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Turner, Joe Lynn
Joe Lynn Turner
'Difficult To Cure' 1981
'Straight Between The Eyes' 1982
'Bent Out Of Shape' 1983
Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito
born: 2 August 1951
Turner was singer/guitarist in the pop/rock/cabaret band Fandango when Blackmore heard of him and invited him to audition to replace Graham Bonnet. Turner got the job and was instrumental in creating the more radio-friendly commercial sound Blackmore was striving for. With Turner's excellent songwriting and vocal melodies, Rainbow achieved commercial success with all three albums involving Turner and a number of hit singles: 'I Surrender' (written by Russ Ballard), 'Can't Happen Here', 'Jealous Lover', 'Stone Cold' and 'Street Of Dreams'.
Following the disbanding of Rainbow, Turner completed his own solo album and went on to work with Michael Bolton, Yngwie Malmsteen and Glenn Hughes before landing the vocalist job with Deep Purple, following Ian Gillan's sacking. Turner was eventually replaced by the reinstated Gillan in 1992.
In 2008, Turner founded the Over The Rainbow 'tribute' band comprised of former Rainbow members and Ritchie Blackmore's estranged son, Jürgen Blackmore.


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- ❝So she was vulnerable; perfect for you. 'Cause you're only interested in girls you can save or screw, right Pace?❞
- —Dawson
Show Me Love is the 21st episode of Season 3 of Dawson's Creek.
A DEFINING MOMENT – As Capeside prepares for the annual spring regatta, Dawson (James Van Der Beek) and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) compete for the winning trophy, only Joey (Katie Holmes) is tired of feeling like the prize. Meanwhile, after many weeks of mixed messages, Gale (Mary-Margaret Humes) makes the first move with Mitch (John Wesley Shipp), and after Jen (Michelle Williams) finally forgives Henry (guest star Michael Pitt) for his one-track mind, he gives Jen the most romantic night of her life.
- James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
- Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
- Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
- Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
- Kerr Smith as Jack McPhee
- Meredith Monroe as Andie McPhee
- Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
- John Wesley Shipp as Mitch Leery
- Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn Ryan
- Nina Repeta as Bessie Potter
Special Guest Stars
- ❝My point is: to err is human, to forgive; divine. Hasn't he paid enough penance?❞
- —Grams to Jen
- fiktion | NIK KERSHAW
- opening montage
- sunday morning | BETTER DAYS
- dawson ask jack to borrow the boat
- somewhere in new mexico | JILL SOBULE
- jen + henry on the roof; gail surprises mitch
- crush'em | MEGADETH
- regatta
- let that be enough | SWITCHFOOT
- dawson tries to talk to joey
- hazel | TROY YOUNG CAMPBELL
- pacey + will at the station
- music to my ears | JENNY BRUCE
- joey visits dawson
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We Are Not Dead
…but we have been working at a rather glacial, albeit steady pace. We are recording an album. When it is ready you can hear it.
Let's Trash Venice Again
December 20th – Atoness, Rumpus and Us
We are very honoured to be playing this. Blurb ensues:
Atoness are back for ONE NIGHT ONLY!
You remember us.. right? You know. Those two guys? Beards? Chest rugs? They made it pretty big back in the day, they played DnR bar and everything. No? Let me refresh your memory.
"OMG I fukin hate them, they sound like theyre drunk n just shout randm shit at ppl" – girl from a music forum, 2007.
Ah yes, now you remember. Well, we're back. And it's Christmas! Not only that, but we've got the most awesome RUMPUS and PISCO SOUR HOUR in tow. Absolute honour to have both bands on the bill.
So, let's recap for those that weren't listening.
Pisco Sour Hour
I'm not good with blurbs, so let's just say that we're all awesome ok? Will let everyone know times when we know ourselves.
Friday 20th December 2013
Redhouse Sheffield
Tramlines 2013
Hello all. We'll be playing our first show for some time as part of West Street Live's Tramlines line up on Friday 19th July. We're on at 9.45. We'll be playing the 'hits' in what will probably be a pretty raucous and unsubtle manner. We hope to see you there.
More details to follow!
What Have We Been Up To?
We ask, rhetorically and self importantly.
We've been quiet, while all a flurry of activity under the surface. Like a steam powered mega-swan. We've recorded some stuff for an EP and are currently writing and rehearsing material for the overblown concept album, which is proving to be a very enjoyable, rewarding and creative process. We hope to begin recording towards the end of the year and continue into 2014 (our tenth year) in the same vein.
We'll also be keeping the live end up as we do this. Ed will soon return from paternity leave and so we expect to play a few dates in the summer/autumn. More to follow.
In the meantime, be excellent to each other.
Pisco Presents – Sat 8th December
Yes! Pisco Presents is back once again, like the proverbial renegade master of yesteryear. We have an extravagant and luxurious musical feast to satisfy even the most jaded musical palates. Gorge yourself stupid on these treasures and while nodding appreciatively at the presentation:
Early Cartographers
After a summer of ridiculous gigs on barges, buses, bandstands and the occasional so called 'music venue', Early Cartographers decided it was time to make something that would help them remember how the tunes go. An 'EP' was thus decided upon. 'The Wolf Chorus' is a 3-track smack in the face of the humdrum with shouting, clapping and lovely bits. Come down to this EP launch night and be treated to a ferocious and 'meaningful' headline set, get the CD cheaper than you would normally and maybe get to feel a little Christmassy too?
Pisco Sour Hour
Twisted tales for long dark winter nights. Stories of horrible ambushes by friars in Mediterranean orchards. More recent reports from the high pressure environment of Angleland's boardrooms, where CEOs stalk the corridors at night armed with letter openers, pumped full of caffeine and beta blockers. People say you should write about what you know, but let's assume you don't want to hear a load of songs about software development and gardening. Dirty guitars. Bracing sax. And vague sense of competence.
The Jupitrons
The Jupitrons are a super good group with punk/rockabilly leanings, who find it pretty much impossible not to knock out quality pop tune after quality pop tune. In fact, by the time you've read this, they've probably written another one. A must see.
All this, Saturday 8th December at The Shakespeare. 8 'til late. Good music, good beer, good times. £3.50 on the door. It will be ace.
News Plus Review of August Pisco Presents
Hello all.
Had a lovely time at the last Pisco Presents, and so did Sloucher Zine. Read the review
And of course, thanks to all who came down and played – we had a ball.
So – news. Let us break it down for you in the appropriate manner, with a funky fresh bullet pointed list
Pisco Presents action in October to be confirmed shortly(sorry, had to cancel due to organisational issues – next PP is now December)
- First of two virtual singles mostly finished bar a couple of overdubs and mixing. The first will be "Let's Trash Venice Again"/"Dr Fox's Friend". These are songs that are too good to be left in the box, but would not fit thematically in the high concept thing we are writing at the moment.
- We're in the middle of writing some sort of large, sprawling concept album and will keep you updated as it progresses.
That's all for now.
Pisco Presents…Sat 11th August
How soon is now? What time is love? Where's me jumper? If you are looking for the answer to any of these questions, then I'm afraid that Saturday August 11th's Pisco Presents will not provide you with enlightenment. However, if you have a thirst for high quality musical entertainment and top grade instrument bashing excitement, then look no further and drink deep the syrupy isotonic sports drink of rock/roll. The programme of entertainments is as follows:
Pisco Sour Hour. Angleland's 4th best pop group. Rudimentry instrument manglers. Born in a barn.
Audrey Horne. Trusty seafarers of music. Bred in a Yorkshire dale, they want your babies. Hard to classify but easy to love.
Glass Antenna. What Electric Tape Recorder did next. Their debut gig. Expect powerful, dirty art rock action. Expect the unexpected…no, wait…
Shakespeares. Saturday August 11th. £3.50 on the door.
Pisco Presents – Sat June 9th
Hello. After many months in the wilderness, subsisting mainly on grubs, Pisco Presents returns. June 9th. We're at a new venue, Shakespeares, with a super hot line up, plus the now customary hastily cobbled together distractions. For the quite reasonable entrance cost of £3.50, you and your loved ones can enjoy the following programme of entertainment
Pisco Sour Hour. Genre fiddling, instrument swapping, sound man irritating four piece, delivering twisted tales through the medium of popular song. If you see one genre fiddling, instrument swapping, sound man irritating four piece, delivering twisted tales through the medium of popular song this year, then make it this one. www.pisosourhour.co.uk
The Penny Lovers. A coming together of two of Doncaster's stalwarts of the local music scene, The Carousels and Hopper Ward. Drawing influences from all genres of music, their sound can probably be best described as indie folk with a smattering of country and dance. pennylovers.get-ctrl.com
Dave Woodcock. Performing solo and unaided. Songs of booze, regret and wanderlust with a freewheeling, growling cockiness. Honest, emotive and revealingly personal. But mainly, just plain awesome. http://www.davewoodcock.net/
Come on down. If you're going to Peace in the Park then come on down afterwards – the venue is a short stumbling distance away.


