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Mrs. Sarah E. Ramage, 87, formerly of Allentown, died Thursday in the Odd Fellows Home, Middletown, Dauphin County.
She was a practical nurse in the Allentown area for 25 years, retiring in 1970.
Surviving are a son, George W. of York, and three grandchildren.
The LeRoy R. Leber Funeral Home, 2290 School St., York, is in charge of arrangements.


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Neighbourly Perspective
"Iran has been a neighbour for millennia, and will continue to be a neighbour for millennia. We have no issue with seeking to develop the best terms we can with Iran."
"But after the revolution of 1979, Iran embarked on a policy of sectarianism. Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbours, a policy of assassinating diplomats and of attacking embassies."
"Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the kingdom; it is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia."
"And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries."
Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi ambassador to Washington
Each, in their own way, is advancing the agenda of Islam, which sternly admonishes its faithful of their uppermost obligation to the faith, expansion and conquest through jihad. This is the jihad of persuasion and of war, to accomplish what the Prophet Mohammed enjoined upon his followers, to ensure that Islam achieves its sacred destiny by achieving worldwide domination in its imperialist ambition to conquer all in the name of Allah. Inshallah!
And god does so will.
Iran's Ayatollahs' manner of achievement is that of the scimitar, the crude and utilitarian method of force led by brute intimidation and fear of death. Alternately, nuclear-tipped missiles will do. Iran's victory is its inculcation in the minds of those who adapt to its jihadist agenda that they do the work of god by clasping death to their bosom, finding glory in martyrdom, sneering at those lesser mortals who fear and wish to evade death, while they hail it as their salvation.
The Saudis' version of jihad is to invariably convince their adherents through Wahhabist teaching that their stern mode of Islamist faith adheres to the original, achieving their purpose by the stealth of
influencing and convincing non-Muslims that their puritanical Islam is theistically authentic, its austere and noble countenance reflecting the purity of worship of the almighty. Their Wahhabist graduates went off track when they embraced violent jihad.
There is not that much that separates the Shiite version of jihad achieved through glorious martyrdom and the Sunni brand that promotes death through terrorism since each uses the very same arguments and tactics to achieve similar aims. But that they are separate versions of Islam does bring them at loggerheads toward one another, each disparaging and dismissing the other as unoriginal versions of loyalty to Islam.
"We don't tolerate terrorism. We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions. Our record has been very clear, contrary to their record. They harbour Al-Qaeda leaders. They facilitate Al-Qaeda operations. They complain about Daesh (Islamic State group), but Iran is the only country around the negotiating table that has not been attacked by either Al-Qaeda or Daesh."And that may perhaps be attributed to the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran is unequivocally disposed to hatred of the West, Israel and the United States in particular, their "great" and "little" Satans, their despised enemies of choice. While the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is seen by the jihadists that they themselves bred through the auspices of the Wahhabist madrasas as sell-outs to the West, sly companions in corporate oil enterprise to the United States of America.
"Our scholars and our media have been very outspoken. We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism. Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?"A public awareness campaign geared to defend against attacks from the very Frankenstein that was created in the madrasas that Saudi oil money built and maintained to ensure that Wahhabist Islam was paramount, in competition now with the Iranian Shiite brand. As for defence of Saudi troops in Yemen, battling the Iran-backed Shiite Houthis as defending their sovereign borders, and Sunni Muslims against the malicious violence of Shiite Muslims, how explain no similar presence in Syria for the same reason?
Similarities to the punishments meted out by the Islamic State with those that the Saudi state imposes are striking. Not only mature men and sometimes women put to death for offences against the state and against Islam, but young people as well. By crucifixion at times and far more often beheadings. But discreetly, with nothing like the fanfare and pride that Daesh exuberantly flaunts in their beheading and other atrocity-laden videos.
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Edgartown Light Risen
Edgartown Light Risen
"Edgartown Light Risen" is an original fine art pastel painting by Martha's Vineyard artist Warren Gaines. The colorful cloud filled sky at sunrise reflecting on the still water of Edgartown Harbor is breathtaking.
Hand signed by Warren and presented under museum glass in a plein aire styled wooden gold frame, this image is approximately 12" x 29" while the finished size including the frame is around 20" x 37".
"Edgartown Light Risen"
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Feb Friends of WMS Blog Party - A Parisian Doily
Today I'm participating in the Friends of Waltzingmouse Blog Party that happens the 17th of every month. The theme is announced on the first of every month over on Claire's WMS blog. This month the theme is doilies.
Dainty Doilies 2 - Small set for my background, stamping it on a soft print patterned paper. I layered the Eiffel Tower from Paris Nouveau over it - popping it up off center on foam tape. To finish it off, I stamped the Merci directly on the paper and sponged the edges with Ranger Distress Dried Marigold. As I sponged the corners, I let them curl up a bit to give a little distressed look.
Are you joining in this month's blog party? If you didn't know about it ahead of time, you still have time to create a card - check all the details and link up your card on the WMS blog here.
Let's go see all the creative ways everyone used doilies!
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Dainty Doilies 2 - Small and Paris Nouveau
Paper: Vintage Cream, True Black, Patterned paper - My Minds Eye/Miss Caroline
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Dried Marigold
Accessories: foam tape.
30 comments:
- Annette said...
- February 17, 2013 at 1:31 PM
- Riet said...
What a gorgeous card Julia.
Hugs Riet.xx
- February 17, 2013 at 1:44 PM
- Tracey McNeely said...
Julia this is simply so beautiful, I love that doily paired with the Eiffel Tower.
- February 17, 2013 at 1:52 PM
- Teresa Kline said...
so pretty, I adore the Eiffel Tower...perfect pairing!
enjoy *~*
- February 17, 2013 at 1:56 PM
- ~Tammy~ said...
This is stunning! Love the Eiffel Tower image with the doily! They sure look like they were always meant to be placed together!
- February 17, 2013 at 1:58 PM
- Lori said...
Just beautiful! Love the doily as a background for the Eiffel Tower image.
- February 17, 2013 at 2:05 PM
- LaurieJ said...
Wow, perfection! It's simple, yet so so elegant. I love it!
- February 17, 2013 at 2:22 PM
- Jeanne J said...
Wow Julia! That half doily is the perfect backdrop for the Eiffel Tower - this is pure French elegance!
- February 17, 2013 at 2:30 PM
- Joyce said...
I just love this. You've got the doily, and none of the fru fru--a gal after my own heart. I wish I had made this card.
- February 17, 2013 at 2:50 PM
- Kim Heggins said...
This is so stunning! I can't think of a better place to put an Eiffel Tower but on a beautiful doily. Fabulous card.
- February 17, 2013 at 3:01 PM
- Kelly S. said...
Oh this is just the best match up of images ever, Julia! Such a soft old world look. And of course the perfect sentiment! Such an elegant and classy thank you note!
- February 17, 2013 at 3:19 PM
- Karin Åkesdotter said...
Such a wonderful and creative use of that doily stamp - LOVE it!!!
- February 17, 2013 at 3:34 PM
- Craftilicious said...
love your creative use of the doily
- February 17, 2013 at 3:36 PM
- Lynn Mercurio said...
Lovely, Julia. Your patterned paper is a great compliment to this Parisian scene.
- February 17, 2013 at 4:25 PM
- Cathy Weber said...
Your card reminds of fireworks going off behind the Eiffel Tower Julia...what a great idea to use that half doily.
- February 17, 2013 at 5:48 PM
- Renee said...
I like Cathy's description...
makes you think of fireworks behind the Tower...
and it's gorgeous!!
I love that you used the doily for it! :)
- February 17, 2013 at 5:55 PM
- Deborah Frings said...
Oh la la!! Such a pretty feminine card! Love it!
- February 17, 2013 at 5:59 PM
- -Aneta- said...
I´m in love with Paris :) Your card is such a eye candy for me :) Just love it´s vintage look !
- February 17, 2013 at 6:16 PM
- Patti J said...
