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Watch dealer to the CEOs
Power brokers searching for the perfect watch need make only one phone call: to Kirk Putze, their man in Detroit.
(Fortune Magazine) -- We all covet once-in-a-lifetime, insider deals: A rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan. A secret sample sale at our favorite designer's showroom. A line on an impossible-to-find watch that stores sold out of months ago.
For that last task, corporate types around the country call Kirk Putze, owner of Back in Time International in Birmingham, Mich., a tony Detroit suburb.
Putze is the go-to guy for encyclopedic expertise on vintage and contemporary watches at all price levels, from lowly (and lovely) Longines to the $750,000 limited-edition Audemars Piguet Grand Complication, a watch that takes one man a year to make.
One of the main qualities that sets Putze apart from the myriad watch sellers across the land is his ability to procure limited editions, rarities, and It models. When it comes to hot sellers like the Rolex Milgauss, customers simply can't walk into the nearest Tourneau and buy one - or even order it (I tried).
Such stores offer them to their best clients first and never even display them, for fear Internet dealers might snap them up and flip them. Putze, however, can help you obtain just about any watch you desire.
With impossible-to-get watches you'll have to spend more, or he can get preowned modern watches that he rigorously tests and warranties for two years. Working with him is the equivalent of having a bank get you in on a hot IPO - which is why he counts numerous CEOs, pro sports stars, and world-class collectors among his faithful.
The operation that Putze runs with his wife, Michelle, is boutique and refreshingly full of old-world-service touches. A significant vintage-watch collector himself, Putze has happily hand-delivered watches to customers across the country. He'll also buy watches outright or take trade-ins.
"You can go on the Internet and find plenty of high-end watches, which are often gray market and therefore don't have the correct factory paperwork and warranty. You might save a few bucks buying online, but ultimately, you'll lose out when you try to service or resell it," says Putze.
There's a master watchmaker onsite too- which means that rather than send a timepiece back to the manufacturer for minor repairs, Putze can service most watches in two weeks. After all, the point of tracking down the ultimate watch is so it can live on your wrist, not in the shop.
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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is happy to count on his senior players again.
He has benefited from being reunited with the men who remain the heartbeat of the club he left behind six years ago: goalkeeper Petr Cech, captain John Terry, Frank Lampard and England left-back Ashley Cole.
'Some managers, when they go to a new club, they like to take four or five guys they know very well," said Mourinho last week. "I didn't - they were already here. They make my life easier."
Lampard, Terry, Cech and Cole are Mourinho's biggest allies in his mission to return Chelsea to the summit of the English game, where he had taken them in successive seasons, in 2005 and 2006.
"It's a help for me, the way they communicate with other players, the way they can make them know me sooner rather than later," said Mourinho. "They help the others to analyse some of my ideas, some of my reactions.
"It's a big support, they are good guys and good professionals. They have it right in their heads that they are not 25 any more and the relationship they have with me is perfect at this stage of their careers. They know my decisions are best for them; they trust me."
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If the data is indeed CSV, and not pipe-separated, most monks would use a CSV parser and write
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If the file is a pipe-separated-value file, that can also be read with Text::CSV or Text::CSV_XS.
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Admittedly, I don't think Israel should exist and I have made clear my reasons for this, but I have nothing against Jews.
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Originally posted by stumason
Admittedly, I don't think Israel should exist and I have made clear my reasons for this, but I have nothing against Jews.
reason being that the creation of Israel went directly against the oaths made to God?
the fact it was built via terrorism?
Close to 200 Katyusha rockets struck towns all across the north Friday, the worst blow being the approximately 60 rockets which hit Kiryat Shmona. In the coastal town of Nahariya, 32 rockets were reported to have landed, 14 rockets slammed into Ma'alot, Safed absorbed six rockets, the Tiberias region was hit by close to 10 rockets, and three rockets were reported to have struck the Carmiel region.
A torrent of rockets were fired in the direction of the Golan Heights on Friday, some of which landed in Quneitra, a town on the Syrian side of the border.
IDF Brigadier-General Shuki Shihrur of the Northern Command told reporters Friday that the Katyusha strike on Syrian Quneitra is a cynical attempt by Hezbollah to drag Damascus into the conflict.
Originally posted by mikesingh
Aw shucks!! These rockets must've had their thrusters on the wrong side.
BTW, whose side are the Hizbs on?
Originally posted by mrmonsoon
I guess that member who accused me of lying and wasting bandwidth should be apologizing right about now.
No, I am not stupid, I know those members will not admit they were wrong about the story and me-it's ok; they can go on appolgishing for the terrorist's attacks on Syrian territory, Israel and Jerusalem.


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Democrats Assail Bush's Iraq Comparison With Vietnam
Senator Harry Reid said the decision to invade Iraq was "one of the worst foreign policy blunders in our history." (file) (epa) August 23, 2007 -- Leaders from the opposition Democratic Party in the United States are criticizing President George W. Bush's assertion that an early withdrawal from Iraq could trigger a bloodbath like the one in Southeast Asia after the U.S. retreat from Vietnam.
Bush made his remarks during a speech August 22 to U.S. military veterans.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid dismissed Bush's position, saying a change of course in Iraq was "long overdue." He said Bush's strategy was "failing to deliver the political solution necessary for Iraq's stability."
Senator John Kerry, a Vietnam veteran who lost to Bush in the 2004 presidential race, urged Bush to "change course now" in Iraq. He said Bush was oversimplifying the differences with Vietnam and overlooking what he called the "tragic similarities."
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"Dora, dear, have some breakfast."
"No, Mum," Tonks sighs wearily as she trudges back up the stairs with a basket of laundry, oblivious to the concerned stares of her parents. She nudges her bedroom door open with her foot and dumps the clothes unceremoniously onto her bed. Digging through the pile, she manages to find her grey Auror's robes, stretchy black work pants, and white collared shirt. Her slim fingers fasten the buttons on her blouse mechanically, tucking the hem into the dark material of her pants. She slips into her robes, fiddling with the clasp and pinning her badge onto the left shoulder. Snatching up her comb, she attacks her short, spiky hair until most of the knots are gone. She slips her feet into her combat boots, grabs her wand, and hurries down the stairs for her coffee. She grabs her yellow mug off the counter with a slight frown; it is far too cheerful for her present mood.
"Dad, I've already told Mum; I'm not hungry," she rolls her eyes, rapping the mug smartly with her wand. It instantly floats to the sink and begins filling itself with water.
"No, that's not it," Ted replies from his chair at the table, looking slightly uncomfortable and rather worried. "We were only wondering why your hair isn't pink today."
Tonks slowly turns around to stare at her father. "What?"
"Your hair," Andromeda says, reentering the room with the family cat, Beelzebub, at her heels. "It's its natural color."
"What?" Tonks hurries to the loo, nearly tripping over a hissing Beelzebub in her haste. Staring into the mirror at her reflection, she is startled to find that her parents are right. Her normally hot pink locks have faded into their natural mousy brown.
That's strange, she thinks, examining her hair. This has never happened before.
Shrugging, she screws up her face and concentrates on the image of her signature, spiky pink hairstyle. After a moment, she opens her eyes.
"Bloody hell!" She shrieks, a sense of panic beginning to rise in her throat. Her hair has remained resolutely brown.
She scrunches her face again, praying to the Wizard God that it was just a fluke, and that she's over tired, and it will work this time. She nearly screams with frustration when she opens her eyes to find that there has been no change. Angry tears prickle at the corner of her eyes as she repeats the process over and over until, finally, she has no choice but to give up.
