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I know how you feel. I just did it too..... like she will listen. But she needs to HEAR FROM EVERYONE!!!
When it comes to the Second Amendment, and even most of the Bill of Rights, I have no representation in Congress. I have zero representation in the Senate, and representation on only a few (minor) issues in the House. Feinswine, Boxer, and "my" Representative voted in favor of the anti-constitutional FISA just last week.
So, I think I shall start proclaiming, "No Legislation without Representation!"
Response from my Congressional Rep
Hey guys, so I emailed my congressional rep, and I actually got a response. Since I live in the East Bay, a democratic stronghold, I sort of expected that he wouldn't change his mind. I'm not sure if he wrote this or if its just an automated response. Here it is below:
January 4, 2013
Dear Wei,
Thank you for contacting me to share your views on gun control.
Despite strong public support for common-sense gun laws, and despite our nation's tragic history of mass shootings, the gun lobby has consistently and successfully thwarted even modest gun safety provisions.
I strongly support efforts to reduce gun violence, and I believe there are many aspects of our nation's gun laws that deserve close scrutiny and updating. For example, Congress should act to close the gun show loophole by requiring criminal background checks on all gun buyers. I also support banning the importation of large capacity ammunition clips, and the requirement of child safety locks or storage containers for all handguns, and tough trigger lock standards. I support efforts to prohibit anyone under the age of 21 from buying a handgun, and I support the regulation of the sale of handguns on the Internet. I have also supported legislation to limit the purchase of handguns to only one per month per person in order to stop interstate gunrunners. These are reasonable steps that we can take to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of those who would misuse them and cause harm to those around them.
We also need to do more to allow law enforcement officers to apprehend dangerous gun criminals, and end loopholes that give criminals and fugitives easy access to guns. Specifically, we should improve gun tracing and ballistics testing systems that aid in the identification of criminals; fund smart gun technologies which prevent guns from being used by criminals and children; and close a number of dangerous loopholes that hinder the enforcement of gun laws.
Unfortunately, powerful lobbyists continue to prevent any progress from being made in reducing gun violence.
There are some people who believe that all gun control measures violate the Second Amendment to the Constitution. This belief is not consistent with constitutional law. The United States Supreme Court in 1980 held in Lewis v. United States that "legislative restrictions on the use of firearms do not trench upon any constitutionally protected liberties." The federal government may regulate the ownership of firearms, and such regulation is vital to curbing violence.
It is a sad fact of reality that we will never be able to prevent every instance of gun violence. This reality, however, does not make our efforts irrelevant. Instead, it makes our efforts even more vital. I believe that with passage of legislation to provide comprehensive enhancement of existing gun laws and of other sensible and meaningful provisions, we could reduce gun violence in this country and help keep firearms out of the hands of children and criminals.
I am hopeful that in the coming months our nation can have serious reflection about how we can reduce the flow of guns into the wrong hands. One mass shooting after another in America is followed by sincere and painful mourning but no real action to protect the innocent. We must come together as a nation to honestly discuss how to prevent people intent on carrying out these savage attacks from so easily obtaining guns and ammunition.
The nation is ready for this conversation. More importantly, though, the safety of children and all Americans demands we have it. I appreciate knowing of your views on this very important issue.
Member of Congress
Heh. When the fillibuster reform passes the senate and the senate becomes Obama's rubber stamp then he can have all the fun he wants. Im off to Germany today, hopefully our freedoms are still intact when i get back.
Why do these people keep using "the gun lobby"? The NRA is US. It is an organization of hundreds of thousands of INDIVIDUAL GUN OWNERS. It is not a trade organization.
They are deflecting attention from "I don't agree with YOU. I don't think that YOU are right."
I am really starting to get the feeling that we need to hit the reset button for the US.
"What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean?"
"The cases will publish forever the discouraging truth that the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others, and is prepared to do whatever it takes to uphold and assist its favorites."
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I love how they think you can just buy a gun over the internet and have it shipped to your house. And dont you have to be 21 to buy a handgun already?
Im not the real Dux.
I love how he quoted a pre-Heller SCOTUS ruling - BEFORE it was established that we have a fundamental enumerated right.
He's always been a complete POS - I grew up in his district and my family ran his yard sign campaigns #yesimshamed
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How ignorant is this guy. It's already unlawful to sell handguns to persons under 21. So much wheel spinning just to look like they're doing something.
They are so quick to restrict our rights while allowing the criminals a pass on many gun related violations and early releases to unsupervised parole. WTF? over.
Interesting article. The Swiss, with very high per capita gun ownership nation. They also have gun registration and mental health monitoring, yet the crazies still get guns. Too bad he was only wounded.
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Response i expected from Mike Thompson. I didnt inquire about the sandy hook massacre as his response starts out. My letter was titled support 2A rights.
Dear Mr.
Thank you for contacting me regarding the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. There have been far too many tragic shootings this year and this particular senseless act of violence took the lives of innocent, young children and staff who believed they were safe at school.
As a father and grandfather, I am deeply shocked and saddened. The students, teachers, and the families of those killed in this tragedy are in my thoughts and prayers. As your representative in Congress, I am committed to doing more to prevent tragedies like these and have recently been named to lead a congressional task force on reducing and preventing gun violence.
I am a gun owner, hunter, former co-chair of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, supporter of the Second Amendment and a combat veteran who carried an assault rifle in Vietnam. I believe law-abiding, mentally-stable Americans have the right to own legitimate firearms for legitimate purposes.
I understand guns, their purpose and how they are used. I understand that we have an obligation to make sure guns are used responsibly. I understand that there are some people who should not have access to firearms. And I believe that military-type assault weapons and assault magazines like the ones I carried in Vietnam have no place on our streets or in our communities. They serve no hunting purpose, they aid criminals, and they too often are a tool for mass shootings. Whether it's a classroom in Newtown, a movie theater in Aurora, or a shopping mall in Oregon, our nation has mourned far too many of these tragedies.
There is no set of laws that will end these horrific tragedies and senseless acts of violence, but that cannot be an excuse to do nothing. It is time to act. And we need a comprehensive approach that goes beyond just arming more people with more guns to make this happen. Congress must reinstate the ban on military-type assault weapons and assault magazines, improve our background check system to ensure that anyone who buys a firearm is a law-abiding, mentally stable individual, and figure out how to close the holes in our mental health system and make sure care is available for those that need it.
As chair of this congressional gun violence task force, I will be working on these issues as part of a comprehensive approach to reduce gun violence and strengthen our nation's gun laws. I will be working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, mental health experts, gun rights advocacy groups, gun safety advocacy groups, school and education leaders, entertainment industry leaders, law enforcement officials and others to discuss a comprehensive approach to combating the prevalence of gun violence in our communities. All issues must be on the table and everyone must be at the table.
Together we can give our time, our hearts and our very best efforts to do everything possible to make sure this kind violence is no longer visited on our children and our nation.
Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please continue to contact me on all issues of importance to you and to our district.
Member of Congress
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Right now an elite class far away from most of us, is over taxing us and trying to tell us how to live and regulate our lives? I bet that sounds familar to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Buy more ammo and be ready when the impending zombie hoards attack!
Used to be the case, when in DC for sessions, that Miller shared a house near DC with other members of Congress. For example one room-mate was Senator Charles Schumer, D-NY ...
No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems - of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind.I've been saying that for years ...
There is no value at all complaining or analyzing or reading tea leaves to decide what these bills really mean or actually do; any bill with a chance to pass will be bad for gun owners.
The details only count after the Governor signs the bills.
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Wow, you wanted to show your support for pro-gun politics and got counted as one of the anti-gun supporters lol.
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I got the same bullcrap when I wrote to Frankenstein"s office. It's all out war of words and soon to be actions by the anti"s. I"m trying to enlist more support for the Pro-Gun movement by giving true and factual information instead of giving feel good measures.
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Oh, lord, I missed this the first time.
LEWIS v. UNITED STATES, 445 U.S. 55 (1980)
George Calvin Lewis was convicted of being a prior felon who received a firearm.
I find it telling that the good Congressman seems to classify all of us as felons, ineligible to possess firearms.
No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems - of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind.I've been saying that for years ...
There is no value at all complaining or analyzing or reading tea leaves to decide what these bills really mean or actually do; any bill with a chance to pass will be bad for gun owners.
