text: How to debug mobile web sites using IE9? 24. February 2012 11:49 / Vitaly Zayko / / Comments (0) If you are a web developer who works on a mobile web site, you need to test look and feel of your job at least in major mobile OS. It's easy if you optimize your site just for iOS or Android and you have these devices physically or their emulators. But in case you can't, you can use desktop browsers to make this job done by using different user-agent strings. Safari already has something that helps; Chrome (as I heard) has command line switchers; Firefox – a plugin. But what about IE? IE9 also includes dev tool as well: just press F12 key to bring it on. This is the place where we will put custom user-agent strings. So… Open up IE development tools by pressing F12 in IE9 main window. Click menu Tools -> Change user agent string -> Custom… Put a Friendly Name that will help you to recognize this string. Finally put user-agent string to "User Agent String" field and you are done! Now every time when you will need to test your site with different browsers mode, simply go to IE dev mode (F12), click Tools -> Change user agent string and select a user-agent from the very bottom menu part. Of course, this way just emulate another browser but script and rendering engines will stay the same but this realy helps especially when you need to debug your site when logic is depended from browser that connects to. When you played enough with custom string, just close IE – user-agent string will return to default, no manual changes required. Just one thing we left: where to get browser agent strings? I found many sites in the Internet which spread this data and this one is a good example. f901ed8c-34e5-44bf-a990-de30f73d8680|0|.0|96d5b379-7e1d-4dac-a6ba-1e50db561b04 Tags : web , mobile


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The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines is the umbrella organization of all local government leagues and its elected local officials. Its mission is to unite all the Member-Leagues and enhance its partnership with all stakeholders to ensure a genuine local and fiscal autonomy for all Local Government Units thereby ensuring their smooth and efficient delivery of basic services to the people. The ULAP envisions a just, equitable and progressive society anchored on participatory democracy and pro-poor framework of effective and good governance vital to national development and progress.
To unite its member leagues and local governments, it undertakes regular forums, dialogues, consultations, seminars and team-building workshop. It conducts trainings and briefings for newly-elected officials, and capacity-building activities for member-leagues' secretariats and local officials. Furthermore, ULAP has a national representation to ensure that the official stand of the Leagues and the Local Government Units on vital national and local policies and issues are duly considered and adopted by the concerned national government agency or Congress.
ULAP has 11 member leagues which are leagues of local government units and leagues or federation of local elective officials. Member local elective officials are composed of: 80 Governors; 80 Vice-governors; 120 City Mayors; 1,498 Municipal Mayors; 1,631 Vice Mayors; 16,718 Councilors; 850 Board Members; 41,995 Baranggays (Villages); and 335,960 Sangguaniang Kabataan.

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This was my project number 7 where I had to research my topic. As I am quite concerned about my health and especially losing weight and diets, here is the result:
In the European Union member states, somewhere around 60% of grownups and more than 20% of school-age children are overweight or obese. This equals close to 260 million adults and more than 12 million kids.
On average, one in five Europeans tries to lose weight by following a diet at least once in every two years, according to "Diet, Cuisine and Cooking" a GfK study conducted for the Wall Street Journal Europe.
Has anyone here ever had weight problems, or do you have someone in your family or among your friends who is overweight? How do you think it feels?
Being overweight or obese it is an issue and I am not talking now from the 'being popular' or 'fitting in a certain standard', I am talking about health. We all know that obesity generates serious health problems: cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, some cancers and I am sure that most of us try to fight against it by searching for the best solution.
Today, I will share with you a secret from my personal experience: the magic solution that helps you lose weight FAST, Easy and with no risks and efforts.
I was never preoccupied about weight and I felt good with myself. Up to the point when I visited my neighbour, an old lady who used to take care of me and my brother when we were kinds and who, when she saw me just said "Oh Ioana, you must have a very good life abroad as I can see, you are so fat and beautiful!"
FAT and BEAUTIFUL?!?! Ok, it might have been out of love and care but this sentence stroke me!
My first action was to quickly go home, weight myself and google what my weight means. I was surprised: My Body Mass Index was saying that I am overweight. My next steps were obvious: I needed to lose weight so this is what I did:
- First and quickest option: Slim Body tea, the awful taste tea that completely dehydrates. Obviously I stopped using it quickly because it made me weak, feeling sick and I knew it might not be the best option.
- I went for a healthier solution. These natural products made pills, made to fill your stomach and give you the impression you are not hungry. Decreasing appetite indeed but after few weeks of swelling these bad smelling pills 3 times per day, I was fed up.
- A drastic measure was needed! So I bought a box of Magic Pills that I saw in a magazine that guarantees that you lose 10 kilograms in 10 days. I was impressed and obviously I bought them although they were expensive. 10 days later, I was astonished!!! Guess how much I lost thanks to them? You can guess: I was still fat and beautiful!
- After couple of weeks I met one of my aunts who told me about a great product: milk shakes, healthy, that were meant to replace two of the meals per day. There was no secret that the shakes had to be combined with healthy food (one meal per day only), physical activity and learning how to live a healthier life.
I have to admit that this was a good solution for me. I started doing more sport, paying attention to what I eat, eating healthier and lighter and replacing breakfast and dinner with them. I am not sure if in the end was the healthier food, the sport I did or the shakes themselves but in less than 2 months I lost 5,5 kilos.
Indeed after 6 weeks of Milky Ways (I drank every day 1 liter of milk) I was really sick of it. Even the idea of white, or seeing the bottle of milk was making me sick. Yes, for short term these might be good solutions: they help you get started, you lose few kilos in short time but if we go back to exact same lifestyle we will not keep this weight long.
I realized there is no magic pill, there is no wonder shake that you can combine with fries from McDonalds, ice-cream at 10 PM, super tasty Czech food and lose weight easy, fast, with no efforts and no risks.
We need to mind what we do, how we live and try to have a healthy lifestyle: do sport, have a balanced life, manage stress and especially not trust any magic solution that would melt your kilograms overnight.


