "change" in which "The United States of America needs.(I FEEL RACE SHOULD NOT MATTER,but us African-Americans are proud of Barack and his accomplishments.He made history he represents the struggles African-Americans email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-55758902328972940262008-07-25T12:37:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:37:00.000-04:00some americans arent ready for a black president, ...some americans arent ready for a black president, but im welcome to a firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-80512491147893507182008-07-08T00:22:00.000-04:002008-07-08T00:22:00.000-04:00Terrell Worrell: Racism pays… and there are elemen...Terrell Worrell: Racism pays… and there are elements in our society that are aware of this fact and wouldn't have it any other way.

You make a stronger argument for racism being based in economics than in "hatred."Before The firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-63628958482402955852008-07-07T21:33:00.000-04:002008-07-07T21:33:00.000-04:00IS AMERICA READY FOR A BLACK PRESIDENT ?I know tha...IS AMERICA READY FOR A BLACK PRESIDENT ?

I know that on the surface the question seems to be rhetorical bordering on the brink of absurdity. And yet it is on the minds of many if not most Americans today. To pose the question, even rhetorically seems to imply that there is somehow a difference between a black president and a white one when it actually goes without saying…that there isn't. Yet to ask the question, "is America ready for change?" avoids the issue of race altogether, which is exactly why we are where we are today. To answer the question… America must first come to terms with several truths about "racism".
Once you look beneath the surface of the manifestation of racism you'll find that it's origins have very little to do with race. Whenever someone burns a cross, paints a swastika or hangs a noose from a tree it's not called a race crime, but a hate crime. Race does play a role in racism…however racism is not born solely out of race.
Slavery existed for thousands of years in Africa before it came to America. In the beginning Africans captured Africans and sold them into slavery via the Atlantic Slave Trade, which would ultimately bring millions of African slaves to this country. And at the onset whites and blacks labored side-by-side as slaves under the system of indentured servitude, which lasted until about the 1700's. Then through court rulings slavery would later come to apply chiefly to Africans and people of African descent.
Therefore race became an identifier of the victims of the racism and a divider of the races. Race did not make Africans sell Africans into a cruel, barbaric and inhumane lifetime of servitude. They were, after all of the same race. The true culprit is hatred and race has become the justifier of that hatred.
Racism pays… and there are elements in our society that are aware of this fact and wouldn't have it any other way. It paid in 1609 in Jamestown when the first slaves hit American soil and it's still paying in 2008.
Eight million slaves if they had been paid the minimum wage would have earned about $108,992,000,000 a year. That same figure of 8 million not even counting offspring or descendents, over the course of 251 years would have earned $27,356,992,000,000.
The use of demographics during the electoral process is a form of racism that compromises the integrity of the process itself. It affects the outcome of the election in the same way that exit polling affects the outcomes of contests while results are given while other precincts are still open. Moreover as many of the news agencies reported that "Caucasian women" were backing Senator Clinton and all African Americans were backing Obama, then the democratic process had become compromised and much of what was left was a numbers game. According to the U.S. Census Bureau in July of 2002 the total U.S. population was 281,421,906 persons. Out of that figure 216,930,975 persons were Caucasian, while only 36, 419,434 were African American.
Therefore if people are told or indoctrinated by racially charged campaigning to vote according to race, not only would Clinton or McCain have an unfair advantage and would more than likely receive more votes but we as a nation will have regressed rather than progressed and democracy will have ceased to exist.

According to RenaRF on the Daily Kos Homepage and the "CNN Election Center" as a result of all primary and caucus contests 17,780,516 persons voted for Senator Barack Obama while 17,589,514 persons voted for Senator Hillary Clinton. Both candidates made history but
Contrary to what had been reported Senator Barack Obama won the popular vote as more persons voted for him than for Senator Clinton. As the Reverend Jesse Jackson put it, it reminds him of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech as he stated, "… And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the Promised Land…." And speaking of Obama and what he has accomplished…already…. this is … "promised Land" territory. Perhaps America is beginning to realize what William Cowper and Isaac Watts had known all along.

 "Fleecy locks and black complexion
 Cannot forfeit nature's claim.
 Skin may differ, but affection
 Dwells in black and white the same.
 And were I so tall as to reach the pole
 Or to grasp the ocean at a span,
 I must be measured by my soul.
 The mind is the standard of the man."

Perhaps… America is ready for change…. Are you?

Terrell Anthony Worrell
firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-51669711797544390222008-06-22T22:47:00.000-04:002008-06-22T22:47:00.000-04:00Well, for those that understand long term voting h...Well, for those that understand long term voting habits of the american public should notice that a strong swing from Democratic to GOP pivoted on the Cival Rigths bill of the 60s. Since then we have seen the GOP harness bigotry with code words and sound bites such as "etitlements" that really mean "lazy N' and moreover sadly have hijacked the religious (right in particular). I've got bad news for you folks. The only thing that could "out-motivate" pissed of democrats and the devistated middle-class to show up in november is the effect nominating a black candidate will have on the bigots and the "flock" that follows the voting instructions delivered by the so-called pastures who each sunday protray themselfs as men of god while unwittingly support some of the most evil people that have ever had control of this great (or once great) nation. I'll vote for Obabma, but the media, the Democratic Party (guilty of monumental stupidity) have played right into the hands of the GOP when we need a great leader more then ever. We have delivered just about the most beatable opponent to these people and I'll wager there are lots of GOP champagne bottles popping in DC these days. The Democratic party deserves all it is going to get. 4 more years of the same. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-14337251784492938482008-01-27T05:09:00.000-05:002008-01-27T05:09:00.000-05:00No. The evidence? Americans voted for Bush... Twic...No. The evidence? Americans voted for Bush... Twice...email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-67507073489135509542008-01-11T07:23:00.000-05:002008-01-11T07:23:00.000-05:00To the original question: Yes, I think so... but ...To the original question: Yes, I think so... but not without a lot of resistance.Gunfighterhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-12322391196340941822008-01-10T15:10:00.000-05:002008-01-10T15:10:00.000-05:00who remembers doug wilder's campain for governor o...who remembers doug wilder's campain for governor of virginia? before the election, it appeared as if even robert e lee was gonna rise up and vote for this man! change had come to virginia! racism was as dead as affordable housing in georgetown... and yet come election day.... yeah-doug w. won-but barely... my point? we ( or maybe you) as come as far as we profess...not at firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-45085876937827621652008-01-08T20:32:00.000-05:002008-01-08T20:32:00.000-05:00spool32 said... a Democratic ticket with Hillary a...spool32 said...

a Democratic ticket with Hillary at the top would have guaranteed a bloodbath in the general election... partisan brutality of the worst sort.
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You are sooooo right! Pray to God that she's not the nominee b/c the right wingers absolutely despise her, and it would certainly mean the demise of the Democratic party. (and the onset of the apocalypse!)ebw-educated black email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-61151648699864912562008-01-08T19:07:00.000-05:002008-01-08T19:07:00.000-05:00Hillary's "frontrunner" status evaporated the mome...Hillary's "frontrunner" status evaporated the moment she got into a serious contest. Perhaps you missed the planted questioners at the debates, the cheap attempts at a hit job? "Diamonds or Pearls?" Give me a break. Of course, Obama had at least one plant in that same debate, but hey. Clinton had five.

Hillary has been flat as a speaker, uninspiring at best, coddled by the press, and only looked good because Barak didn't have his act together. You can witness the weaker Barak if you search out his speech after the V. Tech killings - he equated the mass murder of college kids by a disturbed student to "the violence of joblessness", and cast about for the right tone like he'd lost his car keys. All I could think was "you've got to be kidding", but he's turned it around in the run up to Iowa and really hit his stride now.

Hillary as frontrunner has always been more tale than truth... to cement her status she needed to a) not screw up, and b) not collapse when pressed by a better ~candidate~. Obama is taking advantage of Hillary's mistakes and rather than stem the tide her campaign called him a drug dealer and her operatives insinuated he was a terrorist in disguise. Bad idea.

If you thought Hillary rose to prominence because she was talented or qualified, you haven't been paying attention to the Democratic party machine the Clintons have built over the last decade. What we're witnessing is the dissolution of an organization many thought to be invincible... but not even the Clinton financial juggernaut can propel a bad and widely detested candidate into the nomination.