Unfortunately, the spiky style no longer fits with the dull shade that she is now stuck with. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Tonks shuts her eyes and pictures a longer hairstyle she has seen in a Muggle magazine. After long effort and nearly fainting, her hair lengthens. She examines her new, chin length hair in the mirror. It doesn't look too bad, she thinks. If she was into those Muggle fashion trends, she might actually consider keeping it. Alas, she is not, and decides it will have to do.
Stalking out of the lavatory, she grabs her bag off the kitchen floor and Apparates into the Atrium of the Ministry without saying goodbye. She knows her mother will give her grief about it (and her new hair) upon her arrival at home, but Tonks doesn't care. She wants to make it through the day first.
She manages to squeeze into a lift before the doors close, and she is jostled into a corner by a tall, fit wizard whose face is concealed by this morning's Prophet. She glares up at him, rubbing the side of her head where it collided painfully with the metal grate.
"Inconsiderate berks," she mutters angrily. He looks round at her, surprised.
"Oh, hello there, Tonks," he says, pushing his hair out of his eyes.
"Hi, Paul," she replies. Paul Savage is a fellow Auror, two years her senior. The female employees of the Ministry fawn over him because of his looks, but Tonks likes him because of his personality. Dedicated, hard-working, kind, and funny, Paul is a good friend to her, and her favorite person (besides Kingsley) to be paired with on missions.
"What happened to your hair? Get tired of the color?" Paul asks, grinning.
"No," she says shortly, not wanting to get into it. Confused at her behavior, Paul frowns at her.
"What's got your wand in a knot?"
"Nothing," she snaps.
"Level Two- Department of Magical Law Enforcement, including Auror Headquarters."
Tonks sweeps out of the lift first and hurries down the corridor, attempting to put as much distance between her and Paul as possible. Unfortunately, his legs being so much longer than hers, he catches up to her easily.
"Tonks, wait," he says, as they reach the double ebony doors leading into the Department. "I didn't mean to upset you. It's just unlike you to be so unhappy."
"I appreciate your concern, Paul," she says testily, shaking his hand off of her shoulder as she turned to face him. "However, I'm fine, and I need to get to work."
"If you say so." He sighs wearily and catches her arm as she turns to enter the Department. "If you need anything, you know where to find me, right?"
She nods once and walks swiftly towards her desk, where she is greeted by a large stack of paperwork. Rifling through it, she discovers that it all has to do with the breach and battle in the Department of Mysteries. Fighting back the tears that prickle in the corners of her eyes, she tangles her fingers in her hair and picks up her quill.
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I was having a tough time with Helen last night. She seems to have lost weight in her nose. She now has a Jimmy Durante-esque nose. It was very distracting.Originally Posted by hikari;3428607;
Tara's teeth seem to have grown
I was having a tough time with Helen last night. She seems to have lost weight in her nose. She now has a Jimmy Durante-esque nose. It was very distracting.Originally Posted by hikari;3428607;
Tara's teeth seem to have grown
You've got to kiss a few frogs before you find your prince!
Yes . . .a 5-year age gap at that particular stage is more like a chasm. Especially when the male is the younger. And let's face it--Mike is probably more socially-challenged with the girls than the average 18-year-old guy because it's highly unlikely that he received any female attention (except negative) during high school at 400 pounds.Originally Posted by Bearcata;3428608;
Mike has impressed me heretofore with his maturity in other areas, though. The cocky young man attitude we've been seeing for a few weeks now might have been there all along but now is being engineered to the forefront, since Mike is nearly universally likeable, much like Michelle and Ali before him. He will most likely win, unless Tara squeaks by him by a pound or two. Regardless, my hope for Mike is that he will go off to college with his newfound self-confidence and find a girl of his own age. He'd probably be a sweet boyfriend, but I think the freshmen should stick together. The last think Mike needs right now is a 'older woman' head case complicating his life with her issues. He's still sorting out his own issues. Dating is another huge complication that can probably wait a little while--I don't think 18-year-olds, no matter how mature, are well-advised to make emotional entanglements so young. But it will be nice to think of Mike enjoying college life as a normal-sized person for the first time ever, and being thought of by his peers both male and female, as a good-looking, together guy.
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Now that is just a mental image I did NOT need! But really, I'm thinking it would be no more disturbing than Ron without his shirt now, and I'm not trying to be mean.
To me, Ron is the one that should have gone. I was so disappointed to se Filipe go. Sad about his father.
I've seen pictures of Tara from her model days (lighter but not skinny-skinny) and I remember thinking that her face was not that attractive in them. As others have commented, she must lose weight in her face first. Right now (based on last night's show)I still think she looks good facially and I thought her hair looked nice as well (I've always thought she had nice hair; must not be the only one to think so as it was the only hair they didn't change during the makeover).
Regarding couples with weight issues - it can work both ways. They can either reinforce the weight loss - working out together, planning meals etc. Or one of them can slip back into old habits and drag the other with them. But, then, it can also be that one stays skinny and one doesn't. Ron's wife lost her weight and she has kept it off, even when all the men in her life are heavy.
Before we begin, what are the parameters of the guessing game? How many guesses do I get? Is there a time limit?
Please, no, I almost spewed my caffiene on the the monitor. Can you imagine all that skin coming to life and becoming miniRon? Still I can see Ron as a patient on Dr. 90210. Scrotum lift anyone?Originally Posted by Muduh;3428597;
No goat killers on my island.
I wonder if Mike will go to the other extreme in college, however, since he hasn't had the dating/partying in high school...he could gain a lot back through beer and college dining (all you can eat without a lot of control of the entrees except salad bar in most places).
Just an observation about Mike and Tara, or any young couple with that age difference. I know we're just teasing about those two, but my point is that some people are much older, or younger than their years. When I was 26 I married a man who was 21. He had always had so many responsibilities that he was old for his age. I often said that I had to "young him up". It's now forty-four years later and I'm still working on that. Any idea how I can get the man in a pair of shorts so the glare off those legs won't give me a headache?
Regarding the bolded part.....is having any kind of surgery breaking the rules? I would think it would be a rule....Originally Posted by Muduh;3428597;
Yeah, I'm not saying she is... she's just looking and talking like it. Part of it is probably exhaustion.Originally Posted by hikari
Originally Posted by Muduh
I want Mike to win. I don't care for either of the women left and I don't see it happening for Ron, so Mike it is.
Too bad Ron can't get all that skin removed before the finals. He'd lose many more pounds, wouldn't he?
Bearcata, I just had a terrible flash of Ron with the skin gone, a scar down the middle and one nipple in the middle of his chest.Picturing Ron's chest was bad enough, but I actually imaged his scrotum. Dang. I hate being so visual. Gaaaaak!Originally Posted by Bearcata
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins thought they had their offense figured out after scoring 16 runs in their previous two games against the Los Angeles Angels.
Texas Rangers lefty Matt Harrison showed them how fleeting an offensive surge can be.
Harrison breezed through eight innings and Ian Kinsler homered to lead the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Twins on Friday night.
Harrison (2-0) allowed one run on seven hits with four strikeouts and Elvis Andrus had three hits for the Rangers.
``His ball was diving all over the place,' Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Anthony Swarzak (0-2) gave up four runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in seven innings for the Twins. Danny Valencia had a sacrifice fly in the second inning, but that was all they could muster against Harrison.
The Twins stranded nine runners on base, including two in the ninth inning. They have now scored just seven runs total in their five losses this season.
``He had good stuff, but I felt like we hit some balls pretty hard, though,' Valencia said. ``He pitched well, but I felt like we could've swung the bats a little bit better. He did do a good job, kept them in the game that's for sure.'
Harrison threw six shutout innings in his first outing of the season and had little trouble against a Twins offense that has scored more than two runs just twice in the first seven games. He was in a little jam in the fifth when the Twins had runners on the corners and two outs, but the big lefty struck out Joe Mauer to end the inning. He also got Mauer to ground into a double play after Jamey Carroll led off the eighth with a single.
