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Congrats to Lydia Ko! Even if you don't like golf (why hit something so far you have to get in a car to go get it?) you've gotta love the grin on this young athlete. Yesterday, the 15-year-old South-Korean-born New Zealander became the youngest-ever winner of the LPGA tournament. After the Canadian Women's Open, the ridiculously positive teenager told CNN:
I was pretty happy out there… I tried to smile the whole round, and I guess it worked. People back at home said I'm the only one that smiles, and I try to smile when I make a bogey, too.
Hopefully she can hold that smile all the way through to September, when she'll play at the Women's British Open.


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- Protection
- Reports & Evaluations
- Radiation protection relating to the expansion of the national grid
- Basics transfer of electrical power
- Effects
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- High-frequency fields
- What are high-frequency fields?
- Applications high-frequency fields
- Effects
- Protection
- Radiation protection in mobile communication
- What is mobile communication?
- Effects
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- Reports and evaluations
Optical radiation
- What is optical radiation?
- UV radiation
- What is UV radiation?
- Sun but safe!
- Sunbeds
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- Protection against UV radiation
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- Between 1992 and 1995, the first completely digital mobile telephone networks went into operation in Germany.
- These networks, which are still used today, operate according to the GSM standard (Global System for Mobile Communications).
- They employ radio frequencies in the range of 900 MHz and 1800 MHz.
In order to provide wide area coverage with mobile radio applications, the areas to be served are divided into radio network cells, each of which is covered by stationary radio transmitter stations (base stations or base transceiver stations). Usually three sectors, which each cover an angle of 120°, are each provided with one or several radio channels from one location. Three antennas, staggered against each other, are installed at one antenna location.
Base stations and radio network cells
The base stations communicate with the mobile terminals using high-frequency electromagnetic fields. The base stations are connected to a mobile switching centre via cable or radio link systems. The radiated powers of the stations typically range from 10 to 50 watts. They depend, among other things, on the size of the relevant cell whose typical radii can vary between a few tens of metres for so-called pico cells and 35 kilometres for macro cells in rural areas, and on the number of people making calls at the same time. Nowadays, well-developed mobile network coverage with small cell networks is provided especially in cities. New base stations are continued to be built to increase the capacity and to cover dead zones. However, new stations mostly use more advanced mobile communications technologies such as UMTS or LTE.
Distinguishing the cells
As several phone calls are usually conducted at the same time within the same cell, their radio signals have to be distinguishable. Initially they are distinguished by the frequencies of the radiation.
Every mobile network operator is assigned a frequency range by the Federal Network Agency (formerly: Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts RegTP) which is divided into several narrow frequency bands (frequency channels). Adjacent cells use different frequency bands to avoid interference between phone calls.
Time slot technique
In order to increase the number of possible simultaneous conversations in a cell, the so-called time slot technique is employed. A period of 4.62 milliseconds is divided into 8 time slots of 0.577 milliseconds each. A particular mobile phone uses only one of the 8 time slots for sending information to the base station during a phone call. In the remaining time slots, the base station can receive information from other mobile phones. For an individual mobile phone this results in a pulsed transmission signal with one pulse per 4.62 milliseconds, which equates to a pulse repetition frequency of 217 Hz. This is referred to as a low-frequency pulsed high-frequency signal. The pulsing of the base station signals depends on the number of simultaneous conversations in each frequency channel and can vary significantly.
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Happy New Year! I hope the beginning of the year finds you well and ready to enjoy the moments that 2013 has to offer. My resolutions? I'm going to attempt to not drink pop (that's "soda" for you non-West Virginians) and to read my Bible every day. I've found that the simpler and more concise I make my little deals with myself, the better it goes! When I was younger I used to make a list of 10...way too many resolutions for me to remember them on a daily basis. I figure that if I make 2 and keep them that I'm doing better-than-usual! I've also ruled out impossible life-changing attempts over the years...like giving up chocolate. That's just a crazy idea...my birthday's in January; having no chocolate just isn't going to work! So how about some chocolaty cocoa with no sugar?
Sugar-Free Cocoa
1 1/2 C Splenda
1 C powdered non-dairy creamer
1 C dry milk powder
3/4 C cocoa powder (unsweetened)
In a blender or food processor, combine all dry ingredients. Mix well and store in an air-tight container. To serve, put 2 to 3 TBSP in a mug filled with hot water and stir.
2 TBSP = 51 calories; 1.8 grams fat; 1 mg cholesterol
Favorite Christmas Gift: Having family here !
Adventures in Texas: I bought some ornaments at half price in Macy's at the Dallas Galleria; cowboy hats, spurs, boots, stars...great on the tree!
All the Small Stuff
33 Shades of Green
My Sweet and Savory
Blessed with Grace
Balancing Beauty and Bedlam
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sugar-Free Cocoa Mix
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Great recipe Marcia! I will give this a try. This would probably be a about 2 PP on Weight Watchers. Thanks for the recipe!ReplyDelete
Great recipe! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
hi. i'm following the "inspire me monday" blog hop. i would love for you to visit my blog and follow if you like it.ReplyDelete
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This one sounds good:)ReplyDelete
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Marcia - I love that this is sugar free! Thanks so much for linking up!ReplyDelete
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My most sincere apologies for getting this weekly update out a little later than usual, but I've been a bit distracted as of late. First, as I'm sure y'all are aware, there's a little thing called harvest gong on in California and Burgundy right now, and even though I'm not directly involved this year (sigh), I can't seem to tear myself away from reading every single update and article I can find on the topic. I tried to get my fix by sneaking up to Healdsburg a few weeks ago to help out with a little grape treading and to grill up some lunch for some hungry harvest workers. But I still find myself jones-ing for more info and more involvement on the harvest front. Second, as a political junkie and former staffer on two presidential campaigns (both involving incumbents), I'm currently obsessed with the current horse race. In short, two of my life's passions have kicked into high gear at the same time, and as a result, I'm suffering from some serious ADD.
I'm hoping that attending some of these events will help calm my nerves.
Wed. Sept. 26: LIOCO wine dinner at Local Mission Eatery (Mission)
Local Mission Eatery
3111 24th Street
San Francisco, CA
Four courses $36 (plus $18 for wine pairing)
LIOCO co-founder Matt Licklider will be pouring three different wines in the Mission tonight, including the 2010 Russian River Chardonnay, the 2010 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, and the 2011 "Sativa" blend (which I'm assuming is a new blend, and a play off of their delicious Indica blend). Full menu here.
Thurs., Sept. 27: Sicilian Wines @ Arlequin (Hayes Valley)
Arlequin Wine Merchants
384 Hayes Street
San Francisco, CA
6:00pm – 8:00pm – $20
Island wines / wines from volcanic soils have become popular themes for wine tastings in the Bay Area. Get a bit of both Thursday night as Arlequin pours a selection of Sicilian wines from Arianna Occhipinti, COS, Marco de Batoli and others. Special bonus: get to hang out with Jeff Vierri from Farm Wine Imports.
Thurs., Sept. 27: Blind Tasting Seminar – Price vs. Value @ Ferry Plaza (FiDi)
Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA
6:30pm – 8:30pm – $65 (click on link above for ticket information)
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant's Peter Granoff leads you through a blind tasting with the goal of "considering the relationship between value and price." Interesting, no?
Sat., Sept. 29: Burgundy Tasting at SF Wine Trading Co. (Bernal)
San Francisco Wine Trading Co.
250 Taraval
San Francisco, CA
2:00pm – 5:30pm – $10
Interesting line-up for Saturday's Burgundy tasting at SF Wine Trading Co.
- Lucien Boillot, Volnay "Caillerets" 1er Cru
- Domaine Harmand Geoffroy, Gevrey Chambertin "Lavaux Saint Jacques" 1er Cru
- Domaine Robert Chevillon, red Nuits St.-Georges "Perrieres" 1er Cru
- Meo-Camuzet, Marsannay Bourgogne rouge
- Domaine des Croix, Beaune Bourgogne rouge
- Trenel, white Saint Veran "Hommage à Andre Trenel"
Sat., Sept. 29: Burgundy Tasting at K&L (SoMa)
K&L Wine Merchants
638 4th Street
San Francisco, CA
12:00pm – 3:00pm
As if you needed more Burgundy. Wait a minute. You do. You definitely need more Burgundy in your life.


