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As 2012 prepares to call it quits and retreats into the historic mists where expiring years go to join their calendrical ancestors near and far, the least we can do is thank the old boy. For, by any measure, these were a memorable 12 months, filled, in turn, by frustration and satisfaction. They encompassed a somnolent economy at home as well as a fragile European Union that threatened to fracture at any moment and take the euro with it, but managed through deft and delay to muddle through.
Besides the Old World teetering on the edge of, or already mired in, recession, worsened by a widespread veneration of austerity, the year drawing to a close was witness to a staccato recovery by a conspicuously less vigorous China; a lackluster performance of gold after decades of glistening gains; and, of all things, a neat cyclical-bull market in equities fueled by the dexterity of Uncle Ben and his counterparts around the globe in debasing their currencies and by investors' insatiable lust for yield in a zero-interest-rate world.
By no means does this exhaust the claims that the departing year can legitimately make for being extraordinary, but, at the very least, they bring into sharp relief the remarkable crosscurrents that raged from January right through its final waning hours, which were charged with anxiety spawned by the discomfiting presence of the fiscal cliff. It was, too, lest we forget, an election year, featuring the incredible implosion of Mitt Romney and triumph of Barack Obama, despite the handicap of a character tic that prompted him to give away the store every time he sat down to negotiate virtually anything with the perennially belligerent swamis of the GOP.
Retaining the presidency seems to have fortified Mr. Obama's spine, at least temporarily. In any event, the well-publicized, seemingly boundless enmity between the two parties hasn't been ameliorated one whit, as illustrated in their reluctance in the scant time remaining to thrash out some sort of makeshift agreement that would defer the fiscal strictures ordained by the law enacted as part of a 2011 deal to raise the debt ceiling. The howls you hear are from our beloved congressmen squealing about having their vacations from the cushiest job imaginable cut short and being forced to return to Washington in a Hail Mary effort to keep the nation from tumbling over that scary cliff.
THE PROSPECTS FOR THESE last-minute "heroics" look decidedly iffy. And further beclouding the picture is Mr. Boehner's inability to deliver the Republican vote in the House. But we can't really blame those GOP lawmakers, since they were no doubt confused by the speaker's unveiling an all-but-indecipherable Plan B, having forgotten apparently to devise a Plan A.
What we find truly absurd is how, as the clock ticked on, the markets complacently put their faith in the notion that the "smart money" (whoever they might be) was darn-near unanimous in endorsing the shibboleth that a deal had been cut by the legislators to circumvent the ever-more-menacing fiscal cliff. All by themselves, even casual spectators of the investment scene would almost instinctively know that when the consensus is so overwhelming, it's rarely right.
Even as we scribble these lines, the president is huddling with the so-called leaders of both parties to have one more shot at patching together a detour around that daunting cliff. Anything is possible, of course, but it would take the mother of all miracles to achieve a political truce that's an absolute prerequisite for that to happen, and Washington is not famous for conceiving even minor miracles.
The received opinion on the Street is that should all these last-ditch efforts come to naught, both the economy and the markets are destined to keel over. Obviously, it doesn't take all that much insight to come to that conclusion, and up to a point, it echoes our feeling. We suspect, though, that the impact will be greater on the markets than on the overall economy. And we draw some comfort from the fact that two economists, Michael Darda of MKM Partners and Paul Kasriel of Econtrarian, whose calls over the years have mostly been on the money and whose judgment we respect, don't think the world necessarily is coming to an end should we go over the cliff.
In his latest dispatch, Michael notes that an abrupt drop in consumer confidence in December as measured by the Conference Board, to 65.1 from the previous month's 71.5, got a lot of media coverage that connected it with the looming fiscal cliff. What didn't get more than a speck of attention was that the entire decline in Jane and John Q's confidence was in the volatile "expectations" category. By contrast, the "present situation index" advanced to a new cyclical high last month, and "jobs hard to get" hit a new low since recovery began.
None of this, commented Michael, is to say "there are no signs of risk aversion." Among them was that velocity of money remains depressed and "investors are literally paying the federal government to borrow from them" (which he takes as "making a mockery" of fears that the U.S. is headed for a fiscal crisis). He points out that the one comparable recession during the past 100 years, in 1945, involved a fiscal 10 times the size of the fiscal cliff and was also associated with a slowdown in monetary growth at a time when the velocity of money was falling. The Fed, Michael says, is making what he dubs "an open-ended effort to avoid such a scenario," and he believes it has a good chance to succeed.
Paul Kasriel retired last April as the designated prognosticator and economy-watcher for Northern Trust and is no stranger to this sacred space. What we particularly like about Paul are his willingness to stand apart from the crowd in sizing up the economic outlook and his leavening sense of humor, a missing element from most practitioners of the dismal science. Both qualities were very much in evidence in a recent paper he put out taking issue with the idea embraced by what he calls "the economist quacks" that we're headed for hell in a handbarrow (aka recession) if taxes go back to where they were during the Clinton era.
"I keep hearing," he explains, "that if tax rates and revenues rise, a huge amount of spending power will be sucked out of the economy." He asserts that's rubbish. "The Treasury is going to collect higher taxes from me and either transfer them to you or buy something from you. In other words, an increase in tax revenues will not 'suck' spending power out of the economy, but rather redistribute that spending power." He readily grants that "you may not like the outcomes of this redistribution," but suggests you not confuse it with a net decline in spending as a whole.
Paul also takes issue with the idea that Uncle Sam's spending is out of control. Does anyone bother to take a gander at the data? he wonders. No question that outlays soared when the economy fell out of bed at the start of the recession, and money was wildly pumped into the financial system and the like to contain the damage.
But when the concern that the recession would morph into depression subsided, so did the level of government spending. Since early 2010, growth in such expenditures, including entitlements, defense, interest, waste, and fraud have been, Paul reckons, "quite tame," indicating to him that the $1 trillion reduction in spending authorized by Congress back in 2011 "is biting."
