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(Reuters) - Car rental company Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR.O) will buy Zipcar Inc ZIP.O for about $500 million to take the top spot in the fast-growing U.S. car-sharing market, racing past larger rivals Hertz Global Holdings Inc (HTZ.N) and Enterprise Holdings Inc EPRIH.UL.
The cash offer of $12.25 per share — a premium of 49 percent to Zipcar's Monday close — will see its largest shareholder, Steve Case, netting about $96 million.
Case's investment firm Revolution held a 19.6 percent stake in Zipcar as of August 28, according to Thomson Reuters data. Revolution owned 17 percent of the company after Zipcar's $18-per-share initial public offering in April 2011. The offer is at a discount of 32 percent to the IPO price.
Zipcar shares were up 48 percent at $12.20 in late afternoon trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday.
"We see car sharing as highly complementary to traditional car rental, with rapid growth potential and representing a scalable opportunity for us as a combined company," said Avis CEO Ronald Nelson.
Zipcar, founded more than 10 years ago, controls about 75 percent of the $400 million car-sharing industry in the United States. Car sharing allows customers to rent cars at an hourly or daily rate and park in convenient reserved spots.
The total car-sharing market is projected to reach $10 billion over the next several years, Nelson said on a conference call with analysts.
Higher demand for car sharing amid rising gasoline prices has also attracted traditional car rental companies such as Hertz and Enterprise.
Zipcar's business is at least five times larger than Hertz's and Enterprise's car-sharing businesses, Needham & Co analyst Kerry Rice said.
Analysts said a counter bid for Zipcar from either Hertz or Enterprise was unlikely.
"Given the premium being paid by CAR and the robust process conducted by ZIP as stated on the conference call, we are placing a low probability on the emergence of a third party bidder," said Paul Coster, an analyst at JP Morgan Securities.
Avis has been relegated to No.3 in the $22 billion U.S. car rental industry after Hertz secured the No.2 spot with its acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group in August.
Avis also bid for Dollar Thrifty in 2010, but later dropped out of the race.
The deal, expected to close in the spring of 2013, will add to Avis's earnings, excluding items, from the second year and is expected to generate between $50 million and $70 million in annual synergies.
Zipcar will operate as a unit of Avis and Scott Griffith will remain the unit's chief.
The company said it expects to fund the transaction mainly with available cash and additional debt. The company had cash and marketable securities of about $554 million as of September 30.
Zipcar has more than 760,000 members, or Zipsters, with a presence in 20 cities in the United States, Canada and Europe.
Citigroup is advising Avis while Morgan Stanley is advising Zipcar on the transaction.
Avis's shares were up 4.4 percent at $20.69 on the Nasdaq. Hertz shares were up 3 percent on the New York Stock Exchange.
Reporting by Sagarika Jaisinghani, Tej Sapru and Mridhula Raghavan in Bangalore; Editing by Supriya Kurane and Sreejiraj Eluvangal


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In this outdoor workshop, we bring out a rainbow of fresh local flowers, and guide you in creating a wearable halo that will last for days. Create something small and sweet, or a massive colorful headpiece- its up to you! Walk out of this class with your floral crown and the skills to craft future headpieces with the plant materials available to you.
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Earlier Event: June 16Woodland Terrarium
Later Event: June 19Diner en Blanc Floral Crown Workshop


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Attention Putt-Putt Tycoons: now is your chance to leave your mark. The folks who turn scary, ghost-filled Governor's Island in New York Harbor into a summertime funzone want you to design their minigolf course.
That's right. Figment, the organizers, are accepting public submissions for a single hole of what will become an 18-hole course which will be free to the public on weekends the entire summer. Your hole must somehow express the park's theme, which is ""City of Dreams."
Although, before you get too sinister, know this guideline:
Playability: Mini golf should be fun, not frustrating. Please design a hole that you can sink consistently in 2-5 putts. Remember that young children still developing motor skills will be playing.:
Kid-friendliness means no hidden Goatse references either, sickos. Keep it clean, and enter here: [Figment via Kottke]


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Tennis Star Rafael Nadal In A New York State Of Mind For Return To The Court
By Barry Janoff
October 10, 2012: The last time Rafael Nadal played tennis in public was June in London in the second round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam event.
The next time will be . . . even Nadal is not sure.
"There is no timetable. It is day-to-day," said Nadal. "I am working hard every day."
Nadal has been obvious by his absence on the tennis circuit over the past four months due to a partially torn patella tendon in his left knee and subsequent surgery. That forced him to pull out of the 2012 Summer Olympics, the U.S. Open and other tournaments. Formerly ranked No. 1 in the world, Nadal is ranked No. 4 now, behind (in order) Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray.
Nadal does plan to return to the court, and said he would like to make it sooner than March 4, 2013, when he is scheduled to participate in the 6th annual BNP Paribas Showdown at New York's Madison Square Garden, The exhibition, part of Tennis Night in America, will see Nadal play 2009 U.S. Open winner Juan Martin del Potro and will also feature current world No. 1 ranked Victoria Azarenka against Olympic women's gold medal winner and reigning U.S. Open women's champion Serena Williams.
"I'm looking forward to playing in that event at Madison Square Garden, especially because I missed playing in New York during the U.S. Open," Nadal said during a conference call on Tuesday regarding what would be his first career match in "The World's Most Famous Arena." "I'm feeling better now then the first couple of months [after surgery]. My knee was not improving correctly, but now I feel better."
Nadal has on-court goals to aim for prior to the BNP Paribas Showdown. He all but ruled out playing in 2012, which would mean missing the ATP World Tour Finals in London and representing his native Spain against the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup Finals, both in November. "Would that be impossible? No. Would it be very difficult? Yes."
The first Grand Slam of the year is the Australia Opem in January, which Nadal won in 2009. Nadal, who has won 11 Grand Slams during his career, said he is aiming to be competitive in 2013 but stressed again that he is taking his return one day at a time.
"I don't want to put any goals to play [in] a tournament," he said from his home in Majorca during the media conference call. "I am trying not to think that far."
In addition to rehabilitating his knee, Nadal said he watched some of the matches during the Olympics and U.S. Open but found it difficult being an observer rather than a participant. Murray won both the Olympic gold medal and the U.S. Open and now ranks ahead of Nadal, who has said he would want to participate in the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The 26-year-old said he has not yet been on the court on a daily basis and has not asked for advice from other athletes who have suffered the same injury and undergone surgery and rehabilitation. "I go every day to the gym, the swimming pool to continue with my recovery."
Nadal also found some time to promote his marketing partners. Last month, he worked with PokerStars.com in a marketing campaign in which he is seen as a faux receptionist working the desk at an upscale country club (pictured). The plan was for Nadal to use his best poker face to convince people that he was not Rafa. In the spot, one man asks, "Do you play tennis?" To which Nadal replies, "Sometimes."
Nadal's deals also include Nike, Bacardi, Babolat, Armani and Kia Motors, putting him in the $18-$20 million annual endorsement range.
"The most important thing is to continue with the treatment. When I don't feel [pain in my knee], hopefully that will happen soon, I will come back on the tennis court."
"I can imagine when I come back I will need time to practice and practice more and more every day. Maybe that will take one month and a half," Nadal said of his current situation. "That is something I will know when my I feel my knee completely without pain when I start to practice.
"The most important thing is to continue with the treatment," he stressed. "When I don't feel [any pain in my knee], hopefully that will happen soon, I will come back on the tennis court."
While Rehabbing Knee, Rafa Nadal Takes On A New Racket
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Free Beer & Hot Wings: 11-Year-Old Girl Shaves Her Head to Support Friend With Cancer; School Disapproves [Video]
It seems like at least once a week we're talking about a zero-tolerance policy in a school that is just plain stupid.
Having rules is one thing, but only looking at things as black and white and not being able to see various shades of gray is something completely different.
An 11-year-old girl in Grand Junction, Colo., shaved her head in support of her friend with cancer.
Awesome, right?
Well, the school that she attends has a strict dress code, including a rule that states that students cannot have shaved heads.
Surely, they'll make an exception because this is clearly a VERY POSITIVE thing that this girl is doing, right?
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FREDON, N.J. (AP) – It's big, it's hairy and people in northwestern New Jersey claim to have seen it. Now, a television series has joined the hunt for the infamous Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch.
The Animal Planet network's "Finding Bigfoot" crew came to Sussex County last week to search the rural area for the legendary – some would say mythical – creature who has eluded capture despite numerous purported sightings.
The crew held a town hall-style meeting to hear about local sightings before taking to the field. The Daily Record of Parsippany reports that more than a dozen people shared stories.
It was the second trip to New Jersey for the show. A trek to the Pine Barrens came up empty.
The Sussex County episode is expected to air later this year.AlertMe


