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Guidebook: Maryland Trout Fishing
Monday, November 21, 2011
277 pages, 551 pictures and 902 GPS coordinates take you to 100% of the stocked trout water in Maryland. Includes coverage of the well known wild trout streams. Includes chapters on 'Blue Lining' to help you find your own wild trout water as well as distilling scientific studies on 'Stocked Trout Behavior' into plain english for practical application.
Reviewer: "Maryland Trout Fishing by Steve Moore is likely to be regarded as the 'Bible' for trout fishing in the State of Maryland. This book is literally the most comprehensive collection of practical information regarding Maryland trout waters..."
Guidebook: Wade Fishing the Upper Potomac - Chain Bridge to Harpers Ferry
Friday, March 19, 2010
"I read your book today and it is excellent. I have been a guide on the Shenandoah and Potomac for more than 30 years and your descriptions from Brunswick to Harpers Ferry are excellent."
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200+ pictures, 42 maps, and 45 tables document 57.3 miles of the Upper Potomac from Chain Bridge to the lip of Dam 3 above Harpers Ferry. GPS coordinates, annotated maps, detailed discussion beyond the parking lot tells and shows you exactly where to go and what to expect.
Guidebook: Wade Fishing the Rappahannock River
Friday, January 7, 2011
Pictures, maps and plenty of GPS coordinates take you to different access points covering miles and miles of the smallmouth bass fishing heaven known as the "Rappahannock."
Coverage starts at the fall line near the US 1 Bridge in Fredericksburg and ends at Remington.
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Guidebook: Wade Fishing the Rapidan River
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Pictures, maps and plenty of GPS coordinates take you to the different access points covering miles and miles of water on one of Virginia's premier rivers.
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Coverage starts at the Confluence with the Rappahannock and ends high in the Blue Ridge above the old presidential retreat at Camp Hoover. Regardless of whether you fish for trout or smallmouth bass, you will find this book to be an invaluable reference that puts you on the 10% of the water that holds 90% of the fish!
Guidebook: Fishing the North Branch of the Potomac
Friday, October 9, 2009
Perfect for both fly and spin anglers. Plenty of pictures, maps and GPS coordinates span 30 miles of the North Branch from Westernport, MD through Wilson, WV. This edition includes coverage of the major Garrett County trout streams, the Savage, Cassleman, and Youghiogheny rivers.
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First round, 28-30 Septembe 2018:
Group A in Sofia, Bulgaria: Irbis-Skate Sofia (BUL), Zeytinburnu Istanbul (TUR), Vikingar Akureyri (ISL), HC Bat Yam (ISR).
Second round, 19-21 October 2017:
Group B in Renon/Ritten, Italy: Ritten Sport (ITA), MAC Budapest (HUN), Acroni Jesenice (SLO), Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (SRB).
Group C in Riga, Latvia: HC Donbass (UKR), Kurbads Riga (LAT), Txuri Urdin San Sebastian (ESP), Winner Group A.
Third round, 16-18 November 2017:
Group D in Lyon, France: Arlan Kokshetau (KAZ), HK Gomel (BLR), Lyon Lions (FRA), Winner Group C.
Group E in Belfast, United Kingdom: Belfast Giants (GBR), GKS Katowice (POL), Medvescak Zagreb (CRO), Winner Group B.
Final, 11-13 January 2018:
The top-two teams of each semifinals group advance to the final tournament, hosted in one of four finalists venue

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Monolatrism is the belief that many gods exist but believers should worship only one. Up till the 18th Century Christians believed or generally frequently that other gods existed but that Christians should worship only one, for example The Merchant's Prologue and Tale suggests that Chaucer believed in the existence of the Roman god Pluto and the goddess Prosperina though as a Christian Chaucer did not worship them. Roman mosaics of the baptism of Jesus sometimes show the river god in the river Jordan, Romans believed that a river god is in every river.
The Bible[edit]
The Bible is contradictory, some passages are best interpreted as implying that many gods exist.
Old Testament[edit]
In the Old Testament these sections include Exodus where the gods of the Egyptians are mentioned, also Pharaoh's sorcerers can turn a staff into a snake. (Exodus 7) "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me" (Exodus) 20-3 can suggest that other gods exist, Psalm 86-8 reads, "Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; (…)". Isaiah 44-6 says, "(…) beside me there is no god".
New Testament[edit]
Paul of Tarsus or whoever else wrote the epistles is contradictory. The 1st Epistle to the Corinthians suggests that there is no god but one. (1 Corinthians 8-4), despite this (2 Corinthians 4-4) refers to the god of this world which probably means the Devil.


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Human security analysis is an aspect of human development analysis broadly conceived, an approach initiated by Haq, Sen and associates. The same researchers formulated human security and human development as part of the same enterprise. Human development and human security are, in fact, inseparable: whereas human development seeks to increase peoples' options, opportunities and access to public services and goods, and emphasizes what can be achieved, human security focuses on the risks, dangers, and threats to human development, evaluates the degree of confidence that people have in public services and goods, and emphasizes what can be lost when human potential is thwarted (Tadjbakhsh and Chenoy, 2007).
If we see human development analysis as including attention to basic needs and to threats, disruptions and fluctuations, as it should and typically does, then human security analysis is a wing or dimension within it. If though human development analysis looks only at creation and expansion of valuable capabilities, then human security analysis adds special attention to the counterpart concerns: vulnerabilities, risks and forces of disruption and destruction. The two types of analysis can then be described as partners: "…work on human security recognizes that situations are not stable, and that we must plan not only for how to fulfill aspirations but how to deal with threats and adversities, many of which are situation-specific, group-specific, intersectional" and require locally determined response (Frediani et al. 2014, p. 7).12 Human development is measured by the Human Development Index (HDI). This index actually measures the average achievements in a country in three basic
dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living.13 The strong connection between human development and human security brings us to consider if conceptualizing the human security index would be possible.
Fundamental precondition for sustainable development is empowerment of people, referring to their education. By educating them, the key barrier to human development – human mind – can be surpassed. Means for achieving sustainable human development are rule of law, respect for human rights, economic development, social development, environmental development and creation of adequate norms and regimes. Many peace-building practices around the world reflect how development is connected to safety of people. Safe environment is a precondition for implementation of any kind of developmental projects, which further influence the wellbeing of population. A population with more satisfied basic needs is less likely to turn to violence in solving its problems.
The Report team conducted a detailed analysis of the socioeconomic and environmental situation in the regions of Belarus and developed proposals for the national and regional authorities, focusing on the comprehensive development of territories that would secure the realization of competitive advantages.
Chilean society is at a crossroads. What do we expect of Chile? What do we want to change…. and keep? Who should take part in that debate? And, how should decisions be taken? Questions abound, and at different levels, covering both the issues under discussion as well as how they are tackled and discussed. Issues now arise that hitherto appeared impossible, and what before had appeared unattainable, is now plausible. New agents are appearing who are intent on changing things and flexing their muscles in society.
2016 Awards for Excellence in Human Developing Reporting Awardee
This report is about unlocking the development potential of the northern part of the country that is recovering from 20 years of violent civil war. The report shows what is possible when working in a challenging region. This report generated baseline data on the region and its human development challenges. And it has had a tangible impact, already shaping government and development partners' policies and programming. The report has also influenced the National Poverty Reduction Strategy for the region.
The Uganda Human Development Report 2015 (2015 UHDR) focuses on development in Northern Uganda, broadly defined as the region covered by the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP).