We can't say we buy every bit of either Paul's or Michael's analyses and arguments. But we cotton to their contrarian take on the economy and the presumed fiscal crisis as worth sharing with you.
OUR FRIENDS AT BESPOKE Investment Group have come up with their variation of the "Dogs of the Dow" approach to playing the market. It consists of buying the 10 highest-yielding stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average at the start of every year. Last year, investors using this strategy found themselves barking up the wrong tree: The Dogs were up more than 7%, but the other 20 had an average gain of more than double that amount.
Nonetheless, over the years the Dogs have acquitted themselves quite well. So Bespoke has thoughtfully provided the likely pack for 2013 and their yields as of last week:
AT&T T 0.07202881152460984% AT&T Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD41.68 0.03 0.07202881152460984% /Date(1490389221885-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13764871 AFTER HOURS USD41.7 0.02 0.04798464491362764% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 437160 P/E Ratio 19.894988066825775 Market Cap 255980632147.696 Dividend Yield 4.702495201535509% Rev. per Employee 611142 More quote details and news » (ticker: T), 5.27%; Verizon Communications VZ 0.08058017727639001% Verizon Communications Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD49.68 0.04 0.08058017727639001% /Date(1490389312814-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8989645 AFTER HOURS USD49.85 0.17 0.3421900161030596% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 321020 P/E Ratio 15.428571428571429 Market Cap 202509993353.359 Dividend Yield 4.64975845410628% Rev. per Employee 782971 More quote details and news » (VZ), 4.70%; Intel INTC -0.3118797845194216% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD35.16 -0.11 -0.3118797845194216% /Date(1490389200416-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21714554 AFTER HOURS USD35.23 0.07 0.19908987485779295% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 473406 P/E Ratio 16.66350710900474 Market Cap 166236479278.564 Dividend Yield 3.1001137656427757% Rev. per Employee 560255 More quote details and news » (INTC), 4.28%; Merck MRK -0.15802781289506954% Merck & Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD63.18 -0.1 -0.15802781289506954% /Date(1490389290910-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8909599 AFTER HOURS USD62.81 -0.37 -0.5856283634061412% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 226932 P/E Ratio 45.25787965616046 Market Cap 173465179456.046 Dividend Yield 2.97562519784742% Rev. per Employee 580823 More quote details and news » (MRK), 4.08%; DuPont DD -1.1916583912611718% E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD79.6 -0.96 -1.1916583912611718% /Date(1490389227805-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2322774 AFTER HOURS USD79.6 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 116187 P/E Ratio 27.87798129793717 Market Cap 68820087059.6711 Dividend Yield 1.9095477386934674% Rev. per Employee 534391 More quote details and news » (DD), 3.78%; Hewlett-Packard HPQ 0.11621150493898896% HP Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD17.23 0.02 0.11621150493898896% /Date(1490389388961-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6464501 AFTER HOURS USD17.23 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 169317 P/E Ratio 11.882758620689655 Market Cap 29176936708.963 Dividend Yield 3.0806732443412654% Rev. per Employee 992898 More quote details and news » (HPQ), 3.66%; General Electric GE 0.337609723160027% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD29.72 0.1 0.337609723160027% /Date(1490389202729-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 26541111 AFTER HOURS USD29.73 0.01 0.033647375504710635% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1339123 P/E Ratio 28.714975845410628 Market Cap 258822970153.013 Dividend Yield 3.2301480484522207% Rev. per Employee 406336 More quote details and news » (GE), 3.61%; Johnson & Johnson JNJ -0.33359809372517873% Johnson & Johnson U.S.: NYSE USD125.48 -0.42 -0.33359809372517873% /Date(1490389306616-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6256906 AFTER HOURS USD125.5 0.02 0.015938795027095953% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 233398 P/E Ratio 21.34013605442177 Market Cap 340162748533.878 Dividend Yield 2.550207204335352% Rev. per Employee 569122 More quote details and news » (JNJ), 3.45%; and McDonald's MCD 0.26356589147286824% McDonald's Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD129.34 0.34 0.26356589147286824% /Date(1490389290703-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3486688 AFTER HOURS USD129.34 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 81546 P/E Ratio 23.863468634686345 Market Cap 105928549157.741 Dividend Yield 2.9070666460491728% Rev. per Employee 65658.4 More quote details and news » (MCD), 3.43%.
In a fey touch, Bespoke points out that the lowest-yielding Dow stock at the end of last year was Bank of America BAC 0.21673168617251842% Bank of America Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD23.12 0.05 0.21673168617251842% /Date(1490389220354-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 111519970 AFTER HOURS USD23.14 0.02 0.08650519031141868% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1979169 P/E Ratio 16.753623188405797 Market Cap 231476071136.73 Dividend Yield 1.2975778546712802% Rev. per Employee 447813 More quote details and news » (BAC), with a gain of upward of 106%.
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Lipgloss Through My Veins
7 reviewsONESHOT.Gerard's done too many drugs in his past. Frank Iero is a student that Gerard can see falling down the same hole. Will it take an overdose to teach Frank that he's wrong?
Lipgloss Through My Veins
(#) upinflames 2012-08-26
FUCKING FUCK FUCKITY FUCK FUCK. what the fuck man? WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??? TEASE.
oh my GOD, I just want to hug you until you die. YOU WROTE. YOU JUST - GAH. and it's so fucking BEAUTIFUL. how the - I'm like, burning inside, man. Fuckin' burning.
Frank and his paper, and Bandit and Lindsay, AND EMILY, and WHY FRANKIE WHY. and just EVERYTHING.
if you disappear on me again. I'll go ghost ride the whip in 7 am HWY 5 traffic. and you will have to explain to my mom. what happened.
DUDE. I love this. LOVE.Author's response
Oh my good lord I've been sat laughing my ass off at this for five minutes. Thank you so much! xD I'm glad you enjoy my return.Lipgloss Through My Veins
(#) ColorfulShadow 2012-08-26
To be honest, I have never read any of your stories. But now that I read this, I wish I have.