Beautiful card, Julia - lovin' the stamped doily! Great job :)
- February 17, 2013 at 8:08 PM
- Anne Harada said...
Nice combo of stamps here Julia! Pretty design, and fab doily!! Great job GF!
- February 17, 2013 at 8:22 PM
- Charmaine Stack said...
Fabulous, Julia! Love the way you used that doily half stamp.
- February 17, 2013 at 11:29 PM
- Pauline said...
Tis is just beautiful Julia, a CAS design, but that doily and the elegant paper give so much texture and interest. Stunning!
- February 18, 2013 at 2:01 AM
- Claire said...
Love how you've put these two stamp sets together...beautiful
- February 18, 2013 at 5:58 AM
- Dianne said...
Really gorgeous, I love the doilie stamp, and who doesn't like the Eiffel tower such a beautiful card thanks for sharing...
- February 18, 2013 at 9:45 AM
- Vickie Z said...
Julia love the doily with Eiffel tower....gorgeous!!
- February 18, 2013 at 10:29 AM
- Carla said...
Lovely card from Paris!!!
Love from Holland
- February 18, 2013 at 11:10 AM
- Marybeth said...
Gorgeous, Julia! Simply elegant! Love that dainty stamp.
- February 18, 2013 at 11:21 AM
- Cassi said...
gorgeous! i keep forgetting about that awesome eiffel tower :)
- February 18, 2013 at 4:43 PM
- Jean Martin said...
Gorgeous card Julia! Love! :)
- February 18, 2013 at 5:27 PM
- Claire Brennan said...
Cracking card Julia! I love how crisp the doily looks behind the tower!! hugs to you!
- February 20, 2013 at 5:27 PM


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I think A&M's move to the SEC was a good move but it would be a shame to see the rivalry between Texas and A&M become a thing of the past. It was one of the great rivalries that defined college football. Conference realignments need to respect historic state and regional rivalries; they are a key factor in the success and popularity of college football.
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It was one of the most watched games all year, even though it wasn't even a bowl game. Both teams played at their best, even though Texas won most of the time. This rivalry is a tradition that has gone on for almost 100 years, ad it should not be ended by one of the teams moving to a different conference.


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What Could Possibly Go Wrong? – Quinn to Try to Take Over Healthcare in Illinois
When you want to make sure you have access to quality health care, there's only one place you turn. The Springfield bureaucracy, right?
A task force appointed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn wants a state law forcing insurers to spend 80 to 85 cents of every premium dollar on providing health care, or pay rebates to customers.In its initial recommendations released Thursday, the Health Care Reform Implementation Council also recommends legislation giving state regulators the authority to approve or deny health insurance rate increases.
The enforcement would be, pardon my french, a motherfucking catastrophe. Before we even get to the inevitable corruption of the regulatory process, what qualifies as health care? Inevitably there would be some unaccountable regulatory board where the insurance companies spend god knows how much time and money challenging every line item claiming it qualifies as health care, which will drive prices through the roof and make providing actual healthcare next to impossible.
And like I said, that's before we get to the inevitable corruption. This is Illinois politics, and there are quite literally billions at stake. Does anyone actually think the appointments to these regulatory positions are going to be apolitical? Sort of like it's just a coincidence the Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party is also the Cook County Assessor? The political and financial power that would fall on this presumably unelected regulatory board would be massive, and when an insurer is faced with either giving $5 million in political donations or giving a $50 million rebate, what do you think it'll decide? Considering it's damn near impossible to prove quid pro quo, it would be idiotic to think this wouldn't happen.
These ideas were bad when they were included in Obamacare. They are infinitely worse when it's suggested to put enforcement in the hands of political appointees accountable to no one but their political bosses in one of the most corrupt political systems in the United States.
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- Illinois faces budget woes (politico.com)
Snowmaggedon – The Fun Part is Over
Two days ago was all about drinking and watching the snow fall at home. Yesterday was all about going out and taking all sorts of crazy pictures of the city after the storm. Today people start dying.
People actually started dying almost immediately, with one in particular catching attention.
At 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, near the height of the third-worst blizzard in the city's history, Chicago police received a distress call: A man had been blown in, or had fallen into, Diversey Harbor.
The Police Marine Unit launched a rescue, but amid the blowing snow and high winds, it was impossible to enter the water. What's more, officers couldn't pinpoint the best location to dive. After several hours, "they spotted a hat near a dock," said Officer Robert Perez, a spokesman.
The body of Peter Davis, 60, of the 2300 block of North Lincoln Park West, was pulled from the harbor about 4:35 a.m. in the 2800 block of North Lake Shore Drive. Officials don't know why he was out on the lakefront Tuesday, but by Wednesday, Davis was being called the only known blizzard-related fatality in Chicago.
There were a few deaths yesterday from people who had heart attacks and couldn't get to the hospital on time (for obvious reasons). And although the major streets are going to be mostly cleared today, the city is just starting on the side streets, meaning there are still going to be quite a few streets where emergency care can't get to you (so if you can, put off the shoveling until they plow your street).
ComEd says the places without power should have it soon, which is good, as it's about to get very cold.
After getting hit with its third-biggest snowstorm on record, the Chicago area is now under a wind chill advisory. Temperatures are expected to drop to 11-15 degrees below zero Wednesday night, with wind chills down to 25 to 35 below zero.
"It will mark the city's coldest weather since Jan. 15-16, 2009 when the mercury bottomed out at -13 and -18," the Chicago Weather Center reports.
The arctic freeze comes as the Chicago area is still reeling from the blizzard: motorists are still stranded, the airports are virtually empty, major roads are closed, Metra trains are running on limited schedules.
I can't reiterate this enough – if you don't have access to a warm place tonight call 311. People are going to freeze to death tonight. Landlords also need to recognize that they are required, by law, to keep the temperature in units they rent at 66 degrees during the night. If your landlord has a tendency not to fulfill this particular responsibility, now is not the time for faith in his/her ability to rise to the occasion. Call 311.
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- Video: Chicago's Terrifying Blizzard (shoppingblog.com)
The Decline of Daley?
If you ever wanted to see a sign of Mayor Daley's waning influence, it's in the mayoral candidates' responses to the drivers getting stranded on Lake Shore Drive during the blizzard. (Hat tip to CapFax)
"If reports that Mayor Daley was not involved in the actual decision making on the city's response are true, that's a disappointment, "Carol Moseley Braun said through a spokeswoman.
Referring to the now internationally-notorious traffic mess along the lakefront, Emanuel said in a written statement: "We need to get to the bottom of what happened last night on Lake Shore Drive — with hundreds of passengers stranded for hours, it's clear that there were mistakes made that we can never let happen again. And we need a comprehensive review to determine what went wrong and what went right throughout the city."
Granted, no one running for Mayor was going to say "Listen, if those idiots couldn't be bothered to recognize that a highway RIGHT NEXT TO THE GODDAMN LAKE might have some problems during the third biggest snow storm in the history of the city of Chicago they should have just been left there to freeze!", but there was a time no one would consider taking potshots, even as relatively tame as Rahm's, at Daley.
Seems like those with money in the game are banking on the assumption that Daley just doesn't have much muscle left.
A top-level City Hall meeting aimed at ending the dispute over financing the stalled O'Hare expansion project was abruptly canceled Thursday by the CEOs of United and American airlines, the mayor's press secretary said.
City officials said they initially thought cancellation of the meeting this afternoon between Mayor Richard Daley, United CEO Jeffery Smisek and American CEO Gerald Arpey was due to the blizzard that socked the Chicago region two days ago.
But the airlines appear to be stalling on Daley's demand that they bring new proposals to the table to jump-start the construction of new runways at O'Hare International Airport.
"At this point, the mayor has begun to wonder about the sincerity of their efforts to meet with him," said press secretary Jacquelyne Heard. Daley even offered to see them on a Sunday, she said.
Daley has tried to set up alternative dates, offering four or five options, all of which were rejected, leading Daley to believe the delay is intentional, Heard said.
