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Foregone conclusion
The agreement ending the recent government shutdown included a provision that a conference committee will meet to work out a budget, based on the differing budget bills passed in each of the houses of Congress. This is the process described in the Constitution, which differs from the recent practice of passing continuing resolutions that just extend an old budget bill.
This House/Senate committee should produce a bill that works to satisfy the citizens' needs and concerns (national debt, economic growth, individual liberties, etc., etc., etc.). This important budget bill will then be voted upon by the entire Congress, including our representative in the House, Tim Huelskamp.
Tim's voting history and public pronouncements tell us that no budget will be austere enough, no budget will cut your Social Security enough, no budget will close national monuments enough. His input will be neither sought nor considered, because everyone knows Congressman Huelskamp will vote "no." That means we, the voters of the First District of Kansas, will not be represented in this budget process; just as we are no longer represented in the House Agriculture Committee.
We don't like it when drug peddlers are in the sheriff's office, we would not want an arsonist running the fire department, and we would not select an atheist to be our parish priest. So why did we elect a person who dislikes government and is a person who believes the "government is the problem?" Should we be surprised that Washington has problems when we sent a government-hater to help run the place?
Let's send someone who believes government can work for us and will endeavor to make sure government will work for us -- as opposed to sending someone who believes in obstruction, destruction and vandalism.
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Five points from safety with six games to play: the cold, hard stats Felix Magath is dealing with at Fulham. Survival is possible, but envisaging it happening is difficult. That's because the Cottagers have been rock bottom of the Premier League since a 3-0 home trouncing by Southampton on February 1. They've won one of their last 12 games, lost nine of those, have conceded 12 more goals than the next-worst defence and haven't won away since Boxing Day.
- Man Utd 4-1 Aston Villa (Prem)
- Aston Villa 1-4 Stoke (Prem)
- Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea (Prem)
- Aston Villa 4-1 Norwich (Prem)
- Newcastle 1-0 Aston Villa (Prem)
- Fulham 1-3 Everton (Prem)
- Man City 5-0 Fulham (Prem)
- Fulham 1-0 Newcastle (Prem)
- Cardiff 3-1 Fulham (Prem)
- Fulham 1-3 Chelsea (Prem)
"It is very difficult to take over a team on the bottom and start winning," said Magath, after declaring he wouldn't walk away should the west Londoners suffer relegation. "But last week we did not play like a relegated team."
He's right too – against Everton, Fulham had their chances to lead in a first half where they were the better side. Magath continued with his haywire team selections by handing 17-year-old striker Moussa Dembele his first start, and brought academy grads Cauley Woodrow and Patrick Roberts off the bench. The Cottagers have now used 37 players this season – seven more than any other side.
Survival is still very much in their own hands. They only have Spurs from the top six to play before the season's end, with winnable home games against Norwich, Hull and Crystal Palace to come. To do it, though, they'll need to stop being so ruddy rubbish at the back; shipping almost two goals a game against bottom-half sides alone.
And so a trip to Aston Villa beckons. Paul Lambert's men have done a rather marvellous job of avoiding relegation while looking insipid and one-dimensional along the way, but by winning the odd game in five they've hauled themselves eight points above the drop zone.
Credit where it's due, though; the Villans saw off Chelsea with a clean sheet three weeks ago, and were superb for a half at Anfield in January. They're better than the sides in the mire with good reason – not least one by the name of Christian Benteke, but also the other young upstarts who are the stronger for last season's character-building survival bid. But, devastatingly for the West Midlands outfit, Benteke's torn Achilles tendon means he'll miss the rest of the campaign – and, crucially, the World Cup.
Their form at Villa Park is slightly worse (1.06 points per game) than that away (1.13) this season, but with three wins in their last five on home soil Lambert's boys will fancy starting their top-half tilt here.
Team news
Villa remain without the services of likely lads Libor Kozak (leg), Jores Okore (knee) and Charles N'Zogbia (somewhere in a basement), while Karim El Ahmadi may also miss out after tweaking his thigh last week. The crushing news about Benteke means Grant Holt will have to fill the Belgian's huge void.
Fulham could welcome back Kostas Mitroglou and Scott Parker after three and four-game absences. Giorgos Karagounis might make it after a knock, but Dan Burn (muscle) and Damien Duff (knee) are out.
Player to watch: Lewis Holtby (Fulham)
The Tottenham loanee was everywhere in the defeat to Everton last weekend – and how Fulham could do with 11 like him right now. Holtby provides the Cottagers with genuine quality behind the striker (whoever the Wheel of Fortune picks this week), and from set-pieces too – against the Toffees he carved out 6 chances for team-mates and misplaced only 2 passes in the final third. The former Schalke man defended like a man possessed at Craven Cottage too, winning all 12 of his attempted tackles.
He could do with sharpening up in front of goal – just 1 of his 4 efforts tested Tim Howard – but more displays like this will push the Londoners in the right direction. At the moment, any shred of quality is welcome.
- Fulham 2-0 Villa (Prem, Dec 13)
- Villa 1-1 Fulham (Prem, Apr 13)
- Fulham 1-0 Villa (Prem, Oct 12)
- Villa 1-0 Fulham (Prem, Mar 12)
- Fulham 0-0 Villa (Prem, Aug 11)
The managers
Lambert thought last weekend's 4-1 defeat at Manchester United was harsh, but refused to criticise striker Benteke after the Belgian spurned a number of opportunities at Old Trafford.
"We had some fantastic chances, and they fell to the big lad who's normally lethal from that distance," he admitted. "But I can't be too critical of Christian, he has scored some vital goals for us in the last 18 months and he'll continue to do so. He'll come back stronger." Or not, sadly for Lambert.
Magath, meanwhile, has an unhappy Darren Bent on his hands. The German claimed he didn't bring on the former Villa man against Everton last weekend due to lack of fitness, but the striker refuted the claims.
