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Here are a few of my cartoons about relationships from the Wall Street Journal (yes, the WSJ!), The Funny Times and others. You can see a lot more of my cartoons at my site HeyKidsComics.com.
And don't forget that I'll be interviewed in a live Web podcast on Friday at 2pm EST by Mr. Media.
Above: cunning and deception is the way to vet your man in the 21st century. That's a hanging plant on the right. Looking at it now, it just looks weird, half-drawn and hanging there like that.
Above: an old wheeze is ever there was one. If I was to draw a second panel, it would be the woman spouting off a thousand word screed (with mucho potty language) about all the things she's done for him over the past year.
Above: in a Mike Lynch Cartoon, giving a guy a chin pube means he's a poser.
Above: I think I actually said this one time while "jogging" (more like a fast, flailing walk) down Dean Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
Above: Oh, yeah. I don't know about you, but this is sooooo true for me. Long relationships hold all the standard plot elements of an episode of the 1960s PATTY DUKE SHOW; the pair start to sound alike, look alike, etc.
Above: OK, I don't know if this "reads," but there was a building with these enormous concrete planters by the entrance in Brooklyn (I think it may be Trade Loeffler's) and for some odd reason that's what I chose to draw in this cartoon. I was just into drawing wacky planters!
Above is our Brooklyn bedroom, with the dresser on one side and the closet, with its sliding doors, on the other. I'm not a rock music fan, so this is not a typical conversation. But, substitute "old comic books," and we're on the right track.
Above: Another clueless guy who isn't going to get another date with a nice woman. This is a good use of wash.
Above: this was an entry for a "call center contest." A call center is one of those places that handles 1-800 phone calls. Whenever you make those calls, you get that recording telling you that this may be recorded for quality assurance. The last time I called a 1-800 number, it was to AT&T Customer Service. I was angry and, in turn, I made them angry (a long story I'll save for those long winter evenings, my friend) and Melissa (yes, I remember her name), the Customer Service Rep, hung up on me with a resounding yelp and a click!
I'm now with Vonage.
Above: a snarky couple with a sexist and funny comment. Dig their dinky eyeglasses. If you think that the eyeglasses are silly, then you are not cool.
Above: And why do they all have that flippy hair?
Above: someone that I always thought was pretty sharp looked and looked at the cartoon before asking, And what were those three little words?
This one has the dubious distinction of being held by Playboy as well as by the supermarket tabloid First for Women. Neither one of them decided to buy it.
Above: I agree. Staying out late and partying is just way to exhausting. Let's settle down and stay home and watch old movies and eat fatty snacks.
Above: I like these two. They seem like they could be a fun couple. The exterior is based on my next door neighbor's stoop in Brooklyn.
Above: Here she is cooking for both of them, and he's fooling around selfishly with a gadget.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Relationship Cartoons by Mike Lynch
Posted by Mike Lynch at 7:30 PM
Labels: gag cartoons
2 comments:
- Mark Anderson said...
First that hanging plant, and then that giant planter. What is it with you and plants?
Also, "chin pube" is the funniest thing I've read so far today.
- Unknown said...
these are pretty adorable.
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USATF Half-Marathon National Championships
Start List (as of 1/10/11)
Abdi Abdirahman Nike
Austin Baillie unattached
Brock Baker unattached
Matt Barrett unattached
Brennan Benkert unattached
David Berdan unattached
Fasil Bizuneh New Balance
Kyle Brady unattached
Trent Briney unattached
Warren Brown unattached
Daniel Browne unattached
Ian Burrell unattached
Gian-Paul Caccia New York Athletic Club (NYAC)
Michael Chavez unattached
Robert Cheseret unattached
John Crews The Athlete's Foot Racing
Joe Driscoll ZAP Fitness
Josh Eberly Brooks
Jeffrey Eggleston unattached
Jimmy Elam unattached
Chris Erichsen unattached
Donovan Fellows unattached
Jason Finch unattached
Matthew Folk unattached
Matthew Forys New York Athletic Club (NYAC)
Kenneth Foster U.S. Army
David Fuentes unattached
Matthew Gabrielson Reebok
Gus Gibbs River City Rebels
Dan Greeno unattached
Jason Griffiths unattached
Paul Guevara The Georgetown Running Company
Ryan Hall Asics
Nick Hird unattached
Bryant Jensen unattached
Leo Kormanik Atlanta Track Club
Roland Lavallee New Balance Boston
Jason Lehmkuhle Saucony
Craig Leon unattached
Scott MacPherson unattached
Tyler McCandless unattached
Joshua Moen unattached
Mike Morgan Hansons-Brooks Distance Project
Jose Munoz unattached
Skyler Nesheim unattached
Kenyon Neuman unattached
David Nightingale unattached
Miguel Nuci unattached
Oscar Ogwaro unattached
Jason Ordway unattached
Joshua Ordway unattached
Justin Patananan unattached
Joshua Perrin unattached
Kevin Pool River City Rebels
John Poray unattached
Eric Rasmussen Team Nebraska Brooks
Christopher Reis unattached
Bobby Reyes unattached
Sergio Reyes unattached
HECTOR RIVERA unattached
Patrick Rizzo unattached
Mikhail Sayenko Club Northwest
Jason Schoener unattached
Patrick Smyth Nike
Erik Stanley unattached
Daniel Tapia unattached
Ryan Vail Brooks
Antonio Vega unattached
Justin Young unattached
Any idea who is running the marathon--besides the McMillan crew---Gotcher and Fagan?
My 2-cents - Hall nor Abdi wins. Hall's fitness carries him to a solid time, although it won't be enough for the win. Abdi continues to show his slow decline over the past couple years.
Smyth should run pretty solid too; isn't his best 62 low?
USATF/USADA/WADA: please test the top 5-10 men from this event! It is costly but do it anyway.
updated list has Jorge Torres as well.
Brent Vaughn is heading down to Houston as well.
Where's Trafeh? He could tear all these guys a new one.
Lost Soul wrote:
My 2-cents - Hall nor Abdi wins. Hall's fitness carries him to a solid time, although it won't be enough for the win.
Aside from his 59:43, Hall never goes all out in half-marathons...Going to be nice to finally see the two in a race though.
All my best to Josh, Jason, and Matt.
Never said he was going to go all out, but it's been commonplace to see Hall run very respectable 1/2's off of his Marathon fitness.
In my entirely unsupported (by fact) opinion, i just don't think Hall's going to really rip one, even if he does go all out. He might run a pretty good time, but if anyone hangs with him, i don't see him crushing the field (aka, 08 trials fashion).
i would imagine guys like Hall & Abdi are using this more as a "preview the trials course" situation, given that it's difficult to run ANY marathon course without dodging cars and sprinting across intersections, this is the one opportunity to run the trials course straight and familiarize themselves with the terrain.
Go Finch!
the press release says trafeh is running the half marathon.
is arciniega in the full?
sc coach wrote:
Any idea who is running the marathon--besides the McMillan crew---Gotcher and Fagan?
i heard belainesh gebre was running the houston marathon, but that was before she ran honolulu, so she may be to tired for another marathon so close to honolulu, but she might as she apparently recovers fast with races mostly half marathons every 2-3 weeks.
No Douglas. She might be banned or black balled from future competition. If I were an RD I would not enter her. It's obvious she's cheating.
This is the test of hall's switch to self coaching. If he runs <60:00 or doesn't win he is going to get sh*t on.
did someone forget to tell him they drug test? nick is pacing his boys in the marathon. shame he can't run, too bad greg can't let go of the reins a little bit.
douglas burke wrote:the press release says trafeh is running the half marathon.
This is one of the reasons that Nick was accepted as part of the training team. Gotcher is the top runner and the group is responsible for feeding his needs. Just ask Andrew Carlson.
Watch out for Robert Cheseret, he may give the leaders a run for their money.

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Tonight I made my first digital-mode contact! Using PSK-31, I worked special event station VE3FRST ("UN International Year of Forests") on 40 meters. Michael, VE3NOO, kindly emailed me this screenshot of the moment:
A few things had me fumbling around, but over the next few contacts I started to get the hang of it. After VE3FRST I went on to work another station in Ontario, one in Alabama, and one in France with PSK-31 before retreating to my key and working Costa Rica with CW.
I highly recommend the DigiMaster PRO PLUS! It comes with a USB soundcard and was very easy to hook up and get going with Ham Radio Deluxe/Digital Master 780. It performs both as a CAT interface and as a data interface, and works great.
I learned the hard way that not all CAT cables are worth buying. Buy cheap, and you'll buy twice like I did. My first one was a cheap cable from "affordableradio" on ebay. It uses the Prolific chipset for the serial-to-USB interface. Stay away from Prolific! The only thing prolific about it was the prolific number of spontaneous disconnections and "Blue Screen of Death" crashes. I tried everything — every driver I could get my hands on, I/O buffer adjustments, etc. but it was junk. I couldn't bring myself to sell it to another ham, so I returned it. No refund yet, but here's hoping.