The cold reality is that people know Daley's not going to be around long enough to get revenge against those who do him wrong now. That means that even the people who don't want to do him wrong have to when circumstances call for it (a la Rahm's statement). That said, the last arrow in Daley's quiver is that of public opinion. Although he may be kind of damaged goods after the more idiotic responses to the blizzard, if Daley's going to have any clout left it's going to come from people who appreciate his accomplishments (and how they are indicative of his love of this city and his knowledge of what makes it work). Might be too late though, we'll see…
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People Stranded on Lake Shore Drive All Night – I Bet Daley's Pissed
Before the blizzard really hit Mayor Daley went out on an all-out news blitz about the efforts underway to deal with the oncoming storm. Then it started to snow…
Before the city shut down the Drive, traffic had been crawling; it took upwards of an hour to travel only a mile. Many cars were without a full tank of gas, and ended up running out.
Evanston attorney Craig Roeder says he got on Lake Shore Drive at 6 p.m. and headed north. He says he crept and crawled until just south of Fullerton Parkway, when traffic ground to a halt around 9:30 pm.
And there he sat, in whiteout conditions for six hours, until 3:20 a.m. when WBBM Newsradio 780's David Roe was interviewing him on the phone.
Jim Glonke was stranded near North Avenue for 11 hours. He told CBS 2 he left his office in Chinatown in the late afternoon Tuesday, and it was backed up. He arrived at North Avenue around 7 p.m., and traffic stopped completely for an hour or two. Glonke was told a jackknifed bus was to blame.
A CTA bus driver told CBS 2's Vince Gerasole he had been stranded on Lake Shore Drive since 5:40 p.m. Tuesday. That was at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday.
The trains are doing better, but that's a case of damned with faint praise.
Metra trains are delayed up to three hours because of switching problems and weather conditions and numerous trains are stopped throughout the suburbs, according to Metra's website.
The CTA is reporting Yellow Line service has been suspended and the Blue, Red and Purple lines are experiencing "significant delays." Some CTA buses have also become stuck in the snow.
Watching the news blitz last night I found myself thinking that the response to this storm is Daley's last hurrah, which makes this stuff all the more aggravating. Realistically, what did the people taking Lake Shore Drive expect? Traffic sucks there during rush hour under the best of circumstances, dump a foot of snow and add 25 foot waves and 60 mph winds…did you really think you were going to get home that way? If there was a screw up on the city's behalf, it was failing to shut it down before these idiots got on in the first place.
The most important barometer of the city's response to the storm is going to be the death toll, in terms of emergency shelters for the homeless, whether landlords kept to the temperature laws and if anyone dies of carbon monoxide poisoning. We'll see over the next couple of days, but unfortunately for Daley, people not dying is rarely considered news.
The other big test is going to be how quickly the roads are cleared and how quickly the CTA returns to being "on-schedule" (which is an extremely relative term for the CTA).
If people respond as they tend to do to weather disasters – poorly – this could be a tragically fitting metaphor for Daley's legacy as Mayor. Old time Chicagoans will point out how Chicago was before Daley came on, where you couldn't walk around in the Loop at night for fear of getting shot, neighborhoods like Lincoln Park were warzones, and Chicago was seen much like a haven for violent crime. Now it's in many ways a world class city, and yet Daley may be just as remembered, if not more so, for the fiscal catastrophe he's leaving the city in. It's fair, but it's also tempting to lose perspective on how monumental his accomplishments have actually been.
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Carol Moseley Braun to Watkins – "You Were on Crack!"
The video really speaks for itself, so please watch it.
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Somewhere I'm sure Malcom X is very proud of the solidarity in Chicago's black community.
Watkins fired the first shot accusing Moseley Braun of leaving public life for several years.
"I did not even know the woman lived in the city of Chicago because I haven't heard her voice on the street," Watkins said.
"Patricia, just because you didn't know who I was for the last seven years is because you were on crack," Moseley Braun said.
While Watkins admits she was a drug addict at 19, she says she was never addicted to crack.
"She could be sued for slander," Watkins said.
Even with the threat of a lawsuit, Moseley Braun is not apologizing for her remarks.
"When someone slaps you like that then you have to tell the truth and that is what I did," Moseley Braun said.
If you're not familiar with Watkins, you're not alone. She's been polling at 1%. Apparently Braun thought that this 1% was so important it was worth it, though…
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Hunker Down – Snow Storm Thread – Sudan Secession
So for those outside of Illinois, you may not of heard but SNOW APOCALYPSE is on its way. Between this afternoon and Wednesday morning there's supposed to be something like 2 feet of snow dropped on Chicago. Not magical Christmas snow-angel, snowman and sledding snow either. Fucking freezing tornado snow. The Illinois legislature has already cancelled this week's sessions in anticipation.
So to think of something warmer, and slightly more hopeful, yesterday South Sudan voted to secede from North Sudan (over 99% turnout, and over 99% voted in favor of secession). If it works, it will correct one of the biggest fuck-ups coming out of African colonialism. It's not a done deal though. The current oil revenue sharing agreement (2% to oil producing states, the rest is split 50/50 between the Northern federal government and the Southern federal government) expires in July – right when the South will be splitting off from the North. Oil is just about the only source of money for Sudan, north or south, so if the South tries to keep the money (which kind of makes sense, as all of the oil is in the South) it's a recipe for the third civil war.
To make things more difficult, there's the little issue of the Abyei region. It's a tiny little area that is seen as the traditional gateway between the North and South, but the only reason anyone really cares about it is it contains about a quarter of all of the oil in Sudan (!). They are supposed to have a referendum on whether they join the north or south, but that referendum has been put off indefinitely because the North and South can't agree on who should count as a resident. This issue could be made less contentious if the North and South strike a revenue sharing agreement that doesn't put a lot of stake on which country the oil is actually in, but if not…could be very bad.
Still for a country that's been in the midst of one of the worst Civil Wars in the world for nearly 4 decades, this is the most hopeful sign since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005.
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It's Official and Unanimous – Rahm's On the Ballot
7 out of 7 Illinois Supreme Court Justices agree that Rahm Emmanuel is in fact a resident of Chicago.
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that Rahm Emanuel can stay on the ballot for mayor of Chicago, saying in a unanimous decision that he meets the state's residency requirements despite spending most of the last year as White House chief of staff.
"The voters deserved the right to make the choice of who should be mayor. And what the Supreme Court said basically, in short, that the voters should make the decicions of who will be mayor," a victorious Emanuel said after slapping backs and shaking hands with commuters at the Clark and Lake elevated train stop near his downtown headquarters.
"The nice part was to be able to tell the news to voters, because a lot of people had not heard it," Emanuel said.
The court essentially took the position of the Appellate minority, and by that I mean their position is that the Appellate majority are a bunch of political hacks who wouldn't know established jurisprudence if it jumped up and bit them square on the ass. Allahpundit at Hot Air points out:
So harsh is it, in fact, that two justices wrote a separate concurrence criticizing the court for being unduly vicious towards the appellate court. ("[T]he tone taken by the majority today is unfortunate…")
Surprise surprise, one of the two dissenting concurrences came from Ms. "I Think For Myself and Don't Care That My Husband Rules the Chicago City Council With an Iron Fist" Justice Burke. Can't imagine she likes seeing them get this kind of lashing when all they did was what her husband ordered them to.
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In preparation for the savage snowstorms that will strike Japan's northern wastes this winter, Domino's Japan has sought the aid of reindeer for deft transportation of customer pizzas, a decision that will more than likely incur the wrath of the ever aggressive PETA.
After supposedly mulling over multiple delivery options, Domino's Japan had come to the conclusion that utilizing reindeer to perform deliveries would be the most effective solution for when the roads become overly snowbound – though they have confirmed that some testing may be required before the solution finds widespread adoption.
