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New from bestselling authors Jim and Elizabeth George! Jim and Elizabeth come together to share from 40-plus years of marital wisdom and experiences to help couples grow closer to each other and to God.
Husbands and wives will discover how they can enrich their marriages by looking at the lives of key couples in the Bible. As they observe the strengths and weaknesses of couples like Abraham and Sarah, Boaz and Ruth, Joseph and Mary, and others, they will
- learn the essentials necessary for enjoying an exciting life together
- develop better ways to communicate and make solid decisions
- realize the need to draw upon God for unity and strength in hard times
An outstanding resource that will lead husbands and wives to enjoy a richer and deeper union!
Author Bio▼▲
Jim George and his wife, Elizabeth George, are Christian authors and speakers. Jim, author of A Husband After Gods Own Heart (a Gold Medallion finalist) and The Bare Bones Bible® Handbook, has MDiv and ThM degrees from Talbot Theological Seminary. He has served in various pastoral roles for 25 years and on The Masters Seminary staff for ten years. Jim and Elizabeth have two married daughters and are grandparents.
Elizabeth George, whose books have sold more than 9 million copies, is the author of A Woman After Gods Own Heart® (more than 1 million copies sold) and A Young Woman After Gods Own Heart. Shes also a popular speaker at Christian womens events. Elizabeth and her husband, Jim, are parents and grandparents, and have been active in ministry for more than 30 years.
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Few self-help books on marriage have sought the truth and heart of the Scriptures with such incisive compassion as A Couple After God's Own Heart. While it is clear this book should be on the reading list of couples, it is also a must-read for every engaged or want-to-be engaged. Pastors and lay premarital counselors now have another indispensable resource."
Hale Akamine, PhD, clinical psychologist, executive director, Family Ministries Center
Few self-help books on marriage have sought the truth and heart of the Scriptures with such incisive compassion as A Couple After God's Own Heart. While it is clear this book should be on the reading list of couples, it is also a must-read for every engaged or want-to-be engaged. Pastors and lay premarital counselors now have another indispensable resource."
Hale Akamine, PhD, clinical psychologist, executive director, Family Ministries Center
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Sufficient in JesusAge: 18-24Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Two images on two sides together form a coin.February 1, 2013Sufficient in JesusAge: 18-24Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 4Meets Expectations: 4A Couple After God's Own Heart - Harvest House Publishers
Scripture contains the accounts of many couples, and the way God used them and they way they lived.
Whether they lived in sweet communion with their spouse and God, or whether they lived in bitter strife and sin, every couple in Scripture has something to teach us.
By searching the Scriptures and studying the couples who make up Scripture's story, Jim and Elizabeth George examine their marriages and draw out insights for those men and women who want to be A Couple After God's own Heart.
Jim and Elizabeth came together to write this book, and they write together with one voice, husband and wife in harmony. A book written in one voice harmony is a good picture of a marriage.
In A Couple after God's own Heart we meet Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and Rachel, Manoah and his Wife, Ruth and Boaz, David and Bathsheba, Elizabeth and Zechariah, Joseph and Mary, and Prisca and Aquila.
I was delighted to see so many themes and character details in A Couple after God's own Heart that I had never noticed before in Scripture- now I will be looking for them in my Bible when I read their stories.
Insights from the ladies of Scripture teach their sisters today, and insights from the men teach their brethren. These are some of the ones that touched me the most:
Eve reminds us that our identity is in God, and the fact we bear his image, and our purpose in to help our husbands. We are Helpers.
Our actions should be checked by 'will this help my husband?' That is the sign of a helper's heart- one who finds ways to meet the need of the moment.
Being a helper is such a large calling- one moment you might be helping him paint your house and the next you might be helping your husband by being the only encouraging human voice he hears as he stands fast for God.
After the lesson comes living it out...and Elizabeth gives us an idea for that.
"How about a post-it note for your heart? 'Today I am my husband's helper. And it never hurts to put those post it notes in other places...like your Bible, the cover of your prayer journal, in the kitchen, and on your car's dashboard so you can be reminded of your purpose..."
Isaac and Rebekah are one of the greatest human romances in Scripture.
From the first time Isaac saw Rebekah coming to him as he meditated in the fields, he was captivated by her, And she loved him too. The love of Rebekah is what comforted Isaac after his mother died, Scripture tells us.
We find this confirmed when Rebekah was barren. Isaac did not remarry or shun her- he prayed for her. When Isaac prayed for his barren wife Rebekah we see a tender and Godly man.
Their marriage has a lot to teach us about communication- communication was sinfully gone at the end of their marriage. They deceived each other, spoke of family troubles behind each other's back, they played favorites among their sons and divided their loyalty from each other.
Ruth teaches us that Godliness is a magnet, faithfulness is rewarded, mentors are a blessing, and tragedies are redeemed.
Boaz is an example of husbands who are diligent, merciful, Honor God first, truthful, and encourage their brides in godliness.
"Boaz pointed out Ruth's strong qualities and spoke of them to cheer her on. (Ruth 2:11) Surely these words of encouragement were like raindrops on the parched desert sand of Ruth's heart."
Bathsheba is a picture of redemption. Her story seems to end with adultery.. but it doesn't. It ends with her role as a god fearing mother who raised her son to seek the Lord.
"In the Bible text, we don't read much about Bathsheba until David is on his death bed and Solomon is a grown man. But we know she was busy during those silent years. She was behind the scenes, quietly and systematically raising Solomon, training him, loving him, and grooming him. One day he would be king, and she wanted him to be ready and confident. It's no wonder that Solomon became the wisest man on earth and a great king. His vast wisdom and love for God was very likely a reflection of her own spiritual condition."
David shows us in technicolor the need to run from sin, and to run from temptation. "A member of a couple after God's own heart has eyes for only one person- his or her marriage partner."
Repentance is here also- Psalm 51 was torn from the breast of the man who knew he was a wretch. He was forgiven, and brought more glory to God than the respectable sinner who trusts that he has a drop of residual inner goodness somewhere in a forgotten closet in his soul that will squeak him through in to Heaven.
Mary and Joseph are perhaps the most humble, trusting, willingly obedient couple in history.
They stored up the things of God in their hearts, and raised the Lord Jesus Christ.
In Luke's Gospel you can see that Zechariah was a man who prayed for his wife diligently. Angel Gabriel confirmed it, as he stood before Zechariah at the incense altar in the Holy place. He said "Your prayers have been answered." His wife would bear a son.
When I read the account, I thought Zechariah was most likely praying for a son at that moment as he burned the incense in the Holy Place. A man who longed to be a father would have prayed for the thing that lay on his heart as he stood there, vulnerable before God.
"You would expect a godly husband to pray faithfully for his wife, wouldn't you? Especially if he knew there was a deep burden she was carrying every day."
Prisca and Aquila- they are impressive! "We can think of Priscilla and Aquila as being like a coin, which has two sides- with each side indicating the same value, but each bearing a different image. Isn't that a perfect picture of what marriage is all about?"
