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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:26 pm
Post subject: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Rather than speculate about how we are farked, or use Thelma and Louise as a metaphor, it might make sense to have a discussion about what happened and what it means. You can find a copy of the enrolled bill that Obama signed here:
I didn't have the heart to read the whole bill after going through the table of contents, and my first alert that this might not be as good as we hoped was a Jonathan Wisman article from the New York Times. Ari Fleisher (Bush's flack) commented that "..it's inarguable that this adds $4 trillion to the federal debt."
My initial take is that this is how far to the right the national discussion has moved, that the "conservative" Republicans in Congress don't see that locking in the temporary tax cuts of the Bush era is a victory for their idea of cutting taxes but not cutting spending. The simple fact is that very little was done in the way of cutting out in-equitable aspects of the tax code, and the permanent designation of these cuts for most of the middle class, and the small rise in taxes for higher incomes puts the balance sheet at $4.6 trillion less revenue, and $650 billion in new revenues. (from Bowles/Simpson op-ed piece.) So let's look in a little more detail.
The Bad. Of course the bill became a Christmas tree for tax credits for those with juice with critical swing votes. Milk subsidies and NASCAR benefits have capture much of the press, but there is a long list, some of which I like (tax credits for energy efficiency), and some of which are pretty stupid (tax credits for bio-diesel and ethanol fuels). If there was any fundamental reform in the bill I wouldn't really object to small grease to get it through; that has always been the way of reform, and those that think the Tea Party folks are any different are just not paying attention. But one of the few progressive aspects of the bill is higher rates for what are pretty clearly very wealthy people.
The not so bad, but could have been better. There is an end to the vacation on Social Security taxes, which was critical symbolically to the Dems, but will have a slowing effect on the economy, and doesn't (I think) raise the salary level at which the tax is collected. There are small progressive changes in both inheritance taxes and investment taxes (capital gains)--but pretty small and still favoring the wealthy. Taxes on estates rise to 40%--but the first $5 million is sheltered. My kids breathe a sigh of relief. Capital gains are 18.8% for incomes greater than $250,000, and only 23.8% for incomes over $450,000. (Source: E. J. Dionne Jr.) Now I support sheltering capital gains under two conditions: it encourages innovation and American jobs. While this is an improvement, it does nothing to send a price signal for either US jobs or discouraging financial gambling.
The future: It is clear that Obama would have supported cuts in both Social Security and Medicare in exchange for more revenue and resolution of the looming battle over the debt ceiling. Any number of conservative pundits have commented that a much better bill for the Republicans was thrown over by rebellious Tea Party wing nuts. (My point from the beginning is that it is important to know the field you work in, and to listen carefully, and deal at the right time. Most of these fools had no idea that they were voting down a deal that was better for their core values. On this issue, Boehner was right--but couldn't lead.) I think that Keynsian economics have worked over the past four years, despite a grievous wound to the economy. It is too early in the recovery process to turn the austerity screws tight--we've seen this wreak havoc in Spain, Ireland and Greece. About a third of the deficit accumulated under Obama is simply from the shrinking of the economy. Revenues will go up as the economy recovers, and as military costs in Afghanistan and Iraq go down. But making the lower taxes for the middle class permanent, rather than temporary, will make long term deficit reduction more difficult, and deficit elimination almost impossible.
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:15 pm
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I have to agree that much more revenue was needed overall, and while it wouldn't of ever happened, I believe that all of the Bush tax cuts should have expired permanently. Although income tax rates can be increased in the future, I seriously doubt that it can be done any time soon, especially considering the political division in Congress. Yet, we do have the debt ceiling and the sequester approaching very quickly in the next 2 to 3 months. No doubt, Republicans will be looking to cut the crap out of spending, to include hacking deeply into Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. To counter any spending cuts, the Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress should target a reform of the tax code, to include addressing eligibility requirements for exemptions, limits to deductions and questionable loopholes. Also, to strengthen SS, Medicare and Medicaid, more revenue will need to be addressed, so lifting the salary ceiling and possibly increasing contribution rates are ways to do that. Overall, I think that it's fair to balance any cuts with even more revenue. However, the big question is what would be done with any savings and added revenue. There are certainly sound arguments to both pay down the deficit and stimulate the economy, but figuring it all out and negotiating it between parties will be a continuing battleground of sorts.
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Workers making $30,000 will take a bigger hit on their pay than those earning $500,000 under new fiscal deal
By Hayley Peterson
PUBLISHED:00:00 EST, 3 January 2013| UPDATED: 06:25 EST, 4 January 2013
Middle-class workers will take a bigger hit to their income proportionately than those earning between $200,000 and $500,000 under the new fiscal cliff deal, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
Earners in the latter group will pay an average 1.3 percent more - or an additional $2,711 - in taxes this year, while workers making between $30,000 and $200,000 will see their paychecks shrink by as much as 1.7 percent - or up to $1,784 - the D.C.-based think tank reported.
Overall, nearly 80 percent of households will pay more money to the federal government as a result of the fiscal cliff deal.
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Gotta love the title of these bills, kinda like the "Affordable Healthcare for America Act", what a joke.
The titles must have been written on "opposite day".
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:54 pm
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The new Trillion dollar coin with Obama's head on it, and Bush's tail?
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:00 pm
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Sheeeeeeyyiit ... yer tax dollars at work.
I wanted to guesstimate whether it's worth increasing our attic insulation. After a lot of clicking, I found a DOE site designed expressly for that purpose. Its database of hundreds of thousands ... or was it millions ... of homes implied really useful results. I entered dozens of numbers, from zip code to area and types of all windows to the year our water heater was made and the R factor of our existing insulation, hit CALCULATE, and waited for its wisdom.
It estimated that our current total power bill runs about $875/yr (it's well over $2,000 and we keep the place chilly all winter and warm all summer) and that adding more insulation to our present R30 will save us $3,950 per year.
Can you imagine the money the DOE spent gathering that database and building this look-up table, just to produce BS like that? Do you REALLY want these people running your health care, your banking system, your federal infrastructure, your Fed, your small business?
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:01 pm
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stevenbard wrote:
The new Trillion dollar coin
Give this clown another four years and that's about what an American Gold Eagle may be worth (it's about $1,800 now).
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:34 pm
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Mikey wrote:
Do you REALLY want these people running your health care, your banking system, your federal infrastructure, your Fed, your small business?
Yes, in fact.
The reason you pay well over $2000 for heat and you're still cold is because Exxon/Mobil and BP and Shell and Halliburton and Schlumberger and Koch Industries manage the government's energy policies.
But, of course, fools like you believe that those huge conglomerates have your best interests at heart.
Mikey, you really are a funny guy.
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By the way gold has dropped from $1800 to $1653 since Mike told us that the price was heading frantically upward.