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|2010-07-17, 09:37
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Pilot in Training
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Earth
|2010-07-17, 10:18
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In short, child pornography and terrorism are the new boogymen. Would it have sounded better if they said, "We're seizing this because there is some pinko-commie material on it" ? Or perhaps "We're seizing this farm because the owner is a witch!"
This kind of behavior is the norm for places like China, but you have to ask yourself if this is what you want in the US (or your country). Do you want the authorities to just be able to take anything without having to prove why? To just utter the "magic scary words of the day" and have us surrender due process?
"SeijiSensei, we, the government say you are a pedophile/child pornographer/terrorist/commie/witch and thus are taking your stuff away from you. Oh, and you can't see the evidence or reasons why."
Do any of you want that to happen to you?
If there was child porn on it, they could have requested info on the person who owned the blog and had that one blog taken down and the material deleted. Or several blogs. But what possible reason could there be to take down the whole lot and remain secret?
State secrets? Again, they can request that the blogs holding them get taken down. Or the people who own those blogs tracked back to the owners physical location.
Suppose a blog had info on a politician doing something illegal? Shut down the whole lot of them so no one knows why, and the information is buried.
There are still too many unknowns here, and it feels fishy. Regardless of how whiny the guy is, due process must be followed. The Patriot Act has, of course, chipped away at our rights for due process, capitalizing on the fear of the sheep.
The US is not China. But I wish more people would fight to prevent the US from becoming like China instead of blindly accepting that the government is always doing the right thing. As a president once said, "Trust, but verify." Well, right now, we have no way to verify, which just leaves you there, trusting and hoping that somehow the US government is on the side of the angels. And given what the US has done in the past few years, is that a bet you really want to make?
|2010-07-17, 10:34
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|2010-07-17, 11:48
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|2010-07-17, 12:09
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I agree that the reason for the takedown should have been released. There's absolutely no reason to hide that, and that is worrisome.
The fact that the blogs have been taken down have already tipped off the child pornographers/terrorists/whatever. They're already scrambling to put as much electronic distance between themselves and federal investigators as possible.
The only reason they wouldn't release any information is if they only suspect but have no proof, and don't want to be caught holding the bag if they're wrong. More incompetence than actual malice, which is par for the course for the US government circa 2010.
|2010-07-17, 13:58
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The proof needs to be released, and it needs to be done ASAP. Because as things stand right now, *you* could be declared a child pornographer/pedophile with no recourse. And you can bet that will screw up your life, even if you are innocent.
I thought we moved beyond witch hunts 400 years ago, but I guess humanity still hasn't improved much.
|2010-07-17, 14:11
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AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Hokkaido
Age: 69
You also don't know whether they brought a court order.
If you want to protect your free speech rights, you need to operate your own server, and you need to house it somewhere other than a hosting provider. If someone knocked on my door tomorrow morning and told me to take down the web server operating in my back room, I'd expect to see a warrant, and I'd call my attorney before complying. In fact I've had some conversations with friends and colleagues who are attorneys about the circumstances under which materials might be confiscated. (No, I'm no engaged in illegal activities, but I do host some materials that might be subject to subpoena in a civil action.) I'd probably also want to have at least two Internet connections in case one was taken down before my attorney could intervene.
There are two centures of jurisprudence concerning the "search and seizure" provisions of the Fourth Amendment. How we adapt those concepts to the virtual world is an intriguing question, but it's going to take another decade at least before potentially relevant cases work their way through the courts. There is a lot of law about whether something in your home has more protection than something in your office, and whether something you've stored in a third-party location qualifies for constitutional protections. Materials stored in safe deposit boxes, to take an analogous physical container to a leased server, don't have the same constitutional protections as material stored in your home or on your person.
Do you expect them to notify the lessor first? What if he or she is complicit in the alleged illegal activity and not simply being exploited as a passive entity?
|2010-07-17, 14:12
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|2010-07-17, 14:38
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|2010-07-17, 14:43
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They're the US government and they can do whatever they want to the Americans who have no power and no say in anything important in the country.
It's always been that way, so when I saw the headline, I just lol'd.
|2010-07-17, 18:35
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Pennsylvania , United States
Age: 29
This is a primary reason why I would get myself a host and put my blog on there since I can't trust free blog hosts. Shared hosting doesn't cost a lot these days and you pretty much have full access to your Wordpress blog and backups. With free blog hosts, you don't know what they will do with your content and it doesn't trust them on backups and stuff, unless they are trustworthy.
The mass takedown of 70,000 blogs was a bit extreme and unncessary, but it's their problem since they don't have a "report a blog" feature to report and delete blogs that contain illegal content. If they took the time to check every blog that received a DMCA violation, they could of suspend the blog or delete it. The mass closure make it seem like that the US is censoring content and make them look like the bad guy...
If you really want to create a blog, don't trust these kinds of host... Just use Wordpress.com or a shared/self host.
|2010-07-17, 19:38
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You wanna be known as a pedophile?
All I know is that something here stinks. I dislike authorities doing things in secret, without any oversight or transparency; that's just ripe for the abuse of power.
|2010-07-17, 21:38
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AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Hokkaido
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Moreover, we have a well-established "transparent" procedure to change such rulings if enough people feel their rights are being trampled upon. Congress could make it unlawful to apply different standards to searches of vehicles than we apply to searches of persons. If Congress doesn't seem willing to act, there's always the procedure of amending the Constitution. Obviously neither of these methods is easy or quick, but that's the way it's been for over two centuries now.
The Fourth Amendment reads "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." There are some significant "weasel" words in this, like "unreasonable" and "probable cause." How about a case where you have two sets of books and base your tax filings on just one of them, while keeping the real information hidden? Should we consider it "unreasonable" to permit the government to seize that second set of accounts as part of an investigation into tax fraud? People who view all taxation as confiscatory would answer yes; the rest of us would probably agree that seizing the hidden records is justifiable.
I think you seriously underestimate the extent to which this kind of balancing of rights takes place within our legal system. Courts and legislatures have been dealing with these issues for decades and even centuries. There's an elaborately articulated structure of laws and judicial opinions concerning when rights might need to be limited for some broader public good. The Bill of Rights puts the onus on those advocating the limitations in these cases; that's why they are called "rights." I don't see some vast power-hungry conspiracy at work here, for there are lots of people who take seriously the task of protecting our rights when the government oversteps its bounds. Here's an example from just a few days ago. You may think (as do I) that in our current historical moment the state has more power than it should, but that's a question of balance that often takes years to resolve.
I'm not saying that there aren't compliant or thoughtless judges; of course there are. "Shopping" for a compliant judge is a common practice in law enforcement. Still we have methods to control for that in the long term; that's what the appeals process is for. Maybe the government overreached in this specific case, maybe not. If they did, there are plenty of attorneys who'd be happy to help, and some of them might do it for nothing. I'd be surprised if Mr. Blog-Hoster, or one of the 73,000 bloggers, can't find someone at the EFF or the ACLU who would be interested in discussing this case. Considering the amount of hoopla it has generated in recent days, I suspect someone might have contacted him, or BurstNET, already.
|2010-07-18, 10:30
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The point is, we don't know.
Since you read Slashdot, you should be aware of the Peter Watts case. For those who don't know, he's a Canadian sci-fi writer, who was crossing the border from teh US back to Canada. He was given two contradictory orders from police, and stood up out of his car in confusion to ask which one he should follow. He was promptly tackled, beaten, pepper spray'ed and had all his possessions confiscated. He was arressted for "assaulting a federal officer" and spent a night in a cold jail cell.
All perfectly legal, but by no means right. As far as I know, he was found guilty of the charge and sentenced to two years in jail, but the judge suspended the sentence, and I think he just has to pay a fine. I'm not sure if he got his stuff back. A FOIA request for the border video has been denied due to ongoing investigation.
One of his blog entries: http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=1186
The point is, we have to fight government douchebaggery on behalf of other people, wherever we see it. If we don't, it will continue to happen and it will get worse, until it does happen to you or someone you know. That's why I'm pushing on this, because it smells bad. It could be all legit and there could be damn good reasons, but we don't know. Until we do, I'll keep saying that we have to shine lights on things like this, get people motivated to speak up against it.
Simple. Then we go to trial and find out what the truth is (assuming it's a fair court).
But that's quite different than what happened here. No reason was given, and no charges filed, other than "child pornography and terrorism." I mean, come on, doesn't that raise any alarm bells with you? Those are incredibly vague things and not really linked, unless you know of terrorists that are also pedophiles. It sounds more like they are counting on people's brains shutting down the instant they hear those two "fear" words. They'd actually have more credibility if they only used one.
And you still haven't answered my question: What if it was you, and you were leasing a car and the authorities took it. They gave as their reason "connected with child pornography and terrorism." Is that a label you want applied to you, without anyone having to back up the charge? Do you want to be known as a pedophile and a terrorist?
Because you can just look at this thread, where we have several instantly willing to jump on the bandwagon and believe they "must" be guilty because the authorities said so. Even if you spend months (if not years), clearing the charge, you'll still have it hanging over you.
Legal != Right.
Bad things happen, by bad people, and they do end up getting away with it. Especially if the people shrug their shoulders and don't raise a fuss.
|2010-07-18, 14:13
|Link #37
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Nope, didn't lose anything. Never wanted to use a 3rd party blog-service when I can always make one of my own. Just in case of situations like this. Click on the sig to see it yourself
Also: yes, I think it's a problem that the US authorities can do whatever they please and make you pay for it. Especially if you want to contest it in court.
|2010-07-19, 21:21
|Link #38
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Just as an update from Slashdot -- more useful actual information:
"Over the weekend we discussed news that blog host Blogetery.com had been shut down at the request of the US government. Now, it appears the site was shut down because some of the blogs it was hosting contained information on al-Qaeda hit lists and bomb making. According to the article, Burst.net shut down Blogetery of its own accord after the FBI made a request to the host for information on the people who made the posts. '[Burst.net CTO Joe Marr] said the FBI contacted Burst.net and sent a Voluntary Emergency Disclosure of Information request. The letter said terrorist material, which presented a threat to American lives, was found on a server hosted by Burst.net and asked for specific information about the people involved. In the FBI's letter, the agency included a clause that says Web hosts and Internet service providers may voluntarily elect to shut down the sites of customers involved in these kinds of situations.'"
Now... one might debate how burst.net handled this or whether the government is clueless that this information isn't available in a dozen other ways (9/11 hysteria marches on), but at least its clear *what* is going on.
|2010-07-20, 00:16
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Join Date: May 2009
You know the lock is coming when people start making fifty line posts.
@Vexx That's interesting, even though it still turned out being a taboo, insta-b& subject - bomb making and whatnot.
Even if there are a million other ways to learn how to build a truck bomb or find out which American is Most Wanted Dead, you can't blame the government for shutting down this method, right? Just because these are blogs doesn't mean that the government is being stupid or unfair if they shut them down first.
|2010-07-20, 10:38
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Ah, finally more information comes out, and I had to wait to read all comments, all sides of the debate, before deciding where I come out on this. The real facts seem to be that Burst.net received an FBI notice about a user on the Blogetry server who had al-quada hit lists, bomb-making material, and even messages from Osama Bin Laden (and what of the child pornography charge, or did that just disappear?). And an employee "erroneously" thought it meant they should shut down it down rather than deal with it.
There are two ways of looking at this:
#1. The best case is that it was still incompetence and stupidity on the part of Burst.net for misinterpreting the request and/or just shutting down the server, rather than make an effort to contact the lessor and have the single blog dealt with. They are within their rights, but that's just bad business; not the sort of company I'd want to do business with.
#2. The FBI really did "suggest" that they could shut down the server with the offending material, in the same vein as "Nice business ya got there; shame if something were to happen with it. But hey, you can just shut it down and we'll be good, ya?" Of course, not quite with so much hyperbole, but companies well know the government can make your life hell if you don't cooperate; just ask Quest.
I don't know which it was, and probably we'll never know the real truth, so for now I lay blame mostly on Burst.net for being douchebags. I also blame the atmosphere of fear that the government is making use of. I mean, seriously, it does no good to shut down an al-quada site, and you can find books in the library on bomb-making. If a real terrorist/communist/boogyman is involved, they'll have tons more ways to communicate and disseminate information. It's smarter just to listen in and watch the channels you know about. You shut down a known channel, and they'll just move to an unknown channel.
You monitor them and you can stop attacks before they happen, as well as arrest people. Also, there are plenty of servers outside of the US that the US government can't do squat about. And lastly, it's just bad form to try and squash freedom of information and freedom of speech. You let the loonies speak out so everyone can see how stupid they are; that's how you dismantle them.
Gonna repost a few comments from the slashdot discussion; while a bit crude, they kinda mirror my current thoughts:
"The responsible (if less "safe") thing to do is to make sure that law enforcement follows the law and procedure. If they don't have an actual warrant (or, today, a "National Security Letter"), then the proper -- and patriotic -- thing to do is refuse. If they do have a warrant or NSL concerning certain accounts, let them have those accounts. But ONLY those. Anything else is not only un-American, it is also screwing over your customers."
"What Burst.Net demonstrated was their NON-right to shut down a whole boatload of legitimate paying customers, apparently because law enforcement alleged (at the time) that some accounts might have contained terrorist material. That's not the same thing at all.
They voluntarily shut them ALL down, without so much as a warrant or National Security Letter regarding the alleged terrorist accounts, much less the vast majority who were guiltless. That's not patriotic, or responsible citizenship, or anything of the sort. What that is, is ball-less wimps getting on their knees in front of government goons, and cheating their customers in the process, because they were afraid."
I should clarify that there was only one paying customer, the lessor, and he let a number of people keep free blogs on it. So Burst.net was shutting down just one customer, but as I stated, the smarter thing to do would have been to contact the lessor and give him a chance to do something about it. From what I understand, he had responded to DMCA requests and such in the past, so there was every indication he would have dealt with the issue by deleting the one blog.
But this wasn't a valid notice from the FBI, so there was no above board pressure to do anything as drastic as doing a shut down. Typical overreaction due to fear.
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Wasn't sure where to put this one..
The puppy has a blanket that stays in his crate with him. It came with him, he adores it. Sleeps on it daily, drags it out of his crate, wrestles with it and everything. IT STINKS!! I don't understand... I'm constantly washing it, he doesn't stink, the crate doesn't stink. Man, that blanket though... He doesn't have any accidents in his crate? I'm just beside myself why do the towels and blankets smell so bad after a day or two of just sleeping on them? It's not just the one blanket, since I had to change him up a time or two, but that one seems to hold more odor and smell so much faster? Is it puppy breath dried that smells so horrible, ? Anyone else experience what I'm talking about?