``He was pounding the zone,' Andrus said of Harrison, the 26-year-old lefty who started Game 7 of the World Series last year. ``He's been doing that since last year. When he's good, he's pounding the zone with first pitch strikes. He's got good stuff and every time he gets ahead, he's really tough.'
It marked the first game back in Minnesota for Joe Nathan since he signed a two-year deal with the Rangers in November. Nathan left after seven seasons with the Twins and his 260 saves for them is a franchise record. But after throwing five times in six days, including a warmup, before having Thursday off, Rangers manager Ron Washington wanted to give him one more day.
Nathan is 0-2 with two saves in his first four appearances, including a blown save in his last outing against Seattle on Wednesday.
``He had a big workload the last time out there and we gave him down (time) yesterday and we decided we'll give him one more,' Washington said. ``He'll be back in there tomorrow.'
Alexi Ogando pitched a tense ninth inning for the save. He hit Josh Willingham to start the inning, then gave up a single to Ryan Doumit to make things interesting.
But Ogando got Valencia to ground into a fielder's choice, Chris Parmelee to strike out swinging and Sean Burroughs popped out to end the game.
Valencia, for one, was hoping to see his former teammate on the mound.
``I was kind of hoping for him,' Valencia said. ``After playing with him we kind of know what he's got. But he's a good guy, was a great teammate. He's a great pitcher so it would have been a good challenge.'
There's always tomorrow.
NOTES: Japanese sensation Yu Darvish (1-0, 7.94 ERA) takes the mound for the Rangers on Saturday in his second start. The eight-time Japanese All-Star gave up five runs on eight hits in 5 2-3 innings of his debut, but the Rangers put 11 on the board to make him a winner. RHP Nick Blackburn (0-1, 7.50) will pitch for the Twins. ... Twins RHP Jason Marquis started the season on the DL while tending to his daughter, who was injured in a car accident last month, and is scheduled to rejoin the team Monday. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Marquis is tentatively scheduled to pitch on Wednesday against the New York Yankees. ... Young's single in the sixth gave him 3,074 total bases in his career, breaking Juan Gonzalez's franchise record.


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i get the feeling that he only thinks of me like a little sisterVisitor's Question from a 16-20 year old Female
there is a guy who i really like. he goes to a different school but he gets his bus to drop him off at my school. we mail each-other every-day. i have been friends with him for over a year and i have loved him ever since we met. people always tease us about how we should go out and how we would make the perfect couple and he seems to get really angrey/irritated about it and he always reacts negativly. his best friend wanted to go out with me but my crush told him that he wasn't allowed to ask me out and i had to ask him out. all my friends think he likes me but i get the feeling that he only thinks of me like a little sister. sometimes when i have to walk to my parents work after school he will walk with me there. what really bugs me is that he will sometimes when we are talking he will start to talk about hot girls and i get really jealous, is he teasing me? or just being insensitive. i really want him to love me but iam afraid that if i tell him how i feel that he'll say that he only likes me as a little sister. do you know how he feels about me?
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He is sending very mixed messages.
So, it is not surprising that you can't figure him out. He seems insensitive and immature.
But, if you want a relationship with him, ask him out and see what he says. Or if you are too shy for that then tell him that you are starting to develop feelings for him and wait to see what he says.
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence
This series features Joanne teaching one-on-one with the home viewer, then rolls into Joanne working side-by-side with a real-life student for a hands-on cooking lesson in her home kitchen/studio as the classroom. Both the student and viewer learn how to prepare a wide variety of Joanne's recipes, using the freshest and most seasonal ingredients. Rather than simply listing ingredients, method, cooking time and serving size, these recipes feature additional instructions to inspire and instill confidence in the kitchen.
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Pizza with Pizazz (Episode #102H)
KQED Life: Fri, May 31, 2013 -- 6:00 PM
Joanne welcomes her student Geoffto class with a quick and easy salmon and pickled onion pizza. Then together they explore the idea of contrasts of flavor, texture, and color, making lemon turkey cutlets and an arugula and orange salad. Recipes: Lavash Pizza with Herb Salad, Arugula and Orange Salad, and Lemon Turkey Cutlets. Student: Geoff Rubendall, Civil Engineer.
Spain On My Mind (Episode #101H)
KQED Life: Thu, May 30, 2013 -- 6:00 PM
Joanne shares with us her emotional connection to Spain. She begins by preparing Salmorejo, a cold tomato and bread soup she first discovered in Southern Spain, and then works with her student Joan to overcome his fear of cooking lamb by preparing a hearty lamb, white bean, and chorizo stew with a spicy infused olive oil drizzled over the top. Recipes: Salmorejo and Spanish Lamb Stew. Student: Joan Boada, Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet.
Market to Table (Episode #124H)
KQED Plus: Sun, May 26, 2013 -- 12:30 PM
Joanne's day begins at the farmer's market and she shows us a fresh sugar snap pea soup. Then she works with her student Kyle to perfect his pasta techniques making a fresh fettuccine with asparagus, prosciutto, and lemon creme fraiche. Recipes: Sugar Snap Pea Soup with Mint and Meyer Lemon Oil and Fresh Fettuccine with Asparagus Ribbons and Lemon Creme Fraiche. Student: Kyle Khasigian, Financial Associate.
Bistro Style (Episode #210H)
KQED 9: Sat, May 25, 2013 -- 12:00 PM
Farm fresh lettuces get just a bit of enhancement from a delicious green goddess dressing in Joanne's salad. Her student, Aggie, learns a few simple secrets to making great pie crusts, an they decide to make a savory galette toping their crust with a savory filling of mushrooms and blue cheese. Recipes: Butter Lettuce with Green Goddess Dressing, Mushroom and Blue Cheese Galette. Student: Aggie Gettys.
Kicking Up The Classics (Episode #123H)
KQED Plus: Sun, May 19, 2013 -- 12:30 PM
Joanne and her student Lauren give comfort food a kick preparing a 30 minute lamb and black bean chili and hiding a red pepper jelly surprise inside corn muffins. Recipes: Thirty-Minute Lamb and Black Bean Chili and Spicy Red Pepper Jelly-Filled Corn Muffins. Student: Lauren Eastman, Public Relations Executive.
Argentina Remembered (Episode #209H)
KQED 9: Sat, May 18, 2013 -- 12:00 PM
Craving the bold flavors she tasted in Argentina, Joanne shows her student Leigh how to give grilled skirt steak a boost with a fresh and zesty chimichurri sauce. And potatoes get the double treatment of roasting and grilling becoming twice as flavorful. Recipes: Gazpacho Salad, Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimichurri, Roasted and Grilled Potatoes. Student: Leigh Balkon.
I'm Inspired (Episode #122H)
KQED Plus: Sun, May 12, 2013 -- 12:30 PM
Joanne is often asked where her inspirations come from and begins by composing an inspired salad with roasted beets, and then gives her student Charlie some pointers for making honey glazed pork chops and a roasted squash puree. Recipes: Bibb Lettuce Salad with Roasted Beet, Grapefruit and Pecans, Honey Glazed Pork Chops with Orange and Cardamom, and a Roasted Squash and Ginger Puree. Student: Charlie Baldwin, City Gardener.
Spanish Fiesta (Episode #208H)
KQED 9: Sat, May 11, 2013 -- 12:00 PM
Joanne sets the stage for a Spanish Fiesta with a twist on the classic Spanish Gazpacho, turning sweet peas into a refreshing soup. She teaches her student Ron, the perfect party meal, Shellfish Paella. Recipes: Sweet Pea Gazpacho, Shellfish Paella. Student: Ron Martin.


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I just found this board from the Environment board.
I think the idea of sustainable business is a good one, and should be pursued.