Good thing he is lying about his gold reserves.
Pueno should get a laugh out of that. He seems to like clowns.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:46 am
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keycocker wrote:
By the way gold has dropped from $1800 to $1653 since Mike told us that the price was heading frantically upward.
Good thing he is lying about his gold reserves.
Pueno should get a laugh out of that. He seems to like clowns.
The price dropped because Mikey stopped buying.
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Amy Poehler's string of great speeches continues! This time, she tackles the fact that she's the first woman to win Variety's Power Of Comedy award (of course, she's only the award's second winner, as it started in 2010) by pitching some women-centric comedies to the networks that we actually might want to watch. (Lord knows they haven't been able to come up with any television of much value for us this season.) Her ideas include the self-explanatory I Really Don't Give A Shit How Your Fantasy Football Team Is Doing Just Take The Kids Somewhere and That Really Hurts, a series that "teaches couples how to improve communication in the bedroom."
Come for Amy's greatness, stay for the steamy kiss between host Will Ferrell and award presenter Nick Kroll. This video is full of all kinds of awesome.
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With the new bar being open, a lot of new and old faces are coming into the establishment and judging us. There is a certain level of responsibility that I feel to make sure everyone is treated well as a bartender. Some things we can control, and some things we can't control.
The bar is new and as I put it, "We are still getting our legs". There are quirks to our bar that is just unavoidable because, simply, everything is new. For example someone ordered a pitcher of red Sangria this weekend. First off, I never made a Sangria. So I had to scurry around and find the managers on how they wanted us to make this (thank god someone printed off a recipe). Then I had to find the ingredients. Sliced apples. Sliced oranges. Grapes. None were upstairs, so I had to run downstairs to find them. Then I had to slice them. I didn't know where the cutting boards where. I finally found them and then needed a knife. I went to the kitchen to get a knife and then sliced the apples and orange slices. Then we needed to use Mondavi merlot. I couldn't find any Mondavi, so I used Turner Road (which is our wine-by-the-glass Merlot and I know you Sangria experts out there are going to howl, "But a TRUE Sangria uses Rioja!!"). I followed the instructions and had no idea how it tasted, but all I know is that I made 10 more that night so people were drinking them. By the end of the night I could make a pitcher in about 30-45 seconds.
Now the point to all that is it took me like a solid 8-10 minutes to make my first Sangria. Maybe those people were sitting outside thinking, "Christ this Sangria is taking forever!" They leave the bar and that's it. Forever they remember how long it took to get a pitcher and they tell everyone how miserable the service is. It doesn't matter that by the end of the night I could make a Sangria in a moments notice. People rarely spread praise for good service and are more apt to tell negative things about your service.
Another example. On Saturday night it was fairly slow until about 11pm. Then we got really busy. The busiest that I have seen this bar and fairly typical what i'd see on some weekends when it was Dipper's. There were a lot of people who wanted a drink NOW. I certainly felt pressured to serve everyone and I go as fast as I can, but you can only serve people as fast as you can serve them. Of course Murphy's Law came into full effect. One of our cash registers stopped working. The POS system we have is new. Each bartender has their own drawer, which they are responsible for being accurate, and the system is much slower than a regular cash register. If someone orders 10 drinks from me, I need to enter all the drinks, get a subtotal, get the money and then get the change. Its very good for inventory control but it absolutely slows us down (i'm giving the management suggestions to speed it up and it has gotten much better, in my opinion). The person on the other side of the bar could care less about the POS system. They are simply trying to get a drink as fast as they can and if their first impresson of the bar is negative, they really aren't going to come back - there are plenty of other bars in town that will serve them faster.
So with the register not working, a customer ordered a Guinness and Yuengling from the other bartender. We lose the Yuengling keg about 3/4 of the way through a pour into the pint glass. We send the bar back down to swap kegs. As I was serving my customers I could just see the people waiting for the Yuengling & Gunness seething. I can see them spinning around and throwing their arms up and angry that the world has dammed them at this moment to get slow service. As I walk by one of them says, "Hey!" to me and I look, she says, "Can you just serve us the (partially full) Yuengling?". I'm like, "No problem. We are changing the kegs now and we will top it off for you later." The reaction I get from her was one of not really caring about the keg being changed or us topping her out - but that she just wants alcohol - fast.
I give her the drinks and she throws down her money with what I would call "pissy anger" and she goes to her friends in the corner. I grab the money, walk around the bar (while other customers are going bonkers to get my attention and i'm ignoring them). I walk up to her and hand her the money back. She is saying "No, no." and I stop her and said to her slowly and calmly, "I know you were waiting a long time for your drink. The keg kicked and a drawer just went bonkers on us and stopped working. We want to serve you as fast as we can. I'm less concerned about you paying for your drink and more concerned about you walking out of here and being upset with our service." By the end of me telling her this she went from being irritated to a nice smile on her face. I don't know if I really changed her opinion, but I certainly think I made her feel like we actually cared about her business.
I was working with a bartender on Sunday night. I never worked with her before. I asked her if she was here when it was Dipper's and she said, "No way. Everyone knew Dipper's sucked." I was taken a bit back. I worked at the bar for four years. So I said, "Really? How many times did you come here?". She said, "Once. I came in got a beer and left."
That was it. She had a beer and left and her first and only impression of the old bar was that she didn't like it (and that her friends didn't like it, either, which reinforced the negative stereotype). You can't please everyone. There are going to be people who walk in the new bar, take one look around and either hate it or love it. Lots of us worked very hard at Dipper's to make it a place where we got a regular crowd that we would see weekly. With the new bar we have to start all over again. Get a new regular crowd and impress new people. It certainly is a daunting task to start over again.
I even got an email from someone "reviewing" the bar. They asked some questions and I answered them via email. I don't know who is reviewing it, I forgot to ask. I used to do restaurant reviews a few years back and my methods evolved. The problem with a lot of my older reviews is that the are based on one meal. This can be a bit unfair. Like I was just describing before, bars and restaurants can have bad nights. Prices can change (for example we lowered the prices of the hamburgers). Some people can have an "off" night. When I am reviewing now, I try to eat at a restaurant a few times before writing up something on them. Like Maru. I go there about once a week now, because its so tasty, they know me and do things that make me, as a customer, feel special (like they will just make me an appetizer that I didn't order as there way of saying "Thanks for your business").
I think I try to do the same thing when i'm behind the bar, too. On Sunday a patron was at the bar, and they thought the wine tasted bad like it was open for a long time. I told them that it was a brand new bottle, and I even sampled the wine myself (from a fresh glass) and it tasted fine to me. Rather than arguing with her, I simply opened a new bottle and poured a fresh glass. She seemed content and we talked about wine afterwards and how what you eat before you have a glass of wine can affect its taste. Also we chatted about how up to 10% of wine bottles can be corked. My thought was that "Big deal if I am opening another bottle, i'd rather take the loss and keep this one person happy."