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I did get some sleep last nite. Actually slept about 6 straight hours after waking up once. That's rare.
Gonna get hot today,,watch my weather thingy,,,later. Already 84 at 11 am. 10% chance of rain,,think we'll get any? lol, Sometimes it comes a flood with that. Keeping my fingers crossed.
I hate running this little ac in here. It has a horrible rattle, but i can't make it quit. It just does it when the compressor comes on. I can adjust the in/out air and make it stop for a few minutes, but,,,it comes back. It runs all the time, another thing i don't like. I want them to cut off when the compressor does. This one was given to me, so,,i'll use it til it dies, but, no more that won't cut off. It's just a little 5000 btu, but, the most coolingest little thang i ever saw!!
I don't think my yards gonna need mowing any time soon,,,lol. No rain for just these few days, hot, and already there's lots of dead weeds. That new neighbor next door is so lazy he just mows and weed eats in the front and sides where it can be seen from the road. Lets the back and here right out my back door, behind his storage shed, grow with beggar lice and all the other bad weeds. Will be a bad fire danger when they die. Idiot.
I made some ramen with chicken thrown in for lunch yesterday. Might just make some more. Ate it for supper too. I dug around in my freezer and found a few packages of cooked chicken to use. Was a roasted one at one time.
I've been looking for a treadmill, just a cheap one, to use now. Can't walk in the heat, and don't wake up early enough to do it. Just a plain one, at a thrift store, cause i don't know how long i would use it. lol. Reminds me, i should dress and run down to one before they close at noon.
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The BAP Unión certainly left a lasting impression during its time in North Vancouver.
This past weekend, the Peruvian tall ship welcomed throngs of visitors aboard for free tours of the impressive vessel, in honour of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Peru and Canada.
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The beautiful weather made the ship a popular attraction for guests eager for a taste of the nautical life. Guests able to brave the heat and long lines were provided with plenty of photo opportunities.
Beautiful evening in @CityOfNorthVan - we went to the Shipyards Night Market and took a tour of the Peruvian BAP Union docked at the pier! #NorthVan #VIEX2019 #BAPUnion Thanks for the great photo @TapSnapShare ❤@LonsdaleQuay wonderful community place for all! @mylowerlonsdale pic.twitter.com/Qxzyo4vWIU— Kulvir Mann (@BeingKulvir) May 11, 2019
Those who missed the tours during the day could still catch a glimpse of the ship at night.
@NorthVanRC #NorthVan #BAPUnion @CityOfNorthVan Wow! pic.twitter.com/0wyasNvOZ9— David Barnum (@DavidBarnum) May 10, 2019
After being open for tours on Friday and Saturday, the ship departed in style. Those lucky enough to catch a glimpse were treated to a spectacular sight as the vessel left for Hawaii.
The Unión will head from Honolulu to Los Angeles, and will make additional stops in Mexico and Panama before returning home to Peru.


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Sep 07, 2012 9:01 AM GMT
Now, I kinda' know what it must feel like for an actor to win an Academy Award. Haha... Well, there are so many of you to whom I owe huge thanks: those who kept with me through all those failed nominations; those who actually read my profile and/or my forum posts; and lastly, to those with whom I have slowly but surely become friends. It is because of ALL OF YOU (and maybe a few others unbeknownst to me) that I am here at 2:01 a.m. writing this note of thanks before I go to bed -- as I know that tomorrow will be a busy workday for me. I feel that the least that I can do, is to show all of you my deepest gratitude, and my most humble thanks. This has been such an unexpected, yet AWESOME surprise!!! Thank you once again.


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In the time when smart phones with a trillion apps are the norm, students have started treating teachers like TV sets on in the background of their otherwise engaged classroom lives.
About ten years ago, I started to notice it: My high school students began to talk to each other while I was talking. Not just a quick, furtive whisper, or a surreptitious passing of notes; no, this was full on conversation taking place while I enlightened them with riveting commentary on The Great Gatsby or The Crucible.
Then came the epidemic of throwing things out while I was talking. Kids would get up right in the middle of instructions, walk right in front of me, and throw out innocuous pieces of trash, pencil shavings, or gum (that they weren't supposed to have anyway). They began to pull out their phones and text under their desks while I was reading to them. They even got out of their seats during class discussions to talk to friends. It started to make my blood pressure approach dangerous levels.
When I had finally had enough, I stopped class one day to confront the poor kid who happened to be the 100th person to interrupt me. "Why do you get up when I'm in the middle of talking?" I asked, sounding a lot like an old, grumpy English teacher.
The kid looked at me, puzzled. "I just had to throw something out," he said reasonably before taking his seat.
And then it dawned on me: They didn't see me as a person. They saw me as entertainment. I was just like a television.
It didn't matter what I was saying—this was a generation of ultra-multi-taskers who did five things at once, none of them very well. But that was their world.
When my own son became a teenager, my suspicions were confirmed. He would sit in front of the television, ostensibly watching a program, but he was also Facebooking, texting, and listening to music at the same time. He didn't really pay attention to any of the things he was doing, but he was sort of paying attention to all of them.
Now, human interaction is just one more task in the rotation of multi-tasks. And this is why students see nothing wrong in throwing things out, texting, talking, standing up, eating lunch, or playing video games while we are talking. To them, it is not disrespect; it is simply being efficient.
When I explained this to my classes, when I actually told them my theory, they were oddly silent. One girl raised her hand. "You know, you're right. I didn't even think about that." From then on, all I had to say to my classes when they started to drift into autopilot mode was, "Hey, I'm not a TV set!" and they knew what I was talking about, and I commanded their complete attention. At least for a few minutes.
Tips to Avoid Being Treated Like a TV Set:
1) Make them aware of it. My students absolutely meant no disrespect; they didn't know they were doing it. With training early in the year, they actually learn to catch other students treating me like a TV, which is much more effective than a peeved glare from me.
2) Move around. Attention spans are shorter than ever. When reading aloud or doing something that requires more than five seconds of attention, move around the room. Varying the pitch of your voice and changing proximity will jar them out of the TV mode since, at least for now, TVs don't move around.
3) Do as much interactive activity as possible. Physical movement works best, and although that's very tough when class sizes are huge (in my district, our ratio is 40 students to one teacher, and those high school kids are big), even having them move their desks into small groups and asking them to answer questions together will move them away from the passive "I'm just watching the screen" mode.
4) Start using Powerpoints and videos to augment any lectures. Putting weird animation and sounds or humorous examples in the Powerpoints focus their attention on the screen. I know, it feels a lot like you're becoming a television program or a YouTube oddity, but it does work when you use it in conjunction with live discussion and questions, not instead of.
5) When things get really bad, I sing or do weird accents. I realize this is not for everybody, and that in some way I'm succumbing to the "edutainment" syndrome, but it works. I have a colleague who relies on magic tricks. Buzzers from games are also great, and I have Hulk Hands that I bring out whenever I really need to make a point.
I guess what I'm saying is this:
There's a reason that real human interaction is more effective than online learning. Humans can do things that computers can't do. We can react, interact, respond, and connect on an emotional level. Remind kids whenever possible that being human beats being plugged in.
What do you do when your students give you the TV treatment? Share in the comments section!


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As per the Goa University Ordinance OA-17 relating to minimum attendance for eligibility to appear for examinations conducted by the Goa University, a student registered in a Semester/Term/Year, for any Course (degree or diploma), shall be required to have a minimum cumulative attendance of 75% of the total lectures and practicals prescribed for the course during that Semester/Term/Year. Although the attendance shall be cumulative for all the papers/courses taken together, in the given Semester/Term/Year, a student shall be required to have a minimum of 50% attendance in any individual paper/course.
A student, having less than 75% cumulative attendance in a Semester/Term/Year and/or less than 50% attendance in individual paper/course, shall not be eligible to appear for that Semester/Term/Annual Examination. Such student shall have to seek re-admission to the Course/Programme during the subsequent Academic Year/Term/Semester by paying requisite fees
For a student registered for subject/subjects having practical component, attendance for both theory and practical component shall be treated separately for the requisite attendance mentioned above.
Absence on medical grounds shall be offset against the 25% concession in the attendance already granted. However, if such absence exceeds 25% and is found genuine, the student may request for the condonation of the same. Absence on medical grounds is required to be supported with a Medical Certificate which should be submitted within seven days after rejoining the class.
It is the responsibility of the students to maintain the minimum required attendance and the duty of the students to check their attendance regularly from the office.
Grace Marks/Activity Marks for Sports
To get the benefit of grace marks activity marks for sports, the student should submit an attested photocopy of the required certificate.
Discontinuation from College
In case the student, after joining college, applies for the admission to the professional or other college he/she should inform the Principal in writing and also if the student wishes to leave the college for any reason he/she should inform the Principal immediately in writing. If a student does not report to college for more than 15 days without prior information, then the college may cancel admission of such student.