Truly it is exciting to see the details in the marriages of wives and husbands of the Scriptures.
I was blessed to receive this book free from Harvest House for my review.
IreneUnited States5 Stars Out Of 5January 20, 2013IreneUnited StatesQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5What a great book for couples to read! The husband and wife author team write an information filled book to help couples grow together as they grow in their spiritual life.
I gave this book 5/5 stars. I liked how this book was not just about furthering your relationship as a couple but also broken down to individual advice for the wife and individual advice for the husband. With tips on how to better communicate with each other to learning how to rely on each other during difficult decision times this book offers great advice. Using couples from the Bible and incidents in their relationships the authors show what we can learn by how they handled their rough spots. This book is written in a loving and sometimes even humorous manner. It is not judgmental in any fashion and the tidbits of advice are well worth reading. I highly recommend this book to all couples and even soon to be married couples!
I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the copy of this book I enjoyed reading. I gave an honest review based on my opinion of what I read.
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Q: Would this be a good study for engaged couples? My fiance and I are looking for a good couples' study to help prepare us for marriage and I already recommend Elizabeth George's individual/small group women's studies.
This study could be used by an engaged couple, but is more applicable to couples that are already married.


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The same fears pervade the new crowdfunding marketplaces expected to emerge from President Barack Obama's JOBS Act, which will allow large groups of unaccredited investors to fund startups in exchange for equity, likely beginning early next year. The provision is intended to give founders a new tool for raising capital and everyday investors a new vehicle to invest their cash.
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There are times in a person's life when unusual things happen. Sometimes they only result in giving you one massive migraine! Such has been my week.
Since my last post, regarding my dilemma as to whether I should self-publish or go traditional, things have developed in the most extraordinary way.
Firstly, the well-known publishing consultant who was happy to charge me $1800 for editing and manuscript assessment, is now willing to lower her price to $1000. On top of that, she'd like to send my manuscript - together with her proposal - to forty US publishers, all for the same price! Since I don't have a chance of being published in my own country (Australia) as my manuscript is over 100,000 words, she thinks I have a much better chance in the States.
I was flabbergasted - for want of a better word - that she's willing to do that for me. Yes, I know she's gaining me as a client and it's all business, but does that mean she has faith in my book? Is this a good deal, and dare I trust her with my baby - my manuscript?
Secondly, I entered my book into a competition sponsored by the RWA (Romance Writers of Australia) but run by an English Publishing company. They're looking for 'The Next Best Australian Author."
Now, the amazing thing is, their guidelines specify it has to be work of fiction, set in Australia and one of the voices must be from the male protagonist's POV.
It's as if this competition was made specifically for me!
So, I sent in my synopsis and author bio. Within a few days, their asking for my entire manuscript. I'm on the short list!
Once again, I'm flabbergasted.
Now, I have wait till December for the winner to be announced.
In the meanwhile, what about the manuscript edit and those forty US publishers? What if one of them offers me a publishing deal before then? And what about CS? It's supposed to be released as an ebook on Kindle by September. Do I put them on hold?
I distinctly feel a migraine coming on!
If anyone has any brilliant ideas, please let me know.
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Sunday, 19 August 2012
Traditional Publishing or Doing It Indie? Part 2
In my last blog I discussed my quandary, as to whether I should seek out a traditional publisher for my book - Bloodgifted - or become an independent author, with all the risks that accompany it.
The well-known editor who originally assessed and edited my manuscript was happy to check it a second time for a modest fee of eighteen hundred dollars! I'd paid her fifteen hundred for the first editing then spent a year rewriting my entire manuscript based on her expert advice. And her suggestions were excellent. It was worth paying that amount.
But, the fee isn't the only issue. I would also have to reduce my manuscript by thirty thousand words before she would consider recommending it. In Australia, publishers won't even glance at a manuscript longer than one hundred thousand words.
Bloodgifted is approximately one hundred and twenty-eight thousands words.
I don't believe that is too long for a novel and if that's what I'm forced to do to be accepted by a 'real' publisher, then it's not for me. Even if it means giving up my dream of seeing my book on bookstore shelves.
Well, at least there's one consolation - I save myself eighteen hundred dollars!
So, one problem solved. As for the writing competition, were I to win, my book – my baby, my infant terrible – would again be in someone else's hands. Do I really want that? And to be honest, winning a literary competition is no guarantee of commercial success. It's readers' recommendations and word of mouth that make best sellers. Fifty Shades of Grey is a perfect example.
My decision then? Looks like I'll be releasing an ebook as soon as my second lot of proofs come back from CS.
If anyone has an opinion on this, please comment. I'd love to know your views.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012
Traditional Publishing or Doing it Indie?
I'm in a quandary.
Isn't that a lovely word? Hardly ever used nowadays, so I thought I'd add it to my repertoire.
Anyway, as the title suggests, that's my dilemma.
I'm faced with a decision. Do I pursue my original course and publish my debut novel with CS, then release it as an ebook on Kindle by the end of August, or go the traditional route, and find myself a publisher?
Anyone who's familiar with my blog, would know how I decried the power of the Big Five publishing houses, and the time they take to answer author submissions – if they ever do. The lure of going it 'indie' is a great temptation. Yet, deep down, what author doesn't want to be accepted by the experts in the business, earn that coveted book contract, and enjoy the 'legitimacy' of being published by a 'real' publisher?
Yet, very few writers experience that, and those who do probably had to wait years before finally seeing their books on the New Releases shelf in their local bookstore. And isn't that what we writers want? I know I do. I dream of it! And if I self-publish, that's not going to happen. Oh, it'll be available as an ebook, but to walk into a bookstore and point to a shelf with my book on it and say, 'I wrote that,' is inestimable!
Today I entered my manuscript in a competition aimed at finding a new Aussie author. Even though my book is due for release at the end of this month, I couldn't resist the lure of trying one more time. The last competition I entered, I came runner-up. Maybe, this time it'll do better. Who knows?
I also sent it off to a well-known editor, who has the ear of publishers in this country. If she likes my manuscript, and sees the marketing value, she'll recommend it.
So, back to my original quandary. Should I hold off self-publishing; wait those four to six weeks for my manuscript to be assessed? Wait till December when the results of the competition will be announced, or hang it all, and go indie?
If it's the former, than I need to change the date on my book trailer on Youtube.
I hate life-changing decisions!
If anyone has any suggestions, I'm listening.
Should I wait or go ahead with self-pub on CS??????
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Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Plants Come Here To Die
Up until a year ago, I lived in a three-bedroom inner city apartment, close to shops, schools and public transport to the city. Everyday, my letterbox was inundated with leaflets from local real-estate agents asking if I'd be interested in selling. People were desperate to move into an area that was close to their work as well as the best café culture in Sydney.