It's very good, and I can't wait to see what happens :)Author's response
Aww thank you!Lipgloss Through My Veins
(#) upinflames 2012-08-26
Ok, ok. HERE'S my real review. I'm really impulsive so I reread your beautiful writing and actually did some (or tried) constructive criticism.
First THIS:
I'm nothing but a broken child and I have no dreams. I don't need dreams with your sticky halo of warmth permanently smeared across my forehead. It hurts baby, it HURTS to be able to think and feel and scream and cry and laugh and…live.
You can't even BEGIN to understand how that hit me. Actually Frank's entire piece. It's so dark and suffocating – I read that and my heart turned over in my chest. Frank's character makes my heart hurt, in the best of ways.
I also love how you escaped from the ever repeating cliché of Gerard and Mikey's relationship being so airtight. It's a little detail that's so new and refreshing. Well, not refreshing, but something different to think about. I can imagine how Gerard just gets more and more separated from Mikey's American dream after Lindsay dies; how the longing makes him stray away…
Ugh, Alicia made me cringe with her insensitiveness and thoughtlessness, which is kinda awful cos I love her, but, hey, someone had to cause the tears. And BANDIT! That little detail how Gerard doesn't say a word when she swears makes me smile. Cos in my experience, most parents aren't too keen on swearing.
And Gerard with his grading. Refers to Mikeys_Glasses post, right? I do understand that, sometimes we tend to get snobby, trust me, I KNOW, and how Frank just jumps in there, marking himself as the weird one who doesn't fit anywhere and ugh.
When I was a child my grandmother used to tell me these strange tales, that on a windy day God blows away your troubles and that a rainy day he cries for those less fortunate than yourself. I wonder what she would have said about the snow. An effort to cleanse the world of sin perhaps, to create a blank canvas to start afresh on?
Oh my god. WHY DID YOU EVER STOP WRITING? That just – asdfghjkla;
[aaand that was the reason I don't do constructive critism. Cos I suck at it. But im sure that was better than the last review I left. Update soon, love.]
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Oh it makes me so happy someone noticed the tiny details I threw in! Especially the part with Bandit, I wanted to get across that Gerard treats her as a friend rather than a daughter, which is obviously not good. Thank you for this! ^.^Lipgloss Through My Veins
(#) Falcon_Dance 2012-08-26
Great to see your back! Awesome story, cant wait to read some more :)Lipgloss Through My Veins
(#) Mirazal 2012-08-26
Um... I don't have much constructive criticism. Just keep doing what you're doing because it's amazing. I love how you describe everything so completely and perfectly, and Frank's poetry was beautiful and scary. Which is the best kind. I am really looking forward to part two! Oh my god, never stop writing, please.Lipgloss Through My Veins
(#) AlteredStateOfMind 2012-08-27
Gah, totally love this. I can't wait to read the next part!
As for constructive criticism, I can't think of much. I love your writing style and the way you portray Gerard's emotions through his thoughts.
The only thing I can think of is that the dialogue between the characters was a bit too formal, in my opinion. As in Mikey and Gerard are close brothers in the story, so I wouldn't picture them addressing each other so formally in real life.
But that's just me, I could be wrong or maybe you did that purposely, I don't know.
Anyway, I hope this random two-shot means you're considering writing again, 'cause I've missed seeing your work around here :)Lipgloss Through My Veins
So is Gerard scottish in this story or american?
wanna read my fic
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Peter Gammons on D&C: 'I don't think there's any remorse' from Red Sox about signing Stephen Drew |
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Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons appeared on Dennis & Callahan on Monday morning to talk about the struggles of Stephen Drew and the outlook of the 2014 season for the Red Sox. To hear the interview, go to the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.
The return of Drew has not brought positive results for Boston. Since Drew returned to the club last Monday, the Red Sox have posted a 1-5 record and sit nine games out of first place in the division. Gammons stated that he believes the Boston media played a large role in bringing about the signing of Drew.
"I think so. … There was so much about, 'Oh, [Xander] Bogaerts can't play short.' The fact is, when you get into a situation which they're in, which they're trying to develop young players and contend at the same time, you go through some periods," Gammons said, adding: "It wasn't like Bogaerts was terrible. I thought that there was so much made of, 'We have to have Stephen Drew.' … "What is the long-term impact of that? You keep moving him back and forth. … The greater need, in my mind, was another bat, particularly the outfield.
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While Drew has been unimpressive at the plate so far this season with a .071/.188/.071 line in four games, Gammons noted that he doesn't believe the Red Sox have any buyer's remorse in terms of inking the shortstop to a deal last month.
"I don't think there's any remorse," Gammons said. "They really like Drew, and I'll say this: [Sox general manager] Ben Cherington's still a great believer in Middlebrooks. Very strong believer. There will be a decision made another year from now. … There are so many political angles at play here that you've just got to wonder, 'What are they going to be a year from now?' "
With the team fourth in the AL East with a lackluster 28-34 record, many have brought up the possibility that the Red Sox might put players such as Jon Lester or John Lackey on the trade market in order to get some value during a lost season. Gammons doesn't agree with the notion of Boston playing the role of seller this season.
"I don't think they sell, just because of the nature of the Boston fans and because of the nature of the market and because of NESN," Gammons said. "I think they stick with it and hope they have a really good last month and find enough starting pitching stability to be able to make a run the last two months of the season. I think they really believe that's possible."
Gammons continued: "I don't think that they would move Lester, Lackey or [Koji] Uehara. I do think that they would move [A.J.] Pierzynski and bring up [Christian] Vasquez if they were 11 or 12 [games out]. I think you would probably see Mookie Betts around the 15th of August, just the way we saw Bogaerts come up last year. I don't think that they'll go in any big-time sell-off, because I think that they still believe that they can sign Lester, eventually work something out with Lackey, maybe on a two-year deal and then try to keep the pitching staff."