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Sony has improved on the original by adding two important features. The most notable is an Electronic Vari ND Filter which is an LCD layer placed between the sensor and the lens-mount. The strength of the filter can be assigned to presets or dialled in via the "Variable" wheel on the side of the camera. This allows you to keep the same aesthetics while changing the amount of light that hits the sensor during a scene.
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Finally, my prayers have been answered. Let's call it a Christmas miracle. John has a blog!
Ok, this is creepy:
A new Nirvana documentary is in the making – one which will be narrated by Kurt Cobain himself. Film makers were in the singer's home town of Aberdeen, Washington recently to start work on a documentary about Cobain.
However in a unique twist the singer himself will narrate the film, with producers using more than 25 hours of interview tapes recorded by journalist Michael Azerrad between December 1992 and March 1993.
Azerrad is most famous for his Nirvana biography 'Come As You Are', which is regarded as one of the most authoratitive books on the band.
"The film is based on a series of interviews that Michael Azerrad conducted with Kurt while researching the book. There are more than 25 hours of these audio interviews in all, none of which have been heard before by anyone," director AJ Schnack told NME.COM.
"I worked with Michael to cull an approximately 95-minute audio track from these interviews. While I'm not sure that 'narrated' is exactly the right word, you will be listening in on conversations between Kurt and Michael, with Kurt telling his life story for that book. There are no additional interviews with other figures from Kurt's life, just Kurt speaking, with an occasional question or comment from Michael."
The other members of Nirvana are not involved with the currently untitled film, which is set to be screened at various film festivals next autumn.
Schnack added: "It pretty much covers his whole life leading-up to the interviews with the emphasis being more on him and his general take on things rather than on general band developments. We're not using any archival footage at all. The music will focus on bands that influenced Kurt during the various stages of his life. It's unclear what part, if any, Nirvana music may play in the finished film."
And, as always, the New York Times is about 10 years behind on all things cool: The Net is a Boon For Indie labels.
More on the amazing ladies of the next season of The Bachelor. Wow, 10 points if you can tell them all apart. I'll bet you ten bucks that the women of color do not make it past the second round.
Going to Federal Prison? Need some advice? Get a consultant.
More on my new boyfirend, Andy Samberg.
The RIAA is stoooopid.
Comet liquors in Adams Mo closes. Lots of memories there- I think? Is that where we got our wine before band practice?
Some media predictions for 2006.
There is a reworked version of the tralier for V is For Vendetta. Natalie, shut up. Why would you make a movie in which Clive Owen hides his face most of the time?
Today's highlights: today I went with my mother to a hige fleamarket. You would not believe the amount of booths that sold clip on hair and scrunchies. I suddenly realized I was in dire need of one of those beaded strings that you put on the end of your glasses to you don't lose them. I've been in Florida too long. Then for dinner we had chickn broth with rice, because earlier we were "bad" and had frozen yogurt. Help!
The least essential albums, according to the Onion.


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John Muir Trust: Scotland's colleges benefiting from wild places
Article by John Muir Trust
Trust's engagement scheme proves popular in Further Education establishments
Colleges in Scotland have seen over 400 students and staff achieve a John Muir Award during the 2016-17 academic year, with 84% of these Awards being achieved by people facing some form of disadvantage.
Across Scotland, further education colleges are using the John Muir Award to give structure to programmes, support the delivery of the Curriculum for Excellence, build skills for learning, life and work and improve health and wellbeing outcomes for both young people and adult learners.
A recent report from the John Muir Trust has revealed that 75% of the colleges in Scotland were involved in delivering the John Muir Award during 2016-17. The report highlights how the Award is used to deliver on a variety of themes including employability, childcare, healthy living and adventure studies.
Jim Metcalfe, Chief Executive of the College Development Network, commented on why colleges see the value of recognising individuals' efforts through wider achievement awards:
Nationally recognised awards, such as the John Muir Award, can provide frameworks for learning and skills development, create opportunities to build on students' knowledge and ambitions, offer talking points for interviews and on CVs, and help recognise individual achievements in meaningful, tangible ways.
Colleges use the John Muir Award because it helps put individuals at the heart of their own education.
Read full article online here.
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Mecha is one of the six core universes in Infinite Crisis.
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In this universe, there were no heroes, until a league of scientists known as the Justice Consortium created them. Technology had always been advanced on this Earth, but these new robotic creations were able to think and feel, and wielded powers beyond anything yet seen. They now defend the Earth from threats within and beyond, particularly the Doom Legion and their villainous assassin bots.
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Every once in a while, I like to take stock of all the weird stuff I research for upcoming books. It's amazing. Since the Jamie Brodie mysteries are reality-based, I want to be accurate for as many of the incidentals as possible (without getting sued). Here's a list of stuff I've looked up recently, all for upcoming books:
- The chemical structures of heroin, cocaine, and Ritalin
- If you were going to hide a body in Pacific Palisades, CA, where would you hide it?
- What percentage of Cahuilla blood you have to have to become a member of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (1/8, in case you're interested)
- How composting toilets work
- UCLA's academic calendar for 2017-18
- Available conference space at UCLA
- What other attractions are near the La Brea Tar Pits
- How many copies the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy sold
- What sorts of summer camps Cal Tech offers
- How eminent domain works
- What sports teams Santa Monica College has for men
- The bylaws for the Board of Trustees of Santa Monica College
Interesting, right? I don't end up using everything I research – but I think I'm going to use everything on this list. How? Stay tuned. 😀


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1950s, boy, Bridgend, bus, Leyland atlantean, rain, school, short trousers, wellington boots
It was 1960, I was 11 years old and mad keen on Western Welsh buses. One day my friend asked if I had seen the new double-decker Leyland Atlantean, with the engine at the back – I hadn't and I was madly jealous, I was the bus enthusiast, why had he seen one and not me! This caused a new pattern in my habits, from now on I would have to walk home from Oldcastle School via Cowbridge Road instead of Ewenny Road (we lived in Priory Road in those days) just in case an Atlantean from Cardiff should pass by. "You're late getting in for dinner today" my mother would enquire. "Oh, I came Cowbridge Road way for a change" it was actually a much longer way home and left me very little time for lunch before nipping off to school again for the afternoon.
It was February, a wet school day with the rain pouring down and I was sent off to school in my Robert Hirst raincoat with the collar up and buttoned tightly round my neck topped off with my school cap, an outfit which kept me mainly dry, except for the bit where the coat ended and your wellington boots began and I was beginning to feel uncomfortable as the cold rain trickled off the bottom of my coat, down my legs and into the top of my boots. Already my knee-length socks had slipped down to my ankles and the now-damp linings inside my boots felt clammy as they flapped against my bare legs at every step. I think the dictionary definition of clammy describes perfectly how the inside of my Dunlop wellingtons felt that morning, they were "Disagreeably moist, sticky, and cold to the touch".
As I trudged miserably down Ewenny Road even the sight of a regular service bus passing didn't lift my spirits, it was a Tiger Cub, probably of the LKG or MUH series dating from 1957 which usually ran the coastal routes; one of the school buses chugged wearily by, it was a half-cab of the DKG series introduced in 1949, still in service for schools and work contracts but withdrawn from most passenger services by this time. The school bus made a left turn into St Marie Street but I didn't, I walked the extra few yards to use the South Street entrance and then, I really couldn't believe my eyes, coming down Cowbridge Road was a Western Welsh bus, the likes of which I had never seen before!
I forgot all about the rain and how miserable I felt, here in front of me was the one thing that I wanted to see and it fulfilled every expectation, it was flippin' gorgeous. I skipped into school with a great big grin on my face!
The photo shown here is from my large collection of bus pictures which I have accumulated over the years. I should like to have shown one taken in Bridgend Bus Station but you'll have to make do with this one at Cardiff as it best illustrates the TUH series vehicle I saw on that day in 1960.
Some readers may think they have read this story before, well, you'd be correct in that assumption as I have published it previously on flickr, but I have updated the tale with information now freely available in Colin Scott's excellent book, Red, Cream and a touch of Gray, The Western Welsh Story.