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(CNN) — On college football's opening weekend, the Florida A&M University Rattlers faced Mississippi Valley State, and for the first time in nearly two years, their famed marching band was on the field to kick off the season.
It's been 21 months since FAMU fans have seen the Marching 100 band perform publicly; the organization was suspended after an investigation into the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion in 2011.
Before Champion's death, the band had been one of the best and biggest university bands, but after the controversy surrounding the investigation, the band has fewer members and more rigorous guidelines for participation, according to Sylvester Young, FAMU director of marching and pep bands.
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Head Coach Frank Keefe announced the Yale Swimming and Diving major awards for the recently concluded 2003-2004 season at the Annual April Awards Banquet. Eight Bulldog swimmers were honored.
The first recognitions of the evening were for the two new Yale men's swimming records set this past winter by three seniors and one sophomore. Senior Jimmy Veazey (Hamden, CT), who broke his own record from 2002-2003 in the 200 Butterfly with a time of 1:49.12, was honored for his efforts. The 400 Medley Relay team of Alex Nash, Tom Hardy, Jack Cooney, and Jimmy Veazey, who turned in a time of 3:19.30, were also recognized.
Senior Jack Cooney (Palm Beach, FL) was also awarded the Heaton High Point Award that is awarded to that swimmer who has scored the highest possible number of points for the team in dual meet competition for the past season.
Jimmy Veazey was honored yet again as the recipient of the William Leeming Jelliffe Award. This award is given annually to "that senior who has shown the greatest progress and development in swimming ability and outstanding leadership during his college years." The prize is given in memory of William Leeming Jelliffe by his father, the late Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe.
Senior Matt Bowman (Bloomfield Hills, MI) was awarded the MacLeish Memorial Swimming Trophy. Established in 1936 by Hassted R. Vanderpoel '35S, in memory of Kenneth MacLeish, 1918 who was killed in World War I, this trophy is awarded to "that member of the Yale Swimming Team, who through his or her efforts and high ideals in sportsmanship and loyalty, best exemplifies the spirit of Kenneth MacLeish."
Both Senior Captain Alex Nash (Los Angeles, CA) and Jack Cooney were recognized for their outstanding backstroke efforts this past season. They were both awarded the S. Livingston Mather Swimming Award, donated by the late S. Livingston Mather, class of 1905.
The other stroke award of the evening was given to Tom Hardy (Mason City, IA). Tom won the M. Davies Award. This prize was donated by the family of Melindi Davies, class of 1998. It is awarded each year for outstanding performance in breaststroke swimming.
Freshman Andrew Foss (Fairfax St., VA ) received the Harry Burke Award. Established in 1966 by the Yale Swimming Association, this award honors Yale's retired former freshman swim coach Harry Burke and is "awarded for outstanding contribution to Yale Swimming by an underclassmen".
Senior Matt Aldrich (Tucson, AZ ) was awarded the Phil Moriarty Prize. This award honors former Yale Varsity Swim Coach and United States Olympic Coach, Phil Moriarty. It was established in 1969 by the Yale Swimming Association and is "awarded to that upperclassmember of the Men's Varsity team who has contributed immeasurably to the Yale Swimming tradition by his dedication and personal achievement". The presentation of the prize was made that much more special by the presence of Coach Moriarty.
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WELLESLEY, Mass. – Freshman Lena Yang (East Stroudsburg, Pa.) was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's Swimmer of the Week on Monday afternoon. In the fast-paced meet against Amherst College on Saturday, she walked away with two first place finishes and two seconds.
Yang was the anchor of the winning 200 yard medley relay that touched with a time of 1:47.89. She then went on to win the 100 yard freestyle in 53.71. She came second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.48 and led off the 400-yard freestyle relay that finished in second place with a 3:34.04.
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DES MOINES - Nick Pittmon felt good.
His legs were loose. The conditions were perfect. His head was clear and in the moment.
DES MOINES - The Glenwood boys track team didn't repeat as Class 3A state champions at the Iowa State Track. But you'd be hard-pressed to a find a coach less disappointed with how his team performed than Glenwood boys coach Mark Starner.
Michael Moore scored four goals to move within two of Glenwood's career goal record as the Rams routed Creston 10-0 in Hawkeye 10 Conference girls soccer on Thursday.
The Glenwood boys tennis team won the No. 2 doubles bracket and placed second in the No. 1 bracket to win the Hawkeye 10 Conference Tennis Tournament last Monday.
On paper, Glenwood softball coach Tim Stanton says this year's Rams may be his best in his 10 years as head coach.
Potentially, the coach added.
Glenwood baseball coach Brett Elam was hesitant to use the R-word, but the sixth-year Ram coach couldn't help it when describing his 2012 team.
A year of troubles behind it, the Glenwood Golf Course is open and looking to a strong future with new turf and clubhouse management at the 48-year old golf course.
The Glenwood course opened officially on April 15, following a two-week delay to get the course in playing shape. New turf superintendent Ben Starkel spent most of the spring getting the course in shape and, hopefully, preventing a repeat of last year's problems.
When listing the events the Glenwood boys track teams qualified for state in, it might be better to list which events they did not qualify in.
There were just four, after all.
The Glenwood boys track team won eight gold medals and set a pair of meet records at the Red Oak Tiger Relays on Thursday.
Glenwood easily out-paced second place Fremont-Mills 153 to 81 in the team standings.
"This was a meet in which we were able to back off some of our athletes to help prepare them for the conference and district meet. Along with that, it was an opportunity to tweak some things that need to be done," said Glenwood coach Mark Starner.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Whiskey Wednesday: Woodford Reserve Four Grain
Just to review, the Four Grain is a bourbon made from four grains: corn, wheat, rye and barley. Most bourbons use rye or wheat as the secondary grain, but this bourbon uses both. The sample I'm tasting is from the first batch of Four Grain, a smaller release of 3,404 bottles which stayed in Kentucky. A second, wider release would go national.
Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Four Grain, Batch 1, 46.2% abv
The nose on this has what I've come to know as that distinctive Woodford, pot-stilled aroma. It's less medicinal than some of the other Woodfords and more metallic with some plastic notes. Not much bourbon sweetness on the nose but there is some rye spice. If the sweetness is missing on the nose, it comes out prominently on the palate, though it's more a generic sweetness than a corn sweetness. Next comes the rye and some of the metal, and then more rye with a bit of sourness and some pine. It tastes hot for the abv. The finish has a pleasant balance to it without any of the harsher notes.
I'd definitely place this as one of the better Master's Collection expressions, though that isn't saying much, and I should include the caveat that I don't know how this compares to the later batches of the Four Grain that saw wider release.