"It is just disappointing," said the ex-England man, who hasn't started since March 1. "I was fine to play. I am disappointed not to feature, especially in games like that where you feel that you can definitely affect the game. I am more than willing to play. That is what I do, that is what I love to do."
Facts and figures
Aston Villa have the 18th best home record this season – last term they had the 17th best
Since 2008/09, 8 of the 9 meetings between these sides have seen fewer than 3 goals
Fulham have lost the second half in 10 of their last 14 trips to bottom-half teams, including 6 draw/loss HT/FT doubles
8 of Villa's last 12 home games have been level at half-time
Fulham have conceded first in 13 of their last 15 away matches, while Villa have scored first in their last 3 games
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Apparently Felix is Latin for 'happy' or 'lucky'. So far Magath has been none of these things. 2-1 Villa.


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On the 24th August, the Arctic Sunrise entered the Northern Sea Route (NSR) off Russia's coastline to protest against Arctic oil drilling, in defiance of Russian authorities who this week refused the ship permission to enter the area.
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Absolut Citron is made exclusively from natural ingredients, and unlike some other flavored vodkas, it doesn't contain any added sugar. To put it short and simple: Absolut Citron is smooth and mellow, with a fresh fruity lemon and lime character and a note of lemon peel.
In 1879, Lars Olsson Smith introduced the continuous distillation with which he made Absolut Rent Bränvin. Instead of the usual three or four times, the vodka was distilled an infinite number of times. Absolut Citron is made the same way, the only difference is the taste of lemon. And, like the rest of the family, it's produced in Åhus, not far from L.O. Smith's birth town. Since the process will never change, neither will the true taste of Absolut Citron.
The main ingredients in Absolut Citron are Absolut Vodka and citrus flavor. Absolut Vodka is made from water and winter wheat. The water comes from a deep well in Åhus where it's protected from impurities. The winter wheat is also grown in Åhus and differs from other crops: it's sown one fall, and harvested the next one. Days in between it grows under the Swedish snow developing its hard grain. Also, the use of fertilizers is minimized. Though lemon is the main flavor, lime is also added to give Absolut Citron its perfect character.
Absolut Citron has no problems coping on its own. Just add some ice and it fulfils its original mission perfectly. On the other hand, all fans of "Cosmo" know how great Absolut Citron tastes accompanied by cranberry juice and Cointreau. Below, you'll find even more ways of enjoying it!
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Sunday, April 05, 2009
Leave It Alone
You can understand the sentiment, and much of what the YL argue is true, in terms of the good work, a progressive voice, etc. However, that is really irrelevant to the principle within the OMOV concept, and there are plenty of remedies available to offset the perceived erosion of influence. If the YL are the vibrant, mobilizing force that they claim (and I agree), then this system merely requires a retool of sorts, which if successful will maintain the influence. Introducing a quote denotes weakness, that the voice of the YL requires help to be heard. In one sense, that's an insulting sentiment.
OMOV only undermines the voice of Liberal youth if they are incapable of maintaining a large membership, if they lack the organizational skill to attract new members. Under this system, the YL are only handicapped if they currently enjoy manufactured support. If anything, this new system can be empowering, because if the YL is what people claim, it should have no problem maintaining its "say" in any selection. If the Liberal Party can't attract more youth into the fold, then that lack of appeal should be reflected in OMOV, because then the party expression is really an accurate read on the makeup of the grassroots. I see the need for quotas as a defeatist attitude, that completely undermines the spirit of the initiative. If the YL are marginalized under this system, it's "fair" qualities will be nothing more than a testament to inherent weakness. If that fragility is real, then one has to wonder why the wanting subset deserves a uneven voice.
If this amendment to OMOV passes, then the final product resembles nothing of the sort and renders the terminology useless. Why bother, if we essentially create tiers of Liberals, inequalities and distortions?
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- Jason Cherniak said...
It depends on what you think the "principle" is. Is OMOV about equal representation, or is it simply about getting rid of the delegated system where there is an extra step between vocing your opinion and actually electing the leader?
- 10:10 AM, April 05, 2009
- Steve V said...
I assumed it was about equal representation, that's what OMOV means to me.
- 10:19 AM, April 05, 2009
- Oxford County Liberals said...
Steve's presumption is my presumption as well, Jason (though the other reason about getting rid of the delegate system applies for me as well).
From my hearings and observing, the YLC isn't going to get a lot of blogger net-root support for their amendment.
The question then becomes whether or not they will still vote for OMOV and supporting increased democratization of the Liberal Party or not if their amendment goes down to defeat.
I like John Lennard's point brought up and quoted at Jeff's piece: actively grow the youth wing, and they won't need a quota to be influential, and they'll have hopefully more then a quarter of the membership.
- 10:38 AM, April 05, 2009
- Anthony said...
the problem with this amendment, and I have told Braeden and Sam this, is that it actually encourages a smaller YLC
the less young Liberals, the more influence they have. As much as I trust their motives, I was in youth politics long enough to know this system will not encourage a bigger YLC.
They are 12-14% of the party specifically because the past 2 years were spent squabbling at the executive level. The fact they cant tell us what they did to recruit people since 2006 just proves my point.
The YLC had an issue important to young people, the environment. They failed to recruit with an issue that suited Young Liberals.
In quebec, We recruited with Anti-Ballistic Missile shield. We recruited with gay marriage. We recruited with correction of fiscal imbalance. We recruited with Quebec nation.
You use policy to recruit members. The lack of any policy from the YLC level for the last 4 years may be the reason they sit at 12-14% and will try to effectively double the value of their vote.
- 10:44 AM, April 05, 2009


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Jaime King and husband Kyle Newman celebrated the upcoming October arrival of their son with a baby shower at Soho House in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The Star Wars-themed bash was also star-studded, with Jessica Alba, Selma Blair and Ashley Madekwe in attendance, along with King's Hart of Dixie costars Rachel Bilson, Wilson Bethel and Claudia Lee.