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Julia is a junior at WHBHS and lives in East Moriches. She joined the cheerleading team during her sophomore year and has enjoyed it ever since. In her free time, Julia likes to spend time with friends, listen to music and draw. Her favorite subject is English and she loves to write stories. In the future, Julia plans to go to college for fashion merchandising. This is is her first year writing for The Hurricane Eye.
Julia Seifert, Staff Writer
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|Oct 17, 2018
Cheerleaders Put A Pep in Their Step (Story)


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In May 2008 I graduated college (Da Bears!) and set out for the first time on a career path. I had had a few jobs in college but having a career was taking a job to a new level. Fast forward four years and I had been teaching middle school. While it got tiring and I was often worn out, I have such fond memories of my co-workers and students. I learned more in that 4 years than I could put into words. Many days I still forget that I'm not a teacher; that was so much a part of who I am.
|the good ol' days of teaching at AMS with these babes and getting off at 4 so we could still hang out all night!
I moved to Midland in 2012. In the previous years I had wanted what I considered a professional career: one where you wore business professional and went to lunch with clients and had evening events. I had seen my dad work in this environment my whole life, and I looked up to and respected the position he held. If I could just be like that, I would have made it (I thought).
For nearly 3 years I worked for a community bank. They were amazing to me. After hiring me to ultimately help start a training department, they quickly gave me all the things I thought would make me feel professional. And it did. I was proud of my work. I worked my tail off.
|sending selfies to my sister during a conference call; oh, the corporate world
I remember the day so vividly that my boss walked in and handed me flowers with a card that said congratulations on my latest promotion. Wow. I couldn't believe it. It was humbling to have worked so hard and be given such a great opportunity. When she left, I began calling Cash and my whole family. "You won't believe this! I'm an AVP now!" They all said kind congratulations. They knew I had worked hard, because they were on the receiving end of all the nights I was away from home.
While I was filled to the brim with excitement and pride, I remember going home that night and still...at home...I was Avery. My husband did not love me more nor did he love me less. My parents did not begin to see me differently. My dogs weren't wagging their tails a bit faster. I think that's when my mind began a shift from look what I can do to Jesus, what do YOU want me to do?
In the same time frame Cash and I began decorating our Christmas tree. I found an ornament one of my first students had given me tucked away in a box full of Christmas cards from past students. I broke down. In front of me I saw how lives had been changed. God had used me for that time of my life to be His vessel into my students' lives. I had let that go. It was beginning to become another hard lesson in the chapter of listening more to God than myself.
That was in December. In March we found out we were expecting our first child. I had already begun praying, "God, You have allowed me great opportunities. You gave me what I thought I wanted. I feel empty. I miss the rewarding aspect of a ministry for you. What do you want me to do?" Let it be known that there definitely is a ministry in every job. I had been able to write a leadership training that influenced the lives of many co-workers and hopefully be a witness to others on a daily basis. But what I could not determine at the time if that was the ministry God wanted for me.
Let me take you back a few years. I remember my second year of teaching telling a friend of mine, "I could never leave teaching. To not have the opportunity to minister these students--I just couldn't imagine." That was where my heart had been for 8 years of college and working. And then I had taken a leap and went into the corporate world. While it was a great experience, I was just beginning to feel I had turned my back on God's calling for my life. I think I had wanted to make more money, have a little more (what I considered at the time) prestige. And what I found with that was that at home I was no more of a "real somebody" and in my heart I felt I was missing out on my calling.
So we found out we were having a child. Not something I had originally known I wanted in my life, but I found out quickly that my whole world would be turned upside down in the best way possible. In no time I had quit shopping for myself, eating for myself, thinking for myself. I found myself on my knees more than any other time in my life (even if it was hard to get up and down the bigger my belly grew!). What I felt God begin to tell me was rocking my world.
In March I thought God was telling me that the empty feeling I had had for a few months was for a purpose. He was proud I had worked hard, but he was preparing me for something different. By the summer I knew but could hardly face that that different preparation was for me to stay home. I remember crying on the front porch with my mom and sister and said, "But I've worked so hard! Do you know what all I've accomplished? And 2016 is a Presidential election year; I DO NOT WANT TO WATCH CARTOONS DURING DEBATES!!!" They laughed for a moment and then told me that all of those cares about my career and Presidential elections would be different now.
As I continued to pray I tried to understand why would God lead me to 2 different job roles only to have me stay home? Wasn't I smarter than that? What about graduate school? Had all of that been for not?
It did not take God long to totally erase my selfish desires or silly preconceived notions. I began to see very clearly that the more I pursued my own adventures the less I felt like a good wife, a good soon-to-be mom, a good friend. I was bogged down; and I think God let me see and feel that to understand why He was calling me to something different.
Now God's path for every woman is different. For you He may have called you to be in the corporate world and be a life changer there. Or He may have said that you should be a nurse or doctor and save lives and be a life changer there. And in that He may have told you what He told me: let My direction and My blessings be enough for you. His direction and His blessings for you may look different than His direction and blessings for me. But I knew exactly that He meant for me to pull back from the world I was hoping to be in and allow myself to love my family and care for them like I never imagined possible.
My close friends who knew me I'm sure laughed when I told them I thought I would stay home. My friend Megan said, "I never saw that from you. You were so career-minded." I could not shake, however, God's total conviction over this decision. When I gave work a two weeks' notice, they were in complete surprise. I could not have been more thankful for my nearly 3 years there and then how they were completely supportive during this time. They did not try to coerce me into staying or maybe working part-time. They told me they respected my decision. On my last day of work I walked into an office with a baby gift and gift card lying on my desk. I wept.
I wept for the memories. I wept for the kindness. I wept for the love I shared with them. But I did not weep over the decision; I had gotten too strong of a word from my Lord to weep against His will.
The first two weeks were a little bit harder for me in weaning myself off of titles and responsibilities and duties that lead to praise and recognition outside the home. I was afraid Cash would think less of me. I don't know why. Although we had come to this together, I felt like I was not contributing as much or he would think I was lazy. That may sound silly, but it was a deep fear of mine to be seen as less in my husband's eyes. But every day he supported me. When I cried that I wasn't as much as I used to be, he gently reminded me I was even more. When I felt like I wasn't a good enough cook or housekeeper, he would brag on what a good job I did.
|my new role of housewife and trying to do my first load of laundry
- the smell of fresh, clean laundry is the best smell inside of a home
- the seemingly small task of ironing my husband's clothes makes me love him more
- having the bed made and the home comfortable for him gives me purpose
- putting my love into his food makes it worthwhile when I see how happy he is to be fed and full on a halfway decent meal (We are still learning that one!)
- being at peace with God and with myself brings more peace into our home
- doing for my husband and our home has made our love deeper and stronger
When I was working, I tried to keep strong to the verse found in Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men." I find that still true as I work inside the home. Paul continues in verse 24 "knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ." These words rang true for 7 years of professional life. And today, as I sit here on a Friday afternoon with a roast in the crock pot and clean sheets on the bed, they still ring true to my time as a stay-at-home-wife/mother. And I encourage that for you too. Whatever God has led you to in your life, do it with all your heart. You, my dear friend, are serving the Lord Christ.


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older Adventure Maps
Here is a list of older adventure maps that aren't posted on this website.
An older map.
You are in a city when an apocalypse takes place.
In The Village
An old map of mine.
You're in a sandstone village and you have to do something.
Oh, and there is TNT.
Jomy10`s World
A really short old map.
Nothing really special, it's kind of a really bad map.


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By Andrew Liszewski
Thankfully I've never had a problem with being able to fall asleep but the waking up part is not something I look forward to. The Verilux Rise & Shine alarm clock takes a nature-based approach to help make both waking up and falling asleep a lot easier.
Stealing an idea that the sun should have patented years ago the Rise & Shine will slowly increase the brightness of the lamp and the sound of the alarm in the morning which helps you ease out of your nightly coma making it easier to face the day. And in the evening it does the exact opposite, slowly dimming the lamp and fading the music or sounds away. And if you find your local radio stations too annoying you can also choose one of eight different nature sounds including song birds, harbor cove or a New England village.
The Rise & Shine alarm clock is available from Verilux for $149.99 and comes in either Ivory or Graphite colors.