Test runs have begun in an attempt to ascertain how feasible the idea may be (while additionally employing an expert animal-wrangler):
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Pinkie Pie is a bright pink Earth pony from Ponyville and one of the main characters of My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. Her full name, spoken by her mother in The Cutie Mark Chronicles, isPinkamena Diane Pie. She lives and works at Sugarcube Corneras a baker, assists Mr. and Mrs. Cake at work, babysits their babies, holds parties for the various ponies of Ponyville, and goes on adventures with her friends. She is a very exuberant, enthusiastic, happy, silly, talkative, jolly, and giggly pony. She writes and performs many songs, and she also has a toothless pet baby alligator named Gummy. She frequently serves as the comic relief of the show and performs impossible, logic-defying feats, such as her seemingly inflatable hair or even sometimes "breaking the fourth wall". She represents the element of laughter.
Pinkie's hair "poofing up" when she's happy and going flat when she's sad was conceived by Jim Miller for The Cutie Mark Chronicles, and repeated in future episodes by James Wootton.[1]Pinkie Pie is based on the G3 pony of the same name. The G3 pony's coat is pink, with her mane and tail a lighter shade, and her cutie mark is three balloons with curved strings. The current Pinkie Pie's cutie mark matches that of a Pegasus pony from G1, Surprise. Lauren Faust had published concept art of Surprise which bears a strong resemblance to Pinkie Pie, only with a white and yellow color scheme and Pegasus wings, and Hasbro published a recolor of the image in their "Style Guide for Pinkie Pie", complete with Pegasus wings. Pinkie Pie ultimately remained grounded and her wings were given to Fluttershy, who was back then called Posey.
Depiction in the seriesEdit
- "Pinkie Pie, who banished fear by giggling in the face of danger, represents the spirit of LAUGHTER."
- — Twilight Sparkle
- Pinkie Pie teaches the other ponies to laugh at their fears in Friendship is Magic, part 2 through an impromptumusical number, and helps Twilight accept things even if she doesn't understand them in Feeling Pinkie Keen. She plays a series of pranks on the residents of Ponyville with Rainbow Dash throughout Griffon the Brush Off, saying that she loves to have fun. She is very conscientious about this, though: when she pranks someone it's in such a way that no harm is done and the victim gets a laugh from it too. As an example, she once painted all of the apples on Applejack's trees. Applejack was originally furious until she found that the paint was water-soluble. She'll never prank someone if she knows it might hurt them, such as Fluttershy because of her extreme sensitivity. When Gildalashes out at Fluttershy and makes her cry, she decides to take measures against her "Pinkie Pie style" by throwing the griffon a party. Rainbow Dash set a number of different pranks for the guests at the party. Unfortunately, Gilda manages to become a victim of all the pranks. She assumed that Pinkie Pie had set all the pranks for her in particular, and was shocked to find that Rainbow Dash did it. When Rainbow Dash refused to leave with her, she left by herself in a rage.Pinkie Pie is an outgoing, energetic, and hyperactive pony who loves sweets and often speaks and acts in non sequiturs. She has a fondness of parties and a tendency to throw them on a whim. Pinkie Pie plays many instruments and frequently breaks out into song. She also tends to hop rather than walk, usually accompanied by a springing noise. She is often not taken seriously even by her closest friends, who call her out on her seemingly illogical behavior in Swarm of the Century, among other instances. She is almost always excited, and manages to keep her excitement after winning thirty-five consecutive games of tic-tac-toe against Rarity in Dragonshy while they wait for Fluttershy to catch up. Rarity adds with enthusiasm, "best of seventy-one?"
Pinkie shows an insecure and somewhat deranged side of her personality inParty of One. After her friends give her feeble excuses for missing Gummy's "after-birthday" party, she breaks into a fit of paranoia which "deflates" her hair and causes her color to fade to a grayish pink. She abandons her friends for inanimate objects and pretends they are real, even having an argument with them, complete with several nervous spasms. Rainbow Dash eventually intervenes, forcefully pulls her out of her unhinged party, and drags her back to her friends. When she finds out her friends did not abandon her, she promptly returns to her usual cheerful self and her hair bursts into its normal shape.
Pinkie Pie does her best to befriend Cranky Doodle Donkey in the episode A Friend in Deed, denying most of his rejections. After she accidentally burns one of his scrapbooks, Twilight tells Pinkie she will have to make an exception and not be his friend. Pinkie Pie agrees, but continues to hound the donkey until he accepts her apology. Eventually, Cranky does accept the apology and calls Pinkie Pie his friend, leading Pinkie to skyrocket with joy like a firecracker.Pinkie tries to prove that she is responsible in Baby Cakes by begging Mr. and Mrs. Cake for the opportunity to babysit their children. When the other main ponies refuse to help, the Cakes ask Pinkie Pie dejectedly if she could do it. Pinkie Pie is overjoyed; however, the Cakes warn Pinkie that babysitting requires "responsibility" and she may be overwhelmed by this task. In response, Pinkie insists "I can be responsible!" Why, responsibility is my middle name! Pinkie Responsibility Pie!" Inevitably, the responsibility of taking care of the foals turns out to be more than she expected. Twilight Sparkle, having expected as much, shows up at the door and asks if Pinkie would like any help since "some ponies just aren't cut out to handle the responsibility." Pinkie takes this as an insult and promptly shuts the door, determined to prove Twilight wrong. Pinkie eventually manages to properly care for the babies and take control of the situation.
The Return of HarmonyEdit
Pinkie Pie's personality is magically altered by Discord in The Return of Harmony Part 1. Pinkie finds herself in a balloon garden filled with laughing balloons. At first, Pinkie enjoys it, calling it "the greatest balloon garden [she's] ever seen". However, one of the balloons latches on to her leg and lands her in a mud puddle, so the atmosphere changes into a menacing one. A bunch of other balloons surround her and laugh, and afterwards Discord appears and tells her that her friends were never laughing with her, they're laughing at her. The balloons, formerly sporting benign, smiley faces, distort themselves into the familiar faces of the main cast, even developing their voices and colors, and close in on Pinkie Pie, still laughing. Pinkie's eyes swirl in a "hypnosis" effect and her coat and mane become much grayer. She becomes cynical, and gets angered when anyone laughs or shows signs of pleasure, suspecting it's at her expense. Near the end of the next episode, Twilight restores her previous color and demeanor through a "memory spell". Afterwards, she is seen being carried away in a wheelbarrow, giggling and remarking "I turned gray! Can you believe it?"
Singing, dancing, playing musicPinkie Pie is first introduced as a talented party-thrower. She runs off to plan a party for Twilight Sparkle immediately after seeing her for the first time, and throws many more parties throughout the series; Her first party ever was thrown for her family, which is how she got her cutie mark according to her own telling in The Cutie Mark Chronicles. She throws Gilda a welcome party in Griffon the Brush Off and Gummy a birthday party in Party of One. InSweet and Elite, she organizes a birthday party for Twilight on very short notice, putting up decorations in very little time with the help of a "party cannon".
- See also all songs in the series
Pinkie frequently sings songs of her own writing, but the other ponies' reactions are not always favorable. Her friends react skeptically when she begins singing for the first time in the show, and her audience reacts very negatively to her song-and-dance routine in Over a Barrel. Similarly, Twilight Sparkle is not impressed with Pinkie's little ditty inBridle Gossip, and the party ponies in The Best Night Ever don't take to her song at all.
Pinkie spends much of the episode Swarm of the Century collecting numerous musical instruments, and uses them all at the same time at the end of the episode to lead the parasprites out of town.