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Tonight's mostly-boring Fiesta Bowl has featured the expected Oregon offensive firepower, but it's how they scored a single point that will make this a game to remember. After a third-quarter touchdown put the Ducks up 31-10 on Kansas State, the Wildcats blocked Oregon's extra point try, recovered it outside of the end zone, then retreated into the own end zone where they were tackled for what the NCAA officially calls a "try safety." That's worth one point, and if you're an avid reader of our site you already knew this.
What's wild is that it was only the second one-point safety in NCAA history. The first happened on November 26, 2004, and here's the video of it:
Yes, that's Brad Nessler, and while he's a lucky enough man to have witnessed history—twice!—we'll also note he didn't know what he was seeing either time. But we're sure in another eight years a 64-year-old Nessler will be right on top of the one-point safety call. [ESPN]
Update: In Nessler's defense, other broadcasters didn't know it was a safety either. Here's the ESPN Deportes call:


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Give Gov.-elect Jerry Brown credit. It's going to be hard for anyone to be angry at him if he fails to resolve California's budget problems. Because he hasn't promised to.
Brown's lack of a real plan to deal with the state budget problem is the political strategy that keeps on giving. It gave his Republican opponent Meg Whitman no specific policies at which to shoot. And now, this lack of a strategy is helping him keep expectations low about what he may be able to do, budget-wise.
But Brown is upping the ante -- or more preciseling, downing it. Brown visited Sacramento Thursday to meet with department of finance officials and talked afterwards about how terrible the state's budget picture is. Mission accomplished: expectations for Brown are even lower.
Politically, this approach is a no-lose. If the budget stays bad, Brown didn't say he could fix it. If the budget improves a little bit with the economy, Brown might be able to make outsized claims of credit, even if the deficit remains large. Of course, as a policy and governing strategy, Brown's approach doesn't resemble anything like leadership. That would require pushing top-to-bottom reform of the budget system. But if he promised that, he'd pay a political price if he couldn't deliver.


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Spanning necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 30 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Spanning Backup
We provide a cloud-based application that continually backs up Google Apps data.
We think we belong somewhere along this spectrum of designs, tending more toward the first group, but not cartoonish:
More consumer-ish:
More business-ish:
We're looking for a refresh of our current site that adds polish, makes the whole thing more professional looking, and is easily updatable with new content/sections.
The home page should feel rather like a glossy magazine ad and should incorporate the basic elements on the current page (logo, tagline, subhead, pricing, link to video, featured reviews, and navigation to the rest of the site). The design should be easy to extend to include new sections, like awards/certifications, recent news, etc, and new navigation tabs, like "About Us", etc.
The goal of this page is to let people know what Spanning Backup does, and to get them to click the "Add to Google Apps" button (the design of which should not change) or to sign in with their Google account.
Content pages (FAQ, Support, etc) should use a similar palette but since they'll be much more text-heavy should be dark text on a light background (similar to the current blog.spanningbackup.com pages). The design of these pages should be fairly easy to apply to our blog template (TypePad).
The goal of these pages is to answer any questions people may have about our service.
We have more follow-on projects in queue, and would like to find a designer to work with on multiple projects.
Attached is the original source Photoshop file for our current site. Note that some elements have changed since then, but it includes important assets like our logo, the "Add to Google Apps" button, etc.
Our target audience is Google Apps admins, so they're used to working with modern web ("cloud") apps. That being said, we definitely don't want to copy Google's look and feel.
We want to convey a sense of reliability and stability, and that we can be trusted with your data. We also want to illustrate the fact that we're a modern web app.


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It's really hard to hate animated movies, even bad ones. If nothing else, animated movies are typically filled with lush visuals and virtuous messages that children need to hear, even if they are a little too simple for adults. Such is the case with the inappropriately titled "Epic." It's certainly not an example of a good animated film, and considering that it's coming from Blue Sky Studios whose best film is the mostly bland "Ice Age," that's no surprise, but it's hardly a disaster and it sports some imaginative visuals, despite a story you can't say the same for.
The film starts with Mary Katherine, who prefers to go by M.K. (Amanda Seyfried), a teenage girl whose father (Jason Sudeikis) hasn't always been around for her. Despite this, she is making an attempt to connect with him and goes to visit him in his cabin in the woods. For years, he has been obsessed with a population of tiny creatures he believes to be living in the forest. Most people, including M.K., think he's crazy, but little do they know he's actually right. He just hasn't found the proof yet. M.K. is about to realize this firsthand when she finds herself shrunk down to their size right after the queen of the forest, Queen Tara (Beyonce Knowles), gives her the chosen forest pod, which will save the forest from Mandrake (Christoph Waltz) and the Boggans, the evil little creatures who want the forest to decay. That little pod is going to sprout that night and along with the Leafmen, the guardians of the forest led by rookie Nod (Josh Hutcherson) and Ronin (Colin Farrell), it's up to her to ensure it sprouts in light and keeps the life of the forest intact.
As one might expect, the story is inconsequential and filled with messages about saving our forests and preserving the delicate ecosystem of life on our planet. It's certainly a good message and it doesn't beat you over the head with it like last year's "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax," but the problem comes when the question is inevitably asked: why save the forest? The answer boils down to an unconvincing "because it's pretty." The Boggans, as far as the movie explains, don't want to destroy the forest because they hate the forest's inhabitants, but rather because they enjoy living in rot. To them, it's simply a matter of beauty vs. decay and they prefer decay. The battle to save the forest becomes one of aesthetic purposes rather than one of nobility. Although the decay of the forest would obviously lead to the destruction of its ecosystem, such a point is never made. There are plenty of reasons to save our forests and respect the life in it, but kids watching won't walk away with that understanding due to a narrow thematic focus.
One must admit, however, that the visuals do indeed paint a forest that looks exquisite and feels alive, so perhaps the narrow focus will benefit those watching. Due to our advanced technology, it's difficult to make a movie with a presumably large budget like this look bad, but that no less diminishes its beauty. The characters are also animated well and move gracefully through the forest, even during the surprisingly taut action scenes. Watching the film move is a real joy, even if where it's moving to isn't particularly interesting.
The story itself is emotionally distant and the characters are flatly written, usually succumbing to the archetypes modern moviegoers expect. Nod is the reckless free spirit with untapped potential while Ronin is the hardened general whose duties to the Queen and the forest are his only priorities. Naturally, Ronin cares for Nod and believes in him, despite his recklessness, and it's a safe bet to assume that Nod will make him proud by the end of the movie. And you can't have a movie with characters of the opposite sex without sparking a romance, this time between Nod and M.K., a romance that is never truly built or felt and is largely forgotten by the end, given that M.K. has to return to normal size while Nod must remain in his diminutive state.
"Epic" is nothing but underdeveloped stories that are masked by high flying action and solid voice performances from a talented cast (aside from Aziz Ansari as Mub the slug, who proves he can be just as annoying without having to look at him). It's sure to delight children, though it won't leave a lasting impression and the chance to provide them with some meaning is unfortunately passed by for simplicity's sake. For similar concepts told in vastly different ways, you're better off checking out Studio Ghibli's wonderful "The Secret World of Arrietty," which is far more interesting, beautiful and profound than anything shown here. "Epic" is anything but.
Epic receives 1.5/5