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Manchester United are using help from Adidas to fund an audacious move for Lionel Messi, according to reports in Spain.
Marketing Deportivo claim that the German sportswear manufacturer, who are paying £75 million a season to sponsor United, are concerned by the team's performances on the pitch, and are worried that United's lack of success could ultimately damage their own brand.
Adidas helping out Man United to keep Messi at Barcelona
Messi has been sponsored by Adidas for 13 years now and they are willing to team up with Manchester United to try and lure the Spanish star away from Barcelona.
Messi's current contract with the Barcelona ends in 2018, while his buyout clause is set at £215m but United and Adidas are ready to pay Messi €100m (£85m) to not extend his deal with Barcelona.
Reports also state that when the Spanish star's contract expires, United, again with the help of Adidas, would be able to offer a contract worth £42m.
The report also claims that Manchester City are willing to put a €230m (£195.6m) package together to sign Messi to their team.
Author: Allan Bangirana
Allan Bangirana is a freelance writer for Newslibre & Spur Magazine. He is passionate about tech, games and occasionally writes about entertainment, lifestyle and so much more.


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Posted by MamaFaMi
Source : Puan Yatie
Ingredients :
1kg yellow noodles (blanched for 2 minutes and drained the water)
2 cups bean sprouts (cleaned, blanched for 30 seconds and drained the water)
4 hard boiled eggs (peel and halved)
4 pieces bean curds (fry till golden brown, cooled and slice thin)
fresh red chillie and fresh green chillie (sliced)
crispy fried onion
Calamansi (washed and halved)
scallion and cilantro - chopped
Ingredients for gravy:
500g topside beef (slice thinly and cut to small pieces)
4 medium sweet potatoes (peel, cut to small chunks. Boil till soft then mash)
4 tablespoons chillie paste *
10 shallots *
5 cloves garlic *
2 stalks lemongrass *
3 tablespoon dried shrimps (washed and soak) *
2 tablespoons meat curry powder *
1 cup water *
2 cups thick coconut milk
2 pieces dried tamarind skin
2 stalks lemongrass - bruised
salt and sugar to taste
cooking oil
4 cups water (amount of water depends on how thick you'd like the gravy to be)
1. Blend the ingredients marked (*) to form thick paste.
2. Heat oil in a pot and add the thick paste. Fry till fragrant.
3. Add in 2 stalks of lemongrass (bruised) and meat. Stir. Add 2 cups of water. Let it boil.
4. Once boiling, add in the mashed sweet potatoes and mix well. Add in another 2 cups of water.
5. Add salt and sugar to taste. By right, the taste of this gravy should be slightly sweet. Let it boil.
6. Pour in the coconut milk. Add dried tamarind skin and continue cooking till the gravy is slightly thickened.
7. Remove from heat and ready to serve.
1. Place a handful of blanced yellow noodles into a bowl. Top it with sliced fried bean curds and hard boiled eggs.
2. Pour the gravy on top of the noodle.
3. Add blanced bean sprouts on top.
4. Sprinkle with some scallion, cilantro, crispy fried onion, fresh red and green chillies. Last but not least, the halved calamansi.
5. Enjoy!
|This is my mom's serving... glad she enjoyed it...
Have a nice day!


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Tagged: Debt crisis
Ireland Lacks Sufficient Collateral for Bailout Loan
The European Central Bank expressed concerns that Irish bail out would affect Ireland's ability to provide further funding to Eurozone members. The ECB is of the view that Ireland lacks quality collateral for bail out loans in case Ireland fails to pay back those loans.
On Friday, credit rating agency Moody's cut sharply the Republic's debt rating reducing it by five notches. Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a three-year loan of 22.5bn euros for the Republic. The funds form the first part of the IMF's contribution to the EU and IMF rescue package. The Irish government has passed a series of spending cuts and tax rises totalling 15bn euros as a condition of the bailout.
France President Woos India Against the United States
Article first published as French President Woos India Against the United States on Blogcritics.
France President Nikolas Sarkozy is now on India tour along with his wife Carla Bruni for four days from November 4 to November 7. The US president Barack Obama began his India visit with India's business hub Mumbai. Sarkozy chose India's technology hub to start his India tour. He brought 50 member business community and top cabinet officials including Economy minister Christine Lagarde along with him. Sarkozy seems to have come on a top mission along with signing some business contracts.
Strategic and Business Goals
During his speeches on November 4 and his interview to Times of India newspaper, Sarkozy outlined his top political and trade related priorities on global arena of his India tour. Very important offers extended to and requirements sought from India are as follows:
Supporting France's G20 agenda to reform global monetary system during its G20 presidency in 2011
Improvements in global governance
Help maintain greater stability in commodity prices
In return, to the help in achieving the above-mentioned France's goals, Sarkozy offered following package.
Helping Rupee to become one of the major currencies in the world
Support India's long standing demand of securing permanent seat in UN Security Council
Some business contracts will be concluded during Sarkozy's visit. Major one is a memorandum of understanding signed between a French nuclear group Areva and India's Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to supply at least two water-pressurised reactors worth 7 billion euros ($9.4 billion or Rs 43,240 Cr). France is competing with the US company Boeing to supply 126 fighter jets. France's defence electronics group Thales is hoping to gain a contract to modernise 51 mirage 2000 planes.
ECB Continues Bond Buying to Help Troubled Eurozone
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet confirmed on Thursday that the European Central Bank would continue to buy government bonds of Eurozone countries. The ECB already bought government bonds of Eurozone countries worth 67 billion Euros. He did not offer any details as per BBC news.
Trichet said the ECB would continue to support troubled banks in Eurozone area. After Trichet's announcement, the Euro rose to $1.3145 from $1.3059 on Thursday. ECB decided to maintain bank rate at 1%, as expected.
On Thursday (December 2), Spain government carried a bond auction to raise 2.47 billion Euros. Spain had to offer increased yield on its 3-year bonds, 3.7% instead of previous rate of 2.5% in October. Yesterday, Portugal also increased its yield on 1-year bonds from 4.8% to 5.3%. Markets are still nervous on public finances of Portugal and Spain.
Elsewhere, official figures confirmed Q3 growth rate of 0.4% for Eurozone, a slow growth compared with Q2 growth rate of 1%.
European Debt Crisis Deepens, Crisis Spreads to More Countries
Article first published as European Debt Crisis Deepens, Spreads to More Countries on Blogcritics.
Ireland bailout worth 85 billion Euros could not convince the markets that the crisis would not spread to other indebted Eurozone countries. On Tuesday, debt costs of Portugal, Spain and Belgium have touched life time high levels in euro's 12-year history. Late on Tuesday ratings agency placed Portugal on credit watch over its huge debts, signalling the next country to ask for joint aid from the EU and IMF would be Portugal as per BBC News.
Bond Yields
Portugal's central bank warned about the risks being faced by its banks. Failure of the Portugal government in consolidating public finances may lead to Portugal banks to face intolerable risks, the central bank warns. France already came forward saying it will support to help Portugal and Spain if such a need arises. Financial officials in France and Germany accused investors for acting irrationally on the threat of financial contagion.
The yield on Spain's 10-year bonds reached to 5.7% on Tuesday, a record difference of 3.05% compared with Germany's 10-year bond. Bond spread for Italy's 10-year bond was at 2.1 percent over Germany's bonds and Irish bond yield stood at 9.53% while Portuguese bond yield stood at 7.05% for 10-year bonds. However, the yields for governments bonds of these countries are reportedly lowered on Wednesday on speculation that the European Central Bank would take extra measures to save Euro from falling, Reuters reported.
Portuguese Expensive Bond Sale Hints Bailout Need
Article first published as Portuguese Expensive Bond Sale Hints Bailout Need on Technorati.
Portugal's latest bond auction was successful on Wednesday, but the yield offered for 1-year bonds has risen sharply, indicating that market is losing confidence in Portugal economy. The sale of 500 million euros worth 1-year bonds was oversubscribed by two and half times. The yield rose to 5.3%, which is too expensive for 1-year bonds. The previous sale of 1-year Portugal bonds yielded 4.8%. Moreover, some of these bonds might have been bought by Portuguese banks, funded by European Central Bank.
As usual, Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates reiterated that his country did not need outside help. What his country needed was confidence in its economy, he added. S&P rating agency placed Portugal on credit watch citing its huge debt. S&P said Portugal had not done enough to increase its labour flexibility and productivity, which means, Portugal has to decrease wages of the workers.
The yield for 10-year Portuguese bonds fell slightly on Wednesday, but remained at historically high level of 6.85%. However, the yield on German bunds that are considered the safest among the Eurozone countries remained at 2.67%. The difference between yield of German bonds and the yield on any particular country's bonds is called bond spread of that particular bond of that country. This bond spread is widening day by day for the most indebted countries of the Eurozone despite huge bailouts offered to those countries.
Irish People Protest against Austerity Cuts
Article first published as Irish People Protest against Austerity Cuts on Technorati.
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called for protests against what he called as harshest budget ever since the state was established. Irish Police are expecting at least 50,000 people may participate in the protests. BBC News has reported that thousands of protesters are already gathering on Dublin streets.
The protests come a day after a humiliating defeat for the ruling coalition in a by-poll. The majority for the ruling coalition has been reduced to just two from six seats after the by-election on Friday, November 26. As a result, the Irish Prime Minister is facing pressures to resign as he lost mandate to take any important decisions on Ireland's future.
The proposed bailout package of 85 billion euros ($114 billion) is coming with costly austerity measures. The government has already delivered a set of austerity cuts for coming four years that include 5% reduction in minimum wages, pension freeze and public sector job cuts of more than 25,000.
Most depressingly, the media reports suggest that Ireland might be charged with 6.7 percent interest on bailout loans to prop up crisis hit Irish banks. This is well above the interest rate 5.2 percent charged to Greece bailout. This suggests that even more interest rate may be charged for other countries like Portugal and Spain that may claim for bailout in future. There is only 6
Italian Students Protest against Education Cuts
Italian students are on war path protesting against education reforms planned as part of wider austerity measures. Tens of thousands of students marched in cities all over Italy on November 24. Students were organised in more than 50 cities. They occupied premises of 44 universities out of 66 government funded universities. Their protests included picketing, suspending classes and climbing on top of faculty buildings, administrative buildings and buildings of tourist attractions.
In Rome, the student protestors formed a human chain around the ancient Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum. About 2,000 students marched through the city surrounding the Pisa tower to prevent tourists from visiting the tower, BBC reported. They climbed to the top tire of the tower to hang a banner. They even tried to enter Parliament building. Teachers and Researchers also joined protests extending their support.
Hundreds of student chanted slogans and with banners and red smoking flares nearby the Parliament where the discussions were taking place on education reforms. Students pledged they would not allow passing the educations cuts in the Parliament. They threw stones and eggs on official buildings and riot police who blocked them. Some students were arrested and complaints were filed. Protests took place in several cities including Padova, Siena, Florence, Turin, Naples, Pavia, Perugia, Palemo and Saierno.
The proposed educations reforms are called Geimini Reforms named after Maria Stella Geimini, Minister of Education. The reforms aimed to decrease funds allocated to public education drastically. The reductions in funds allocation would lead to massive layoffs and reduced education programmes. Around nine billion euro cuts are proposed in the reforms bill. Nearly, 130,000 jobs will be lost from the educations system.