Songs that Pinkie Pie leads:
- Laughter Song
- Pinkie's Gala Fantasy Song
- The Ticket Song
- Hop Skip and Jump song
- Evil Enchantress song
- Cupcake Song
- You Got to Share, You Got to Care
- Pinkie Pie's Singing Telegram
- I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala
- Pony Pokey
- Happy Monthiversary
- Piggy Dance
- Smile Song
- You're a Cranky Doodle Donkey
- Welcome Song
- Cranky Doodle Joy
Pinkie Pie works at Sugarcube Corner, a confectionery in Ponyville. The shop is run by Mr. and Mrs. Cake, who also let the residence above the shop to Pinkie. They "love her as a daughter", according to the show's creator.[2]Baking
On occasion, Pinkie bakes highly unappetizing batches of cupcakes and muffins, though both were the fault of her temporary assistants: Apple Bloom, who has no experience with baking; and Applejack, who is otherwise an excellent baker, is at the time half deaf and heavily disoriented from overworking and sleep deprivation. When working on her own in Green Isn't Your Color, Pinkie Pie decorates cupcakes that appear perfectly fine. AtTwilight Sparkle's welcoming party she enjoys cupcakes with hot sauce, though the spiciness of the rainbow in Sonic Rainboom overwhelms her.
Pinkie Pie is also an exceptional ice skater, stating that she's been skating since she was "an itty-bitty liddle-widdle twinkie-Pinkie". She shows off to Twilight with spins, jumps, and skating in a variety of poses during Winter Wrap Up, where her skill earns her the task of scoring the ice on frozen lakes to make it easier for the rest of the weather team to break said ice; though coordinating the other ice skaters seems to be difficult for her, as shown later in the episode where the ice chunks have been scored too large.
While more a cartoon gag than an actual skill, Pinkie Pie is very apt at appearing right next to her target. Pinkie can evenly match Rainbow Dash's flying speed in both Griffon the Brush Off and Party of One, where she pursues the Pegasus and comically appears right next to her at her destination, sometimes being present even before Rainbow Dash reaches the destination. Pinkie pursues Cranky Doodle Donkey in much the same way in A Friend in Deed.
When Pinkie keeps Twilight to her word in Green Isn't Your Color, she pops out of a basket of sponges, a basket of apples, and even from the reflection-side of a mirror every time Twilight is about to slip up on her promise.
Pinkie SenseEdit
Later in the episode, Twilight literally bursts into flames with anger after spending the day following Pinkie around and learning that the "doozie" she predicted wasn't the hydra attack that they underwent. However, she ends up accepting the Pinkie Sense anyhow by the end of the episode, and this acceptance is the "doozy" they were expecting. In The Mysterious Mare Do Well, Pinkie Pie's sense returns again when she uses it to save a team of construction workers from a collapsing building. After Pinkie mentions her Pinkie Sense in the episode, her tail twitches, and she pushes Rainbow Dash out of the way of a falling pot. In It's About Time, Spike tries Pinkie Sense as an option to find out what disaster happens in the future. However, Pinkie Sense could "only predict immediate events", not the actual future, and at the same time, her tail twitches and a flower pot falls on Twilight's head.Pinkie Pie has a strange ability to predict the future through various twitches and involuntary motions made by her body in Feeling Pinkie Keen. Applejack explains that the ponies in Ponyville pay heed to Pinkie Pie's "Pinkie Sense", even going so far as to catalog them, especially given that her twitches may just as easily end up affecting them. The ability goes largely unquestioned by Pinkie Pie and the others. This annoys Twilight Sparkle to no end, and she insists on finding an explanation for this ability. First she hooks her up to some sort of measuring apparatus that produces no results, then she follows her and makes notes of her various twitches and the ensuing events. When Spike comes across Twilight, she tells him what she's doing and says Pinkie's scientific name is Pinkius Piecus.
In various episodes, Pinkie is shown to have an Eidetic memory. In the episode A Friend in Deed, it is stated that Pinkie Pie has a very strong memory, enough to "remember everything about everypony in Ponyville" according toMatilda. This becomes evident with Pinkie Pie mentioning Cheerilee's, Zecora's, and even Matilda's birthdays. Additionally, she is able to remember the contents in both scrapbooks belonging to Cranky Doodle Donkey and Matilda, which conveniently assists Pinkie Pie in bringing both her donkey friends together.MemoryEdit
However, it was hinted at before that Pinkie Pie was able to remember every single citizen in Ponyville. In the very first episode, Friendship is Magic, part 1, Pinkie Pie claims to Twilight Sparkle that she "never saw [her] before" (when Twilight Sparkle was a newcomer to town at the time) and that she "[knows] every pony, and [she really meant] every pony in Ponyville." Pinkie Pie reiterates her statement about knowing every citizen of Ponyville in the episode Party of One, after Rainbow Dash bluffs about a local resident called "Harry", and states that she does not "know him."
Family and cutie markEdit
When Rainbow Dash's sonic rainboom clears the clouds and paints a rainbow across the sky, the shock wave frizzles Pinkie Pie's hair giving it its distinctive curl, a visual gag that was conceived by Jim Miller. The sonic rainboom that she witnesses makes her smile, and she then decides to dedicate her life to making people happy and throwing parties. When she invites her family to their first party ever, her mother calls her Pinkamena Diane Pie. The family joins Pinkie, and they all shakily start to develop smiles, and eventually merrily participate in Pinkie's party. An animator on the show, John Irving L. Prudenciano, revealed that Pinkie Pie's full name is Pinkamena Diane Pie a few months prior to the airing of The Cutie Mark Chronicles.[3] The Cutie Mark Crusaders end up unsure whether Pinkie Pie's story is true or not, especially since she concludes by stating, "...and that's how Equestria was made... Maybe someday I'll tell you how I got my cutie mark!"Pinkie Pie tells the Cutie Mark Crusaders in The Cutie Mark Chronicles that she was raised on a rock farm with her two sisters and her parents. Her father wears a pilgrim's hat, her family's coats and manes are Earth-colored, muted browns and grays, and they all wear somber expressions until Pinkie Pie discovers her special talent.
A filly sharing young Pinkie Pie's character design is present during Rarity's play in The Cutie Mark Chronicles, standing third from stage left, dressed as a chocolate cake with a purple and blue color scheme. Another re-used asset is the music that plays in Pinkie Pie's first party, which is the same music that Pinkie Pie plays for theparasprites in Swarm of the Century and A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1.
Pinkie PromiseEdit
Pinkie Pie has her own special kind of oath, a variation of "Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye."
GummyHer version is "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Twilight recites this promise in Green Isn't Your Color, and Applejack in The Last Roundup. Pinkie takes these promises very seriously, stalking Twilight in the former to make sure she doesn't slip up, and angrily pursuing Applejack in the latter when she believes Applejack has broken the Pinkie Promise. When she screams at Applejack because of it, her voice gains a near-demonic echo. During close-ups, her pupils are golden yellow and scarlet red, in sharp contrast to her normally blue eyes.
- Main article: Gummy
Gummy is Pinkie Pie's toothless one year old pet alligator who is introduced in Feeling Pinkie Keen. Pinkie Pie confides in Gummy many times about her feelings and what's going on in Party of One. She celebrates her birthday one day after Gummy's birthday in the same episode. In the same episode he appears by Pinkie's side in various costumes through her singing telegram number.
Reflexivity and cartoonish gagsEdit
Her merry skips resemble Pepé Le Pew's, particularly in Griffon the Brush Off where she pursues Rainbow Dash and comically appears right next to her wherever she goes. Her costume and waddle in Dragonshy are reminiscent of Daffy Duck's four-legged body in Duck Amuck. She runs in the air in Feeling Pinkie Keen, and runs at full speed backwards in Swarm of the Century and Hearth's Warming Eve. She appears in the same frame multiple times in the Cupcake Song from Call of the Cutie. She twists her neck around two full turns in Read It and Weep, then her body spins while her head remains in place to undo the twisting. She is depicted as being aware of the cinematic elements of the show in the ending of Over a Barrel, where she holds back the iris-in in order to have the last line of the episode. She dresses up as a chicken in Luna Eclipsed and lays an egg when frightened.There are several instances when Pinkie Pie shows awareness of the cinematic and cartoon elements of the show, so-called "breaking the fourth wall" between the stage and the audience. She reacts to fade-outs and iris-wipes, and often looks directly "at the audience." Many scenes in the series are set to directly face the audience, among them the Winter Wrap Up song where most background ponies look at the viewers, and Hush Now Lullaby where Sweetie Belle actually stretches her neck to the screen, but Pinkie Pie performs these actions more frequently than other characters. She frequently performs cartoon-staple feats such as eye-bulging, wild takes, and unusually angled cuts into the frame.Lauren Faust, the series' developer and show-runner for the first season, encouraged the crew to keep the "wacky gags" exclusive to Pinkie Pie.[4]
Pinkie Pie performs many cartoon gags in the episode A Friend in Deed, which are a mix of new and repeated gags. Some of them include spontaneously having six hooves to count with, opening her mouth wide enough to swallow a mass of cake sized and shaped like her in one gulp, and pulling out a green felt check symbol from nowhere. She also stands on Cranky's door upside down without falling.