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Since I commented on the others, I'll add on this one.
Woodford Reserve Master's Collection Four Grain (Batch 1) C
N:There's the distinctive thick nose which has the expected elements of marzipan and a hint of banana. It's a little sour and grainy, with an oily smell. There's a solventy, cleaner smelling thing happening too - a little Pine-Sol. It's kind of like a recently emptied grain elevator - definitely something metallic in the background.
P: Surprisingly a little thin on the palate. Again there's the oil and solvent, a little pine, funky rye note. Way in the back is a little vanilla, a little toffee, both trying to peek out. Not particularly warm and late there's a note of marzipan. It wants to settle on a little sweet note but there's too much to distract.
F: Dries out, shows a little wood and lasts reasonably long. There's some hints of caramel. It's also a little bitter. Some turbinado sugar for good measure.
Comment: The palate is completely chaotic to me. The sour nose and unrefined sugar makes it seem relatively young. The nose is a really unfocused, sloppy Woodford nose. As with the vast majority of the Masters Series, this is not an improvement.
In short, I still think the Seasoned Oak was the best of the bunch.
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You don't really want to be a cop, do you? Fighting crime, saving lives, big guns, fast cars, a cool uniform, hot calls; that stuff's not for you. The hours are long, the gratitude is short-lived, and there may occasionally be people trying to kill you when you're just trying to make a living and do a little good. Take some advice from the front lines of police hiring and training, here's ten way to make sure you do not get hired by any law enforcement agency.
10. That 20-page application they want you to fill out? Just consider that pesky document merely a guideline; they can't possibly expect you to waste your time filling out every single box, blank, and question. Why would anyone really want a certified copy of your high school transcripts, an official duplicate of your birth certificate, and an accurate list of everywhere you've ever worked or lived.? Do they really need to know how to contact your grandparents, your old roommate and your college resident assistant? Just fill out what you can, you'll have plenty of time to show them how organized and thorough you are once they bring you on board as one of their officers.
9. Don't worry about your level of fitness. Police testing can take a long time; you may sit on an eligibility list for months, even years, before you begin the academy. So why worry about what kind of shape you're in? Wait until you get confirmation that you're about to start recruit training to get serious about working out, especially if you have youth on your side. You played high school football, you're on a summer softball league, and you're awesome at Wii boxing so you'll get in shape in no time, right?
8. Always remember that you are owed a good police job. Don't think that you have to work hard, prove yourself, or compete with anyone else; you are entitled to this opportunity. After all, how many people are willing to make the sacrifices you'll have to make as a crimefighter: working shifts, facing down armed criminals, cutting your hair really short? They should feel fortunate that you've chosen to apply at their agency, and it's that agency's responsibility to make sure your career dreams are realized.
7. Make sure your social networking sites show what a fun-loving party animal you really are. The person doing your background check will certainly get a chuckle out of that picture of you passed out in front of your fraternity's record-breaking beer can pyramid. And those racy boudoir portraits you had taken for your ex-boyfriend, the ones of you wearing nothing but a toy shoulder holster and a smile? I'm sure the chief of police will understand that it's not your fault that your ex posted them on his My Space page after you guys broke up, complete with all of your contact information. Besides, the cops can't actually access that stuff, can they? Can they!?
6. Why worry about your personal appearance? "Don't judge a book by its cover," isn't that what your grandma always said? You're applying to be a cop, not a Marine or a Wall Street broker. When you show up for the physical agility test, everyone is sure to love your Female Body Inspector t-shirt you bought in Cancun, or be impressed with those Victoria's Secret PINK short shorts you just got at the mall. Besides, that scruffy Brad Pitt look or the high school Goth girl fashion statement may be just what they're looking for in the Narcotics Unit of the agency you're applying for.
5. Don't bother to read anything more difficult or thought provoking than the latest issue of People magazine or your buddy's fantasy football blog. Even though studies show that the number one predictor of success in the police academy is your level of reading comprehension, you did more than enough reading in school, and it was painfully boring then. Reading actual books interferes with your emailing, texting, Skyping, and keeping up with all that great reality TV. You'll have no problem catching up once you're in the academy.
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Pizza-loving foodies in New York City have been arguing for years about which famous pizzeria makes the best pie. The oldest contender is Lombardi's, where the original New York-style pizza was supposedly invented in 1905 when Gennaro Lombardi, an immigrant from Naples, started selling tomato pies in his grocery store.
If you go by Zagat's ratings, the best pies are from Grimaldi's, a no-frills parlor tucked under the Brooklyn Bridge. Michelle Obama raved about their pizza when she and the First Daughters stopped in last March (and we can be sure the three of them didn't have to wait on the lines usually snaking around the block).
Patsy Grimaldi learned to make pies as a boy working at his uncle's legendary pizzeria, Patsy's, in Spanish Harlem. (Yes, his uncle was also called Patsy.) Grimaldi opened his own place in Dumbo in 1990, and has lately been branching out. This month, one tentacle reached New Paltz. Yes, pizza fans! There's a Grimaldi's in New Paltz! Now we in the mid-Hudson Valley can sink our teeth into the smoky, coal-fired, thin-crust pies beloved of such luminaries as Frank Sinatra and Rudy Guiliani.


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Three months after Fawcett was declared cancer-free in 2007, doctors found that the cancer had returned, this time spreading to her liver. She sought experimental treatment in Germany on numerous occasions, but at Saint John's Health Center this morning, she lost the fight.
Born in 1947, Fawcett was best known for her roles as Jill Monroe on the hit show Charlie's Angels and Pamela Glover in The Cannonball Run. She'll forever be remembered as both a talented actress and an international sex symbol.
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This Day in Sports History — November 11
Here are just some of the notable sports moments that happened on November 11:
1868 — The first-ever indoor track and field meet in the U.S. was held at Empire State Skating Rink in New York City. (More info.)
1944 — Army routed Notre Dame, 59—0, at Yankee Stadium in New York, giving the Irish their worst loss in their history. (More info.)
1946 - The New York Knicks played their first game at Madison Square Garden in New York. They lost, 78-68, to the Chicago Stags. (More info.)
1990 — Derrick Thomas of the Kansas City Chiefs registered an NFL-record seven quarterback sacks in a 17-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. (More info.)
2002 — Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants unanimously won a record fifth National League MVP award. (More info.)


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Malik Jones discovered early in his high school career that playing football for Dunbar put "a target on your back." The Poets, winners of three consecutive Class 1A state championships, have long been the preeminent Baltimore City football power.
Transitioning from one of the state's top high school football programs to a Maryland squad that has won just six games over the past two seasons might seem like a drastic change. But despite the Terps' recent struggles, Jones expects his new squad to be among the ACC's most hunted programs this year.