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BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) – The state attorney general's office has filed two more misdemeanor charges against the top prosecutor in central Nebraska's Custer County.
Court records show Custer County Attorney Steven Bowers already was charged with official misconduct. The new charges were filed Sept. 27 and modified last week: obstructing government operations and oppression under color of office.
Bowers and his attorney have declined to comment about the case or respond to questions. The records don't show that Bowers has entered a plea to any of the charges, but his attorney has been filing motions asking the court to toss out the case.
A motions hearing is scheduled for Nov. 1.
The filings don't specify what led the attorney general's office to charge Bowers. The charge of official misconduct alleges that Bowers "engaged in dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation to the Custer County District Court" regarding one man's case but doesn't say precisely what Bowers did.
The attorney general's office has declined to comment.


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You're pre-approved! (and what it really means)
Raise your hand if you've received something in the mail (or email) exclaiming "You're Preapproved!" Probably a fair number of you have, especially for a credit card. Sometimes the offer says you are pre-qualified. But what does it really mean to be pre-approved or pre-qualified?
Essentially, it means that the financial institution (bank, credit union, credit card company, mortgage company) has deemed you a good credit risk for a loan or credit card, based on the information they have. It does not, however, mean that you are approved for the loan or card. To be approved, you have to supply more information and complete a loan application.
Where does the lender get the information?
When you receive an unsolicited offer in the mail for a pre-approved or pre-qualified credit card or loan, the lender has likely contracted with one of the big-three credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion) to do what is called a "soft inquiry" on your credit report. Soft inquires don't require your permission and don't affect your credit score in any way. Soft-inquiries provide only basic information. But this information is enough for the lender to decide if you are worth pursuing further.
Pre-qualified or pre-approved – what's the diff?
The difference between pre-qualified and pre-approved is in the amount of information the lender has on you. Think of pre-qualified as pre-approved lite. Prospective borrowers can get pre-qualified with basic information such as your total debt level and credit score.
Getting pre-approved takes the process one step further. You can think of a pre-approval as a promise from a lender to lend you money. They've gathered more information on you such as your income and length of employment. They will probably want you to provide proof of such information, such as a W-2 tax form, a paycheck stub, a list of your assets. They will have calculated your debt-to-income ratio and are willing to put a number on a credit limit or how much they will lend you. You will also know what rate you get and what your payments will be. At this time, the lender also pulls a "hard inquiry" with the credit bureau and they need your permission for this.
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You don't need to wait for an unsolicited offer in the mail to be pre-approved for a loan, especially if you are buying a home or a vehicle. All you have to do is call or come into White Sands FCU (or your favorite lender) and we will help you through the process. You will find out just how much you can borrow, for how long, at what interest rate and what your monthly payment will be.
With a mortgage loan pre-approval, the real estate agents know that you are a serious buyer – both willing and able to purchase a home. If you make an offer on a home you like without a pre-approval, it is more likely to be rejected.
When buying a vehicle, a pre-approval allows you to shop around without having various dealers pull your credit (which can negatively affect your credit score). It allows you to negotiate the price of the vehicle without complicating the transaction with negotiating financing at the same time. And finally, it allows you to stick to your budget and avoid the extras that car dealers like to throw in, like extended warranties and additional insurance.
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About NatureGlo
NatureGlo, full-time RVer, online math enrichment & science mentor/facilitator.
I'm passionate about participating in the alternative education movement. I LOVE helping parents transition from curriculum based homeschooling into unschooling. I also love sharing about the natural world with youth and showing them how to make fun and creative connections with reading, writing, poetry, art, mathematics, history and literature. My hope is my students will also fall in love with the natural world. As Jacques Cousteau said, "People protect what they love." Our environment and resources are in need of more of our love and protection!
I help home educators by offering training and coaching in child self-directed education also called unschooling. Since 2011, I've been offering child self-directed neutral or non-faith based math enrichment (MathArt) and natural science self-paced online courses for both homeschool and unschool students passionate about these subjects.
This is me in the summer 2010 Havre de Grace, MD,
MAPS Meet (Mid-Atlantic Primitive Skills Meetup) making fire by friction.
Here I am at age 8 along with a collage of my "MathArt" marine biology themed math booklets.
Inspired Child Self-directed Creative Learning
Since I was a child, I taught myself to make connections between school subjects and the natural world. A love for the natural world was cultivated and inspired by my aunt and uncle who took me on numerous hikes through forests and adventures to pristine creeks, lakes looking at, appreciating and connecting with the natural world. Their investment in my life planted a seed nurturing a deep love, passion and appreciation for personally connecting with studying and teaching about the natural world to this day.
At the tender age of 8, I had an incredible creative moment that foreshadowed my future methods of learning, curriculum development, teaching with my final transition back into unschooling that would inspire the lives of my future students. As a child, with my paper, scissors, tape, a pencil and crayons in hand, I proceeded to make tiny booklets combining elementary math problems decorated with pictures I drew of marine life I had read about at my grandparents house. In just a few minutes, I developed my first child self-directed math/science living books combining my study of marine life with the core subject I was learning and struggling with in school – math. I have preserved and kept those little booklets through all the transitions of my life to this day.
How NatureGlo's eScience Helps People Like You
As a young 8 year old girl, given the simplest of tools and guided by my own natural curiosity, I was able to make my own creative living books incorporating both science and math studies. It was the equivalent of the notebook approach or lapbook many home educators love to use. In my classes I teach my students to be guided by their own learning curiosity and select projects and activities they can create based on their favorite topic per subject. This kind of self-directed education liberty has given birth to many remarkable, creative student projects.
For most home and school educators, finding the time to create thematic unit studies from scratch is both time consuming and challenging. Many educators get burnt out or give up turning to boxed curriculum. While I loved combining my love of nature with maths as a child, throughout grade school and college, I hated mainstream math education's disconnection with the real world. I lost interest in math altogether. It wasn't until my early 20's when I discovered that numbers and nature truly are interconnected. I immediately became enthralled with studying these connections. In 2003, I began creating my MathArt course for my students which shows the real life interconnected relationships there are between math, science, art, history and literature.
My online science classes are geared for students who love the plant and animal kingdom, want to learn more about them while helping parents meet state science requirements. MathArt, while not a full on math curriculum, can be supplementary or a total unschool solution. It will show your learner what's missing in most math curriculum – inspiring real life connections!
How Am I Qualified to Teach You and or Your Child?
I hold a BA in K-12 education and received the Kamana 1 and 2 program certificates from the Wilderness Awareness School. I began the first fourteen years of my teaching career in private schools teaching all grades and most subjects. In 2011, I transitioned to deschooling and finally into unschooling while facilitating homeschool students as an independent educator both in person and online.
Here I am, fall 2010, with my HASC unschool students looking at nature's patterns found in fruits and vegetables.
One of my students writing in her journal during a nature awareness field study.
NatureGlo from the desert, to the mountains and the shore. Image left: Me at Slab City, CA fall 2015, middle image, a beautiful creek stream in Yosemite, fall 2015 and finally to the Oregon shore in Summer 2014.
A perpetual nomad since I was 17, I've been a full-time RVer since 2013, living in a campervan with my dog Rochelle Claire. Many of the photographs I use in my course lessons are taken from my RVing travels around the west coast, USA.