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Wright FTC Nomination Garners Support in Advance of December 4 Confirmation Hearing
Thirty-one prominent deans, professors, and former government officials have signed a letter endorsing President Obama's nomination of Mason Law Professor Joshua Wright to the position of Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Wright's confirmation hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, December 4.
The letter addressed to Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation strongly urges confirmation of Wright, praising him for his high-quality scholarship, his influential publication in areas critical to the FTC's mission, the impact of his data analysis on academic and public policy debates, and his admirable academic temperament.
The letter of support concludes with the statement, "In sum, Josh's deep understanding of antitrust law and economics, which is reflected in his impressive record of high-quality academic scholarship, makes him superbly qualified to address the type of issues that regularly come before the FTC. Even better, his innate academic temperament and his reputation for intellectual honesty make his candidacy that much more of an easy case for the Senate's approval of his nomination. For these many reasons, we enthusiastically support Josh's nomination to serve as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission."
Those signing their names in support of Wright's nomination include a Former Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission; a Former Deputy Director, Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission; a Former Director, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission; a Former Chief Economist, Federal Communications Commission; a Former Chairman and Former General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission; a Former Chairman and Former Director, Bureau of Competition and Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; a Former Assistant Director of the Bureau of Economics for Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Former Chief Economist, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; a Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice; and a Former Director, Office of Policy Planning, Federal Trade Commission.


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Orb ran a monster race at the Kentucky Derby and it seemed like no one was happier than the trio of Tom Brady, Tedy Bruschi, and Wes Welker. These guys celebrated like they just won a Super Bowl.
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Apple must be very happy right now that iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are a huge success. These two new released phones achieved the most sales of Apple products since the debut weekend, selling 9 million.
So what's next? Another success?
iPhone 6 will be the next big thing. According to rumors, it will be released sometime in June 2014 and that this will have a liquid metal casing.
Once released iPhone 6 will be the world's first liquid metal handset. Apple rumored to be in partnership with Liquidmetal Technologies.
Similar specs with the iPhone 5S like the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, but expected to have more improvements. According to techradar, this iPhone 6 will also operate on a new iOS 8.
Here are the rumored specs of the iPhone 6:
- Retina+ Sharp IGZO display
- 1080p Full HD resolution
- Liquid metal case
- 4.8-inch display
- 13-megapixel sensor
- 4-inch Retina display
- Quad-core A8 processor
- Automatic volume control
- 128GB memory (32GB, 64GB options)
- Retina+ IGZO display
- Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Rumors also said that iPhone 6 will have the 3D. Well, it's just rumors. But 50% of them are likely to be true. Just like we speculated with iPhone 5S and 5C.
Rumored price for the iPhone 6:
32GB: $848.30 or 36,688 Pesos
64GB: $962.14 or 41,612 Pesos
128GB: $1120.92 or 48,479 Pesos
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NewBlue Film Effects gives your projects a movie like appearance, complete with blemishes, jitters, spots, scratches, and graininess.
The Lich King Arthas has set in motion events that could lead to the extinction of all life on Azeroth.
You will play the role of famed archeologist named John Carter who discovers a possible solution to the mystery of King Tut's short reign.
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If you've seen the movie, you will not be disappointed with this game that tells the story and captures all the tension and the entertainment of the film.
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Clay just wants to get home. Six years ago, he moved to New York City after his wife and daughters were killed in a horrible automobile accident, and now, the day after Hurricane Sandy devastates the city and the tri-state area, Clay sets out on foot to escape both the city, and the prison of his old life there. What Clay discovers on his epic walk to freedom, will change everything...for everyone...forever.
The Cold War is about to get Hot, and sometimes just saying 'NO' is a revolutionary act...
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"An absolutely horrible rendition of a good story!"
I read the kindle version of this book (and series) and loved it. The Audible version is horrible! Daniel Dorse comes across as a monotone, expressionless robot. I could not even finish the book! I love the Wick series and Michael Bunker's writings but the choice of this narrator was a BIG mistake. I have listened to hundreds of books as I travel the nation's highways AND have done narration for short stories, videos, and commercials since 1975. I know about good voices and reaching an audience. This "narrator" will turn people off an otherwise GREAT book.
Please buy and enjoy the book. It IS worth it. Don't get this audible version until they get a different voice.


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Soccer: U.S. keep World Cup hopes alive, Mexico take control
The United States remain in contention for a spot at next year's World Cup after Bruce Arena's side battled to a scrappy 1-1 away draw against Panama in CONCACAF qualifying on Tuesday.
SAO PAULO Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole position in Brazil on Saturday for his last race with McLaren while Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel took a big step towards becoming Formula One's youngest triple champion.
Championship leader Vettel will start Sunday's season-ending race in fourth place, a position good enough to secure his third title in a row if he keeps it in what promises to be a rain-lashed affair at Interlagos.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, 13 points adrift of Vettel and the German's sole rival, has to finish on the podium to have any hope of taking his third title and the Spaniard has a mountain to climb from seventh on the grid.
Vettel, 25, made clear he would not be playing it safe despite his grid position.
"As soon as the lights go off I will try to attack the guys at the front. On top of that there might be things happening, with the weather forecast being what it is, so I won't be looking left and right to be honest," said the German.
Vettel will have Australian team mate Mark Webber starting alongside him in third place with those positions likely to be swapped soon enough.
Alonso qualified eighth but moved up a place when Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, who was sixth, was handed a 10-place penalty for missing a weighbridge in the second phase of qualifying.
The stewards handed Maldonado a reprimand for the offence but also imposed the grid drop because it was his third reprimand of the season.
Alonso can also count on the support of Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa, who qualified fifth but is sure to let the title contender go past when the opportunity arises.
"Given how the last few races have gone, my chances of making it to the podium are still intact," said the 31-year-old Alonso. "In the dry we are not competitive, but in the wet the car performs well sometimes and we are a little more comfortable."