But, for all its attractions, it was also - what I termed – 'Concreteville.' The only glimpse of greenery came from the dank moss that grew alongside the apartment building, or the struggling weed, which had somehow taken root in the cracks between the brickwork and the stone pavement. And there it hung on for dear life. Not even a cyclone could dislodge it!
From all the apartments in that complex, mine was the only one with a south-facing balcony, meaning sunshine rarely made an appearance in winter, but in summer it became the equivalent of Death Valley.
In spite of all my endeavours, my pot plants didn't stand a chance. Poor things died from lack of sunlight, over watering (I could never work out how much water was too much), or dehydration. I tried planting shade-lovers, damp absorbing plants, desert flowers… nothing thrived, except that courageous weed clinging to the brickwork.
I began to admire its tenacity.
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It was also one of the reasons why I rarely enjoyed outdoor meals on my balcony. Too often it became an exercise in survival from carbon monoxide/lead/diesel/ airline fuel poisoning!
Needless to say, the French doors were almost always closed. My plants were on their own.
I actually reached the stage where I'd ask my local plant nursery to show me the 'immortals' section – you know, the plants even my non-green thumbs couldn't kill! Eventually I gave up and planted rocks and plastic flowers that nothing could kill. I figured they could survive a nuclear holocaust, so they'd be perfect.
So, all those years, I fantasised about owning my own garden; away from the noise of traffic, pollution and thundering jetliners overhead.
Until, one day, I bought a house on the coast with not just one garden, but two.
But, that's another story…
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The Walk-Off: Baseball enjoys record profits in 2013; Yankees hit with huge luxury tax bill
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MONEY: Major League Baseball enjoyed record revenues in 2013, topping $8 billion for the first time. That's enough money for at least eight beers at an MLB game. [Forbes]
MO' MONEY: The Yankees got their luxury tax bill for 2013 — $28 million. Or, in other words, what they also paid Alex Rodriguez. That's a lot of wasted money. [Yahoo Sports]
GOOD READ: Baseball is praised for its proactive approach to protect players from concussions, writes Jeff Passan. [Yahoo Sports]
SIGNED: Jose Veras inks one-year deal with the Cubs to be their closer. [Chicago Tribune]
COMING TO AMERICA: Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo, who could the best Cuban star to make an impact on an MLB team. [Baseball America]
GOOD READ: New normal for the Yankees? Maybe they're just not that good anymore. [Grantland]
RELATED: The Yankees continue to plug holes with older players. [Yahoo Sports]
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ALSO: Max Scherzer showed off his WWE belt recently too. [Hall of Very Good]
SPEAKING OF AWARDS: Examining the Hall of Fame credentials of slugger Frank Thomas and his 521 home runs. [Sports Illustrated]
WELL THEN: Mark Mulder asked the Giants for a major-league contract. [Hardball Talk]
DEAL: The Mariners sign a one-year deal with Charlie Furbush. [@JeffPassan]
CONGRATS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE: Tampa Bay Rays star Evan Longoria and his Playmate of the Month girlfriend are getting married. [@JaimeEdmondson]
GIF CRAZY: The 2013 Golden GIFs — awards for bat flipping. [NotGraphs]
ICYMI: Is dressing up like Santa cursing New York Mets players? [Yahoo Sports]
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I love this device!!!!!
Having just had radiation therapy and having concern about being anywhere near other people
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I have to admit that I started crying when I first held the 300 E and turned it on. It went off like a rocket and sounded like the old Sci-Fi films. Scared me quite a bit and made me question what I'd permitted to have done to me...Now, even though I still get scared - and depressed because I feel I shouldn't be anywhere near the people and creatures that I love - I'm also reassured as I gradually see the numbers drop.
It's when I try to measure the radiation"retained" by items I've used that we run into an area that could use more accessories. I wanted to see what was retained by an item I'd touched and what was retained by clothing I'd worn. In both cases, I had to have someone else read the device as I couldn't get anywhere near it without it taking off. Even that was problematic because the person brought their own radiation into play. So....what I'm thinking of is an accessory that can either be attached to or placed nearby that will display the numbers in font large enough that it can be read 15 feet away. I was thinking of something built like a "selfie" stick with a large digital display. That way, I'd set it up on top of the day's pile of clothes, power up the 300 plus and run out of range yet still be able to read the numbers. Has anyone else a suggestion of how to solve this issue?
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You cannot make other things radioactive and you are no harm to other people. :)
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I just downloaded the NetBeans plug-in for JavaFX and the most frustrating thing happened as I started to code: the size of my indentations was reset (from two spaces to four spaces). I know this isn't a big deal to some of you, but I am quite perfectionist, and if my code isn't formatted the way I want, something comes unlatched in my brain and I can't do anything else until it is the way I want it.
I checked the Indentation option in the NetBeans preferences first, and it shows it is set at two spaces (what I want). When I hit enter after typing an opening brace ("{"), the next line is indented four spaces. Next, I started up a new, non-JavaFX file to see if would would indent four again; it didn't. I deleted the existing JavaFX file and made a new one; it indented four.
Do different plug-ins have different preferences? If so, how do I change them? If not, well, what's wrong and how do I fix it (so that I can indent two spaces in JavaFX files)?
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The audience listened to the choir as they awaited Bynum's arrival. Excitement rippled through the sanctuary. Parishioners and fans clapped, waved their hands, shouted and danced to welcome the well known author and speaker.
"Never lose your praise," said Tabernacle Pastor Nancy Kornegay. "Your praise will bring you out. You are blessed. We had over 2,000 people register to attend, but we couldn't accommodate everybody — you were able to get in."
Across denominational lines, people came to listen to Bynum, who has appeared on television and been featured in several magazines. Many members of the crowd had attended her conferences, read her books and listened to her sermons and songs on CD and DVD.
"I came to Hinesville to encourage the soldiers and their wives. I am blessed of the Lord to be here," said Bynum when she took the stage. "They said I wouldn't come to a small ministry. The Lord requires that we operate in a spirit of excellence and integrity. We are in a time when we have to stop playing games with God. It's time for the people in the pews to be blessed.
"I had to cancel some engagements because of another assignment I recently received, but God would not let me cancel this engagement," she said.
"Why Hinesville? It's not the size of the town. When God sends a major prophet to a minor place, He is about to do something major in that place. God is looking for a church that praises Him."
Bynum advised the audience to seek out encounters with God.
"This is an encounter with God. We miss the encounter because of our circumstances. When it is time for your encounter, God doesn't require that you believe. Saul had an encounter with God. His encounter was instant. God sees you going in the wrong direction and the encounter keeps you from going in the wrong direction" she said.
As the evangelist shared the Lord's word with the crowd, the church filled with cheers that could have originated at a sporting event. Bynum's powerful words clearly inspired the crowd.
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Clergy members and parishioners were quick to voice their approval of Bynum's message.
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THE LIBBY VERDICT; A Judgment on Cheney Is Still to Come
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Published: March 7, 2007
In legal terms, the jury has spoken in the Libby case. In political terms, Dick Cheney is still awaiting a judgment.