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The thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat.
No other sport so brilliantly captures the roller coaster ride of this phrase as well as restrictor plate racing in NASCAR.
Last night's Daytona 500, postponed numerous times due to rain but ultimately won by Matt Kenseth, was a quintessential example.
As you all know, I was given the opportunity to be paired up with a driver this past weekend for the Daytona 500. When it was rained out on Sunday, I was deflated. There was no way I would be able to follow the race while at work (I'm a teacher).
But then it was postponed again, and I was able to watch my driver, Ryan Newman, go for the win and send me to Charlotte.
Then the race started, and almost immediately my hopes were dashed.
Newman got a flat tire early on and was shuffled all the way down to the bottom of the pack, two laps down. He would not be denied though. He battled, and battled, and battled, and finally got back on the lead lap.
Then, the craziest thing in NASCAR history happened.
After two hours, 100,000 twitter followers, and a nice nap, the race was back on.
The final 40 laps were unbelievable. Newman, who had been stuck in the back all day, finally worked his way up to 8th.
If you don't remember from my interview with Newman, he's a bit of a risk taker. When asked how he determined whether or not he was successful, he responded coolly, "All I care about is the win."
What a great guy to be supporting in a "Winner take all" contest like this. With four laps to go, Newman was stuck on the inside in 8th place. There appeared to be no way he would be able to win. He had to take a chance.
When his teammate, Tony Stewart, came flying up the outside, Newman jumped at his opportunity. He slid up the track and prepared to try and track down the leaders in the outside lane.
Unfortunately, it just wasn't Newman's day. Behind him, a few cars ran into each other and Kyle Busch ended up being sent sideways, directly into Newman.
Actually, the Rocketman did an unbelievable job of saving his car from catastrophic damage, and he was able to finish the race on the lead lap…but there would be no victory for Newman at Daytona this year.
Oh well.
As I said before, it was good to be tied to a driver who would go all out. As it turned out, Matt Kenseth was in the contest as well, so an 8th place finish wouldn't have been good enough for me anyway.
Thank you, Rocketman, for one of the most thrilling roller coaster rides in a while.
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Choosing the best hotel flatware means buying knives, forks and spoons that not only blend with your establishment's dishware, but also with your establishment. For example, cheap mismatched hotel flatware may work fine for a budget accommodation with a coffee shop rather than a formal dining room. If your hotel is more high-end and offers fine dining, only the most elegant, matched flatware is acceptable.
If you first make a list of the hotel and restaurant suppliers whose flatware fits the style of your hotel, whether budget, luxury or somewhere in between, you can save time. This way, you won't have to examine page after page of online or print catalogs before deciding on the best hotel flatware for your business. You can just consider a short list of products from a few suppliers and compare their prices before making your decision.
Remember to consider the quality you'll be getting for your money. Stainless steel flatware has a nice weight in the hand and lasts much longer than punched out, cheap knife, fork and spoon sets. What you save in money initially may cost you more in the end because you'll likely have to replace the cheap hotel flatware much sooner than you would good quality pieces.
Choose flatware that will stand up to your dish washing system. Commercial dishwashers can be extremely wearing on flatware. Stainless steel can stand up to constant automatic dish washing much better than die cut flatware, which is stamped out of thin metal rather than molded. Die cut, cheap flatware tends to get more easily scratched than stainless steel varieties; cutlery with scratches isn't the best look for hotel dining tables.
Giving some thought to the design of the hotel flatware you choose is important. For example, butter knives alone aren't going to work for a steakhouse hotel restaurant. Good quality steak knives with strong serrated edges are only going to make the hotel's steaks seem more tender if they cut well. Wood handles can add to the rustic charm of a steakhouse atmosphere. If your hotel is a Victorian mansion, on the other hand, ornate, detailed stainless flatware would be more suitable.
When selecting flatware for your establishment, don't forget to consider your menu. You may need additional pieces of hotel flatware that isn't included in a regular place setting. For instance, you may need seafood forks, escargot utensils, chopsticks or Asian soup spoons depending on the food served in your dining room.
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But enough rambling. On to the real thing. I've bought a bag of Victrix Numidians after seeing them on a small local wargaming event a few months ago. I don't need Numidians, or at least not currently, but after a closer second look, I thought, wait a minute. These look usefull as thureophoroi too. In this set are two different sets of heads: One, the typical Numidians, and the other a helmeted version. There are also two different shields sets added. the well known round shield used by the Numidians as we know them, and a second set of larger thureos type shields. As the figures were not expensive at all (thanks to David Thomas!), well, lets give it a try.
The result is very pleasing I think. Especially as sticking the figures together was really easy. Glue on the right side arm, glue on a shield on the left arm, and stick a head on it. I used a very basic painting scheme: prime, basic colour and wash. Even with my extremely slow painting skills, they were build and painted in less then two weeks. I can see myself buying a second set of these in the near future. And probably more Victrix plastic ancients, as they are very close in size to my existing ancient armies (mostly Foundry).
My units of thureophoroi are 18 figs strong, and since there were 24 figs in the bag, I painted the other six as "propper" Numidians.
Thureophoroi, with withe shields, as it are mostly seen or discribed in anciet sources:
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In late 2009, as the Costa Mesa City Council chambers erupted in gleeful song over the council's decision to try and thwart the sale of the Fairgrounds, I suggested it may be the high-water mark in the council's popularity.
It took 15 months for the mood in the council chambers to plummet to what might be its lowest point ever. Even when an issue is contentious and there are very sore losers, you usually see someone happy after the vote – like, say, a developer who gets his project approved over neighborhood opposition.
But as I walked out of City Hall shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning, nobody around me was smiling. Not even the councilmen who had come out on the winning side of two highly contentious 4-1 votes: one, a vote to send layoff notices to half the city's workers, the other a vote to ask the county's permission to use private paramedics alongside existing city medics – essentially opening the door to the privatization of what has long been the domain of fire departments in O.C.
After being mostly bashed during 3½ hours of testimony, the council looked pasty and shocked as it filed off the dais. In the audience, packed mostly with city workers and sympathizers, there was some game "It's-not-over-yet," commentary, but their grim faces and tears didn't lie: They think they are looking at the beginning of the end.
One former city worker, Perry Valantine, had worn his funeral suit. Billy Folsom, a 30-year employee, had spoken eloquently to the council about how the employees had bargained in good faith last year and did everything asked to cut costs – and now felt betrayed. I know he means it with every fiber.
Costa Mesa employs roughly four people for every 1,000 residents. Sure, contract cities like Laguna Niguel (. 87 employees per 1,000) get by fine, but the differences are huge: In Niguel, HOAs assume many duties; the infrastructure is newer and less problematic; the citizenry knew what it kind of city it was getting when it incorporated; employees knew what kind of city they were hiring onto.
Fitting a Costa Mesa-like city into a Laguna Niguel-model of government is going to be painful.
It bears asking: Why has Costa Mesa emerged as O.C.'s Ground Zero in movement to cut public-employee costs?
For one thing, it is a full-service city. It is also a medium-large city (116,000 residents) and has been around along time (since 1953), so it has a lot of union employees under contract or retired employees who are receiving pensions. It feels the burden. It also has a majority-Republican City Council.
All of the above could also be said for three or four other O.C. cities, but here's what makes Costa Mesa different: It elected Jim Righeimer to the council last fall, and he ran on a platform that made it clear he was going to stop what he considers gross featherbedding in police and fire department contracts. This came as county Republican Party chief Scott Baugh said his party wouldn't endorse any candidate who took union money.
Righeimer was the poster child for the Baugh Manifesto. Not only did he believe in it but he had been through some horribly bruising campaigns (both his and Baugh's for Assembly seats in the 1990's) and he simply isn't scared by the hardball politics that ensue when you take on unions.
Then, after Righeimer won, the lone Democrat on the council, Katrina Foley, quit to join the school board. The remaining members appointed Righeimer ally, businessman Steve Mensinger, to replace her. Along with Councilman Eric Bever and Mayor Gary Monahan, there now appears to be an unwavering majority to make what they believe to be necessary cuts. Bever and Monahan even accused of prior city finance managers of hiding the grim budgetary projections from council members in recent years – putting off the inevitable, and making it worse.
So, unfortunately for Costa Mesa's employees, their city has been hit with a perfect storm: a national and local backlash against unions, a recession that has killed pension-fund returns and driven up unfunded pension liability, a city finance department that didn't do its job; and the election of one guy, Righeimer, who was willing to be the first politician to throw himself on the barbed wire.
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Maryland Environmental Audit Policy
Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)
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See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.
See national section for basic information and federal regulations.
• Rules. No federal or Maryland state laws or regulations require environmental auditing. However, MDE encourages self-auditing as an effective environmental management technique. Under the state's Environmental Audit Policy, organizations that disclose environmental hazards to MDE, under specified requirements, may receive immunity from administrative penalties. This policy is not a statute or regulation but sets forth criteria and guidelines to be used by MDE staff in settlement of enforcement cases. Immunity is granted under the policy pursuant to MDE's enforcement discretion. In addition, MDE may require an environmental assessment of a facility as part of its enforcement policy.
See the national section AUDITS for information about federal audit policies and the basic elements of an environmental audit.
• Administration and enforcement. MDE administers and enforces the Environmental Audit Policy in Maryland. EPA administers voluntary audit regulations and policies concerning violations of federal rules.
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The Alexandria DOT Para-Transit Program provides safe, reliable, Americans with Disabilities (ADA)-compliant, curb-to-curb taxi service, seven days a week for residents of Alexandria unable or find it difficult to use public transportation. For more information about the DOT Para-Transit Program and the Alexandrians it serves, check out this articleRead more →
Join a docent-led tour for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Discover highlights from the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) through rich verbal description and sensory experience. Touch tour components for sculpture may be included. Tours are often followed by live musicalRead more →
The seventh annual Senior Law Day was held on Saturday, October 14, at TC Williams High School auditorium from 9:00 am-12:30 pm. The topic was "Aging in Alexandria: Planning for Life Transitions." Local experts discussed legal and financial considerations related to life transitions, support services and seniorRead more →
In the August issue of the Zebra, SSA's Executive Director Mary Lee Anderson shares updates about our newest program: the Silver Service Card. Featuring discounts at 30 local businesses and restaurants, the Silver Service Card is a program sponsored by Senior Services of Alexandria, the City of Alexandria's CommissionRead more →
In our August episode, Senior Living in Alexandria's host, Jim Roberts, sat down with Rodney Bates, the Recreation Coordinator at William Ramsay Recreation Center. In addition to coordinating programs for all ages at William Ramsay, Bates also teaches several classes for seniors, such as Strength and Conditioning andRead more →