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Monday, April 30, 2007
too much is not enough
say hello
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we control the horizontal...we control the vertical...we control the democratic party
while we don't agree w/jane's posting of joe lieberman in blackface (see our scaredy-cat rendition of rush limbaugh in white face), we laughed ourselves silly to hear sean connect jane's photoshop skills, george soros, don imus and all lefty blogs. apparently, we have so much power that even democratic voters can't overcome our influence.
Labels: blogtopia, fdl, multi-millionaire media, right hypocrisy
skippy's monday nite music club
josh groban - remember - from the soundtrack to troy
Labels: skippy's music club
is that a banana in your pocket or are you just filled with the holy spirit?
not only does the minister attempt to use a banana's shape to "prove" that there is a god, you also get to see the star of growing pains, kirk cameron, looks on admiringly.
Labels: food, pop culture, religion
rush fools in where angels fear to tread
http://politicalpartypoop.com/2007/04/25/the-magic-n egro-revisited/
the song and video went largely unnoticed for a month. during this time don imus, another radio commentator, was fired after a public outcry over a racially-charged comment. (imus used the words "nappy-headed hos" to describe black women on the rutgers basketball team.) on april 24 the weblog for an online cartoon asked a seemingly simple question: why don imus was fired for his three-word comment, while limbaugh remained on the air for his song parody?
as the discussion gerw, it drew an observation from msnbc on the weblog for their show countdown with keith olberman. "rush's defense of course, will be that it was the la times that started the whole 'magic negro' meme in respect to obama...so rush can hardly be blamed for so enthusiastically running with this when he's clearly holding a 'be a racist for free' card."
limbaugh has been accused of racism before. he was fired from providing football commentary on espn after only his first appearance, when he said philadelphia eagles quarterback donovan mcnabb was propped up because "the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well." and just 11 days ago, media matters flagged a limbaugh comment for echoing racial stereotypes. (limbaugh said the black contestants on survivor would be at a disadvantage when they got to the swimming competition.)
public reaction is still growing, but limbaugh could face the same intense reaction that led to calls for don imus's firing. it also presents both a risk and an opportunity for barack obama, who has pledged to run a positive campaign, but has also been recognized as a highly effective and persuasive speaker.
whether by design or by accident, this could ultimately become a defining moment on the road to the 2008 presidential elections.
Labels: multi-millionaire media, obama, racism
cal dems have an impeachy idea
while speaker pelosi had declared impeachment "off the table," the democratic party rank-and-file has demonstrated its commitment to putting the issue "on" the table. and it's no longer just the rank-and-file: even among the members of the convention's resolutions committee (appointed by the california party chair), the impeachment resolution was the top vote-getter (tied with one other resolution).
coming on the heels of mass actions and resolutions across the country in support of impeachment, and congressman dennis kucinich's introduction of articles of impeachment against cheney, this action by the powerful california democratic party builds on the pro-impeachment momentum.
Labels: california, democrats, impeach
beyond the fringe
and while you're over at drug war rant, read the sad story of kathryn johnson, the 90-year old woman killed by atlanta pd in a botched (and incorrect) no-knock drug raid.
Labels: democrats, drug war, prez campaign
say hello
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Sunday, April 29, 2007
mad about mother's day limerick contests (w/prizes!)
and she's running another limerick contest, this time for mother's day!
the first prize will be $25. the second prize will be $10. both prizes will be paid via paypal.
so, what exactly is a limerick? it's a five line poem with an aabba rhyme scheme and a very specific meter exemplified by these winning entries. (for more information about limericks check out these fine sites: encyclospeedia oedilfica and oedilf.)
Labels: mad kane
melamine...not just for puppies and kitties anymore
through the salvaging practice, melamine-tainted pet food has likely contaminated america's livestock for as long as it has been killing and sickening america's pets — as far back as august of 2006, or even earlier. and while it may seem alarmist to suggest without absolute proof that americans have been eating melamine-tainted pork, chicken and farm-raised fish for the better part of a year, the fda and usda seem to be preparing to brace americans for the worst. in an unusual, saturday afternoon joint press release, the regulators tasked with protecting the safety of our nation's food supply go to convoluted lengths to reassure the public that eating melamine-tainted pork is perfectly safe.then get mad. put your zipcode in the little box, click "go" and contact your elected officials.
and it gets worse. tomorrow the new york times will report from china, detailing how nitrogen-rich melamine scrap, produced from coal, is routinely ground into powder and mixed into low-grade wheat, corn, soybean or other proteins to inflate the protein analysis of animal feed.
trick question
muir would
you'll recall that he mused what "peanuts" would be like if muir were the artist:
yes, you are correct. we accidentally put in a real joke.
[ed. note: we had to re-work the dialogue balloons with a new, sort-of self-invented font. appropriately enough it was bitch, phd who complained that our original comic was hard to read.]
addendum: shaenon jumps on the "why day by day sucks" bandwagon:
between this strip and scott stantis' prickly city, i think there are now more black republicans in conservative comics than there are in the actual republican party.
Labels: blogtopia, right hypocrisy, snark, toons
skippy's sunday nite music club
tanya goodman sykes - that old time religion
and on the seventh day god surfed youtube
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three words that came to mind
(give back the medal, george. and while you're at it, donate all the millions you're getting from this book you're peddling to the families of those who perished in iraq.)
Labels: iraq war
fascist america
- invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy
- create a gulag
- develop a thug caste
- set up an internal surveillance system
- harass citizens' groups
- engage in arbitrary detention and release
- target key individuals
- control the press
- dissent equals treason
- suspend the rule of law
Labels: fascism
criminally incompetent
most katrina aid from overseas went unclaimed
crew provided thousands of pages of documents to the washington post that revealed how the federal government failed to take advantage of offers of assistance from foreign nations after hurricane katrina. the documents can be found on our website here. the united states government didn't collect most of the $854 million offered:
the struggle to apply foreign aid in the aftermath of the hurricane, which has cost u.s. taxpayers more than $125 billion so far, is another reminder of the federal government's difficulty leading the recovery. reports of government waste and delays or denials of assistance have surfaced repeatedly since hurricanes katrina and rita struck in 2005.
administration officials acknowledged in february 2006 that they were ill prepared to coordinate and distribute foreign aid and that only about half the $126 million received had been put to use. now, 20 months after katrina, newly released documents and interviews make clear the magnitude of the troubles. - crew
...and while television sets worldwide showed images of new orleans residents begging to be rescued from rooftops as floodwaters rose, u.s. officials turned down countless offers of allied troops and search-and-rescue teams. the most common responses: "sent letter of thanks" and "will keep offer on hand," the new documents show.- wapo
oh, and how's that plan to rebuild new orleans going, karl? or are you just too busy being k.fed(eral prisoner)
Labels: katrina, new orleans
selling off america
in the past year, banks and private investment firms have fallen in love with public infrastructure. they're smitten by the rich cash flows that roads, bridges, airports, parking garages, and shipping ports generate—and the monopolistic advantages that keep those cash flows as steady as a beating heart. firms are so enamored, in fact, that they're beginning to consider infrastructure a brand new asset class in itself.wonder if they've lost interest today in the bay bridge, though.
with state and local leaders scrambling for cash to solve short-term fiscal problems, the conditions are ripe for an unprecedented burst of buying and selling. all told, some $100 billion worth of public property could change hands in the next two years, up from less than $7 billion over the past two years; a lease for the pennsylvania turnpike could go for more than $30 billion all by itself. "there's a lot of value trapped in these assets," says mark florian, head of north american infrastructure banking at goldman, sachs & co. - business week
(tip o'the kangaroo tail to crooks & liars)
Labels: capitalism
rush to judgement
yes, we are too afraid to put him in blackface
john amato at c&l is reporting that black employees of radio stations are pretty p.o.'d about limbaugh's "barack the magic negro" parody:
i've been told that they have held meetings internally to deal with a ground swell of anger at rush because of this.
via antirepublican at the unfiltered news network forum (hat tip malmo blue commenting at c&l), here's a list of links to some of limbaugh's advertisers:
lumber liquidaators
laser sheild
cartridge world
quicken loans
barnes & noble
gold central
dollar imprint
big baby
big red consulting
constant contact
premier radio network
and, on prn online, a parody site of premiere (hat tip to wess commenting at c&l), here's a list of phone numbers of "some" of rush's advertisers:
bose wave radio 508-766-7781
mission pharmacal(makers of citracal) (800) 531-3333
general steel metal buildings 1-888-98-steel
hotwire discount travel 415-343-8444
lending tree (704) 541-5351
life quotes 1-800-670-5433
red lobster (407) 245-6546
select comfort 763-551-7460
mission pharmacal(makers of thera-gesic) (800) 531-3333
overstock.com (801) 947-3100
Labels: action alert, multi-millionaire media, obama, protest, racism
she's with the banned
Labels: amnesty day, blogtopia
where eagles stare
brought to you by the catalina island bald eagle restoration project conducted by the institute for wildlife studies (iws).
(tip of the kangaroo tail to mrs. skippy who found the url!)
addendum: can't get enough eaglecam? on the iws forums page, here's a list of links of eagle, bird & wildlife cams available on the web!
ceci n'est pas
Labels: corruption
let's refresh powerlines's memory
tpm muckracker is making a list...checking it twice...and updating often. keep checking in.
indicted/convicted/pled guilty
scooter libby
lester crawford
brian doyle
claude allen
david safavian
larry franklin
roger stillwell
frank figueroa
darleen druyun
john korsmo
p. trey sunderland III
resigned due to/pending/after investigation
carl truscott
joseph schmitz
steven griles
susan ralston
dusty foggo
janet rehnquist
ken tomlinson
george deutsch
richard perle
james roche
marvin sambur
philip cooney
thomas scully
michelle larson korsmo
david smith
sean tunis
bernard kerik
timothy flanigan
linda chavez
Labels: republicans, scandals
notes from the freeway blogger
Saturday, April 28, 2007
happy blogiversary*
*yes, talkleft coined that phrase!
Labels: blogiversary
skippy's saturday nite music club
the clash - safe european home
this is live at the 83 us festival, which skippy attended. it was a great concert the clash were especially on fire.
Labels: skippy's music club
maybe general odom reads skippy?
Labels: aWol, iraq war, supporting our troops
i don't think jesus would do this
guess monica "i'll take the 5th" goodling didn't get that memo...but she sent out this one....after congressional investigation began.
"these are new and updated usa documents to be used with media and friendlies. please delete prior versions."
the anonymous liberal points out:
as a litigator, i can tell you, that's a real no-no. you never instruct people to delete documents that are relevant to a pending investigation. never. that's true even when the investigating body hasn't yet got around to requesting those documents. it smacks of obstruction. indeed, the obstruction of congress statute, 18 u.s.c § 1505, specifically prohibits any attempts to obstruct "the due and proper exercise of the power of inquiry under which any inquiry or investigation is being had by either house, or any committee of either house or any joint committee of the congress." the penalty is up to 5 years in prison.
speaking of doctors....
citing concerns over the domoic acid poisoning that has already sickened hundreds of birds, state health regulators on friday urged people not to eat certain types of seafood — including shellfish and sardines — caught by recreational fishermen off most of the southern california coast. the warning also covers the organs of commercially sold lobster and crabs as well as those caught by recreational anglers.
...tom raftican, president of united anglers of southern california, was not surprised to learn of the quarantine. but he was concerned for the health of anyone consuming seafood containing the toxin.
"we see sea lions washed up on the beach from the domoic acid poisoning," he said. "it's hard to escape the consequences when you see large mammals like that in a state of such illness.
"we're also concerned for the health of our ocean," he added. "these are forage fish. they are key to the health of the whole ecosystem. If you take out an important piece of the food chain, it will affect the other parts." - latte times
Labels: california, food, poisoning
is there a doctor in the house?
Labels: healthcare
to sleep, perchance to dream- ay, there's the rub
by anne gearan ap diplomatic writer
washington apr 28, 2007 (ap)— randall tobias, head of the bush administration's foreign aid programs, abruptly resigned friday after his name surfaced in an investigation into a high-priced call-girl ring, said two people in a position to know the circumstances of his departure. […]
abc reported on its web site late friday that tobias confirmed that he had called the pamela martin and associates escort service to have women come to his condo and give him massages. more recently, tobias told the network, he has been using a service with central american women.
tobias, 65, who is married, told abc news there had been "no sex" during the women's visits to his condo. his name was on a list of clients given to abc by deborah jeane palfrey, who owns the escort service and has been charged with running a prostitution ring in the nation's capita
in his defense, mr. tobias' reliance on hand jobs, appears to be consistent with his efforts to deny the efficy of condoms in safe sex.
a former ceo of eli lilly, the pharmaceuticals group, and with little background in public health, mr tobias spearheaded the administration's sometimes controversial anti-aids campaign that has been criticised for overemphasising abstinence and fidelity, rather than condoms. while at eli lilly, mr tobias lobbied for stronger intellectual property rights to protect expensive drugs.
you know, when clinton lied about sex, it didn't affect u.s. aids policy or healthcare costs. oh for a simpler time.
sunshine almost always makes me high
vitamin d casts cancer prevention in new light
martin mittelstaedt
from saturday's globe and mail
april 28, 2007 at 1:20 am edt
what's more, researchers are linking low vitamin d status to a host of other serious ailments, including multiple sclerosis, juvenile diabetes, influenza, osteoporosis and bone fractures among the elderly. […]
a four-year clinical trial involving 1,200 women found those taking the vitamin had about a 60-per-cent reduction in cancer incidence, compared with those who didn't take it, a drop so large — twice the impact on cancer attributed to smoking — it almost looks like a typographical error.
Labels: food, healthcare
republican mendacity - it's hardly news
by christopher lee
washington post staff writer
saturday, april 28, 2007; page a10
and each of them is wrong, says john s. santelli, a pediatrician and a professor at columbia university's mailman school of public health. [….]
"they have been alerted numerous times, and they haven't done anything," said ava barbour, an aclu staff attorney.
leanna benn, national director of teen-aid inc., a nonprofit group in spokane, wash., which developed some of the abstinence materials, said 25 physicians had reviewed them for accuracy. '[…]
we have to ask, 'what is the motive, and why the press over something that's old news?' "
Labels: healthcare
ask any tuna you happen to see...
and the 9th u.s. circuit court of appeals agrees.
...the u.s. secretary of commerce has backed the rule change, but the 9th circuit, reaffirming its 2001 ruling on the issue, said the u.s. effort was not based on proper scientific analysis on the impact to dolphins and was politically influenced. In the ruling, the court deemed the secretary's findings "arbitrary and capricious."
"this evidence shows that the agency's decision-making process, which was devised to conduct a scientific analysis of the fishery's effect on dolphins, was influenced to at least some degree by foreign policy considerations rather than science alone," chief judge mary schroeder wrote for a three-judge panel. - ap
Friday, April 27, 2007
thanks for the traffic
but it makes us wonder, what kind of site was the searcher looking for to begin with?
Labels: blogtopia
skippy's friday nite music club
crystal method - trip like me
from the spawn soundtrack...not the worst comic book movie ever made.
but on that subject, which is the worst comic book movie ever made? in our opinions, hulk just barely beats out fantastic four (thanks to michael chiklis' great rendition of ben grimm in the latter...and no thanks to nick nolte's unfocused tirade as bruce banner's dad in the former.
consider this an open thread.
Labels: pop culture, skippy's music club, toons
hug an ant today
the author of those rants (yes, avery had a ghost writer...probably an aphid...) has donated his talents to megan's walk, by writing this virtual card: the elevator hug. the author tells us:
Labels: healthcare
ward of the earth, prisoner of the sun...
that didn't take long. jesus, if i keep this up, people might start believing i know how to write...
impeachy weekend
please let me know if you would be available to discuss this further.
best regards, jacob park a28 national coordinator 917-254-9330
april 27, 2007
for immediate release
what: coordinated pro-impeachment events in 125+ locations nationwide.
when: saturday, april 28. time varies according to location.
where: across the country (check http://www.a28.org/for details). highlights include:
- miami: an impeachment rally to greet george bush, who will be delivering the commencement address at miami dade college.
- san francisco: 2,000 people will form a "human mural" at ocean beach to spell out "impeach!" with their bodies, followed by a march to nancy pelosi's house for an impeachment rally.
- san diego: introduction of an impeachment resolution at the california democratic convention. additional protests both inside and outside the convention. a "human mural" on the beach.
- new york: a "human mural" at coney island organized by military mothers with sons who served in iraq. an impeachment festival in central park. a former paratrooper will fly a banner saying "impeach!" around the city. impeachment "laser graffiti" in brooklyn.
- washington, d.c.: a "human mural" and impeachment potluck picnic at the foot of the washington monument.
- a fleet of "impeachplanes" will tow impeachment banners over seven locations: new york city, los angeles, trenton, atlanta, st. petersburg, the new orleans jazzfest, and the coachella music festival.
- boston: a rally at faneuil hall with a town crier reading out articles of impeachment.
- iowa: an impeachment portrait caravan: driving across the state taking photos of impeachment supporters.
Labels: action alert, impeach, protest
we [insert symbol of target] huckabees
i removed the bag and asked mr. huckabee if he knew what he had in the bag," little rock police officer arthur nugent wrote in a report after being summoned to a security checkpoint. "he replied he did now."
huckabee, 26, later pleaded guilty in little rock district court after being charged with a misdemeanor count of possessing a weapon in a prohibited place.
"it was a silly mistake," huckabee told reporters as he left the pulaski county jail. when asked whether it would affect his father's presidential campaign, huckabee responded, "it shouldn't."
Labels: gop, gun control, right hypocrisy
let them hear cake
some news from my friend john mccrea:...inspired by the passionate individuals who have continued to support and appreciate them over the years, the band is thrilled to give something back to their listeners with this exclusive compilation. cake's john mccrea elaborates "we were all quite surprised how cohesively these songs fit together into one album, they seemed to just belong together." mccrea continues "aesthetically, many of the songs hadn't quite worked on previous albums and for years they lacked proper homes. now they all have a home. it is good to have a home". cake's vince difiore adds, "these songs were recorded at times when we wanted to extend our idea of what the band could do stylistically. it was good to see that the recordings worked as a collection, and i'm glad we can offer it to listeners." songs on the album were originally sung by legendary singers such as frank sinatra, barry white, buck owens, george jones, ozzy osborne, and kenny rogers. the band has used these songs to find new creative elements within themselves, producing eloquently accomplished tracks that simultaneously maintain the band's own unique stamp.
Labels: entertainment, music, pop culture
say hello
Labels: say hello
tbd strikes again!
Labels: blogtopia, ted barlow disease
Thursday, April 26, 2007
master debaters still
luckily others in blogtopia and yes, we coined that phrase, happened to watch:
crooks&liars has obama v. kucinich v. gravel on the subject of iran;
booman has this open debate thread;
mydd has this open thread, and this one, and this post-debate thread;
here's pam's house blend's open thread;
the moderate voice found it unexciting;
digby points out that the majority of the moderators on msnbc were republicans tut-tutting the dems' policies;
and here's hillaryclinton.com's transcript of their liveblogging of the debate.
addendum: scarecrow at fdl chimes in:
Labels: debates, democrats, prez campaign
mamma and the mooks are going....
set your alarm clocks to catch them create chaos and havoc monday, tuesday and wednesday.
msnbc has selected the stephanie miller show to fill the former imus early morning program slot for three days next week... - alternative pressshe better be packing those sound affects and the signature song of the rethugs. "lying sack of cr**" and have her usual kick butt celebrity guests on.
oh, stephaneeeeaaaahhhhh....we'll be battling over my future husband. but i don't know if i can get up at o'stupid o'clock to call in and razz you, jim, "mr. giggles" (and his kitty of doom)
Labels: multi-millionaire media, radio
naughty nibbles
nibbles the elephant seal is defying his tame nickname by killing smaller seals, menacing a kayaker and chomping on a surfer and a dog on the northern california coast. - sydney morning herald
"he's not getting his desired response from the harbor seal females. they are running away from him. so he's not getting any social development. and elephant seals do combat play on land, whereas water zones are where harbor seals do it. so that's not working out for him, either."
wildlife officials have several intervention options should the elephant seal -- nicknamed two years ago after he bit a kayaker -- linger much longer on his own - sfgate
Labels: california, nature
if you missed it last night
Labels: multi-millionaire media
skippy's thursday nite music club
bee gees - staying alive
Labels: skippy's music club
something completely different...
so i've turned my blogging attention elsewhere. there's this fictional story, novel, novella, oh hell if i know exactly what it is, that i've been tinkering with off and on for several years. this slippery, shapeshifting mother is titled "ward of the earth, prisoner of the sun." i've finally dried my hands down enough to try and get a grip on it, since i'm close to fed up with everything else. chapter one is rather short. but for the first time, i've settled on a chapter one variation that i think suits this story.
i think i want to be a writer when i grow up, but i don't really know. i'm only 36...
master debaters
house by you?
bondad over at the agonist tells us it's getting worse:
the news from the housing market continues to indicate a deteriorating situation. builders earnings are still dropping and their guidance is very bearish. tightening credit standards will decrease housing demand going forward. and sales of existing homes posted it's worst decrease in over 20 years yesterday
robert toll of toll brothers homes gave a presentation on tuesday where he made the following points:in an unvarnished presentation monday at the prestigious michael milken global conference in beverly hills -- which is attended by 3,000 corporate leaders, money managers, and government officials from all 50 states and 50 foreign countries -- toll said the housing market currently looks dismal, with only a few hot pockets.credit standards are tightening, which will lower demand going forward:
he was not confident it would turn around soon, with bargain hunters scooping up excess supply, because of the prevailing market psychology: "every buyer is afraid he might catch a falling knife."stricter lending standards will reduce demand for housing by 10% this year from where it would have been had credit remained loose, estimates thomas lawler, a housing economist in vienna, va. he expects housing prices, as measured by the national s&p/case-shiller index, to fall 7% in the fourth quarter of 2007 from the year-earlier level.and this is not good news for the housing market. existing home sales dropped the most in 15 years.
from cbsmarketwatchsales of existing homes plunged 8.4% in march to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.12 million, the lowest in nearly four years, the national association of realtors reported tuesday. it was the largest percentage decline in sales since january 1989. economists were expecting sales to fall to 6.45 million. the median price of an existing home fell 0.3% year-over-year to $217,000. the inventory of unsold homes on the market fell 1.6% to 3.75 million, representing a 7.3-month supply. sales of condos were unchanged, while sales of single-family homes dropped 9.5%. sales fell in all four regions. "this number reflects subprime lending" as well as the cold weather in february, said david lereah, chief economist for the real estate group. end of story
we're afraid it really is "end of story."
as we pointed out in the comments section, here in california housing prices dropped 20% annually:
home sales in california fell an annual 20.8 percent during march in response to rising mortgage rates and tighter lending standards, a trade association said tuesday.
despite the sales slide, the median price of a previously owned house increased an annual 3.2 percent to $580,090, said the los angeles-based california association of realtors.
if the market matched march's pace all year, 427,110 properties would change hands, the association said.
Labels: economy, housing bubble
the mammy state
any, mr. swift goes on:
day by day is sometimes called a conservative doonesbury but it is actually a lot more than that. like doonesbury muir often buries his punchlines, but he has gone doonesbury one better by making it rarely funny at all. by avoiding jokes altogether muir never distracts us from the very important points he's making. these points are reinforced by the images, which usually feature scantily clad characters standing around talking. muir has come under some criticism by conservative bloggers for being "too sexy," but by having his characters address serious issues in their underwear, what they say has far more impact than the pronouncements of doonesbury's fully clothed characters.
muir has not only stripped down his characters, he has also reduced the actual drawing he needs to do to the barest minimum, which gives him a lot more time to think about the intellectual points he is trying to make. as he admits in an interview, "i have templates of bodies, heads, expressions, etc. if you look at the cartoons closely, you may notice that, at this time, each character has about 5-6 head positions only." coincidentally, these 5 to 6 head positions correspond to the 5 or 6 political positions muir takes, which he relentlessly drums into his readers' heads.
if chris muir drew charles schulz's peanuts, for example, he wouldn't have bothered drawing a panel showing lucy pulling the football away at the last minute when charlie brown tries to kick it. that would be too old school for him. instead, muir would just have lucy say, "democrats always pull the football away at the last minute when you are trying to kick it, charlie brown." lucy and charlie brown would also probably be in their underwear.
Labels: hillary, racism, right hypocrisy, snark, toons
another sign of the apocalypse
give them back their country, they will stop trying to blow us up. it's so crazy, it just might work.
Labels: iraq war, middle east
monster mash up
blondie and the doors - rapture riders
Labels: music
two days until impeachment day
Labels: cheney, impeach, supporting our troops
dykes over dc
we've never said anything before to anyone because it was still on its way to be declared a class action. now that it has been declared so and the first of wally's many appeals have been denied, its not a problem to talk about it to the degree that it is involved with our humble selves.
i can tell you that the democratic reps that were attending the hearing were very impressed with what was said and even took us back into their chambers to direct us to wherever we wanted to go on the capitol grounds and to give further congratulations for the testimoney.
first link is to th'committee website: http://edworkforce.house.gov/committee/schedule.shtml
second, go to the archived webcast under tuesday, april 24, 2007. th'hearin' was entitled "strengthening the middle class: ensuring equal pay for women". dee farmer is me lovely spouse an' she will be speaking in the second panel of that webcast. pay close attention to what the democrats say versus the rebubs. it wasn't surprising who supported the measure and the bill that will be soon introduced to help equal pay for equal work for women.
take from it what ye will an' i'll be postin' th'behind th'scenes events asap.
thanks, by the way!
love ye, me roo
th' cap'n
Labels: congress, economy, feminism, house of representatives
mad about awol's suffering
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
but we're all guest workers in one sense
manny's caveat: the bill would have to be retroactive to about 1492.
Labels: immigration
we like what you've done with the place
nice new template, same great blogging!
Labels: blogtopia
skippy's wednesday nite music club
ani difranco - millennium theater
live on the henry rollins show. her intro is particularly appropriate.
Labels: skippy's music club
avast ye mateys! prepare to board congress!
no, we're not making this up:
given the name "strengthening the middle class: ensuring equal pay for women," the hearing purports to address the tie-in with the gender discrimination class action against wal-mart.
[redacted] and her co-testifier, [redacted], were fired within hours of wal-mart management finding out they were participating in the gender discrimination class action suit against the "screw women... always" conglomerate.
[redacted] will be back-up to [redacted] and will testify only if [redacted] cannot appear, but she will be in dc in support of this issue.
my contact emailed and im'd [redacted] several times yesterday to make sure she wanted to come out as a blogger and connect her blog to the congressional testimony story. she has agreed to do so; nevertheless, we are taking the cautious route -- hence my redacting of her name as well as her fellow in testimony.
Labels: feminism, house of representatives
craig's pissed
date: 2007-04-10, 1:00pm pdt
i'm having the worst damn week of my whole damn life so i'm going to write this while i'm pissed off enough to do it right.
i am sick of all this bullshit people are writing about the iraq war. i am abso-fucking-lutely sick to death of it. what the fuck do most of you know about it? you watch it on tv and read the commentaries in the newspaper or newsweek or whatever god damn yuppie news rag you subscribe to and think you're all such fucking experts that you can scream at each other like five year old about whether you're right or not. let me tell you something: unless you've been there, you don't know a god damn thing about it. it you haven't been shot at in that fucking hell hole, shut the fuck up!
how do i dare say this to you moronic war supporters who are "supporting our troops" and waving the flag and all that happy horse shit? i'll tell you why. i'm a marine and i served my tour in iraq. my husband, also a marine, served several. i left the service six months ago because i got pregnant while he was home on leave and three days ago i get a visit from two men in uniform who hand me a letter and tell me my husband died in that fucking festering sand-pit. he should have been home a month ago but they extended his tour and now he's coming home in a box.
you fuckers and that god-damn lying sack of shit they call a president are the reason my husband will never see his baby and my kid will never meet his dad.
and you know what the most fucked up thing about this iraq shit is? they don't want us there. they're not happy we came and they want us out now. we fucked up their lives even worse than they already were and they're pissed off. we didn't help them and we're not helping them now. that's what our soldiers are dying for.
oh while i'm good and worked up, the government doesn't even have the decency to help out the soldiers whos lives they ruined. if you really believe the military and the government had no idea the veterans' hospitals were so fucked up, you are a god-damn retard. they don't care about us. we're disposable. we're numbers on a page and they'd rather forget we exist so they don't have to be reminded about the families and lives they ruined while they're sipping their cocktails at another fund raiser dinner. if they were really concerned about supporting the troops, they'd bring them home so their families wouldn't have to cry at a graveside and explain to their children why mommy or daddy isn't coming home. because you can't explain it. we're not fighting for our country, we're not fighting for the good of iraq's people, we're fighting for bush's personal agenda. patriotism my ass. you know what? my dad served in vietnam and nothing has changed.
so i'm pissed. i'm beyond pissed. and i'm going to go to my husband funeral and recieve that flag and hang it up on the wall for my baby to see when he's older. but i'm not going to tell him that his father died for the stupidty of the american government. i'm going to tell him that his father was a hero and the best man i ever met and that he loved his country enough to die for it, because that's all true and nothing will be solved by telling my son that his father was sent to die by people who didn't care about him at all.
fuck you, war supporters, george w. bush, and all the god damn mother fuckers who made the war possible. i hope you burn in hell.
Labels: iraq war, supporting our troops
impeachy month of may
the first demonstration will bring together thousands of people from new england and new york on may 23 when bush is scheduled to give a major address at the coast guard academy in new london, conn. buses and car caravans are coming to new london from hartford and new haven, ct; portland, maine; boston; plymouth, new hampshire; cape cod, new paltz, ny; new york city and elsewhere.
the second demonstration will take three days later when dick cheney gives the commencement address to west point's graduating ceremony.
the national and international media will be in new london on may 23 and at west point on may 26. we will make sure that the media cannot miss the presence of the growing impeachment movement. we are printing impeachment leaflets, placards, signs, stickers and those giant, beautiful yellow and black laminated banners that say "guilty of war crimes impeachbush.org. if you can help us pay for the costs of printing or help subsidize bus ticket and transportation costs to the new london demonstration you can do so by clicking this link.
impeachbush.org is taking out newspaper ads in new england newspapers to spread the word about the demonstration and to encourage more people to join the impeachment movement in these critical coming months.
the newspaper ads are extremely effective in getting the impeachbush message out to the rest of the population. we have placed ads in large, medium size and small town newspapers. we can place these ads only because of the generous donations of people who know that the impeachment of bush is critical to the future direction of the country. click this link to make a contribution for the new england newspaper ad campaign.
how many newspaper ads we can place will depend on the generosity and commitment of you and others in the impeachbush.org movement. please make a donation today on-line by clicking this link. if you would like to learn how to send a check by mail, click this link.
we have attached a pdf copy of the may 23 leaflet. please help us spread the word. our plan is to make sure that wherever bush and cheney appear in public the impeachbush movement will be at their heels. we can't wait for the politicians and the mass media to do the right thing. they have been too timid or often complicit with the criminal conduct of bush and cheney. the impeachment movement is spreading like wildfire from the bottom up. it is a classic example of grassroots democracy in action. we look forward to your continuing support.
Labels: action alert, impeach, protest
golden gateway blogger
Labels: freeway blogger, protest
political science
as you would expect with a subject this serious, i've chosen to label my posts with song titles.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
hey wait a minute...
the united states has quietly increased its back-channel diplomatic contacts with iran in recent months, a sign that those who favor engagement with tehran have strengthened their hand in the bush administration, according to u.s. officials.
using switzerland as an intermediary, american and iranian officials have exchanged diplomatic messages on a variety of nuts-and-bolts subjects, including the fate of a u.s. citizen missing in iran, the future of five iranian operatives whom american forces seized in iraq, and old financial and property disputes. - mcclatchy
Labels: Iran
and these mofo's
security practices at the white house are dangerously inadequate say current and former employees of the security office there, according to a letter sent today from the house oversight committee to former white house chief of staff andrew card, asking that he cooperate with the committee's investigation into the alleged security lapses. - the blotter
new mexico police got more than they bargained for last fall when they responded to a call about a domestic dispute in a trailer park near los alamos national laboratory. not only had they stumbled on paraphernalia for making the drug crystal meth; they also found thousands of pages of highly classified documents detailing the designs of u.s. nuclear weapons. - time.com
sensitive irs financial data for millions of taxpayers could be jeopardized because some of the tax agency's employees are using unauthorized wireless technology, a new government audit warns.
released as the annual tax filing deadline neared, the audit found that an unauthorized wireless router had been connected to a desktop computer at the irs criminal investigation office in denver. it also reported "strong indications" that three unauthorized wireless devices had been used at other irs facilities. - ustoady
Labels: homeland security, irs, nuclear weapons, white house
whoooo hoooooo!
the reform measure, sponsored by senators russell feingold, democrat of wisconsin, and thad cochran, republican of mississippi, was suddenly stopped on the way to passage by the g.o.p. floor manager acting in behalf of some unidentified colleague. senator dianne feinstein, the democrat of california who shepherded the bill through earlier committee gates with unanimous approval, was mystified as she wondered aloud about "somebody in this body" up to an old trick. it is time for someone — senator mustard in the cloakroom, perhaps — to end the hold and stop embarrassing the senate. - nytimes
has been revealed.
senator judd gregg (r) of my childhood home state of new hampshire. (pictured to the left of awol)
this really chaps my hide. time to donate to the democrats in the granite state to remove this cowardly piece of guano from the senate.
Labels: feingold, feinstein, new hampshire, senate
it's gotta be better than schlocky 5
The thin blue watercolor line
From the Charleston Gazette, a long interview with a former Charleston Police detective:
He's an ex-cop, a longtime chief of detectives for the Charleston Police Department. But Pat Legg wasn't one of those hard-boiled, tough-guy detectives like you read about in crime novels.
He's so soft-hearted, he had a hard time giving speeding tickets. He hated the gun he had to carry. Fortunately, he never had to use it. He didn't break cases by intimidating people. He did it by being nice to sources, especially prostitutes and other insiders in the heyday of honky-tonk Summers Street.
Behind that soft heart beats the soul of a painter, a devoted watercolorist. When the winter painting season ends, he switches to another hobby - horses.
Here's some more:
"During the problem with Mayor Mike Roark, I was out of grace, so I asked to be moved back to patrol. I was a sergeant.
"I could never write traffic tickets. Everybody I stopped had two or three kids, and I'd think, if I write this guy a ticket, who is it going to hurt? These little, old, poor kids would be eating ice cream cones. This guy was going 85 on the expressway. I looked at the kids looking up at me, and I gave him a warning.
"I was banished once to Magic Island. They canceled all leaves during Regatta. This one officer had already paid his deposit at the beach. I said I'd go to the chief's office. They had let other people off, but they said no. So I wrote a memo criticizing them. And I was transferred to Magic Island.
"I got me a chair and an umbrella. I had neighbor people bringing me food. One night a businessman called and told me to look in the sky. Here came an airplane pulling a banner: `No Cop Is an Island. Free Pat Legg.'
"I've seen prejudice in our department. I was raised a redneck from Sissonville, but I went to West Virginia State College, and that made me realize how ignorant prejudice is. If you start to analyze that, it doesn't make any sense. I belong to a black church, some of the most loving Christian people I ever met.
skippy's tuesday night music club
dave matthews - in my life
nice tribute to lennon...matthews' touch is light and masterful
Labels: skippy's music club
late to the party again
she's gone now, and anyway, it was spefically about women's earnings in the workplace; in other words, nobody could ask her to defend her iraq vote, which is what i think the majority of folks in blogtopia and yes, we coined that phrase, would have on their minds.
but in spite of the narrowness of the topic, it is a major coup for firedoglake (who always gets great guests anyway) to have someone of sen. clinton's stature take time to log in and type in answer to everyone's questions. kudos to the fdl'ers for such a great piece of journalism!
in ham's way
"it was a bloodbath," said one anonymous reporter. "i haven't seen anything like it since chevy chase's talk show."
working behind-the-scenes with the white house correspondents' association, president bush and pentagon advisors based their decision to send little on last year's surprise attack by stephen colbert, which, according to administration officials, will forever be known as "pearl colbert" – a grim evening that left the administration and the washington press corps bloodied by guerilla satirical tactics which unjustly targeted flagrant abuses of executive power and members of the media who enabled them. strafed and shelled by a cruel display of wit and reality, most of the press corps, including the president and the first lady, barely escaped with their sense of entitlement and delusions intact...
but most who attended this year's black-tie affair thought the psychological effect of little's bombing would remain with them for years to come.
"maybe you don't understand," said a shaken david gregory. "i watched this man, i watched him walk into the room…and open with jokes about canada." gregory paused a moment to compose himself. "the guy never had a chance. my heart goes out to his family." franklin foer, editor of the new republic, observed, "last year, when they invited colbert, that was a complete accident. this year was an assisted suicide."
Labels: aWol, multi-millionaire media, snark
jessica lynch on capitol hill today
Labels: house of representatives, iraq war, veterans
a "solid majority" of americans think aWol sucks
slightly more than half (53%) said they are against the government having the ability to temporarily suspend federal privacy laws to enable agencies to better share counter-terrorism information, including the personal data of american citizens. americans are divided over the terrorism surveillance program. half said they have a favorable view of the tsp under which the national security agency can monitor the international telephone and email communications of american citizens without a warrant if the communication includes and individual suspected of having ties to a terrorist organization like al-qaeda. but nearly as many (45%) said they have a unfavorable view of the program. more than half (55%) said the tsp is a necessary and legal tool to protect americans against terrorist activity, while 42% disagree.
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rove-ing investigations
now, however, the osc is launching an investigation into a bigger matter. much bigger.
the new investigation, which will examine the firing of at least one u.s. attorney, missing white house e-mails, and white house efforts to keep presidential appointees attuned to republican political priorities, could create a substantial new problem for the bush white house.
first, the inquiry comes from inside the administration, not from democrats in congress. second, unlike the splintered inquiries being pressed on capitol hill, it is expected to be a unified investigation covering many facets of the political operation in which rove played a leading part.
"we will take the evidence where it leads us," scott j. bloch, head of the office of special counsel and a presidential appointee, said in an interview monday. "we will not leave any stone unturned."
when they're funny, they're funny
kermit, piggy and animal in the bear wit project
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oh! oh! oh! even heidi abromowitz wouldn't do karl rove!
Labels: multi-millionaire media, punditry
klein after klein
honestly, we'd stop linking to joe klein's deliberate ineptitude over at swampland completely, if we didn't have that neat photoshop to introduce each instance...
today's chapter: joe deliberately misquotes both markos and obama to make the left look crazier than he is.
time saving hint: skip joe's post altogether and go straight to the comments. they are the only thing worthwhile on that blog anyway, except when ana marie links to us.
Labels: multi-millionaire media, punditry
haven't they been reading skippy?
the video blames madelyn murray o'hare for the whole thing. but as everyone who reads skippy knows, it's all markos' fault.
Labels: religion, violence, virginia tech
say hello
if skippy were not so damnedably ethical, he would do well by taking credit for pundentilla's work, as she is certainly more erudite and analytical than skippy. but we digest.
addendum: also, say hello to left at the gate, a blog about horse racing from a progressive point of view. no, we didn't make that up.