King, who wore an Asos Maternity dress with pastel flowers and lace details, is quite proud of her own baby bump, and was spotted affectionately rubbing the belly of fellow mom-to-be Teresa Palmer.
The actress took the opportunity to give a heartfelt thanks to her guests. "It's amazing how much joy this baby has already brought Kyle and me," she said. "We are touched by the support and love of all our friends and family."
During the party, guests snacked on appetizers and sipped champagne while King, 34, opened gifts for the baby, including a Nuna highchair. The actress also received a diaper cake from Alba's own line, The Honest Company.
Bilson was spotted getting crafty in the DIY area where guests could write personal messages on little cloth squares for the happy couple to take home.
King was overheard joking around with Bethel, "It's baby city right now! You're next!"
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More than 100,000 people every year are set to reap the benefits of a new hospital-visiting scheme in NHS Grampian.
The formal adoption of "Welcome Wards" means that from today patients are now able to set their own visiting times at hospitals in Grampian.
The health board said the move is the biggest shake up of visiting in more than a generation and follows a review that kicked off last year.
In April, NHS Grampian announced plans to roll out the scheme across its hospital after a 3 month trial at Ward 102, the Geriatric Assessment Unit at ARI, proved successful.
Professor Amanda Croft, Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals, said: "While we've always tried to be flexible about visiting, there is no denying this has been a big change. That's why, since we announced the plans, we've gradually introduced it across our hospitals to give everyone time to adjust.
"We are delighted with the response it's gotten so far and it's already making a real difference for patients, their families and carers.
"We encourage carers to participate in the care of their family member or friend whilst in hospital if they wish to do so and welcome carers to visit the ward as much as their family or friend would like. We feel it's important that carers are valued and recognised as equal partners in care.
"Some of the feedback has been really heartfelt and we are proud that we've been able to lead the way in Scotland by introducing this type of scheme."
George Stewart, 65, from Aberdeen has been in hospital at ARI and Woodend with a back injury over the last 8 weeks. He said: "I'd still rather be at home obviously but it is a lot, lot better. It's much more relaxed and welcoming and not regimented like it was in the past.
"It's made the biggest difference for my wife and kids. They're able to fit coming in around their work and other commitments which is a lot easier for them. We get to spend more time together which helps put their minds at ease and lets them know I'm doing alright.
"I've also had a lot of friends come and see me who might not have managed to make it between the limited times there were before.
"If I'm tired or need to rest, people are able to fit around that rather than feeling like they have to come at a set time or they will miss out. It also means I'm able to see them once I've been able to have a rest and am fit enough to have a proper chat!"
George, who hopes to get home from the Neurological Rehabilitation Ward at Woodend Hospital later this week, added: "All in all, it's a really positive change which makes being a patient that bit easier."
Julie Wattie, is Nurse Manager for Emergency and Unscheduled Care based at ARI and helped lead the implementation of the scheme across Grampian.
She said: "I think it's worked well partly because it's a simple concept – it's visiting tailored for each individual person. Really, it's as straightforward as that.
"That's a long way from what we had before. When we started looking into it last year, there really was no consistency. There was flexible, extended, limited and a host of other visiting arrangements depending which ward was concerned. It was difficult enough for the staff involved to follow, never mind for patients, carers or their families.
Julie continued: "Welcome Wards turns 'visiting' on its head. It recognises that we are the visitors in the lives of our patients and their families, not the other way round.
"Previous ways of doing things didn't take proper account of the evidence that shows that recovery times are actually improved dramatically when people have the right support from their loved ones.
"What we've seen on the wards so far is that it allows us to have a lot more contact with families and work closer with them on the care being delivered. That has numerous benefits for everyone involved."
Professor Croft added: "We've worked hard to get this right and patients, staff, carers and families were all clear that we needed to adopt a flexible approach that suited each patient's circumstances.
"That's why we need to stress that this isn't 'open' visiting. Instead, it's 'person centred' visiting which means it's set to suit each patient with ward staff.
"There will be times when, for clinical reasons, visitors might be asked to come back or move elsewhere, particularly in areas shared with other patients.
"I think everyone can understand that. We need visitors to work with us to do what's best for the patient and I am sure they will.
"It's that spirit of cooperation and working together to provide the best care possible for people that's at the heart of this change."
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Today was the first day that we skipped our classes to go on an adventure. Evelyn, one of our friends and classmates, hired our guide Regina to accompany her to the shtetl from which her grandmother's family came. She kindly invited Fran and me to accompany her.
Regina had hired a driver and the five of us squeezed into the car and started out towards Pilvishok.(in Lithuania known as Pilviskiai). As we began our trip Evelyn shared her family history. When she was in 10th grade she had an assignment to create a family tree. At the age of 15 she interviewed her grandmother and got information that went back to her great-great-great grandmother. Fran and I were quite envious as all genealogists wish they could go back in time to interview those long-gone relatives. In the 1990's Evelyn transferred the information to a PC. Five PCs later, she pulled it up on her Blackberry as we sat in the car.
Regina asked us our Yiddish level and told us that she wanted to make sure we didn't totally miss our Yiddish practice. She pulled out a Yiddish book about Lithuanian shtetls and villages and proceeded to read it aloud. After each sentence we haltingly tried to translate. We found that we could get the gist of the meaning with assistance from Regina. From the text we learned that between 1839 and 1855 they had a subscription program to Talmudic commentaries. Seventeen people contributed money to print the commentaries and have access to them; kind of a book of the month club. Regina pointed out that the population of Pilvishok was about 1300 at the turn of the century, but had dropped to around 700 before the war. The town experienced many hardships, especially a fire in 1887 which led to the immigration of many people. Despite hardships, the town found the resources to help the poor among them and create a library. They had a scholarly correspondence with St. Petersburg soliciting books for the library.