You should be glad if you're a Democrat - Obama has an excellent chance of beating any Republican nominee, but Hillary does not. Not only that, a Democratic ticket with Hillary at the top would have guaranteed a bloodbath in the general election... partisan brutality of the worst sort. Obama at the top of the ticket would, I hope, at least give us a shot at a decent campaign about issues and a choice between two different ideologies.

I'm not convinced Obama can win that sort of a campaign, to be honest - but he's at least got it in him to run one. Hillary does not.spool32https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-65711843006249040212008-01-08T18:56:00.000-05:002008-01-08T18:56:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anthonyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-26485758859953716792008-01-08T17:20:00.000-05:002008-01-08T17:20:00.000-05:00"Women are held to a higher standard? Here's a new..."Women are held to a higher standard? Here's a news flash: it's not a higher standard - it's just the standard. If Clinton was 1/4th the orator that Obama is, two things would be true - 1) she wouldn't need the experience she claims she has, and 2) she'd be kicking Obama's ass up and down the country."

Spool32, were you hatched yesterday, or something? First of all, last time I checked, Obama's frontrunner status wasn't a month old. Were you not paying attention before Jan. 4, 2008? Hilary's been leading in the polls up to Iowa and New Hampshire. It's funny to me how you're trying to insinuate that Hilary isn't a good orator, considering that she won most of the debates in 07', but oh wait, I forgot, you were incubating then. So you weren't around. If it were so easy for a woman with Obama's limited electoral experience to materialize as the DNC front runner, then why hasn't it happened before? Oh, I know, according to you, it was because of their lack of stirring speeches and public speaking firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-15908791640341171942008-01-08T16:11:00.000-05:002008-01-08T16:11:00.000-05:00You know, this comment section has got the be the ...You know, this comment section has got the be the most ridiculously ignorant, racist and sexist one on avb's whole blog... and 80% of it is from Obama supporters.

wow. Tim McVeigh comments? He wasn't racially motivated! America and the western world barely respects women? Huh? I'm no Hillary supporter, but between a woman, and a man who says he wants to dialog with a nation that forces women to cover themselves head to foot, treats them like property, and executes them for being raped, which one is preferable as President? Yeah it's a dishonest question, but so are all those comments.

He better watch out or he'll get assassinated? I think avb might agree that he's more likely to get capped on the street in Chicago, by another black man, than get assassinated on the campaign trail.

Mandingo jokes at work? You ought to thank God your co-workers are reasonable guys, because that's grounds for a sexual harassment claim against you. Don't believe me? Go ask your HR manager, and be prepared for a lecture. Not to mention the lack of taste involved, and the harm you do to your image and Obama's. Who wants to vote for a guy with supporters that say crap like that? What about supporters who repeat it on a public weblog? What, you think your boss doesn't know how to use google?

Women are held to a higher standard? Here's a news flash: it's not a higher standard - it's just the standard. If Clinton was 1/4th the orator that Obama is, two things would be true - 1) she wouldn't need the experience she claims she has, and 2) she'd be kicking Obama's ass up and down the country.

You people need to take a breath, ditch the conspiracy theories and the victim mentality, and ask yourselves:

How much of a dumbass will you feel like when the rest of the nation proves it's gotten past its own racial problems while you're left hanging out with race-baiting Al and shouting to an empty room that white male America wants to keep women and the black man down?

The rest of you, the critical thinkers - you want to take a hard look, and make sure you don't try to elect JFK and end up with Jimmy Carter.spool32https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-488237240127099302008-01-08T15:41:00.000-05:002008-01-08T15:41:00.000-05:00cinco, were you WATCHING the news in the past coup...cinco, were you WATCHING the news in the past couple of weeks? So Benazir Bhutto, a woman, wasn't the leader of Pakistan?hbsoulhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-44716087389443419352008-01-08T13:14:00.000-05:002008-01-08T13:14:00.000-05:00Anonymous, if you think it's some kind of odd coin...Anonymous, if you think it's some kind of odd coincidence that the first DNC front runner for President is a bi-racial man, whose parents are not fourth or fifth generation descendants of slaves, like MOST black Americans, well then, think again. Though Obama's ancestry would have no bearing on my decision in the voting booth,I'm not blind. Between Oprah's endorsement and Obama's rapid ascent, to me, his candidacy has a Disneyland theme park ride quality. I respect Hilary's candidacy more. She's had to jump through more hoops. In my opinion, Obama isn't under the same scrutiny, and I don't think that Hilary would even be considered a viable candidate if she had Obama's resume, but that's to be expected. After all, Hilary is a firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-40458390428921713762008-01-08T08:30:00.000-05:002008-01-08T08:30:00.000-05:00And look at your comments...the ones that don't li...And look at your comments...the ones that don't like Obama, are fanatical about their own color or religion...firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-38143870998623494682008-01-08T08:28:00.000-05:002008-01-08T08:28:00.000-05:00....I don't even think it has to do with skin colo.......I don't even think it has to do with skin color. Perhaps that's why you and the media are confused about the results.

(And the most of the people that pipe up about him being black are borderline fanatical...about SOMETHING)Hence the reason why popular vote is useless and a waste of time. Remember Hilary won that one? The only people voting...are guess what? People who are email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-78077744609741531882008-01-08T02:50:00.000-05:002008-01-08T02:50:00.000-05:00There's a significant segment of white America tha...There's a significant segment of white America that is not ready for a black president, but they are about to be over-fucking-ruled.Sylvanhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-41036761002243395862008-01-08T00:22:00.000-05:002008-01-08T00:22:00.000-05:00Have we really been able, as a nation, to put colo...Have we really been able, as a nation, to put color aside, and elect the best and brightest among us to wield presidential power?

Time will tell.

But I have another take on why whites are rallying around Obama.

Here's another question: would Obama have a fighting chance, if elected white officials hadn't made such a mess of the country in recent years?

I contend: their screw up has become Obama's biggest advantage.

I'm thinking white folks are thinking: give Obama a try. He certainly can't do worse than those sell-outs, liars, and thieves we've been supporting.

Again:

White men have screwed over the country to such an nth degree with their catering to public interest groups, powerful unions, greedy corporations, and the machinations of political intrigue that has marked good ol' boy politics in Washington for years, that they have left the door wide open for a black presidential candidate.

Their failing is catapulting Obama closer to the White House than any other black hopefuls could have hoped for during the past century.The First Dominohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-29793256247371747732008-01-07T20:57:00.000-05:002008-01-07T20:57:00.000-05:00I'm white and I'm hearing a lot of white people sa...I'm white and I'm hearing a lot of white people saying they really like Obama. Okay, my circle of acquaintances that I talk about this stuff with is limited, but still it's impressive to hear so many of them talking positive about Obama.
I think ANY of the Dems would be better than what we have (probably any of the Repubs would be as well). I'm leaning toward Edwards but it's great to see someone stirring as much enthusiasm as Obama. I could change my mind and make him my first choice by the time my state votes. My biggest fear is that he wouldn't be the strongest on foreign policy, which I think is especially important right now.
It's always painful to hear from Blacks who are cynical or bitter, or who talk about "N.L." I would love Obama to win if it would help cure some of that. Of course even if he did win I know it wouldn't completely rid everyone of that, but I think it would be a very great step forward.
Don't get me wrong, I don't blame or judge anyone for cynicism, it just seems that it's a barometer that something's seriously fugged up. Also I don't think cynicism ever does make a contribution to change. Just my 2 cents.phxhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-69880348919609265262008-01-07T20:44:00.000-05:002008-01-07T20:44:00.000-05:00I'm still in the state of disbelief that it will h...I'm still in the state of disbelief that it will happen, but I hope it does. Even if he gets the Democratic nomination I think would be a great step.