Other depictionsEdit
Pinkie Pie is featured in several commercials.
Hasbro.com descriptionEdit
To say that Pinkie Pie marches to the beat of her own drum is certainly an understatement! Giggly, playful and brimming over with energy, it's not unusual to find this pink pony prancing and skipping joyfully through the streets looking for fun, doing cartwheels, singing a song in a silly voice and making up her own ridiculous lyrics. By far the silliest pony around, nothing makes her happier than evoking a giggle and a smile from her friends. She is the freest of free spirits, always acting on her whims, following her heart, talking your ear off and getting a laugh or two along the way.[5]
Hubworld descriptionEdit
Pinkie Pie is a free spirit who prances to the beat of her own drum. Actually, she prances to the sound of her own singing. She's playful and full of energy. She can talk till the ponies come home. She loves to invent silly songs, giggle, skip, and make her friends laugh.[6]
Teacher for a Day descriptionEdit
Pinkie Pie keeps her pony friends laughing and smiling all day. She believes everyday is worth celebrating and loves to throw parties with her pony friends.
The only thing Pinkie Pie loves as much as her friends and parties are SWEETS! She loves to visit the Sugarcube Sweet Shop.
She is always positive and helps the ponies see the bright side. You can count on Pinkie Pie for Lots and Lots of fun!
My Little Pony magazine descriptionEdit
- Giggly
- Fun
- Chatterbox
What a ball of energy! Pinkie Pie is super girly and loves to make everybody happy, throw parties, eat sweets and talk and talk and talk!
Other usesEdit
A contestant in two Google Chrome security vulnerability contests used the alias "Pinkie Pie" in order to hide his participation in the contest from his employer, and won a total of $120,000 in the contests.[7] At a contest in March 2012 he exposed three yet-undisclosed ("zero-day") security vulnerabilities in Google's web browser, earning him $60,000 as a bounty from Google. At a second contest in October 2012, "Pinkie Pie" won $60,000 again for exposing another such security vulnerability.[8]
Merchandise, commercials, cameosEdit
- Main articles: toys, merchandise, commercials
Pinkie Pie is featured in many commercials and her likeness is used for many toys and other merchandise.
Pinkie Pie makes a brief cameo in the seventh episode of season one of The Aquabats! Super Show!. She is one of many background element during a musical number of one of the Aquabats.
- "What kind of welcome party would this be if it were quiet? I mean, duh, bo-ring. You see, I saw you when you first got here, remember? You were all, hello, and I was all, [gasp], remember? You see I never saw you before, and if I never saw you before that means you're new, 'cause I know every pony, and I mean every pony in Ponyville, and if you're new, then it meant you haven't met anyone yet, and if you haven't met anyone yet, you must not have any friends, and if you don't have any friends then you must be lonely, and that made me so sad, and I had an idea, and that's why I went [gasp], 'I'll just throw a great big ginormous super-duper spectacular welcome party and invite everyone in Ponyville'. See? And now you have lots and lots of friends!"
- —Friendship is Magic, Part 1
- "Hey, you know what this calls for? A party!"
- —Friendship is Magic, Part 2
- "She's ahead of the litter all right. The pick of the litter. The cat's pajamas. Oh wait. Why would Applejack take some poor kitty's pj's? That's not very sporting of her."
- —Fall Weather Friends
- "I, Pinkie Pie, declare that these treats are fit for a king, or a queen, or a princess!"
- —Swarm of the Century
- "Me? Ruin? I'm not the ruiner, I'm the ruinee! Or is it ruinness? Ruinette?"
- —Swarm of the Century
- "More balloons! No, that's too many balloons. More candy! No, less candy. Ooh! I know! Streamers!"
- —Suited for Success
- "Okey-dokey-lokey!"
- —Feeling Pinkie Keen and Party of One
- "ForEVer!!!"
- —Green Isn't Your Color
- "She's not a tree, Dashie."
- —Over a Barrel
- "Oh, no... My friends don't like my parties and don't want to be my friends anymore..."
- —Party of One
- "Too old for free candy? Never."
- —Luna Eclipsed
- "Sometimes it's just really fun to be scared."
- —Luna Eclipsed
- "No I'm not! I'm a chicken! [cluck]"
- —Luna Eclipsed
- "Oh, I never leave home without my party cannon."
- —Sweet and Elite
- "Oh my gosh. Hold on to your hooves – I am just about to be brilliant!"
- —Hearth's Warming Eve
- "This is a crib. It is only to be used for napping, sleeping, and on occasion with permission, as a pretend old-timey Western fort. It is not a trampoline, so stop your jumping right now, mister!"
- —Baby Cakes
- "Nopony breaks a Pinkie promise!"
- —The Last Roundup
- "You Pinkie promised!!"
- —The Last Roundup
- "Oh, silly me! I must've put the confetti in the oven and the cake in the confetti cannon! Again!"
- —A Friend in Deed
- "Marzipan Mascarpone Meringue Madness! You've really outdone yourselves, Mr. and Mrs. Cake. This is sure to be the winning entry of this year's national dessert competition!"
- —MMMystery on the Friendship Express
- "This mystery gets more mysterious every minute."
- —MMMystery on the Friendship Express
- "Best wedding ever!"
- —A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1
- "Let's get this party started!"
- —A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2


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Ivory Joe Hunter's grave will receive state historical marker
The Jasper County Historical Commission, the Jefferson County Historical Commission and the Port Arthur Historical Society will host an April 30 unveiling of a Texas state historical marker at the grave of the late Texas musician, vocalist, songwriter Ivory Joe Hunter, which is located in the Magnolia Springs "Spring Hill" Community Cemetery on FM 1005 near Kirbyville.
Hunter was born in Kirbyville in 1915 and developed an early interest in music from his father, Dave Hunter, who played guitar, and his gospel-singing mother.
When he was 13, Hunter's parents died and the already accomplished pianist went to live with relatives in Port Arthur.
In the early 1940s, Hunter had his own radio show on KFDM in Beaumont, where he eventually became program manager. In 1942, Hunter moved to Los Angeles and joined Johnny Moore's Three Blazers.
Hunter wrote and recorded his first song, Blues at Sunset, with the Three Blazers for his own label, Ivory Records. The song became a regional hit.
Hunter later founded Pacific Records, but his record companies failed and he went on to record for Four Star Records and King Records.
Hunter had his first rhythm and blues hits with I Quit My Pretty Mama, Waiting in Vain and Guess Who, which featured musicians from Duke Ellington's band.
After signing with MGM Records, Hunter recorded I Almost Lost My
Mind, which topped the R&B charts and later was recorded by Pat Boone after Hunter's success with Since I Met You Baby.
By 1954, Hunter had recorded more than 100 songs. He moved to Atlantic Records and recorded Since I Lost You Baby, his first crossover from the R&B charts to the pop music charts, where the song reached No. 13.
Hunter's Empty Arms and Yes, I Want You also made the pop charts. He had a minor hit with City Lights in 1959, just before his popularity began to decline.
Hunter made a comeback as a country music artist in the late 1960s, making regular appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.
During the 1950s, white artists recorded cover versions of top R&B songs. Pat Boone's 1956 cover of Hunter's I Almost Lost My Mind became a No. 1 hit. Sonny James hit No. 1 on the country charts with a cover version of Since I Met You Baby.