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People ask me why do I write books when nobody reads them. If you were my student I could tell that it is in the syllabus and make you read it. I can tell you to read chapters 12 and 15 which are very important. But the student would say Chapters 12 and 15 are ok! But which page numbers in the chapters to read.
The second question people ask me is: "what made you think about writing on the unorganised sector?"
Near my house, there is a lady who comes in a TVS 50. She sells all kinds of vegetables, day after day, everyday. I used to wonder, under what category she is classified. I started to probe, spoke to many people, read many books. Finally I chanced upon a book, which categorised her belonging to the unorganised sector. She does a great job and knows the taste of her customers and customer relationship. But she is categorised as unorganised.
I further read the book to find that government is categorised as organised. That highly increased my cholesterol level. I investigated further to understand the nature, various definitions and how many classification were there; found that a large part of them are categorised under unorganised, 'residual sector.' These people contribute 45 - 50 per cent of India's GDP. Many times they are referred to as residuals. How can someone contributing so much to GDP be classified under residual category?
People everywhere talk about FDI and FII. People say "don't sneeze , otherwise FII will not come." FDI & FII put together so far, has not crossed 6 per cent of domestic investment. Domestic investment comes primarily from domestic savings. The average Indian household is responsible for domestic savings and for the growth of our economy. Aggregate savings rate in India comes to 32 - 35 per cent. We are among the highest savings economy in the whole world. Of that household savings constitute 70-80 per cent.
I was attending a seminar which raised the question: "how to make Indian women spend?" You cannot make them spend. They will only save. There are reasons for this: 85 per cent in India are not employed in large corporates or government enterprises. Only 15 per cent work under government. This 85 per cent has concerns over security and will have to save more in the context of declining joint family.
Education in good schools is very expensive. Fee for LKG is more than fee paid for engineering courses. And loans are not available for paying high KG fees. Women in India are quite obsessed about education. Hence the need for savings. These require almost 25 – 35 per cent of our savings. Our country cannot compromise on these factors.
Everyone talks of reforms at higher levels like corporate reforms, derivative market reforms, FII reforms, MRTP reforms. But corruption at lower level is affecting this sector. Nobody talks about reforms of commercial taxes, food adulteration, Shops and Establishment Act... Corruption is really affecting these sectors. Reforms have not taken place for this unorganised sector.
70 per cent credit for this sector is made available only by the non-banking sector at usurious rates. We should create institutional framework so that adequate finance is available for them. If we are to sustain the growth rate of our economy, we should enable credit availability and curb corruption.
It is only because of this unorganised sector we have food on our table and they work 80 hours a week. This book is my contribution to those working in this sector.


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I have a confession to make...I splurged a little today.
Look, I've been healthy all week - and exercising regularly - but I just had to have a little dessert tonight. It was practically mandatory. For Pete's sake, today was National Pie Day! Who can say no to that? Especially when a chocolate cream pie is at stake.
In my defense, it was only a little sliver of a piece. And it was a low-cal, sugar-free recipe. So no judging, please. I'll tack on an extra 10 minutes of exercise tomorrow to make up for it.


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(HealthDay News) -- Having diabetes shouldn't cause your child to miss out on the fun of sleepovers and school field trips.
Prepare your diabetic child for time away from home with these recommendations from the American Diabetes Association:
- Pack a bag with everything your child will need, including insulin, syringes, a meter, test strips and a log book. Pack extras of everything.
- If traveling for several hours, pack several snacks, juices and glucose tablets.
- If your child will be changing time zones, talk to your doctor about how to adjust the insulin schedule accordingly.
- Make sure your child wears a medical ID bracelet that notes diabetes.
- Make sure your child checks glucose levels more frequently away from home.
- Make sure that any adults accompanying your child understand diabetes and how to manage it.


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All cables on the PSL-6850P are sleeved up to the first connector in a black mesh and finished off with cable ties covered with black heat shrink tubing. The overall sleeving job is excellent, but I was slightly disappointed to see that the sleeving didn't go all the way inside the unit - instead stopping about 5cm short.
The PSL-6850P is supplied with a total of 9x Molex, 6x SATA and 2x PCI-E connectors. This should more than enough for any kind of high-end PC system or server, however it would be nice to see 4x PCI-E connectors on future versions of the unit as it has more than enough power to warrant this.
The unit comes with a 24-Pin ATX connector and no way of reducing the connector down to 20-Pin. People wanting to use this unit on an older style 20-pin ATX motherboard will need to purchase a 24-Pin to 20-Pin connector separately. Quite a few of the most recently released motherboards still utilise the 4-Pin (P412v) connector, and for this reason Zippy Emacs have included both P412v (4-pin) and EPS12v (8-pin) cables on the unit to ensure full compatibility.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a Queens man who told airport customs inspectors he was carrying a "cooked rabbit" in his luggage actually had three bricks of cocaine.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Brooklyn federal court, Roger Levans got off a Delta Airlines flight from Georgetown, Guyana on Dec. 29. The New York Daily News says when customs officials asked him what kind of food items he was carrying, he said "cooked rabbit."
The complaint says two of his suitcases contained fruits and vegetables. The cocaine was found in a third suitcase.
There was no cooked rabbit.
Levans was released on $100,000 bail. He said in an affidavit that he works as a security guard at Yankee Stadium.
Federal defender Heidi Cesare had no immediate comment on the arrest.
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Sharing New Research: Broader Population Sample on Motivations, Learning, and Community
A confession. My brain is weird.
Why? Well, this what happens when I approach a new data set.
1 - Blankness. Lots of numbers. Just … data.
2 - "There's nothing new here!" Or, the data doesn't tell me anything. Sigh.
3 - "Hmmmmm ….. Huh?"
4 - "OMG there is this huge 3D sculpture that just snapped into my brain of the data and it has all these amazing interconnections and how will I ever make sense of this there is so much here I am overwhelmed"
5 - Frantic running of new filters and reports based on said above 3D sculpture that now resides in the virtual space of my brain
6 - Wow, there is so much here! I'm so excited and I can't wait to share!
7 - I begin sharing.
Right now, I am around step 5 but seeing step 6 around the corner. That tendril of excitement is starting to grow.
So let me tell you the gist of the survey I ran this fall.
Psychologists and educational scholars talk a lot about the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation in learning and human development. Generally, individuals with stronger intrinsic motivation tend to outperform those with stronger extrinsic motivation. The type of motivation matters.
I wanted to push this further and consider intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivations by overlaying them on behaviors around museums and values around community. How are they intertwined? Do people who are driven by stronger intrinsic motivation have different value systems about community than those with a stronger extrinsic motivation?
Then, are there ways that we can identify who is more likely to be intrinsically motivated to learn, formally or informally, and thus inherently value museums? Who are the people who are extrinsically motivated, and need to see more specific evidence about why museums matter? What evidence will they respond to?
To find out, this fall I fielded a general population sample of 1,687 American adults (1,289 completes, 398 partials). In particular, this is large enough for me to have stable samples of Americans with lower educational attainment...people that don't visit museums nearly as much as those with college degrees.
All questions were closed-ended, and only begin to sort out the values, philosophies, behaviors, and attitudes of the segments I am beginning to see. But it is a start, and provides a solid platform for deeper research going forward.
I'll begin sharing more in the next few weeks, as I move from step 5 to step 7.
9%. That is, according to a post of the Pew Research Center, the percentage of working scientists with Ph.D.'s who say they were inspired to pursue science based on "childhood experience of natural world, science museums." (See chart, below.)
I think that's low. Why? One big reason. Many of the scientists in the survey didn't actually answer the question.
Let me explain.
In the survey, scientists were asked to share one or two significant experiences that influenced their decision to become a scientists. Responses were open-ended, and responses coded into categories. No issue there.
The problem is that the top category coded for behaviors and attitudes. These are outcomes of experiences, not experiences themselves.
Now, I LOVE the top category (and would have coded for it myself). 32% of respondents said "intellectual challenge, lifelong curiosity, love of science and nature." Those are fantastic behaviors and attitudes, and they should be measured and tracked because they do matter ... a lot. But they are not experiences.
I suspect if we were to go back to those third of respondents to follow-up saying "that's great, now tell me about the experiences that made you that way," we'd get a whole lot more responses about childhood. We'd collect more stories of science mentors (family members, teachers, etc.) and experiences that reflect awe and wonder about our natural world.
And yes, we'd collect more fantastic stories of childhood science museum experiences as well!
Community, Learning, and Museums: A New Broader Population Survey in the Field
I've been thinking a lot about community lately, in a very personal way.
My family is about to move cross-country. As we prepare to depart Quincy (just outside Boston), I've been thinking long and hard about what tied me to this community over the past ten years, and questioning how deep my roots actually are.
And as we searched for our new home, there were some things that I found myself deliberately seeking in a neighborhood, and other things that didn't matter to me. Will those things I sought help me to actively develop roots in my new community in Seattle? What makes me value those things in the first place?
I am the type of person who thinks about these questions rather deliberately. How do people's preferences for a community, and their engagement in a community, relate to who they are, what they do, and their values? Are there any patterns between their preferences and values and museum visitation? Why or why not?
As a field, we have talked about all of these things. Community. Lifelong learning. Museum visitation and audiences. They have been the themes of our conferences. Countless articles have been written. We've tied them together in theory, sought connections in our work practice, and aspired to effect change in our communities or with our audiences. My questions are not new. Putting them together into a national sample of the broader population, however, will give us an opportunity to better understand the context in which our questions lie. That's important.
I also believe that the findings of this initial phase of research should be shared with the field, and that the next phase should be developed with your input. So once the survey closes, and analysis begins, I'll be sharing findings here on The Data Museum as well as my Facebook page and Twitter feed. These findings are for you to discuss, question, and use. Share with me what issues they raise for you. What new ideas come out of them. Your feedback will help make the next round of research even stronger.
Oh, and one last thing. The survey also includes a ringer of a question. More soon!
May 2020
I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional lands of the Duwamish people. I thank them for the care of this land, and I endeavor to help museums bring forward a more complete and inclusive history and culture in their work.