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That's it! Consider yourself armed, fellow nerds, with the secret rules of my success. And successful I am. Because the Force is strong with me.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
DQS done, plus Geek rules
That's it! Consider yourself armed, fellow nerds, with the secret rules of my success. And successful I am. Because the Force is strong with me.
8 comments:
- Vanilla said...
I love this quilt sooo much!!! It's such a special design, and the colors you picked are perfect. How big is it?
- July 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- pinkbrain said...
I speak geek but I'm not completely fluent in it. We inherited Star Trek TNG trading cards from my father-in-law (who worked at a comic book store) unfortunately they're not worth much now. I guess I'm geek once removed, with my husband (engineer), my FIL, and my sister (linguist fluent in Klingon).
Also? I so desperately want that quilt to be MINE.
AGAIN I have a quiet partner in the DQS so I'm doing whatever I want to do. Feh.
- July 30, 2011 at 6:10 PM
- felicity said...
Ha ha this list made my evening. I absolutely adore your DQS quilt. LOVE it; i hope your partner does too!
- July 30, 2011 at 9:55 PM
- Lynz said...
Hee hee!! Now, you know I'm a total geek (conversational Klingon, Star Wars framed posters, the Data video box-set despite not having a VCR for about 10 years!) but I do dress a bit like a Hipster. I just LOVE those Gadaffi scarves! We need to do a geek swap - want one of those ST needle cases!!!
LOVE that wee quilt. Clever clogs.
- July 31, 2011 at 7:42 AM
- Amy E. said...
love the quilt, and the tips on geekery! very useful for someone like me, even though i never learned klingon.
- August 2, 2011 at 9:03 AM
- Terri said...
I really need one of those com badge needle cases.
How I get myself to get on my treadmill is this rule: You cannot not watch Star Trek DVDs except while walking on treadmill. This works great.
Stargate DVDs however may be watched at any time. Over and over.
- August 3, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- Ali said...
I'm going to a comic book convention this weekend, ;)
- August 6, 2011 at 8:00 AM
- Beezus said...
Well, I had to ask my husband what LARPing was, so I must be safe. But he knew the answer, so I might be married to someone who also walks a fine line . . .
- August 21, 2011 at 10:45 AM