The question was raised at the Environment board: should all environmental concerns be discussed there?
Hmm, I think the issues relating to the "Environment" are so far-reaching and so complex that one board is not sufficient.
The RE board, the FC board, Environment, and this one are complementary and should be able to stand on their own. There's no reason people can't post on all the related forums, but I think it's easier, at least for me, to compartmentalize discussions somewhat.
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Flagler County will get a new sheriff after Democrat Jim Manfre defeated incumbent Republican Don Fleming in a rematch of the 2008 race.
PALM COAST — Flagler County will get a new sheriff after Democrat Jim Manfre defeated incumbent Republican Don Fleming in a rematch of the 2008 race.
Manfre barely lost to Fleming in 2008 but this time he came out on top. It marks the second term for Manfre, who served one term as sheriff until losing in the 2004 Democratic primary in a race eventually won by Fleming.
Manfre celebrated Tuesday night with supporters at Woody's Bar-B-Q in Palm Coast as unofficial results showed him edging Fleming by 50.02 percent to 49.39 percent.
"It feels great," Manfre said. "In some ways it doesn't feel like I've ever left because I've maintained a relationship with all deputies that served under me. Obviously it's very similar to when I took office in 2001. I have to go in and reform and really refocus the agency on law enforcement as opposed to these issues that have been in the newspaper over the last year. It's very similar. It's going to seem like d�j� vu doing this. But I'm prepared from the first time that I did it."
Fleming watched results come in at the Knights of Columbus Hall amid a subdued crowd of supporters.
"I want to thank the voters of Flagler County," Fleming said. "I want to thank the Sheriff's Office for giving me the opportunity to be sheriff for the last eight years. And I just wish nothing but the best for the Flagler County Sheriff's Office and the people that live and work in that area and the citizens of Flagler County."
Manfre received 24,257 votes, while Fleming got 23,955. The 302-vote margin represents 0.6 percent of the votes cast. But the margin needs to be less than 0.5 percent of votes cast to trigger a mandatory recount.
Fleming said that some of the controversies of the past year hurt him.
"Well, I can imagine that had a percentage of the hurt but myself, I'm fine," Fleming said. "I just feel bad for the men and women of the agency. I feel that we brought it to a certain level and I hope that the sheriff continues to bring that to a certain level."
In this campaign, Manfre, 54, had been pointing out controversies involving Fleming, 67. Only 18 days before voters would go to the polls, the Florida Ethics Commission on Oct. 19 found probable cause that Fleming violated state ethics law "by failing to report an honorary resort membership as a gift" to the Hammock Beach Resort.
Fleming also took some heat for his agency's handling of an accident in which a Flagler County School Board member's wife was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
Jamesine Fischer, the wife of Flagler County School Board member John Fischer, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving the death of 76-year-old Francoise Pecqueur of Palm Coast.
Fleming received a call from his friend John Fischer the day after the accident to say that his wife had been in an accident and believed she had hit an animal. Fleming said he told John Fischer to report the accident. But Fleming changed his recollection of the timing of the calls.


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There will be no big Mass Effect 3 announcement this week, BioWare has said.
Then...how is this news? ;) This just in: Cumulative Sense of humor rising!
Because it contradicts this: http://n4g.com/news/853307/...
Breaking News: Mario is STILL a Nintendo Character.
Our top story tonight:
In other news,Square Enix has no major announcement on FFXIII-2 this week.
There is no Grand Theft Auto V announcement this week
In other news, Kurt Cobain is still dead.
You lie. I saw him at Mickey D's yesterday.
Lol. An announcement to announce no announcements lololol
No major Battle Toads announcement this week.
I wonder if that was soe kind of HYPE tactic.
http://goo.gl/vOrhi I don't get how you're so desperate to talk about Mass Effect that you make an article on having nothing to talk about.
This should not have been approved.
In other news we get more Skyward Sword news
They should port the first game to PS3!
An announcement to announce no announcement WTH!
It's technically an announcement that there is no announcement in reply to an announcement of an announcement that wasn't an announcement. Yeah, it makes so much sense.
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I'm still tuckered out from my weekend of cooking, jam making, and canning. And I am having way too much fun looking at all the great birthday cards I got – I can't decide which is my favorite: the musical Harry Potter card from my friend Nancy, the pop-up cupcake card from my friend Kristin, the ruby slipper card from Nonnka, or the retro cake decorating card from Elpis and Justice. I love them all.
All this jam-making and tart baking and canning has put me in a nostalgic mood. When I told my father about my canning experiments, he told me that my grandmother used to do epic canning sessions during the summer. Her brandied peaches were apparently famous in the family for their, shall we say, strong flavor.
For me, the most nostalgic desserts are the ones my I grew up on – chocolate chip cookies, The Joy of Cooking's brownies, my mother's apple pie, and those achingly sweet grocery store cupcakes that always made an appearance at school birthday parties.
But I'm interested in what presses your nostalgia button. What brings a little tear to your eye? Pumpkin pie that your grandmother made? The snickerdoodles you made at your best friend's house? Cheesecake from that bakery down the street from your childhood home? I want to know – for possible inclusion in a baking project, but also to fulfill my own voyeuristic tendencies.


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For more than three years, the USA PATRIOT Act has been an invaluable tool in the war on terror, helping the law enforcement and intelligence communities to coordinate, communicate, and uncover terrorist operations and other serious crimes. The Department of Justice has thoughtfully and carefully utilized the PATRIOT Act to fight crime and terrorism, acting within the framework of the Constitution and prioritizing the protection of civil liberties.
Today, Congress starts hearings on the PATRIOT Act to begin a discussion on 16 provisions of the law requiring reauthorization. These provisions have a proven track record of saving lives and fighting crime, and play an integral role in building a culture of prevention in the war on terror. The provisions set for reauthorization are as follows:
Section 201:
Section 201 allows law enforcement to utilize existing electronic surveillance authorities, such as wiretaps, to investigate certain offenses that terrorists are likely to commit, including chemical weapons offenses; use of weapons of mass destruction; violent acts of terrorism transcending national borders; financial transactions with countries which support terrorism; material support of terrorists; and material support of terrorist organizations. This provision allows investigators to gather information when looking into the full range of terrorism-related crimes.
In total, as of March 10, 2005, the Department has utilized section 201 on four occasions. These four uses occurred in two separate investigations. One of these cases involved an Imperial Wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, who attempted to purchase hand grenades for the purpose of bombing abortion clinics and was subsequently convicted of numerous explosives and firearms charges.
Section 202:
Section 202 adds felony violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to the list of federal wiretap predicates, including computer espionage, extortion, and intentionally damaging a federal government computer.
As of March 10, 2005, the Justice Department had used section 202 of the PATRIOT Act on two occasions. These two uses occurred in a computer fraud investigation that eventually broadened to include drug trafficking.
Section 203(b) and 203(d):
Section 203 allows law enforcement and intelligence officers to break down the ôwallö that once hindered communication and to ôconnect the dotsö in cases related to national security. This ability to exchange terrorism-related information did not exist prior to the passage of the PATRIOT Act and has since allowed for the sharing of foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, and foreign intelligence information obtained as part of a criminal investigation between federal law enforcement officers and federal intelligence officers for certain national security purposes.
Vital information has been made available to the intelligence community and other federal officials under section 203 on many occasions since the passage of the PATRIOT Act. For instance, such disclosures have been used to support the revocation of visas of suspected terrorists and prevent their reentry into the United States, track terroristsĺ funding sources, and identify terrorist operatives overseas.