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Newsletters from Jamaica
Up until January 2015 our staff in Jamaica regularly put together a newsletter, sent to volunteers working in Jamaica at the time, those signed up to join a project in Jamaica, and to previous volunteers. The newsletters contain information about the country and our projects, stories written by volunteers, advice on what to expect when volunteering abroad in Jamaica, and much more. These destination newsletters are now replaced by a country blog, within www.mytripblog.org. If you're considering volunteer work abroad in Jamaica the newsletters and the blog are a great way to gain more information.
2,70MB Jamaica Newsletter - January 2015
December 2014 was all about Operation Krismus Smile. This specific operation was initiated because Project Abroad Jamaica staff and volunteers identified many children in the Manchester communities who were without toys.
2,27MB Jamaica Newsletter - December 2014
In February 2014 the firt block was laid in the Richmond Primary School Toilet facility Project. Nine months later, on November 14, 2014, Projects Abroad Jamaica and the community of Richmond in Manchester celebrated the completion of the facility with a hand over ceremony.
2,14MB Jamaica Newsletter - August 2014
When we learned about their struggle to survive in a community where success is rarely seen, we realized that we had not lived like them, we only survived. We did not have to worry about the pain of starvation or loneliness and yet, we felt empty; these children taught us the greatest lesson. Even without prestigious educations or fancy houses, they found fulfilment and happiness in the smallest things;... It is not about feeling better because of our differences but rather, to celebrate our similarities we share through empathy.
1,24MB Jamaica Newsletter - July 2014
On Thursday June 26, 2014, volunteers in Montego Bay stormed the Town-Centre and carried out their quarterly outreach activity of feeding the homeless. Staff and volunteers were clad in white tops, bow ties and black bottoms to portray a restaurant scene. The activity was not only well received by the individuals but citizens lauded the efforts of the young people who took the time to show the homeless that they deserve to be cared for.
2,03MB Jamaica Newsletter - March 2014
The Morgans - Errol and Donna Morgan and their two sons; 19-year-old Ramario and 13-year-old Kemaro - have been a host family for Projects Abroad since 2009, and over the years, have accommodated more than 40 volunteers from different countries.
2,49MB Jamaica Newsletter - July 2013
19-year-old Hannah Mather-Coe, from Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, has always had a passion for writing and talking to people; a passion that led to her desire to pursue a career in journalism. After taking a gap year after school and searching for opportunities to gain experience in journalism before starting university,
1,44MB Jamaica Newsletter - June 2013
With close to 8 years of experience as an engineer, baccalau-reate honours degree PRO volunteer Joe Martin is everything but the average Joe. His boyish looks and soft-spoken nature conceal his wealth of knowledge and diverse skills. He chose to volunteer in Ja-maica because he wanted to contribute to the built environment in Jamaica. He is passionate about what he does and enjoys learning new things.
1,63MB Jamaica Newsletter - May 2013
Twenty-one year old Sara Linder's desire to learn about a completely different culture and way of living as well as encouragement from a friend who volunteered with Projects Abroad were the reasons that propelled her to volunteer with projects Abroad in Jamaica.
2,07MB Jamaica Newsletter - April 2013
Eighteen year old American Jennifer Sterbenz was the first of several Spring Break volunteers to visit Jamaica on the Care Project in March 2013. She is passionate about children and is desirous of helping them lead well-adjusted and practical lives which are as close to normalcy as possible. This passion, though innate, is mirrored in her general everyday choices and in particular her career choice.
1,73MB Jamaica Newsletter - March 2013
Eighteen-year-old Simon Eastwell, a recent graduate from Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexam in the UK, wanted to use his love for music to help others and gain some experience in teaching. Simon travelled to Jamaica to volunteer on the Music Project at the Villa Road Primary School in Mandeville.
1,30MB Jamaica Newsletter - February 2013
The Care project in Jamaica started the New Year with a bang. Not only did we have 16 volunteers but we had volunteers at placements whose diversity could be said to equal the variety of nationalities that come to work with Projects Abroad Jamaica.
1,77MB Jamaica Newsletter - January 2013
Australian volunteer Robert Divola has been interested in Radio Broadcasting and Journalism and wanting to have a hand in creating his own news for years. So far, while being placed at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Media Group in Mandeville, Jamaica; Robert"s day is typically quite busy with outdoor broadcasts, recording news, editing scripts, doing phone interviews and much more.