The details only count after the Governor signs the bills.
Not a lawyer, just Some Guy On The Interwebs.
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I also emailed Nunes, got no response so I called his office. I was greeted by a polite staffer that knew the issues. He informed me Nunes was not supporting the AWB or high cap mag ban and voted against the fiscal cliff deal. Right on Devin ... keeping holding the line brother !
Love my canned response from Boxer and Chu
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Response letter from Congressman Ken Calvert
Thank you for contacting me regarding the issue of gun control. I appreciate the opportunity to respond.
On December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown came under siege from a lone gunman; 26 people, most of them children, tragically were killed. As a nation, we struggle to comprehend the magnitude of the loss, and the existence of so great an evil. In the aftermath of the shooting, gun control proponents have urged the President and Congress to act to restrict assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) is leading the effort in the House and has introduced legislation to ban the sale or transfer of magazines holding more than 10 rounds. After introduction on January 3, 2012, the High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (H.R. 1378) was referred to the House Judiciary Committee for further action.
I believe that as we engage in a national debate about how to better protect our children, we must not make the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens an easy target. This essential right must be protected to guarantee our safety and our freedom. Sadly there are often no easy answers in stopping the depraved actions of a lone gunman. The National Rifle Association has put forward their own plan to protect students, focusing on armed security, access controls, student and teacher training, and information technology. As discussions continue, rest assured I will keep your views in mind and certainly appreciate your input.
As your Representative in Congress, please be assured that I will continue to be a strong advocate of legislation that preserves our rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. Once again, thank you for your correspondence. I hope you will continue to contact me regarding issues of importance to you and your family. In the meantime, I encourage you to visit my website at www.calvert.house.gov and sign up for my weekly e-newsletters. For urgent updates on critical issues, follow me on Twitter (@KenCalvert) and check out my Facebook page (Congressman Ken Calvert).
Member of Congress
Don't under estimate the power of a letter.
Email, mail a letter, expressing a formal sincere concern about your 2nd amendment rights to your local representative, senator, congressman, mayor, etc...
The voice of one will become the voice of many. Public pressure will force legislation.
Sent to my representative (with the expectation of it doing absolutely no good):
It has come to my attention that when recently asked "Do you support re-enacting the Federal assault weapons ban that was in effect from 1994 to 2004?", you and several other CA Representatives answered "Yes".
Why do you think reinstating a law that had a 10-year trial with little to no measurable effect seems like a good idea now? The time and effort associated with such an action will be yet another waste of taxpayers money at a time when your focus as my Representative should be on reducing spending.
Furthermore your support for this action or others that seek to produce similar restrictions are an effort to infringe upon of my Second Amendment rights.
For your easy reference, please see http://www.sas.upenn.edu/jerrylee/re..._final2004.pdf, "An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003", particularly Section 10.2 entitled "Potential Consequences of Reauthorizing, Modifying, or Lifting the Assault Weapons Ban". It includes the following statement: "Should it be renewed, the ban might reduce gunshot victimizations. This effect is likely to be small at best and possibly too small for reliable measurement."
I look forward to your reply. I hope that it will be received in timely manner and contain a meaningful, reasoned explanation of your position on this matter of importance.
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I email Karen Bass last Dec 31, 2013 and I received this auto-reply email same night and had NOT any respond since then.
On Dec 31, 2012, at 8:38 PM, "Rep. Karen Bass" <email@example.com> wrote:
"Thank you for taking the time to write to me. As your Representative, I appreciate hearing your thoughts and welcome the opportunity to respond. I will reply to your correspondence shortly.
To learn more about my position on issues important to the 33rd Congressional District, please visit my website at karenbass.house.gov or sign up for my e-newsletter. "
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He is a pig!! I lived in Corona/Norco area and one of my friends arrested him for prostitiution, but the police covered it up. From wiki
In 1993, two Corona, California, police officers found Calvert with a woman in his car, his pants unzipped and his penis exposed. When one officer spotlit the interior of the vehicle, Calvert attempted to drive away. The officers instructed him to stop three times before he complied. Calvert told the police that he and the woman, who said she was a convicted prostitute and a heroin user, were "just talking."[27][28] The Press-Enterprise later went to court to force the Corona police to release the police report.[29]
If you are a politician you can break the law, and the higher ups at the police department will make it go away. He is a PIG. Just my dos centavos.
[quote] ...I will continue to be a strong advocate of legislation that preserves our rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. [quote]
I'm not one of his constituents, but I think the way he worded his reply was somewhat 'weasley'?
IMO, to say he wants to preserve our 2A rights could mean he would accept legislation allowing the right to keep and bear only 5 shot revolvers and nothing else. Or he might genuinely believe in our un-restricted RKBA. I think he should have been much more specific.
Just my opinion.
My first reading was that it was a non-committal response, but imo, in this political climate nobody would mention the NRA unless they were either pro-gun or mocking the NRA.
He clearly did not mock the NRA, so my current thought is that he's clearly not an anti, but more than that you can't really say. Not enough information....
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|Feb 28, 2004, 08:36 PM
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Ancient Coin Club of Chicago - Details Updated 7/19/04
We meet the fourth Monday of every month in the Offices and Research Library of Harlan J. Berk Ltd. (downtown Chicago). You are invited to come to a meeting and listen or participate in the discussion as our guest. Please see our web page for complete details!
Our July 26 meeting topic is Animals On Ancient Coinage. Since there is no one presenter, please bring some of your favorite coins portraying animals from your collection.
Our August 23 meeting will be a discussion on weights, measures and scales of antiquity. Stu Kleven will be the presenter, and he will share the many acquisitions he has made over the years.
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|Feb 29, 2004, 08:32 AM
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Other Ancient Coin Clubs ?
I know this is rather O.T. - but does anyone have a list of Ancient Coin clubs with email contact? ACE is looking for an Ancient Coin club in Atlanta, where some interested Roman Imperial collector would volunteer to give a talk to a very motivated local teacher and her students who are taking part in the ACE program.
Any information / help would be appreciated.
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|Feb 29, 2004, 03:50 PM
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If you receive the Celator, the new "Club and Society Directory" is quite good. It is near the back of each issue.
The ANA club page has a list of clubs with an interest in ancient coins at http://www.money.org/clubspec.html#002%20Ancients . (Go to clubs by state, http://www.money.org/clubstate.html , to get contact information for the listed clubs.)
The information on the ANA's pages is as up-to-date as the clubs supply it to the ANA. In some cases it is years out of date.
|Feb 29, 2004, 07:16 PM
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Coin Clubs list
Thanks, Ed. That is helpful - had never noticed those lists!
Have a good week
|Jul 19, 2004, 10:53 PM
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Ancient Coin Club of Chicago - Regular Updates
Just a quick note to let people know that the details of the ACCC meeting topics are kept current, here and on the ACCC website. See the first post on this page for details...hope to see you there!
|Jul 20, 2004, 01:06 AM
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ACCC - Animals on Coins at yr meeting
Thanks Ray - oh Wow - Animals on Coins - what a pity I do not live in your area.... I would love to see all those coin animals and so would Mikhali - our Coin Zoo curator here. And teacher Zee also would be mightily interested for her School Coin Zoo. Bet Zach the Beast also wishes he lived in your area too. Does anyone take photos of the coins brought to the chicago meeting?
Thanks for keeping us posted.
I attended a presentation today given by Zee in Alexandria, it was so good it kept about 40 teachers riveted, and she had some of her School Ancient Coin Museum displays - even I who know all about them, did research and placards, etc was Totally Impressed with what she has done... she is to receive this year's Teacher Excellence award and deserves it 110% !
Anyone who has a few coins they could spare to educate our kids and encourage future coin collectors, please remember that ACE puts them to great use and also sends you a tax deductible receipt.
Thanks in advance
Souzana - who like the rest of the ACE folk truly believes that we are doing something very worthwhile by putting those marvellous pieces of bronze metal "history"into students' hands!
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Witch of Betrayal
Join Date: Jan 2006
Gotten hooked on Civilization 4 (the "complete" edition with both expansions was a pretty good deal). This would be the game I'd take with me to a deserted island.
The Witcher is also a fine work, yet to finish it..