Section 204:
Section 204 is a technical amendment that merely clarifies what Congress had always intended a particular statute governing the interception and disclosure of certain types of communications to mean. Section 204 clarifies that the law which governs the installation and use of pen registers (surveillance devices that capture phone numbers dialed on outgoing telephone calls) and trap-and-trace devices (surveillance devices that capture the numbers identifying incoming calls) will not interfere with certain foreign intelligence activities that fall outside of the definition of ôelectronic surveillanceö in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Section 204 also makes it clear that the statuteĺs exclusivity provision applies to the interception of electronic communications as well as the interception of wire and oral communications.
Section 206:
Section 206 allows the FISA Court to authorize the use of roving surveillance, attaching the wiretap authorization to a particular suspect as opposed to a particular communications device. Because terrorists are trained to rapidly change their means of communication, section 206 greatly enhances the governmentĺs ability to monitor sophisticated international terrorists by tracking individual suspects instead of individual modes of communication. This authority has long been granted to investigate ordinary crimes, including drug offenses. As of March 30, this provision had been used 49 times and has been effective in monitoring international terrorists and spies.
Section 207:
Section 207 extends the initial time duration of FISA electronic surveillance and physical search orders from 90 days to 120 days, and such orders may be extended for a maximum of one year-instead of 90 days-at a time with court approval. These orders and extensions require the express permission of a federal judge. The FISA court must find probable cause to believe that the target of the surveillance or search is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power prior to granting authorization.
The Department estimates that section 207 has saved nearly 60,000 attorney hours. In other words, it has saved 30 lawyers a yearĺs work; and this estimate does not account for time saved by FBI agents, administrative staff, and the judiciary. Department personnel were able to spend that time pursuing other investigations and oversight matters.
Section 209:
Section 209 permits stored voicemail to be obtained by a search warrant rather than a wiretap order, making the procedure for obtaining voicemail messages consistent with the procedure for obtaining answering machine messages. This authority preserved all of the pre-existing standards for the availability of search warrants, but modernized the federal law by enabling investigators to more quickly access suspectsĺ voice-mail.
Section 209 has been very useful to the Department, and warrants issued pursuant to this provision have been used to obtain evidence in a variety of criminal cases, including a number of drug trafficking investigations, such as an investigation of a large-scale Ecstasy smuggling ring based in the Netherlands, an investigation into a series of violent robberies, and a kidnapping investigation.
Section 212:
Section 212 allows electronic communications service providers to disclose either customer records or the content of customersĺ communications to a governmental entity in any emergency situation that involves an immediate danger of death or serious physical injury.
Section 212 has already played a vital role in investigating threats of violence and saving lives. Jared Bjarnason was indicted for threatening violence in order to obstruct members of the Islamic Center of El Paso, in the free exercise of their religion, and for transmitting a communication containing a threat to injure members of the Islamic Center. Specifically, Bjarnason was charged with sending an electronic mail message to the Islamic Center threatening violence against the Islamic Center and its members, which allegedly threatened to burn the Islamic Centerĺs mosque to the ground, if hostages held in Iraq were not freed within three days. With the PATRIOT Actĺs authority, agents of the FBI were able to trace the allegedly threatening e-mail well before the expiration of the deadline contained in the threat. Absent this provision, investigating authorities would have had to obtain a separate search warrant from each service provider through whose system the e-mail traveled, a process which could have taken over 30 days.
Section 214:
Section 214 allows FISA to issue pen-register and trap-and-trace orders by certifying that the resulting information would be relevant to a foreign intelligence investigation. Previously, such orders could be issued under FISA only where the device to be monitored was being used to contact an agent of a foreign power, such as an individual engaged in international terrorism. This provision makes the standard in FISA similar to the standard for obtaining a pen register or trap-and-trace order in the criminal context.
The Department has applied section 214 to international terrorism and counterintelligence investigations, including a case where the subject was believed to be attempting to procure nuclear arms. In one terrorism case, the only phone that the FBI could prove was used by the subject was his associateĺs phone. Additionally, the FBI had insufficient information that this associate was an agent of a foreign power. Thus, under the previous standard for a FISA pen register or trap-and-trace order, the FBI may not have succeeded in obtaining a pen register or trap-and-trace order. The standard established by section 214, however, allowed the agents to obtain the order by demonstrating that the information to be collected was relevant to an ongoing terrorism investigation. The information obtained by the order was valuable because it demonstrated the extent that the subject and his associate were communicating with subjects of other terrorism investigations.
Section 215:
Section 215 allows the FISA court to order the production of business records and other items, in the context of a national security investigation, to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a U.S. person; or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. Section 215 cannot be used to investigate ordinary crimes or domestic terrorism, and it is expressly provided that the FBI cannot conduct an investigation on a U.S. citizen solely on the basis of activities protected by the First Amendment.
Federal judges have reviewed and granted the Departmentĺs request for a section 215 order 35 times as of March 30, 2005. To date, the provision has only been used to obtain driverĺs license records, public accommodations records, apartment leasing records, credit card records, and subscriber information-such as names and addresses-for telephone numbers captured through court-authorized pen registers. The Department has not obtained a section 215 order to obtain library or bookstore records, medical records, or gun sale records.
Section 217:
Section 217 allows victims of computer hacking to obtain law enforcement assistance in intercepting the electronic communications of a computer trespasser that have been transmitted to, from, or through a protected computer under limited circumstances. Essentially, this provision brings the law relating to cyber-trespassing in line with the law relating to physical trespassing.
Section 218:
Section 218 encourages an integrated antiterrorism campaign by allowing FISA orders to be issued in cases where ôa significant purposeö of the investigation is obtaining foreign intelligence. This provision lifted the ôwallö which too often inhibited vital information sharing and coordination between the intelligence and law enforcement communities. Full coordination between these communities has already resulted in important successes in the war on terror.
For example, the Departmentĺs successful dismantling of a Portland, Oregon terror cell, popularly known as the ôPortland Seven,ö relied heavily on use of section 218 in combination with section 504 of the PATRIOT Act. Members of this terror cell had attempted to travel to Afghanistan in 2001 and 2002 to take up arms with the Taliban and al Qaeda against United States and coalition forces fighting there, and law enforcement officials had learned at least one member of the cell had contemplated attacking Jewish schools or synagogues. Using sections 218 and 504 of the PATRIOT Act, agents and prosecutors were ultimately able to collect sufficient evidence to charge seven defendants and then to secure convictions and prison sentences ranging from three to 18 years for the six defendants taken into custody. Charges against the seventh defendant were dismissed after he was killed in Pakistan by Pakistani troops on October 3, 2003.
Section 220:
Section 220 allows federal judges with jurisdiction over a particular investigation to issue search warrants to obtain electronic evidence that is stored anywhere in the country. This provision allows courts to obtain evidence quickly and has proved itself invaluable in terrorist and criminal cases alike.
Section 220 was vital in the case of Bobbie Jo Stinnett, a pregnant woman who was strangled to death in her Missouri home, and whose unborn daughter was cut from her womb with a kitchen knife. Police officers were able to use Section 220 to investigate e-mails relating to her dog-breeding business. Officers found an exchange from a message board between Bobbie Jo and someone who called herself Darlene Fisher, who claimed to be interested in a dog. She had asked Bobbie Jo for directions to her house for a meeting on December 16th, the same day as the murder. Using a PATRIOT Act provision, FBI agents and examiners were able to trace Darlene Fisher's messages to a server in Topeka, find Darlene Fisher's e-mail address, and then trace it to a house in Melvern, Kansas. Darlene Fisher's real name was actually Lisa Montgomery. Montgomery was arrested and subsequently confessed. Bobbie Joĺs baby, Victoria Jo Stinnett, was found alive less than 24 hours after she was cut from her mother's womb and she was returned to her father.
Section 223:
Section 223 allows individuals to sue the federal government for money damages if a federal official discloses sensitive information without authorization. This provision provides individuals with a remedy in the event that an error is made by a federal law enforcement or intelligence agent. To date, no lawsuits have been filed against the government under section 223.