Hunter was a prolific songwriter, reported to have written thousands of songs. Elvis Presley put two of Hunter's songs in the Top 20 - My Wish Came True and Ain't That Loving You, Baby.
Presley also recorded three other compositions by Hunter - I Need You So, It's Still There and I Will be True.
Hunter will remain best known for writing I Almost Lost My Mind, which has been recorded by nearly 50 artists, including Pat Boone, Nat King Cole, Fats Domino, Connie Francis, Bill Haley, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman, Barbara Mandrell, Willie Nelson, Louis Prima, Charlie Rich and Conway Twitty.
Hunter died from lung cancer in 1974 in Memphis. He was buried near his hometown.
The public is invited to attend the 3 p.m. unveiling of Hunter's historical marker, which was co-sponsored by the Port Arthur Historical Society, Port Arthur businessman Jeff Hayes, Nederland resident Norman Helms, noted record producer Huey P. Meaux and Port Arthur Historical Society president Dr. Sam Monroe.


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Genre: Modern / Gothic Metal
City: Bologna
Country: Italy
Year of creation: 2015
Lyrical themes: N/A
Current label : Sliptrick Records
Michele Di Lauro - Guitars
Fausto De Bellis - Bass&Guitars
Pasquale Barile - Keyboards&Synths
Simone Spolzino - Drums&Growl
Revenience is a modern metal band based in Bologna – Italy, currently in the roster of Sliptrick Records. The band takes its final shape in the end of 2014, during the recordings of their first album (Daedalum) from the work of musicians active for several years in various projects of the underground Italian metal scene.
Thanks to the heterogeneity and variety of their previous experiences, each member of the band contributed greatly with its own attitude and musical suggestions to the final sound of Revenience: progressive, gothic, symphonic metal and also electronic music influences are present, all elements contributing to the rich personality of their music.
Aggressive and articulated rhythmic patterns are merged with pervading sounds and atmospheric arpeggios, building up a textured background on which the versatility of Debora's voice and the strength of Simone's growl can reach their contrast-based full potential.


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Bernard Goldberg: We Should Build A Monument To Honor The Rich
Reported by Ellen - December 11, 2010 -
Bernard Goldberg visited America Live yesterday (12/10/10) in a segment FoxNews.com called Time to thank, not soak the rich? That, it turned out, was an understatement for what Goldberg thinks should be done. He told host Megyn Kelly, "I suggest that we build a big bronze and granite monument, a statue to honor some truly American heroes, unsung American heroes… the rich."
The segment was another of several segments in which Fox News pundits whined about "class warfare" against the rich while insinuating that they are somehow superior to the poor.
Kelly introduced the discussion with a clip of Senator Bernie Sanders in which, as she put it, "Sanders demonized the wealthy." Funny, I don't recall any outrage about the daily demonization of liberals on Fox.
In fact, no sooner did Goldberg come on the air than he took a swipe at Democrats. "(Sanders is) the only who's an avowed socialist in Congress. There are many others who behave like socialists." That sounds like demonization to me but Kelly either didn't notice or didn't think it worth noting.
Then Goldberg got to the heart of his argument:
I suggest that we build a big bronze and granite monument, a statue to honor some truly American heroes, unsung American heroes… the rich… Try to imagine an America without rich people. Rich people pay the freight for a whole bunch of things that are good, like taking care of poor people who can't afford to buy food and medicine and sending other kids to college… The top one percent of all wage earners pay almost 40 percent of all our federal income taxes. The top five percent pay 60 percent and the top 10 percent pay 70 percent. Now I'm not saying, Megyn, that these people are selfless philanthropists. I'm not even saying that they need a tax break. But I'll tell you what they don't need. They don't need to be vilified by people like Bernie Sanders and a whole bunch of other liberal Democrats in Congress.
…I'm not defending anybody who's crooked or anybody who sent this economy into a tailspin… There are a lot of people out there who worked hard for their money… Maybe they're not making a million or a billion dollars but something over $250,000. These people deserve our gratitude. I mean, how many poor – by the way, the bottom 50 percent of taxpayers… pay a paltry 2.7 percent of all the federal income tax. So how many of those people, how many of those people do you think are helping the poor in this country. It's the rich who are disproportionately paying taxes and disproportionately helping the poor.
Kelly, who you may recall carped last spring that people earning $250,000 a year are not rich, was predictably sympathetic. "Yeah, the odds are that you're employed by a rich person or that someone in your family is employed by a rich person and while there are some who do bad things on Wall Street, they're not all bad." She went on to urge viewers to read Goldberg's column on his website. "It is worth the read," she said.


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"If I can play both places it's better for me, a better chance to stay on the team," Valdespin said yesterday upon reporting to spring training.
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Manager Terry Collins indicated Valdespin can handle the outfield, but is more valuable as a backup infielder. The Mets also want to see him take strides offensively. Valdespin hit .241 with eight homers and 26 RBIs in 191 at-bats last season.
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* Collins said he isn't concerned Jennry Mejia will be behind schedule once the right-hander reports to camp. Mejia remains in the Dominican Republic as Major League Baseball investigators conduct an age and identity check on him before he can be issued a visa.
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"When he gets here he's going to be in shape," Collins said. "He'll be able to go right into a game, there is no doubt in my mind. So if he misses another week or so it's not like he's going to be so far behind."
Infielder Wilfredo Tovar is the only other invitee who hasn't reported to camp.
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stuart s gave props (21 Oct 2008):
Another beautiful picture David!
Brad Paro gave props (21 Oct 2008):
Like the mood in this
Sara Elena said (21 Oct 2008):
Hi David, this is a very beautiful picture, but the place is also very interesting, I love the atmosphere, where is it?
The place of my picture Mountain light is the way from Oviedo to Ponferrada, España.
Andrew Lorimer (Deleted) gave props (21 Oct 2008):
love the color, and the lighting is excellent well done !!!
Klaus Girk (Deleted) gave props (21 Oct 2008):
Great photo, really like the fog offsetting the rest of the subject.
Loraine Reynolds said (21 Oct 2008):
So beautiful!
Andrea Petersen gave props (21 Oct 2008):
Fog always adds interest and I like how the trees look in the misty background to compare to the trees by the building with graduations of colors ... the greens really stand out.
n n (Deleted) gave props (22 Oct 2008):
Beautiful composition, the fog and the colors make a intimate atmosphere...great capture.
Karen K Smith gave props (22 Oct 2008):
WOW..beautiful composition!
Michelle Spaulding said (22 Oct 2008):
Ooh wow this is fantastic david, such a sfotness to this with the fog, I absolutely love it!:)
Rebecca Kinzie Bastian gave props (22 Oct 2008):
The mist, the colors., the composition...I love this!
Judy Wanamaker (Deleted) gave props (22 Oct 2008):
Except for the tractor, this looks like a beautiful colonial painting. Gorgeous work, David.
elfriede fulda (Deleted) gave props (22 Oct 2008):
Love this, the mist, the colors fabulous...
Lynn H (Deleted) gave props (22 Oct 2008):
Gorgeous shot, David! Love that BLUEin the middle of all the natural color!
Michael Gossenauer gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Great pic! You can feel almost feel the cool autumn weather setting in.
Lêda Nardelli gave props (23 Oct 2008):
great atmosphere!
Michael Ball gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Really nice capture David! Beautifully done!
Karen Mades gave props (23 Oct 2008):
Wonderful photo!
Gail Anderson gave props (23 Oct 2008):
what a wonderfully, peaceful place you've captured. that fog adds a layer of quiet and peaceful. love this.
Liisa Roberts gave props (23 Oct 2008):
beautiful composition, nice contrast in color, nice atomosphere
d s gave props (26 Oct 2008):
beautiful atmosphere!
F. Robert Openshaw gave props (26 Oct 2008):
Lovely shot! It's wonderful how the trees fade away in the fog.
Bob H gave props (26 Oct 2008):
Super shot, david!
Rob Roy (Deleted) gave props (10 Nov 2008):
Beautiful, Dave... jsut EVERYTHING... like a fine painting!