The report applies one dominant notion of post conflict research - that is, restarting the engines of growth. This notion is applied to examine the abundant development opportunities, and the unique challenges associated with unlocking the economic potential of the PRDP region using the UNDP-inspired lens of human development. The underlying premise as stipulated by Amartya Sen is that development is not just about investments as we regard them (for instance infrastructure), important as they are. Nor is it about growth per se. Development is fundamentally about people and their wellbeing.


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I wanted my readers to know how Kashmiri Muslim feel about Indian rule. I took some of the notes from different blogs to get a picture of how they feel.
Ali, based in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, writes:
"Another incident of unprovoked killing by the CRPF yesterday underscores the fact that no matter how sincere the intentions of the politicians in Delhi may be, the decision to harass or not harass, or in yesterdays instance, to kill or not to kill, lies in the hands of the trigger-happy Indian security forces patrolling the streets of Kashmir." [03 July 2006]
"…we should look at Iraq and what is happening there, and then draw parallels. Do you think that the US president or any body in the top administration ordered the disgusting and abhorrent acts committed in Haditha? where almost two dozen innocent civilians were shot in the head; the victims included infants. The answer to this question is a definite NO and I am certain they were genuinely saddened by this ghastly act…"
"Now there are too many paralles to be drawn when we consider the Haditha incident and what is happening in Kashmir. If we ask the same questions whether the general public in India condones the daily violations of human rights by their security forces in Kashmir. The answer to the best of my knowledge is that an overwhelimg majority of Indians would be surprised and shocked to know how the daily life of innocent Kashmiris is unbearable because of the constant interference in their lives by the Indian forces." [05 June 2006]
Zarafshan, India, writes:
"As I entered my classroom that day, I heard someone whisper, "Militant". I am a Kashmiri who believes that the Indian occupation of Kashmir is illegal. My nationality is Kashmiri, and I openly declare it while constantly denying to be labeled as an Indian. I believe that I cannot be Indian by just having an Indian passport; I have to be Indian by heart, which is not true in my case."
"…nationality is not something you pretend. It is a feeling within you, something which cannot be forced upon you. I have no patriotic feelings for India. I used to sing "jana gana mana" at school as a kid and truly felt patriotic while singing it. But the next few years changed my perception completely. I witnessed things which pulled me away from the patriotic feeling which "jana gana mana" gave me. I saw humiliation, torture and killings around me. Kashmiris were being thrashed and executed. It was no less than genocide which continues unchecked and unabated even today…"
"As a result, the only nationality that I associate myself with is Kashmiri and this infuriates many people. So were my class mates infuriated. They were looking at things from their own point of view, totally and completely ignorant of how it feels to be a Kashmiri."
"India is their motherland, and they will never hear anything against it."
"The only conclusion they could derive from my way of thinking was that I wanted Kashmir to be part of Pakistan. Some even thought I was a Pakistani."
"Probably I should not blame them, because either they are totally ignorant about Kashmir history or they are aware but deprived of the real news from Kashmir."
"…children in Kashmir grew up amidst guns and bullets, with death hovering at every corner. Even going to school was dangerous with students having to run for their lives time and again."
Talking about Indians, he says, "Did they ever do that as school children? Did they ever have a gun pointed at them? Did they ever have their home ransacked? Did they have their brothers and fathers beaten up? Did any of their relatives ever go to jail for no reason? Did anyone in their family get killed at the hands of the army?"
"All they did was go to school and return to finish their homework and play. They would go for picnics and parties. And while they were doing that… we were living under the constant shadow of death. Guns were pointed at us from bunkers at every nook and corner of the valley."
"Do they know how many people their army has killed in fake encounters? The same army they are proud of, the ones who 'won' them the Kargil war. They are the ones who make lives of common Kashmiris miserable."
"And the truth gets dusted under the carpet yet again, thanks to the Indian media. Probably they have no clue about the human rights violations in Kashmir. And if by chance they do, they do nothing about it."
"And as years pass by, many from the Kashmiri youth drift further apart from India. Many completely disassociate themselves from the country."
"And if today I do not consider myself Indian, all these things have a role to play. In addition to this, history of Kashmir tells me that we were always destined to be free, destined to be the paradise on earth free of communal bias and hatred. And if expressing such feelings in a 'democratic'India makes me a militant, I am certainly proud to be one!"
Kashmir, Kashmir, India, writes:
"The movie, Fanaa, starts with Kajol saluting the Indian flag and this act sets the tone for the entire movie: of Kashmiris being patriotic Indians, of an Islamic movement being thrust upon them."
"If all Kashmiris were patriotic Indians, there wouldn't be the need of 0.7 million troops to 'control them' and a movement cannot be thrust upon a people until and unless they are 'fed up' of the present regime."
"The reality is that Kashmiris in Azad Kashmir will never vote for India, they have never shown any inclination for India. They may want independence from Pakistan but they can't even imagine in their wildest dreams to be a part of India." [10 June 2006]
"There are two Kashmirs within a Kashmir. No, not the Pakistan and Indian Administered parts. These two Kashmirs exists within the Valley of Kashmir. There is a Kashmir all of you know about, which when searched for on Google gives thousands of results and there is a Kashmir, which doesn't ever show up on google search. And it is this Kashmir which matters!"
"Then there is another Kashmir. The Kashmir of the people. It's people to whom it has and always will belong. It is the Kashmir that scoffs at Integral Part and Jugular Vein claims. It is the Kashmir that has not yet been captured by the lens, nor can it be. It is the Kashmir that comes out in the dark of the night or the breeze of the morning for identification parades. It is the Kashmir that wakes up in the morning to the headlines of death and destruction... It is the Kashmir whose life is dependent on an identity card. It is the Kashmir that falls prey to a bullet of the military or the militant as it walks through the crowded bazaars or tries to find a place in the over crowded buses. It is the Kashmir that makes a Que at the only telephone fee collection center and falls prey to a bomb many a times. It is the Kashmir that weeps within as it has no one to talk for it. It is a Kashmir that sees silently but is waking up within: slowly but surely. This is the Kashmir you do not know of." [05 May 2006]


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1992: Beth Schira Dazell served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in BOLIVIA in LA PAZ beginning in 1992
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Beth Schira Dazell can be contacted at bdazellabuckeye-expressdcom
Country of Service: BOLIVIA
Training Group: 6
Cities you served in: LA PAZ
Arrival Year: 1992
Departure Year: 1994
Work Description:
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Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Married in 1998 - have 2 step sons (grown). In 2006 we adopted Jazmin(10) and Kevin(6) from Ecuador.
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
Never knew then how important this experience would be to me 10-15 years later. I worked with children - especially older ones - learned Spanish - and now it all makes so much sense!!!
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Chuck Palahniuk Interviews Donald Ray Pollock, Author of 'KNOCKEMSTIFF'
As you may have noticed, we have a new banner on the site for a book of short stories called KNOCKEMSTIFF. Chuck Palahniuk is a big advocate of this book. He not only had this to say:
In KNOCKEMSTIFF, Donald Ray Pollock gives us the impossible—fast, funny stories about the saddest people you'll ever see in fiction. Here's the America you haven't seen since "Jesus' Son", only more heartbreaking. More absurd. More engaging than any new fiction in years. - CHUCK PALAHNIUK
But Chuck has gone even further this time, and conducted a 12 minute long audio interview with Donald. This is great stuff, folks. Chuck even talks about Snuff a little.
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CORNELIUS, N.C. (AP) -- Bobcats owner Michael Jordan has purchased a 12,310-square-foot lakefront home in Cornelius, N.C., for $2.8 million.
The home is about 22 miles north of uptown Charlotte where the Bobcats play their home games and where Jordan owns a spacious condo.
Public records show the home, which had been foreclosed, was purchased Feb. 19 by the Jordan Family Gift Trust from First Community Bank.