For weeks, Washington watched, mesmerized, as the trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr. cast Vice President Cheney, his former boss, in the role of puppeteer, pulling the strings in a covert public relations campaign to defend the Bush administration's case for war in Iraq and discredit a critic.
''There is a cloud over the vice president,'' the prosecutor, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, told the jury in summing up the case last month.
Mr. Cheney was not charged in the case, cooperated with the investigation and expressed a willingness to testify if called, though he never was. Yet he was a central figure throughout, fighting back against suggestions that he and President Bush had taken the country to war on the basis of flawed intelligence, showing himself to be keenly sensitive to how he was portrayed in the news media and backing Mr. Libby to the end.
With Tuesday's verdict on Mr. Libby -- guilty on four of five counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice -- Mr. Cheney's critics, and even some of his supporters, said the vice president had been diminished.
''The trial has been death by 1,000 cuts for Cheney,'' said Scott Reed, a Republican strategist. ''It's hurt him inside the administration. It's hurt him with the Congress, and it's hurt his stature around the world because it has shown a lot of the inner workings of the White House. It peeled the bark right off the way they operate.''
The legal question in the case was whether Mr. Libby lied to investigators and prosecutors looking into the leak of the name of a C.I.A. operative, Valerie Wilson, whose husband, the former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, wrote an Op-Ed article in The New York Times accusing the White House of distorting pre-war intelligence. Mr. Cheney scrawled notes on a copy of the article, asking ''did his wife send him on a junket?''
Now, Mr. Cheney faces a civil suit from Mr. Wilson.
The political question was whether Mr. Libby, the vice president's former chief of staff, was ''the fall guy'' for his boss, in the words of Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York. Though the defense introduced a note from Mr. Cheney worrying that Mr. Libby was being sacrificed to protect other White House officials, some say the vice president bears responsibility for the fate of his former aide, known as Scooter.
''It was clear that what Scooter was doing in the Wilson case was at Dick's behest,'' said Kenneth L. Adelman, a former Reagan administration official who has been close with both men but has broken with Mr. Cheney over the Iraq war. ''That was clear. It was clear from Dick's notes on the Op-Ed piece that he wanted to go get Wilson. And Scooter's not that type. He's not a vindictive person.''
Mr. Cheney is arguably the most powerful vice president in American history, and perhaps the most secretive. The trial painted a portrait of a man immersed in the kind of political pushback that is common to all White Houses, yet often presumed to be the province of low-level political operatives, not the vice president of the United States.
Prosecutors played a tape of Mr. Libby testifying to a grand jury that Mr. Cheney had asked Mr. Bush to declassify an intelligence report selectively so he, Mr. Libby, could leak it to sympathetic reporters. Mr. Cheney's hand-written scribbles were introduced into evidence at the trial, including the one that hinted Mr. Cheney believed that his own staffer, Mr. Libby, was being sacrificed.
'''Not going to protect one staffer + sacrifice the guy who was asked to stick his neck in the meat-grinder because of the incompetence of others,'' the note read.
Mr. Cheney's defenders insisted the vice president was not out to smear Mr. Wilson or even clear his own name, but simply to defend a policy he fiercely believed in.
''There wasn't some Cheney strategy or Wilson strategy,'' said Mary Matalin, Mr. Cheney's former political director. ''There was only one strategy: to convey the nature of the intelligence and the nature of the threat.''
Ms. Matalin said Mr. Cheney remained as influential as ever where it counts -- with Mr. Bush.
Still, liberal critics of the administration had a field day with the trial. They are hoping the Democrats who now control Congress will use the case to investigate Mr. Cheney's role further. Mr. Schumer, who was among the first to call for a special prosecutor in the case, suggested in an interview that they might.
''I think there is a view in the public that Libby was the fall guy,'' Mr. Schumer said, ''and I do think we will look at how the case shows the misuse of intelligence both before and after the war in Iraq.''
Such issues are already of intense interest to scholars, who say the Libby case will invariably shape Mr. Cheney's legacy.
Historians typically pay scant attention to vice presidents, unless they become president. Mr. Cheney, though, is an exception. The historian Robert Dallek, who has written about presidents including Lyndon B. Johnson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy, predicts scholars will ''be racing for vice-presidential records in a way that we've never seen before'' to answer questions raised by the Libby trial.
''It will deepen the impressions of someone who was a tremendous manipulator and was very defensive about mistakes,'' Mr. Dallek said, ''and I think it will greatly deepen the impression of a political operator who knew the ins and outs of Washington hardball politics. He's going to be, I think, the most interesting vice president in history to study.''
On a personal level, friends of the vice president say the trial has been deeply painful for him. Mr. Libby and Mr. Cheney were all but inseparable -- Ms. Matalin has called the former aide ''Cheney's Cheney'' -- and often started their days by riding to work together. Mr. Libby accompanied the vice president almost everywhere he went, and Mr. Cheney made clear his high professional and personal regard for his aide, even playing host to a book party for him in 2002 at his official residence. Alan K. Simpson, a Republican former senator from Mr. Cheney's home state, Wyoming, said he saw Mr. Cheney over Christmas and asked how he was doing. He took the answer as a kind of oblique reference to the Libby case.
''He said, 'I'm fine, I'm O.K., I have people I trust around me -- it's the same old stuff, Al,' '' Mr. Simpson recalled.
Another friend of Mr. Cheney's, Vin Weber, a Republican former congressman, said the verdict had ''got to be heartbreaking for the vice president.'' But Mr. Weber said he wished Mr. Cheney would explain himself.
''I don't think he has to do a long apologia,'' Mr. Weber said, ''but I think he should say something, just to pierce the boil a little bit.''
Instead, Mr. Cheney maintained his silence Tuesday. As the verdicts were being read, he went to the Capitol for the Republicans' regular weekly policy luncheon. Later, he issued a two-paragraph statement saying only that he was disappointed with the verdict, ''saddened for Scooter and his family'' and would have no further comment while an appeal is pending.
With a career in politics that goes back to the Nixon White House, Mr. Cheney is no stranger to Washington scandal and how to weather it. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said he went hunting with the vice president late last year and did not sense that the trial was bothering him.
''He's got a thick hide,'' Mr. Graham said, ''and he needs it.''
Photo: Vice President Dick Cheney with Senator Joseph I. Lieberman yesterday after the verdict in the Libby trial. (Photo by Stephen Crowley/The New York Times)


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Anyone ever heard of Blood and Thunder?
They're epic melodeath. Anyways they seem quite promising. Debut was this spring. Could only find a full album video..
Kvelertak are a pretty cool band and I'm going to listen to all of their stuff
^ yes. Their first album is really fun but not so much of a fan of Meir
New Gris album out. Il Etait un Foret was amazing. Here's my favourite song from the new album atm
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I'm sure you've all heard, but I guess it's a valid story to bump the thread. Varg has been arrested in France.
As for Gris, I never cared for the last album, but that track was quite promising.