"Going to the Big Ten, that's going to draw a lot of attention for us," Jones said. "They say we have a lot of talent that's coming up. We could be a pretty good team in the future years. A lot of eyes [will be] watching us."
Jones, who committed to the Terps last summer after a strong performance at a Maryland camp, said he's looking forward to playing "Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State – schools like that." He's doing everything he can now to put himself in position to suit up for the Terps as quickly as possible.
The coaches "say that whatever I do determines my playing time and what they want to do with me," he said. "If I go in and do what I'm supposed to do in the weight room and in practice, I should be able to see the field."
Maryland hasn't recruited a ton of players from Baltimore City public schools over the past several years, but Jones hopes that his commitment to the Terps will change things soon. Maryland has already offered Dunbar junior quarterback William Crest, and, according to Jones, has expressed interest in Poets junior running back Coleman Blackston.
"It's a good thing because I feel as though Baltimore City has a lot of good talent, but we're always overlooked," Jones said. "Me being able to represent Baltimore City, that should be a good thing."
Here's an introduction to Jones:
Name: Malik Jones
Birthdate: Aug. 2, 1995
Birthplace: Baltimore
Hometown: Baltimore
Nickname: M.J.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 245
Position: Defensive end
High School: Dunbar
Senior statistics: 70 tackles, 18 sacks
Rankings: Rivals.com – Two-star prospect. Scout.com – Two-star prospect. ESPN.com – Two-star prospect, No. 41 player in Maryland, No. 153 offensive tackle, 68 rating. 247Sports.com – Three-star prospect, No. 22 player in Maryland, No. 54 offensive tackle, 86 rating.
Bench max: 280
40-yard dash: 4.8
Runner-up school: "I have no idea. I had other schools interested and a couple other offers. I would have gone to more camps. Whatever was the best fit for me at the time."
Other schools considered: "At one point in time I had offers from UTEP and Rutgers. I was talking to schools like Wake Forest, Marshall and Temple."
Favorite NFL player: Ray Lewis
Favorite NFL team: Dallas Cowboys
Favorite music: Jay-Z, Kanye West
Favorite movie: "The Hangover"
Favorite TV show: "SportsCenter" and "Martin"
Favorite food: "I eat everything. I don't have a favorite food."
Favorite high school class: Math
Other high school sports: "I played basketball my freshman year."
Hobbies: "I like to go out, hang out, go to the movies. I like to play basketball for fun. That's about it."
Intended major: Business management
Something that not many people know about you: "I would say nothing. Unless somebody wants to know something, I would come out and tell them straightforward."
Best football moment: "My 10th-grade year when I scored. It was a punt block return. At the time, [my teammate] blocked the punt and I scored from about 30 yards."
Role model: "My dad. He's a real inspiration. He's always pushing me to succeed and is a very hard worker."
Why Maryland? "I felt more at home with Maryland. I felt as though [I] not only had a great opportunity to play football, but I could better my education at Maryland, too."


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A former Colorado Springs couple have been sentenced to a year of probation after a jury convicted them of animal abuse for their treatment of a lamb that authorities say they intended to sacrifice for Passover.
The Colorado Springs Gazette reports ( http://tinyurl.com/avnaqxn) 42-year-old Elijah Black and 30-year-old Periz Jackson were sentenced Monday. They were also ordered to perform 50 hours of community service, pay fines and attend marriage counseling.
They were charged with locking the lamb in a closet lined with urine- and feces-soaked hay, no water and a heavy chain around its neck in 2012.
Authorities say the pair were members of a religious sect called the Hebrew-Israelites.
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This may come as a shock to my readers. In this post, I'm going to agree with the Discovery Institute and disagree with the Freedom From Religion Foundation. I somehow missed the controversy going on at Ball State University over a pro-ID course being taught, hearing about it only from a Worldnutdaily article.
It all started a couple months ago when the FFRF sent a letter to the president of Ball State urging her to remove a course called The Boundaries of Science, taught by physics professor Eric Hedin. To be sure, it looks like a bad course. The syllabus is full of material from ID advocates and creationists. But bad is not the same thing as unconstitutional. The course is an elective and is being taught at the university level. This is different from teaching ID in a high school for many reasons, the most obvious of which is that no one has to attend this college or take that course.
PZ said all of this back in April:
No, sorry, not right — academic freedom is the issue here, and professors have to have the right to teach unpopular, controversial issues, even from an ignorant perspective. The first amendment does not apply; this is not a course students are required to take, and it's at a university, which students are not required to attend. It's completely different from a public primary or secondary school. A bad course is an ethical problem, not a legal one. It's also an issue that the university has to handle internally.
I don't think there's a strong case on the other side either. If the university did step in and eliminate the course, I don't think Hedin would have a legal case against the university. He likely does not have tenure, so the school does have more control here than they otherwise would. But as PZ said, this is not a legal issue it's an internal one for the school.


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TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology retained a one-game lead in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball standings with a 61-50 victory over Hanover College on Senior Night at Hulbert Arena.
Senior Julian Strickland (Indianapolis/Pike) led the Fightin' Engineers with 26 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Jimmy Miller (Indianapolis/North Central) also reached double figures with 10 points.
Kyle James led the Hanover offense with 17 points on 7-12 from the field. Desmond Marks added 12 points on a perfect 5-5 from the field for the Panthers.
Rose-Hulman celebrated Senior Night for six members of the team prior to tipoff. Seniors Jake Dodd (St. Peters, Mo./Missouri-St. Louis), Alec Houpt (Chesterton, Ind.), Jordy Martin (New Albany, Ind.), Brian McHugh (Deerfield, Ill.), James Pillischafske (Louisville, Ky./Male) and Strickland have combined for a 78-27 career record that matches the most wins for a senior class in school history. The six players combined for 2,231 points, 422 appearances and 181 starts as Fightin' Engineers entering Wednesday's game.
Houpt pitched in with eight points and four rebounds, and Martin added four points and three assists to provide depth to the Engineer offensive attack.
Rose-Hulman led 13-10 five minutes into the game after a Strickland field goal, but Hanover rallied to claim a 16-15 lead on a Marks basket at the 10:04 mark of the opening half. Rose-Hulman responded with a 15-8 spurt over the remainder of the first half to take a 30-23 lead into the intermission.
In the second half, Hanover closed to within five points at 35-30 on a three-pointer by Tim Bass at the 16:56 mark. The Engineers answered with an 11-3 run over the next six minutes to push the lead to 46-33 with 10:58 remaining.
Hanover made a quick rally to close within 51-45 at the 6:13 mark after back-to-back scores from Marks and James. Rose-Hulman held the Panthers without a point for nearly five minutes and relied on two free throws from Strickland, two charity tosses by sophomore Matt Loesing (Elsberry, Mo.) and a layup from junior Corey Povaleri (Deputy/Madison) to push the lead to 57-45 and secure the victory.