During the drive we were amazed to hear Regina answering the phone in various languages as she spoke with other shtetl shleppers. We passed through a beautiful area of lakes and orchards. We were especially fascinated by storks perched in high nests. They nest in the region then migrate all the way to Africa for the winter. We hoped to get a photo of them, but Regina assured us that we would find many of them in Pilvishok. She mentioned that the movie Defiance, based on a true story about partisans in Belarus, was actually filmed in this area.
When we approached Mariampole, Regina directed our driver towards a small Jewish cemetery that potentially contained tombstones of Evelyn's family. She knew she had seen a Ginsberg (one of Evelyn's family names) in the area. There we found a circle of tombstones, but no Ginsberg. The original cemetery had been destroyed by the Russians. The tombstones which had survived had been grouped in this small circle. As we walked around the circle Regina pointed out one tombstone and asked us what was unusual about it. Part of the inscription on the tombstone was an acrostic, similar to the one we had found in another shtetl visit. It consisted of a poem in which the first letter of each line spelled out the name of the deceased when read vertically. As we found none of Evelyn's family names we continued onward.
Mariampole is a larger city and appeared to be prosperous. We learned that they do a big business brokering second-hand cars. They get them from Western Europe and sell them in Asia and Russia. Many Russian Asians are here as they are engaged in this business. In Mariampole we also found the former synagogue building with the ten commandments perched at the top now painted over.
We continued on towards Pilvishok. As we approached it we found a field full of the storks just as Regina had promised. While we were delighted to have found them, we bemoaned the fact that we were driving too fast to photograph them in their nests high above the buildings. When we entered the city we went over the Sesupe River. This river joins with the Pilve River at the junction of the town. We pulled over to a side street dotted with traditional wooden homes that were representative of a shtetl home.
Regina told us that unlike the yellow painted homes that we observed on our visit, shtetl homes were made of unpainted wood and were grey in appearance.
By now it was early afternoon so we stopped at a nearby restaurant. Regina directed us to order food that would be prepared while we visited the nearby cemetery. We ordered traditional Lithuanian fare of meat stuffed blinis, stuffed cabbage and herring and potatoes. Regina then gathered us together and offered umbrellas and jackets for what was now a rainy day. Evelyn had forewarned us that it is always cold and blustery when she visits any of her ancestral shtetls. We were hustled to an area next to the restaurant which contained a small commemorative cemetery. Again the original cemetery had been demolished and a handful of remaining tombstones gathered together in this area. As we entered the cemetery, Evelyn was drawn immediately to a particular tombstone. In large Hebrew letters, she clearly saw the name Ginsberg. She did a little happy dance and Regina joined her. Regina translated the tombstone and where the stone was worn she felt the letters with her fingers. It looked as if she was pulling the words out of the stones. She translated the Hebrew for us as " A man of faith, his deeds were very good and complete, his name was known in glory for prayer. He was a reader (in synagogue) and took care of the house of prayer." He died in 1931. Regina had a blessing which she read while Evelyn recited the name at the appropriate juncture and then proceeded to place a stone on the tombstone. We noted that other stones were already on the tombstone indicating someone else's visit. We returned to our lunch thrilled with our discovery.
Afterward we went in search of the killing fields, a mass grave for the Jews who were murdered. We stopped when Regina saw an elderly man standing with his bicycle outside a convenience store. Regina asked him for directions and if there was a hotel in the town. She later noted that this question told us something about the size of the town as a hotel was an important indicator of its importance. Seeing that he was forthcoming she asked him additional questions about the Jewish community. She also asked him if I could record him and he agreed. The man told us he was born in 1922 so would have been 19 at the time the Germans invaded. He recalled that on the first day of the war (6/23/1941) there was a blitzkrieg at 4:00 AM. By 9:00 AM everything was leveled. The Russians who had occupied the town, retreated to the river. The bridge had been blown up and many drowned.
He remembered different Jewish families who had lived in town, Simberg(ai), Markson(ai) and Frismon(as). The Goldberg's had a restaurant and the Neimark(as) family had the biggest shop. The Soviets later used the Neimark home for the shop for the collective farm. He recounted that when the Germans came they first killed the Communist youth. They then waited several months before killing everyone else.
The Jewish cemetery had been destroyed when the Soviets put a sewer system in during the 1960s as the pipes went through the cemetery. Afterwards they collected the remains and made the cemetery which we had visited. The synagogue had been next to the square and stood next to the shops. He remembered that the Jews used to "throw away their sins" in the Sesupe River on Rosh Hashanah (the ritual of Tashlich).
Following his directions we made our way towards the killing fields. Without obtaining these directions the typical visitor would have no idea where to look. It was only when we entered an empty field that we found two granite markers designating the site ahead. We walked through a field where we found a low fence and behind it a grove of trees. There we found a memorial that dated back to Soviet times. Regina translated it as "In this place in August 1941, Hitler's Fascist and Lithuanian Bourgeois Nationalists ferociously killed 1000 people from Pilvishok. Let the memory of the victims of the fascism be eternal." We noted that it made no mention of the fact that they were Jews. Interestingly it made note of the collaboration of the Lithuanian nationalists, something we have observed considerable denial about today.
Regina had brought a candle for Evelyn to light and together we haltingly said the Kaddish, the prayer for the dead. Our guide sensed that there was another site and discovered it down a path along the creek. There was a similar site and plaque in a nearby wooded area. Again we said the Kaddish.
As we celebrated our discoveries later over dinner we reveled in a successful and fascinating journey. The day was full of discovery and wonder, evoking a wide range of feelings from sadness to delight. We even found our elusive stork nest on our return trip.Regina's energetic personality together with her knowledge and humor had added an important dimension to our experience.


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Though the world of video games is more prevalent than ever, there are still some older generations that never quite caught up. We all know there's a strange market full of console knockoffs, and with holiday season in full swing, you might receive some less-than-desirable — though unintentionally hilarious — consoles from well-intentioned, though ultimately uninformed relatives.