But, on the other hand, if it becomes serious the Secret Service needs to really tighten up on his security. I think there are many Tim McVay out there that will look to take him out if it's serious he has a legitimate chance to win the whole thing IMHO.Calhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-12361179420458577632008-01-07T18:08:00.000-05:002008-01-07T18:08:00.000-05:00If Obama can continue to influence the youth; and ...If Obama can continue to influence the youth; and inspire non-voters to vote, I think he has a chance. Especially if his 'skeletons' are out of the 'closet'. In our world I don't think Mrs. Clinton stands a chance- the United States/Western world hardly respects women- there's no way 'backwards' countries like Iraq; Iran; Pakistan; North Korea etc., -would respect a woman president...of course a 'black' man may not be any better. The one thing most voters I know agree upon-we need a change. Not saying I agree with Huckabee or Romney, but I think many are hesitant to be led by someone with a firm religious based political agenda.cincohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-21897875448745172142008-01-07T13:06:00.000-05:002008-01-07T13:06:00.000-05:00For the record I would love to see Obama as presid...For the record I would love to see Obama as president but I dont think he will win and we desparately need a democrat in the white house to clean up the mess of hte last eight years. This is why I dont think he can win: people will say one thing to pollsters but when they get into the voting both they are by themselves and vote a different way. There is a reason we have only elected two black state email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-58159575856913018082008-01-07T12:50:00.000-05:002008-01-07T12:50:00.000-05:00AB, any political discussion that involves Gilbert...AB, any political discussion that involves Gilbert Arenas can't be taken seriously. I know that's supposed to be comic relief and all, but come on.

For the record, I think the comments here are indicative enough of the sentiment that the country isn't ready for Obama. That "N.L." is about to kick in any moment email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2696165851183554268.post-77864413617778930932008-01-07T12:46:00.000-05:002008-01-07T12:46:00.000-05:00The arguement about whether or not we're ready for...The arguement about whether or not we're ready for "change" means nothing if we can't even discuss race, comfortably.

And the fact is, we can't. See all the anonymous comments here, for exmaple.

It is unlikely to happen and if it does, some racist will kill him.

As for Sharpton, the fact that ANYONE would see him as a the voicebox for so-called "black America", shows how far we haven't come.

I can't take Sharpton seriously in ANY forum as a spokesperson for a group of people with such diverse views. White people don't have a single "talking head", so why are we are so perceived as this monolithic entity? Our blackness means we all think alike, apparently.

Besides, I can't believe any black man loves his blackness and wears a hair-straightening PERM, at the same time.

Interestingly, my cousin has said she believes we'll have a black president before we have a woman president...And given the nature of many of the attacks against Clinton...

Her personality qualities are unlikeable and bitchy in a woman but more than likely, seen as admirable and strong, in a man.

If anyone, other than a white man is going to win the office they have to be perfect.

I don't know what will come, but I do know, the people's prejudices ALWAYS come into play.

Anyone who says differently is ignorant and naive.DCMovieGirlhttps://email@example.com


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- Nihilistic
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9. Global Public Goods for Health: Use and Limitations
Richard D Smith, David Woodward
1. The GPGH 'champion'
- A GPGH needs a 'champion' - a person and/or institution who will be the driving force behind the GPGH
- Production of GPGH will not be spontaneous - some 'body' needs to:
- coordinate efforts to achieve production
- persuade relevant parties to cooperate
- act as a 'clearing house' for coordination and information management
- lobby for funding
First and foremost, a GPG, such as polio eradication or tuberculosis (TB) control, needs a 'champion' - that is, a person and/or institution who will be the driving force behind the GPG in question. Given the potential inherent for a country to 'free-ride' on the efforts of others to produce a GPG, production of a GPG will not be spontaneous or achieved through the 'invisible hand' of the market. Rather, someone - a group or institution - needs to be the focus for the coordination of efforts to achieve the production of the GPG, to persuade relevant parties to cooperate, to act as a 'clearing house' for coordination and information management (to avoid the 'prisoners dilemma') and to lobby for funding. This was dramatically illustrated in the case of polio eradication, but also emerged as key in TB control.


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|Waaaaaaaaahahahahahahaha! LMFAO! I'm german what it makes even funnier.
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|What, this is not from the real Nigel? Bet it is.
|Thanks also for posting under the name Nigel. I got an extra laugh from that.
|Great poster. Thanks for not dumbing it down. And that movie was so demotivating. Bye.
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|LMFAO! I'm sure there is a seat for me down there
|Well, such as life, there must always be the bah humbug-- totally not funny. But kudos to her for driving.
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|Iraq, that is it.
|those look like France's colors on the flag, maybe they're surrenduring?
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|Do you honestly believe Saddam never had WMDs? We know he did since he used them on Iran and his own people. The question is what did he do with them while the UN was f***ing off and not holding him accountable for his crimes. Also, you might want to use
|hey mark we will never know where the aleged weapons of mass distruction are. Im in iraq now and I dont see any. may be they're up bushes a** right next to your head.
|What's the matter AK? Does the truth hurt? We'll never know exactly how much money BHO got from the middle East via the internet. So now you can go piss off.
|When I see something like this, I always have to wonder why in the US when a lot of us have guns, why we don't take them to our rallies? Teach them to try and put us down with tear gas and ****. f***ing government lapdogs should stand up for us citizens.
|Piss off, Mark.
|It's Novemeber 4, 2008 and they're celebrating their victory in electing a Muslim Socialist to the Presidency of the United States.
|They are celebrating a good job on the riot they just had
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The doctor who reduced a dieter to tears on Operation Transformation has promised that she will apologise to the contestant on the show tonight.
The tough love dispensed by Dr Eva Orsmond on the RTÉ series last week to a crying Charlotte O'Connell sparked a flood of angry phone calls to the station from viewers.
The weight-loss expert admitted she has been rattled by the reaction to her straight talking, and had been considering leaving the programme in recent days.
However, the medical doctor said she intends to apologise to the 23-year-old for harshly telling her to cop on and wipe her tears after coming up half a pound short of her target weight last week.
Speaking on RTÉ's The Saturday Night Show, she said: "I will be apologising when I see her face-to-face. I would like to do that in exactly the same situation live on Monday. I did make the wrong judgment."
When asked if she had thought about leaving the show, Dr Orsmond said: "I have been thinking about it. It's been very stressful. I wouldn't like people to think I'm that type of person because I'm not. I'm very caring."
She said her outburst stemmed from her frustration at the obesity crisis among young adults.
"As a medical doctor, I should not have spoken to Charlotte in that way but I was not only speaking to her, but I was also speaking to all those young people and parents who are sitting in denial at home and looking at their children's growing waistline.
She said that she believes her no-nonsense approach stems from her Scandinavian background. "I think it was too harsh but you need to remember I have a little bit of a different background and I would say things more straight. You Irish people... do say things very nicely."
The Finnish doctor said she feels she has developed a certain persona as a tough judge. However, she does not consider her words are bullying.
"Now I think I know what bullying is myself, because I was bullied myself when I was a child. I don't think it's bullying to say something straight."
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Multi-talented entertainer/Hip-Hop pioneer Snoop Dogg wrote the words "all that I have is 'One Life to Live'" when he put his own spin on the theme song for his May 8-9, 2008 appearance on ABC Daytime's One Life to Live. Snoop Dogg's remixed theme will once again air when he returns to Llanview for his second visit on Wednesday, February 24th.
The pop icon reached out to One Life to Live to once again play himself and perform on the show (taped Thursday, December 1oth in the shows New York City based studio). Snoop Dogg will perform "I Wanna Rock" from his new album "Malice N Wonderland".
After Mary J. Blige made her second appearance on OLTL in February 2008, longtime fan Snoop Dogg let it be known that he was interested in redoing the theme song. Not only did he remix the theme for the two episodes on which he appeared, but he performed two songs as well as acted on the show. For his upcoming return, he will once again act in scenes with Bo Buchanan (Robert S. Woods) and will also be joined by Nora and Matthew Buchanan (Hillary B. Smith and Eddie Alderson). After spending time with his friend Bo and his family, Snoop Dogg will head to Capricorn for his return engagement in Llanview.
"Snoop Dogg's desire to return to One Life to Live is a tremendous show of support for our show," said executive producer Frank Valentini. "His unique contributions to the entertainment industry are vast as a performer, innovator and businessman and we are honored to have him back to perform and act on OLTL. We also welcome the opportunity to once again air his remixed theme song."
"As I said when I was here last time, I've been a fan of 'One Life to Live' since I was a baby because my momma always had it on," said Snoop Dogg. "It's cool to come back and hang with Bo Buchanan and the people in Llanview and 'rock out with them.'"