It's good he's been arrested? Because his wife legally purchased 4 guns (they live on a farm), and he received a copy of Breivik's manifesto, something he publicly condemned?
Better to be safe than sorry? Haha. Music aside, Varg has pretty much always been a nutcase imo.
i just don't like the idea of trusting a literal murderer/arsonist/neo nazi with guns. like yeah he hasn't done anything with them yet but it's probably not a bad idea for them to apprehend him so they can be confident he won't do anything
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A murderer - true, but it wasn't premeditated, nor did it involve guns.
Arsonist - not sure what this has to do with guns.
Neo-Nazi - I think it's a quite strong term, sure he has certain racial based opinions shall we call them, but given I've never read anything (this isn't to say it doesn't exist) that he praises the third reich of fuhrer in, as Nazi referrers specifically to the NSDAP. But again, having an opinion doesn't mean you shouldn't be trusted with a gun. Do you take guns of everyone who has a prejudice just in case they shoot someone? Personally I think gun ownership is a bigger issue, I don't see the need myself, but when they've been purchased legally by his wife, and are relevant to his lifestyle, then I don't see why it's a problem.
Where do you draw the line, can we arrest men because they might sexually assault a woman, and by you're logic prevent it before it happens? Or arrest someone for having the potential to sell drugs? Surely the law is innocent until proven guilty. I think you should only be arrested if there's a crime committed, or you have hard evidence to support your concern that a crime will be committed. In this case 'his wife bought some guns, and a guy he later labelled a nutjob sent him an email' is about the long and short of it. Hardly seems an arrestable offence to me.
An arsonist is still dangerous he did set fire to churches could you imagine how bad it would of been if someone was inside and when he was arrested over the murder he was meant to have explosives and over 3000 rounds at his house and was planning something big before being caught.
And wasn't he meant to of made friends with Neo-Nazis in prison who after getting out tried to free him. Even if he isn't one he still friends with them, that doesn't really help him at all.
His history does show even if he wasn't planning anything its better to be on the safe side than be sorry and you can't blame the police when you're dealing with someone like Varg.
he hasn't been sentenced or anything, he was just arrested. it is literally a cautionary measure and that is a good thing given his history.
on that note though, are burzum's ambient albums any good? i might check them out
i don't want to live through winteri can't stand to see everything ending
However, if we're using logic, he killed Euronymous with a knife, therefore do you think it's fair to arrest him for owning kitchen knifes, cutlery knifes, and butter knifes? After all he has a conviction for murdering someone with a knife.
The other issue is that everyone is supposed to be equal in the eyes of the law, past crimes aren't supposed to factor into a current charge. Thats why the scales of justice are the symbol of the courts as everything is balanced and fair.
Though this smacks of censoring freedom of speech, something I'm not comfortable with. In the words of Evelyn Beatrice Hall "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
As for the ambient stuff, I heard Dauði Baldrs and was not impressed. However I know a few people who rate Hliðskjálf quite highly.
However if you want some Ambient from a black metal musician you seriously need to listen to Ildjarn's album Hardangervidda. It's beautiful.
You won't regret it. Be sure to post in here when you get round to it, let me know what you think.
i am 3 tracks into it now, it's not really what i was expecting. i prefer ambient music that's soundscape-y as opposed to just being chill electric piano tunes. it's not really my kinda deal so far. is it like this the whole way through?
this is more my kind of ambient jam
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e2: ok it is over, that wasn't so great but it also didn't feel like a waste of an hour so
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i don't want to live through winteri can't stand to see everything ending
When he was arrested for Euronmymous murder he was also convicted for burning four churches also his house was meant to have some explosives at the time and was meant to be planning something big according to sources. Though he has denied burning of some churches.
With the Neo Nazi thing I didn't mean how it meant he had a happen but rather saying that he was friends with some which could explain why some people call him a Neo Nazi. Also the issue of Metal Hammer he wasn't interviewed in he did seem to have some comments which could be seen as racist.
I think the reason why the french arrested him was on very shaky ground it seemed they aren't willing to take risks with him no matter what rights are forgotten.
Ever since his last terrorizer ineterview where he said he was taken out of context, and later posted the whole interview on-line in it's full context, I've been less trusting of uk mainstream metal press.
this is the interview in full. I think I've since thrown away that issue last time I had a clear out, so I can't really say how different it is from what was printed.
Well the issue of Metal Hammer dealt more on the topic of the murder, his thoughts of the current black metal scene. I don't think they could of used the link you showed me as a base of their interview or if they did they didn't mention nearly anywhere as much of his views on other races.
Probably their least metal album but the new Karnivool album is ****ing magnificant. Idk if the stream on their website's still up but I highly recommend you check it out
Listened to two more 2013 releases today -- The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here and Asymmetry.
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is probably among the most anticipated releases this year, and I'll go ahead and just say that it's pretty average to me. The title track, "Choke" and a few others were nice, but overall... hmmm. It felt like it didn't have a whole lot to it, I guess.
As for Asymme--
edit: Not metal by any stretch, but Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Push the Sky Away is a pretty good listen. No one track really sticks out, though, I guess, but it's still quite enjoyable.
edit 2: Also not metal by any stretch, but Adam Ant's ...is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter is ... well, I have about 20-25 minutes of it left, and it's not terribly special, in my opinion. It has a few nice songs, but a lot of it is just not terribly special. I'm kind of impressed, though, that he actually made another album after, what, twenty years? If I hadn't known about it, it'd be pretty much out of left field. I'm not sure I could call much of it "bad," honestly, just not really for me.
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Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Wait, wait, wait...
But the Democrats are saying "No, Republicans! While it is important to give food to orphans, we can't let you devour any more infants."
And the Republicans are twirling their mustache back and saying "Ha! Then the orphans will starve unless we get more babies to eat!"
I learn so much from network TV.
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- Peter O said...
6:58; Out of snark
7:27; Snark refueled and fully deployed.
I see the Today Show was a fruitful hunting ground.
- 7:36 AM, October 01, 2013
- reallyroscoe said...
Babies? Human babies? Sounds like a modest proposal to me.
- 8:48 AM, October 01, 2013
How long did the story go before the word racist was used?
I find this offensive because Republicans eat babies of all races and creeds.
- 9:24 AM, October 01, 2013
Oh, horrors! Dey turned off da Panda Canmera at de National Zoo!! Bastighes!! (Which, by the by, is sponsored & paid for by Ford) Didn't know those things had to be manned 24/7.....So, my question is, after I worked 27 yrs. For St. of Md. Always in "essential" positions (you know, the peons who actually do some labor)..."If your not "essential", why are you drawing a paycheck?" We need to start asking that question, from the top down. Congress is an ideal place to start, IMO.
- 10:28 AM, October 01, 2013
The sad thing is, I can see the Today show using that description. Verbatim.
- 10:33 AM, October 01, 2013
- Kristophr said...