When pictures of the PX-3600 (above) began appearing on the internet, people thought it might have been some hybrid system that was able to play both PlayStation and Xbox games. However, it turned out to be just a console knockoff that only played games built into it. A closer examination revealed that the controller ports are like the ones found in the Atari 2600. The console comes with two controllers — but for some reason, only one has a vibration feature — as well as one gun controller.
The unit is made by Cheer-Tech Industries, so if you want to troll a friend for the holidays, go give the product page a visit.
Super Megason IV
Though the Super Megason IV looks like the original PlayStation, but the circular disc cover flips up to reveal a cartridge slot rather than an optical disc tray. Because a vertical cart slots into the unit, the disc cover doesn't actually close all the way. The SMIV comes with two controllers, one cartridge, and a gun controller. The cartridge holds a bunch of little games rather than just one, including blatant ripoffs, such as Jewel Tetris 504 and Hurdls 202.
The controller featured on the box actually isn't the one that comes with the unit — it's actually more reminiscent of a Sega Genesis controller with a six-button layout. Amusingly, the length of the gun controller's cord is too short, forcing the player to sit right up in front of the screen, essentially defeating the purpose.
The console was found for the low price of $6.63, but you'll have to head to a market in Bahrain if you're that serious about getting one.
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Though it looks like a PlayStation 3, the MPS3 is actually quite small, with the controller easily fitting into the palm of your hand. Rather than a slot-loading tray for optical media, a little screen sticks out on which the games are displayed. The console has the games built in, featuring ones such as Soccer, Baseball, Submarine Invasion, and Space Guardian. The best part? The unit requires three AA batteries to operate.
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A five-year effort to reconstruct the evolutionary relationships
among all green plants has resulted in the most complete "tree
of life" of any group of living things on the planet, including
The up-to-date family tree has revealed several surprises
about the evolution of green plants, such as how they emerged
from the sea onto land and how they are related to the four
other major kingdoms: the brown plants, the red plants,
the fungi and the animals.
Specifically, the team has overturned the traditional
belief that the so-called "land-plant invasion" was led
by seawater plants. Instead, the research team has found
that primitive freshwater plants provided the ancestral
stock from which all green plants now on land are descended,
and that this ancestor spawned every green plant now alive
on earth.
This knowledge will help scientists in a broad range of
disciplines, from those trying to develop new and better crops
to those prospecting for new medicines.
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How about a trade -- rollbacks in public employee pensions in exchange for a tax increase?
The notion of such an exchange is an obvious one -- and would seem to fit the politics of the moment, and particularly the priorities of Gov. Jerry Brown.
The governor is looking at ways to raise revenue at the ballot next year -- at the same that he'd like voters to endorse the pieces of his 12-step pension proposal.
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Both policies make sense.
Pension and retiree health obligations for public workers are huge--and unsustainable. A growing state needs more revenues to cover all the services its citizens demand.
But labor groups argue against pension rollbacks -- often by saying that they shouldn't bear the burden of saving governments money when it was the private sector that triggered the economic mess.
Voters are wary of puting more money into government -- particularly because they fear additional moneys will be spent not on services but on unsustainable benefits for public employees.
So there is wisdom in pursuing both policies at the same time, as Brown appears to be doing. But why not go further?
Why not link the two -- formally and legally?
It can be done.
In the past, ballot measures have had provisions that tie them to the defeat or success of other measures.
In this case, pension reform measures on next year's ballot would be legally linked with tax increases, through language in each measure.
The link would be simple: the penson measures would not take effect if the tax measures didn't pass. And the tax measures wouldn't take effect if the pension measures didn't pass.
Taxpayers and public workers would both have to sacrifice.
Yes, formalizing such links might raise the political challenge of passing the measures.
But the links, if the measures are well designed, might make a sale easier -- by easing concerns that new tax dollars would be wasted or that public workers are bearing too much of the budget-related pain.
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Pleurisy Root
Veterinarian Reviewed on June 7, 2012 by Paulina Nelega, RH
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Pleurisy Root
The herb called Pleurisy Root is a perennial plant, which means it lasts for at least three seasons and has many medicinal values. It is the best known plant expectorant and is used to treat many inflammatory diseases like pleurisy, pneumonia, pulmonary and respiratory ailments. It is also known to release spasms from the respiratory airways, helps promote perspiration which cools down the body during high fever, clears air passages and cures uterine disorders as well.
The Origin of Pleurisy Root
Pleurisy Root is a milkweed and it originates from North America and Canada, however it is different from other milkweeds. It has a fleshy rooted texture and bears deep yellow and orange flowers that grow in dry and sandy soils. However the plant is considered to be quite sensitive and proper natural conditions are required to cultivate it. This is why it is considered to be a rare and protected plant in most of the states. The plant produces long edible seed pods and hermaphrodite flowers that attract bees and insects through its nectar; this is also how it reproduces. It is also known as Silkweed as the plant contains soft filaments known as silk from which its name originates. It is only the root of the Pleurisy plant that is used for medicinal purposes and is gray-brown in color, and spindle shaped with a knotty crown.
Ancient Uses of Pleurisy Root
The scientific name for Pleurisy root is Asclepias, and it got its name from the Greek healing God called Aesclepias. The plant root has been used historically for the treatments of pleurisy and pulmonary diseases. Later it got its recognition as a natural sweetener and also a sort of vegetable by the Canadians. The Natchez used them for curing pneumonia and was also used for Dysentery by the Catawba. The Native Americans used this herb for almost a thousand years before its European discovery.
Modern Uses of Pleurisy Root
The uses of Pleurisy root got listed in the United States Pharmacopoeia in the nineteenth century and it is mainly used for herbal medicines. However, it is also taken as a tonic herb. It is mainly used for treating Pleurisy as it reduces inflammation in the pleural membrane and also acts in the pulmonary and respiratory system treating Colds, bronchitis, Asthma etc. It also provides relief from dry cough, nasal blockage and throat problems. It is also good for the digestive system and is used for treating flatulence and indigestion.