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The Packers win over the Seahawks is interesting. At halftime the score was 3-0 then the Packers scored two TDs in the 3rd qtr. If the Packers have anything else than a talented defense they've got a serious offense. Against the vaunted Hawks D the Pack had 26 first downs! Although sacked 4 times Rodgers completed 28 passes for 311 yds. The Pack rushed for 84 yds and went 9-16 on 3rd downs. Time of possession?,...39:13 to the Hawks' 20:47. That's impressive unless,...unless the Hawks D is in decline, which I think it is.
The Pack's D had 3 sacks but Russell Wilson burned them with a near 30 yds and 10 yds scramble. Not seeing the game I get the impression the Packers were harassing Russell. Russell was just 14-27 for,...158 yds? A 69.7 QB rating? The longest pass completion for Russell was 34 yds. Packers injuries,...
Ahmad Brooks
Brooks left the last game to be evaluated for a concussion and it is unknown if he will play Week 2 against the Falcons.
Bryan Bulaga
Bulaga sat out the last game due to a sprained his ankle and it is undetermined if he will be available for Week 2 against the Falcons.
Jason Spriggs
Spriggs exited the previous game with an injured hamstring and it is undetermined if he will play against the Falcons during Week 2.
The Falcons have 4 guys hurt but they're all backups.
It's gonna be a Sunday night affair in prime time for alllll to gaze upon. It's also the first regular season game played in the new venue. And I promise Packers/Falcons coaches are beginning to game plan watching film of games in week #1. Ya know, how the Bears handled the explosive Falcons offense and how the Packers dealt with the Seahawks.
As the Klingon General Kaan said,..."it'll be a glorious battle."


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The Los Angeles Dodgers' 2014 season is barely underway and baseball fans and media are already eating away at Yasiel Puig. Come on baseball world; you're better than that.
Puig is one of the best and most electric players in all of baseball and should not be the topic of criticism. Instead, baseball pundits should he basking in the greatness that is Puig.
The latest controversy surrounding Puig centers around his stiff back and if he's faking injuries because things are not going his way. Do people who watch baseball seriously think that one of the most passionate players in the entire sport is faking injuries just two games in? If Puig fails to live up to his potential and is still injured around the All-Star break, then sure, have your shots at the guy, but making these accusations two games into the season is simply crazy.
Another topic of conversation for Puig criticizers this season is his weight gain in the offseason. You know who else gained weight this offseason? Baseball's golden boy Mike Trout. Did you see the same outrage over Trout's weight gain that you did Puig's? Nope, it wasn't even close.
The one question I have is why there wasn't as much criticism thrown Trout's direction. Is it because he doesn't bat flip or fist pump after a double? Either way, the lack of criticism of Trout highlights the ridiculousness of the over-criticism of Puig.
With the season so young, Puig has a lot of time to turn his biggest criticizers into his biggest fans. Still, it's hard to see that happening as it seems that all of baseball has it in for the young Cuban.
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Don't you just love a recipe where you throw everything together, pop it in the oven and in an hour dinner is on the table? This lady does! And it includes veggies! Doesn't get much better than this Aztec Chicken Casserole!
We love Mexican food and this is a great upgrade to taco night.
This recipe comes from the Gooseberry Patch Everyday Comfort Food cookbook.
I love these kinds of recipes because you can adapt them according to your taste. My hubby requested that the next time I make it to try it with hamburger, he isn't the biggest chicken fan. You can also adjust the heat or spice in this recipe with the enchilada sauce and salsa, from mild to hot. I would recommend using a chunky salsa to help add some color and different textures to the casserole unless you have a picky eater who doesn't like onions or tomatoes and then use more of a pureed version and trick them! You can also lighten the recipe up by using fat free sour cream and low fat cheese. It would also be good with black beans!
To make this recipe even easier I used canned chicken, 2 of the cans you can pick up at Sam's club, to be exact.
I ended up with some extra enchilada sauce and didn't want to add it to the casserole for fear it would get soggy so I would say you could get away with just using 1 can of enchilada sauce. I also only used 1 1/2 cups sour cream.
When making the recipe it reminded me of a Mexican lasagna, layering the filling and corn tortillas, but the enchilada sauce helps to soften the tortillas and you don't notice the layers once the casserole cooks.
- 2 10-oz. cans enchilada sauce
- 9 6-inch corn tortillas, halved
- 1 1/2 to 2 c. sour cream
- 2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 c. salsa
- 1 c. canned corn
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
- Place enchilada sauce in a bowl.
- Dip 9 tortilla halves in enchilada sauce; arrange in bottom of lightly greased 9"x13" baking pan and set aside.
- Combine sour cream, one cup cheese, salsa, corn and chicken in a large bowl; mix well
- Spread half of chicken mixture over tortilla halves.
- Dip remaining tortilla halves in enchilada sauce; repeat layers with remaining tortilla halves and chicken mixture.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.


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EZ Rider raises cost on monthly, day passes by $1
Published 2:45 pm, Sunday, October 30, 2011
Some bus riders will have to pay a little more starting Tuesday.
EZ Rider will increase fares by $1 on its monthly and daylong passes for fixed routes in Midland and Odessa.
The increase will not affect one-way tickets or the recently launched intercity "EZ Express" route, General Manager Alonda Massey said.
Two public hearings -- one in Midland and in Odessa -- were held regarding the fare hike. No one attended either meeting.
Presently, adults are charged $2 for a day pass and $36 for a monthly pass. Those fares will increase to $3 and $37 respectively.
Student monthly passes will increase from $27 to $28, and monthly passes for people with disabilities will be $19, up from $18, Massey said.
Adults still will be charged $1.25 for a single ride, seniors and disabled people will pay 60 cents, and youth and students will pay $1. Children younger than 6 will continue to be able to ride for free.
Passes for the intercity route will remain $2 each way. The Midland-Odessa Urban Transit Board also is looking at implementing monthly passes for that route, although that likely won't occur until 2012, board members said.
Charges for monthly passes have not been increased since the transit system's inception in 2003, according to Reporter-Telegram archives.
Fares for some single rides have gone up since that time. When EZ Rider started, tickets were $1 for adults. In 2008, the prices was increased to $1.25.
Massey told the board members that the number of riders has continued to rise in Midland and they don't anticipate a fare increase will hamper the trend.
In September, 23,256 rides were taken on a fixed route in Midland, up from the 16,620 that had been taken in September 2010.
Revenue also had nearly doubled in September with fixed routes in Midland bringing in $13,446.69 compared with the $7,279.36 generated during September 2010.
Ridership in Odessa is down. In September, 18,653 rides were taken on a fixed route compared with the 20,960 taken in September 2010. Revenue increased for the month of September in Odessa with fixed route tickets bringing in $10,123.33, up from the $9,125.59 generated in September 2010.
Massey said the increase in revenue despite the decrease in riders could be because some organizations and schools buy passes in bulk and then provide them for use for several months.


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With the exception of 'The Four Branches of the Mabinogi' (which may be viewed as a unit), there is no doubt that the individual stories in The Mabinogion were written by different authors in different periods. The stories are recorded in two medieval Welsh manuscripts known as the White Book of Rhydderch (Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch) and the Red Book of Hergest (Llyfr Coch Hergest). The first dates from around 1350, and the second from around 1400, but certain stylistic features suggest that the manuscripts are copies of material first written down at an earlier date. Furthermore, the stories were no doubt passed down via a centuries-old oral tradition before ever being recorded in writing. The only exception is Rhonabwy's Dream which, as is noted at the end of the story itself, is an original literary work.
It is usually assumed that the various authors were male. However, Dr Andrew Breeze in his book The Origins of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi (Herefordshire: Gracewing, 2009) puts forward the theory that these four stories were written by Princess Gwenllian (c.1097-1136), daughter of Gruffudd* ap Cynan, King of Gwynedd, and wife of Gruffudd ap Rhys, Prince of Deheubarth.
Click here to read more about Dr Breeze's theory.
*sometimes written Gruffydd.
Sioned Davies is Professor of Welsh at the University of Cardiff. Her research interests lie in the field of medieval Welsh prose in general, and The Mabinogion in particular. She publishes academic work in both Welsh and English.
Click here for Professor Davies' webpage at the University of Cardiff.
Click here to listen to Professor Davies reading extracts from her translation of The Mabinogion (left side of webpage).


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Corrects to note that General Motors will have been absent from the S&P 500 for four years.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of General Motors Co. GM, +1.87% rose in after-hours activity late Monday after Standard & Poor's said the automaker will rejoin the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.18% after a four-year absence. Shares of GM rose 3.4% to $35.59 in heavy volume. GM will replace H.J. Heinz Co. hnz after the food company's acquisition is completed on or about June 6. GM was removed from the S&P 500 In June 2009 after the automaker filed for bankruptcy protection.