Apparently the illegal interstate Obamacare exchanges are also in shutdown, since the pages keep going 404.
Silver lining ...
- 11:18 AM, October 01, 2013
- Kevin said...
No, no, no! Not the Republicans, the "TEA Party wing" of the Republican Party. The GOOD Republicans like McCain and Graham are REASONABLE people, unlike those bomb-throwing anarchist terrorists supported by the TEA Party.
Get your media meme right!
- 11:22 AM, October 01, 2013
I've had a raging Book of Face debate all morning. Since I noted that when I got up this morning: 1) The Earth was still rotating (noted by the fact the sun had risen). 2) The post office was open. 3) The cops were out writing tickets.
My question was, "Remind me again we why NEED .GOV to have a daily life?" The VOCIFEROUS response I received from colleagues was, "So all of us on NSF Fellowships can get paid and the children don't starve!" Hmm, that seems imminently like a personal problem.
Another countered with, "But you can't buy a gun today, surely that upsets you!" To which I had to counter, "Incorrect, my friend, NICS is open and operating today. See IN MY WORLD you don't lose the ability to exercise your Constitutionally enumerated rights, because Congress decides to close the National Parks." (Nevermind that NICS should not exist anyways).
Fun times today. Personally, I like it. I feel a shred of sympathy for those who aren't getting paid today (since I ain't either). But welcome to the REAL job market suckers, where sometimes you don't know where, when, or how you're getting paid next.
- 1:09 PM, October 01, 2013
I was told on the Book of Face that anyone who thought closing down .gov was OK is a racist, classist (?),homophobe a-hole who had committed treason, should be arrested and shot.
The lack of a trial had me a bit disturbed but I should expect no less.
I will note the postal drone delivered my county tax bill today right on time.
- 2:12 PM, October 01, 2013
- Goober said...
I heard a report this morning that said "all non-essential government employees are being furloughed," and my first thought was "wait, we have non-essential people working for us in the federal government? Did they just admit something there?"
*I know what they meant, but I couldn't help but note the irony of that coupled with the "everything is sacred, and not one single penny can be cut" rhetoric of some of the congresscritters a few months back.
- 2:38 PM, October 01, 2013
Go ahead an laugh, but I've fashioned body armor out of an old truck tire. Now I'm welding spikes on this Smart Car I stole.
So I'm about ready, suckers!
- 5:46 PM, October 01, 2013
- billf said...
I agree with Goober,amoung others,at the irony of a govt layoffs of non-essential workers occrring just months after fierce fighting in Congress about how absoltely essential all the .gov expenditures are.The federal govt is writing it's own punchlines to the joke that it is.
In my little world,the sun came up,the mailman came to my door,the liquor store was open,and I'm going out for lunch.What shutdown?
- 10:33 AM, October 02, 2013
- Cargosquid said...
"See IN MY WORLD you don't lose the ability to exercise your Constitutionally enumerated rights, because Congress decides to close the National Parks." "
In MY world...private sales are perfectly legal and commonplace. I love Virginia.
- 10:26 AM, October 03, 2013
- Tam said...
"n MY world...private sales are perfectly legal and commonplace. I love Virginia."
Uh, private sales are legal in all but a very small handful of states. Pretty sure they're legal where Rob lives; that's beside his larger point.
- 10:33 AM, October 03, 2013


text: My mother called me today wanting to get a LCD monitor. Now i am left with the decision to order from a place like pricewatch or go pick one up from local best buy / circuit city. The prices are almost the same if you factor in shipping and what not. The only thing is I am not in a big hurry because I have to wait for her hard drive to come in before I can even fix her PC. What would you do in this situation, order online or just go pick up from local store. (we are having tax free weekend for all the school kids so time is somewhat important) Thanks, mooo EDIT: she doesn't need anything super nice, she only uses PC to read emails and all that good stuff. Wants the LCD because the CRT i gave her is messing up her wooden desk and making it bend from the weight i guess.


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|Comcast Introduces a 24/7 3D Channel
|Home Theater News What Is On In HD News
|Monday, 21 February 2011
Xfinity 3D - Comcast's 3D offering - has much of the same programming as 3net. There are documentaries and 3D movies, and sporting events to watch.
There's one thing that Xfinity 3D has that 3net hasn't mentioned though - concerts. The first aired on the 20th and featured the award winning rock band Kings of Leon. More bands are planned for the future, but Comcast hasn't specified just who.


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By: Spacelab Research Staff
Brothers and sisters from the old school Sonic Youth and Matador Records have worked out an agreement for Matador to release a new album from the band sometime next year.
Sonic Youth had just finshed up their contractual obligation to Universal Music Group, and were looking to move to a label that could work the angles for the type of music they create. They felt that UMG were limited in their approach, so this time around the band wanted a label that work all of the relevent components, like distribution and promotion, through all of the right channels.
"Matador is a super strong, high-profile label with an indie distribution system that is exactly what a band like us in this current climate needs more than anything," said Thurston Moore when speaking to Billboard.
"The last two or three albums, I focused on making concise, avant-garde pop/rock songs that had some accessibility factor. But Universal wasn't really able to work them beyond critics."
Sonic Youth has a few songs written and will do the actual studio recording for the album this Fall.
Matador Records was ecstatic to have signed the band, saying that Sonic Youth had been a driving influence on the label and a lot of its bands.
"While Sonic Youth's status as one of the more innovative and influential bands of the past 30 years needs little explanation, the group's most recent recordings for Geffen — 2006's 'Rather Ripped' being their final for the label — rank amongst the current decade's best. For Matador, the opportunity to work in partnership with a group who've made such an profound impact on our roster/hometown/collective consciousness was one to jump at," they said on Matablog.


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Are you "that guy" (or "that gal") in your MTG EDH playgroup? You'd better check this list just to be sure.
Unlike other Magic: the Gathering formats, Commander is the ideal social format. Ironically enough, it's the format that points out just how many anti-social ways there are to play. Keep this list for a handy clip 'n' save, to keep your eye out for these players at your local card shop. Because you're so sure none of these are you, right?
The Bully
Catch phrase: "Hey, you guys have room for a fifth?"
Patron card:
The Bully shows up at your casual playgroup with the most oppressive Stax deck they can possibly build. If you ever looked at a card and asked "What kind of an asshole would run this?", bet it's in the Bully's deck. Not that the Bully is looking for a challenge, oh no! The Bully prowls around the game room looking for the newest, least-threatening players. He squeezes into a game where the other three players have the boxes from their precon decks still at their elbow. Did you think this was going to be a friendly, casual game? Well, destroy all your land, destroy all your other permanents, exile every card you draw, and in case you do find a way to worm out of that, here's a bunch of counter-measures. What win-con? Why should he run a win-con? That would just end the game, and then you'd be able to escape, find another play group, and actually play Magic, which is exactly what the Bully is here to prevent your doing.
The Rules Lawyer
Catch phrase: "Wait, did you miss a trigger?"