Hamilton's pole, the 26th of his career, was McLaren's first in Brazil since Mika Hakkinen in 2000 and the Briton will start next to Jenson Button in the team's 62nd front-row lockout.
"I think the weather will be tricky tomorrow, it will make it more of a lottery," said Hamilton, who is moving to Mercedes next season after what will be an emotional farewell to a team that has been part of his life since he was 13 years old.
"We've put ourselves in a really good position to do the best job we can do."
Qualifying started after a light rain shower and with overcast skies, but the track was drying through the session without a feared downpour.
Germany's Nico Hulkenberg, who was on pole at Interlagos in 2010 for Williams in weather-affected conditions, will start sixth in his last race for Force India before moving to Sauber.
Finland's 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen put his Lotus in eighth place with Germany's Nico Rosberg in ninth for Mercedes and Force India's Paul Di Resta rounding out the top 10 after Maldonado's penalty.
Raikkonen's team mate Romain Grosjean was the big loser from qualifying after tangling with the HRT of Spaniard Pedro De la Rosa in the first phase and ending up 18th.
"I was behind Pedro for the whole lap, he had blue flags. I went to overtake him and I don't think he saw me, I braked as much as I could but we made contact," said Grosjean.
"In those colder conditions it was difficult to get the tyres up to temperature for the final lap."
Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher will start his last Formula One race in 13th place for Mercedes, ending a three-year comeback at the age of 43 and with little hope of waving goodbye from the podium.
"For obvious reasons, I am not particularly happy about the qualifying session today," he said.
"Coming from where I am does not make it easy but I will definitely try to fight my way up the field."
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U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Colorado Department of Higher Education a $1.7 million College Access Challenge Grant. The grant will boost ongoing efforts to help students pay for college and provide financial planning and debt management tools for families with students in college, a news release from CollegeInvest reported.
CollegeInvest, a division of DHE and Colorado's not-for-profit higher education financing resource, will administer the grant and provide matching funds to bring the total available to almost $2.6 million during the next two years.
The grant will enable CollegeInvest and its sister agency, College In Colorado, to add programs that help students and families with need for financial aid and planning, especially older students and those in rural areas.
Along with other services, the grant will support a new outreach worker to serve the Western Slope, a full-time staff member to implement the financial literacy component of the program and a new staff member to reach out to families across the state through evening and weekend events. CollegeInvest and College In Colorado also will make educational and career planning tools available to colleges and workforce centers, create educational planning tools in English and Spanish and create a new student loan forgiveness program for school guidance counselors.
CollegeInvest is a not-for-profit division of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. For more information, visit CollegeInvest.org, call 1-800-448-2424 or contact a local financial adviser.
KRAI/55 Holiday Drive starts at 6 a.m. today
The KRAI/55 Country Holiday Drive starts today at 6 a.m. in front of the west entrance of Centennial Mall, 1111 W. Victory Way, and continues until 6 p.m. The drive continues from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. During the event, the radio station will collect food for the Interfaith Food Bank, new unwrapped toys for area children and gifts for local senior citizens. Residents also may donate money, which will be used to purchase items for children, seniors and needed items for Advocates - Crisis Support Services. For more information, call 824-6574.
session Saturday
The Wyman Museum will welcome the public to make ornaments from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday with the Wyman Crafters at the museum. The event also will include Christmas crafts with the children.
Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance to see if children have been naughty or nice and make known their last-minute Christmas wishes.
There also will be sleigh rides, food, music, cider and hot chocolate.
For more information, call 824-6346.
MCHS graduate, author in Craig on Saturday
Jeffery Stoddard is scheduled to read from his latest book, "Skid and The Too Tiny Tunnel" from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Downtown books, 543 Yampa Ave. The book tells the story of a little skid who discovers that he doesn't have to be mighty and big to be important.
"Skid" is illustrated with Stoddard's bold and bright color pictures. He also has created a coloring book about the machines in the stories.
Stoddard is a Moffat County High School graduate. He now lives and works in Colorado Springs but will be in Craig to celebrate the holidays with his hometown and the release of this newest book.
Call 824-5343 for more information.
High school PAC seeks members, officers
The Moffat County High School Parent Accountability Committee is seeking members and officers. The committee weighs in on high school administrative decisions and is designed to keep parents informed of upcoming events.
The group meets at 6 p.m. on the first Monday of every month at the Moffat County High School library, 900 Finley Lane. For more information, call 824-7036.


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This was my Big Secret Idea. I guess I'll just have to watch it happen, now that some more experienced types stole my idea. ;P EDIT: That journal entry only has one line about the secret project. I really meant to link this one. ----------------------- You are what you think. In reply to Re: A Day In The Life
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The original Cold War ended more than 20 years ago, but the frosty relationship between Jay Leno and David Letterman continues.
Or does it? That question is what makes their "feud" — if it is one — so fascinating. And as the years go by, we want to know: Are these two guys enemies, friendly rivals or maybe even secret friends who talk on the phone every once in a while or send each other Christmas cards, all while pretending to be feuding by taking pokes at each other on their respective late-night shows?
A case in point: Wednesday night's all-too-brief bit on "The Tonight Show" in which Leno showed some drawings done by schoolchildren in Oregon who had been assigned to draw pictures of Jay and Dave. The drawings were crude and kid-like, of course, and yet, Leno fared somewhat better than Dave, who was drawn in the two renderings shown as a little old man. (For the record, Leno's 61; Dave's 64.) And Jay was pretty gleeful about that.
Meanwhile, Letterman's "Late Show" had a repeat from back in October Wednesday night on CBS. But that night's "Top Ten" just happened to include a dig at Leno.
The "Top Ten" was the "Top Ten Things Overheard at the Gadhafi Funeral." The list included this one: "No. 2: Nice of Leno to send flowers!"
Last May, we suggested here that Oprah Winfrey try and get Dave and Jay for a joint, sitdown interview in her final weeks when she was winding down her old daytime talk show. As is typical, our request was ignored.