The home is located on Lake Norman and the seventh hole of The Peninsula Golf Club. The listing states it features six bedrooms and eight bathrooms and a "stunning panoramic lake views from almost every room."
It is the latest real estate investment for Jordan.
Last year he purchased a 28,000-square foot home in Jupiter, Fla., for $12.8 million after selling his mansion in Chicago.


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The Republican tax bill rewards some business owners significantly more than their employees, according to a new analysis by the bipartisan Tax Policy Center.
Looking at the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, TPC found that workers who receive their income as wages would receive a 1.5 percent tax cut on average, while the owners of pass-throughs such as partnerships stand to get a 4.3 percent cut, nearly three times more.
TPC's Howard Gleckman writes: "To put it another way, Joe the Plumber could get a much bigger tax cut as JTP LLC than as an employee of a building management firm. Similarly, a software engineer may pay less in taxes as a consultant than as an employee — even if she does exactly the same work at exactly the same pay. Or, a partner in a real estate development firm might get a far bigger tax cut than a surgeon employed by a hospital, even though their income is the same."
Gleckman says that although this is a problem — "This violates a basic rule of good tax policy: that taxpayers with similar situations should be treated similarly" — the conclusion is clear: "on average, taxpayers — especially high-income taxpayers — would be much better off owning their own pass-through businesses than working for someone else."


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Jessica Lea Mayfield & David Mayfield: The Sibling Rivalry Tour
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Siblings and best friends Jessica Lea Mayfield and David Mayfield will tour together this winter, playing 13 shows in the eastern United States.
Growing up in Kent, Ohio, the Mayfields were surrounded by bluegrass and folk music. Both David and Jessica first performed with their family band One Way Rider, traveling across the country in a 1956 tour bus once belonging to Bill Monroe, Kitty Wells, and Ernest Tubb. David began performing at age 12, while Jessica joined a few years later at age 8. Most of their time growing up was spent singing and absorbing the stories and lessons taught by veteran musicians.
By the time he was a teenager, David had won several national awards for his guitar and mandolin playing. He showed Jessica how to play a few guitar chords, and then she began writing her own songs at age 11. The two played open mic nights together, usually playing for tips. Then David got his first big break when he successfully auditioned for country artist Andy Griggs, which led to David's first appearance on the legendary Grand Ole Opry stage.
When David was 21 and Jessica was 15, they recorded Jessica's first EP White Lies in David's bedroom, printing only 100 copies. One of those copies fell into the hands of Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys). After an introduction, Jessica and Auerbach hit the studio, laying the foundation for her debut album With Blasphemy So Heartfelt, on which David played bass.
Over the next two years, David continued to play bass with Jessica, as she toured incessantly in support of With Blasphemy, playing major festivals like Bonnaroo, and opening for bands like The Avett Brothers, with whom they forged a strong friendship.
During this time, David also toured as a vocalist, songwriter, and lead guitarist for the folk rock band Cadillac Sky, but it was while on the road with Jessica that the Avetts encouraged David to make a record of his own, and so he did. David released his solo debut The David Mayfield Parade in 2011, which features songs co-written with Jessica, and vocals from Scott and Seth Avett.
Also in 2011, Nonesuch Records signed Jessica and released her second album Tell Me, also produced by Dan Auerbach. The album received rave reviews from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, SPIN, and Pitchfork, among others, and led to Jessica's network television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman. Later that year, the Americana Music Association nominated Jessica as "Best New Artist."
Now, with new albums on the horizon from both David and Jessica, the two siblings hit the road together again.


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Few rivalries in American history evoke stronger emotional reactions than that of the oldest rivalry in American Motorsports – Ford vs. Chevy. This competition appeals to tens of millions of Ford and Chevy owners and NASCAR racing fans. Ford vs. Chevy takes players to the town of Westington where residents and rivals Tyrone Baker and Eddie Olson got things started way back in the earliest days of motoring by racing their Ford Model T and Chevy 490. Over the years, their rivalry grew and soon other Ford and Chevy owners started to join in the fun. Out of this rivalry, the Westington Cup was born. And so we come to today – the Westington Cup tournament is about to begin. As a driver for either the Ford or the Chevy team, it's time to defend your pride as you battle in a variety of different races, missions and vehicles. It's furious fun as you race 48 of the hottest Ford and Chevy cars, trucks and race cars of all time.
Also known as: Ford versus Chevy
Release Region: United States
Release Date: November 10, 2005
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PIANY applauds Assembly vote against ads in state mailings
Legislation to eliminate unfair ads in state mailings passes overwhelmingly in New York State Assembly
GLENMONT, N.Y. – The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. applauds the New York state Assembly for passing Assembly bill 10322, long-supported by your association. The legislation, introduced by Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, D-144, would prevent state agencies from disseminating advertising material that closely relates to the regulatory authority of that agency.
"By passing this bill, the state Assembly has taken an essential step to protect New York state consumers from misleading advertising," said Kevin M. Ryan, CIC, PIANY president. "These ads are deceptive, as they tacitly suggest an endorsement of the government. They have no place in state-agency mailings."
State agencies have contracted to permit the inclusion of advertising materials in mailings from the agency to the public, without restriction. For example, the Department of Motor Vehicles has permitted the inclusion of advertisements for auto insurance companies in mailings relating to motor vehicle registration renewals. By allowing contracts to be negotiated with providers of such products or services, the agency unavoidably creates the perception of favoritism toward one competitor to the disadvantage of other providers. This effect is compounded when the product or service is required in order to comply with state law or regulation enforced by the agency, such as proof of insurance requirements enforced by the DMV.
PIA has taken issue with this practice since in began five years ago. Under the proposed legislation, state agencies that engage in advertising contracts would be barred for including material on products or services relating to the agencys mission.
The bill has also been introduced in the state Senate by Sen. David J. Valesky, D-49.
PIANY is a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies, brokerages and their employees throughout the state.


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Dining On A Dime Cookbook: New Hard Cover
Eat Better and Spend Less with Quick And Easy Money Saving Recipes!
New Design! Hard Cover With Color Pictures
(This is the SAME book as our previously existing Dining On A Dime 20th Anniversary Edition, except that it comes in a hard cover with color pictures.)
Dining On A Dime Cookbook now has brand new design!
Our best selling book that readers have loved for 20 years is still packed full of inexpensive recipes you can make at home that your family will love. It still includes the practical tips and useful hints you've become accustomed to and now includes lavish mouthwatering color photography bound in an easy to clean laminated hard cover.
While coming up with the new design, we made sure the cookbook still lays flat.
We Will Show You How To Prepare Quick And Easy Recipes Made With Simple Ingredients Your Family Will Love that will ALSO Save You Money! (Without cutting coupons!)
If you're reading this right now, that means one thing: you're on a mission to find recipes your family will love and eat AND also save money on your grocery bill.
You've tried other cookbooks in the past and have come to see less than stellar results, likely despite some of your best efforts.
You're also a busy person and you don't have time to spend hours in the kitchen to prepare your meals everyday.
Now you're looking for something else – something new and something that will actually work for a change. The good news is that you found us and we're here to help you!
As we think you've noticed, we have a strong passion for easy yet amazing home cooking and saving money on food.
We get excited about sharing tasty new recipes and great tips to make your life easier!
Dining On A Dime Is Realistic!
We Noticed Something was
with most cookbooks
If you're someone who's been looking for healthy recipes that are inexpensive and if you have used a variety of different frugal cookbooks to save, then you very likely know by now that those cookbooks don't really work.
Why don't they work? What is it about them that makes it so difficult to cook healthy, delicious AND inexpensive meals?