My friend has also been dragging me to his place to play Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. Very fun, there aren't many good 2 player games these days. And it's just interesting for any Resident Evil fans.
|2007-12-04, 05:55
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Version 3.0
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Hawaii
Age: 31
recently finished Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and currently re-playing Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations. I really liked this sequel to Phoenix Wright out of the three games...really good story structure.
Mario Galaxy is on hold because of upcoming finals...I gotta study, errrrr, so I can only find time to play hand held games for now.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: ~Bleh~
Currently playing Mass Effect and Tales of the Abyss, almost finished them both though Might finish up Jeanne D'arc and La Pucelle aswell.
Edit: Oh and Okage:The Shadow King, Though I doubt anyones heard of it, much less played it.
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Dancing with the Sky
Since I been sick, I havent got a chance to work on World of Warcraft but I been playing Legend of Zelda: TP and MLB Power Pros
I have to say this, to anybody that is like to play Baseball games, you will love Power Pros, it is the mixed of RPG, RBI Baseball, and any baseball games. It is one of the best Baseball that I played ever. Colorado Rockies defense rules.
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Jeanne D' Arc for the PSP
Enjoyable and complicated. The only downfall to this game is the number of turns you have to complete a area and if you pass the given turns you'll recieve an automatic gameover. Overall if you have a PSP buy the game.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Netherlands
Age: 39
PS3: Enchanted Arms
It's actually quite addicting after you get past the first few hours...
Wii: Super Mario Galaxy
Just got it an hour ago, only 2 stars so far...
PSP: Jeanne d'Arc
But only when I actually touch my PSP, which is only once every few weeks...
DS: Kanji Sono Mama
That's a bit of a joke actually, as that's just an electronic dictinary application and not a game
PC: Supreme Commander - Forged Alliance
Expansion pack! Now even slower!
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Location: The dog gossips too much.
Heh, I have Kanji Sono Mama Rakubiki Jiten too, and I use it every day because of work, but I don't count it as a game. I'm slogging away at Shadow Hearts (PS2) right now but I'm not enjoying it as much as I'd expected. The end of the Asia arc was very annoying.
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CHICAGO (January 24, 2014) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Friday that the club has acquired forward Giuseppe Gentile through the MLS Waiver Draft. Per league and team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Gentile relinquished his college eligibility after the MLS SuperDraft, and then signed a contract with MLS making him available to all teams.
In three seasons with the 49ers, Gentile scored 27 goals and tallied 12 assists in 67 career matches. In 2013, Gentile scored eight goals, including four game winners, and led his side to the Conference USA Championship, earning Tournament MVP, All-Conference First Team and First Team All-Region honors.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Gentile was named 2010 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year and earned 4A Southwest Conference honors after a standout prep career at Ardrey Kell High School.
Name: Giuseppe Gentile
Position: Forward
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Date of Birth: October 18, 1992
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Citizenship: USA and Switzerland
Last Club: University of North Carolina Charlotte (NCAA)
Acquired: Acquired via Waiver Draft on January 24, 2014
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans voted for divided government. You hear it all the time in Washington, especially after voters in 2012 re-elected a Democratic president, a Democratic majority in the Senate and a Republican majority in the House.
But did they?
In the 2012 election, Democratic candidates for the House got 1.4 million more votes than their Republican opponents, yet the GOP maintained a 33-seat House majority.
Republicans pulled off this rare feat by drawing favorable House districts in key states following the 2010 census, giving the party an edge that GOP candidates will carry again into this year's midterm elections. Six states illustrate their success: Florida, Michigan, Ohio Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
President Barack Obama won all six states in both 2008 and 2012, yet each state has a House delegation dominated by Republicans. Did voters simply split their ballots — voting for a Democrat for president and a Republican for Congress?
The evidence says no.
To help analyze voting patterns, The Associated Press divided the votes from the 2012 presidential election into all 435 congressional districts. In each of these six states, Republican Mitt Romney won more House districts than Obama, even though Obama won the statewide vote.
Nationally, Romney won 17 more House districts than Obama, even though Obama received nearly 5 million more votes.
These six states show how it happened:
Florida vote: Obama, 50 percent; Romney, 49 percent.
Congressional districts: Obama, 11; Romney, 16.
Michigan vote: Obama, 54 percent; Romney, 45 percent.
Congressional districts: Obama, 5; Romney, 9
Ohio vote: Obama, 51 percent; Romney, 48 percent.
Congressional districts: Obama, 4; Romney, 12.
Pennsylvania vote: Obama, 52 percent; Romney, 47 percent.
Congressional districts: Obama, 5; Romney, 13.
Virginia vote: Obama, 51 percent; Romney, 47 percent.
Congressional districts: Obama, 4; Romney, 7.
Wisconsin vote: Obama, 53 percent; Romney, 46 percent.
Congressional districts: Obama, 3; Romney, 5.
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DENVER (AP) — That glove Peyton Manning has been wearing on his throwing hand will come in quite handy Saturday for what is the coldest home postseason game in Denver Broncos' history.
Those not playing may want to sit on the heated benches — or next to the electric heaters — because the temperature was 13 degrees when the Broncos and the Baltimore Ravens took the field for the AFC divisional playoffs.
In other words, "bundle up," said Jim Kalina, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
The coldest postseason contest at Mile High was 18 degrees for the 1977 AFC championship game, when Denver beat Oakland 20-17.
The chilliest home game ever in Denver? That would be 9 degrees against San Diego on Dec 10, 1972.
Being such a meticulous planner, Manning left nothing to chance in the weeks leading up this game. To prepare for the possibility of wintry weather, the four-time NFL MVP wore an orange-and-gray glove on his throwing hand the last two games. Manning has been quite effective, too, with the glove — his completion percentage has been almost 6 points better and his passer rating almost 20 points higher than without it.
The stickiness of the glove also helps Manning better grip the football, especially these days after the multiple neck surgeries he underwent during his season out of football.
"I certainly don't think I would have had to wear the glove had I not been injured last year," Manning said. "It's part of my injury, some things that I've had to adjust. I'm in a different body. Some things are different for me, so that's the reason for that as much as anything."
The cool weather certainly hasn't been friendly to Manning, who's 0-3 in playoff games in which the temperature at kickoff is less than 40 degrees.
And this game will certainly be well south of that number.
"It's going to be very cold," Kalina said. "There may even be a few flakes, but it shouldn't affect the game. Just really cold."
This isn't even close to the coldest game in NFL history, though. That distinction belongs to "The Ice Bowl" on Dec. 31, 1967, when the temperature at Lambeau Field reached minus-13 (with a minus-48 wind chill) in a contest between Green Bay and Dallas.
All week, Broncos players boasted about wearing short-sleeves despite the cool conditions. It was simply a matter of convincing the mind it really wasn't all the frigid.
"Once you get out there, you're on the field, you're just fine," Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas said earlier this week. "But if you're just sitting around, that's when it gets to you. As long as you're out there on the field and warm, you're good."
The field should be in solid shape, though, with more than 20 miles of water-heated tubing under the field to keep it from freezing.


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CLEVELAND (AP) -- A northeast Ohio man has been indicted on charges of unlawfully having five pipe bombs, a silencer and a machine gun.
The indictment against 41-year-old David Dougherty of Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) Falls near Akron was announced Wednesday by U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach.
Dougherty was arrested last month at his home when paramedics called for help with an unruly patient. Officers found pipe bombs, a silencer, explosive powder and caps and marijuana plants.
Prosecutors had no comment on a possible motive.
No attorney is listed in court records for Dougherty and he could not be reached for comment. A message was left at a phone listing in his name in the Akron area.


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Senior Jaterra Bonds scored a career-high 26 points as the Gators overcame a 16-point halftime deficit.
Senior Jaterra Bonds scored a career-high 26 points and gave Florida its first lead of the game three seconds into overtime as the Gators overcame a 16-point halftime deficit and completed the fourth-largest comeback win in program history with a 67-65 victory against Georgetown on Saturday in the O'Connell Center.
The game was the final non-conference contest for both teams.
The Gators won the overtime tip and it took Bonds three seconds to drive to the basket, where she converted the lay-in and completed the three-point-play that gave Florida a 61-58 lead.
"I was just trying to be aggressive and no one can stop me from getting to the shoulder, from getting to the paint," Bonds said. "If my team needed me to score points, they can count on me to make the bucket. I was just trying to be aggressive."