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any trick when it turns out nicely
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You have been surfing since 2009, do you have a favorite surfspot?
Full moon and Chickens in the Maldives. But also, Barbados.
Which is your favorite board?
5'7 x 18 1/8 x 2 3/16
Lilly, who or what inspires you?
Happy people inspire me. And sport, especially surfing is my passion.
If you had to pick two surfers, dead or alive, to go surf with. Who would they be and where would you go?
Asher Pacey – Maldives and Tyler Wright – not sure where I would go.
Which is the best city on earth and why?
City: Hamburg, because it is simply the most beautiful city on earth. Place: not so sure, still want to see so many more places.
Do you have your own way of life?
Be nice, be happy and SMILE.
What do you want to achieve next? Goals for 2018?
I want to improve my surfing and I want to get a degree in Business.
Is there something more you want to tell us?
Jokes, wisdoms, feedbacks, inspiration … all welcome.
Smile more!
One quote about SWOX. What do you think about SWOX? How did you get to know the company?
A friend of mine was sponsored by Swox, and I always used to use up all his sun cream.


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Our birthday bash means a lot to us and a lot for you. You are our guests; no fee is required. But we do hope for $1 donations to benefit the South River Federation.
Games of volleyball will activate the afternoon. Music, food, massages and more fill the day. Walk the deck to keep your bids current in the silent auction.
Then when the music ends and your bellies are full, settle down and get ready for the real fun. Bay Weekly welcomes you to its live auction, fun for the whole family. Ladies with a Gavel Pam Parks and Judy Howard call the items and bids in true auctioneer style. Open your wallet or purse and let it all hang out.
See you at Surfside 7, across the South River Bridge in Edgewater. Sunday, May 7, noon-5pm: free.
Reason 1: To Paaar-Taaay
Get down to the sweet sounds of music on the South River
Reason 2: Fill Up on Fantastic Food
Reason 3: Frolic with Friends & Family
Find somewhere comfortable to eat, drink and be merry .
Reason 4: Bid for a Better Environment
SSShhh, walk over to the silent auction and browse the tables. Some of our best deals never make a sound.
Reason 5: Improve Your Inner Self
Get the kinks out of your body. Sign up for a seated or table massage and drift off into relaxation.
Reason 6: Stretch Winter Muscles
Surfsides sandy, beach volleyball court provides a way to burn off some of that good food.
Reason 7: Cuddle Up with Animal Friends
Last year, American Forests brought their mascot, Treeture, to the Birthday Bash. This year, Treeture and friends return, to give all the kids some thanks and a hug.
Reason 8. Its a Free Day
for Kids Too
Kids have as much fun as parents. Start by painting a smile on your face.
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An Emma Frost Salon
by Ken Kneisel
Welcome to White Queen Wednesday, gentle reader. This week I would like to discuss Emma Frost's tempestuous relationship with her dear departed fiery fellow telepath and teammate Jean Grey, sometimes known as Phoenix. Theirs was an intense rivalry stretching back to Emma's earliest appearances, deeply intertwined with notions of life and death and resurrection just like Phoenix herself.
When they first tangled way back during the Dark Phoenix Saga, their psychic battle left Emma seemingly dead. Although obviously this apparent demise would prove to be less permanent than it initially appeared.
The next time they interacted was when Emma invited the X-Men to her Hellfire Club to propose a truce and alliance against the Upstarts whose deadly game threatened both organizations. However, this proposed arrangement was strangled in the crib when the Upstart Trevor Fitzroy and his Sentinels invaded the Hellfire Club, massacred Emma's beloved Hellions and seemingly killed both Emma and Jean. Keeping both of their bodies in stasis, Professor X would later discover that Jean saved herself by swapping minds with Emma, who remained in a coma for a good long while after Jean's psyche was restored to her rightful body.
But perhaps the most significant interactions between Jean and Emma occurred during Grant Morrison's New X-Men era. These stories redefined Emma and the X-Men and their effects can still be felt today. When they first became teammates, Emma and Jean were far from friends. As should be expected based on their adversarial history, Jean harbored a healthy suspicion of Emma's motives and attitude.
But it wasn't long before the two telepaths were compelled by circumstance to cooperate in attempting to rescue the consciousness of Professor X from the dying body of his bizarre twin sister Cassandra Nova. I love the way Emma kicks back a swig of a stiff drink before entering Cassandra Nova's booby-trapped mind, although I couldn't begin to guess where she had that flask stashed in her barely there cutout costume.
It wasn't long before old rivalries resurfaced, when Jean was made aware of Emma's telepathic tryst with Jean's husband Cyclops. Jean flew into a fiery rage and invaded Emma's mind, causing Emma to recall the first time she fought Jean during the Dark Phoenix Saga.
Emma was uncharacteristically emotional and disconsolate after Jean confronted her about her psychic affair with Scott, and later that evening Emma was shot by an unknown assailant while in her diamond form which left her shattered all over her bedroom floor. Beast carefully collected every diamond shard and attempted to put Emma back together again, but she remained dead until Jean forgave Emma for her romantic transgression and resurrected her in an act of cosmic benevolence using the omnipotent Phoenix Force.
Jean later died (again), leaving Scott to brood over her grave and initially reject Emma's offer to reopen Xavier's school as co-headmasters. However, Jean had transcended to a higher plane of consciousness after her most recent death and was able to perceive that the X-Men would face a horribly disastrous future if Scott remained committed in his refusal to take up Emma's offer. So Jean reached back through the spacetime continuum and changed Scott's mind on the matter so that he accepted Emma's proposal to reopen the school, thus ensuring his happiness after Jean's death and the survival of the X-Men.
Jean and Emma went through a lot, and these stories are still talked about and hotly debated among fans today. What is generally agreed upon is that it is only a matter of time before Jean Grey once again rises from the dead like the Phoenix that is her namesake. Although I wouldn't like to see Scott rush right back into Jean's embrace upon her inevitable resurrection. That would be entirely too predictable and repetitive after he already did the same thing once before when he abandoned his then-wife Madelyne Pryor (in actuality a clone of Jean Grey) the first time Jean returned to the land of the living. Plus if Scott reunited with Jean, I feel like that would undo all the advancements that have been made to his and Emma's characters since their relationship began. Personally I would find it far more intriguing if Jean and Wolverine were allowed to pursue their long-standing flirtation after her impending resurrection. Such a scenario would open up all kinds of dramatic possibilities for all characters involved.
What do you think, gentle reader? Would you like to see Jean and Scott rekindle their relationship upon her inevitable resurrection or do you think she would be better off pursuing other romantic avenues instead?