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Bill Ayers: "I get up every morning thinking today I'm going to make a difference. Today I'm going to end capitalism. Today I'm going to make a revolution. I go to bed every night disappointed but…I'm back again tomorrow."
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Meet The President's BFFs: Bill Ayers And Bernadine Dohrn At Occupy Union Square (NSFW)
Increasingly Influential Network Says Buh-Bye To Butthurt Bathtub Boy
From the New York Times we learn this shocking news:
This week, the center collapsed.For nearly a year now, Al Gore and Joel Hyatt have been building their liberal cable news channel, Current TV, with the mercurial television anchorman Keith Olbermann at its center.
Current said on Friday afternoon that it had fired Mr. Olbermann—one of the nation's most prominent progressive speakers—just a year into his five-year, $50 million contract. It was the culmination of months of murky disputes between Mr. Olbermann and the channel that he was supposed to save from the throes of ratings oblivion.
Business Insider reveals that a source familiar with the situation said Current decided to let Bathtub Boy go because he "did not respect the viewers of Current."
The source added that Olbermann failed to show up for work without authorization, missing almost half of his working days in the months of January and February. Olbermann asked for a vacation day on March 5, the night before Super Tuesday, according to the source. He was told it would be a breach if he took the vacation, which Olbermann did.
Politico's Keach Hagey tweets that a source familiar with the firing says Olbermann was let go "for failing to show up to work, 'sabotaging the network' and attacking Current execs."
Having bungled his gigs at ESPN, MSNBC and now Current, it is painfully evident that Bathtub Boy is incapable of peacefully co-exiting with any media outlet.
What lies ahead for poor Keef? There's OWN and Media Matters. I think Media Matters would be the perfect place for him to land. Meanwhile, all
three two of his loyal viewers are gnashing their
teeth and running around with their hair on fire.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
What Obama Says When He Thinks You Aren't Listening
Does this frighten you? I'll bet not as much as it does the Israelis, Poles, Czechs, South Koreans, Japanese and Brits.
The exchange between Obama and Medvedev during the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea raised alarm from critics about Obama's long-term commitment to the missile-defense system promoted as a shield to protect Europe from missile attacks by Iran. The Russians worry it's aimed at them and opposition to the missile shield was a major theme of Vladimir Putin's presidential campaign.
Now we have irrefutable evidence that the errand boy sent by grocery clerks is the worst president EVER.
Newt Gingrich, GOP contender for president told CNN, "I'm curious, how many other countries has the president promised that he'd have a lot more flexibility the morning he doesn't have to answer to the American people?"
House Speaker John Boehner, said "we look forward" to hearing what the president meant by "more flexibility" when he returns from South Korea.
By Monday afternoon, the Republican National Committee had cut a video ad with the subtitle, "What Obama tells world leaders when he thinks you aren't listening."
Monday, March 26, 2012
Santorum Swears At New York Times Reporter
According to an AP report appearing in The Washington Post, while GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum was speaking to an audience of supporters, he said that Romney is "uniquely disqualified" to be the GOP's presidential pick and urged his supporters to stand with him even as he faces an increasingly improbable pathway to the nomination. Santorum said "the race isn't over until the people of Wisconsin sing," and urged them to give his underfunded, underdog campaign a chance to derail Romney.
Later, near Racine at an evening rally, he said, "Pick any other Republican in the country. He is the worst Republican in the country to put up against Barack Obama."
In an attempt to clarify his statement, his temper flared.
"On the issue of health care. That's what I was talking about, and I was very clear about talking about that. OK?" Santorum told reporters who asked him about the scathing criticism. "Come on, guys, don't do this. I mean, you guys are incredible. I was talking about Obamacare, and he is the worst because he was the author of Romneycare."
Pressed by a reporter from The New York Times, Santorum said: "Quit distorting my words. It's bulls---."
I ask Santorum if Romney is "worst Republican" to run. He says: "Quit distorting my words It's bullshit." He says he was talking health care
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) March 26, 2012
Am I the only one who sees the scorching irony in the Drudge Report screencap where Santorum is pictured with fire-breathing pastor Dennis Terry at a Baton Rouge revival nodding in reverence? Or his devotion to his faith and the need to swear?
If this man hopes to be the leader of the free world he must (1) get a handle on his temper, (2) remember that the Office of the President requires that he embody dignity and (3) must not let the media play him like a cheap fiddle.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Prediction: The Heels Will Clip The Jayhawks' Wings
Tip off at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis is set for 5:05PM in the Midwest Regional Finals where the KU Jayhawks will face the North Carolina Tarheels.
The matchup analysis favors Carolina's defense. Kansas is given the offensive and overall edge in the game.
Let's remember that the 30-6 Jayhawks barely squeaked by the Boilermakers of Purdue and the NC State Wolfpack in the last two rounds of the tourney.
Carolina's point guard, Kendall Marshall, won't take the floor today according to the latest update on his injured wrist. That means that Stilman White will be pressed into action. Against Ohio in Friday's game, he played 32 minutes and had six assists and zero turnovers.
This will be the first time Kansas and North Carolina have played since the 2008 Final Four, when KU jumped out to a 40-12 lead and eventually won 84-66.
North Carolina won the national title in 2005 and again in 2009, and is in the regional finals for the sixth time under Coach Roy Williams. The Tar Heels are a No. 1 seed for a record 14th time.
Both teams had difficulty getting to this point, but Coach Williams has a point to prove.
As a die-hard Duke fan, I'm rooting for the Heels. Based on mascots alone, Ramses is waaaaay tougher than some damn blue bird. SRSLY.
Go Heels
UPDATE 7:08PM: Congratulations to all you Jayhawks fans. You won a gritty game against Carolina 80-67. Best of luck to Kansas in the Final Four in New Orleans.
Oh, and hey, Heels fans, you lost the ACC Title and you came up empty in the NCAA Tourney. I love it. See you on the court in the fall. Go Duke.
UPDATE 7:08PM: Congratulations to all you Jayhawks fans. You won a gritty game against Carolina 80-67. Best of luck to Kansas in the Final Four in New Orleans.
Oh, and hey, Heels fans, you lost the ACC Title and you came up empty in the NCAA Tourney. I love it. See you on the court in the fall. Go Duke.
White House Silent On Second Anniversary Of ObamaCare Scam
March 23, 2012 marked the second anniversary of ObamaCare, but there were no celebrations at the White House marking President Obama's signature accomplishment.
Instead, the White House is hawking a potty-mouth T-shirt for 30 bucks that refers to Joe Biden's vulgar whisper in the president's ear, and caught on tape, calling the Affordable Care Act a "big f—king deal."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a sarcastic poke in the eye saying, "I saw the president down at the White House. I'm a little surprised, but there wasn't a birthday cake to celebrate the second anniversary of ObamaCare."
That's not a new necklace the president is wearing. It's a political albatross around his neck. This regime awaits the high stakes hearings on the constitutionality of the law by the Supreme Court beginning March 26.
The next day, March 27th, will be devoted to arguments involving the administration's claim that not buying insurance somehow constitutes interstate commerce that may be regulated by Congress.
The 28th will be devoted to the commandeering and severability issues. The Democrats, you will recall, failed to include a severability clause in Obamacare. This, in theory, means that the Court must invalidate the entire law if it strikes down the mandate. If the justices follow the example of U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, PPACA is toast. Unfortunately, the precedents aren't as clear on this issue as one might wish. The justices have demonstrated a willingness to ignore the absence of severability language when it suits them.
Charles Krauthammer's Op-Ed in The Washington Post sums up ObamaCare nicely: "Rarely has one law so exemplified the worst of the Leviathan state—grotesque cost, questionable constitutionality and arbitrary bureaucratic coerciveness. Little wonder the president barely mentioned it in his latest State of the Union address. He wants to be reelected. He'd rather talk about other things."
"But there's no escaping it now. Oral arguments begin Monday at 10 a.m."
Oh, and just for shits and giggles, the #ILikeObamaCare hashtag launched by President Whiny's re-election campaign was hijacked by conservatives. The Daily Caller dutifully notes, "The Twitter hashtag was the most popular in the world Friday afternoon, but not for reasons the Obama campaign wanted."
Oh, and just for shits and giggles, the #ILikeObamaCare hashtag launched by President Whiny's re-election campaign was hijacked by conservatives. The Daily Caller dutifully notes, "The Twitter hashtag was the most popular in the world Friday afternoon, but not for reasons the Obama campaign wanted."
Yeah. I bet.
Maher's Attacks
Re: "Please Stop Apologizing," by Bill Maher (Op-Ed, March 22):
We're both women who have worked in Democratic politics and the media for decades and find Bill Maher's misogynist treatment of women candidates deeply disturbing. Coincidentally we both hail from Alaska—where women are treated as equals—so perhaps our threshold for this kind of behavior is less than here in the Lower 48.
Mr. Maher has implicitly attempted to tie his own demeaning attacks on women to the unrelated issue of partisan-motivated fake outrage, which we agree is tiring. While others have been held to account for their sexism, Mr. Maher remains unrepentant for his attacks on women in public life.
How can we expect women to run for office when they are essentially told to "lighten up about" and accept misogynist attacks? The Women's Media Center has found that such attacks on women candidates have a measurable negative effect on how voters view them.
Our message to Mr. Maher and his ilk is: Please start apologizing.
Washington, March 23, 2012
Washington, March 23, 2012
Ms. Lee is the former executive director of the Democratic Governors Association. Ms. Powers is a political commentator who worked in the Clinton administration.
Via a thread at Memeorandum.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Right Jabs For March 24, 2012
Herewith, all the news that's fit to link from conservative blogger friends. Enjoy.
Once you've heard one Obama speech on oil, you've heard them all.
Apparently, it doesn't pay to be a drummer at Occupy Maine.
Please. Don't feed the animals.
But there are enough of the naive elsewhere to give the president some Hope that there will be no Change.
The eternal sunshine of the spotless memory hole.
Check closely. A man and his dog.
When King Hussein Obama demands courtesy, you'd better give it to him.
The great oil flim-flam.
…they suddenly awake to find they have communism.
President Obama's willingness to falsify the facts about a personal tragedy in order to make a political point speaks volumes about not only his cynicism but also his character.
…keep in mind that I'm a comedian when I call your mother a whore.
…because what Maher decries is their very reason for existence.
Immelt's conversion from public Obama supporter to a private detractor is important: It shows how even businessmen who feast off his subsidies worry about his overall economic agenda and its long-term impact on the economy.