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Skip to comments.Sequestration: White House summit begins
Posted on 03/01/2013 8:14:52 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Sequestration: White House summit begins By: Jake Sherman March 1, 2013 10:49 AM EST
The nations top four lawmakers arrived at the White House Friday morning, pessimistic they will be able to resolve the impasse over $85 billion in across-the-board budget cuts that begin at midnight.
The meeting began at 10:18 just a smidge more than 12 hours before the sequester was scheduled to begin.
This fiscal dilemma has played out differently from the previous ones in the sense that the chief players Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) have not met at all throughout it. There have been virtually no negotiations between the White House and Congress, as both sides have fiercely clung to their starting points Obama has insisted that a solution include a balance of spending cuts and new revenues, while Boehner has dismissed any tax hikes out of hand.
And with the sequester set to hit at 11:59 pm. on Friday night, not much is expected to happen at the White House meeting Friday morning. Republicans even said as much before the meeting happened.
The mood on this gray Friday was encapsulated before the meeting by Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican leader of the Senate.
There will be no last-minute, back-room deal and absolutely no agreement to increase taxes, McConnell said in a statement, adding that he was happy to discuss other options to reduce spending.
Thats precisely where the disagreement lies. Boehner and McConnell are opposed to Obamas plan to close what the president describes as tax loopholes to help offset the cuts, which will disproportionally hit the Pentagon and other military spending. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) favor raising more revenue to blunt the cuts.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
WRONG Boehner said revenue had already been address when Sequestration was agreed upon.
I lay down at night wondering what will happen first the economic collapse or the next world war...It's a tough call but in the end.... What difference does it make?
Shouldn't they have done this a few weeks ago? I mean, I'm just sayin.......
"Limiting deductions and closing loopholes" = tax hikes = more money taken from the private sector and handed over to the Democrats for their use in buying the votes of their government-addicted base of moochers.
So no, we are not "for them".
Let it hit already. And then when Americans see it is MEANINGLESS, perhaps they will want some MORE cuts! DO. NOT. CAVE!
"They should all be furloughed...... "
Furlough doesn't solve anything, they should all be FIRED!!!!
Mentally they have been furloughed for years.
"What difference does it make?"
Wonder which flavor Boehner's is? McConnell's?
Your post proves you are FOR Obama's plan , you are for boner to cave in to Obama .
imo you are a democrat/statist
'Politico to media:
Obama wants to compromise between the Senate which wants "new revenues" (note: "tax increases" is a forbidden term. Mention of the tax increases Obama just got in the "Fiscal Cliff" deal is also forbidden.) and the House which only wants to make cuts that will hurt everyone- especially the poor and the young and minorities and women and LGBT.
Only a few conservatives in the House refuse to compromise.
Hail Spending!
That is all.'
boner and mconel still have a few hours to cave in to Obama. I think they will cave . I hope I'm wrong though
At the last minute they will avert the news media's latest fake "disaster" ( the sequester).
what was it last month the fake fiscal cliff? global warming (another hoax) etc.
Sorry, but the big bad sequester isn't going to 'cut' a single dime of federal spending.
This entire ruckus is over a mere 2% reduction in the rate of INCREASE of projected federal spending. No one in the country is going to feel its impact. All this talk of furloughing gov't workers, cutting military spending, catastrophic effects to existing entitlement programs, etcetera, is just a huge stinking pile of obama.
The federal government is going to spend more next year than they did this year - just like every year since Hector was a pup. The poor dears in Washington are only going to get 98% of the raise they were expecting for their departments and agencies.
Oh my! The world will end!!!
are you counting in inflation too, or do you have all the calculations done for all the government too?
to keep the same size government has to increase by the inflation rate. if it doesn't then it is a cut.
sequester is a good thing. let it happen.
without sequester gov growth will be what 20% next year? yes
so GOP and boner must not cave ( let the cuts happen)
All I hear is government will be cut in a lot of places. If government will be cut ANYWhwere with this sequester then that is the first time and it is the a good thing.
boner and mconel still have a few hours to cave in to Obama. I think they will cave . I hope Im wrong though
My point is that if they cave, this whole thing is sinister. There is no "in the light of day" reason for them to do so. It means the reasons are nefarious. It means the whole "d's vs r's" think is a facade. Our perceptions are completely wrong and the conspiracy theorists are closer to the truth than those that believe in the system. It means the system is a ploy.
If the r's cave, I will never vote again. It means it is pointless. It is manipulated to benefit those not me. Or you.
If the R's cave, the mask is finally and completely removed.
If they don't cave, the more apparently sane explanations are the rule of the day.
We'll see which it is.
imo you are a democrat/statist
Your opinion means squat.
You're buying into the left's definition of a 'cut'. That is precisely the redefinition of language which has given Congress the cover to expand the size of the feral government for generations now. Career leftists like Obama have used this trick for decades to fool the American people into supporting their advance of Socialism.
If you were expecting a dollar an hour pay raise, and you only got a .98 cents an hour raise, it would be the same thing as the so-called sequester. Are you telling me that .16 cents a day is going to be a catastrophic hit to your personal economy? I highly doubt it.
Friend, our government is already vastly overfunded. Congress could freeze funding levels at their current levels and there would be no noticeable effect for years to come, besides the wailing and gnashing of teeth on Capitol Hill and in the media, and perhaps a gradual slimming down of federal departments and agencies.
You cannot have limited government as envisioned by the Framers, with the federal government taking as big a bite out of the GDP as it is today. You do realize the government now takes more out of the GDP than it did during the second world war, do you not? Look it up. That rate of increase has outpaced inflation.
The last four years have convinced me that your statement is absolute fact. Besides a very few upstanding notables in Congress, the entire federal institution is nothing more than a treasonous cabal, gorging themselves in a depraved orgy of blood sucking at the jugular of the American people.
As far as I'm concerned, talking endlessly of political solutions is a pointless and fruitless exercise in Hope & Change. The Constitution is just a dusty old relic of ages past, and is no longer considered the Supreme Law of the land by the traitors who infest the halls of power in Washington.
I've just about given up on participating in the rigged game we call national politics. It's a festering sewer of depravity that cannot be defeated or cleaned up by 'working within the system'. The whole thing needs to be emptied out from top to bottom before we'll see any measurable change in the direction of this country. There's only one way that I can see to do that, and I honestly believe it's coming.
The last four years have convinced me that your statement is absolute fact.
I've said it is probably true, but if they cave, I will be with you strongly regarding that sentiment.
It will change how I live my life.
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Here is the latest project I did for the 2014 ICE Resin Creative Team.
INSPIRATION: I am a hopeless romantic, and I love hearts! I have always liked collecting them, and decided to use the Mixed Metal Hobnail Heart Bezels in Antique Silver to make a pair of earrings. I wanted them to be rustic, so to achieve the look of earrings from the old days, I used a two pieces of Vintage ceiling tiles as their base. I also wanted to incorporate the color red to add to the romantic feel of the earrings, which I did by using the Iced Enamels in Garnet Relique.
2 1-inch pieces of Vintage Ceiling Tiles, with sharp edges filed to smooth them
2 Mixed Metal Hobnail Heart Bezels in Antique Silver, Small
2 Multicolored Gem Brads, 4 mm, in Gold
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Popsicle Sticks
Disposable Paint Brushes
Iced Enamels™ Medium
Iced Enamels™ in Garnet Relique AND Ivory Relique
Art Mechanique™ German Glass Glitter, Silver
Heat Gun
Black Sharpie Marker
Words from an old book or newspaper and White Glue
20 gauge Sterling Silver Wire for Ear Wires and 4 Jump Rings
Torch, for balling ends of wire
Ball Peen Hammer and Drill or Hole Punch Pliers
1) Cut out 2, 1 inch pieces of the Vintage Ceiling Tiles. Be sure to use your Metal File to smooth the rough edges.
2) Choose the words you want to use from an old book or newspaper. Tear them out, keeping their rough edges for a rustic look. Lightly blacken the edges of the words with the Sharpie Marker.
3) Inside of the heart bezels, lightly paint the ICED Enamels® Medium. Once dry, sprinkle the Iced Enamels® Ivory Relique into the bezels. Heat with the heat gun until they have "melted" and attached to the bezel bottom. Allow to cool.
4) Add one word to each heart and use a very small amount of glue to adhere them to the bottom of the hearts. Let dry.
5) Sprinkle the Art Mechanique™ German Glass Glitter in Silver over the words, using as much or as little as you would like. TIP: A little goes a long way!
6) Mix the ICE Resin® according to package directions. Gently stir with the pop sickle stick and let sit for a few minutes to allow any air bubbles to rise to the surface.
7) Using the disposable paint brushes, lightly paint the ICE Resin® over the Iced Enamels® in Garnet Relique. This will seal and protect the Iced Enamels®.
8) Pour the rest of the ICE Resin® into the bezels being careful not to over fill, but just until you have a nice dome. Allow to dry at room temperature according to package directions.
9) Once the tile is dry, punch or drill a hole at the top of the tile where you would like to hang the earring.
10) Punch or drill another small hole at the top corner of the tile and insert the 2 Multicolored Gem Brads, one on each earring.
11) Open the jump rings and insert one in the hole for the ear wire, and add the bezel before closing it. Attach another jump ring to hang from the ear wire. Repeat on opposite earring.
12) Cut approximately 2 to 2 ½ inches of Sterling Silver Wire and use the torch to ball the end of the wire. Form the wire in the shape of the ear wire, and hammer lightly on the end and near the curve to finish the ear wire.
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On German farms, pigs were slaughtered in the fall by itinerant butchers and then processed and stored for winter. The Schlachtfest combined a traditional harvest festival with an opportunity to dine on the meat that wasn't suitable for long-term processing and storage.
Parrish offers a detailed article about how the modern Teutonia Mannerchor club has been recreating this centuries-old tradition for 150 years. The article also includes recipes for some of the German dishes served at the festival.
Thanks to Lord Zachariah von Marksburgh for sending us the link to this story.