Here are some of the reasons why:
Problem #1
These "frugal" cookbooks use ingredients most families don't eat, like a lot of beans and textured vegetable protein. Rather than using tasty ingredients that will actually please your family and help you save money, they use cheap and bland tasting ingredients that often discourage your family from trying your new creations and all of your hard work ends up in the garbage disposal!
In short, their recipes aren't as tasty or time saving AND they really don't save you money. Obviously not what you are looking for.
Problem #2
These cookbooks don't have recipes that are organized in a way to help you create quick and easy meal plans.
Often they're just a bunch of mismatched recipes thrown together – you try to decide what you feel like at that point in the day, but you're so worn out you don't really want to have to think about it!
You really need something that's truly easy at the end of a busy day.
Problem #3
You're tired of cooking meals your family won't eat. Most of the time, your family will end up grudgingly eating the un-appetizing meals but you don't end up saving money because your family won't eat the leftovers. You know everyone will continue to avoid it until it's covered in mold and you finally have to give up and throw it away.
This vicious cycle will frustrate you to the point where you won't want to cook and you end up eating out again. But you know that you would save money and life would be a lot less hectic if your family was eating quick, easy and tasty meals at home.
The Dining On A Dime Cookbook Succeeds Where Other Cookbooks Fail
Solution #1
Dining On A Dime recipes have all been designed with inexpensive and easy to find ingredients.
We hate it when we have to find exotic ingredients that nobody has ever heard of… (and we know you do, too), so we took extra care to include only "realistic" ingredients that you can find even in the smallest grocery stores. We want you to be able to make quick meals with items you already have on hand or that you can easily get.
An added bonus is that you won't have to waste time clipping coupons and matching ads to save money on your grocery bill, so you can put time back into your busy days.
Solution #2
Dining On A Dime is full of truly quick and easy recipes.
Most of the recipes take less than 10 minutes of "hands on" work to prepare and, though you will quickly discover your family's favorite recipes, there are 22 menu ideas to get you started or help you get dinner on the table when you're tired and don't want to have to stress about it. Most of the main dishes can be made ahead and frozen for days when you expect to be short of time and just need to throw something healthy in the oven. No matter how you use the cookbook, you can enjoy spending more time with your family instead of stressing over dinner.
The cookbook is easy for beginning cooks to understand and also includes new ideas and time tested recipes for skilled cooks. Many recipes are for things that you can make at home that you never thought of and you don't have to run out to the store every time you run out of an ingredient when you use our easy substitutions list.
Solution #3
Dining On A Dime is packed with recipes your family will ACTUALLY EAT.
You'll be preparing warm, home cooked meals from scratch and healthy, fresh snacks and lunches for your family, even on a tight budget. When you spend less time cooking and you make foods your family loves, they'll be happy to come to dinner and you won't be wasting time making elaborate meals that they won't eat. Even your husband will love the food from this cookbook. Dining On A Dime is the most comprehensive family cookbook available, full of easy time tested money saving favorites.
20th Anniversary Edition
The Dining On A Dime 20th Anniversary Edition is a revised edition, which includes everything in the Classic Edition plus over 100 more pages with 28 additional recipes, family pictures and pictures of some of my family's original recipes cards, which reveal the origins of our cookbook's 75 years of family favorite recipes!
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HARD COVER Print Book
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A Sneak Peek At What's Inside…
- Pancakes – The best homemade pancakes you will ever eat!
- Slow Cooked Pot Roast – Just like Grandma's
- Fudge Brownies– Even better than a box mix
- Granola– Why pay $4 for a box when you can make it yourself for $1
- Homemade Seasonings– Don't run to the store every time you run out of an ingredient
- Ranch Dressing – Who knew homemade tasted so much better?
- Pizza– Save $20 on take out and make it at home for $2!!!
- and about 1200 other money saving recipes and tips…
…that are quick to prepare. Unlike some of those other frugal cookbooks that include meals where you'd have to sacrifice flavor and take lots of time to prepare, our meals are quick and easy. The recipes require minimal time in the kitchen so you can spend more time enjoying your family.
All of the recipes are made with simple ingredients and they're easy and fast to prepare so anyone will be able to find the time to prepare them. They are also kid friendly so the whole family can enjoy these nutritious meals.
Real Life Success Stories…
Cooking Transformation!
"Generally, I'm an AWFUL cook – But Dining On A Dime has changed that! Every recipe I've tried has been delicious… I can't believe how much money I've been saving on groceries.
Thanks again for publishing Dining on a Dime! I can't believe how much I'm enjoying cooking and my family is no longer afraid to come to the table."
Can't Put It Down!
"Dining On A Dime is my absolute favorite!
I am going on a cottage vacation in the next couple of weeks and I am taking your cookbook with me.
I have never taken a cookbook on a vacation. At least I am not sleeping with it yet… hehehehe"
Better than Betty Crocker!
"OH MY GOSH this is exactly the book I have been looking for! I have loads of cook books from expensive recipes to Amish style cooking and this one is my FAVORITE!!! Better than Betty Crocker. I recommend this book to EVERYONE I know. I WON'T dare go without my Dining On A Dime cookbook!"
-A Reader
Kids Love It Too!
"I just want to say a BIG thank you for making this WONDERFUL cookbook its exactly what I was looking for. I am teaching my teen age daughter to cook with this book. Thank you so much!"
-Michelle in Washington
What The Pros Are Saying…
"We've worked with cookbook authors for 25 years and this is one of the best all around books we've ever seen. There is something here for everyone – the most amazing item is the author's list of tips for saving over $10,000 in one year – without clipping coupons or depriving your family of nutritious food.
She's an savvy shopper, a practiced cook, a clever house keeper and a creative mother who knows how to entertain her kids while teaching them excellent life skills. The price of this book will be recovered with one trip to the supermarket.
Using just a few of her ideas will make a huge impact on anyone's shrinking budget and put time back into busy days. There is an index of recipes, another index of tips, and a third index for using leftovers. Creative, entertaining, well researched and practical – this is a book you will use every day."
-Merikay Jones, Cookbook Publisher
"If you like the Tightwad Gazette Books, you'll love Dining On A Dime."
-Kim Tilley, Editor, Frugal Moms Newsletter
What you'll find in Dining On A Dime
- MORE THAN 1200 MONEY SAVING RECIPES AND TIPS, all designed with easy to find ingredients you already have on hand. These recipes are all quick and easy to prepare, are ultra tasty, and will save you time and money.
- LEARN HOW YOU CAN SAVE $10,000 IN JUST ONE YEAR ON FOOD. No, these aren't crazy money saving ideas– They are practical, everyday things that you might have never thought of.
- EVERYTHING ABOUT SAVING MONEY ON FOOD: Everything that a person looking to save money should know about food and nutrition.
- OUR 22 MENU PLANS ALREADY MADE OUT WITH RECIPES FROM THE BOOK: Learn our how to plan meals and essential principles to be successful with cutting your grocery bill
- NEED FAST SNACK IDEAS FOR HUNGRY KIDS? Check out page 53.
- DID YOU KNOW THAT DIRTY DISHES CAUSE DEBT? See page 492 and read how to save money just by doing the dishes.
- LOVE NATURAL HOMEMADE CLEANERS? There's a chapter dedicated just to homemade cleaners you can make with ingredients you already have on hand.
- GOT LEFTOVERS IN THE FRIDGE? Use them up!!! Dining on a Dime has a complete index of recipes using nothing but leftovers.
- GIFTS IN A JAR AND MIX RECIPES – Go home and make your own for pennies. Check out page 433 for ideas!
- NEED TO CUT DOWN ON MEAT? Tawra and Jill have pages of tips for eating better and spending less.