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The team, writing in the October issue of Geology, said the new evidence suggested that giant tsunamis from the catastrophic eruption hit "coastal sites across the Eastern Mediterranean littoral." Tsunamis are giant waves that can crash into shore, rearrange the seabed, inundate vast areas of land and carry terrestrial material out to sea.
The region at the time was home to rising civilizations in Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, Phoenicia and Turkey.
For decades, scholars have suggested that the giant eruption, just 70 miles from Crete, might have brought about the mysterious collapse of Minoan civilization at the peak of its glory. The remnants of Thera's eruption today make up a circular archipelago of volcanic Greek isles known as Santorini.
Thera is thought to have erupted between 1630 and 1550 B.C., or the Late Bronze Age, a time when many human cultures made tools and weapons of bronze. Scholars say the tsunamis and dense clouds of volcanic ash from the eruption had cultural repercussions that rippled across the Eastern Mediterranean for decades, even centuries. The fall of Minoan civilization is usually dated to around 1450 B.C. Geologists judge the eruption as far more violent than the 1883 eruption of the volcanic island of Krakatoa in Indonesia, which killed more than 36,000.
The five tsunami researchers came from Haifa University, in Israel; Hunter College, in New York City; McMaster University, in Canada; and the University of Hawaii.
The team did its excavations off Caesarea, Israel, a coastal town dating from Roman and Byzantine days. The coastal region was only sparsely settled at the time of the Thera eruption, with no identifiable city.
The team sank a half-dozen tubes into the offshore seabed and pulled up sediment cores for analysis. It looked for standard signs of tsunami upheaval, including pumice (the volcanic rock that solidifies from frothy lava), distinctive patterns of microfossils, cultural materials from human dwellings and well-rounded beach pebbles that seldom appear in deeper waters.
Writing in Geology, a journal published by the Geological Society of America, the team reported finding evidence of three tsunamis — two historically documented ones dating to A.D. 115 and 551, and one from the time of the Thera eruption.
The Thera tsunamis, the team wrote, left a signature layer in the seabed of well-rounded pebbles, distinctive patterns of mollusks and characteristic inclusions in rocky fragments all oriented in the same direction.
The disturbed layer, up to 16 inches wide, came from a few feet below the seabed in waters up to 65 feet deep.
"These findings," the team wrote, "constitute the most comprehensive evidence to date that the tsunami event precipitated by the eruption of Santorini reached the maximum extent of the Eastern Mediterranean."
The team added that, if the giant waves were big enough to reach Israel, "then presumably other Late Bronze Age coastal sites across the Eastern Mediterranean littoral will likely have been affected as well."
By WILLIAM J. BROAD
New York Times
November 3, 2009


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It's what you might call a champagne problem, which can be the best sort of problem to have.
Say you have 1,000 bottles of wine—or more, even—and you're waiting until each one reaches its peak of perfection before drinking it. What to do with your collection?
Maybe you could store it in a natural cave like they sometimes do in California, but good luck finding a natural cave on the East End. You could take a chance and store it unenclosed in your basement, but you wouldn't have precise control over the climate. And you can't simply stick the wine in your refrigerator, as they dry things out and tend to vibrate, which disturbs the vino.
"In order that the wine age well, you have to keep it at 53–54 degrees," Wölffer Estate winemaker and partner Roman Roth explains. "Even more importantly, the temperature needs to be consistent. Otherwise, the corks will expand and contract and allow oxygen into the bottle and harm the wine." Light can also affect wine, Roth adds, so any storage area should remain dark most of the time. Humidity also needs to be controlled, as a dry atmosphere might dry out those corks.
What's an oenophile to do?
Enter the wine cellar.
As the East End has become an increasingly popular destination for wine lovers, a wine cellar has become an increasingly necessary feature of East End homes. And while a wine cellar doesn't always need to be a luxurious affair, Hamptons and North Fork wine enthusiasts have frequently responded to champagne problems with champagne solutions. From straightforward purposes—controlled temperature and humidity, limited light exposure, storage space—has sprung a multitude of beautiful wine-cellar designs and arrangements.
Peter Cimino, the owner of North Fork Wine Cellar Designs, who has been designing and installing wine cellars across the East End for more than nine years, concurs with Roth as he emphasizes the utility of the cellar above al other aspects. Luxury features like dramatic lighting or custom racking are fun and allow you to bring design creativity and personality to what might otherwise be just a storage center, but temperature is the key to building any kind of wine cellar.
"A properly built cellar holds temperature well," Cimino says. "When you first get all of your wine in there and begin to cool the space, it takes a long time to bring the temp down as you cool the air, the walls, the floor, the glass bottles and finally the wine," he says. "Once you get it down, though, it should hold without too much additional refrigeration."
The utilitarian aspects of accommodating and preserving wine are, of course, of paramount concern in a wine cellar, but many wine cellars in the Hamptons and on the North Fork look so inviting that it would seem tragic if you couldn't spend some time inside, admiring the various vintages, maybe pouring a glass or two—hey, why not sit down to a gourmet meal while you're there, your onw wine list within reach? Indeed, some wine cellars have been constructed to accommodate parties that would make some regular dining rooms jealous, but "hanging out in a wine cellar is not to everyone's taste," cautions Cimino.
Cimino designs the refrigerators in his cellars to be strong enough to withstand the body heat of one or two people, but warns that anybody sitting in a wine cellar has to be prepared to have "pretty cold air blowing on them as the refrigerators work to hold temperature." As an alternative, comfortable tasting rooms can be built adjoining a wine cellar, where people can enjoy their wine without shivering, and with additional refrigerators to bring white wine down to its recommended drinking temperature.
As for Roth, he's all about hanging out in a wine cellar. He regards them as a sanctuary, even if he has to keep his coat on.
"There should be really nice chairs to sit on, it should be quiet and peaceful—no distractions, no WiFi—and you should have a candle burning. Wine wants its peace."