With the victory, Rose-Hulman maintained a one-game lead in the HCAC standings over Defiance College. The Fightin' Engineers need two wins in their three remaining road games to secure HCAC Tournament hosting rights on Feb. 28 and Mar. 1.
Rose-Hulman improved to 18-4 overall and 13-2 in HCAC play, while Hanover dropped to 14-8 and 10-5 in conference games. The Fightin' Engineers travel to Bluffton University on Saturday at 3 p.m.


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BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. – Ernie Park notched a hat trick and two assists for five points to lead MIT to a 9-4 Pilgrim Lacrosse League victory over Massachusetts Maritime Saturday afternoon at Commander Ellis Field.
Neil Zimmerman added a pair of first half markers and an assist for the visiting Engineers (3-5, 1-1 Pilgrim), who jumped out to a 5-0 advantage over the first 25-plus minutes of play before John Herman's tally late in the second quarter cut the host Buccaneers' (3-4, 0-2 Pilgrim) deficit to four at the break.
Park's second goal of the day three minutes after the intermission extended MIT's edge to 6-1, but markers off the sticks of Herman and Ryan Linn and Max Wigglesworth enabled Massachusetts Maritime to creep to within two (6-4) late in the third stanza. The Cardinal and Gray then netted the final three goals of the match, including Park's third goal of the contest early in the fourth quarter, to account for the final score.
Ryan Ballentine and Corey Garvey each added a goal and an assist in the win for MIT, which also received single markers off the sticks of Patrick Shannon and Dylan Roden. Herman netted two tallies in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime, which also received assists from Brian Burke and Jake Bickley.
Garth Grove picked up the win in goal for MIT with an eight-save effort, while James Hitchings made 13 stops in net for Massachusetts Maritime as the Engineers outshot the Buccaneers by a 32-22 margin for the match.


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What is Fragrantia?
Got an e-mail from Fragrantica today, notifying me about a give-away for a new perfume, Vagabond Prince, blended by the well-known nose, Bertrand Duchaufour.
Well cool; a new perfume company that only releases ONE perfume ? Now there's a refreshing idea !
However, when I went to the companies official website, all the links for information sent me back to... Fragrantica pages.
When I went to the trademark page, the person who held the trademark for this perfume also held one other trademark - the trademark for the Fragrantica website.
Cool, is what I say, and hopefully the perfume turns out to be something worthy, even if there's currently no information provided on how to buy the darn thing.
Last edited by Birdboy48; 12th December 2012 at 08:24 PM. Reason: My poor spelling.
What is Fragrantia?
Oops, I left out the "c".
I'm referring to Fragantica, the well-known perfume website.
Never been much of a speller I'm afraid.
I think Basenotes is better!
Life is too short to sample. Buy Blind | I am generally not interested in batch hunting or weak fragrances.
Top 10 in no particular order:
Amouage - Epic Man
Montale - Black Aoud
Montale - Aoud Lime
Boucheron - Jaipur pour homme edp
Hermes - Terre d'Hermes pure parfum
Thierry Mugler - A Men Pure Malt
Serge Lutens - Ambre Sultan
Rochas - Lui
Davidoff - Cool Water
Mancera - Cedrat Boise
They're marketing their own fragrance? Scary.
Cool name for a frag though.
I think one of the Fragrantica founders is painting the bottle... I am certainly interested in trying it, but it looks like it could be pricey.
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) Polo vintage (Ralph Lauren) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
Might suit me
Fine fragrance is alive; it breathes, unfolds and unravels with each passing hour....
Roja Dove
Here's a couple of links :
I think "Vagabond Prince" is the company and "Enchanted Forest" is the name of the fragrance. I'm not exactly sure what the connection to Fragrantica is.
It's the project of Fragrantica's "Zoka" (Zoran Knezevic) and his wife, Elena:
About the perfume:
About the artwork:
Last edited by 30 Roses; 13th December 2012 at 02:18 AM.
The thing that gives me pause about this fragrance is that the scent is composed around the "Blackcurrant" note which is not my favorite note. It will be interesting to see how it is done and if the supporting notes and blend end up been greater than the sum of it's parts.
will test it for sure
Arent you a little short for a stormtrooper?
and their forum:
I did wonder about that...
Actually some fragrance companies and fragrance endeavours attempt to launch their own scents with varyng degrees of success.
L'Artisan made Aedes for Aedes de Venustas. I understand this is quite nice.
There were a few scents marketed for the e-tailer Fragrancenet.
Lucky Scent/Scent Bar recently released their own offerings.
As with all scents, a test with the nose is in order.
"That lover which is like fragrance
Whose voice is as beautiful as Urdu.
She who hides in the flowers
you can only find her from her fragrance."
"Chaiyya Chaiyya," from the film, "Dil Se."
And wasn't there an abandoned attempt to produce a Basenotes fragrance ??
Given the depth of Fragrantica's involvement in the perfume world, I suspect this stuff will be "interesting" at the very least.
Not interested. It needs more cliches in the name.
Just found out I won a free sample of this stuff. I'll wait with baited breath.
I recognized a few other Basenoters on the winners list as well.
Great! I'm looking forward to reading reviews by BNers.
Yikes I won a sample ! Odds were almost 17-1, if my math is correct.
Now, if only I could beat those odds in some other areas of life !
Then again, perhaps they just wanted to make sure that an adequate number of BNers got samples.
Whatever the case ( and given what the retail price may end up being ) I'll take it !
Last edited by Birdboy48; 18th December 2012 at 12:51 AM.
Just my sample of this stuff tonight. I just put it on a few minutes ago, so I can't give it much of a review, but I can say that this is quite different from anything I can think of. The Black Currant certainly dominates, but there is a lot more there. I am not sure yet if I like it, but I am sure glad I have a sample. This is certainly not bad - so far...
Current Winter Favorites:
1. House of Matriarch - Blackbird
2. Brückner - Aoud 1
3. Armani Privé - Oud Royal
4. Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 - Generation Man
5. Creed - Royal Oud
6. by Kilian - Straight to Heaven
7. Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 - Mortal Skin
8. Creed - Royal English Leather
9. Ormonde Jayne - Black Gold
10. by Kilian - Cruel Intentions
Current Top Favorites:
1) Portrait of a Lady original formula (EdP Frédéric Malle)
2) Giorgio for Men vintage/V.I.P. for Men (Giorgio Beverly Hills)
3) Dia Man vintage edt (Amouage)
4) Anat Fritz Original Formula and Classical (Anat Fritz) - tie
4) Lalfeorosa (O'driù) - tie
6) Les Nombres d'Or Vetyver (Mona di Orio)
7) Captain vintage (Molyneux)
8) Tzora (Anat Fritz)
9) Javanese Patchouli (Zegna) - tie
9) Monsieur de Givenchy vintage (Givenchy) - tie
9) Coeur de Vetiver Sacré (L'Artisan) - tie
9) Polo vintage (Ralph Lauren) - tie
9) Patou pour Homme Privé (Jean Patou) - tie
9) Oud Shamash (The Different Company) - tie
I just posted this on the female side (didn't realize I was over there- doh!) so I'm copying and pasting the content below because I'm lazy .