Georgetown center Natalie Butler, who led the visitors with 16 points and 18 rebounds, closed the gap with a layup, but the Gators kept the lead at three on the next possession when Kayla Lewis knocked down two free throws with 2:43 to play in the bonus period and Florida held a 63-60 edge with 2:43 on the clock.
January Miller, who had just been re-inserted into the game, came up with a defensive steal and the Gators took advantage, as sophomore Cassie Peoples drilled a 25-footer as the shot clock was expiring that lifted the Gators to a 66-60 edge with 1:57 on the clock.
GU's Faith Woodard answered with a tree on the other end 15 seconds later and kept the difference between the two teams at three.
The Gators committed their 18th turnover of the game on their next possession and Woodard made it count for GU, as her off-balance 2-point jumper banked in off the glass with 25.1 to play, and the Gator lead was down to one, 66-65.
Florida nearly turned the ball over again, but called a timeout with 17 seconds to go to set up its next series. Bonds drove hard and was fouled. She made the first free throw that was for her career-high 26th point and gave Florida a 67-65 lead, but missed the second with 15 seconds remaining.
Martin missed her 3-point try with nine seconds left and Bonds corralled the defensive board to close out Florida's comeback.
Florida was woeful in the first half when it committed 12 of its 18 turnovers and dug itself a 34-18 halftime hole.
"The game plan that their coach put together obviously dictated the first 20 minutes of basketball," UF coach Amanda Butler said. "I'm very proud of my team to come out of the locker room and change that. We thrive off of scoring points, tempo and that sort of thing. We really fell in line with what they wanted us to do in the first 20 minutes and played Florida basketball the final 25 minutes."
The Gators found a way to tie the game at 46 with 6:23 remaining in regulation, at 55 with 2:23 on the clock. After Woodard converted a pair of free throws with 27 seconds left that gave the Hoyas a 58-55 lead, Bonds found Peoples for an open three. The sophomore, who had missed nine of her first 10 shots from the field, including all four from deep, delivered from beyond the arc and brought the O'Connell Center crowd to its feet with 20.9 to play in regulation and tied the score at 58.
Martin's 3-pointer at the buzzer missed the mark for the Hoyas and the game headed into overtime.
The Gators outscored Georgetown 40-24 in the second half, when they shot 46.9 percent after a 20.8 percent mark in the first 20 minutes.
The opening five minutes of the game witnessed back-and-forth action, with each team struggling to find a groove. Miller and Bonds tallied a pair of baskets as the Gators trailed 7-4 at the under-16 timeout. Florida struggled from the field as Georgetown went on a 10-1 run to increase its lead to 17-5, forcing Florida to take a timeout at 10:36.
Bonds ended Florida's 9:40 field goal drought with 6:36 left in the half. The senior followed the basket up with a fastbreak layup to cut the deficit to 21-12, forcing the Hoyas to take a timeout at the 6:01 mark. After cutting the lead to seven, Georgetown proceeded to go on a 13-4 run to take a 34-18 lead into the locker room. Florida shot a mere 20.8 percent from the field and did not make a shot from outside in opening half.
"We had a lot of adversity in November, handling injuries and people who weren't available to us. Going into December, we were still a couple of folks down, but we adjusted to that," Butler said. "Going into January, we're going to face the toughest competition night-in and night-out, here and on the road. It's what our conference represents — it's the best top-to-bottom and we want to feel ready for that."
Florida will head into conference play with a 10-3 record after capping off a perfect 6-0 December.


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The following is a sampling of calls received by the Niagara County Sheriff's Office from the Town of Niagara and Wheatfield area between Jan. 7 and 14.
Monday, Jan. 7
•2100 block of Sawyer Road, Wheatfield, injured person. Female in 70s fell on ice and has hip pain.
•2200 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Wheatfield, larceny. Employee caught taking $60.
•Liberty Drive, Wheatfield, animal problem. Dead dog dumped on side of the road.
Tuesday, Jan. 8
•6900 block of Ward Road, Wheatfield, speaking engagement. DARE program at school.
•Air base, Town of Niagara, suspicious item. Suspicious package received at base.
•7900 block of Third Avenue, Town of Niagara, suspicious person. Male going door to door.
Wednesday, Jan. 9
•2200 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Wheatfield, property damage. Vehicle damaged by falling ice.
•Witmer Road, Wheatfield, accident. Three-car accident; no injuries.
Thursday, Jan. 10
•6100 block of Walmore Road, Wheatfield, animal problem. White pit bull on porch growling.
•2500 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Wheatfield, road obstruction. Mattress in middle of the road.
•3600 block of Klemer Road, Wheatfield, fire. Fire on top of wood burner.
•2900 block of Nevada Avenue, Town of Niagara, loud party. Possible underage drinking.
Friday, Jan. 11
•2500 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard, Wheatfield, harassment. Complainant received a threatening email.
•6800 block of Ward Road, Wheatfield, 911 call. Accidental dial.
•4700 block of Garlow Road, Town of Niagara, harassment. Six females out front.
Saturday, Jan. 12
•3700 block of Trails End Lane, Wheatfield, possible fire. Smell of electrical burning in home.
•2100 block of Jagow Road, Wheatfield, fraud. Someone fraudulently using complainant's credit card in Brooklyn.
•2100 block of River Road, Wheatfield, hit and run. White car took out mailbox.
Sunday, Jan. 13
•6800 block of Nicki's Lane, Wheatfield, domestic. Ex-fiancé hit caller.
•7000 block of Lakeside Drive, Wheatfield, hunter complaint. Caller reported hearing gunshots for one hour.
Monday, Jan. 14
•3000 block of Michael Drive, Wheatfield, unwanted person. Caller's 29-year-old son unwanted in home.
•6900 block of Williams Road, Wheatfield, alarm. Audible alarm from business at mall. No cars around.
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- slogan 'Follow that smell'
- stylized pig
Troofle is like a Truffle, it's like a Raffle, it is a hunt for prizes. The font for word 'Troofle' must be modern, clean and crisp typeface, slightly italic. I like Serif fonts but you are welcome to experiment.
A hunting pig (think pig hunting for truffles, sniffing ground) must be stylized with a logotype. I imagine double O's in Troofle could be a good place for it. For instance, pig could be passing through 'oo' letters, entering through left O and a face coming from the right O.
Pig must be rather cute, not an ugly hog. Examples:
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_clo…id=6974962 (the color of this pig is almost perfect).
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|La Seduction is out in paperback if you didn't catch it 1st time out
Absolutement oui
You'll be enthralled.
|La Seduction is out in paperback if you didn't catch it 1st time out
The scarf is essential to catch croissant crumbs.
That's my theory and I'm sticking to it!
Seduction? No need: you had me at "Gateau Chocolat, watercolor, 9" x 11""!!!ReplyDelete
There is an elegance in this French sexy, mais pas trop, art of seduction, as well as in la politesse française...as well as in your gateau chocolat...ReplyDelete
Jeanette is right: What could be more seductive than your Gateau Chocolat watercolor? ;-)ReplyDelete
I used to love Clarins..my friend gave me many little smaples before she moved..I am hooked on a cream I found in Italy..very pas cher..and have found it here in Little Italy:)
The prettiest thing by far is your auarelle.
name that italian cream svp!!
where does one put it by the way?
In today's Wall St. Journal, there is a quote from Diana Vreeland:
" The first thing, my love, is to arrange to be born in Paris; everything else follows quite naturally."
LOVE the painting of the gateau! I've been resisting reading La Seduction -- do I really need another book telling me how much sexier everything is in France? -- but I trust your judgment. And I trust that it's not too late for me to learn something useful, after all these years.
How we all need little hints on finesse!
When I first went to France I was quite bowled over by little details of how scarves were knotted etc etc.
Felt very English and gauche.
Of course you have read Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love.
Every English girl's primer about Paris
"You must be the daughter of an English lord......."
Love the painting. I can taste all the layers :) Love all the comments too. Fun post.ReplyDelete
Your painting is terrific! its perfect!ReplyDelete
Sleepless at 4 ce matin,
i went to paris breakfast for solace.
What a treat.
Bonne journee
Glad to be of service Danielle! :)ReplyDelete
New here and so glad to have found you!
J'adore the watercolor of the gateau.