Hundreds died in a plot that appears to have been designed to impose gun control. It's past time for the appointment of an independent prosecutor, and to press for criminal charges against those responsible for the carnage that has resulted from the deadliest scandal in U.S. government history.
I think I've probably heard about the stupidest thing this election cycle in an election cycle that's been wrought with stupidity.
Imagine all the things government planners cannot anticipate when, in their defining hubris, they try to impose their static dream of the "right kind" of future.
Once a slug, always a slug, silky pony...
…but still the Syrian people loved this very modern woman, slim with a great sense of style and never seen in a burqa.
It's so pathetic, I found myself thinking, it's genuinely dumb-ugly and beyond his girlfriend, if he has one, and his parents, who would read such nonsense?
I tuned in mostly to stare at it in utter effing disbelief. You know, if anybody on the whole planet but beloved token Bill Cosby had made a cartoon about a group of ugly, stupid poor black children in the ghetto, he'd've been run out of town on a banjo.
The fight for freedom never ends.
"If you're not prepared to go to jail to stand up for your freedoms, you don't understand what this election is about."
"Just the other night my wife came to me on her hands and knees."
His clowning achievement.
So President Obama is apparently endorsing this as something appropriate for a president to peddle...
A fairly raucous hash tag game broke out on Twitter.
Obama's Chevy Go-Cart has a hard time staying on the road.
Stop me if you've heard this one before.
Isn't it racist to talk about a black guy "evolving?"
We can fix this on our terms, while we still control our destiny, or we can wait until we are like the decrepit Soviet Union or today's Greece, sold into penury and helplessly prostrate before the international bankers and enemy nations eager for our humiliating comeuppance.
President Obama's emotional siding with Trayvon Martin in the Rose Garden Friday, hailed by some as a moment of leadership on race relations, is an egregious abnegation of duty that could help lead to race riots and further deaths.
People who read the Constitution are a threat to the people who trample on the Constitution.
Enjoy your weekend. Stay safe out there and please come back.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Speak No Evil
Allahpundit begins his post over at Hot Air with this line: "Faced with the reality that his chances have collapsed, the Sweater Vest begins to unravel."
I haven't yet weighed in on who I'd vote for in this presidential primary cycle. Well, that's not entirely true. Prior to the Iowa Caucuses, my support was going to Thad McCotter.
Thad McCotter wasn't allowed to participate in the Fox News/Washington Examiner Iowa Republican Party debate. Criteria for inclusion in the debate did not allow several other candidates, or potential candidates, to participate in the debate, including Buddy Roemer and Fred Karger who did not meet the polling criterion of at least 1% in 5 national polls.
Shortly after the debate in Ames, Iowa Thad dropped out of the race saying in an interview with The Detroit News that, "If they keep you out of the debates, you are out of the conversation, and you can't run. It was sort of death by media."
It is my considered opinion that if McCotter had been in the Ames debate that the GOP political landscape would look very different today and for the better. But that's a discussion for another day.
On Thursday, March 22, 2012 Rick Santorum uttered something unbelievably reckless:
"You win by giving people a choice," Santorum said during a campaign stop in Texas. "You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who's just going to be a little different than the person in there."
Santorum added: "If they're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate for the future."
Many of my blogger friends have come out strongly for Rick Santorum. I had chosen to wait and watch. I've waited long enough.
Despite the protestations of Erick Erickson of Red State who opined, "Much hay is being made of Rick Santorum saying he'd prefer Obama to Romney. Except that is not what he said or what he meant. Certainly he could have had a clarifying clause in his statement, but given the context, I think he was saying no more and no less than what I have been saying."
Erick, he said, "…we may as well stay with what we have…" Even the most rudimentary student of the English language or PoliSci 101 knows the inference was to vote to give the errand boy sent by grocery clerks a second term.
Then there's Stacy McCain who jumped on the Santorum bandwagon after Herman Cain bowed out of the race following his unfortunate bimbo eruption. No more stalwart supporter can be found in the dextrosphere.
Stacy posted his thoughts saying, "Santorum was making the same argument Phyllis Schlafly made in her 1964 classic, A Choice Not an Echo. He is saying something he has said many times—and something Newt Gingrich has also said—that Romney fails to offer a clear contrast to Obama. In this context, when Santorum said 'we might as well stay with what we have,' he clearly meant to express what the reaction of regular voters would be, if presented with someone who is just 'a little different' than the incumbent. Santorum did not express himself clearly, but awkwardness of expression is not the same as endorsing Barack Obama's re-election."
Erickson and McCain both agree that Santorum was, shall we say, inarticulate. I believe it goes much deeper.
Whoever the next president is, will appoint up to three Supreme Court Justices during his term. Those appointments are for life. "Staying with what we have" means that Obama will appoint liberal justices who will be activists who could, potentially, increase the threats to the rule of law and further infringe upon our liberty.
During a September 2001 Chicago public radio program that aired on Chicago's WBEZ-FM on September 6, 2001, titled "Slavery and the Constitution", then Illinois State Senator Barack Obama said, "I think we can say that the Constitution reflected an enormous blind spot in this culture that carries on until this day, and that the Framers had that same blind spot. I don't think the two views are contradictory, to say that it was a remarkable political document that paved the way for where we are now, and to say that it also reflected the fundamental flaw of this country that continues to this day."
Another point to be made is that the Democrats took solid control of the Senate and the House in 2006. Their progressive agenda, along with squishy Republicans is what put this country on its knees.
A clear message was sent to the Houses of Congress in the 2010 election via the Tea Party Movement. It takes time to sever the tentacles of the monster that has held our government hostage for the past six years.
If Romney does become the nominee at the GOP convention in Tampa, we must coalesce behind him.
I find that Rick Santorum is easily led astray by the Left's taunting of him. He lacks focus. He spends too much time with long knives out for his rivals and not enough time attacking the real problem—the current occupant of the Oval Office—a man who is committed to the radical transformation of the country we love.
Four more years will only make the community organizer bolder and brasher and more narcissistic.
Santorum made an egregious mistake uttering those words and I join Jeff Dunetz of Yid With Lid, who today, has withdrawn his support.
Dunetz writes, "Yesterday, Rick Santorum showed himself too immature to be President of the United States."
He continues, "I am sure Santorum will try and walk back the statement but is too late, the damage has been done. Rick Santorum committed the ultimate sin for a 2012 GOP candidate—saying Barack Obama would be preferred over his opponents. This was hyperbole, which is both false and irresponsible."
"Barack Obama represents the biggest threat to individual freedom in my lifetime (Joe Biden might even say in the past 500 years). Newt Gingrich or Mitt Romney would be far superior to Barack Obama. With his suggestion to the contrary, Santorum proves himself to be less than ready to handle the job."
Santorum's recklessness in the heat of battle is also a clear indicator that he is not ready for prime time.
UPDATE: On Friday's edition of Your World, Neil Cavuto said, "A lot of folks think you committed political suicide." Santorum replied, "Neil, this is just laughable…the highest priority in this country is to defeat Barack Obama. And, what I was saying there was, if we don't have a choice, then the American public may decide to keep Barack Obama, that's all I said."
UPDATE: On Friday's edition of Your World, Neil Cavuto said, "A lot of folks think you committed political suicide." Santorum replied, "Neil, this is just laughable…the highest priority in this country is to defeat Barack Obama. And, what I was saying there was, if we don't have a choice, then the American public may decide to keep Barack Obama, that's all I said."
In the video embedded below, Santorum sounds pathetic and panicky as he attempts to walk back his disastrous comment.
Linked at The Lonely Conservative, Before It's News and Sentry Journal.
Linked at The Lonely Conservative, Before It's News and Sentry Journal.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Paul Harvey: "If I Were The Devil" (Warning For A Nation)
"If I Were The Devil" was an essay popularized by syndicated columnist Paul Harvey. The oldest known version of his essay dates back to 1964.
"If I were the devil, I wouldn't be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree—Thee. So I'd set about however necessary to take over the United States. I'd subvert the churches first—I would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: 'Do as you please.'
"To the young, I would whisper, 'The Bible is a myth.' I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is 'square.' And the old, I would teach to pray after me, 'Our Father, which art in Washington.'
"And then I'd get organized. I'd educate authors on how to lurid literature exciting, so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting. I'd threaten TV with dirtier movies and vice versa. I'd pedal narcotics to whom I could. I'd sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I'd tranquilize the rest with pills.
"If I were the devil I'd soon have families at war with themselves, churches at war with themselves and nations at war with themselves; until each in its turn was consumed. And with promises of higher ratings I'd have mesmerizing media fanning the flames. If I were the devil I would encourage schools to refine young intellects, but neglect to discipline emotions—just let those run wild, until before you knew it, you'd have to have drug sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door.
"Within a decade I'd have prisons overflowing, I'd have judges promoting pornography—soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress. And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and deify science. I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls, and church money. If I were the devil I'd make the symbol of Easter an egg and the symbol of Christmas a bottle.
"If I were the devil I'd take from those who have, and give to those wanted until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. What do you bet I could get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich? I would caution against extremes and hard work, and patriotism, and moral conduct. I would convince the young that marriage is old-fashioned, that swinging is more fun, that what you see on TV is the way to be. And thus I could undress you in public, and I could lure you into bed with diseases for which there is no cure. In other words, if I were the devil I'd just keep right on doing what he's doing. Paul Harvey, good day."
Linked at POH Diaries.
Linked at POH Diaries.
Obama's XL Pipeline Etch A Sketch: The Knobs Do Nothing
In a March 22, 2012 Gallup Poll, asked as part of its annual Environment Survey, 57% of Americans approve of construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Forty-four percent of Democrats and 51% of independents approve as well. That polling information is the chief reason for the current occupier of the Oval Office to "shake up" his XL pipeline decision.