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Bluffton and Hilton Head won't continue their tradition of battling for region volleyball supremacy this season.
With the Bobcats now in SCHSL Class AAAA, those days are over.
But the Beaufort County rivals showed Wednesday night that their series hasn't lost any of its intensity or competitiveness, with Bluffton taking a tight 25-20, 26-24 road victory.
"It always feels good to beat Hilton Head. Always," Bobcats outside hitter Jordan Franklin said.
The non-region victory continued a solid week for Bluffton, which had earned a pair of emotional victories the previous night in Summerville. The Bobcats (9-5) defeated Wando, the third-ranked team in Class AAAA, and host Summerville, their first Region 8-AAAA opponent, on Tuesday.
The quick turnaround hurt them in the first of two matches Wednesday at Hilton Head. Savannah Country Day beat Bluffton 25-22, 21-25, 25-18 and lost to Hilton Head in straight games before the rivals squared off in the finale.
"When we played Country Day, we were not ready," Bluffton coach Al Stern said. "But if you can't get up against Hilton Head, you can't get up against anybody."
Bluffton showed it was ready in the first game against the Seahawks, with Mackenzie Cooler serving out nine consecutive points for a 16-6 lead. Hilton Head (3-2) made a late run, but Cooler finished it off with an easy kill for the 25-20 victory.
The lead changed hands 16 times in the second game and Hilton Head served for the win leading 24-23. After a timeout, Cooler delivered back-to-back kills to put the Bobcats back in front. The Seahawks couldn't return the ensuing serve and failed to force a third game.
Cooler finished with 12 kills and Franklin had nine for the Bobcats, who played at a tournament in Brunswick, Ga., this weekend.
It was their third consecutive weekend playing high-quality competition in Georgia. The team went 1-4 at an elite tournament in Atlanta before returning to South Carolina last week to knock off Wando.
"Our goal this year is to win state," Franklin said. "If we beat No. 3, we can beat No. 2 and No. 1. We've just got to keep working hard."
View video from Bluffton's volleyball matches against Hilton Head and Savannah Country Day at blufftontoday.com


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Anyone think they might want to Brikwar? I could pack up my army and tote it and my terrain case to there, as I'll be driving with my dad, but would anyone like to have a proper Brikwar with me?
I might, potentially, drive to Chicago or somewhere of similar distance for this, as I'll be there for a while and my parents are the kind that like to go places when we're together.
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EPHRATA - The Lady Greyhound volleyball team punched its ticket to the postseason with a 3-0 sweep last night at Ephrata.
Tuesday night's victory avenged a Grandview loss to the Tigers in the District playoffs last year that ended the Lady Greyhounds' 2011 season.
Grandview last night prevailed 25-10, 25-15, 25-15 to clinch the CWAC's fifth seed and a loser-out playoff match at Ellensburg tentatively scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1.
"We controlled the ball really well," Grandview Coach John LaFever said of his team's effort last night.
Senior Payton Parrish sparked Grandview with 10 kills, seven assists, seven digs and five assists. The Lady Greyhounds also got a boost from Taylor Hall, who knocked down nine kills at the net to go with seven digs and four assists.
Evann Swearingen kept the Grandview attack humming by dishing out 17 assists to go with six digs. Suzie Medina hustled for a team-high 16 digs for the Lady Greyhounds.
Samantha Grove helped Grandview at the net with five kills and two blocks to go with three digs.
Also for the Lady Greyhounds, Hannah Pond had 11 digs and Kaysie Kollmar pounded five kills.
The win sets up Grandview (5-4, 9-5) with a must-win contest at Ellensburg next week.
"We're doing better, but they're (the Bulldogs) are taller and more experienced," LaFever said of the playoff contest.
With a week or so to prepare, the coach says Grandview will be "...focusing on passing and serving and running some of our plays."
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President Barack Obama on Friday sought to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda back to his top priority - the economy - and announced he will try to cut in half the time it takes to get federal approval for large job-creating projects.
Obama traveled to Baltimore, a short helicopter ride from the White House, to talk about steps he is taking to streamline permits for infrastructure, early childhood education, and positive signs in the economy.
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He did not mention the trio of storms that have beset his administration in the past week and that some believe could overrun his second-term agenda.
Speaking in front of heavy equipment at Ellicott Dredges, a company that helped dredge the Panama Canal over 100 years ago, Obama took a swipe at the distractions of Washington politics.
"I know it can seem frustrating sometimes when it seems like Washington's priorities aren't the same as your priorities," Obama said in his upbeat speech.
"Others may get distracted by chasing every fleeting issue that passes by. But the middle class will always be my number-one focus, period," he said.
Obama's Baltimore trip is a good idea and a productive change of scene for him, said Chris Lehane, a Democratic strategist who specialized in damage control for the Clinton White House.
"It gets you out of the bunker," Lehane said.
Meanwhile, Washington was fixated on Friday on a Republican-led House of Representatives hearing where the now-fired head of the Internal Revenue Service was grilled about how agents targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny.
The IRS scandal was one of three that forced Obama on the defensive in the past week.
The White House was also doing damage control on what it said in the wake of last year's attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, and the Justice Department's seizure of phone logs of journalists at the Associated Press as it looked for leaks of classified information.
In his speech, Obama recalled advice he received as a young senator from longtime former Maryland Senator Paul Sarbanes.
"I asked him, 'What's your advice?' He says, 'Just keep in mind the people who sent you.' Because here in Washington, sometimes people get distracted," Obama said.
Obama was warmly received in Baltimore, first visiting an elementary school where he saw 4- and 5-year-olds learning how to spell and describe their favorite zoo animals in a pre-kindergarten class - the type of program he has said should be available to all American children so they get a good start.
Later, he talked about how to get through the rocky times in life at a roundtable with a group of people at the Center for Urban Families, a non-profit that helps people find jobs and training.
He walked through the century-old factory floor of Ellicott Dredges, where men in steel-toed boots were working on a giant corkscrew excavation tool destined for a Bangladesh shipyard.
But even on this friendly tour, political controversy was near at hand.
His tour guide was Peter Bowe, the company's chief executive, who on Thursday told a House of Representatives hearing that his company has been hurt by the protracted federal approval process for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline from the oil sands fields in Canada.
"For us, it's all about jobs," Bowe said on Thursday, urging speedy approval of TransCanada's pipeline. The company first applied for project approval in 2008.
Obama delayed the project last year, saying it needed further review. A decision is unlikely until late this year or even early 2014.
The pipeline has been championed by Republicans, who blame Obama for the delay, and pilloried by environmental groups who argue Obama's credibility on his vow to address climate change hinges on rejecting the project.
Obama did not mention pipelines in his speech about delays for infrastructure projects.
But he said he had drawn inspiration from someone he met at the plant - Myrna LaBarre, who had worked for the company for 50 years and who described her secret for success.
"She said, 'Be honest, be helpful, accept your mistakes and improve upon them, be good to people, keep a good sense of humor, have the best work ethic possible, and handle the good times and get over the bad,'" Obama said.
"If we keep that in mind, if we just all keep Myrna's advice in mind, keep plugging away, keep fighting, we'll build an even better America than we've got right now," he said.


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Are Red Sox equipped for injury to John Lackey?
Sox have an Aceves up their sleeve as the likely fill-in for Lackey
TORONTO — One could understand why Red Sox manager John Farrell looked squeamish when he saw John Lackey clutch his right arm in the fifth inning of Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Blue Jays. Over a period of four days last season while managing the Blue Jays Farrell lost three starting pitchers, derailing the team's chances for good.
The initial news on Lackey's injury, which was termed a biceps strain, was positive after the game, as the cramping had subsided and the strength tests were registering close to normal. Lackey will have an MRI Sunday in Boston.
He was making his first major league start since Sept. 25, 2011 vs. the Yankees, after a long road back from Tommy John surgery. He was pitching well, save for a two-run homer by J.P. Arencibia in the fourth, before he clutched his right biceps after a 2-2 pitch to Jose Reyes in the fifth.
But once in the clubhouse the pain started to work itself out. Lackey was sore in the biceps, the same type of soreness you'd experience if you had a prolonged cramp in your calf or thigh. He likened it to cramps he's had in his hamstrings.
He likely will miss some time, maybe even go on the disabled list. Are the Sox equipped to handle an injury to a starter?
The likely replacement will be Alfredo Aceves, who was asked to come in cold in the fifth Saturday. He got all the warmup pitches he needed to get loose. He got out of the fifth, but then he allowed a three-run homer to Colby Rasmus in the sixth.
The Sox would have had more pitching depth had Franklin Morales, who missed a lot of spring training with a bulging disk in his back, been ready to go. But Morales is very early in his rehabilitation.
The Sox finally have good young pitchers at Triple A, but it doesn't appear they will go to Allen Webster just yet, wanting to get him a few more starts at Pawtucket. Webster did pitch five shutout innings with five strikeouts in the PawSox' Opening Day game vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The Red Sox wanted to acquire a veteran pitcher they could keep at Triple A toward the end of spring training, but they never found the right guy. The Dodgers traded Aaron Harang to the Rockies for catcher Ramon Hernandez Saturday, which eliminated one veteran who might have helped them in a situation like this.
Last season, the Sox were able to dip down for Aaron Cook, although he finished 4-11. The Dodgers still have depth in lefty Chris Capuano, who is currently in the bullpen, and lefty Ted Lilly, who is currently on rehab assignment.
While the Sox felt good about their depth out of camp, the fact that someone was injured so soon brings to light the reality that while Webster is an excellent prospect and Rubby De La Rosa is also someone who is going to help the Sox this year, this situation could cause some problems right now.
Knuckleballer Steven Wright could be a possibility, but Wright was sent out of major league camp early so he could iron out some mechanics with his knuckleball. In his first start for Pawtucket vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre he allowed two runs over four innings.
The Sox have pitchers such as Terry Doyle and young lefty Chris Hernandez, but they don't appear to be options at this point and there will likely be a 40-man roster issue to deal with should Lackey have to go on the DL. If it's a real bad injury or a tear, they could put Lackey on the 60-day DL and then a 40-man spot would be open.
Neither Doyle nor Hernandez currently are on the 40-man. If Lackey's injury is relatively minor and he needs a short DL stint, even if Aceves moves up to the rotation, the Sox would have to go with a 40-man guy to replace Aceves in the bullpen, someone such as Alex Wilson.
Daniel Bard is currently toiling in Double A Portland, where he allowed a two-run homer in his first appearance. Another pitcher on the 40-man roster, lefthander Drake Britton, allowed three homers in his Portland debut as well.
Clayton Mortensen was also stretched out during spring training, but his name has not been mentioned as a possible rotation choice, with the Sox preferring to keep him in the bullpen as the long man.
So the Sox are left with the unpredictable Aceves, who always has wanted to be a full-time starter. What the team can expect from him at this point remains to be seen.
Aceves showed good stuff at times in Saturday's game, but his performance was erratic. One could blame it on having to come in cold, but as Farrell pointed out, he got out of the fifth. His problems came in the sixth when he walked two batters ahead of the Rasmus homer.
But that's where the situation is. The Red Sox thought they had some depth, but they really don't. Look for the acquisition of a veteran soon because their kids aren't quite ready.