I am Californian and living in Montpellier (France) for a year with my young family. I'm having so much fun exploring the country, and your blog. Merci!
THANK YOU Dana!
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Healthper needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
We are a Healthcare technology company that has developed the first innovative patent pending social networking system for healthcare. This system allows people to manage their healthcare, track their health status, follow health improvement programs, earn rewards, and interact in various heathcare communities where other people may have similar conditions / health issues.
Looking for an attractive, innovative design for a healthcare social medial system. The 2 main components of the system are "healthpad" and "my health". My health is where we store health information about the person. Healthpad is where the system communicates to the member what healthcare problem they have and what they need to take care of. This is also where people can manage their health community, and interact with other people.
In terms of design, think twitter, facebook etc for social networking sites. There is a top menu, then a menu specific to Healthpad or My Health areas, and then 3rd level sub-menu (see screenshots of our current system). There is the member's picture on top left, and widgets that can be turned-on/off on the left, and on the right, 3 important areas: invitations from other users, offers from companies who offering health programs for you to join, and ads area similar to ads in facebook.
I'm attaching a recently developed Healthper logo. You are welcome to change the colors of the logo to fit your overall color scheme for the design. If I like your initial design, i will give you a link to a demo of our system, so you can see the system hands-on to get a better feel of it, and how it needs to flow.
I'm looking for design/graphics, no code. We will fit within our stylesheet.
requesting the design for the main home page that applies to all of the pages in a consistent manner. I'm attaching many screenshots of the system so you can create a style that's consistent. Need graphics/color scheme (full design). Be creative. If you make it very graphical, keep in mind that the site should load easily without a lot of delay in graphics loading, like facebook and twitter load.
attaching lots of screenshots. i'll give you a link to a demo system upon request.
facebook, twitter...various other social network websites that are intuitive, creative, easy to use and navigate through.


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Actor Ron Livingston is suing an alleged Wikipedia hacker who reportedly posted information suggesting the actor was gay on his online bio page, according to TMZ.
Livingston, whose most notable film credits include "Swingers" and "Office Space," reportedly filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles on Friday. He cited libel, invasion of privacy and using his name and likeness without his permission.
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According to the papers obtained by TMZ, an alleged Wikipedia hacker has been continuously changing Livingston's Wikipedia page since May to say he is dating a man named Lee Dennison.
Every time Livingston's camp corrects the information, the alleged hacker "changes them back almost immediately," according to the lawsuit.
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Furthermore, the actor claims the hacker also created phony Facebook profiles for himself and Dennison, with both pages noting the two men were in a relationship together.
Livingston, 42, married actress Rosemarie DeWitt on November 2, 2009 in San Francisco.
He most recently appeared in the film "The Time Traveler's Wife," starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, earlier this year.
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On April 27, 1961, President John Kennedy delivered a speech before the American Newspaper Publishers Association at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. He addressed the issue of the press's role in preserving national security in the Cold War. President Kennedy lamented the fact that secret information about America's covert operations had routinely appeared in American newspapers, to be read by friend and foe alike. He noted that the Communists had openly boasted of gaining information from American newspapers that they would otherwise have had to use spies to attempt to steal. And he called on newspapers not to publish stories based on the single test, Is it news? but rather to add a second test: How does it affect national security?
The speech can be both read and listened to in its entirety here. The speech is around 19 minutes long. Click on the audio player below to hear the brief excerpts that are most relevant to the present controversy.
I would encourage you to listen to the entire speech. It is, in several ways, a relic of a better time.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, made the following comments on the Supreme Court's acceptance of the partial birth abortion case.
"We expected that the Supreme Court would again review the question of whether states can protect the lives of children who are mostly delivered from their mothers' wombs but are still in danger of being killed by a procedure that thrusts scissors into the child's head. We also expect that the Court will respect the rights of states to prevent this procedure, as most of them have attempted to do, and the rights of the people to govern themselves on this matter through their elected officials.
If pro-abortion groups want to continue to maintain that partial-birth abortion is required by Roe vs. Wade, they will simply be reinforcing our efforts to educate people on how extreme Roe vs. Wade really is. Let them go right ahead and do so."
Priests for Life has been involved in the effort to expose the reality of partial-birth abortion since 1994, and will continue to vigorously work for the protection of unborn and partially-born children against all forms of abortion.
Priests for Life is one of the largest pro-life organizations in the world, and works to equip all believers to end abortion and euthanasia.
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In today's paper, we wrote about the potential for price inflation thanks to an increase in the money supply generated by the new national television deals that Major League Baseball signed in October. One early case study could end up being Torii Hunter. In year's past, Hunter was the kind of guy that big market general managers might target as a potential cost-effective stop-gap option: experienced, coming off a good season, and perhaps willing to exchange some money for a chance to win a World Series. But CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman recently floated Carlos Beltran as a possible comparison for Torii Hunter, which suggests that Hunter's agent is floating Beltran as a comparison, since you know damn well that GMs like Ruben Amaro Jr. and Ben Cherington aren't.
In the same market conditions as the past couple of off seasons, the comparison would probably seem a tad ludicrous. First and foremost, Hunter is two years older than Beltran, who was heading into his 35-year-old season when he signed a two-year, $26 million contract with the Cardinals last year. Second, Beltran was coming off a markedly better season than Hunter, with a batting line of .300/.385/.525, a .910 OPS and 22 home runs in 598 plate appearances. Hunter's numbers: .313/.365/.451/, an .817 OPS, and 16 HRs in 584 PAs.
The more accurate comparison for Hunter would be somebody like Magglio Ordonez, who signed a one-year, $10 million contract with the White Sox after his 36-year-old season (same age as Hunter this year), when he hit .303/.378/.474 with 12 home runs, missing time due to injury. The season before, he logged 518 plate appearances and hit .310/.376/.428.
Even better might be Johnny Damon after his 35-year-old season in 2009, when he hit .282/.365/.489 with 24 home runs in 626 plate appearances before signing a one-year, $8 million deal with the Tigers. Fact is, the last corner outfielders to get multi-year deals who were as old as Hunter were Manny Ramirez and Raul Ibanez in the pre-2009 offseason.
Granted, asking prices are always high early in free agency. It's the art of negotiating. But if Hunter really does think that he can land a two-year deal at a double-digit AAV, or even a one-year deal north of $10 million, I'd say the perception that owners are suddenly flush with cash is affecting prices. In the market conditions of recent off seasons, I'd peg Hunter as one-year, $8 or $9 million player, max. Even that is an expensive gamble that he'll be able to postpone the inevitable career-ending flameout for at least another year. At that price, the Phillies might consider him. But the fact that Amaro went out of his way to downplay the notion that teams have a lot of money to spend would suggest that he is a bit worried that such a notion will inflate prices to the point where a highly leveraged team like the Phillies will not be able to afford the kind of players they were counting on to round out their roster.


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Windows 8 Users Can No Longer Boot Straight To The Desktop, Must Start With Metro
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | August 7, 2012 - 02:07 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: windows 8 style ui, windows 8, windows, operating system, microsoft, Metro
The Windows 8 RTM leak has coincided with numerous articles around the Internet that detail the new features and the Windows 8 Style UI once known as Metro. It seems that a new setup process and the removal of Aero Glass were not the only big aesthetic changes. With the new build came several alleged tweaks by Microsoft that prevent several methods for automatically booting to the desktop. Group Policy tweaks and a autorun shortcut were two such methods–that worked on early beta builds but no longer work on the RTM–to skip past the Metro/Windows 8 Style UI Start Screen, according to Rafael Rivera of Windows 8 Secrets.
Previously, users could login and be automatically taken to the desktop. They would still see the Metro screen, but only for a split second. Now, users wanting to do this are back to square one, and will have to manually launch the desktop each time they login to their computers.
It is not all bad news, however (well, at least not as bad). If you drag the desktop
Metro Windows 8 Style UI tile to the top-left corner, as soon as you login, you can hit the Enter key to go to the desktop. It is a less automatic way than has been previously possible, but it is better than nothing.
You can find more information about the alleged changes to the RTM here, as well as more PC Perspective Windows 8 coverage by following the windows 8 tag.