Mine came in the mail today as well and just dabbed some on my wrist. I apologize for not possessing the descriptive skill necessary for the reader to get an accurate impression of the fragrance. I am vague because I don't want to come across as a pretentious poser, but I know what I like and so far (30 minutes in), Enchanted Forest is a like. I detect a sweetish wild berry and something coniferous floating in the background. Hope the dry-down doesn't disappoint. My main concern is if it might be too feminine.
I just transferred the dabber vial contents to a spray vial so maybe I can give a better impression after a more complete wearing. Again, so far... pretty nice.
Thanks for posting birdboy. Won a sample and its good. It has a fruit aromatic after shave smell at the start and dries down to a spicy hot floral vanilla.
Last edited by Stayclose; 22nd December 2012 at 06:18 AM.
Any opinions I post here about frags only reflect MY PERSONAL TASTE and only my personal preference which could change at any moment.
The top and middle were quite a bit more interesting than the base imo.
Got a sample as well. Only smelled it in the vial so far, but it is definitely interesting from what I've sniffed. Have to get an atomizer from Sephora or something to give it a proper wear.


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Snapshots From A Polish Hunting Excursion
Poland might lack in structural and societal wealth, but it flourishes with a variety of well-managed wild game and prime hunting opportunities.
The complimentary adult beverages and in-flight movies aren't doing the trick. I can't sleep a wink. Is it the jitters of my first overseas flight? Is it the uncertainty of visiting a completely foreign territory? Maybe it's the anxiety of not knowing how I'll interact with a bunch of Frenchmen and Swedes I've never met. Nope. I'm riding a high of adrenaline-rich anticipation, knowing the next sunrise I'll see will be in the vast, game-rich landscape of Poland—whatever that looks like.
Read the full article here: Snapshots From A Polish Hunting Excursion
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
CC2C week 34 tag
Here's my project for the final week of the Compendium of Curiosities Vol.2 Challenge using the glazed mosaics technique from page 60 of Tim's book. Hard to believe we've worked through all the techniques of another book - so much fun! And a big thank you to Linda for being a terrific challenge host through both books.
After making the mosaics, I adhered them to a wrinkle free distress tag background with strips of dictionary paper in a loose grid pattern. Here are a couple close-ups of the mosaics:
9 comments:
Your mosaics turned out great Penny...I love the way you showcased them on your tag.
Alison x
- December 23, 2012 at 3:34 PM
- Sarah Anderson said...
Penny these are beautiful, love the colours
- December 23, 2012 at 4:39 PM
So artful and once again in awe of your use of colour which you always manage to make appear so elegant and never garish.
- December 23, 2012 at 4:43 PM
- My name is Erika. said...
Love your tag, Penny. Those glazed mosaics are really cool. Have a great holiday.
- December 24, 2012 at 10:36 AM
- Lorna said...
Beautiful artsy tag - I love how the mosaics turned out and how you placed them on the dictionary paper. Great layout!
- December 27, 2012 at 9:24 PM
- Ali Manning said...
This is wonderful, penny! I love the strips of old paper in the background.
- January 8, 2013 at 9:58 PM
- Janine said...
Looks great penny, my friend and I will gry this today too ;)) have a great weekend, hugs from Janine
- February 9, 2013 at 3:32 AM
- Janine said...
Hi Penny, I want to wish you a happy birthday, hope you have a great day, a big birthday hug from me!! Janine.
- February 20, 2013 at 2:05 AM
- Cheryl S. said...
Hey Penny - I haven't stopped by your blog for awhile so just wanted to say "hi" and that I miss seeing you! I love your mosaics - aren't they fun to make? Hope your summer is going well so far.
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I had taken a break from writing here for a bit. Mostly because I had run out of things to write about, or more honestly, I hadn't felt like writing about things. But, now I'm ready again 🙂
My husband just got back from AT. For you non-military, non-National Guard people, AT- Annual Training-is two weeks during the summer where the soldiers train and drill. I believe that most of the time, this training is two weeks completely away from family. However, I was blessed tremendously by being able to have my husband back in the evening (although later evening), on most nights. 🙂 Nothing can replace that hug and kiss and "I love you" every night. 🙂
I believe I learned a lot in these two past weeks.
– First, I have become completely convinced of my own rookie status as a military wife. I know exactly what SHOULD be done and how things SHOULD be handled. I could write the manual. But…uh…put me in the field and I get disoriented fast. I have a even greater appreciation for experienced military wives now than I did before. 🙂
– Second, it's true. You do become more independent and confident. I feel now that I grew in my own confidence and in God being with me, even if I do have to handle things when on my own when my husband is gone. Sure, I won't be thrilled about it, but I can do it.
– Thirdly, even though I couldn't be part of my husband's mission (which totally sucks-pardon the word), I was immensely proud of him and did find some ways to be involved. I've always wanted to be the little sidekick to my husband. But…the military doesn't exactly have "sidekicks" in the picture. Blast! lol. So while my husband was off shooting rifles
and driving around in humvees
and trying out night-vision goggles
and repelling off cliffs
(and doing more boring and less glamorous things),
I was at my parents trying not to be jealous and not feel too terribly left out.
BUT, prayer WAS a way for me to be involved. Funny, how that took me awhile to figure out. 🙂
– Fourthly, and finally, I hadn't expected change. I thought, really, what could happen in two weeks? Sure, you just push through and come out the other side and everything is the same again, right? While that's true to a certain extent. I mean, I'm still me, and he's still him, there were changes. At first, the changes made me really nervous, and I began planning how I would change things back once AT was over, and I worried about what would happened if they didn't change back.
Then I kinda got over myself and realized, very obviously, that even if there were changes we weren't going anywhere and neither was God. It was one of those "duh" moments. 🙂 I also realized how precious it is to be married to a guy who is committed. It's not about how long we love each other, or how long we have a good time together. It's about making the most of what God brings our way. We're here for the good and the bad times. I knew this already, but it was nice to have the reminder, just the same. 🙂 And, growth (change) isn't exactly a bad thing. 🙂
Oh, oh, oh, one last thing. I clung to something over the last two weeks that was especially comforting. The military is something you can't argue or reason with. What they say goes, and it doesn't always make sense. It's unlike anything I've ever had to deal with in the civilian world. I've heard people portraying the military as a sort of "god" because it can order anything it wants too basically and you just have to do it (okay, my husband has to do it, I personally am under no binding commitment to the military, but it sure helps my husband if I don't raise too big a fuss). However, the military can't give one order or move one step without God allowing it. Sure the military will make bad calls and give bad orders, but they are all under the oversight of God.