Patron card:
You can always tell the Rules Lawyer because they are always talking, no matter whose turn it is. As soon as you even mention a card, he is "reminding" you of every single condition on that card. It's not like you know what the card does already, since you do own it and did put it in your deck. "Hey, did you discard down to hand size?" "Are you paying one for that?" "Doesn't that enter tapped?" "Did you pass priority after you declared attackers?" After awhile, playing against a Rules Lawyer feels like a combination of a tax audit and an inquisition by Torquemada. Flustered and aggravated beyond all tilt, you will eventually forget how to play Magic in mid-game – which is exactly what the Rules lawyer's "strategy" is.
The Rich Snob
Catch phrase: "Huh, why not just run Imperial Seal?"
Patron card:
No matter what you're running, the Rich Snob looks down his nose at you in contempt. It's not like he even runs good cards himself, nor does he appear to have any idea how to play his cards. To the Rich Snob, "more expensive" = "better," full stop. You'd better believe he has the signed copies of the Power Nine, and even if they aren't allowed in Commander, he'll find a way to loudly mention that he owns them anyway. In the mean time, here's a deck composed entirely of foil copies of the reserved list. The Rich Snob, naturally, is not as interested in playing the game as he is in belittling you for playing cheap cards, and anything he doesn't own is automatically cheap. Take solace in the fact that this man has no family, and never will.
The Slacker
Catch phrase: "Oh, is it my turn?"
Patron card:
The Slacker is an OK sort, not going out of his way to be offensive. But then, the Slacker doesn't go very far out of his way for anything. He plays with a phone in his hand at all times, trying to multitask Pokemon Go, texts to his buddies, and a card game all at the same time. He has to be nudged to his turn every round, takes forever to tutor because he doesn't remember what's in his own deck, and will suddenly remember he forgot to drop a land by the time the turn has rotated across the table from him. Five minutes into the game, he'll find a friend elsewhere in the shop he earnestly wants to talk to, and thereafter will spend every spare moment going through trade binders. It's best to take the old dating advice: Don't make somebody a priority when you're just an option to them. Just tell the Slacker that his game ended and you're starting a new one, if he even notices.
The Whiner
Catch phrase: "Targeting ME? What did I do?"
Patron card:
The Whiner has an interesting idea of politics. Just play goldfish by yourself, and complain loudly whenever anybody else does anything in the game that affects him at all. The Whiner typically runs some elaborate combo deck that takes several turns of durdling and setup before it actually does anything. If your deck is designed to win some time before the next Ice Age, that's too fast for him. "Hitting me for 3? What about that guy over there? He's a bigger threat!" In between complaints about being targeted, the Whiner keeps the fun level high by sniveling about how he's mana-screwed, can't draw the right cards, the last Wrath took out his board just when he was getting set up, and if only you hadn't had that Counterspell in hand he would have won by now. The Whiner hasn't noticed yet that nobody lets you win a game of Commander out of pity.
The Toolboxer
Catch phrase: "On your end of turn…"
Patron card:
The Toolboxer is the least offensive on this list, since he is playing a very viable strategy and some toolboxing is inevitable in Commander format anyway. The Toolboxer is just annoying and obnoxious in that seemingly everything he does is designed to bring the game's flow to a screeching halt while he does a hundred and two things on everybody else's turn. If it isn't his Sensei's Divining Top, it's his Force of Will, his land fetch, his Alchemist's Refuge, his Brainstorm, his Seaside Haven… all on one turn. Every turn, he has enough triggers, untaps, and mana to do more things with his hand than you can do with your entire deck. You know you have a Toolboxer on your hands when one player after another sighs with the resigned weariness of a mummified pharaoh. Eventually everybody just concedes the game not because they can't beat the Toolboxer, but because they're just sick and tired of playing.
Got any other EDH players you can't stand? You might as well whinge about them here in the comments.
Magic The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering – EDH Players We Could Do Without
Are you "that guy" (or "that gal") in your MTG EDH playgroup? You'd better check this list just to be sure.


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Top 10 Most Expensive cities to Live in America in 2017, Most Expensive U.S. Cities.
The X-factor about the top ten most expensive cities: Travel loving people never can deny visiting the great cities in US. It may be the Manhattan or Los Angeles or Washington DC, every place has its own beauty and charm. Every city in the US has its own flame and if one it trying to visit US then he or she should not miss that flame. Most of the cities in the US are expensive to live but still these cities are considered as the most travelled cities in the world.
The list of the top 10 most expensive cities in US in 2017
The cost of living index of most of the cities in US is extremely high. One needs to expend much dollar in buying an apartment or going to the coffee shop than other cities. Here we can take a look at the top 10 most expensive cities in US.
1. Manhattan, New York City: Manhattan of New York City is being considered as one of the top ranked expensive city within US. If one is planning to take an apartment on rent then he or she needs to pay for minimum $3700 for that apartment. One can have a can of coffee at a price of $6.14 while buying a home can cost at least $ 1.36 million.
2. Brooklyn, New York City: Another superb and expensive city in US is Brooklyn in New York. Here too average cost of taking an apartment on rent is nearly $2500 whereas buying an own house can cost to $990550. Not only that, but also going under any beauty treatment in a beauty parlor can cost to $58 and a coffee can too cost nearly $ 5.13.
3. Honolulu: One of the most famous cities in US is Honolulu. This city has become famous due to its own charm. Though, the cost of living index of this city is very high. Here we can buy our own house nearly at $ 742600. If one likes to take an apartment on rent then he or she needs to pay $ 2733. A can of coffee here will cost $7.32 whereas a dozen of eggs cost to $3.39.
4. San Francisco: Whether you like to buy a one bedroom apartment or like to take on rent, in every sphere, you have to pay high rate. The cost of an apartment is $820000 and taking an apartment on rent will cost to $2925.
5. New York (Queens): Among the most expensive cities in the US, New York (queens) is being placed at the top rank. Here you can have a can of coffee at $ 5.15 and average rent of a flat is about $2400. Cost to have beauty therapy in beauty parlor will cost nearly $ 54.
6. San Jose, California: To reside in San Jose, California one needs to pay at least $ 1738 to take a house on rent. If one wants to buy a residential house then the price of home may cost to $ 805000. You can have a can of coffee at a cost of $ 6.58 and a dozen of eggs will cost $2.74.
7. Hilo, Hawaii: Average rent of a residential property here will cost $ 928 and if you want to buy own property to live then you has to pay at least $488500. This city is also another expensive city in US. The cost of dozens of eggs is $ 3.73 and a can of coffee is available at $ 6.16.
8. Stamford, Conn.: Stamford is a nice city to travel though it is expensive too. The cost of living index of this city is very high. Here we can have a can of coffee at $5.18 whereas any beauty treatment in a parlor will cost $55. Buying a property in Stamford will cost $598000.