Section 225:
Section 225 immunizes from civil liability individuals who disclose information to the government in compliance with a FISA order. This immunity is important because it helps to secure the prompt cooperation of private parties with law enforcement officers to ensure the effective implementation of court orders.


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Gay 'marriage' wouldn't make the lack of self-control any easier than it already is. Its everywhere.
If anything, the marriage debate is a lagging indicator. Marriage is being bastardized to fit a degenerate culture, or to solidify it ... not to create one.
If anything, the marriage debate is a lagging indicator. Marriage is being bastardized to fit a degenerate culture, or to solidify it ... not to create one.
"According to my opinion, and the opinions of many defectors of my caliber, only about 15% of time, money, and manpower is spent on espionage as such. The other 85% is a slow process which we call either ideological subversion, active measures, or psychological warfare. What it basically means is: to change the perception of reality of every American that despite of the abundance of information no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interest of defending themselves, their families, their community, and their country.It's a great brainwashing process which goes very slow and is divided into four basic stages.The first stage being "demoralization".It takes from 15 to 20 years to demoralize a nation. Why that many years? Because this is the minimum number of years required to educate one generation of students in the country of your enemy exposed to the ideology of [their] enemy. In other words, Marxism-Leninism ideology is being pumped into the soft heads of at least 3 generation of American students without being challenged or counterbalanced by the basic values of Americanism; American patriotism.."--KGB Defector Yuri Bezmenov--Soviet Subversion of the Free Press (Ideological subversion, Destabilization, CRISIS - and the KGB)
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"Behind the Violence, Says Jane Alpert, Was Sex"
--November 09, 1981--
"The leaders of the Weather Underground, she believes, followed a similar pattern of constantly shifting sexual alliances..."
"He [Bill Ayers] also writes about the Weathermen's sexual experimentation as they tried to 'smash monogamy.' The Weathermen were 'an army of lovers,' he says, and describes having had different sexual partners, including his best male friend."
Source: New York Times, September 11, 2001: "No Regrets for a Love Of Explosives; In a Memoir of Sorts, a War Protester Talks of Life With the Weathermen"
"...the Weathermen, when not engaged in group sex, committed such revolutionary acts as parading with a Viet Cong flag through a local park on Independence Day and spray-painting the walls of a high school with the slogans, "Off the Pigs," "Viet Cong Will Win," and "F#$k U.S. Imperialism."..."
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"What happens next bears watching closely, as does the response of the president, ex-Speaker Pelosi, and others on the left. Encouraged by leftists in the Democratic Party and funded by left-leaning nonprofit organizations and celebrity contributors, Occupy Wall Street may in time morph into something resembling the radical factions of the late 1960s and 1970s."


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DEALBOOK; Less Trading At Morgan; Revenue Slips 24%
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Published: July 20, 2012
5:30 p.m. | Updated
While many banks are getting battered by the trading slump, Morgan Stanley is feeling the pain more acutely.
On Thursday, the bank reported a 24 percent drop in revenue for the second quarter, driven by a significant decline in bond, currency and commodity trading.
Wall Street banks have faced a largely inhospitable environment in recent years, racked by economic uncertainty, the European debt crisis and a new regulatory system. But Morgan Stanley has been trying to navigate the market while also working to transform itself by shedding riskier businesses and building its steadier wealth management arm.
The bank had started to show signs of improvement in previous quarters, but then it got buffeted by the recent trading downdraft. For the quarter, Morgan Stanley reported that earnings came in at 29 cents a share, widely missing the 43 cents a share that analysts had expected. It posted a loss in the same period of 2011.
The bank also faced the repercussions from a recent credit rating downgrade. The bank was forced to post $2.9 billion in additional money to back its trades in the quarter, after Moody's Investors Service cut its rating by two notches.
The results spooked investors. On a day when the market was up, shares of Morgan Stanley fell as much as 7 percent before recovering slightly to finish the day down 5.3 percent at $13.25.
Glenn Schorr, an analyst at Nomura, wrote in a research note that it was ''hard to pick out too many positives'' from the firm's quarterly results.
And Howard Chen of Credit Suisse described the quarter in a report to investors as ''weak and disappointing.''
As the bank looks to bolster its profit, Morgan Stanley has taken steps to clamp down on expenses and head count. On Thursday, James P. Gorman, Morgan Stanley's chairman and chief executive, said that the firm expected to shrink its employee base by 7 percent by the end of the year.
The firm is also seeking to cut other expenses, including by moving some staff to cheaper locations like Baltimore and Glasgow, and being more selective in filling positions.
''Although global economic uncertainty remains a headwind, we are proactively positioning the firm for success,'' Mr. Gorman said in a statement. ''We continue to be focused on taking the necessary steps to deliver strong returns for our shareholders.''
Even so, the bank faced headwinds, particularly in trading. In fixed income, Morgan Stanley has tried to simply its offerings, moving away from complicated and capital-intensive products that can prove risky in tough environments.
But the ''challenging macro backdrop'' weighed on profits, Ruth Porat, the bank's chief financial officer, said in a telephone interview.
With the European debt crisis heating up, investors became increasingly uncertain and trading volume plummeted. Revenue in fixed income fell by 60 percent in the second quarter, to $770 million, a drop that outstrips competitors.
Morgan Stanley is also dealing with the fallout from the credit downgrade. In February, Moody's put big banks on warning, with Morgan Stanley facing a potential three-notch downgrade.
Some clients pulled back, as they waited for Moody's to complete its review, Ms. Porat said.
It only added to the bank's pain that the rating agency delayed the results, she added. In June, Moody's ended up cutting the firm's rating by two levels.
''As the month wore on, clients took a wait-and-see attitude,'' she said. ''Time was not our friend.''
Other businesses suffered as well. Advisory revenue was halved from the year-ago period, to $263 million, as fewer corporations pursued mergers or sales of stocks and bonds.
Still, Mr. Gorman highlighted the division's performance, pointing to big mandates like leading Facebook's initial public offering. (The firm has defended its work taking Facebook public, but the social networking company's stock has fallen 24 percent since the initial public offering in May.)
Morgan Stanley did have one area that posted a gain, the global wealth management group that now includes Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. The unit reported a 23 percent gain in pretax income, to $393 million, although net revenue declined slightly.
The weakness is reducing its profitability. The bank's return on equity now stands at 3.5 percent, down from 12.2 percent in 2010. Goldman Sachs, one of the firm's competitors, said this week that its 5.4 percent return on equity was ''unacceptable.''
Revenue in Morgan Stanley's second quarter was $6.95 billion, down from $9.2 billion.
This is a more complete version of the story than the one that appeared in print.
PHOTO: Morgan Stanley, with offices in Midtown Manhattan, missed profit estimates for the quarter as it reported a decline in bond, currency and commodity trading. (PHOTOGRAPH BY ERIC THAYER/REUTERS) (B4)


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Today's real wedding feature comes from Radian Photography and we are truly giddy to share this story! Love everything Radhika had to share with BSB about Katie and Adam's giving back wedding story!
'Katie and Adam met while at grad school at UPenn, and Ian got to know them both there as well. What started out as close friendship quickly evolved into a deep love for each other and helping the world as well. They clearly took so much time to not only build an intentional relationship, but also create an intentional celebration at their wedding to honor their love and lives and share that with friends and families.
They were married on June 4th, 2016 in Philadelphia, PA and chose the Ridgeland Mansion to be their venue because their mission is to ensure that all families impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by the community. 100% of the cost of reserving the venue went to the non-profit.'