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Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 - November 22, 2011) "No words for what I am feeling now. Music is good. Paul Motian was a MUSICIAN. He taught me, brought me up. Pointed the way. Showed me things I never could have imagined. Led me to places of extraordinary beauty. Indescribable. Paul never let up for one second. Raising it up. Always. No compromise. Listen to the MUSIC. I am blessed to have known him." ~ Bill Frisell
* * * Please visit the Paul Motian Tribute page HERE
Consummate guitarist, composer and musical interpreter Bill Frisell has assembled a trusted ensemble consisting of Jenny Scheinman (violin), Tony Scherr (bass), Greg Leisz (guitars) and Kenny Wollesen (drums) to record his take on the classic songs of John Lennon. Titled "ALL WE ARE SAYING..." the project has long been in the works, one could go as far back as the first time he heard the Beatles at the age of 13. Fast forward a few decades and Frisell is asked to put together an impromptu set in honor of John Lennon as part of a special event in Paris. The preparation, performances and reception to these compositions was an inspiration nurtured to fruition with this project. Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley and produced by Lee Townsend, ALL WE ARE SAYING was released on Savoy Jazz on September 27, 2011.
Bill Frisell's album, Sign of Life was released on Savoy Records. The 858 Quartet was originally conceived a number of years ago when Frisell was commissioned to compose music inspired by the artist Gerhard Richter's 858 series of paintings which was exhibited by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The new recording is a result of a composing retreat that Frisell undertook during the fall of 2010 in Vermont. All of the material was written in the month of October and recorded in November, 2010. This represents the shortest gestation period of any Frisell recording to date. Produced by longtime collaborator Lee Townsend and recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in late 2010, 'Sign of Life' features Frisell on guitar, Jenny Scheinman on violin, Eyvind Kang on viola and Hank Roberts on cello.
A collaborative project featuring Brazilian singer-songwriter Cantuária (vocals, percussion and guitar) with Frisell (guitars and loops) on ten co-written original compositions. This is layered, texturally rich, rhythmically vibrant and melodically engaging music from two masters set for release in January 2011 on Entertainment One Music in North America and the Naïve label in Europe. Recorded in at Avast in Seattle and Fantasy Studios in Berkeley with engineers Jason Lehning and Adam Muñoz, mixed at Fantasy with Muñoz and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York with Greg Calbi. Produced by Lee Townsend.
The guitars of Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária melt together in my car speakers as if impossibly designed to echo the beauty in this very moment...
The Great Flood is an evening long suite - 75 minutes of original music to be composed and performed by Bill Frisell with accompanying film and staging by Bill Morrison, reflecting on the Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the ensuing transformation of American society, culture and music. Please watch the video clip for the details on this very exciting project! Also there is a comprehensive live review from No Depression.
Live shows available to the public! Back in November of 2008, Songtone introduced the Bill Frisell Live Download Series. This is a release of select live performance recordings direct from the soundboard. The shows are exclusively available on the Live Downloads page and will be made available in the lossless FLAC format along with MP3 and AAC files. Each performance download includes image files for the CD label, cover art and tray insert which also print onto the Neato Label format. Some performances may include extra images or video clips depending on the live performance itself. Due to Frisell's diverse groups this is a unique way to access his music which might otherwise never see a CD release. Click HERE for samples. Enjoy!
Bill Frisell signed with Savoy/429 Records in the fall of 2010 and released Beautiful Dreamers a stunning recording consisting of new original compositions and striking reinterpretations featuring Eyvind Kang
Bill premiered his new piece for orchestra, "Collage For the Dayâ€, arranged and conducted by Michael Gibbs with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and guest soloist Joey Baron at the Barbican in London in November, 2009.
In January of 2011, Bill recorded a collaborative album with long-time friends and musical colleagues Buddy Miller, Marc Ribot and Greg Leisz along with bass player Dennis Crouch and drummer Jay Bellerose. Miller produced the record at his home studio in Nashville. Miller and Ribot also sing along with guest vocalists Emmy Lou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Leeann Womack and Mark Anthony Thompson (Chocolate Genius). It was released on New West Records.


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Eric Hoffer's labor pains
Much more recently, a Starbucks in Philadelphia posted a notice that it was looking for "partners." Since I doubt that Starbucks was offering a financial stake and a voice in running the company, at the very least the company was indulging in creative redefinition of partner.
What would Eric Hoffer have thought of this verbal trickery, if he took the words seriously? Here's another bit from The Ordeal of Change:
"Any doctrine which preaches the oneness of management and labor—whether it stresses their unity in a party, class, race, nation, or even religion—can be used to turn the worker into a compliant instrument in the hands of management."© Peter Rozovsky 2012
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Amid tide of criticism, Compo Beach planners suggest options
The Compo Beach Site Improvement Committee on Wednesday presented its final draft proposal with conceptual plans for changes being considered for the shorefront park.
"Because we have had mixed feedback" on the changes, two options have been proposed, said committee Chairman Andy Moss.
He said the reconfiguration of the beach parking area "provoked the most controversy" and that criticism is addressed in one of the options. The reconfiguration had been suggested for the safety of pedestrians.
He said he believes the committee has reached "a reasonable compromise" on the issue, raised by a crowd of more than 50 residents who attended a standing-room-only meeting of the committee in April.
The majority of those attending that meeting left no doubt that they opposed the parking changes that would restrict direct access to the beach. In particular, they did not want the "head -in" parking spaces eliminated at South Beach.
Option A of the draft proposal, Moss said, would include a pedestrian walkway directly next to the beach, while Option B would retain the parking beachside at South Beach as it now is.
"Other major improvements would be the relocation of the entrance to a four-way intersection at Bradley Street," Moss said. The park entrance would separate day-pass users from those with resident passes. "This will improve traffic flow on Compo and Bradley on busy days," he said.
There will also be a "more formal entrance for pedestrians," as well as the addition of several crosswalks and a marina promenade.
Moss said there will also be "exercise stations" at different sites in the park.
If changes are approved, work would be done in four phases: First, the entry way, then the bath house area, followed by overall site improvements and finally the marina and camp buildings. Overall cost for the improvements is "roughly $7 million," said Moss.
Resident Phyllis Groner, one of about 20 attending Wednesday's meeting, questioned why the parking reconfiguration is still under consideration since there hasn't been "anyone hit by a car in the past 10 years."
But George Franciscovich, committee member, said he was almost hit by a car at the park Tuesday. He said he runs there every morning. "I was even wearing a bright neon shirt," he said. "I know from personal experience there are lots of close calls there."
"Just because nothing has happened is not a reason not to make it safer there," Moss added.
Jim Lothrop of Lothrop Associates, a White Plains-based architectural design firm, that is preparing a master plan for the park improvements, presented several options for the upgrade of the bath house, which was damaged during Superstorm Sandy.
One option is to build a new, higher structure with an elevated lifeguard station that would be approximately the same size as the existing facility. Lothrop didn't have the dimensions, but did say it would cost about $4,085,000 to build, "two times the cost of just doing minimal upgrades" to the facility.
Moss said the draft proposal for site improvements will be referred to a special meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission in July. No date has been set yet for that meeting, he added.