Some speculation and opinion follows:
It seems that Microsoft is taking a very firm position on Windows 8's new Start Screen interface and full screen applications. While it is likely that developers and enthusiasts are working on new tweaks to get to the desktop automatically again, I foresee this being a drawn out tit-for-tat battle between Microsoft and its users. Beyond the new interface, this stance of working against customization is something I have not seen before on this level, as previous operating system have had numerous tweaking utilities and Microsoft did not seem to have a problem with them. My only guess is that they believe by forcing users to use Windows 8 Style UI as much as it possibly can, it will get users used to, and accepting of, the interface faster (essentially trying to get users over the radical interface change as quickly as possible–ike ripping a bandaid off). And if I let the cynical side get the best of me, Microsoft does have a vested interest in keeping users on the Metro/Windows 8 Style interface as much as possible as they want users to buy Metro apps and not use traditional applications. They are selling the upgrades for $40 and likely want to "make up" the money (compared to selling prices of previous versions) by taking a cut of Windows Store app purchases. The company's insistence on forcing usage is only going to hurt them, I fear, as people who are on the fence about Metro–but who are interested in the other improvements–likely want to come to the new interface on their own terms (if at all). Actively working against users trying to use and customize their operating systems may well cost them a few sales. It would seem to me that Microsoft should be welcoming anyone that wants to use Windows 8, even if they do not want to stay in (or use at all) the Metro interface but that's just my opinion and apparently Microsoft is of a different mind.
Whether you love, hate, or feel somewhere in-between on Windows 8 Style UI, options are not a bad thing. I do think that more people would be willing to give Microsoft's new interface a chance if it was more optional than it is. What do you think?
What do I think? Windows 8 sucks BIG time... Praying for Windows 8 failure. It's Vista 2.0 but even worse. No more good desktop UI effects. The "Desktop" interface looks like a downgrade rather then a upgrade. I am not upgrading at all.
I have never been a person who disliked any new past windows version (even Vista) but this one sucks. My desktop is not a damn Tablet.. Why take past failed platforms (Example: Windows Phone) and put the look and feel to a Good platform (Windows).
a week ago i would forsure agree with you, i recently downloaded windows 8 though and its major upgrade. My start time is more than 2x as quick and overall it runs way smoother. There are so many good feautres too. Like Xbox music and xbox games and Skydrive.
The New Vista.......
Nobody will want to use it.......
Windows 7 was a success because its quick and "Works"
Windows Metro is a gimmick that people have not asked for and
is being stuffed down peoples throats......Indeed who the heck wants a touch interface when 99.9% of PC's don't have expensive touch screen monitors. What company is going to replace their monitors when the can keep Windows 7.
Metro is for tablets. Let them boot up in it and let PC users decide for themselves.
My hatred of Windows 7 has nearly 40,000 views. http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=467280 I hate that Windows classic was taken out and I'm forced to either use Aero glass, or Aero glass with no transparency and Windows classic colors.
I hate flashy operating system stuff. I have zero tolerance for applications that do not multitask and share the screen with other applications. I constantly lose programs I've installed because the Windows 7 start menu is designed for a very small set of programs - or you're supposed to remember what an obscure program you only need once in a blue moon is called rather than being able to list everything out where you can see it.
Metro sounds horrible. I am not looking forward to it. I've not done a VM. Where do I need to go to download a legal copy to examine it for myself?
Hi wolvenmoon, you can check out our Windows 8 Consumer Preview guide which is the latest legal beta that you can install and check out for yourself. I go through all the setup and such for a VM but you can do it on real hardware as well :)
Fuck you.
Why does Microsoft have such little respect for my time that they force me to learn different ways to do things I already know how to do? Arrogance is never a winning tactic. Get rid of the office ribbon, and let me have the classic desktop. Even the Linux desktop crowd have gotten into the act with Gnome 3, AKA hide and seek.
Cars all have the gas pedal on the right, and the brake on the left. Coincidentally, Microsoft makes none of them.
So, the #1 complaint of Windows 8 is that it doesn't work well on a desktop... so MS makes it harder to use on a desktop. Nice. Way to go on taking yet another step forward in setting up a Vista like scenario on the desktop. You clearly don't learn from your mistakes.
A decade ago, you forced a desktop experience onto a tablet. It failed miserably because it was hard to use. Today, you're forcing a tablet experience onto the desktop. It will also fail for the same reason. It's 2012. Figure it out, OS's should be smart enough to be device context aware and provide an experience accordingly.
i tried to setup windows 8 that came pre installed on a laptop. What the F@@#$(*(&t^*CK. I never was so frustrated . I deleted win8 and win 7 works like a charm. Stupid people working for microsoft are all retarded.
Yup MS has f*cked up big time with this one. What they have done is tried to create an OS that works in all environments. PC, Laptop, tablet, phone. In theory very plausible provided you give the consumer customised options eg. Is this a desktop? Do you want all this gay metro crap? Do you have a brain? Do you work for a living? provided you answer the questions correctly you would end up with a hard core OS. Instead they have assumed that we all f&ck around on our iPhones/Androids all day, we all use tablets (yeah right, I'm a frigging accountant!) and given us an OS that doesn't operate very well on any hardware. All in one products always tend to be disasters. They do everything badly. One important point. They have also all assumed we want to be Apple users where you have zero control over what your computer is doing. It just assumes things for you. In a nusthell the OS is not only bad it's downright insulting. IMHO they have gone completely in the wrong direction. The direction should have been simple, effective, absolute user control. Get rid of all the bloatware crap unless you want it. Nope this is populist consumerism at its worst. I will NEVER buy this product. I will go Linux before I use something so downright pathetic as Windows 8.
Geezez Don't get me started on Microsoft. MS Office 2003 was PERFECT. Could perform numerous tasks in the blink of an eye. Simple easy drop down menu. That must have bored some of the bubble gummers at MS. Apparently we now need to be amused by completely unintelligible ribbons. Now I have Office 2010. OMG!!! What a heap of crap. Now it takes minutes or even hours to do the simplest tasks and the ribbon takes up half the G_d Damn screen. Duhhhh it's spreadsheet you MS Morons! Zero understanding of their market. No frigging clue. Open Office here I come! and it's free. F&CK YOU MICROSOFT!!!
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In July of 2002, Fr. Frank Pavone joined Rev. Flip Benham and Operation Save America for a national event in Dallas, Texas. Leaders from across the country came together for a week of intense activity, marked by prayerful presence at all of Dallas' abortion mills every morning, teaching seminars every afternoon, and jubilant prayer rallies at Calvary Hill Baptist Church in Mesquite every evening.
On one afternoon, in the plaza of the Courthouse in downtown Dallas, a funeral service was held for two babies killed by abortion. Their remains were brought in solemn procession, and were viewed by all the participants. Fr. Frank preached about the fact that these deaths occurred because of the failure of the Christian people and their clergy to preach and act in opposition to abortion.
As you view the photos of this event, you will see the grief of adults and children alike. The pictures of the children viewing their younger, aborted brothers and sisters, are particularly moving. The parents of these children who participated in the Dallas event deserve special credit for instructing their children in the ways of the Lord, not being afraid to bring them face to face with the injustice of abortion, and training them how to fight it.
May God give eternal rest to the children who were killed, and forgiveness for all responsible for their deaths.


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Giving our warriors a better grip on life, Manchester inventor creates prosthetic armBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 16. 2014 8:45PM
MANCHESTER - Inventor Dean Kamen developed a new prosthetic arm that offers a wide range of motion that amputees, primarily wounded U.S. soldiers, can operate via Bluetooth sensors attached to their shoes.
Kamen, who also invented the Segway Human Transporter and the first wearable insulin pump for diabetics, hopes the arm, developed with $40 million in federal money, won't be a big seller."We just know relative to most medical equipment, it's very, very, very small (in number), and we hope it stays that way," Kamen said last week at his DEKA headquarters in the Millyard.
"We are not looking to expand the market for our Luke arm by having this country continue to send young brave people out in the world to have interactions with IEDs and terrorists by which they lose their arms, so we don't think it will ever be a big business," he said.
"We didn't start making these things because we thought it would be a big business," Kamen said. "We made these things because these soldiers deserve the best possible technology that's available."