However, we still feel that a joint appearance on TV — other than a 20-second commercial during the Super Bowl — featuring Jay and Dave defining their relationship once and for all and perhaps refereed by Winfrey or Barbara Walters — would be a ratings bonanza for any network, at least among the older demos.


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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 Edition of The Daily Standard
Online Local News Stories
A group of area ministers and community volunteers from every walk of life are teaming up Oct. 3 to perform a variety of services for local families in need.
Community Servants Day is expected to become an annual service event . . .
ROSSBURG - Rain showers moved into Eldora Speedway during the second late model B-main on Sunday night and, after two attempts to prepare the track and showers returning, Eldora officials were forced to cancel the second annual B . . .
Print and E-Edition Only News Stories
• Appeal filed over planned subdivision
• Grand Lake may get funds for help with water quality
• Man shows strong faith as he battles breast cancer
• Signup starts for local agriculture leadership program
• Capps always enjoys racing in the Prelude
• Flyers win sixth straight Invite crown
• Fort Recovery goes unbeaten to win St. Marys Invitational
Local Obituaries
Lyle Dammeyer, 80, 02702 Waesch Road, St. Marys, died Sept. 8, 2009, at The Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus.
Arrangements are pending at Miller Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, St. Marys. . . .
Colston Lawrence "Larry" Dine, 76, died at 1:55 p.m. Sept.. 5, 2009, at his home on Grand Lake St. Marys.
He was born Sept. 9, 1932, in St. Marys to Charles E. and Naomi Hughes Dine. On May 17, 1956, he married the former Leila . . .
Charles Huwer, 75, of Cranberry Prairie, died Sept. 7, 2009, in Dayton.
Arrangements are pending at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry. . . .
Vicki Lee Leonhard Market, 62, 830 W. High St., St. Marys died at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 7, 2009, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. Death was due to natural causes.
She was born May 9, 1947, in Celina to Paul Sr. and Emily Howell Leon . . .
Richard A. Todd, 69, of Fort Recovery, died Sept. 7, 2009, in Coldwater.
Arrangements are pending at Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home, Portland, Ind. . . .
Arthur Ullery, 61, 5250 Grove Drive, Celina, died at 4:49 p.m. Sept. 7, 2009, in the emergency department of Mercer County Community Hospital.
Arrangements are pending at Miller Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, St. Marys. . . .
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I have heard stories of people trying to submit GPS data logs in the past to prove they were not speeding. The judges would not accept the data because it could be considered suspect, particularly if you presented it on a USB dongle since the data is beyond easy to modify. Radar does have its issues, specifically if you are in a group of cars (have you ever been blamed for speeding when the car beside you was passing you). Unless you can provide data in a method that is deemed "un-crackable", I doubt it would be allowed. I could easily re-run the route that I was on when I got stopped, take the track log and modify the time stamps (if they are present and that depends on the GPS data stream you selected). You would want the time stamps to be there to compare against the time the police officer stated on the ticket. I have to take this jab at the judicial system though, despite the fact the the citations say you are not pleading guilt or innocence at the time of the infraction, you are pretty much labelled guilty, the police never lie in the courts point of view and if you claim you are innocent, you get treated as if you were guilty anyway. The only way I can see to defend yourself is to have the same set up in your car as the police do and have it display speed on the recording. Then again we saw recently what happened someone who tried that in Missouri.


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Cristiano Ronaldo poses with bikini model in new TV advert
Portuguese star tells us all about his favourite bank
"Where am I going to be in three years?" asks Cristiano Ronaldo in this advert for Banco Espritio Santo., who are evidently the lucky institution the tricky winger has selected to deposit his mountains of cash.
Although the World Player of the Year makes it clear his long term future does not lie in Manchester ("Maybe I will be in a warm place, maybe I will be in a cold place. maybe I will be here, or there."), we do get a glimpse of his world famous modesty: "I looked like an actor, didn't I?" he quips at the end of the clip.


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Faculty of Pharmacy Seminar Series: Associate Professor James Gillespie
31 August 2012
Reforming Health Systems to Better Manage Chronic Care: The Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study (SCIPPS)
The Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study is an NHMRC-funded project led by researchers from the Menzies Centre for Health Policy at the University of Sydney and ANU. It set out to improve the outcomes for those suffering from chronic illness through qualitative and quantitative studies of their experience with the health system, focusing on Western Sydney and the ACT. It used the results of these studies to evaluate interventions, especially at health system level, that aimed to improve the management of chronic illness and reduce unnecessary hospitalization.
Time: 12.00pm - 1.00pm
Location: Pharmacy Lecture Theatre, Pharmacy and Bank Building (A15)
Cost: Free
Contact: Associate Professor Parisa Aslani
Phone: +61 2 9036 6541
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Traditions to Cherish
With more than a century of history, St. Norbert has its share of traditions – some time-honored, some more recently minted.Our traditions, we think you'll find, contribute to a strong sense of community and help foster the school spirit that pervades our campus.
It doesn't take long to get into the spirit. During your first week here, you will take part in the tradition of touching the Victory Bell as you pass by it during convocation; you'll touch it again as a senior during your graduation ceremony.
Graduation Photos With Our Founder
Many of those with diploma in hand also share in another tradition whose origins are lost in the mists of college history – posing in cap and gown with the statue of Abbot Pennings in the Mulva Library.
Rub the Minahan Rock
Take in a home football game at Schneider Stadium, and you'll observe the players patting a chiseled rock as they exit the locker room. The rock was placed as a tribute to the old Minahan Stadium, which opened in 1938 and served us for over 70 years.
Indeed, sporting events are where you'll find not only much tradition, but an overwhelming sense of school spirit.
Green Knight Spirit
When you see our mascot, Sir Norbert the Green Knight (you can call him Norby), be sure to give him a high five and help him cheer our team to victory. At our sporting events, you'll hear the strains of our alma mater, and fight song and join a sea of fans decked out in green and gold. This is where you can bask in the quintessential college experience of cheering for the school you love.