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Issues test Obama's persuasion, mobilizing skills
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tasks facing President Barack Obama over the coming weeks will test his persuasion powers and his mobilizing skills more than any other time in his presidency.
How well Obama handles the challenges in the concentrated amount of time before him could determine whether he leads the nation from a position of strength or whether he becomes a lame duck one year into his second term.
Between now and the end of October, Obama must convince wary lawmakers that they should grant him authority to take military action against Syria; take on Congress in an economy-rattling debate over spending and the nation's borrowing limit; and oversee a crucial step in implementing his prized health care reform law.
The Syria vote looms as his first, biggest and perhaps most defining challenge. His mission is persuading Congress — and bringing the American public along — to approve armed action against the Syrian government in response to a chemical attack that Obama blames on President Bashar Assad's government.
"It's conceivable that, at the end of the day, I don't persuade a majority of the American people that it's the right thing to do," Obama acknowledged in a news conference Friday.
His chief of staff, Denis McDonough, was asked on "Fox News Sunday" whether a congressional rejection might endanger Obama's presidency, and he responded: "Politics is somebody else's concern. The president is not interested in the politics of this."
Presidents tend to have an advantage on issues of national security, a tradition demonstrated by the support Obama has won for action in Syria from the bipartisan leadership of the House of Representatives. But that has not translated so far into firm support among rank-and-file lawmakers from both parties.
"Congress can look presidents in the eye on a level gaze regarding the budget," the presidential historian H.W. Brands said. "But on war and peace they have to look up to the president, he's the commander in chief.
"If he does lose, even if the loss comes about partly as a result from negative Democratic votes, the Republicans are going to get the bit in their teeth and say 'We're not going to give this guy anything,'" said Brands, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
By that reasoning, success on Syria could give Obama some momentum.
"If he gets the authority it shows that he's not a lame duck, that he still has some power," said John Feehery, a Republican strategist and former House Republican leadership aide. "If he doesn't get the authority, it's devastating. People see him as the lamest of lame ducks."
The Syria vote, however, is unusual and probably will not break along traditional partisan or ideological lines. Democrats and Republicans have voiced support and opposition to a military intervention. As a result, some White House officials believe their ability to influence issues that split along party lines is limited.
"It becomes more of a stand-alone," said Republican pollster David Winston, who advises House Republican leaders. "This is a decision distinct from internal domestic politics."
At the White House, Syria for now has eclipsed all other matters.
Obama spent the last two days in St. Petersburg, Russia, trying to build a coalition of support from among the members of the Group of 20 largest economies. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John Kerry made their case to lawmakers in public and in private while Obama lobbied individual members by telephone.
On Tuesday, Obama will speak to the nation during an evening address from the White House, a rare forum reserved for the weightiest of issues. The speech will come a day before the Senate holds its first showdown vote over a resolution authorizing the "limited and specified use" of U.S. armed forces against Syria. The resolution bars the use of U.S. combat troops. A final Senate vote could come at the end of the week. The House would likely take the measure up the following week.
Win or lose, Obama and lawmakers then would run headlong into a debate over the budget.
Congress will have a limited window to continue government operations before the new budget year begins Oct. 1.
Congressional leaders probably will agree to hold spending at current budget levels for about two or three months. That would delay a confrontation with the White House and pair a debate over 2014 spending levels with the government's need to raise its current $16.7 trillion borrowing limit. The Treasury says the government will hit that ceiling in mid-October.
Obama has been adamant that he will not negotiate over the debt limit. He says a similar faceoff in 2011 hurt the economy and caused Standard & Poors to lower its rating of the nation's debt, which made it more expensive to borrow.
White House officials say they ultimately have leverage because they believe Republicans would be punished politically for playing brinkmanship and threatening the nation with a default.
The White House is counting on traditional Republican allies, particularly in the business sector, to pressure congressional Republicans to raise the debt ceiling.
"It is insane not to raise the debt ceiling," U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue said last week on C-SPAN. Donohue pledged to find primary challengers against lawmakers who threaten a default.
Conservative Republicans, particularly those aligned with the tea party movement, see the debt ceiling as an opportunity to defund or force a delay in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Obama's health insurance overhaul.
House Speaker John Boehner says any increase in the debt ceiling should be accompanied by reductions in spending, preferably in government benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security These programs provide health care coverage and retirement payments to the elderly.
Boehner has predicted "a whale of a fight."
That dispute will play out against tepid economic growth, highlighted Friday by the release of unemployment data which showed that the jobless rate had dipped to 7.3 percent whle the proportion of Americans working or looking for work had reached its lowest point in 35 years.
Obama, who once searched for a grand budget bargain with Boehner, has all but abandoned the effort for a big deal. An attempt to find common ground with a handful of Senate Republicans collapsed last week after Obama stuck with his insistence that any cuts in Medicare or Social Security had to be accompanied by higher taxes on the rich.
As a result, neither side is yet certain how they resolve their budget and debt-ceiling quandary.
As conservative Republicans keep up their effort to kill the health care law through the budget process, the Obama administration will be in the middle of an aggressive recruitment effort to get primarily young and healthy people to enroll in health insurance exchanges, or marketplaces.
Starting Oct. 1, people who don't have health care coverage on their job can go to new online insurance markets in their states to shop for a private plan and find out if they qualify for a tax credit to lower the cost of premiums.
For the law to work millions will have to sign up by Jan. 1 and the exchanges will have to open without serious hitches that could undermine enrollment.
The administration has conducted an enlistment drive and is getting help from Obama's former re-election campaign to spur young people to sign up. Former President Bill Clinton has joined the effort to draw attention to the coming enrollment period and to address any confusion about how the law works.
But in the end, it's Obama's law and the White House intends to capitalize on the president's appeal among young people to help drive sign ups in the marketplaces.
The White House believes that as the law takes hold, its current unpopularity will fade and so will the drive to repeal it.
"A lot of the big defining successes are already in place," said Matt Bennett, a former aide to Vice President Al Gore.
As for Obama's ability for new legislative achievements, Bennett, a senior vice president at the Democratic-leaning Third Way, said: "The question was whether that window was ever open. This Congress is so unremittingly hostile that it just isn't clear that he ever had a chance to do big legislative things in this term."
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Conference at Loyola will address legal representation of immigrants in Louisiana
March 14, 2014
The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and nonprofit Human Rights First are hosting a daylong conference "Left Out in Louisiana: Addressing the Crisis in Immigration Representation," Friday, March 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the College of Law, room 308. It is free and open to the public. Continuing legal education credit is available. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all pre-registered conference attendees. Co-sponsored by Loyola College of Law, the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU, the conference is part of the College of Law's centennial year celebration.
The conference features four panels of key local, state and national stakeholders to discuss how best to address the thousands of immigrants in Louisiana who are attempting to navigate the complex U.S. immigration system. Many of them do not speak English. Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Louisiana's civil legal service providers have struggled to meet the need for pro bono representation as the state's immigrant population has grown substantially. Eighty-seven percent of the immigrants detained in Louisiana have no legal representation, according to Human Rights Watch.
Speakers include:
- The Honorable Jay C. Zainey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana;
- Eleanor Acer, director of Human Rights First's Refugee Protection program;
- Juan Osuna, director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review for the U.S. Department of Justice;
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IGNACIO Less than a month after the Ignacio Town Board approved a $4.2 million 2013 budget, the trustees Tuesday decided to revote on several revenue and expenditure increases included in the document.
The board decided to reconsider gas and water-fee increases, cost-of-living raises for employees and a $20,000 cost to cover one-quarter of the salary for a new police officer.
The board already had voted on those issues, but those actions were deemed invalid because they were made at a budget work session Dec. 4. The board approved a final budget on Dec. 11 to comply with state deadlines.
On Tuesday, trustees again approved increases in water fees by $5 per month and raised natural-gas rates to a flat rate of $7.50 per thousand cubic feet per month. The board also voted against a 2.5 percent cost-of-living increases for staff members, which it favored during the December budget work session.
The board did change course on a decision to pay one-quarter of a police officers salary, which is otherwise funded by grant money. The additional officer would help cut overtime costs and would expand the police departments coverage area as well as its presence in local schools, Ignacio Police Chief Kirk Phillips said.
Town officials also used Tuesdays meeting to respond to an anonymous letter given to residents citing various concerns about the town budget.
The letter focused on the towns expenditures.
We want the Town Government of Ignacio to stop spending and cut, cut, cut, it said.
Town Planner Miriam Gillow-Wiles said many of the fliers allegations were incorrect.
The town must supplement its money-losing water and sewer funds with excess revenues generated from the gas fund, though last year annual transfers to the water and sewer funds totaled $65,000, not $165,000, Gillow-Wiles said, citing the flier. The flier also said the gas fund makes a 200-percent profit, though estimates from 2012 show that the gas fund profits were closer to 3 percent.
An analysis by the Department of Local Affairs also identified concerns that Ignacios water fund has displayed a lack of alignment between revenues and expenditures which started in 2006 and continued through 2011.
The report noted that the sewer fund has operated at a loss for the last two years, with increases in liabilities failing to correspond with any increase in assets.
On a positive note, the report said the town has seen a positive trend in retail sales-tax collections since 2004. Retail sales have increased by more than 50 percent during that period, the report said.