9. Orange country, Calif.: This city is renowned for its exclusive natural beauty. Besides, this city has also become top ranked due to its high cost of living index. Taking an apartment on rent here in this city will cost to $ 5.33. Again, if one is planning to buy a residential house then it will cost to $ 721000. Also, cost of any beauty treatment is around $60.
10. Washington DC: The city Washington DC is the pride of US due to its' exclusive historical incidents. But, this city is an expensive city to live. Here the cost of buying a house comes to $ 767000 whereas taking any residential house on rent one needs to pay $1960 per month.
So, those above are the top ranked cities in US where people have to pay a great amount to live and enjoy the life.


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Fall in love with this sweet, sexy, standalone sugarkink romance in the Club Volare series - a USA Today best seller!
Lena Simone Maddox's life has been turned upside down. Trying to make it as an actress in LA while retaining her dignity has always been tough, but now? Her ex has leaked pictures. The kind of pictures you don't want anyone to see. The kind of pictures Lena didn't even know existed. So much for dignity - or respect. And so much for trusting men. Lena's been screwed over too many times to open her heart to anyone ever again. So why does she have to keep reminding herself of that fact whenever she's around Chance Dalton?
The owner of Volare LA and overall player is the guy who gets the paparazzi off her back. He's the gorgeous Dom who can actually make her feel sexual, even after all that's happened. And he's the one man who might be able to earn Lena's trust. Lena begs him to train her as a submissive, hoping to reclaim that part of her identity after her ex has taken everything else. But Chance has demons of his own. Things that happened years ago, things that he won't talk about. When Lena finds herself falling for the fiery Dom, she freaks. Can she trust this man with her heart? Will Chance give her a choice?
Taken by Chance is number five in the Club Volare series, but like all the books in this series, it can be listened to as a standalone. Corrected edition as of September 15, 2013.
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text: We're still a few weeks away from the release of Selena Gomez's third album, When The Sun Goes Down (June 28), but don't fret: Selena and her band,The Scene have released a preview of her new song "Bang Bang Bang!" to hold us over until then. The new single is in keeping with Selena's commitment to making music that makes her fans want to dance and it's reminiscent of some of the singer's biggest hits, including "Naturally," and "A Year Without Rain." The song talks about Selenita being in love with a new boy "whose love is deeper." Could she be talking about the Biebs? Probably!


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A manhunt for a suspected killer in western Kentucky has ended with his arrest in another state. A police SWAT team captured 41-year-old Billy Utley at a motel in Illinois. He surrendered peacefully.
Utley is accused of shooting his estranged wife, Theresa, with a high-powered rifle Tuesday night in Webster County. The woman was found dead in a car.
Billy Utley is a convicted felon and sex offender. He's jailed in Illinois awaiting extradition to Kentucky.


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I often hear people say:
Buy shares in a great company and you will make money!
This is extremely dangerous investment advice. Outstanding returns will not come from simply buying shares in the world's best performing companies.
- You should never forget that your returns will depend on the price at which the bought the shares– the discount to the shares' market value. You can buy shares in the best-performing company in the world, but if you overpaid for its shares, you will not beat the market. Equally, you can make a lot of money from a mediocre (even insolvent!) company if you bought its shares at a low enough price.
- High-cap stocks are often more efficient. There is a much lower chance that you will find a bargain in high-cap markets, buying well-known stocks.
Please remember that investors tend to have an overly optimistic mentality in long bull market runs. As legendary investor Howard Marks describes in his book "The Most Important Thing": in the 70s, investors thought it was acceptable to buy a bunch of blue chip stocks (see the Nifty Fifty) with prices at around fifty times P/E. They didn't base their investment decisions on realistic valuations. Needless to say, these stocks massively underperformed over time and the market crashed in 1980. If you had invested in these stocks in the 70s, you would have lost most of your money by 1982. Don't be the one to fall into this trap.
Please never tell friends/family and beginner investors to simply buy shares in great companies without doing the work by evaluating and monitoring the company's share price and the company's performance. If they aren't willing to do that, investing in a low-cost index fund is perfectly acceptable.


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Memphis-Georgetown Preview
It's pretty rare when teams from different conferences meet twice in one season. Fans might want yet another matchup between Georgetown and Memphis if this one is much like the first.
Getting revenge in Thursday night's rematch would give the visiting Tigers a badly needed signature win, while the 16th-ranked Hoyas could further grow their confidence heading into a daunting Big East opener.
These teams put on an impressive offensive display at the Maui Invitational on Nov. 23, with Georgetown winning 91-88 in overtime. Four players scored at least 20 points, and both teams shot better than 48 percent from the field and 41 percent on 3-pointers. The game included 12 ties, and the biggest lead after halftime was five points.
Memphis missed 3-point tries at the buzzer in regulation and overtime, but neither was a very good look.
"They made the key plays down the stretch to keep them in it and put them over the top," Tigers coach Josh Pastner said after the loss. "They were the better basketball team in key moments."
That has continued to be the case as Georgetown (9-1) has won seven straight, though the last three have been fairly easy against small-conference teams. Thursday's matchup with previously ranked Memphis could be a better tuneup for its Big East schedule, which begins next Wednesday at No. 4 Louisville.
"This is a confident group," sophomore Markel Starks said after leading the Hoyas with a career-high 18 points in an 81-55 win over American University on Saturday.
"... Moving forward, we're just going to keep getting better."
The Tigers (6-4) haven't gotten better since the Georgetown game. All of their losses have been to teams currently in the Top 25 - two in Maui and more recently to Murray State and Louisville.
They rebounded from those back-to-back defeats to beat Lipscomb 85-75 on Monday.
"We took care of the ball much better today, which is really good for the pace that we play," Pastner said. "... We'll get ready for Georgetown. Like I told our guys, we want to get on a streak and you can't do that until you win that first game."
Memphis isn't scheduled to face another ranked team until Feb. 4 when it plays No. 14 Xavier, making Thursday's game a potentially meaningful one come NCAA tournament selection time.
Poor defense has plagued the Tigers. They allowed at least 70 points for the seventh time Monday and forced just five turnovers.
"There is no issue offensively. We just have to guard people, whether it be man or zone," Pastner said.
The Hoyas haven't had those kinds of problems. Since the Memphis game, Georgetown has allowed an average of 52.0 points and 35.7 percent shooting.
Hollis Thompson has been the Hoyas' best player offensively of late, averaging 16.0 points and 6.6 rebounds over the last five games.
"Somebody is always going to play you harder for one thing than something else and learning to take advantage of the next thing just comes with time and playing in this system," Thompson said.
Leading scorer Jason Clark has averaged 10.3 points and shot 6 of 22 in the last three games while committing 10 turnovers.
While Clark scored a game-high 26 against Memphis, Will Barton led the Tigers with 22 and tops Conference USA with 20.7 per game. Joe Jackson is second on the team at 13.9, but Memphis is 1-3 when he scores at least 20 - including the Georgetown loss.
The Hoyas have won the last three meetings and lead the all-time series 9-2.