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A new year at Ragley-on-the-Forest School....
It's 1981, the time of Adam and the Ants, Rubik's Cube, the Sony Walkman, and the Falklands War, as head teacher Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley-on-the-Forest School for another roller-coaster year.
Vera, the ever-efficient school secretary, has to grapple with a new-fangled computer - and enjoys a royal occasion - while Ruby the caretaker rediscovers romance with a Butlin's Redcoat.
And for Jack, wedding bells are in the air. But the unexpected is just round the corner...
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Update: To clarify, most iPhone 3GS owners aren't upgrade eligible. Most iPhone 3G owners probably are and can pick up the new iPhone for $100.
If you're a current iPhone owner looking to upgrade to the iPhone 4, you might want to check out Radio Shack on June 24. The electronics retailer is offering users the opportunity to bring in old iPhones, and in some cases electronic equipment, and use the trade-in value against the purchase price of a new iPhone. Some of the electronic devices that fall under the trade-in plan include phones, game consoles, and video cameras.
Now here's where it gets interesting. The trade in value on an iPhone 3GS is $200, so if you're currently toting around last year's iPhone model and are eligible for an AT&T upgrade any time in 2010, you can pick up the new iPhone 4 for free. While trade-ins can ordinarily be done online, Radio Shack is advising users via its Twitter account that if the iPhone 4 is on your radar, your best bet is to show up in-store.
If you own an iPhone 3GS and aren't eligible for an upgrade until 2011, you can still receive the $200 credit and purchase the iPhone 4 16GB model for $200 under AT&T's Early Upgrade pricing. The 32GB model will cost you $300 after the trade-in.
Some other items to note – The $200 value of the 3GS applies to all models, regardless of device capacity. The device must obviously be in good working condition, though this determination is ultimately left to the discretion of each individual store. As far as we can tell from RS's Twitter feed, though, good working condition effectively means no water damage and no cracked screens. Fair enough.
Also, trade-ins must be completed when you pick up your new device. That's to say, if you have content on your old iPhone you want to keep, make sure you transfer it to your computer before picking up a new device.
And to reiterate what you may already be aware of, any iPhone user with a contract expiring in 2010 is upgrade eligible.
Lastly, if you own an iPhone 3G and happen to be upgrade eligible, you can trade in that puppy for $100 credit and pick up the new iPhone 4 for a cool $100.


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Stanford Men to Compete in 107 year-old IRA Regatta
May 30, 2007
Cherry Hill, New Jersey -- Stanford's men will compete in the 107th Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships beginning Thursday morning.
The IRA will provide the Stanford men an opportunity to face a number of Midwest and East Coast schools, in addition to their traditional PAC-10 rivals.
'This will be a great experience for the Stanford rowing team to race outside of our region and to represent the PAC-10,' said Stanford head men's coach Craig Amerkhanian.
The No. 8 ranked men's varsity eight of Silas Stafford, Nate Rooks, Donny Simkin, Kevin Murphy, Alex Osborne, Ottavio Siani, David Creighton, Kevin Baum and coxswain Ariel Dixon will face undefeated Harvard, Michigan, Penn, Columbia and Boston University in the heat. Two crews will advance directly to the semifinal which will be raced on Friday. The remaining teams will compete in the repechage on Thursday afternoon with the goal of securing the remaining semifinal slots.
The men's varsity four of Ben Briggs, Justin Brown, Ryan DuChene, John DiCola, and coxswain Graham Carroll will look for a three-peat in the men's varsity four event. Stanford won the event in 2005 and 2006. 31 boats are entered in the event, resulting in a time trail format to elimite all but the top 12. Those crews compete in the semifinal round, also on Friday.
The Freshman eight of Aaron Frankl, Alec Levy, Kevin Gehr, Nico Sand, Jeromy Hoffman, Joe Brendel, Bobby Pinero, Scott Runyon and Coxswain Andy Bracken will take on Wisconsin, Brown, Yale, Georgetown and Dartmouth in their heat. Two crews will advance directly to the semifinal round with the remaining crews headed to the repechage.
Stanford's Freshman eight returns to the IRA for the first time since 2003. The Stanford varsity eight returns in 2007 after not being allowed to compete in 2006 due to a regatta eligibility ruling.
The grand finals for all racing will take place on Saturday, June 2.
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I/268 UCAC1 Catalogue (Zacharias+ 2000)
First U.S. Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC1) Zacharias N., Urban S.E., Zacharias M.I., Hall D.M., Wycoff G.L., Rafferty T.J., Germain M.E., Holdenried E.R., Pohlman J.W., Gauss F.S., Monet D.G., Winter L. <Astron. J. 120, 2131-2147 (2000)> =2000AJ....120.2131Z
ADC_Keywords: Surveys ; Positional data ; Proper motions Description: The UCAC1 is a high density, highly accurate, astrometric catalog of over 27 million stars in the Southern Hemisphere in the magnitude range of about 8 to 16. This version is the first release of an ongoing project to observe the entire sky; for up-to-date information see the Web page at http://ad.usno.navy.mil/ad/ucac/ . The UCAC1 is a preliminary catalog. By avoiding all "problem cases" (see details in the "intro.txt" file) it is not complete. Positions, proper motions and errors are provided, together with approximate magnitudes in the 579-642nm range. The positional precision is about 20 mas for 9 to 14 mag and 70 mas at 16th mag. The errors of the proper motions are very heterogeneous, ranging from 1 to 35 mas/yr. The UCAC is an observational program using the U.S. Naval Observatory Twin Astrograph and a 4kx4k CCD camera, covering just over 1 square degree per frame with a scale of 0.9"/pixel. Observations started in January 1998 at Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory (CTIO) and are continuing. This first catalog contains data observed through 07 November 1999 at which time about 80% of the Southern Hemisphere was completed. Full sky coverage is expected by early 2003 after a re-location of the instrument to the Northern Hemisphere planned for early 2001. The UCAC1 is also available on CD-ROM from the US Naval Observatory. Direct request to with UCAC1 in the subject string. Notice: The data are freely available; however, any publication utilizing these data should make proper reference to USNO and the paper by Zacharias et al. (2000AJ....120.2131Z) File Summary:
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ReadMe 80 . This file intro.txt 76 400 Introduction to the CD-ROM data out.sam 88 100 *Sample output from the UCAC1 UCAC1/* 0 . Subdirectory with binary data / programs
Note on out.sam: this file is just a sample output of the query programs. details about the complete binary data structure, and programs to query the catalogue, can be found in the UCAC1 subdirectory. A remote query program "finducac1" is also accessible for Unix or Linux, see ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/sw/cdsclient.tar.gz
See also: http://ad.usno.navy.mil/ucac/ : the UCAC Home Page Byte-by-byte Description of file: out.sam
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1- 8 I8 --- 1UCAC *[00000001,27425433] UCAC designation 10- 20 F11.7 deg RAdeg Right ascension (degrees), ICRS, at "Epoch" 21- 31 F11.7 deg DEdeg Declination (degrees), ICRS, at "Epoch" 33- 35 I3 mas e_RAdeg Mean error on RAdeg 37- 39 I3 mas e_DEdeg Mean error on DEdeg 41- 45 F5.2 mag UCmag Magnitude in UCAC system (579-642nm) 47- 48 I2 --- No Number of observations 50- 57 F8.3 yr Epoch Mean Epoch of observation (of position) 59- 66 F8.1 mas/yr pmRA Proper motion in RA(*cos(Dec)) 68- 75 F8.1 mas/yr pmDE Proper motion in Dec 77- 80 F4.1 mas/yr e_pmRA Mean error on pmRA 82- 85 F4.1 mas/yr e_pmDE Mean error on pmDE 87- 88 I2 --- Nc Number of catalogues
Note on 1UCAC: this star number is not provided in the original files. It represents the running line number over all data, and uses an 8-digit after the string "1UCAC"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- History:
History: A compact version (in directory UCAC1/bindat) can be used directly for searches. It was generated in May 2001 from the ascii version distributed on CD-ROM.
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St. Baldrick's Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, recently awarded $330,000 to fund Alex Huang, M.D., Ph.D., of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, as a St. Baldrick's Scholar for three years.
Huang is one of the first doctors to be funded as a St. Baldrick's Scholar, and overseeing him will be John Letterio, M.D. Part of a new funding program to further the research of promising young pediatric oncologists, these awards bridge the funding-gap between their fellowships and sources of funding available to more established researchers. These awards also will provide much-needed research funding to doctors during this critical stage of their careers.
Huang's research project is entitled, "Enhancing Immune Surveillance In Pediatric Sarcomas." His work aims to incorporate the immunological arm of cancer therapy into standard therapeutic protocols to provide life-saving treatments for children with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, and rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of sarcoma—cancers that develop from connective tissues.
St. Baldrick's began as a challenge between friends, and has exploded into the world's largest volunteer-driven fundraising program for childhood cancer research. Worldwide, 160,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year and in the United States, cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation coordinates worldwide head-shaving events, with volunteer "shavees" raising money to support childhood cancer research. Since 2000, head-shavings have taken place in 18 countries and 48 U.S. states, raising more than $50.8 million, and shaving more than 72,490 heads.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation will fund $110,000 per year for three years for Huang's work, after which he may apply for an additional two years of funding.
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Case Western Reserve University is committed to the free exchange of ideas, reasoned debate and intellectual dialogue. Speakers and scholars with a diversity of opinions and perspectives are invited to the campus to provide the community with important points of view, some of which may be deemed controversial. The views and opinions of those invited to speak on the campus do not necessarily reflect the views of the university administration or any other segment of the university community.