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French Country's Feathered Nest Friday's
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What a beauty. Love this little angel.ReplyDelete
The ornament under is also just gorgeous.
A nice weekend to you.
What a sweet angel she is and such a lovely idea. I bought a little antique doll last weekend at the flea market that I have plans to turn into a Christmas angel. She has blinking eyes and little braids in her hair and I can't wait to dress her up and sit her on my tree.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the inspiration x
What a wonderful idea-thanks.ReplyDelete
I collect those kind of dolls. Sometimes you do find the heads or the bodies. I think your ornaments are very pretty. take care, DarleneReplyDelete
Oh, these are fabulous! I just love them as ornaments, ... GENIUS!!!ReplyDelete
I might have to try a few myself. So-o-o cute!
I'd love for you to share them at Ivy and Elephants.
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OH, this is SUCH an adorable idea!! I am sitting here wondering where I put my doll heads! You know we never throw anything out and this is why!! Great jobReplyDelete
Stefanie you are bringing some memories back to lots of little girls who just wanted a doll for Christmas!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing this creative idea on Simple & Sweet Fridays. Such a sweet angel ornament!ReplyDelete
Hi Stefanie, just popping back to thank you for linking and let you know that your cute ornaments are a feature this week at Ivy and Elephants. Stop by and grab a featured button!ReplyDelete
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Do You Owe Your Crappy Shave To Patents?
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From there, however, Makkai suggests patents have actually been making shaving worse. His argument is that as the makers of shaving equipment have been fearful of competing with commodity products, they keep "inventing" new ways to shave that they can lock up under patent -- and then try to convince you that it creates a better shave, even if none of the "improved" razors come close to one of those old safety razors:
The commodification of the razor blade was punishing to the profit margins of the razor companies. So the way ahead was clear: come up with new designs, patent them, and make a killing selling the disposable blades.Admittedly, this is a bit of a cynical view on things. And one could make the argument that this isn't so much about patents as it is about marketing -- though it could be a combination of both. Frankly, the story reminds me of what we see all too often in the pharmaceutical world these days -- where when Claritin is about to go off patent, suddenly we get Clarinex, with an associated marketing campaign about how you have to use that rather than the original (much cheaper and equally effective) Claritin. Of course, if people didn't fall for the marketing campaigns, none of this would matter -- but they do. So combine that with the ability to charge monopoly rents due to patents, and voila, many of you are getting a crappy shave, despite the ten blades or whatever they're shoving on those darn cartridges these days. We should always be wary when life imitates The Onion, and wonder if, perhaps, the incentives are screwed up somewhere along the line.
Thus the 1970s saw the emergence of the BIC disposable razor. Why replace just the blade when you can throw out and replace the whole razor?
Then in the 1980s, Gillette introduced the double-bladed Sensor cartridges. Now the question was: Why throw out the whole razor when you can just replace the cartridge?
Needless to say, these innovations were driven not so much by an improvement of the shaving experience but by the need to create a technology which could be patented.
Indeed, the injector razor did not improve the shaving experience compared to the classic double-edged safety razor, and the disposable razor was in no way superior to the injector razor. Likewise, the Sensor cartridges did not improve on the disposable razor. These developments only made shaving more expensive.


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Yeah I noticed that the other day as well, funny thing is that is only the MK2, you don't see the first gen one anywhere.pwnd550 wrote:Why are so much people selling their Hadlow Mk2? I've seen at least 4 ads and maybe they are deceived?
I only sold mine, cause I wanted a board that would work kiting as well as at the cable park, to have 1 board, I don't like having too many options. Otherwise I'd still have it, I liked this board so much, I even considered buying a second deck as a spare.