John Linton gave props (13 Dec 2008):
Another gem.
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Beautiful. Perfect.
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I missed out on this one =( Love the texure and compo
Rebecca Delekta gave props (30 Jan 2009):
Absolutely stunning
Karen Foto Fiddler (Deleted) gave props (11 Apr 2009):
the fog creeping in really adds some mystery here.
Laura Fleming gave props (20 Jul 2009):
great shot
Natalie S gave props (31 Jul 2009):
Love that blue in the midst of the other tones
Mykola Swarnyk gave props (19 Aug 2009):
Oh, I like it very much!
Cindy Mikulski gave props (31 Dec 2009):
picture perfect!! DOF is clear, subject is awesome, definitely a really gem
Sonia Adam Murray gave props (24 Aug 2010):
Utterly gorgeous!!!!!!!!
Eric Maki (Deleted) gave props (28 Sep 2010):
Great Work! Great colors :)
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Running one's own business has lots of ups and downs, pretty much like everything else in life. Only in this case, the sine curve is more acutely experienced, because the highs are often of your own making, so the joy from successes is higher. And often, you have only yourself to turn to for recovery when things go wrong. So which are those moments, when one feels simply great, when the adrenalin rushes in, and you know you made the right choices, and when at the crossroads of life you took the right path?
There are many moments where one might think - this is it! This is exactly why I did what I did. It could be when a big deal comes through, something you've been obsessively thinking about and working on, and somewhere at the back of your mind you know the odds are so high against you getting such a deal, and then it finally does come through. It could be when a long-pending payment comes through. The relief and joy of seeing the cash in the bank. It could be when a client writes a testimonial that just makes your day. It could also be when you go out and in a flurry of instant gratification buy yourself a spanking new possession.
But I think the greatest high comes when someone else does something amazing. You've heard and experienced all about it being a "people" economy, you've gone through the pains of constant turnover and people quitting even before a year is over. But then, there comes along someone who works for you, and she's joined you as a novice, fresh out of college. And you've seen her working diligently and quietly, with a determination that harks back to your own days of struggle. And you know she's determined to get there, and you've helped her along, mentored her. And then she comes out with this absolutely amazing piece of work - which you honestly have to admit - is simply the best piece of work ever produced at your firm. And it's not just a fluke. In fact, it epitomises the rest of her work, but this piece is in the public domain, and it gets her and your firm positive reviews. That's when you know you made the right choices, and took the right turn on the crossroads, because nothing beats that kind of a high.
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The greatest high from being an entrepreneur?
Running one's own business has lots of ups and downs, pretty much like everything else in life. Only in this case, the sine curve is more acutely experienced, because the highs are often of your own making, so the joy from successes is higher. And often, you have only yourself to turn to for recovery when things go wrong. So which are those moments, when one feels simply great, when the adrenalin rushes in, and you know you made the right choices, and when at the crossroads of life you took the right path?
Posted by Kanwal K Mookhey at 7:49 AM
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Good post! I agree completely - it's totally about the people. You will have to start feeling that people who work along with you are smarter than you - and if not, encourage them to become smarter.
You cant do everything yourself!
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Ashish: thanks! My biggest regret, in fact, is that we haven't been able to groom someone to take over from me. But well, we're now on the lookout. Hey, briefly checked out your site. Looks pretty good, will read more!
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The view west, toward Mount Southington.
Visit #956, Saturday 30 May 15, 10:30AM-1:15PM, 4.9 miles.
Temps in the low 80's, sunny, breezy, mild humidity.
It's tough to stay motivated when you see repeat bad behavior.
A few weeks ago there was a brush fire in Hubbard Park, no doubt started by a carelessly tossed cigarette. On Friday of this week yet another brush fire was started, this time by a campfire.
I went mountain biking in Hubbard Park at about 7PM Friday and stopped to chat with the Meriden Fire Department and Connecticut Forest Fire Service who were still on-scene with hoses extended roughly 1800 feet to the fire. It never occurred to me they'd be back at it on Saturday.
Paul Bernier joined me this week to assist; my thanks to him.
In last week's activities, I reported finding 2 trees maliciously bent over that had to be removed. Paul told me of a THIRD tree on another trail which met a similar fate and needed removal.
We parked north of Hubbard Park and began our trash pickup at the north end of Merimere Reservoir. The trail, and the tree to be removed, were near the road so it was easy to access. Paul wanted to leave 4 feet of tree standing as it's used as a hand hold for people descending the steep pitch. I let him do the honors.
First he cut ANOTHER tree which must have been pulled over by the same person. Then he sawed through the tree at the top of the photo.
We then turned right and headed up a trail which would take us just shy of Castle Craig. Just before we reached the road we encountered a branch I'd forgotten about that was encroaching into the trail. I let Paul do the work.
Trail restored.
The road is just to the rear of the photo. We turned right and headed toward West Peak.
Enroute, we discovered the Connecticut Forest Fire Service trucks had returned to the site of yesterday's fire, dumping more water on it.
Just when I suggested to Paul we hike through the woods to take photos of the fire site, the firefighters came back to their truck. They were finished with their work and began packing up.
You can tell Jake's the junior member of the crew by the size of his headlamp! ;-)
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We turned around and walked the road back down to the reservoir, cleaning up both sides of the road.
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GMU student and Air Force veteran Tariq Khan protested military recruiters on campus by silently standing near their table with a "Recruiters Lie" sign taped to his chest while passing out handbills. According to witnesses, a student assaulted Khan and took his sign within less than 30 minutes. Yet the police arrested Khan, not the other students involved in the ensuing fracas, allegedly because he had violated GMU Policy 1110. The ACLU of Virginia came to Khan's legal aid, and FIRE discovered that GMU maintains several unconstitutional policies limiting freedom of expression. FIRE wrote GMU President Alan G. Merten, pointing out that Policy 1110 bans on-campus distribution of newspapers that are "inconsistent with the mission of the University" and subjects all newspaper distribution on campus to prior administrative review-a clear violation of the First Amendment right to dissent. GMU responded to FIRE with a brief letter, saying that it has "launched a review of all of its policies on the use of public space" on campus and that a "faculty led committee" will recommend changes; the criminal charges against Khan were dropped. However, GMU's letter specified no deadline for the committee to make its policy changes, nor did it address FIRE's concerns about the unconstitutionality of its current policies.
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A new wave of PC on campus
December 12, 2005
ALAN TEMES, an assistant professor of health and physical education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, was getting good reviews on the job until his politics became an issue. Temes, who opposes the war in Iraq, began posting updates of the body count of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians on a bulletin board near his office. Last April, department chair Elaine Blair e-mailed Temes advising him to stop posting the notices. Then, Temes claims in a lawsuit, she warned him that continued antiwar protests would hurt his chances of getting tenure. Later, he was denied tenure, despite apparently meeting the qualifications […]» Read More
Clash of campus freedom, civility
December 11, 2005
When Tariq Khan staged a one-man demonstration against military recruiters, he felt safe because he was on a college campus. Then he was arrested. "When the police officer started to handcuff me, I was pretty surprised," Khan said last week. "Usually we tend to think of college campuses as sort of safe havens for this type of thing, for people who want to raise consciousness about controversial issues." Most colleges and universities, whether public or private, pride themselves on adhering to principles of free speech and expression as protected by the First Amendment. But at many schools, the practical problem […]» Read More
FIRE Challenges Unconstitutional Policies at George Mason University
November 17, 2005
FAIRFAX, Va., November 17, 2005—The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is challenging unconstitutional policies at George Mason University (GMU). Earlier this fall, such policies led to the arrest of a GMU student who was protesting military recruiters on its Northern Virginia campus. "GMU's unconstitutional policies make it no surprise that a peaceful student protestor was arrested," remarked FIRE President David French. "The distribution of posters, handbills, and newspapers was critical to our nation's fight for independence. It is a shame that GMU, a public university named for one of America's founders, restricts the right to do the very […]» Read More


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