- FORGET AN INGREDIENT AT THE STORE? Dining on a Dime has a special list of substitutions to save you making another trip to the store.
- MAKE THREE MEALS FROM ONE CHICKEN? Yes, Dining on a Dime has this, too! (Page 230)
- HOMEMADE BATH AND BEAUTY RECIPES – "Pretty for Pennies" and great for your skin too!
- HOW TO MANAGE YOUR KITCHEN, YOUR MEAL PREPARATION AND YOUR FOOD BUDGET SUCCESSFULLY: you will learn all the tricks to manage and prepare your meals faster than ever, and won't be wasting your money anymore.
What You Get With Dining On A Dime Cookbook
So if you're ready for a cookbook that will totally change the way you think about home cooked meals, plus bring a new joy of cooking into your life, it's time that you picked up your copy of Dining On A Dime Cookbook.
15 Chapters In All
The 15 chapter-cookbook will teach you how to make your own tasty home cooked meals that every member of your family will love that will ALSO save you a lot of money!
Dining On A Dime makes saving money taste a lot better and will make your life a lot simpler! This cookbook is a must-have resource in your kitchen that you will find yourself reaching for every day.
You will find over 1200 quick and easy recipes and tips including:
Make Your Own Mixes and Gifts In A Jar
Did you know that you can save time and money by making your own mixes at home in just 5 minutes? Keep a homemade ranch dressing mix on hand and then you can throw together a fresh homemade salad dressing or dip in just minutes that your family and friends will rave about.
Dining On A Dime gives you ideas for gift baskets and easy recipes you can use to make your own Gifts In A Jar and give great gifts that everyone will love!
You'll find:
Cleaning Cents
Cleaning cents is all about how to organize your house and kitchen. It includes professional secrets for getting a clean house quickly and easily, tips for how to get kids to do chores and all the homemade cleaning recipes you will ever need!
You'll learn to make your own:
Miscellaneous Homemade Recipes
You can quickly make homemade budget friendly versions of many common food items that people usually buy pre-made.
Whether you simply prefer to make it yourself with ingredients whose names you can actually pronounce or you just happened to run out of something, you can make all kinds of common condiments and food items with our easy recipes, including:
Recipes Just for Kids
When the kids are home from school, you can keep them entertained and teach them how to read recipes with all these fun creations!
Dining On A Dime includes an extensive list of incredibly handy substitutions that you can use in place of other ingredients when you discover you're out of something right in the middle of making a recipe. These substitutions can really save your bacon!
Did you know you can use regular milk and vinegar if you run out of buttermilk? Or cracker crumbs in place of bread crumbs? The substitutions list will save you time, money and gas because you won't have to make extra trips to the store.
Pretty for Pennies Bath And Beauty Guide
Pamper yourself with these elegant, all natural homemade bath and beauty products! Make your own easy to make bath and beauty products that are safe and natural! You can easily make:
As if that wasn't enough we've also included:
20th Anniversary Edition
The Dining On A Dime 20th Anniversary Edition is a revised edition, which includes everything in the Classic Edition plus over 100 more pages with 28 additional recipes, family pictures and pictures of some of my family's original recipes cards, which reveal the origins of our cookbook's 75 years of family favorite recipes!
|20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
HARD COVER Print Book
|20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
You can start cooking now for less than the cost of a meal for one at an average restaurant.
Now imagine if you were to eat at the restaurant AT LEAST once a week. At a minimum of $50 for two per meal, you'd easily spend at least $200.00 a month!
For a fraction of that price, with Dining On A Dime recipes, you could have tasty money saving meals that the family will LOVE EVERY DAY on YOUR table!
Over 250,000 readers have treasured their copies of Dining On A Dime, so we're confident you will, too!
20th Anniversary Edition
The Dining On A Dime 20th Anniversary Edition is a revised edition, which includes everything in the Classic Edition plus over 100 more pages with 28 additional recipes, family pictures and pictures of some of my family's original recipes cards, which reveal the origins of our cookbook's 75 years of family favorite recipes!
|20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
HARD COVER Print Book
|20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Happy Cooking!
Tawra and Jill
P.S. Have a question? We probably have the answer to it below!
Still not sure if it's the right fit for you?
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the Dining On A Dime Cookbook and how will it help me save more money?
A: The Dining On A Dime Cookbook has been designed with the best money saving recipes in mind. Rather than using cardboard tasting, "beans and rice" cheap foods that leave you wanting more, we're using time tested recipes that have you eating satisfying, delicious meals.
Many people are looking for ways to cut back on their food budgets. When you use Dining On A Dime, you'll spend much less each month on food than you did before, without sacrificing good nutrition. You won't be eating out because you and your family will look forward to these meals and you'll save because all of the ingredients are so cost effective.
We've also included hundreds of money saving tips to give you new ideas and ways to cut your grocery bill.
Q: How Is The 20th Anniversary Edition Different From The Classic Edition?
At 584 pages, the Dining On A Dime 20th Anniversary Edition has all of the great recipes, tips and humor of the previous editions, but it has also been REVISED AND EXPANDED! The new edition includes over 100 more pages with 28 additional recipes, family pictures and pictures of some of my family's original recipes cards, which reveal the origins of our cookbook's 75 years of family favorite recipes!
Q: Will my family REALLY eat these recipes?
A: You better believe it! So many people struggle to find recipes their families will really eat but, for you, the search is over! Most recipes in magazines and home and garden cooking shows aren't geared toward families, but Dining On A Dime was specifically created by moms WITH families FOR families. Each recipe in our Dining On A Dime Cookbook has been tested and re-tested by my family of picky eaters. These recipes are proven to make tasty dishes that won't end up in the garbage disposal!
Q: Am I going to have to buy fancy, pre-packaged and hard to find ingredients to make these recipes?
A: No! I wrote this book while living in a remote part of Idaho when we had to drive 60 miles for groceries and I couldn't go to the store more often than necessary. I can assure you that each of the recipes uses commonly found foods that anyone can find at their local supermarket. You won't have to spend a lot of money buying ingredients, but you will be able to make easy, healthy and nutritional meals for your family.
Q: Am I going to have to spend hours in the kitchen every day?
A: Like you, we are busy and we definitely don't have time to spend hour after hour cooking. I'm chronically ill and I have 4 kids so I'm not about to spend 4 hours a day in the kitchen! We know that every single one of you feels the same way. Life is busy and you need recipes that can be ready in minutes. When you use the Dining On A Dime Cookbook, you'll be in and out of the kitchen in minutes and have a delicious meal ready every time. You'll also find lots of tips and ideas to speed up the cooking process so, if you're really short on time, you can still eat at home faster and cheaper than running to get take out.
Q: I don't know how to cook. Is Dining On A Dime still for me?
A: Many people only know how to open a box and press start on the microwave, but that's not a problem. Dining On A Dime will guide you and you'll soon be cooking great meals like an expert! Dining On A Dime is full of easy to make recipes that you can easily learn. It's also a great resource to use to teach your kids how to cook.
You'll learn simple and fast cooking techniques with step-by-step directions that are incredibly easy to prepare. One of the most common comments we get from readers is that they can't believe just how easy it is to prepare the meals.
Q: Who Would Be Able To Benefit From Dining On A Dime?
Dining On A Dime is great for:
- Teaching your kids to cook (don't forget teenagers and grandkids)
- Wedding and Bridal Gifts
- College Students
- Teachers' Gifts
- Bachelors
- babysitters
- single moms and even more desperately important, Single DADS! 😉
- ANYONE you want to help learn to cook great meals, get out of debt, or just give a "thank you" gift
20th Anniversary Edition
The Dining On A Dime 20th Anniversary Edition is a revised edition, which includes everything in the Classic Edition plus over 100 more pages with 28 additional recipes, family pictures and pictures of some of my family's original recipes cards, which reveal the origins of our cookbook's 75 years of family favorite recipes!