Extra flexibility
The fingers, thumb, wrist, elbow and shoulder all move on the arm, which weighs about the same as a human arm but provides greater wrist flexibility with 270-degree rotation, he said. A person will be able to order specific parts of the prosthetic arm, such as a hand and a wrist, he said. And sensors the size of a matchbook help guide the Luke arm, named after the Star Wars character Luke Skywalker.
"If they wiggle their foot up and down, your arm goes up and down. If they tip their foot in and out, their arm moves in and out," Kamen said.
"If they do some other motion with another of one of our sensors, the hand becomes a fist or it can grab a grape or it can open a doorknob, so we worked very hard to make ways to remotely control the arm from other pieces of your body that you already have control over," he said.
"I think to some people this is a very bionic arm because when you watch it move, it looks so eerily real that the average person might say, this is an early example of what's going to come to be the integration of engineering components in a biological human system," Kamen said.
Gets approval from FDA
In May, the Food and Drug Administration allowed DEKA to pursue manufacturing and commercial opportunities for the arm.
He said his team is looking for a company to make up to two thousand arms over a period of years. He hopes the cost to manufacture them would run less than $100,000 each but expects a private company would add to that the costs for maintenance and training staff as well as an amount of profit, he said.
"If we can't find a medical company that is ready, willing and able to do that, as we told DARPA, we will do it, but it's not our first choice; it's our backup plan," Kamen said, hoping some government agency will purchase the arms for wounded warriors.
DARPA is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Defense with a mission to create breakthrough technologies for national security.
DARPA provided DEKA "approximately $40M (million) in total since 2006 for its work on the DEKA Arm System," the agency's public affairs department said in an email.
"DARPA is a place where we can bring dreams to life," Dr. Geoffery Ling, director of DARPA's biological technologies office, said in a statement.
Kamen said that money was spread among various companies that teamed up to produce the arm.
According to Kamen's office, about 30 DEKA people worked solely on the Luke arm and about 100 other engineers worked on some aspect. How much money DEKA received for its share of the work wasn't immediately available, his office said.
Early approval
The Luke arm already is winning praise from wounded U.S. soldiers who tested it.
"Here are young people that have literally given up their arms, and we're giving them back something that is way, way better than a hook, which is what they had, but it's nowhere as good as the original equipment," Kamen said.
"I'm not naive. I would not take one of my arms off and be happy to replace it with the Luke arm, and yet the most singular consistent characteristic of every one of these soldiers is how grateful they are that somebody is giving them something that improves their lives," Kamen said. "It almost makes you feel guilty. We should be thanking them and instead, they are thanking us. It's just not right."


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It's oh-so-easy to make rhubarb jam and jelly. Allow only an hour to make both of these at the same time. And when the jars are lined up so pretty on the counter, how proud you'll feel!
Collect six to eight half-pint canning jars, lids and rims. It's fine to reuse good-condition jars and rims but the lids must be new. This time of year, grocery stores and hardware stores sell jars (along with lids and rims) by the case.
The trick is to fill sterilized very hot jars with very hot liquid, then let the jar and lid technology go to work. If you inspect the underside of a lid, you'll see a narrow band of rubber. When hot liquid meets hot glass and pressure is created by tightly closing the jar, the rubber adheres to the glass, sealing out air and bacteria.
Here's how to fill the jars.
STERILIZE the JARS While the rhubarb cooks, run the jars through the dishwasher by themselves, no dirty dishes! Time it so the jars are hot-hot when the jelly and jam are also hot-hot.
FILL the JARS Spoon the hot fruit into the hot jars to within 1/8 inch of the top edge. A funnel helps but isn't necessary. With a damp cloth, wipe the inside lip so no fruit remains.
SEAL the JARS Place a lid on each jar and tightly screw on a rim.
WAIT Within 2 – 3 hours, you'll hear an unmistakable and satisfying 'pop' as each jar seals. To check, press the center of a lid with a finger. The jar is sealed if the lid won't depress, it's not if it's got a dimple. If a jar doesn't seal, don't worry. Just refrigerate it and enjoy the contents within a couple of weeks.
THINK Now really, wasn't that easy?! And aren't you proud?!
Total time: 60 minutes
Makes 3 or 4 half-pint jars
- 1 pound fresh rhubarb, trimmed in half-inch pieces
- 1-1/2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons fresh rosemary
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 ounce unflavored gelatin (2 packets)
In a large kettle, bring the rhubarb, water, sugar, vinegar and rosemary to a boil. Let simmer for 15 – 30 minutes until rhubarb becomes soft and syrupy. With a wooden spoon, press the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, discarding the solids.
In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over the ¼ cup water, stirring in if needed. Let soften a minute, then stir into rhubarb.
Fill jars following instructions at left.
Total time: 60 minutes
Makes 3 or 4 half-pint jars
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 pound fresh rhubarb, trimmed in one-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger, chopped
- Zest of a lemon
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer until jam thickens, stirring often.
Fill jars following instructions at left.
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I'm hoping that our next door neighbour will take pity on us again this year and give us some of her rhubarb....
Thank you for the jam making lesson. I've never had the courage to do any canning and have only ever made small quantities of jam that I refrigerate.
Christine ~ :-)
Sally ~ Ah yes, the 'dry sour' of rhubarb. Can't imagine it without sugar!
Elizabeth ~ Rhubarb stew, hmm, haven't tried that one. I'm imagining lamb, perhaps, perhaps with apples too? And yes, it does include sun, plus a sunny spot that's out of the way since it does get gangly after it's thinned out for the season. There are lots of husbands who hate the stuff, having nothing to do with pie and everything to do with yard work! And it really is a few simple steps, it just pays to get organized. I went a little wild, canning, the year my mother died. I've collected lots of my canning tips to help out a bit.
Genie ~ Hmm. Maybe a new apartment? :-) But no worries. These jars are small, you'll have a Dutch oven or some big pot that you can boil them in to sterilize. That's the traditional method, mine's the one that's out of the ordinary.
KK ~ Yes, that jam is tart, more like a marmalade, than a sweet-sweet jam. I'll love to hear how it goes with Splenda. And I know you love your rhubarb, so it'll be a fair test!
But what a good idea to make actual stew with meat!
I started to look through the canning tips and once again, found myself blanching. Do I have a big enough pot? How will I sterilize the jars? (Like Genie, I do not have a dish washer, nor are we ever likely to get one.)
But I really do want to join the canning club - ever since reading "Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury and "Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver. The idea of all those gem like jars of summer waiting to light up a cold dreary day in winter is so appealing!
P.S. Alas, unless we cut down trees (which will never happen unless they become diseased) in our small back garden, there is no place for rhubarb. What a tragedy. Rhubarb pie is my favourite kind of pie.
PS I'd love for you to share a couple of favorite recipes. If you're comfortable use the e-mail address (and then I can write back), otherwise leave them here. I'm especially looking for a pineapple chutney with hot peppers and mustard seed, a recipe I lost many years ago and haven't been able to re-create.
I didn't make the jelly, and I was wondering (given the rosemary) whether that is a savoury 'meat condiment' type jelly, or also a sweeter 'spread it on your toast' type jelly?
Yay! So glad the rhubarb jam worked out for you! When I make rhubarb jam and jelly, I'm nearly always using rhubarb just fresh from someone's garden (my own rhubarb patch is being slow to take off) and so is really fat and plump. That might, yes, make a difference.
As for the rosemary in the jelly, it is nice with meat (lamb, say or chicken) but I do love it right on muffins and toast. Rosemary and rhubarb are magical, you'll just have to try it!
Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know about the jelly!
Any idea why the yield was so small?
Will absolutely definitely make again!
Mrs Lear ~ Very fun! I hear from 'ex pat' St. Louis readers quite often. Soulard is a real experience, be sure to stop at Gus' Pretzels while you're in the neighborhood!
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Pearl Harbor's heroism resonates 76 years later
America's courage shined through the smoke on day of infamy
America's courage shined through the smoke on day of infamy
America's courage shined through the smoke on day of infamy
Few days in American history were as dark as Dec. 7, 1941.
That morning, the world changed. A surprise Japanese aerial attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii dealt a major blow the Pacific Fleet, killing 2,403 U.S. personnel and damaging 19 warships. Total American casualties numbered 3,581, while the blow to the nation's psyche was felt across the mainland. World War II could no longer be avoided.
Through the smoke, there was hope.