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The Dreaded Grocery Store Egg
Anyone who really knows me knows that I adore eggs. They're my favorite thing. I could eat eggs three times a day. I love them cooked every way - but when they are scrambled, they absolutely have to be very softly scrambled, not completely cooked until they are firm, which is the mistake most nonegghead people make. I love them softly boiled, hard boiled and over easy. But, sadly, I allow myself exactly one egg a day. That's it. (Except on vacation.) I have to keep such a craving in check. But this one egg a day is the very best egg I can buy - an organic, high quality farm fresh egg.
I have two resources for my farm eggs. The first is a foodie lady who lives down the road who raises beautiful chickens at her home. And they are beautiful. Some have black and white feathers, layed out like stripes. She picks them up and pets them. They lay beautiful eggs and when I buy them from her, I open the cartons and there is a mix of brown eggs, white eggs and different shades of blue green eggs, from her Araucana chickens. It looks like Easter. But her hens got too old and stopped laying and so I'm waiting for her new chicks to start laying. That will probably be in the spring. During this time, I have been using my backup resource, which is the family farm where I buy my meat and poultry. Their hens produce very large, brown eggs that are delicious. But they did not make any deliveries for February, because of the weather here. So I haven't been able to get any farm fresh eggs this month. That's one of the reasons it's been a long, long winter for me this year.
I have had to resort to buying the dreaded grocery store egg.
All you serious foodies out there know what I mean. There is a huge difference in the eggs at the grocery store and the fresh eggs from a farm. One is thin with a pale yellow yolk. You eat them and you wonder why you bothered. Here is the grocery store egg:
The other is a firm egg with a yolk that is a deep orange, bordering on orangish red. And it tastes sooo eggilicous. (I'll post a photo of a good egg when I'm able to get them again.) They are a joy to bake with and they make all the difference in homemade pasta. In the spring and summer when the chickens can scratch around outside and eat bugs and grass, the eggs taste even better. If you love eggs, try to find a resource in your area where you can get them. In the spring and summer, most Farmer's Markets will have vendors who sell them. That's the very best time to enjoy eggs.
And I will - one egg a day. If spring ever arrives...