Side Effects of Pleurisy Root
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"Ours be your patience then, and yours our parts; Your gentle hands lend us, and take our hearts," Remus finished softly, with a small smile on his face, closing the large volume of Shakespeare in his lap. Nymphadora smiled up at him from her cozy seat, snuggled at his side on the cushy sofa in the parlor of number 12 Grimmauld Place. Their eyes locked for a brief moment, before he turned away to look back down at the book.
"I didn't like it as much as the last one we read," she said. "It was funny, but I just can't forgive Helena for loving a man so deeply undeserving as Bertram."
"I don't think we were supposed to forgive her," replied Remus. "I think we were supposed to laugh at her."
"Well, we did that, I suppose," she said. Nymphadora looked down from his face, and gradually scooted out of the close proximity that had been necessary for them to share the book. The vanilla-spice scent of her perfume still filled his nose, and he found himself oddly wishing that the feeling of her body leaning against his could have continued for just a little longer.
Nymphadora cleared her throat, and looked up at him to say, "We need to talk, Remus."
That didn't sound good. "All right," he said, trying to sound chipper. "What is it?"
She looked at him seriously for a moment more, before answering, "What would you say if I told you that I knew someone who was interested in you?"
"Interested in me?" he answered blankly.
"Romantically," she said, rolling her eyes. "You really are hopeless, you know."
Remus, in the meantime, had started staring off into space before him, tapping his foot restively. This was not what he had expected at all. "This isn't a hypothetical question, is it?"
She shook her head. "No, I really do know someone who's interested in you." Her wide, silly grin made him extremely nervous.
Remus shifted uncomfortably, glancing frantically around the room. He wasn't sure quite what he was looking for, but for some reason he couldn't bring himself to look at Nymphadora. "Well," he said, "I think maybe you should talk to your—acquaintance—for me. You should tell her that I can't get involved with anyone right now. I just … don't have room in my life for that."
"So you can fit in wizard chess tournaments with Bill and Sirius, and long evenings reading Shakespeare with me, but not romance?" Nymphadora asked, folding her arms crossly.
"That's right."
"Why not?"
He hated this topic, but Nymphadora seemed determined to talk it through. And he knew better by now than to try to stop her when she was determined to do something. He could feel a headache coming on. "Because…" he fumbled for an adequate response, "Just because! It's just not something that fits in my life right now."
"So when was the last time you made room in your life for romance, Remus?" she asked.
"Why are you so interested?"
"Just answer the question."
He sat still, thinking. "More than ten years, now," he answered sheepishly.
"Would you care to explain why?" she asked, arching an eyebrow at him.
Remus slumped back in resignation. She was going to ferret it out of him, one way or another, so he might as well just tell her the truth. "I tried having romantic relationships when I was younger. But I found that—that those sorts of things just don't work out for people with my condition."
Nymphadora scowled at him. Tonight's short curly blonde hair and full cheeks made her look like a child pouting when her parents wouldn't buy her the toy she wanted. Remus couldn't help but smile a little at the image.
"You're blaming the lycanthropy, are you?" she asked.
"Yes—yes I am."
"So werewolves aren't allowed to have romantic relationships?" she asked.
"Of course we're allowed to try," he began, "they just don't usually work out."
"Why not?"
"I thought you were an intelligent woman, Nymphadora. Why do you think they don't work out?" He was growing a bit irritated with this line of questioning.
She rolled her eyes at him, and shook her head. "I know what you would say, but I'm not sure I'd agree with you."
"Let's find out, shall we?" he said. "Do you agree that werewolves are more likely than other wizards to suffer unemployment and poverty?"
"And do you agree that werewolves are more likely than average wizards to suffer frequent injuries, requiring the copious use of healing potions and salves which further drain their already meager financial resources?"
"Well then, do you agree that werewolves pose a significant danger to their loved ones, like spouses and children?"
"No, I don't."
"Finally, we find our source of disagreement," he said. "So, what makes you think the loved ones of a werewolf would be safe from the threat of attack?"
"Wolfsbane Potion, for one," she said.
"Another significant drain on already strained finances. Do you have any idea how much properly brewed Wolfsbane Potion costs?" he asked.
"I've never looked into it," she admitted.
"More than I can afford," he stated flatly. "Didn't you ever wonder why I don't use it?"
"I have wondered. I suppose I thought there must be some side effect you didn't like, or something," she said.
"The only side effect I don't like is the way it drains my bank vault every month. Once Umbridge pushed through her anti-werewolf legislation, I discovered that I could no longer find any work that would pay enough to justify the expense of the potion, so I gave it up." He rubbed his head. His headache was getting worse. How had a pleasant evening with a friend turned into this depressing interrogation?
"Do you really transform in a cage every month?" she asked in a small, sad voice.
"Yes," he said. "My parents had it installed in the basement of our house when I was a boy. It was the only way to keep them safe. Which is exactly the point I was trying to make—what woman would want to be with a man she has to lock in a cage once a month, in order to keep him from attacking her?"
A sly smile spread across her face. "I don't know—it sounds like fun to me."
He glared at her.
She started to laugh.
He shook his head in exasperation. "Really, Nymphadora. You should tell your friend I'm not interested."
"So what were your reasons again?" she asked, still laughing.
"Shall I summarize them for you?" he asked, smiling back. The sound of her laughter always cheered him up.
"Please do."
He started ticking them off on his fingers. "One, poverty—never an attractive quality in a mate. Two, danger to the lives and limbs of the people I care about. Three, I'm too damn old and tired to keep fighting a losing battle."
"I still think, if you really cared about someone and she really cared about you back, that you could find a way to make it work," she said seriously.