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HARD COVER Print Book
|20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
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Lana del Rey Appreciation Thread
Yet more leaked tracks!:
trevvytrev21 Posts: 16,961Forum Member✭✭Can't wait for ULTRAVIOLENCE.
Born To Die is knocking around the upper end of album charts WW. A classic.0
Legendary songwriter/producer Rick Nowells predicts Lana is 'a future legend' d confirms he is currently writing with her a lot!
About halfway in.
Welcome to thread, emily67.0
DRAGON LANCE wrote: »Another leaked track, Lana on her guitar again. At the start echos some of Carmen's lyrics, maybe possibly the origin of her ideas that finally went into that song:
Also people may well have heard it already, but I can't resist putting the demo version of Young And Beautiful on here. Quite like the original lyrics of "Channeling, Joplin, Jimmy Page now" that Baz Luhrmann rewrote for the film version:
Y&B demo is absolutely stunning, I could listen to that all day long0
Glad you enjoyed that TH14! Fab isn't it!
Totally agree with that emily67. Truly gifted and unique singer. You know various top singers have covered her songs now, and some of them are good versions in their own right, but I don't think anybody can match how Lana sings them herself. Sheer beauty of her voice, all the deep/high vocal tricks she can do with the amount of range she's got (its really technically hard to do what she does in singing terms) and the raw emotion she puts in the vocal. Think Mr Rick Nowells hits the nail on the head when he says she's "magical."
Loved that interview with Rick Nowells, big thanks for that one. Darren Hayes has quite a quirky interviewing style, but I think that's good as he makes Rick relax and just talk. You get quite a lot of insight. Like his comments where he says about even if the song isn't a hit in single chart terms, you know it is a hit when she's performing live in front of thousands of people and everybody in the audience knows the words.
She forms such great songwriting partnerships with her collaborators and Rick has definitely become a key one. An increasing amount of her very best have his name on. And people always come out with all these conspiracy theories how she came to work with these top songwriters. I remember in one of the previous interviews Rick said he simply heard some of her songs on the internet and that was it, he had to work with her. Well, can you blame him:)?
Great to hear they're writing more potential classics. She brings the poetry and he'll find the perfect chord.
And what's this? The press actually coming out in support? How things change for the better! Time magazine point out what a fantastic shame it is she got snubbed for the Oscar nomination:
And here's another more in depth article:
Time magazine frickin' love her!0
Lana's US tour (which she has just expanded massively) already breaking Box Office recordsThe shows that recently went on sale in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and San Francisco sold out immediately. Las Vegas Promoter Huston Powell of C3 Presents said, "Lana Del Rey is the fastest selling show in the 3+ years the Cosmopolitan has been open." And in Phoenix, President of Southwest Music at Live Nation Terry Burke reported, "I can count on one hand how many artists have sold out in one day at Comerica Theatre, and none of them did it faster than Lana Del Rey."
What took the US so long to recognise this amazing talent in their midst? Beats me...
That is some response to her tour Stateside! Brilliant how she finally won them over. She just had to get her material out there where American people could finally listen to it-getting songs in the movies was a masterstroke. See, easy in the end wasn't it huh ;-)?
Did you see this about the most Spotify streamed female artists in the entire world last year- she's no.3 on the list (just behind Rihanna and Katy Perry). Wowza!
Big rumour on ATRL that the new single is about to drop tomorrow but I'll believe it when I see it lol.
PS Just had to paste this UKMix post from the amazing stats man phoenix83:UK
This is Born To Die's 100th week in the UK Top 75 (i.e. the official portion of the chart, which gets published in UK chart books etc.)*
Born To Die thus joins the following landmark albums by female artists which have spent 100+ weeks on both the US BB200 and the UK chart **:
19, Adele
21, Adele
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
Back To Black, Amy Winehouse
Tapestry, Carole King
Falling Into You, Celine Dion
The Colour Of My Love, Celine Dion
Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
The Fame, Lady GaGa
Born To Die, Lana Del Rey
Like A Virgin, Madonna
Madonna (The First Album), Madonna
The Immaculate Collection, Madonna
Come Away With Me, Norah Jones
Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna
Come On Over, Shania Twain
Private Dancer, Tina Turner
Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston
Not bad company for Lana to be in! :P
* excluding the period 1981-1989 when the whole Top 100 was counted towards weeks on chart.
** chart runs for the above albums can be verified on Hanboo's Chart Histories thread here: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13100.
PPS From mediatrafic.de global charts:Some additional sales stats: 'Born To Die' by Lana Del Rey sold 12.000 copies last week, 4,54 million in total,
She's seriously under estimated the demand for her in her homeland.Due to overwhelming demand for tickets, Lana Del Rey's April 25 concert at New Orleans' 3,000-capacity venue Sugar Mill has moved to the 7,500-capacity Champions Square.
All tickets purchased for Sugar Mill will be valid for Champions Square. Tickets to the new venue go on-sale March 28 via Ticketmaster.com.
More dates will be announced soon!
And more dates to come. Have a feeling this will turn into a World tour.0
My word, make that not just some response, but a spectacular response to her tour stateside- way to go Lana!
Full world tour? We'll see!
And I have I no idea whether this is a cryptic clue to something on Ultra or just her messing about, but what the hell lets stick a link to it anyway:
Ok its sorta repeating those stat stories of yours Koney but I can't resist sticking a link Billboard article pointing out Lana's Born to Die has now sold over a million stateside (and they wanted us to believe she was a flop over there, definitely not the case with the sell out tour too):):
Oh and nearly forgot (d'oh) another story on the fansite that's worth mentioning is the one about Rufus Wainwright telling the Huffington Post that he's collaborated with Lana on a tune. She does some fantastic collaborations doesn't she so it will be interesting to see what that one sounds like.0
Great news about the US sales, DRAGON LANCE, I'm hoping UV sales will dwarf the sales of BTD in the US (they are always late to the party when it comes to amazingly talented females!).
Anyway, more great news!Lana Del Rey confirmed for Glastonbury 2014
Lana Del Rey is the latest act to be confirmed for this year's Glastonbury festival.
The 27-year-old singer will perform at Worthy Farm on Saturday, June 28, during the three-day festival, which has long been one of Europe's key summer music events.
Del Rey's Glastonbury set has been listed on her booking agent's official website, along with a string of other European festival appearances. She plays the Marquee in Cork on July 15.
The American singer-songwriter is expected to release her new album Ultraviolence in early May.
This will be the follow-up to her 2012 breakthrough album Born to Die, which topped the UK chart and reached number two in her native US.
I knew it! Thought it was waaay too quiet on the what's Lana gonna play on the Great Britain front and if there's no announcement and it's all a bit hush hush it usually means Glasto. Brilliant, with UV coming out it's a great time for her to play it and can't wait to hear the new songs live. Just want her to use all the great experiences and confidence she's built up from all the brilliant stage shows she's done now to give a top class performance we know she can. Go on Lana you can do it!
All the little You Tube vids are cool but the audio is usually heavily compressed so it would be very, very nice to have to have high quality TV footage of her on her most sparkling form.