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Lauren Alaina Gets 'Tipped Off' When People Don't Tip
Country cutie Lauren Alaina gets "tipped," er, ticked off when diners don't leave tips. The singer, who worked at CiCi's Pizza in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.while in high school, recalled the difficulties and stresses of working in the service sector. But people who skip out on tips get deepest under her skin, because she saw how much it upset her mother, who is a former waitress. Needless to say, the teen is full of empathy for wait staffers.
Alaina, who recently returned to CiCi's to film an episode of GAC's 'Day Jobs,' told Country Weekly about the pet peeve, saying, "My mom was a waitress when I was a little girl, and people would not tip sometimes and I would see her cry." How sad…and cheap!
But it's not just seeing that happen to her own flesh and blood that makes the 'Georgia Peaches' singer cringe. She was recently dining out on tour and saw the same thing happen to a young waitress who couldn't have been more than 18 and was serving a party of at least 20. "Later on, I saw her crying and I asked our waitress what was wrong," Alaina recalled. "She said that the people at that table got up and didn't leave her a tip. I felt so bad, because I used to see that happening to my mom. So, I handed the girl about 60 dollars. People just shouldn't do that to a waitress."
The waitress' tears have turned Alaina into generous tipper herself. We bet she leaves more than 25 percent! "I tip better than just about anybody I know," she declared. "I bet people in my town love it when they see me walk through the door."
She continued, "Those servers work very hard all day long and they depend on those tips."
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American manager/owner, Bill Howard, offers simple and clean accommodations and close proximity to prime bonefish flats (Mars Bay is 5 miles further south than any lodge on Andros and offers the quickest access to the wilderness flats of South Andros). With a maximum occupancy of 8 anglers Bill is limiting reservations to 6 anglers at a time.
And it IS about the fish! Andros Island is popularly considered the bonefishing capitol of the world, and south Andros is its epicenter. The bonefishing flats are remote and unpressured. Bonefish are unsophisticated and can roam the flats in schools numbering in the hundreds. Anglers will also have chances to sight cast to schools of 5lb. bones as well as the occasional double-digit cruising single. Less often guests will hook flats tarpon and the elusive permit.
The boats are nicely equipped with poles and platforms, and always rigorously maintained. Most of the bonefish flats around Mars Bay consist of hard, white sand, and most of the bonefishing is done wading. Other species such as Jacks, Barracuda and snapper, can be found in the nearby creeks. Bonefishing access includes areas such as Beach Cay, Hawk's Nest, Grassy Creek, Jackfish and the Water Cays. There is also an extensive flat immediately in front of the lodge for unlimited independent bonefishing. All Mars Bay bonefishing guides are Bahamas natives and have extensive knowledge of south Andros and its diverse fisheries.
You can expect to encounter everything from large schools of two to four pound tailing bones, classic sight casting to schools of five to twenty fish in the five to ten pound category, as well as shots at cruising doubles and singles exceeding ten pounds!
You will be on the water early and back safely in time for dinner. At the end of the day if you still want to fish or practice your cast you're welcome to step out onto the flats in front of the villa and fish till dark. Bones are caught there on a regular basis. You will find the accommodations clean and modern; the food is great, the equipment reliable, the guides excellent, and the beer ice cold. Please book early as most dates are booked a year in advance.
For some fun, blow by blow real bonefish adventures at Mars Bay, here are three articles for your reading pleasure:
Mars Bay Bonefish Lodge has become a very popular destination in the short time since its opening and accommodates only 8 anglers at a time. Be sure to book early.
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2013 Infiniti G Sedan: New Car Review
Pros: Great V6 engine; available AWD; available manual transmission; strong resale and repair history.
Cons: No advanced telematics or app-oriented audio systems; color choices a bit bland; no manual transmission on Journey or AWD trim.
What's New: The 4-cylinder G25 is dropped from the line, leaving only three trims: the 2013 Infiniti G sedan Journey, Sport 6MT and xAWD.
Although Infiniti had just one car in mind when it created the 2013 G Series sedan (that car being the BMW 3 Series), many G sedan owners consider the car an equal match to more luxury-oriented sedans from Lexus, Cadillac and Audi. In truth, the 2013 Infiniti G sedan works on many levels. This is partly the result of its brilliant driving dynamics but also its excellence at coddling its passengers. The 2013 Infiniti G's rear-drive layout is preferred by hard-core driving enthusiasts over the front- and all-wheel-drive sedans from Acura and Audi, and its taut suspension delivers superb handling without punishing passengers by the seat of their pants.
Today's G37 is larger and more powerful than the first G35, but then again the same can be said for the 3 Series. Available this year only with the V6 engine, the G37 is priced slightly higher than some 4-cylinder entry-level competitors, but it still represents a remarkable value. It combines the attributes of a premium-brand car with an admirable reliability, repair and resale history. But beyond its sleek good looks and bountiful luxury options, the G is just plain fun to drive. For the driving enthusiast, that's reason enough to plunk down the $35K asking price.
Comfort & Utility
The G sedan is a roomy and well-appointed car, with generous front and rear legroom and a fairly accommodating 13.5-cu-ft trunk. The leather seats are firm and supportive, and the side bolsters are ample enough to hold you in place during spirited drives.
We like the G sedan's dash and console layout. Unlike so many cars today, the G keeps things clean and simple even though it is packed full of the same high-tech gadgets as its competitors. The gauges are large and brightly lit, and the available high-mounted navigation system has a 7-inch LCD screen with all of its controls logically arranged around a single joystick controller.
The G sedan is, first and foremost, an entry-level luxury model. To that end, Infiniti has loaded it up with standard and optional equipment befitting its status. The G37 Journey is the most affordable model and includes standard leather seating; an 8-way power driver's and passenger seat; intelligent keyless entry and push-button start; rearview monitor; heated seats; Bluetooth; a USB/iPod port; automatic climate control; and HID headlamps. That's a pretty nice score for its $38,000 asking price. The G37 offers a number of upgrade packages. With them, you can get a 10-speaker Bose audio system; voice-activated hard-drive navigation; a power sunroof; a power tilting and telescoping steering wheel; and memory for the driver's seat, mirrors and steering wheel. The Sport package adds 18-in wheels, a sport suspension, 12-way power adjustable sport seats and a limited-slip rear differential (RWD only).
The lion's share of the G37's technology can be found in the fittingly named Technology package. Topping the package's offerings is Intelligent Cruise Control, which maintains a safe distance between you and the traffic ahead; Brake Assist with preview braking; rain-sensing wipers and an Advanced Climate Control system that purifies the air entering the cabin.
Infiniti's hard-drive-based navigation can be equipped with XM NavTraffic and NavWeather, and offers voice recognition for navigation, audio and vehicle information.
Performance & Fuel Economy
Under the G37's hood resides a 3.7-liter V6, an engine shared with the performance legend Nissan 370Z. With 328 horsepower and 269 lb-ft of torque, the 3.7-liter has the muscle to make the G37 a contender. Plus, it's one of the smoothest, sweetest-sounding V6s anywhere. Buyers of the G37 have a choice between the 7-speed automatic and a close-ratio 6-speed manual transmission offered on the Sport trim.
Fuel economy figures of 19 mpg city and 27 mpg highway are slightly below what BMW and Audi achieve, and fall to 18/25 mpg when AWD is added to the mix. The manually equipped Sport trim earns a rating of 17/25 mpg.
The G sedan comes equipped with 4-wheel ABS; electronic traction and stability control; and six airbags (front, front side and side curtain). The G37's Technology package adds enhanced braking technology that can prep the brakes before they're needed for quicker stopping response.
Driving Impressions
We'll say it flat out: The G sedan is one of our favorite performance sedans. In its most basic form, the 2013 Infiniti G37 delivers exhilarating acceleration with razor-sharp handling. The G37 lives for the curve, exhibiting excellent stability and tenacious grip. AWD makes a great car greater, but it's the 6-speed manual transmission and sport suspension on the Sport model that win us over. However, you really must be a purist to take on the Sport trim, because the ride is very firm, the seats are tight and the manual transmission, although a joy on winding back roads, is a true pain in congested stop-and-go traffic.
Other Cars to Consider
BMW 3 Series - The 3's performance is still a bit sharper than the G37's, but it can get pretty pricey once you start adding options.
Acura TL - The TL has an excellent reliability and resale history, and its V6 engine easily rivals the G37's. But the front-wheel-drive version just can't match the G37's handling, although you can get a manual transmission with the AWD TL.
Volvo S60 - The S60's exterior is more modern than the G37's, and its 5-cylinder engine isn't as smooth or powerful as the G37's V6. Even the more powerful inline-6 on the AWD T6 can't match the G37's horsepower, but it whomps the Infiniti in torque.
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Driving purists will always take a great set of sport seats and a slick-shifting 6-speed manual transmission. But for the average buyer, we'd go with the G37x with the Premium and Navigation packages. This car has great handling, a smooth ride, lots of luxury features and the added security of


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Break out the bubbly, Boozers. With New Year's Eve on the horizon, we knew that champagne was on order for today's Tipple, even though we're happy to enjoy it any day of the week. Our inspiration is the French 75, also known somewhat more elegantly as the Soixante-Quinze, a truly classic cocktail which made its first appearance in New York in 1915. We like it for its international flair, mixing gin with champagne, but have updated it with our usual American sensibility, rather like Woody Allen's view of Paris: romantic, fresh, slightly absurd, eminently practical.
The foundation of our Midnight in Paris is a Meyer Lemon Simple Syrup; the Meyer Lemon is named for Frank Meyer, an "agricultural explorer" and employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture who came across the fruit while on a trip to China in 1908. Its intensely vibrant lemon flavor and rich color creates a sweetly tart syrup that perfectly compliments the juniper undertones of a good gin — this is not a time to skimp on the liquor; we happen to prefer Catoctin Creek's Watershed Gin, which is local to our area, but there are many good varieties out there, from Hendrick's to Juniper Green to Sipsmith.
As to the bubbly, it need not be strictly French champagne — we are a global society, after all — but any dry sparkling wine will do, and we particularly like using a variety from a local winery when we can, like Thibaut-Janisson's Virginia Fizz, a fruity sparkling Chardonnay which mixes well into a cocktail.
So even if you find yourself sitting in your flannel pyjamas watching the ball drop on television at midnight (and what's wrong with that?), you can still feel suitably elegant with this drink at your side while you ring in the new year. Bonne Année!
Midnight in Paris
We like to serve this in an old-fashioned champagne goblet — it makes us feel so French, somehow — but it's just as lovely in a flute. If you can't find Meyer Lemons, don't despair — you can make the syrup with regular lemons, just add a little extra juice to increase the flavor.
Meyer Lemon Simple Syrup (recipe below)
Champagne or sparkling white wine
Thinly-sliced lemon wheels coated in sugar, for garnish
Put one tablespoon Meyer Lemon Simple Syrup and 2 ounces gin in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a champagne glass, then fill the rest of the glass with champagne. Float the lemon wheel on top and enjoy.
Meyer Lemon Simple Syrup
One large Meyer lemon, cut in half and juiced
3/4 cup water
one cup sugar
In a small saucepan over medium heat, add water and sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring to a low simmer, then add the lemon juice and the two halves of the lemon. Stir well and allow to simmer over low heat for 30 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat and cool; will keep refrigerated for two weeks.


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It's Saturday Night -- time for more Genealogy Fun!!
Of course, I'm at Jamboree and completely forgot about writing this post until someone said "what's our Genealogy Fun tonight?"
Tonight at Jamboree is the Geneabloggers Pajama Party, and everyone knows that fun folks play games at their pajama parties. So, for SNGF tonight:
1) Play "two truths and a lie." Tell us three facts about your family history -- two have to be true and one has to be a lie.
2) Put them on your own blog post, in a Facebook status or in a comment on this blog. Ask readers to guess which one is a lie.
3) After one day, be sure to put the right answer as a comment to your blog. or Facebook status.
Thank you to Susan Kitchens for suggesting this topic. We're going to play it tonight at the Geneablogger pajama party too!
Okay, here's my three "facts":
- My paternal great-grandfather was adopted by his maternal grandfather.
- One of my paternal ancestors was a very early settler of Hartford, CT.
- One of my paternal ancestors was an officer in the Luftwaffe.
This and all other articles on this blog are © copyright 2011 by Daniel G. Dillman


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Adapting to what editorial director Bill Werde called "new music experiences," Billboard magazine announced Wednesday that it will begin incorporating YouTube streams into the data used to determine its Hot 100 singles chart.
The change goes into effect with this week's tally, topped by Baauer's viral-video hit "Harlem Shake." Last week, the song wasn't even on the chart, marking only the 21st time a song has debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100,


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