"Thank you for the vote of confidence, but I'm afraid I will have to respectfully disagree," he said.
Nymphadora rolled her eyes at him. "Don't you even want to know who it is?" she asked.
He shook his head. "I think I have a pretty good idea—and that's the fourth reason I can't get involved right now. I'm not interested in her."
"Is that so?" answered Nymphadora, coldly.
"Yes, it is," said Remus. "Ginny was trying to set me up with Hestia all summer, and I just couldn't convince her that I wasn't interested."
"You think I'm talking about Hestia?" asked Nymphadora incredulously.
Remus looked at her, baffled. "Well, yes," he said. "You aren't?"
"No, as a matter of fact, I'm not," she said, smugly lifting her chin in the air.
"Then who are you talking about?" he asked.
She smirked at him. "So you want to know after all, do you?"
"Yes…maybe. Not that it would change my opinion on the matter. But now you've gone and piqued my curiosity."
She grinned wickedly at him. "Well, too bad," she said. "I don't feel like telling you anymore."
"Nymphadora! Really …"
"No," she said, standing up. "Not going to tell you. You'll have to figure it out on your own." She stalked toward the door.
"You won't even give me a hint?" he called after her.
She turned back to glare at him. "Hopeless," she said mournfully, shaking her head. "Absolutely hopeless." And then she was gone—only the lingering scent of vanilla and spice remained.
Remus sank back into the couch with a sigh. He shouldn't waste his time thinking about it. It wasn't worth the effort. She was probably just teasing him. And even if she wasn't, it was probably someone he didn't even like. But maybe …
Just in case, he began mentally reviewing the list of all unattached women whom both he and Nymphadora knew well. The list wasn't very long. And he couldn't fathom which of the possible candidates might be harboring a secret passion for him. He sat there for a long time, staring into the fire, pondering the possibilities.


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Opinion: 'Bye-'Bye, Neighborhood Doctor
Editorial board member Joe Rago on why ObamaCare will make it more difficult for patients to see doctors. Photo: Getty Images
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... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... American Enterprise Institute fellow Dr Scott ... Gottlieb has an op ed in today's Journal about why ... Obamacare will incentive eyes doctors ... to tweak their local practices in joined hospitals ... cut editorial board member ... Joe rego here to explain why and the implications for your health care ... Joe first of all why is Obamacare decimate the neighborhoods and doctors office and push them in the hospital to the commanders in the zone on the huge wave of consolidation going on health care right now hospitals are buying up other hospitals to build these legal systems and health systems or acquiring ... I you know the the neighborhood physicians in the ... independent practitioners and so forth and and putting them on a on staff model ... so ... there it is there a lot of reasons ... this is happening you know with whenever on compensation for example having to pay sure you know younger physicians like having regular hours and so forth ... um but that there are two things that are going on that are directly related to what's going on in Washington and one is ... the health industry tends to consolidate whenever there's a lot of political risk when whenever you can eat and this gives them a defense ... against the ALM that control the federal control and so forth the other one ... that the Affordable Care Act ... on is is encouraging new styles of of practice is called accountable care organization ... the PID is that ... I considered having ... you know Grandma with ... six physicians you know it and special is ... close to or not it none of them ever talk to each other and so forth build cooperative sixteen quart me Karen and so forth and what that aam Scott would Dr Gottlieb was pouring out today is that there are ... there are some real downside to that to that model ... yet I caught up on the screen from his on and ... a nice a cyclical font airships money to favor the delivery of health patient care through hospital networks ... the irony is that in the name of lowering costs ... Obamacare will almost certainly make the practice of medicine more expensive ... it turns out that when doctors becomes salary hospital employees ... their overall productivity falls include ... Show a España translate into English versus says he is saying that the Karen again is not going to be as ... is good or as consistent ... wrestled with ... this sort of what he's saying is that that the top down model you know ... aam Medicare issues regulations in an effort everybody complies doesn't really ... tend to work out that way in the real world so sometimes ... you know that the right now a lot of doctors it's it's like it it's a cottage industry ... they're not very efficient but they're also more committed to the patience of a hassle to calls after hours GP currency they can negotiate with them and seeing that right and and what with the Affordable Care Act and visions essential to sort of become a cog in other than a larger provider system and and ... I think he did Dr Gottlieb argument is that you know that maybe they're not maybe physicians Barnes commited ... I'd to individual patients are sort of filling a role in in a larger ... Ana Ana structure ... Joel is that there was the Sony accountable Care Lake organizations that do work very well and Doctor colleague wrote about them in the op ed today said ... Geisinger Health system in Pennsylvania the Mayo clinic in Minnesota ... he says it would employ doctors may succeed in reducing costs ... by closely managing what they do so why is it that you can't translate that ... national pride will if you if you look are places like the Cleveland Clinic nail great ... and so forth Kaiser Health system in California ... you know they've they've spent decades building these very unique very particular ... type individual cultures you know it's it's just what the business he now certain companies have ... more than one way certain certain companies work another way ... and it's hard to export on successful techniques a lot of unsuccessful ... organizational ... architecture to to a completely different ... the company and you know we talk about ... on the these integrated health systems mail and so forth ... you know they're did the defense in the world how high to highly ... trained and ... when did you go to soar to the community hospital it's can be hard for them to replicate the same performance ... without the same resources in the sense that analysts ... say management is well write exactly ... ok ... editoral board member Joe radio ... listeners for being with this happy ... Friday


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That's her slogan and she's sticking to it.
Jenette Goldstein says that she was forty years old and wearing a bra "that made me look matronly and vulgar at the same time."
Mon dieu, that wasn't going to do at all. Once she was enlightened to the bliss of wearing a properly-sized bra, Jenette tossed her decades-long career as a character actor (notably as the butt-kicking Marine Vasquez in James Cameron's Aliens) and opened up a bra shop in East Los Angeles.