As far as Ultra goes, I know you always made the point that how much better still would Born to Die have done if the US had have been on board from day 1, so yes I think there's every chance Ultra will fair much better still. Like B2D it will probably be an album that keeps selling too, probably a lot at that start then have dormant periods before coming back. They'll probably be a song like Summertime Sadness that becomes a big hit when people least expect it. Although *ahem* hopefully without needing a Cedrix Gervais dance remix…I last heard he's taken to mutilating some Miley Cyrus tunes… best place for him…
Irrespective of how it sells, the main thing is that it ends up being another stunning album, and it seems like she's on fire at the mo so I think we'll be in for a treat;-).0
Jane Elliot Posts: 585Forum Member✭✭Nothing could make me go to Glastonbury but I will be excited to see any footage of Lana on TV/the internet. She will be amazing!0
Interestingly, The Black Keys are also appearing at Glasto. Raising the chance of a live collab. How amazing would that be?
Talking of The Black Keys (well Dan Auerbach to be precise) he's shared his opinion on the upcoming Ultraviolence album in an interview with BBC6 Music (lokks like he is the producer after all).Dan Auerbach: It's a monster. It's a sonic monster. It's beautiful. I can't wait for people to hear it.
BBC: Is it that sort of similar kind of widescreen cinematic feel to it?
Dan Auerbach: It does, but even more so, you know I think a lot of her first record was just kind of, you know, was in the box, recorded, but this is a 7-piece band with her singing live in the studio so there's some kind of, uh, really magic, magical moments that we got to capture on tape, and, uh, you know, the kind of thing that you just can't duplicate with, uh, Pro Tools kind of recording, you know what I mean? It's a different thing for her even though her personality is still definitely there and shines through.
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Whoa! Like the sound of it being a "sonic monster" that has even more of a widescreen cinematic sounds to it! We've seen her earlier live shows and they were just her, her stage band+ a string section and that really lent the songs a sort of timeless, ethereal quality. I'm thinking from what he says Ultra may well have a similar feel.
And yes it would be rather fun if the Black Keys spring up in her Glasto set too!0
David_Petersen Posts: 316Forum MemberI seriously can't wait for Ultraviolence. Born To Die is one of my all-time favorite albums, it's just timeless and beautiful and amazing. The strings, the themes, her smoky voice, gah.0
Take it y'all seen this latest leaked track:
If it is from the UV sessions I doubt it reflects the sound of the album, but I reckon Lana sounds like she had great fun recording it, quite a poppy little number.0
Hit Em Up Style Posts: 12,141Forum Member✭✭Absolutely love it! Lana can do no wrong in my eyes. Current musics greatest talent.0
Lana gets wet and wild(!) on the beach for the video of her single West Coast:
Also: It looks like Bradley Soileau, who was of course her screen boyfriend in the Born to Die and Blue Jeans videos has returned for this one.0
Hit Em Up Style Posts: 12,141Forum Member✭✭OMG so excited!!
Lana's videos are always epic.0
Josh Pinder Posts: 24,080Forum Member✭✭✭Really really excited to hear what she delivers...i have a feeling now she is more known and an established name she could indeed do bigger/better than the BTD era :-) looking forward to see her grow more and more as an artist :-)
Really cannot wait, when was the album rumoured to be released...was it late May? would be beautiful for the summer to have0
Lucky old Fearne Cotton (say what you like about here she was definitely instrumental in breaking VG in the UK) has heard West Coast and describes it as 'AWESOME' on her radio show today.


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Silent auction hits and misses: Do you agree with this list?
An article in the March 1 Charity Auction Newsletter claims that professional services, household "treasures," apparel and consignment jewelry aren't the best things to include in a silent auction. You're better off loading up with hotel and restaurant packages, golf equipment, fishing tackle and baskets filled with themed items.
It also says that the return on silent auction items should be 65-75 percent. In other words, "If your silent auction has a total value of $40,000 you should make $25,000 to $30,000 to have it be considered a success."
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CNN's Jeanne Moos properly quotes Jalopnik as experts on not hacking road signs in a story today about the "No Latinos, No Tacos" hack. More importantly, they reference the commenter debate over the real meaning of the sign!
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Tea partiers rally in Duluth
Tea party supporters rallied Sunday in Duluth with a message of freedom and limited government.
Nearly 1,000 people from around the region attended Sunday's rally at Amsoil Arena for what one organizer called "the biggest tea party rally ever in the Northland," the Duluth News Tribune reported.
"We believe in freedom and a constitutionally limited government," said organizer Becky Hall, who dressed as Betsy Ross for the rally. "We don't believe government can solve all our problems. We believe that too often, government is the problem.
"Remember: It's we, the people. Not we, the government," she said.
Sunday's event was the fourth annual tea party rally in Duluth. But it was the first time the group had used the arena, paying $4,520 for the venue and another $1,200 to rent the video screen there. Individual contributors picked up the tab.
In his keynote address, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., criticized President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and said the Democratic president has "done more to divide this country than any other president I can remember."
Johnson said his own candidacy for the U.S. Senate arose out of an Oshkosh tea party rally address he delivered in October 2009, opposing Obama's health care plans.
Sunday's rally attracted longtime members of the tea party as well as newcomers.
"I've never been to a tea party event before, so I thought I'd come down and check it out," said Neill Atkins, a Duluth businessman and former city council member.
With former Sen. Rick Santorum, Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain and most other GOP hopefuls now out of the hunt for the presidency, Atkins predicted tea party supporters will unite behind a single candidate.
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Jesse Peterson, a member of Occupy Duluth, came to listen and learn from people at Sunday's event. Peterson expressed concern about the religious motivations of some people in the tea party movement.
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Kim Simac, an author and small business owner from Eagle River, Wis., offered a different take, suggesting the nation's sense of community had faltered largely as a result of efforts to push religion out of the picture.
"Our community squares and schools are now devoid of God, and look at the results," she said.
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Week fifteen of the session is done, one week to go in the official calendar. We have voted on over 200 bills on the floor of the House. Work on Appropriations bills dominated the past week; the House ran six on the floor in one day. Nearly all of them will end up in a conference committee made up of members from both chambers and both parties. Given the slow progress on the bills already in conference committee, I don't believe we will adjourn next week.
Education Reform
The Senate has not yet responded on the Education Reform compromise offered by the House nearly two weeks ago. Time is running short for our schools; they need to make staffing decisions for the upcoming year. With our proposal, the governor and the House Republicans have demonstrated our commitment to both implementing education reforms that will help improve our schools performance, and to providing our schools with adequate funding. Hopefully the Senate will respond soon. If not, our schools and our kids will have to make do with the same funding level as last year, and without the needed reforms to improve performance.
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Sticking to Principles
Each of the appropriations bills that have come over from the Senate has had one common characteristic. Not only do they spend far higher than the House budget targets, but they surpass the Senate's own budget targets. Early in the Session the House and Senate set their budget targets for fiscal year 2014. The House target was $6.4139 billion, spending 98 cents for every dollar of revenue. The Senate target was $6.9 billion, spending $1.05 for every dollar of revenue. This was $487 million more than the House Republican target. The House target represents a 3% increase in spending over Fiscal Year 2013. The Senate target represents an 11% increase in spending over Fiscal Year 2013.
At last count, the Senate had sent over appropriations bills that spend $47 million more than their own target of $6.9 billion, raising their spending to an 11.6% increase in General Fund spending. However, this count doesn't include the Standings bill, which hasn't been sent over yet.
Iowa has averaged revenue growth of 3.4 percent over the last 20 years. Clearly the House spending plan reflects a more sustainable and responsible approach to our state budget. The House will stick to our budgeting principles that we laid out at the start of the session:
* Republican budgets do not spend more money than the state takes in;
* Republican budgets do not use one-time money to pay for on-going expenses;
* Republican budgets do not intentionally underfund entitlement programs to balance the state's budget;
* Republican budgets will return unused tax dollars to Iowa's taxpayers.