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I saw this thread title on the front page, and because I am a huge grammar and spelling nazi, I had to investigate. I have a hard time not correcting people when they make mistakes that aren't typos. I really hate "would/could/should of", and "I seen". It also annoys me when people can't differentiate between homonyms.Originally Posted by HottieP;507647;
I'll have to go back and read the whole thread. Somehow, commiserating with others makes my pain more bearable. LOL


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Report: Improvements key for wounded soldiers unit
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) – The 18th Airborne chief of staff says an
inspection of Fort Bragg's battalion for wounded soldiers shows the
post needs to do better in selecting and training the unit's staff
The Fayetteville Observer reported that
Brig. Gen. Michael X. Garrett made his comments Tuesday while
releasing findings of an inspector general's report.
Garrett says while the inspection confirms that the Warrior
Transition Battalion is doing many things right, Fort Bragg
recommends improvements to better serve its nearly 500 physically
and mentally wounded soldiers.
The commander of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg ordered
the inspection following complaints from spouses of soldiers in the
battalion. Advocates told Lt. Gen. Frank G. Helmick that some
soldiers in the battalion believed they are being overmedicated,
poorly treated and unfairly discharged.
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The subconscious is the holder of your rules which are meant to keep you safe, but often keep you limited. If you're repeating the same patterns, it's time to look at where you have attachment. Perhaps you need validation from another person, or someone/something to "rescue" you from your current existence. Consciously you know the savior on the white horse doesn't exist, yet the deeper part of you keeps searching… and hoping. That savior can be a partner, a friend, a job, a trip or even a mortgage; anything outside yourself you think will fix things.
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Gordon Brown urging Israel to stop settlement building (International, 16 December) is like asking an alcoholic to stop drinking. Israel's addiction to building settlements on expropriated land, with the aim of Palestinian transfer, is ingrained in Zionist ideology and Israel's DNA. The more peace conferences are held, the more the illegal building frenzy goes on - through Madrid, Oslo, the road map and lately Annapolis.
Since last year alone, over 8,000 homes have been or are being built over the West Bank and in the heart of annexed East Jerusalem, the intended capital of a Palestinian state, which is being intensively "Judaised". Extremist religious settlers are literally taking over Palestinian homes with impunity, in Silwan, Sheik Jarrah and Hebron, and militant religious seminaries are now moving into the heart of Arab neighbourhoods in the Israeli mixed cities of Jaffa, Acre, Lud and Ramle. Bedouin "unrecognised villages" in the Negev are being bulldozed to make way for Jewish settlements and ranches funded by the Jewish National Fund, whose UK charity is patronised by the UK prime minister.
Instead of being sanctioned to stop this abuse of international law and the Geneva convention, Israel is being rewarded by the UK, the EU and the US with closer economic, academic, trade and defence links and privileges. Drunk with so much support, how is Israel ever going to be made to live up to its claims to be a democratic state? All we hear is a hollow laugh coming from behind the apartheid wall and the seething and starving prison camps for Palestinians under siege in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Baldwin, W. A. (2010) 'Book review of 'Handbook of global environmental politics' edited Peter Dauvergne, Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2005.', Review of European Community and international environmental law., 15 (1). pp. 118-120.
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January sees many new PC products (there's not a lot from Apple since the iPad Pro) with the new Sixth Generation Intel (Skylake)CPU's appearing on Desktops and Laptops. Dell and HP seem to have the edge on speed at the moment with both the Mac Pro 12″ and 15|" MacBook Pro Retina potentially well overdue for a Skylake uplift.
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Even before the vote was over, efforts began to address disagreements to come
June 19, 2014
Even as they were suggesting a change in the church's stance on who may marry and who can perform same-gender wedding ceremonies, commissioners to the 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) were thinking about how to talk about the decisions and keep the denomination whole after they return home Saturday.
"There are ways to work together," said Jeffrey Bridgeman, moderator of the Assembly Committee on Civil Union and Marriage Issues. "It's our job as the church together to make that happen."
Bridgeman, a teaching elder from the Presbytery of Santa Barbara, called for a "deliberate, concerted effort to find ways at hand to restore this fragile denomination."
The 71-member committee recommended – and the General Assembly approved, by a 521-94 count – directing national church staff to "establish a way to bring reconciliation that would involve visiting each presbytery … and present reconciliation for the unity of the church."
Asked to gauge the cost on providing those services, GA Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons said that while there was no figure available Thursday, "the cost of not doing this is higher."
Brian Ellison, executive director of Covenant Network, a group working to further the inclusion of LGBTQ people and the unity of the PC(USA), said he hopes the group will be "a helpful resource to Presbyterians across the spectrum as we seek to be a church together."
He said Covenant Network has already begun what he called "intentional conversations" with groups that take a different stand on the issue. "We hope we can be an increasingly helpful resource to the church modeling a healthy conversation."
In a statement, the Presbyterian Lay Committee board of directors said it "mourns these actions and calls on all Presbyterians to resist and protest them. You should tell your pastor and your session that you disapprove of these actions. You should refuse to fund the General Assembly, your synod, your presbytery and even your local church if those bodies have not explicitly and publicly repudiated these unbiblical actions."
Frank Yamada, president of McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, tweeted these words: "Literal tears of joy for marriage equality in the PC(USA) and also tears of concern for those in the church for whom this causes pain."
"We are hurting on the conservative side," said Ruling Elder Commissioner Neil Zampella of Redstone Presbytery. "Anything that shows consideration for your conservative brethren will be taken to heart. We need reconciliation, because we are in this together."
In his prayer following the assembly's action, Moderator Heath Rada offered prayers for those who will face people's anger and pain and "for those who will feel blessed by what we did today."
"Let's commit to everyone," Rada added, "that we won't let this be the only prayer" on the matter.
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The fifth of the Historical Principles of the Presbyterian Church, adopted in 1788 states: "While under the conviction of the above principle (truth and goodness), we think it necessary to make effectual provision that all who are admitted as teachers be sound in the faith, we also believe that there are truths and forms with respect to which men (and women ed.) of good characters and principles may differ And in all these we think it the duty both of private Christians and societies to exercise mutual forbearance toward each other." Therefore it seems to me that those who are trying to force unanimity of thought on the PC(USA) are in violation of one of the oldest tenants of our denomination.
There is an old United Airlines commercial that comes to mind, now that I am back with the task of interpreting the hard decisions we made at GA for those in our pews. The scene in the commercial is a sales meeting, and UA sales have gone down; many old customers have not renewed their accounts because they have been neglected, so to speak. The head of the sales group tells his team they have to get back to the basics of caring for their customers. He tells them to get out of the offices and go talk to people, and when he starts to leave the meeting, someone asks where he is going. With a hand full of airline tickets in his shirt pocket he says, "I am going to visit some 'old friends'". I think we pastors will have to get out of the church and visit some of our 'old friends'. God, please help us all. Beverly Kelly, TEC Foothills Presbytery
I believe that over the past 10 years we have spent too much time and money on a subject that does not interest my local congregation. We need to take a lesson from Pope Francis and stop talking about those things that divide us and concentrate on those things that make for a christian community. Who wants to join a church that is always fighting one another. I have many people who visit my church but they refuse to make a commitment just because of our divisive nature. I feel that we have watered down christian marriage by removing the words man and women. I personally beieve we have begun to walk down the road of the dissoulution of the Presbyterian Church USA. As a pastor I can not in good concience marry a man to a man or a woman to a woman. It is not Blblical or Christian
What a disappointment! I was one of 4 women in my church to attend the two-hour study offered on Christian Marriage in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). I feel it was very vaguely presented, & danced around the true issue of Marriage between a Man & a Woman. When I went into our church office to sign up for the 2 hour study, our Associate Pastor wanted to be sure I understood it wasn't a marriage enrichment course which we had attended about a year ago. I indicated I understood it wasn't. Apparently, most of our church members thought this is what it was about! I understand this population deserves their civil liberties, but I feel a small majority of the population as the saying goes is "wagging the dog". I have no problem with civil unions, but in the Christian church marriage should be between a man & a woman.