Now she has expanded to her second location, joining Maude Woods, The Market on Holly, Therapy, and Lula Mae as part of the Holly Street revival.
San Gabriel Valley women who enjoy, boast, bemoan or are resigned to how they are endowed can now be personally- and professionally-sized and browse through an extensive array of D-K bras, rather than hunt and fumble—becoming more irritable by the second—through racks and racks of only A-C cups.
Goldstein focuses on quality products, writing that "corsetry is comparable to shoemaking in the complexity of the product and the finesse required to produce exceptional results."
Henry Plehn of Peter Pan brassieres said in 1959 that constructing a bra took more effort and skill than building a bridge, and that bra designers "have borrowed from the design of suspension bridges" as the "vertical supports of wire are similar to a bridge's piers." Take that, Joseph Strauss.
You can choose from the "Cake" collection, or maybe try a few selections from "Harlequin" or "Hot Milk." Whatever your style, Jenette wants you feel more comfortable, stand straighter, and "rock that hourglass, honey."
Note: many of the quotes in this post are from the Jenette Bras website. We at HP believe it to be some of the most well-written, conversational and funniest copy we've ever read.
Jenette Bras
18 East Holly St.
Open 7 days a week, check website or call for hours.


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when a person wears a scary amount of mascara
Although Melanie thought her mascara application was flawless, her eyelashes really looked like scary spiderlegs
mascary: define #2
Referring to the unfortunately unhappy effect of a naively hopeful but clueless misapplication, to the eye lashes, of cosmetic instruments.
After what seemed like hours, Melanie emerged from the bathroom, clutching her treasury of cosmetics in her gold-clipped komodo-dragon bag close to her breasts, as if in triumph. But so mascary was that face, as of a baleful Moon of Hecate, that Helmut clutched his belly and his mouth, and poor Benjamin swooned into the lap of Natasha — ironically the last thing that Melanie could have wanted.


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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art released new design renderings for the facility coming to Chicago.
The new plans for the museum that will house film director George Lucas' art and film collection extend the lakefront campus to the south, converting the current parking lot site into a green space, the museum said.
The museum also plans on building and maintaining nearly 200,000 square feet of new greenery along the lakefront, according to the museum. The construction and maintenance of the facility and green space will not come at a cost to Chicago taxpayers.
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Construction on the museum is slated to begin no sooner than March 1, according to The Associated Press.


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Today we add yet another new voice to the Serious Eats mix—Joe Campanale. Joe will be joining us on Fridays to touch on topics from the world of wine. Cheers! —The Serious Eats Team
By Joe Campanale | Is there anything the iPhone can't do? Well the whole winemaking thing is up in the air. But you can now make wine from your home computer using a new invention called the WinePod ($3,500). Just dump in (er, carefully place) 15 gallons of grapes (about seventy-five 750ml bottles), and use the interactive software to control the whole process, from pressing to aging.
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David Jeffrey is raring to go after overseeing a remarkable summer overhaul of players at Ballymena United.
Anyone foolish enough to believe that the Irish League's most successful manager's near two-year sabbatical from the game may have in some way dulled Jeffrey's desire for success will have had that notion dispelled after a whirlwind summer of transfer activity.
No fewer than 10 new faces will kick off the new season at the Showgrounds as Jeffrey gets down to the business of turning the perennial under-achievers into a force to be reckoned with.
It has led to the light-hearted suggestions that the door of the manager's office has been replaced with a revolving door – but supporters who heard Jeffrey's impassioned speech at the club's end-of-season awards function will be in no doubt as to his intentions.
"There was no way I was coming back (into football) unless I thought we could be successful," said Jeffrey.
"It's time to stop accepting mediocrity – we are planning to go forwards.
"It will take time but I can promise you this – there will be no stone left unturned with regard to changing this club," added Jeffrey.
An obvious starting point for the manager was attempting to shore up the most porous defence in the Danske Bank Premiership last season – the ball ended up in United's net a staggering 81 times in 38 league fixtures last term.
Jeffrey's response was to snap up three central defenders in Kyle Owens, Denver Gage and Johnny Flynn – the latter pair returning to the Showgrounds for second spells.
Jeffrey also utilised the loan market to secure season-long deals for Linfield left-back Danny Wallace and goalkeeper Ross Glendinning, who will compete with Alan Blayney for the number one position.
Conor McCloskey and Fra McCaffrey have been added to bring attacking threat from wide areas after the departure of David Cushley to champions Crusaders.
Up front, Johnny McMurray, Cathair Friel and Neil Lowry – back at his hometown club after a spell in professional football in Austria – will compete with Darren Henderson and homegrown teenager Matthew Shevlin to score the goals.
"Bryan McLoughlin and I came in towards the end of the season, with straight forward terms of reference – to save the club from relegation.
"Whilst we achieved that, alongside it we were trying to make assessments of playing staff here, but given the timeframe and circumstances we couldn't manufacture opportunities to get everyone game time and therefore some got more minutes than others.
"We had to make decisions on the best use of our budget and free up monies for squad development.
"Ballymena United are introducing a new wage structure with the terms and conditions of contracts having an emphasis on rewards for winning and match performance."
The signings of Owens and Friel illustrate that Jeffrey isn't afraid to dip into the lower leagues in an attempt to unearth some diamonds.
"We looked at players who have shown high levels of ability in the top of the Championship and are ready to move up.
"Both boys have excelled at the levels they played at but now they want the opportunity to show what they can do at a higher level - they have shown great hunger and desire to do that and I have been very impressed."
Gage and Lowry bring added local interest as they return to their hometown club and Jeffrey insists: "We are particularly sticking to our aim that we want to see Ballymena men lining out in a Ballymena team to bring success to the Ballymena community.
"All players have applied themselves well during pre-season training, but it's genuinely more than building fitness, this is an opportunity for all players – current, new and promoted youth players – to stake a claim in this season's squad," added Jeffrey.