Honoring Iowa's Fallen Heroes
Memorial Day weekend I am planning on joining Governor Branstad and a few of my colleagues from the legislature at a ceremony to re-dedicate the Iowa State Civil War Memorial at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The memorial is in honor of the many Iowa Civil War soldiers that fought and died in the Union Siege of Vicksburg. The Iowa State Monument was dedicated on November 15, 1906 and construction was completed in 1912. Iowa also built thirteen smaller monuments and other bronze plagues in the park. In 2012 the Iowa Legislature appropriated $320,000 for preservation and restoration of the Iowa Civil War Memorial in Vicksburg so that future generations will be reminded of the sacrifices made by Iowans in that struggle.Vicksburg Monument
From Governor Branstad's invitation: "Over 30,000 Iowa soldiers participated in the Siege of Vicksburg in 1862 and 1863, which was a key turning point in the Civil War for operational control of the Mississippi River. The significance of the Siege is underscored in the following quote from President Abraham Lincoln: 'See what a lot of land these fellows hold, of which Vicksburg is the key! The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket...We can take all the northern ports of the Confederacy, and they can defy us from Vicksburg.'"
Several of my relatives from Tama County participated in the Siege of Vicksburg as part of the 10th Iowa Infantry, including my great-great grandfather Robert Filloon who survived the war, his brother A. J. Filloon who was wounded and later died and is buried at Vicksburg, and my great grandfather Fisher's brother John (Jasper) Fisher, who survived Vicksburg but died later in the war. As I prepare for the trip I hope to identify other Tama and Marshall County residents that may be buried at Vicksburg so that I can visit their graves and honor their sacrifice. I will be travelling at my own expense, enjoying the opportunity to represent my state as well as pursue my interest in genealogy, history, and travel.
Closing Comments
On Tuesday, April 23 I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of 5th graders from the North Tama School district. The grade school kids are always a treat to speak to!
On Tuesday, April 23, the Family Leader held a rally in the capitol rotunda in support of Pro-Life legislation. Joining in from Tama county were Bob and Mildred Mason, Roger and Chloe Ann Hill, and from Marshall county were Jane Jech, Diane Lake, Bruce Roorda, Barb Miller, and Patricia Long .
Senator Grassley will be holding a town meeting in Room 808 of Dejardin Hall at Marshalltown Community College at 3702 South Center Street in Marshalltown on Thursday, May 2. The meeting will be from 11:00 a.m. - Noon. I hope you'll be there.
I would encourage you all to come visit me at the capitol during session. Time is drawing short; we only have one week left in the scheduled session. After that we may be in session sporadically as the various conference committees complete their work. Please call or email me ahead so I can be sure to greet you and personally show you the House Chamber and take you on a tour up to the top of the dome. We can also arrange a guided tour of this stunningly beautiful building that is "The Peoples House."
As always, I look forward to hearing from you, and I look forward to seeing you around the district, or down here at the capitol.
Facebook and Google both made project announcements this week in Iowa. Facebook will be locating a new data center in Altoona, while Google will be expanding its current data center operation in Council Bluffs.
Facebook's new data center project had been a secret for many months as Iowa competed with Nebraska to land the social-networking company. Facebook, which operated under pseudonym of a subsidiary called Siculus, Inc. ended up deciding to locate its newest investment in central Iowa. Facebook has pledged to invest a minimum of $299.5 million in the project, but will likely spend hundreds of millions of dollars more as they roll out additional phases of the plan. The new project is proposed to use 476,000 square feet of space, featuring an innovative outdoor-air cooling system and the latest in Open Compute Project server designs.
Google made waves in 2009 when it announced it would make an initial investment of $600 million in locating its new data center in Council Bluffs. In 2012, the company sought and received an agreement with the state to expand the original project. Google proposed to spend $300 million on another facility. In doing so, Google became eligible for $7.2 million in tax benefits. The newest project expansion will increase the capital investment by another $400 million. In return, Google will be eligible for an additional $9.6 million in tax credit benefits in the form of a refund of sales and use taxes.
Iowa is well situated to attract these high-tech companies due to plentiful space, relatively cheap energy costs, access to large supplies of water, the unlikelihood of natural disasters, and for the state's business attraction incentives under the High Quality Jobs program.
Governor Branstad praised the developments and said specifically of the Facebook investment that, "[the] announcement further solidifies Iowa's position as a destination for tech companies - from major data center operations like Facebook's to the innovative start-ups we continue to see popping up around our state."
House Moves Six Appropriations Bills in One Day
In a flurry of budget activity on Tuesday, the House moved forward on six of the major appropriations bills. In taking these actions, House Republicans maintained their commitment to funding state government within the amount of on-going revenue. House Democrats also showed their priorities, as they voted for nearly $300 million in spending beyond the House budget targets.
The House passed the Fiscal Year 14 Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF) appropriations bill. House File 638 spends a portion of the state's gaming revenue on a variety of infrastructure projects. This year's RIIF bill includes increases in funding for lake dredging and water quality projects, a new emphasis on performing routine, deferred, and major maintenance of state facilities, and new construction at the three Regents institutions. HF 638 now awaits action in the Senate Appropriations Committee
Action was also taken on the Agriculture & Natural Resources budget (SF 435) and the Justice Systems budget (SF 447). Each of these bills provide significant funding enhancements. In Senate File 435, operating increases were provided to the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and the ISU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The bill also includes $42 million in funding through the Environment First Fund.
The Justice Systems budget made a number of changes in funding levels within the Department of Corrections, reflecting the impending shifting of populations as the new facilities in Fort Madison and Mitchellville start to come on-line. Funding for the Department of Public Safety and Public Defense was set at the level proposed by the Governor. Both SF 435 and SF 447 await further action by the Senate.
Two bills that started in the House were sent to conference committee. Amendments by the Senate to the Administration & Regulation budget (HF 603) and the FY 14 Education budget (HF 604) were rejected by the House as the each spent significantly more than the House budget targets. Meetings of these conference committees are beginning. Last week, the Economic Development appropriations bill (SF 430) was also sent to conference.
One major sign of progress was resolution on what level of funding is provided in this year's budget bills for FY 2015. Like two years ago, the second year of the budget is funded at 50 percent of the FY 14 level. A few categories, like school aid, Medicaid, and property tax credits, will be funded at a higher level. This was also done two years ago.
The setting of the FY 15 funding level allowed the House to complete its work on the Transportation appropriations bill for the next two years, HF 602. The Senate is expected to send the bill to the Governor soon.
While House Republicans maintained their commitment to funding an effective and efficient state government, House Democrats displayed their penchant for spending every available penny and more with a series of votes that would have pushed the state much closer to seeing the return of across the board cuts. The pinnacle of their efforts was an amendment for a one year appropriation of $160 million from the state's ending balance to an unnamed group of environmental projects. Where the money goes, how it is distributed, and what happens in future years were not even discussed.
New Online Hunter Education Course Option Begins July 1
Adults who have prior hunting or firearms handling experience and are looking to satisfy their hunter education requirement to purchase a hunting license will have a new option beginning July 1. The DNR will now offer an online hunter education course.
The online course will have the same materials as the classroom course and students will be tested in the same way. The online course will last 7 to 8 hours, and students will need to pass a quiz at the end of each chapter and a final exam. The course is designed for students age 18 and older with prior hunting or gun handling experience. The classroom course is for students age 11 and older with or without firearm handling experience.
If adult students take the course prior to July 1, they will either need to complete a field day or retake the online course after July 1. The new adult online course is an effort to reduce the barriers to attract new hunters into the field, by allowing them to satisfy the hunter education requirement on their schedule and at their own pace. For a current listing of hunter education courses, go to www.iowadnr.gov/training.


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