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My hero has always been sedum
Just think of them as that tough, rugged individual that lots of ladies look for in their 20s. The sedums are independent succulents that will make you happy in good soil, bad soil, little water — "in sickness and in health." They bloom for months and don't require much day-to-day care. There's a sedum for most any sunny spot you have to fill.
Some sedums bloom in the fall while some give you blooms in the spring. You can find sedum blooming in bright red, orange, yellow, green blue and purple. When things in the yard start looking sad in the winter, you can look for this cowboy to show you some color. The color of the sedum leaves is what gardeners look for, in addition to those charming blooms. Sedums that aren't in bloom can reward you with mellow purple, silver or blue foliage.
According to Marthastewart.com, sedums are commonly called "stonecrops." This is a huge, geographically diverse and widespread group of close to 400 species. Sedums can be divided into two groups: low growing, which bloom early, and tall growing, which usually bloom late. The low-growers make perfect ground covers. You can imagine an area full of bright flowers with a carpet of decorative leaves. The taller sedums give a lot of texture and color in the yard. Just give them full sun and well-drained soil.
Both the short and tall versions are known by their thick, lush leaves that retain water. They also have characteristic showy flower heads that attract butterflies and bees. They are native to mountainous areas of the northern hemisphere from California to Siberia. With rare exception, all sedums are perennials, giving you years and years of loyal blooms.
Sedums are succulents, but you don't have to think of them only as an alternative to a cactus garden. The tall sedums are especially flexible. They are great flower borders or can be placed next to wispy grasses. Other good companion plants are sage and verbena. If you haven't tried a member of this hardy group, it might be fun to search out and find some to experiment with in your own yard.