Cheering brings to mind another St. Norbert tradition, one that connects us to other wearers of the green and gold.
SNC and The Pack
The Green Bay Packers are one of just a handful of NFL teams who don't use professional cheerleaders; instead, since 1997, they've relied on St. Norbert's cheer squad to pump up the crowds at historic Lambeau Field.
And that's not the only way we back The Pack. We've hosted the team for training camp every summer since 1958. When you walk the shady paths of St. Norbert's campus, you'll be following the footsteps of Lombardi, Starr, Favre, Driver, Rodgers … some of the most revered names in professional sports.
Tradition abounds here, connecting us across the years to those who went before us and those still to come.


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Massachusetts features music for all tastes: classical, jazz, early music, even a rich history of rock and roll.
The cornerstone is one of the world's greatest orchestras, the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It performs in Symphony Hall, celebrated worldwide for its magnificent acoustics and historic location, conveniently just steps from the T.
For opera buffs, the Boston Lyric Opera features lavish productions. Of course, no Fourth of July would be complete without the Boston Pops concert at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. Two popular venues for contemporary music: the dramatic Bank of America Pavilion on Boston Harbor and the Comcast Center, a 19,000-seat amphitheater in Mansfield.
Be sure to check out the MassJazz website for jazz venues and upcoming concerts.
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Low Budget Fun "Kurt Josef Wagle And The Legend of the Fjord Witch"
by z on Mar.01, 2010, under Movie, Video
Teaser Trailer for Tommy Wirkola's new Zero Budeget horror film has come out. If you remember Mr Wirkola's was the director of acclaimed Nazi Zombie Movie Dead Snow, which I highly recommended earlier. Keeping with the quirky themes of the director Kurt Josef Wagle and the Legend of the Fjord Witch appears to be as funny as Dead Snow was, of course we don't have a clue what they are saying but the visual gags are pretty hilarious. This isn't a Zombie Movie but I thought I would give it a little post seeing as I enjoyed Dead Snow so much.
The Legend of the Fjord Witch is a cinéma-vérité flick and Wirkola doesn't hold back his jabs at successful American productions like The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. Unfortunately the Trailer is in Norwegian so if anyone out there wants to translate we can all understand what the fuck they are saying. The film is slated for a May Norwegian release.


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- - My Betta has lost half his tail!! Updated pics
My Betta has lost half his tail!! Updated pics I'm pretty sure it's fin rot (although I have no experience with it), and not fin loss. It's definitely ratty, not cleanly chomped, and has slightly reddish/brown edges to some of it. And he's in the tank by himself, so unless he's suddenly started chewing on his tail at night... It was fine on Thursday, and on Monday? Half gone! He seems to still be in good spirits, doing his little "food" dance, and flaring at himself energetically in the mirror. I tested the water parameters using one of those Six Quick Dip test sticks on Monday. Results: Nitrate: 0 Nitrite: 0 Total Hardness: Soft Chlorine: 0 Total Alkalinity: ~60 pH: ~7.0 Ammonia: 0 Temp: 80 deg He is in a 3 gallon Eclipse tank, I do 25-30% water changes once a week. About 3 weeks ago, I had a little accident with the gravel vacuum. I got distracted as I was using it to remove water, and he swam up into it, thrashed about, and knocked off a few scales on his back by his top fin, on one side fin, and above one of his eyes. I replaced the water, added StressCoat (which I do every time I add water), and he recovered, or seemed to, in about 7-10 days. But then I noticed his gill area on one side seemed a little pale, then noticed later that day (yesterday) his tail was half gone! I haven't seen him biting his tail at all. And he is in a tank all his own, with one fabric plant, 4 plastic ones, and a small bridge decoration, and none of them seem sharp. I thought I was keeping the water clear (using a turkey baster to pick up his poops, as they seemed very solid & clumpy), but was not really vacuuming the gravel. When I did it yesterday, as I was going to clean out his tank totally (because of his bad fins, I was going to get rid of the gravel, clean everything, and use his tank to treat him), I noticed that there was quite a bit of yuck coming up from the gravel. But I checked the water temp, got him out into a small container, drained all the water, threw out the gravel (all per a number of websites I read), cleaned the tank and all decorations with a scrubber & water (damaging the bridge, btw), then put him back in with just a few glass pebbles in the bottom, his bridge, the fabric plant, and two plastic ones. Then I added Maracyn-TC (diluted in 3 oz water, 1 oz put into tank), added 3 tsp aquarium salt, mixed up water the same temp as before, added StressCoat to condition it, let it run for about 5 minutes, then put him back in. He seems to be doing okay today, but then he seemed okay yesterday, even minus 1/2 his tail! The tail seems to look the same, at least no more loss, but there is still a rust coloration along the veining of the tail. Here are some pics of Big Blue: Here is a pic of his tail before hand, on May 6th, 2008. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...e050608005.jpg And here he was Monday, July 21, 2008: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...e072208007.jpg And here is is July 22, 2008, after one day of treatment: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...e072208013.jpg It's been recommended since I nuked his tank, screwing up the cycle, that I should do 100% water changes every day. But do I have to worry about diluting his medication if I do that? Should I just monitor for problems, and then change if things get out of balance? The Eclipse aquarium has the Bio Wheel, which the paperwork *said* wouldn't hurt (I hope), but I didn't add any bacterial culture in when I replaced the water, because of the antibiotics, and because the BioWheel should be fully set up... Also, if I do 100% water changes, doesn't that mean I have to catch him and get him out of the tank? And won't that stress him more? Can I do 50-65% changes instead, so I can leave him in there without netting him? I'm so worried. I probably should have just really rinsed out the gravel good, put it back in, along with this usual surroundings, so he wouldn't be stressed, but I *thought* I was doing the right thing. And it had been recommended by a few websites... And do I need gravel in the bottom of my tank? I know it is a place for the good bacteria to grow, but if I have the Marineland Eclipse BioWheel system, which is supposed to build up that bacteria on the fins of the wheel, to detoxify the water... how important *is* the gravel? Even after nuking his tank, I dip-tested it again, and all parameters were good (same as before). Can anyone either reassure me I'm doing the right thing, or give me more advice? Me, and Big Blue, would really appreciate it! |