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Photographer Alessio Romenzi, who risked his life over and over again to bear witness to the civilian casualties in the cities of Homs and al-Qsair, has managed to safely cross the border into Lebanon from Syria. Romenzi, on assignment for TIME, has filed new photographs, which have been added to the gallery above, from the embattled country where he spent more than a month. Speaking to TIME from Beirut, Romenzi said it was bittersweet to leave Syria. "I spent so much time with such amazing, amazing human beings," he said. "I had the privilege to go out. They are still inside the shame."
FEB. 15 — The forces of President Bashar Assad have been relentless. They have continued to pound the predominantly Sunni enclave of Bab Amr in the city of Homs. They have struck at the rebellious town of Zabadani near the Lebanese border. Damascus is believed to be planting landmines near the Lebanese and Turkish borders even as the regime masses more troops nearby to deal with insurrectionists in the Idlib region in the northwest of the country. Meanwhile, in al-Qsair, a town south of Homs, government marksmen continued to take their toll. Says Alessio Romenzi, a photographer on assignment in the area for TIME: "The snipers do not sleep."
Romenzi continues to document the work of the Free Syrian Army, a loose franchise of militias who are trying to coordinate their disparate campaigns against the Bashar government. Slowly, they are gathering weapons—though the increased demand for guns has kicked up the prices of Kalashnikovs. TIME's Rania Abouzeid spent a day with FSA sympathizers trying to manufacture improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to use against Damascus' forces. Other FSA cells have already started using their own strung together versions of IEDs. The targets may include military trucks which will then be used to block roads to impede government supply lines. But most of all, they hope the IEDs will stop Assad's tanks, which have been used not only to blast rebel emplacements but also reportedly to crush the regime's opponents—physically.
More photographs from Syria by Alessio Romenzi can be seen here.
Read more about the situation in Syria in the magazine: Syria's Clashing Armies


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Bev Stayart is suing a worldwide dating service, Various, d/b/a AdultFriendFinder, for the misappropriation of her name to display advertising for its dating service. In his April, 2012 decision in the case, Judge James Carlson, of Walworth County, Wisconsin, ruled that the allegations in Bev Stayart's complaint stated a cause of action for misappropriation of her name under Wisconsin's privacy statute. Previously, Judge Rudolph Randa of Milwaukee federal court gave Bev Stayart authorization to proceed in state court based on similar allegations. Judge James Carlson specifically held that Bev Stayart did not have to be a celebrity to sue Various. The Wisconsin privacy statute only requires that the plaintiff be a living person. Judge Carlson acknowledged that Bev Stayart, through her counsel, complained in writing to Various' counsel about the misappropriation of her name before she filed her lawsuit. Judge Carlson also ruled that none of Various' arguments rang true as an absolute defense to Bev Stayart's lawsuit.
Judge James Carlson's April, 2012 ruling in Bev Stayart's favor and against Various was reported in the Janesville, Wisconsin Gazette and in Walworth County Today. Judge James Carlson's decision was also picked up by radio station WCLO 1230 AM in Janesville. Various, d/b/a AdultFriendFinder, has lost at every turn. Various was rebuked by Milwaukee federal court Judge J. P. Stadtmueller for its failed attempt to remove Bev Stayart's case to Milwaukee federal court in October, 2011. In remanding Bev Stayart's case to Walworth County, Wisconsin, where Bev Stayart filed it, Judge J. P. Stadtmueller stated, "Removal of this action [by Various] was improper."
Three Wisconsin judges have now ruled in Bev Stayart's favor and against Various.
Bev Stayart is an animal rights advocate who supports the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act. While Congressional action effectively closed the last United States slaughterhouse in 2007, tens of thousands of horses are still exported to Mexico and Canada annually for slaughter and shipment of the meat to lucrative markets in Asia and Europe. Bev Stayart calls for Congress to pass the Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act, which will protect horses from slaughter and ban their export for slaughter in foreign countries.
Bev Stayart adds to her flower garden every spring. Some of her favorite plants include hollyhocks, giant Pacific blue delphiniums, hydrangeas and daylilies. Other favorites


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Mark Watson joins E4's All Star Driving School
Mark Watson is to learn to drive as part of the second series of E4's All Star Driving School.
The comic will take part in a number of motoring challenges over the 15-part series which will be stripped across three weeks this autumn.
He has previously said: 'I never thought I'd be good at driving and I don't want to drive.'
Watson never learned to drive as a teenager because his low self-esteem led him to believe he wouldn't be good at it, and writing on his blog a few years ago, he said that 'the more you go through life not having done it, the more it feels silly to try to do it.'
Also taking part in the new series of All Star Driving School are Towie's James 'Arg' Argent, Coronation Street actor Mikey North, The Saturdays singer Vanessa White, Made in Chelsea's Victoria Baker-Harber, Brooklyn Beckham's ex Tallia Storm, The Vamps' Tristan Evans, Hollyoaks actress Ruby O'Donnell and Famalam actor Tom Moutchi.
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Its a bugger when you dont have a scanner to do the job right but instead you have to take atmospearic photos with sleeping cats in the bg :P
Anyway i'm back in my hometown of Ag.Nikolaos in Crete, where its been about 4 years weirdly enough since my last xmas visit here. All 3 cats are snoozing around me under hot lamps and blankets, cause this house gets pretty cold this time of the year, God i miss my central heating in Athens!
I've been doing some mind clearing the last couple of days, catching up with an old project ive been working on the last year and writing out the next issue of Swan Songs.
Now that i'm here for the holidays, i'll be having my first comic presentation in Ag.Nik this Wednesday in the coffee/book shop i used to hang out and play backgamon in after school oh so many years ago so that should be pretty sweet! if any Cretans are reading this post be sure to pass by and have a drink, maybe pick up a Swan Song or Trinket!
ps, ive found a lot of my old toys n games, so i'm gonna make a nice post about them when i get back to Athens.
a room full of Trinkets!


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When I opened that e-mail I couldn't imagine that I would fall in love with each one piece of some of my favorite designers' latest arrivals. If you want to know what I'm talking about, follow me after the jump…!
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When I opened that e-mail I couldn't imagine that I would fall in love with each one piece of some of my favorite designers' latest arrivals. If you want to know what I'm talking about, follow me after the jump…!
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Love to love.
Nothing like denim + leather.
A little high glam to grt you through friday.
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I just saw these wooden-heeled plastic and leather Marc Jacobs sandals and got excited about them…! So special, so chic and modern at the same time, they 're just perfect for summer walks! Agreed?!!
From leather to PVC, show your tough-chic side in the season's hottest staple.
Who: Olivia Palermo
What: An elegant white coat and two-tone flats offer a double dose of style.
Wear: Ports 1961 coat
Who: Rebecca
What: A tweed topper and striped tee clash beautifully.
Wear: Balenciaga leather leggings, Elizabeth Malone sweater, Opening Ceremony boots
An ultrafeminine tunic and fitted leather jacket add a glam touch.
Who: Selvana Roman
What: Converse kicks and a cheeky tee are a playful pairing.
Wear: Lee jeans, Sass & Bide T-shirt
A ruffled blouse and open-toed booties lend a chic edge.
A slouchy pair meets its match in a loose-fitting tee.
Who: Karolina
What: Go for structure with a strong-shouldered blazer.
Wear: custom-made leather pants
Naughty meets nice in a pretty pink cardigan and fierce lace-up boots.
Leggings get a casual-cool vibe from a denim shirt and tie-dye tee.
Leopard boots exude animal magnetism.
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Rev up your wardrobe with fall's easy, supple leathers—from sensuous second-skin dresses to classic cinched coats updated in extra-matte and patent.
For more details check on elle.com
The Old Faithful Leather: A stylista's black leather jacket never goes out of style.
Matta Matthiasdottir wears a Karen Millen leather jacket, American Apparel top, LF dress, and Hollywood Trading Company boots.
Jessica Jenner wears a vintage leather jacket with a James Hock necklace.
Courtney Bennett wears a T by Alexander Wang top, and Thakoon pants.
A quilted leather jacket is the stylish mix of masculine and feminine.
Masha Philippova wears an Armani jacket, Céline knit top, Rag & Bone pants, and Gucci bag.
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Refresh a pair of denim shorts for fall weather with a printed blouse and leather jacket.
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Meet the growing Albright family. How gorgeous does this cream appliqué dress look on this momma? She borrowed this dress for a friend, and it definitely had me swooning. I have to admit my favorite part of their session was capturing the little lady right here… she was seriously the sweetest, happiest little thing – and she is going to be an amazing big sister.
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