In an "etch a sketch" moment of his own, the errand boy sent by grocery clerks announced that he would speed up the permit process for the southern section of the pipeline—just in time for the presidential election. No obvious political expediency in evidence here. Meh.
Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) says when Obama stands in Cushing for his photo-op that he's pulling a fast one on Americans.
In an interview with KJRH, Sullivan, Chairman of the House Energy and Power Subcommittee, said, "President Obama claiming credit for speeding up the Keystone pipeline is like Al Gore saying he invented the Internet—it is claiming credit where credit isn't due. This is clearly an attempt to deflect attention from $4 gas and his failed energy policies, and Oklahomans won't buy it. The southern portion of Keystone XL doesn't cross international lines and doesn't need presidential approval. In fact, this administration has done everything in their power to delay the Keystone process—just last week the President personally lobbied members of Congress to vote against it," Sullivan stated.
"Simply put, the southern portion of keystone—from Cushing, OK to the Gulf Coast—is being built in spite of the Obama Administration, not because of them. This portion of the pipeline does require numerous permits, but those come from state authorities, army corps of engineers and fish and wildlife services, not the president," he concluded.
Here's an excerpt of an Op-Ed which appears in today's The Oklahoman:
"Forgive us, sir, if we don't share your grudging acceptance of fossil fuel as some "temporary" alternative to the energy sources you prefer. It's not that we dislike wind power. Lord knows we have plenty of wind. Suburban Oklahomans have embraced wind for their electricity, just as their homesteading ancestors embraced windmills on treeless plains. The head of a national wind energy trade association is a former member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry."
"She loves wind power. But she also gets the criticality of hydrocarbons. Do you?"
"Mr. President, it's not that we don't want a bridge to a future that doesn't rely on imported oil. In fact, we think a key truss on that bridge is a fossil fuel called natural gas. We have lots of it, but your administration seems keen on restricting its exploration."
"In the town that fossil fuel built, we don't feel trapped in the past, as you put it the other day. We not flat earthers. We're deep earthers. We don't cling to our rotary rigs or nodding donkeys (pumpjacks). We recognize their necessity."
"State Rep. Lee Denney, who represents the area you'll visit in Cushing, notes that a future without oil and gas exists only in your head, not in reality."
"So demagogue all you want about under-taxed oil barons. Just remember that you didn't arrive here on a solar-powered aircraft. What flows in and out of the Pipeline Crossroads of the World is oil. Getting it to Cushing is expensive and risky."
"Eighty-two years ago, on March 26, 1930, the rumbling at a drilling rig in southeast Oklahoma City turned to a roar. Terrified roughnecks fled when high-pressure natural gas sent pipes and rocks into the air. It took 11 days to tame the Wild Mary Sudik well. But tame it we did."
"Eight decades later we're still taming hydrocarbons around here, in the town that fossil fuel built."
Linked at Proof Positive and Say Anything.
Linked at Proof Positive and Say Anything.
Saving Private Focker
It seems two Hollywood superstars have stepped in a sizeable pile of muck; Tom Hanks eight years ago at a fundraising auction for St. Matthew's Parish School and Robert De Niro, just this week, at a Democratic fundraiser.
Both actors are in full damage control mode.
During the video unearthed by The Daily Caller, Hanks is seen onstage with an investment banker in a blackface skit and is heard saying, "Oh jeez…Ladies and gentlemen, a celebrity in our midst! Who would have thought that Bill O'Reilly would join us?"
The shitstorm that followed prompted Hanks to offer an apology. "In 2004, I was blindsided when one of the parents got up on the stage in a costume that was hideously offensive then and is hideously offensive now. What is usually a night of food and drink for a good cause was, regrettably, marred by an appalling few moments."
In addressing the issue more fully to The Daily Caller, our boy Tom, offered a belated apology to O'Reilly saying, "I used Bill O'Reilly as the punch line of an uncomfortable joke that was hardly funny and [was] unfair. I have no reason to think Mr. O'Reilly would have found both the reason for the joke nor my use of it funny in any way."
In another example of Leftist raaaaacism, Robert De Niro on Wednesday, apologized for joking at a Democratic fundraiser with Michelle Obama about the possibility of having a "white first lady" at the White House after November's presidential elections.
The Oscar-winning star of "The Godfather: Part II" and "Raging Bull" said he had intended no offense with the remark about the wives of Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney.
He opened the fundraiser saying, "Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?"
According to the report, the crowd of $5,000-a-plate donors waiting to hear from the nation's first black first lady roared in approval, and De Niro finished: "Too soon, right?"
De Niro's "the devil made me do it" statement: "My remarks, although spoken with satirical jest, were not meant to offend or embarrass anyone—especially the first lady."
So, my Photoshop™ software, having a mind of its own, whipped up this graphic of two stupid Hollywood idiots. I would apologize for it, but why should I? It was satirical jesting and it is meant to embarrass these towering examples of stupidity and Lefty raaaaacism.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Linked at The TrogloPundit and Right Wing News.
Linked at The TrogloPundit and Right Wing News.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
And That's Why He Won't Be On Mount Rushmore
Mark Steyn was interested in the rest of the "yukfest of history's biggest idiots" by the current occupant of The Oval Office.
He notes that many of the zingers sounded as though they had been swiped from one of those "Top Twenty Useful Quotes for Forward-Looking Inspirational Speakers" and from Wikiquotes.
President Pantload said, "There always have been folks who are the naysayers and don't believe in the future, and don't believe in trying to do things differently. One of my predecessors, Rutherford B. Hayes, reportedly said about the telephone, 'It's a great invention, but who would ever want to use one?' That's why he's not on Mount Rushmore—because he's looking backwards. He's not looking forwards. He's explaining why we can't do something, instead of why we can do something."
Nan Card, Curator of Manuscripts at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, quickly put the kibosh on TPM by informing them that President Hayes had the first telephone in the White House, and the first typewriter, and Edison visited him to demonstrate the phonograph.
So the errand boy sent by grocery clerks may have gotten a room full of chuckles from the blissfully ignorant audience, but the citation about President Hayes was
a lie.
Steyn writes, "A great nation needs successful self-made businessmen and purveyors of scholarly excellence. It's not clear why it needs a smug over-credentialed President Solyndra to recycle Crowd-Pleasing for Dummies as a keynote address."
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus, they all laughed at Edison and Steyn believes that history will laugh at us for ever taking this president seriously.
Amen, brother Steyn, amen.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Right Jabs For March 17, 2012
All the news that's fit to link from conservative blogger friends. Enjoy.
Another Obama BFF who just happens to be a big, fat, low-class pig. A shocker, I know.
These days it's not often that you see a member of the Despairing Classes being seduced by classic Communism on a city street, but it does happen.
…four years of non-stop rutting in Sarah Palin's uterus…
The man reads from his teleprompter like a pro but has little of import to say, lies shamelessly, uses eighth-grade language, leans heavily toward long-windedness, and stumbles over his own tongue like a stroke victim.
Smoke 'em if you got 'em. And, no, this is not a prompt to get you to put down those filthy coffin nails.
Obama's canary is sick. (I won't be sending get-well flowers.)
The People's Republic of California—Parasites rely on the good will and the capricious favor of a benefactor.
It was as if a tweet had flapped its wings in South America causing chaos in the political system.
Sinkholes in the road we've traveled—unbridled
bullshit schmaltz.
The half-solved problem according to Yoda.
Morticia Addams, looking worse than the Cryptkeeper, announces the return to the Dark Ages.
People with full frontal lobotomies can still cry?
Beloved around the world for his unique unicorn taming abilities and Nobel-Peace-prize-winning-management and launching of several wars is not as quite beloved as we were lead to believe. Hey, can you say "flambé"?
A productive member of society with some thoughts on St. Patrick's Day.
"I'm very leery of ethnic jokes in my position; the only ones I can tell are Irish!" Must see video of the classiest president this nation has ever had.
Arlen Sphincter, duplicitous rat bastard, continues to rot in retirement.
"Don't tell me words don't matter," Obama once said. And he was right. Words do matter. The words of his mentors that have rooted hate so deep in the black community that it has become a cancer, a sore that bleeds violence, a stain on the soul.
Mark Zuckerberg, Director of CIA's Facebook Program? CAUTION: political parody by The Onion.
One trick pony that is clearly full of shit.
This one's for Andrew.
Pioneering beering.
Obama shill flummoxed by criticism from another Obama shill.
I heard it was a bestseller in Elbonia, with a literacy rate similar to the likelihood of a President Palin next January.
Ack. Make it stop. Boob belts gone wild.
What will it be, ye patriots? A million tentacles of injustice?
Apocalypse Now or Obama's "good war"?
That's my linky-love for this week. Now you go out and make it good day. Thanks for stopping by my place.
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Internet venues that allow anonymous posting promote a personal and group assholism, according to a study by the Institute for Internet Studies (IIS).
"If your name or your face is connected to what you post on the internet, you naturally have a tendency not to be a jerk," said a spokesman. "It's just like in everyday life; we have natural filters in our brain that edit out outrageous and meaningless statements, which enable actual conversations to go on.
"But if you can hide behind a handle like BiggusDickus or IBeatUpLibs, the barriers go down. You pour forth whatever boils up from the muck in the lizard part of your brain with no common-sense filtering whatsoever. You can actually get a buzz similar to alcohol or meth, but completely risk-free except, of course, the forum becomes completely useless as a means of discussion."
Reaction was swift and angry.
"Fukkkk yuo!" posted BigBeatr69.
"YOUR A COMMUINIST!!!!" denounced LibCrusher44.
"Our forum actually received a great many more such comments," stated the Institute's webmaster, "But those were typical of the ones least likely to get us in trouble with the FCC were this report to be broadcast. At any rate, it doesn't matter exactly what is posted; the basic meaning is roughly the same: they all state that the poster is an asshole. The only variation is in the precise words employed and the degree of overuse of capital letters."
"Our anonymous forum is now completely garbaged up with this stuff and useless for actual discussion of our work," said the Institute's spokesman. "This is not a problem; we are transitioning our business model from scientific study of Assholism into treatment and damage mitigation. Our first step is to create a forum where genuine assholes can spend their time posting, instead of wandering the streets and bothering small children."