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Hanging out with Misty Dawn Dirty Devil: Misty Dawn
Misty has been all over the internet and featured on mainstream cable television for some time now, and all for one reason - HER LOVE OF COCK!!! This proud gamer/nerd/whore knows how to make all the guys turn their heads. Misty was at a convention when we decided we wanted to shoot this awesome tatted whore. Misty has ink covering her pasty white skin, but none stick out like the work on her chest. She has awesome natural big tits and loves to suck dick. Watch as Paul fucks her all over our hotel room having her scream for more. Misty looks into the camera as she is getting served with a good healthy serving of penis. Her eyes pierce the camera lens so much that it almost looks like she's looking right into you eyes.


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This was the last Smokin Eagles, though we didnt know it at the time. Too bad, it was a great event in a beautiful venue and Honcho is a great organizer.
Since Sarah was doing the Kids K, we stayed overnight and went to Smoke on the Water for a fantastic BBQ meal with a ton of our BBQ Family. It was an unforgettable night.
I did not do well, but my daughter Sarah, Team Bar-B-Cutie kicked butt in the Kid's Q Contest! 1st Place Pork Chops, 1st Place Chicken and Grand Champion!! I pretty soon forgot about my own terrible performance. ;-)


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Skip to comments.Army Move on Atheist Chaplains Could Lead To Church of Evolution
Posted on 05/01/2011 3:23:08 PM PDT by neverdem
The report in the New York Times that atheists are looking for official recognition as chaplains in the American military in order to cater to the needs of non-believing servicemen is interesting.
On the one hand, its kind of absurd. Atheist chaplains? Its a contradiction in terms. What are they going to teach? Non-belief? What services will they offer? Non-prayers and sermons on evolution? And what comfort will they offer dying soldiers, G-d forbid (oops! Even that doesnt work). Will they say, Game over. Youre going to a place of complete oblivion. Thank you for your service.?
On the other hand, I am completely opposed to any kind of religious coercion, and why should non-believing military personnel not have someone they can talk to who shares their absence of faith? If youre an atheist and youve returned from Iraq or Afghanistan and youre finding it difficult, say, to reintegrate to life back home, maybe you dont want to talk to someone whom you think views life only through the prism of faith. In the same way that it might be uncomfortable for a Jewish soldier to talk about his deepest issues with, say, a Catholic Priest, it is arguably just as uncomfortable for an atheist soldier to talk to the same Priest.
Still it would seem that those who profess an absence of belief cant really be religious or spiritual chaplains. If youre an atheist then what you see is what you get. There is no other reality higher or lower and the word spiritual is nothing but a crude con.
I am well aware that many of my atheist friends will tell me, Come on Shmuley. OK, so an atheist chaplain might not be able to offer the same comfort...
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They can do what George Carlin proposed and praise "The Big Electron" It doesnt punish, it doesnt reward, it doesnt judge at all. It just is.
Absolutely - it's a religion and so CANNOT be supported by the federal government or established as the de facto state religion under the antiestablishment clause of the first amendement.
Atheism is not no religion. They cannot prove there is no God. They are acting out of faith alone.
They are also wrong, but that's not the point.
I can just hear the atheist prayer now. "Dear Heavenly nobody, thank you for nothing."
Don't they already have non-religious chaplains?
They call them bartenders.
GI to atheist Chaplin, "I don't believe in God", atheist Chaplin to GI, "me neither, see you again next week."
They have a "Dial a Prayer" for atheists. It's the same
format, except no one answers.
So, when the "Church of Evolution" is officially organized, does that mean evolution won't be taught in government classrooms?
The only atheist I ever met were of course democrat. Very few donks in the armed services and even less atheist. This is a BS issue, some one looking for attention
Does this mean evolution is no longer a scientific theory but an act of faith?
Ann Coulter nailed it.
Various universities have "humanist chaplains":
I suppose that the military might have "humanist chaplains", and learn from the ones at universities how to dispense the meaningless treacle that they probably dispense. But an "atheist chaplain" is the same as a nihilist "chaplain", which doesn't work one bit!
If you don't know, I'm an Orthodox Christian, so you see where I am coming from on this issue. Christ is Risen!
This is so comical that it has to be ordained by God personally. Romans 1:18-32. :)
"GI to atheist Chaplin, I dont believe in God, atheist Chaplin to GI, me neither, see you again next week."...
GI to Chaplin "BUT I don't DISbelieve, either {as YOU do}! Ergo, I won't be here next week."
I doubt that any Agnostic [read DOUBTER] would want a Chaplincy!
(And I guess now that the front lines are integrated, they can *attempt* to propagate the genes: but waiting for the next generation will likely prove a bit problematic.)
The military already has Unitarian Universalist chaplains.
"Contemporary Unitarian Universalists espouse a pluralist approach to religion, whereby the followers may be atheist, theist, or any point in between."
Agnostic and atheism are the same in my book, the choice of words only tells me something about how evasive the individual is.
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Former Southeast Alaska resident Ruth E. Willard, 66, died of natural causes on Dec. 14, 2004, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage.
She was born April 6, 1938, in Angoon to Robert Sr. and Lucy (Nelson) Jamestown. She graduated from high school and completed two years of vocational technical training at Mt. Edgecumbe. She was a legal secretary with the Alaska Court System until her retirement.
She enjoyed beading, crocheting, camping, fishing, clam digging, berry picking and traveling.
Her family wrote, "Ruth was caring and compassionate. She encouraged her family to actively participate in their Tlingit culture. She will be missed by many, but will live on in our hearts and memories."
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Robert Jamestown Jr. and Alfred Jamestown.
Survivors include her son, Dennis Willard of Albany, New York; grandson, Eli Martin of Anchorage; great-grandson, Davien of Anchorage; sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Lawrence Marvin of Anchorage; sisters, Connie Vierthaler and Robert Kvasnikoff of Kodiak; brothers and sisters-in-law, Eli and Lillian Jamestown of Angoon, and Victor and Gladys Jamestown of Juneau; and brother, Norman Jamestown of Taholah, Washington; and numerous, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A funeral service was held on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004, at Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage with Paul Marks officiating. Pallbearers included Dennis Willard, Bobby Marvin, Spencer Vierthaler, Chris McDonald, Patrick Lamp, Fred Abyo, Jesse Stutzke and Bill Reynolds.
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(Masterpieces of World Literature, Critical Edition)
In The World of Nagaraj, the central character fancies himself as a man with a mission. Nagaraj does not fully understand the nature of this mission, even though he expends considerable energy pursuing it. His main purpose, he believes, is to write a biography of the mythological character Narada, who traveled through the human and heavenly worlds telling stories. No ordinary weaver of tales, Narada was a talented gossip whose revelations planted distrust and raised suspicion wherever he went.
In spite of having such excellent material at hand, Nagaraj can never complete his project, only make preparations. Thus the novel may be read on one level as a satiric examination of the would-be writer who talks about his or her plans, yet never settles down to work. Although a dilettante, Nagaraj still emerges as a likable character who comes to understand his own limitations. Perhaps Nagaraj's greatest shortcoming lies in his inability to engage in the life around him, for he fails to grasp that in order to write about life he must immerse himself in the doings of his fellow human beings. Narayan thereby describes the irony that afflicts writers, who must not only observe and participate in the world but must also shut themselves away in order to practice their art.
Despite Nagaraj's faults or pretensions, he emerges, as Narayan's characters always do, as a thoroughly decent man. Altogether uncomplicated, he achieves nothing of...
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