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Did you fancy rhyming your way to a SIGNED Jonny Wilkinson poster?
One of the people who was out of the running for this top prize was the man who gave us the idea for this fantastic comp!
The Queen's poet, Andrew Motion decided to celebrate Jonny Wilkinson's Godliness in the form of a poem.
But sadly he couldn't find a word that rhymed with Wilkinson.
So we wondered, could our Academy readers do any better? Yeah, course you could!
To give you an idea what you're up against, these were the Poet Laureate's first few lines.
O Jonny the power of your boot
And to help you on your way, here's the Academy's offering...
There was a young man called Jonny
Well you got the idea and the rhymes came pouring in by the bucket load!
The Academy team will read through them, and post the winner on the site in the next few days.


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If you have been looking for a retro browser game to really sink your teeth into, this roleplaying title might just be the best choice for you. Create a character, pick a class, and join other adventurers on the quest to rescue a fair maiden...
From the Skeleton Coast to the Ocean of Sorrow: This roleplaying online game is set in a vast fantasy universe that will keep you busy for a long time. Dozens of unique little towns and villages are waiting for you to stop by, smell the flowers, and help out the local townsfolk on their quest to regain freedom. A long time ago, the King of Draak offered his innocent daughter as a sacrifice to spare his kingdom from defeat. Stubborn in their ways, the orcs wouldn't take no for an answer and destroyed his empire in spite of his efforts, leaving Andor with nothing but mountains of ashes to his name. His daughter, viciously turned into an immortal slave, was cursed to remain in shackles for all eternity. Now what can you, as a mere mortal, do to save the fantasy world of Nodiatis and bring back peace to free-to-play game that's been haunted by years of oppression?
Nodiatis is a classic RPG in its truest form. You have full control over which character you create. Everything from the class you pick to your favorite attributes can be customized. Let's take a closer look at the different classes, shall we? All options are divided into four different archetypes: melee, magic, defense and recovery. While the Priest has a way of restoring health and curing those that have been taken by illness, the Warlock has mastered the arts of necromancy. This means that the Warlock can not only convoke abysmal creatures to do his or her bidding, but also dominate both the undead and the living with the flick of a finger. Want to have an animal companion at your side? Then think about choosing the Beastmaster instead. Or, you know, just pick the Alcoholic and brawl!
The free-to-play title has everything you would expect from a browser-based MMORPG, including a wide array of different attributes to train and invest points into. You decide which paths to take and where to go as you battle against ghastly goblins and intrepid insects that roam Nodiatis. Gain new levels and reach unforeseen heights by gathering experience points and looting valuable rewards.


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Hi Sam,
I believe you also are missing the point that I am not tax domiciles here in the UK. The BIK I am being charged is going to the Irish goverment not the UK govenment. The Irish govenment is not requiring me to pay BIK at I am out of the state.I continue to get paid from the Irish plant in euros.
The car is not used for private use as I am here working. my residance is in Ireland.
Can you please investigate further.
Many thanks,
Hi Sam.
The car is used to get me to work daily and to get me to the airport when I fly back every weekend.Other employees can have use of the car if they need it.
You have referenced... In Ireland section 6 of the Finance Act, 2003 and Sections 16 to 21 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2003
Have you looked at section 10 ?
Company Car not available for full year
Adjustments will be necessary where a car is not available for the full year, e.g. where -
Equally an adjustment will be required where a car is for some other reason not available for private use for part of the tax year, for example, where an employee is working abroad for an extended period. In this case, a car provided to an employee will not be regarded as available for private use for that part of the year in which the employee is outside the State for the purpose of performing the duties of the office or employment, provided the following conditions are met:
Where a car is not available for part of a year, the business kilometric thresholds and the percentage cash equivalents used should be calculated by reference to the following fraction of the normal thresholds and percentages (as listed in the Table in section Calculation of "cash equivalent"). The fraction is(number of days in the tax year car is available for private use) / 365
This fraction may also be expressed as a percentage as follows:(number of days in the tax year car is available for private use) x 100) / 365
The section that is revelant to me is
I didnt mention this to you in the original mail and i dont think you are aware so my appolgies for not making this fact known to you.
I am only here working in the UK from the 3rd week of Jan 2015 to mid december of this year so less than 1 year which is why I feel section 10 is relavant to me.
Your thoughts please.
I have been speakng with Irish Revenue and they do not agree with you that I should have to pay any BIK on the grounds all my mileage in the UK is business mileage. I only pay BIK on personal use of a company vehicle not on business mileage. I can only have one home at any one time and that is in Ireland. I was sent abroad on company business so no private mileage is being incurred it is all business related i.e. I did not go to the UK for personal reasons I went for work reasons at the request of my employer.
They are looking at getting me a ruling on this an I am expecting an update later this afternoon.
I am leaving this conversation open with you until then if that is okay.
I travel home every weekend. I have rented accomadation paid by the company. The company in Ireland is part of a corporation. I was asked to travel to a sister plant to help impliment a project I had put in place in Ireland and then return to my job in Westport. I am in the UK on work not personal terms so private milage is not part of the car here in the UK. I am returning to my Job in Ireland in December.
We will pick this up on Monday ans getting the late flight home.
Irish Revenue have come back saying I should not be charged BIK.
Please see below....
From: Revenue BMW Sligo PAYE [mailto***@******.***] Sent: 29 July 2015 16:38To: Doran, PatrickSubject: FW: Employee Taxation query/PAYE/IC/AH (Ref:15650999)
I refer to our telephone conversation earlier. I realise now that the query submitted by your employer is different to your issue re BIK, see their e mail hereunder.
In relation to Benefit in Kind from 01/01/2004 it is up to the employer to determine if an actual benefit arises and if so there is a charge to PAYE/PRSI & USC here in Ireland, see link to the Employers Guide http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/benefit-in-kind/index.html. I note that the UK employer is processing the payroll from 6th April 2015 so I don't know the procedure for BIK in the UK is.
As explained to you already there cannot be a charge if a there's no benefit.
Mary Quinn
From: Navin-Mealey, Mona Sent: 11 June 2015 11:02To: '*****@******.***'Cc: Costello, Angela; *****, *****Subject: Employee Taxation query
Good morning
I am writing on behalf of an employee. I called your offices and they requested I put my query by email to yourselves.
Employer Name: MPS Westport Limited
Employer Number:(###) ###-####
Employee Name: Patrick Doran
Employee PPS number:(###) ###-####
Patrick is employed by Mps Westport Limited but in January 2015 he transferred to work for our sister site in the UK for a period of 6 months. He has continued to be paid by Westport during this time.
A decision has now been taken to extend his secondment period in the UK and as he will now go beyond the 183 days in the UK.
The UK have taken tax advice and they will now process his payroll (notionally) with effect from 6 April 2015 and pay UK tax on his behalf. Westport will continue to pay Patrick as normal and deduct all relevant taxes, USC, and NI here in Ireland.
The UK have been advised that they will require an E101 completed to allow them to NOT deduct National Insurance (both ER and EE).
Patrick will then need to complete a self assessment taxation form and claim back the excess taxation paid in the UK at the end of the Irish tax year.
Can you please advise the following:
If you require any further information in order to answer this query please do not hesitate to contact me. My contact details are set out below.
Kind regards
Mona Navin-Mealey
Finance Manager
+353 (0) 98 55836
+353 (0) 87 (###) ###-####/p>
Golf Road, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
HI Sam,
If the company are going to deduct the BIK then I can submit a Tax Return in Ireland next January for 2015 and on the Form there is a box titled 'Expression of Doubt'
This means there is no messing with the company however there is a cash flow inconvenience for me until then.
There is a Double Taxation Agreement between Ireland and UK and it essentially means I cannot be taxed twice so if you suffer any UK Tax NI again this should be reclaimable
My line of argument which the Tax Office agreed with is that all my mileage in the UK is business mileage. You only pay BIK on personal use of a company vehicle not on business mileage. I can only have one home at any one time and mine is in Ireland. I was sent abroad on company business so no private mileage is being incurred it is all business related i.e. I did not go to the UK for personal reasons you went for work reasons at the request of my employer.