American courage, on display in countless stories throughout the war, was in no short supply through the Pearl Harbor raid. Here are just some of the stories of heroism during that day of infamy.
Samuel Fuqua
A lieutenant commander aboard the USS Arizona, which was devastated in the attack and remains sunken in the harbor, became the battleship's senior officer after a bomb detonated the ship's ammunition magazine. While he briefly lost consciousness during the attack, he was able to direct firefighting efforts and rescue burning sailors. He directed the ship to be abandoned, staying aboard until he was sure all personnel who could be saved were off the ship. For his courage, Fuqua was awarded the Medal of Honor in March 1942.
Peter Tomich
An Austro-Hungarian immigrant and World War I veteran, he served at Chief Watertender on the USS Utah. After the battleship received a torpedo hit to the hull, Tomich returned to the his station in the boiler room, evacuated shipmates and shutting down the boilers before the Utah sank with him aboard. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, but no kin could be found to posthumously give it to until 2006, when a Admiral Harry Ulrich presented it to Tumich's family members in Croatia.
George Welch and Kenneth Taylor
After a night of partying, these Army Air Corps pilots spred to Wheeler Army Airfield and sprang into action, becoming the first American pilots in the air. Against incredible odds,the pair was officially credited with shooting down seven aircraft from their P-40 fighters - all in tuxedo pants. Both were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and Taylor received a Purple Heart.
Doris Miller
Before the attack, Miller's naval exploits were limited largely to the mess hall as an attendant and the boxing ring as the USS West Virginia's heavyweight champ. As an African-American, he wasn't expecting much combat. That changed during the raid when he was assigned to help carry wounded men to safety and ordered to the bridge to aid the mortally wounded captain. He then manned an anti-aircraft gun, firing until he was out of ammo. "I think I got one of those Jap planes," he said. Hailed as a war hero by the black press, he was awarded the Navy Cross for his efforts. Miller's war would continue, but he was killed when the escort carrier USS Liscome Bay was torpedoed and sunk in 1943.
John Finn
Another Medal of Honor recipient, this chief petty officer was in charge of aviation ordnance and munitions at Kaneohe Bay air station 15 miles from the harbor. Finn was sleeping with his wife when the attack started. Rushing to the station, he set up a heavy-caliber machine gun to give the Japanese a "warm welcome." Firing at planes for more than two hours, Finn sustained over 20 injuries but continued to help arm planes after some brief medical attention. He retired from the Navy with a rank of lieutenant and died in 2010 at 100.
George Walters
Walters was no soldier, but he was a hero nonetheless. A dockyard worker, he positioned a large crane to guard the battleship USS Pennsylvania and used it to point out incoming bombers. A nearby bomb nearly killed him, but he survived, living to 95, and was credited with helping to save the Pennsylvania.
Edwin Hill
The USS Nevada escaped Battleship Row and eventually participated in the Normandy landings of 1944. It may never have done that without Hill. The chief boatswain led a sortie ashore to cut the ship loose, allowing the Nevada to cast off and get underway. Hill then dived back into the water to return to the ship, resuming his duties on board. He was killed later in the attack and was posthumously award the Medal of Honor.
Phil Rasmussen
Like Welch and Taylor, this pilot wasn't dressed for the occasion, but Rasmussen took to this air in his pajamas. Joining a dogfight with 11 Japanese aircraft, he shot down one from his P-36 and survived despite his fighter being riddled with 500 bullet holes. He landed without brakes, rudder or tailwheel. Rasmussen was awarded the Silver Star and remained in what became the Air Force until 1965.


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Bayern Munich defender Dante has revealed he thought his first call-up to the Brazil squad was a joke.
The 29-year-old was named as part of Luis Felipe Scolari's side to face England in a friendly next month, but the stopper says he thought team-mate Luis Gustavo was playing games when he told him the news.
"I learned about it [the call-up] on the Tuesday immediately after training," Dante told TZ. "It was Luiz Gustavo who told me. I could not believe it at first. I thought he was joking, but then when I looked at my phone, I knew he was telling the truth. I had over 50 missed calls on the phone."
Despite his initial shock at his selection, Dante insists he is now determined to remain a part of the national side until the World Cup next summer.
"Playing in the World Cup in Brazil my dream," he added. "But I will continue to work hard. However, it is already an honor for me to have been named for the game in England.
"There are really great players who play in this team. I will do everything possible to continue to be a part of it."
Dante has made 18 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern this season, scoring once.


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Mark Wahlberg: 'Entourage' Movie Details Revealed!
Mark Wahlberg stops by Bristol Farms for some groceries and leaves empty handed on Wednesday (January 30) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 41-year-old actor just confirmed that an Entourage movie has been greenlit and that production will hopefully start in the spring or summer with a release next year in April or May.
"It was a process. Getting it right, getting a nice balance of all the guys, and getting the guys back together," Mark, who executive produced the HBO series, told MTV. "I always just wanted [the movie] to get back to where it was just about the guys. We had a lot of strong female characters, and I love all those characters, but it really was always about the guys."
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Lost surfboard Ocean Beach
Lost my red surfboard at Ocean Beach today. 6'2" surfboard with Straps, hope someone finds it cause it was the best board ever!
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Hmm. *now* you want the help and information sharing of others. Not the case less than 48 hours ago, as you wrote:
"Rumor has it that the mysto spot delivered a few gems right before sunset. If I was God(sey) I'd predict epic conditions tomorrow, that's if anyone knows where Shangri-la is!
(if any slackers complain about my reports, I'd like to point out I have not seen even one kite in the last 3 sessions...)
ohh, you missed these sessions? Tragic. Sunday night was the best ever..."
Sorry bro, hard to find boards at "mysto" spots, as no one knows where they are. Good luck, though...maybe ask your bros in the "mysto" or "fight club"?
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Wait, WHAT?
I thought it was *my* job to school the surf kite crew when they get all unreasonable here on this forum!
Kirk out
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My Photography ==> www.Loscocco.com
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didn't know the best board ever had straps on it.
6,8,10,12 RPM's
2012 Firewire Flexfire Strapless
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Saw this today:
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Yeew! Epic conditions today!
Thanks to Matt who returned my board. Hope he likes the beer.
The post about the mysto spot was a (bad) joke, referring to a lame response I received to a post a few weeks ago. The post was about the wind filling in earlier than forecast, so I posted to let others know it was on early. The resulting praise filled my heart with pride:
Anytime I hear that OB is crowded I just laugh. Please, come on down, there are 4 miles of open beach. If there is a (small) crowd, aka 3 kites, see if you can high 5 your buddies, spray anyone that crashes and have fun. The last 5 sessions I have had at OB, I have seen a total of 3 kites, all the same session yesterday. And the Slingshot guy high fived me after I yardsale'd...
Top that.
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Welcome to Peter Pots Pottery
494 Glen Rock Rd. West Kingston, RI 02892
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Peter Pots Pottery has handcrafted beautiful and functional stoneware in Rhode Island since 1948. Since 1954 our kiln and showroom have been in continuous operation in the historic Glen Rock Mill in West Kingston, RI.
Some of our award-winning designs date from the very beginning of the pottery, but new designs are always being developed and introduced. Peter Pots Pottery is a staple in Rhode Island but is collected throughout the country. We have fourth-generation collectors as well as customers who are discovering Peter Pots for the first time.
Since the beginning, Peter Pots has made lead-free pottery in two glaze colors: Seagull Blue and Mahogany Brown. We are pleased to offer a new color: Spruce Greene. Please allow 2 weeks for orders placed online or over the phone.
We have now extended Butterfingers Day nationwide! Return a broken piece for a replacement at half price with the purchase of another item(s) of equal or greater value. See "about us/FAQ" above for details.
Peter Pots Pottery is exempt from Rhode Island's 7% sales tax.
Click on the categories at left to guide you to over 150 unique Peter Pots designs.
Remember to click on any pottery image for a full-screen view.
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Wednesday, 08 January 2014 12:36
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All right, we've got a couple more things for you today…
First, a few more of our retail sources have dropped us e-mails to essentially confirm the Australian Twin Peaks information from yesterday. The gist is that retailers have been hearing about potential April street dates for the Blu-ray set from Paramount down under (which distributes for CBS), but that the final release date is still very much subject to change. So the upshot is, the title is definitely coming, but continue to be patient. [Read on here...]
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