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With this seed grant, the course team has been developing the architecture of a redesigned "Tech Tools" course (formally titled CST 101). We have chosen a buffet model for the course redesign. Our model will utilize NCAT's six characteristics of course redesign projects: whole course redesign; use of active learning pedagogies; access to computer-based learning resources; mastery of specific learning objectives; on-demand help; and alternative staffing comprised of the appropriate level of instructional personnel.
When the framework of the course is done, we will be collaborating with course instructors from the Information Technology and Communications Design (ITCD) department and teaching librarians to develop the overall pedagogical approaches. Nine other classes at CSUMB provide Tech Tools-type content, often making use of the Tech Tools curriculum and assessments. Thus, the Tech Tools course redesign will produce reusable resources and assessment tools for these courses to employ.
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Daniel Chenoweth took the title at the Harvard-Yale meet
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Harvard men's cross country team dropped a tight head-to-head race to Yale Friday, while the women topped the Bulldogs and finished behind Princeton at the annual Harvard-Yale cross country meet.
"I am really pleased with the progress our women's program has made," said director of track and field and cross country Jason Saretsky. "The way we have closed the gap on Princeton from two years ago is exciting but there is still a lot of work to do the rest of this season. Obviously, our men were disappointed not to keep the Maine Trophy here in Cambridge, but I am confident the talent on this team will learn from this experience and be that much stronger for it."
In the men's race, senior captain Daniel Chenoweth took the title by nearly 25 seconds, finishing the 8K race in 25:10.70. Maksim Korolev and Kurt Ruegg were next to cross the line for Harvard, placing fifth and sixth with times of 25:43.64 and 25:45.16, respectively. Michael Hoffman placed 10th in 26:12.36 and Aaron Watanabe rounded out Harvard's scorers with a 13th-place finish in a time of 26:29.27. Harvard ended with a total of 34 points while the host Bulldogs ended with 24 to take the win.
The Harvard women placed two runners in the top five as Claire Richardson took second with a time of 17:20.13 and Jeanne Mack placed fifth in a time of 18:02.56. Nicole Cochran placed seventh in a time of 18:14.54 and Kailyn Kuzmuk finished ninth in 18:18.28. Hilary May was the final scorer for the women, placing 20th with a time of 19:05.32. The Crimson finished with a total of 40 points and had four runners finish ahead of any Yale runners. Princeton won the women's race with 22 points and Yale placed third with 68.
Harvard is back in action at the Wisconsin Inter-Regional meet next weekend.