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Like many people, I enjoy a good comic book and have certainly enjoyed the recent Batman and Avengers films. I'm not someone who has hoarded comics for years or has much knowledge of the origins of superheroes, but I was in the right place to be educated. The Sigil Club present a whistle-stop tour of how comics were created, overcame adversity in the face of censorship and were reinvented to appeal to us today.
Michael Eckett has written a concise, albeit still verbose history which skips along through the salient moments at one heck of a speed. Following the style of productions like the Reduced Shakespeare Company and Horrible Histories, this four-strong team of performers work slickly together to impart all they can within the hour they have. Part sketch show, part docu-comedy, there is clearly a lot of passion for the subject, given the sheer volume of knowledge within it. Eckett has crafted a strong narrative with good use of puns, visual gags and self-aware humour. As one of the performers, he is full of nervous energy and seems ready to burst at any moment with anecdotes and caricatured super-villains.
As director, Eckett has blended a variety of styles to keep the content interesting. Highlights include the Fantastic Four Family Fortunes and the moment a young writer meets his publishers. In a slick routine, the editors want to make only a small change to the script: "as small as Rhianna's acting career". Of course, like the Orange adverts at the cinema, this change is fundamental and the ideas and throw-away references are nicely observed. The censorship puppet show is also a great example of Eckett's research and comic timing and a poetic rap from Batman (Daniel Farley) is both excellently penned and performed. Among a plethora of roles, Farley plays the generic comic-book hero who must keep up with the ever-changing requirements of his genre. His one-liners and Buzz Lightyear simplicity are perfect for the role. Later on, his gruff Christian-Bale-Batman voice captures the noir-hero persona. Making up the fantastic four, Kris Wood and Kate Quinn make full use of their respectively large and petite statures to comic effect. Wood has great comic timing and Quinn makes an excellently moody Spiderman. The lighting and stage management add to the strong team spirit in supporting the frenetic pace.
Beyond mere silliness and the expression of every young boy's desire to dress up in superhero outfits, there is a message here. Eckett explains that with the evolution of technology and the accessibility of media and publishing, anybody can get their own ideas out to people and create their own comic stories. This is a nicely sombre moment amid the farcical to-ing and fro-ing, demonstrating his skill in both direction and writing.
There are some rough edges. One or two of the gags fell a little flat and both Eckett and Wood delivered a couple of lines at a pace too frantic for either the audience or themselves to keep up with. The individual performances, with suitably hammed-up characters, are unlikely to win any Olivier awards, but within the style of the show, this really didn't matter. I felt some of the pace flustered a little in the closing scenes and, with what felt like 40-degree heat in the Etcetera auditorium, that is understandable. However, even with the whole show replayed and condensed to a minute at the ending, I felt there wasn't as much punch as there was at the opening. These are, however, minor concerns which detract little from the overall experience.
Aside from the energy and subject knowledge, what impressed me the most was how well all four performers worked together. There are several scenes where dialogue is fluidly shared between them, showing considerable rehearsal, intelligent direction and adept delivery. There is enough detail for ardent fans of comics from the Platinum Age through to the present day but enough general information and humour for people who have never even heard of Marvel or DC. This material is best suited to the fringe stage and, with a little more polish and confidence in the delivery, it has the potential for a long and successful future as a fringe favourite.


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(the antitheses of global warming)
Are biofuels a realistic replacement of fossil fuels?
Bio fuels cause 400% more carbon emissions according to an EU report link
Burning wood in the UK to reduce greenhouse gasses causes more CO2 than the burning of coal. link
Burning wood fiber generates more CO2 than burning coal. link
Study finds that ethanol increases emissions, damages engines, reduces fuel mileage, and increases food prices. link
EPA does not grant states waiver for E10 ethonal regulations. States claim economic impact from dry weather. link
The many challenges of cellusic ethanol link
Saphire Energy given over 100M U.S. govt loans to finance algae bio-fuels farm. link
Can fuel from algae replace oil? link
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With death in her eyes,
she flipped out her blade.
Only moments before,
when she had found him.
He was so alive,
so tempting.
His golden eyes,
glinting in the sunlight.
She knew,
that she had to have him.
She ever so
cautiously walked to him.
She sat, started a conversation,
about knives.
She said she had one,
and pulled it out to show the man.
With death in her eyes,
she flipped out the blade.
All in one swift motion,
she turned and plunged the blade into his heart.
As she gazed at his golden eyes, she knew,
she must have them.
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If you are looking for the 'other' travel, because the thought of a swaying beach hammock or the serenity of a hotel room does not excite you any longer? Do you want one-of-a-kind, off-the-beaten-path, into-the-wild adventure vacation? Then this is the page for you:
Jones Adventures offers wildlife encounters that are up close and personal. You will not just see an animal in the far, you will touch a whale, you will pet a panda, you will walk with a tiger, and you will swim with the sharks and more.
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Not only has he set aside a musical comeback this year, Robbie Williams has taken on the radical dictator look. The Guardian has details of a trek writer Jon Ronson took with Robbie recently into the Nevada desert to learn about aliens and the people intrigued by them.
This is just SO Robbie. Give it a read…definite entertainment!
The experience will actually be presented on Radio 4 early next month (May 6). It's called "Robbie Williams And Jon Ronson Journey To The Other Side" – it's bound to be amusing…er, informative. (Sorry, Rob.)


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100 Sonwil Dr
Buffalo, New York 14225
Restocking Policy
We do not charge a restocking fee.
Contact Information
Should you need to contact us about your order, please email us at email@example.com or call us at 1-855-418-0908.
For any other inquiries, please email us at email@example.com or call us at 1-888-368-8401.