It is inteesting that only the tail fin is affected....all other fins look fine. |
he developed fin rot after he was injured in the gravel vac right? |
He was injured in those first photos, on May 5th. The problem with the tail fin didn't come up until Monday, July 20th. |
Uhhh no... Never change 100% of the water, and never 'nuke' your tank. You've lost all beneficial bacteria and now on top of fin rot your going to have water quality issues. Who the heck recommended that since you messed the cycle up to do 100% water changes? Never listen to this person again. maracin or maracyn II are good for fin rot. When I had fin rot, I used API liquid fungus cure, its used for preventing fungus on eggs. So its a pretty gentle medication. And your going to need a liquid test kit because strips are inaccurate. I recommend API liquid master test kit with ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH. |
Possibly when he got tangled up in the vac he got a small tear in his tail ..the as you know they rest and also drag thir tails along the gravel bottom picking up bactera from the gravel floor..resulting in a bacterial infection at the tear site causing finrot. The madications can also stress your fish out further....Do your 25% water changes every other day..use a SMALL amount of aquarium salt. |
I now wish I'd been smarter about the gravel, and simply rinsed it and cleaned everything, but I fell victim to poor information. How much aquarium salt should I use? I was told 1 tsp per gallon for sick fish. I didn't use any before. And do I need to use gravel in the bottom, if there is a BioWheel? I thought the beneficial bacteria grew there. |
You don't really need to add aquarium salt, since we are not treating for ich or anything I can't really see a need to add any salt. I suppose a teaspoon wouldn't hurt, but not per gallon. Just add a teaspoon for the whole tank. |
He looks like he had the starting of fin rot even in the first pictures. I agree on the 25% every other day changes. When you are looking for a medication, choose one that treats gram negative bacterial infections and dose as recommended. Do not use salt during treatment, as most medications already contain salt and it is easy to overdose. Watch the water during treatment though, and if you see any excessive buildup (like happens with melafix, do not use this) do a water change. It is not the gravel that caused this problem, but the waste that had built up inside it. This will happen regardless of whether you have gravel or not. In fact, I like gravel because on the days that it does not get vacuumed the waste will settle into it and not come in direct contact with your fish's fins. An easy preventative for fin rot is to do regular water changes and vacuum the gravel at the same time. I do 25% weekly changes. Luckily, you still have your bio wheel so that should help although you threw out all of the gravel. That is...as long as you didn't let it dry out. Keep us posted and I wish you and your betta the best of luck! |
I would suggest either one or the other Aquarium salt OR Medication but not together |
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So the menu plan last week didn't really happen. I did have a brainstorm list, but not really a clear plan. But I decided to go ahead and post what we had last week, even though it was only semi-sorta-almost-planned-ish. But this week there is a real plan! Two weeks of meals for you to check out!
Favorite meals from the last 2 weeks:
- Homemade Pizza with a quick and easy crust (I use part whole wheat flour and knead the dough after mixing)
- Vegetarian taco salad (I added avocados and more spice.)
Last Week's Menu "Plan"
- Nachos – cheese, refried beans, black beans, green onions, salsa (I made some Healthy Corn Tortilla Chips to use up some leftover corn tortillas, but I did add a tiny bit of oil.)
- raw veggies
Monday – My sister and her kids were here for dinner.
- Chicken leg quarters (baked with olive oil and McCormick's Montreal Chicken Seasoning
- sweet potatoes
- Rosemary potatoes – microwave
- mixed veggies (cooked)
- salad
- olive bread (my sister brought this)
- A friend brought us dinner 🙂
- Tortellini Soup from the freezer (I froze it without the tortellini, and I didn't have any tortellini in the house, so I used bow tie pasta instead.)
- Skinny Tuna Noodle Casserole (I used macaroni noodles and french fried onions on top. Yes, I did.)
- Dinner out with the family for my secret shopper job 🙂
- Vegetarian taco salad (I added avocados and more spice.
This Week's Menu Plan!
- We were sent home with leftover food from the potluck lunch at church (Roast chicken, rice, bread). Yay!
- Spinach salad
- Chicken Noodle Soup (I use a Cook's Illustrated recipe, but I'll make the broth like this recipe)
- Vegetable Lasagna (I may make it more like this recipe. We'll see.)
- French Bread
- Easy Chicken Enchiladas (I add enchilada sauce on top before the cheese, and sliced black olives, too. We top these with fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream.)
- Multigrain chips and salsa
- Ravioli with Sage Cream Sauce (We love this with butternut squash ravioli – this is another kid favorite around here)
- Salad
- Homemade Pizza with a quick and easy crust (I use part whole wheat flour and knead the dough after mixing)
- fruit/veggies
- We will be celebrating our anniversary in some low-budget way. Mr. RSS might be the chef. 🙂


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XA soap opera was having a casting call in Miami for a �Latin lover� and Eric got their ad mixed up with ours. That would usually be the end of the story but as you can tell from the pictures, that was just the beginning of one of our most unexpected episodes.With a little persuading and a few Coronas, we told Eric this would be a good way to practice his English and to lose his stage fright. He lost that all right - along with his clothes and inhibitions. The camera loved every inch of him. He has a face that is truly leading man handsome and a body that was meant to be photographed.When he turns around, he presented us with the finest, whitest, tighest roundest pair of globes that should never ever be covered! Strong and silent, he works that uncut cock hard then tweaks his own nips, sending out a big creamy load that covered that magnificent body from thighs to abs.