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Asked about the first lady's comments Sunday, Rice laughed and good naturedly answered the recurring question about her prospects for president in 2008. No dice, she said for the umpteenth time.First, in her role as Secretary of State, she can't be openly acknowledging that she wants to run for President. Second, "I know what I want to do and that's not it" is a statement in the present tense, and what she "wants to do" must be what she is currently doing. What she wants to be doing in the future and what she will in the future want to do are two additional issues, not addressed by the statement. Finally, we don't know that she will only do the things she "wants to do." One could very well say "I don't want to be President," and still be entirely willing to serve if others prevail upon you.
"Obviously, it's flattering when people say things like that. The first lady is not only a terrific person, she's my friend. And I was honored that she said that, of course. She's a wonderful person," Rice said.
"But I've spoken to this. I know what I'm good at, I know what I want to do and that's not it."
"I know what I want to do and that's not it" is full of possibilities!
As to "I know what I'm good at," I think there should be a period after that. The press reports a run-on sentence, and you know our Condi would not have written it out with a punctuation error like that. So she knows what she's good at. But she doesn't state what it is. Even if we assume "that's not it" relates to "I know what I'm good at," that's modesty, and, again, that's the present tense. She could become better at the skills needed to run for President, and she could run for President even without the highest level of skill. Everyone else who runs for President seems to be rather bad about it. Why is that a special limitation for her?


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We finally got a frame grouping up on the wall in the playroom/future big-girl room. And as predicted it was definitely inspired by the bean. It's full of things we think will be helpful and fun for her, and when it came to hanging it we tried a little alternative to our usual paper template method (which we outlined here when we hung our hallway frame wall). This time around we tried an old Candice Olson trick. Basically you use a giant roll of paper to make one big template (we used some protective paper from Home Depot leftover from our kitchen reno). Do you guys remember when she used to do this all the time back when her show had that sceee-bah-dee-dap-deee-dow-ahhh scatting intro? The good news is that any type of paper will work, so even if you just have a few pieces of printer paper taped together or a poster board or two, it should accomplish the same goal.
The first step to this project was bringing in all of the frames and art we have (most of which was cluttering up this room when it was a junk room, and was later tucked into the closet in the guest room) and laying it all out on the floor. Sure, it makes the room look crazy for a second, but it's nice to see everything all spread out.
Then we just shuffled things around on the rug in a few different arrangements and switched things in and out and up and down until we liked the look of things. Oh but one tip is to measure the wall and take a guess about how wide and how long you want the arrangement to be and lay out two tape measures if you have them, just like we did below. That way you can try to build an arrangement in that predetermined width and height.
Once we were happy with the arrangement, we broke out the paper from the basement and cut a piece to that size. If we were smart we would have built the arrangement on the paper to begin with, but it only took about a minute to slip the paper under everything so it was sitting on that instead of the rug.
After we made sure we liked everything's placement by nudging a few things around just a little here and there, we broke out the marker and traced the outline of each item onto the paper. That made it look sort of like a kid's puzzle (easy to reassemble, if you know what I mean). Of course it's important to use a marker that doesn't bleed through and mark up your rug (we used a washable black Crayola marker from Clara's collection since we worried a Sharpie might go through). Oh but just marking the art's outline isn't all. The key is also to mark where the nail – or nails – need to go on each item in order to hang it.
That way when you tape the paper up on the wall you know what goes where from the outline and you know where to actually put the nails thanks to those "x" marks you've made on each one. As for how we pinned down exactly where each nail should go on the template, we just measured where the hook or wire was on the back of the frame (ex: centered and an inch down from the top) and transfered that measurement to our paper by marking the center and going down an inch before making an x for the nail spot).
Oh and one "duh" tip would be to make sure your paper isn't slanting up or down on the wall or you'll end up with a wonky arrangement (we grabbed a level and ran it along a few parallel frame edges that we had drawn to make sure they were level before proceeding).
Then you can just hammer a nail right through the paper at each marked nail spot to hang things.
Then just rip the paper down after you add all the nails. They happily stay in the wall and the paper should come down with one swift tug.
Then you're all set to hang each item on the assigned nails. Boom. No measuring at all.
As for the significance of the stuff we framed, we thought the clock would be functional since a few friends of ours have said they're great to have in big kid rooms since you can say things like "when the short hand is on the eight you can get up in the morning." Not sure if she'll take our word on that once she moves into this room, but it's a nice romantic idea. Ha!
A few items are especially meaningful book projects that we did (the Virginia cut-out art, the zig-zag paint chip art, the navy frames that a bunch of things are hanging inside, and the wood painted art with a Richmond monument on it). Then there are some other things in the mix like the red and orange painting that Clara made herself…
… and a sweet free printable that I got here and filled in with colored pencils.
There's even a fabric napkin from HomeGoods that I grabbed for a few bucks and have been dying to frame.
I just cut it down to size and shoved it in. You know the girl likes flamingos…
And on the bottom next to the framed former-napkin, there are two plastic trays from Marshall's a while back (they're meant to be serving trays, but I just used 3M to hang them up among the mix).
We like how the navy in the frames and the whale trays ties into the curtains we made.
So that ends the giant paper template adventure that left an old blank spot in the room looking sweet and personalized for the bean. What are you guys hanging? Ever use the giant piece o' paper technique? Have you hung any trays or napkins on the wall? Do you sort of miss that weird old scatting Candice Olson intro? I don't think I realized how hilarious it was until it was gone. I took it for granted. Sniffle.


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On April 1, 1974, Robert Opel was just a photographer and art gallery owner. On April 2nd, he became a legend when he ran across stage butt naked during the 46th Academy Awards.
Posing as a journalist, he managed to gain access to the backstage area, and waited for the perfect moment. That moment, apparently, was when David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor. Opel ran past Niven in the buck, flashing a peace sign at the camera. Without missing a beat, Niven says "Well, ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen… But isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?" Ouch.
Despite the insult, the streaking incident made Opel something of a celebrity; he was later asked by producer Allan Carr to streak at a party he was throwing. There are two things we've learned, in our years of partying expertise: First, anything called a "dance party" before it happens is probably not going to be fun, and second: when you have to pay for someone to get naked at your party, you're doing it wrong.
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