And I trust God. 🙂
(P.S. Family support from my own family was precious to me too. Two weeks gave me time to renew relationships, especially with my younger brothers. I got to spend a good bit of time with my mom too and that was precious to me. She really seemed to understand and be okay with me not always being all happy all the time. I really felt that she cared. Thanks, Mom!)


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Brown Sues Importer For Smuggling Unmarked And Untreated Mangos
LOS ANGELES--California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and the California Department of Food and Agriculture today announced that Bombino Express Worldwide has been sued for importing unmarked packages of mangos and yams from India that had not been treated to prevent the spread of the destructive Oriental Fruit Fly.
"Bombino Express Worldwide is charged with smuggling untreated and unlabeled fruit that can carry invasive insects like the Oriental Fruit Fly into the United States,' Attorney General Brown said. 'When foreign shipping companies disobey California's quarantine laws they put the state's growers at risk. County, state and federal inspectors should be commended for catching this illegal shipment and isolating its contents.'
Attorney General Brown alleges that Bombino Express Worldwide violated the Food and Agriculture Code and engaged in unfair business practices by failing to label and treat packaged mangos to kill any fruit fly larvae before exporting the products to the United States. Female Oriental Fruit Flies lay eggs in groups of 3 to 30 under the skin of host fruits and vegetables like those imported by Bombino Express Worldwide.
A single fruit fly lives approximately 90 days and can travel up to 30 miles in search of food and sites to lay eggs. The threat of agricultural destruction from invasive species like the Oriental Fruit Fly is so great that there was a complete ban on importing Indian mangos and yams until May 2006 when federal law was amended to allow limited importation of Indian mangos. Under the new rules, shipping companies must attach documentation affirming that mangos are treated to kill any fruit fly larvae.
The Department of Food and Agriculture launched an investigation into Bombino Express Worldwide after an inspector at a facility near Ontario International Airport found several unmarked packages of produce being imported to California from India. A parcel inspection dog named C.C., working for the San Bernardino County Agricultural Commissioner's office, sniffed out the mislabeled box of mangos. Contra Costa County is also using dogs for parcel inspections in the Bay Area and there are plans to assign dogs in San Diego, Sacramento and Fresno counties.
The Attorney General's Office seeks $10,000 per violation of the Food and Agricultural Code and California's unfair competition statute. The company could face up to $1.67 million in penalties for its 167 violations of California law.
Oriental fruit flies have wreaked havoc on Hawaiian agriculture since the species was introduced to the island in 1946. According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, failure to eradicate Oriental Fruit Flies in California could cost the state up to $176 million in crop losses, pesticide use and quarantine requirements.
Bombino Express Worldwide appears to be part of a large network of companies that import various products including fruit, spices and other products from India and Southeast Asia.
California's First Amended Complaint was filed on July 9, 2008 and was served on Mohmed Yasin Latiwala July 15, 2008 in New Jersey. Latiwala was served with the lawsuit in his individual capacity as CEO and on behalf of Bombino Express, Inc., Bombino Express (Worldwide) Inc. The lawsuit was also served on the California office of Bombino Express in Hawthorne.
A copy of the state's lawsuit is available from the attorney general's press office at: 916-324-5500. For more information from the California Department of Food and Agriculture visit: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/exec/Public_Affairs/Index.html


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O'Niell's Gets a New Lease on Life!—Robert O'Niell, proprietor of Albuquerque's much-missed O'Niell's Pub, called me up last week to say that he'd found a new space for the bar/restaurant at 4310 Central SE. You may remember O'Niell's Pub closed its doors on Dec. 31 of last year, after the landlords who controlled the space at 3211 Central SE in Nob Hill chose not to continue O'Niell's lease into 2005. "I've been looking for a new building since I couldn't renew my lease at the old place," O'Niell says. Along with four other business partners, O'Niell was recently able to purchase the short-lived Empire nightclub building (one block west of Washington on Central). "We're trying to do something that complements the neighborhood." With the Tricklock, Q-Staff and Highland Theaters all within walking distance, that area is beginning to transform from a graveyard of Route 66-era motels to a thriving and culturally diverse theater district. A new O'Niell's Pub would certainly be another positive addition to the neighborhood.
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Ernest and Jo Ann Roybal are serious sandwich people. They've gotten kicked out of a shopping mall, driven insane distances and even tagged their own wall—all in the name of bringing homemade sandwiches and salads to hungry Albuquerqueans. And they've done it all with a smile and a side of potato salad.
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CASABLANCA, Morocco - Rick's Cafe may have been an invention of Hollywood's iconic film "Casablanca," which premiered 70 years ago, but Morocco's largest city still has a great nightlife. Here are a few places worth checking out.
RICK'S CAFE: http://www.rickscafe.ma/ . 248, Blvd. Sour Jdid, Ancienne medina. Founded by an American expat, this bar and restaurant lovingly recreates the movie's famous setting with live music and an extensive Moroccan and continental menu.
LA CIGALE: 10 Blvd. Brahim Roudani. Not only do Casablanca's intellectuals like drinking here, but young activists as well in the arched backroom that features an eclectic decor, an active jukebox and a friendly crowd.
LE CABESTAN: http://www.le-cabestan.com . 90 Blvd. de la Corniche. Spend a night out with Casablanca's rich and beautiful in this combination bar, lounge and restaurant set right on the crashing waves of the Atlantic. The crowd looks expensive and the menu is.
UNITED SEAMEN'S SERVICE: 118 Blvd Moulay Abderrahmane. Originally built for U.S. sailors in 1962, this little gem hidden down by the port and train station features a beer garden, pool tables and comfort food like burgers, pizzas and even pork chops.
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Appeared in 27 games, starting 10 ... Batted .244 with two extra-base hits and nine RBIs ... Hit .545 with a pair of triples and six RBIs in the Hawai'i series ... On the year, hit .333 with runners on base and .429 with runners in scoring position ... Went 2-10 as a pinch-hitter ... Had four multi-hit and three multi-RBI games ... Committed just one error.
High School: A three-year letter winner in baseball at Foothill High School in Redding … Played first base for head coach Todd Buck and the Cougars … Also lettered twice in basketball … Earned All-League and All-Section honors … Helped lead the Cougars to a Section Championship in 2012 … Earned Student Athlete of the Year and State Scholar Athlete of the Week by ESPN.
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