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Do Accutane and alcohol mix or is it dangerous?
I've been told by my dermatologist that in no case must I drink alcohol, even in moderate quantities, since I'm currently taking Accutane (isotretinoin). I'm a moderate, casual drinker in normal circumstances (2-5 drinks per week) so abstinence hasn't been a real issue so far and I've never had any issues with my liver, but I've been reading online that a few drinks every now and then while taking Accutane isn't such a big deal. With the holidays coming up, I'm wondering how bad it can be if I have a glass of wine over dinner? My family will definitely notice if I'm not drinking and I don't want to have to explain everything.
As a person who has tried both Accutane and Proactiv, you can't compare the two. For me, Proactiv didn't work any better than any other Benzoyl Peroxide-based acne treatment that you could buy at your local CVS or Walgreens. Proactiv is just a well-marketed toner, cleanser and moisturizer. They give each of their lotions fancy names, but at the end of the day, you could buy any of these products at your local drugstore. When you buy Proactiv, 90% of what you're paying goes towards all of the marketing you're seeing. Proactiv might help with very mild acne that would disappear on its own eventually. Accutane works for chronic mild to severe acne that won't go away. In my opinion, Accutane is a cure and Proactiv is a mild treatment (if you can even call it that).
Don't mix Accutane with alcohol! Accutane affects your liver, to the point where you need to have lab work done every month while you're taking it to make sure your liver isn't being harmed by it. Obviously alcohol affects your liver too, and mixing the two can be really dangerous. Another issue with alcohol and Accutane is the possibility of dehydration – the active ingredient in Accutane can dehydrate your body (not just your skin!) and alcohol does the same, so if you do forget and have a few drinks while taking it, make sure you drink a lot of water during and afterwards. Mixing with alcohol can cause the fats in your blood to rise, which also can be dangerous. Another thing to consider is whether any of your other medications can also affect your liver. Even Tylenol taken with alcohol can cause liver toxicity so be super careful if you take any other medications.
I am always happy to share my Accutane experience to help others! I am not taking it now, but it really helped me get rid of my cystic acne a few years ago and, thankfully, my acne has not returned.
The reason that it is not recommended to drink alcohol while taking Accutane is due to the fact that both are really hard on your liver. If you have any family history of any kind of liver disorder, I would definitely not recommend that you drink alcohol at all while on Accutane. However, since I don't have a family history of liver disease, I did decide to drink one glass of wine with dinner once during my Accutane treatment and, to be honest, I didn't even enjoy it due to feeling worried the whole time I was drinking it that I was doing something very unhealthy for me!
In the end, I don't think it caused me any harm, but nothing good came out of it, either. If you are concerned about what your family will think when you refuse a glass of wine, then just tell them that you found out it gives you headaches or something if you don't want to tell them you are on Accutane. Maybe someone else will chime in with their experience to provide you another point of view.
Accutane and alcohol are both processed through the liver, so you assume twice the risk of liver damage or dysfunction when you take them together. The potential for liver damage is the reason that you get your blood checked regularly when taking Accutane. Millions of people drink every day and put their livers at risk without even realizing what they're doing. It comes down to how much risk you want to assume by requiring your liver to process Accutane and alcohol together.
If you suffer from other health conditions that also put your liver at risk for dysfunction or disease, then you're potentially tripling your risk when you consume alcohol and take Accutane. If you don't have other health conditions that might impact your liver, then you may decide to take the minor risk and enjoy a drink or two over the holidays. This is a personal decision, but you should let your dermatologist know that you drink occasionally if you decide to take on that risk.


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The Harbinger By: Jonathan Cahn
Definition of a harbinger is hahr-bin-jer] /ˈhɑr bɪn dʒər/
a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign:
Frost is a harbinger of winter.
a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations.
verb (used with object)
to act as harbinger to; herald the coming of.
"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself hath ordained" George Washington.
The smiles of Heaven cannot remain on a nation that disregards the ways of God. If America turns away from God, its blessing will likewise be removed and replaced with judgement.
This nation has turned away from God. This nation has taken to disregarding the ways of God. This nation is no longer blessed by God. This nation will fall. This nation is under judgement from God. Plead the blood of Jesus over yourselves and your household. Hold fast to walking in righteousness before God. This nation will fall. The Lord has been sending us warning after warning, you and your household need to dwell in the secret place of the Most High. Keep your hope in the Lord in these final days. Plead the precious blood of the Lamb. Walk righteously before our Lord and Savior at all times.
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