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This is 9 Tips for Insulating a Detached Garage. A detached garage can make an excellent shop, but depending on the climate it might need a little bit of insulation in order to make it more comfortable to use. I'll show you everything you need to know to make it hold temperature better. Enjoy.
Detached Garage Shops
A detached garage makes an excellent woodworking shop for a number of fantastic reasons. The number one reason is that it feels more like a dedicated shop. This is because it's a freestanding building, and not attached to your house.
Most hobby woodworkers have a shop, which is typically in the garage or in the basement. These are great spaces to work, and never ever think that it's not a good space, but it just has a different feeling.
Detached garage will feel more like a workshop, but you may end up needing to do a little extra work insulating the building. Thankfully this is pretty easy to do, and there are a lot of different methods to make it work.
See Also: 29 Ways to Maximize Your Woodworking Shop Layout
Insulating Before Sheet Rock
By far the absolute best way to insulate the garage is to do it before the sheet rock goes up. In a case like this, you'll either have to be building the detached garage or getting in there while the builders are putting up the structure.
The big advantage at this stage is you have full access to the insides of the walls without anything in your way. Once the sheet rock is up, your choices as far as insulation go down significantly, and your price goes up a little bit.
The big advantage to seeing the inside of the walls is that you can use standard sized rolled fiberglass insulation. This is the pink stuff that you see at the home stores, and it's either in rolls or in flat bundles depending on which one you buy.
All you need to do is fill the spaces in between the studs with this insulating material, and you will be well on your way to a detached garage that doesn't get super cold or super hot depending on the season.
See Also: 16 Great Tips for Setting Up a Workshop in the Garage
Insulating After Sheet Rock
If you are trying to insulate after the sheet rock is up, or perhaps you are in a building that is already established, then you have to look at things a little differently. That's OK though, because lots of old structures are insulated this way.
The number one product for you at this point is going to be foam insulation. The stuff applies by injection, and it's an expanding foam that fills the gap in the wall. You can do it yourself, or you can have a professional come out and do it.
If you've never done this before, it makes sense to spend quite a bit of time studying to see if it's something that you're comfortable doing. If you're not, then shop around for a reliable technician to insulate the walls with foam for you.
See Also: LED Shop Lights for a Safer Woodworking Shop
Cover the Walls With Insulating Materials
Another way to insulate, which is not the pretty version but it does work is to apply your insulation directly on top of the wall board. This is best if you have access to a large quantity of solid foam panels.
This is definitely not the "right way" to do the job, but I've seen several spaces where this is been used and it works really well. The basic notion is to apply foam panels all around the inside of the shop.
The foam is doing the same job that it would do at any other point in the structure, you just get to see it instead of having it covered up. Again, not the prettiest solution, but it is a solution that works.
See Also: 19 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Woodworking
Insulate the Door Against Drafts
After you're done insulating the walls, it's important to take a look at other places that can generate leaks. One of the biggest culprits is the door that lets you into the detached garage, but the fix is pretty easy.
Most of the time, contractors don't pay nearly as much attention to access doors on areas of the house that they don't feel are part of the living space. A service door on a detached garage is definitely one of those areas.
In this case, all you need to do is take a look at the weatherstripping and the kick at the bottom. Make sure that you're getting a good seal on the sides, top, and bottom. This will eliminate drafts, and help keep your garage at a consistent temperature.
Another thing that you can do is simply replace the old stripping that's in there. A fresh set of weatherstripping and a new kick sweep along the bottom to make a big difference. These are inexpensive too, and you can find them at any home-improvement store.
See Also: How to Use Peg Board to Make Your Shop Feel Bigger
Better Windows and Insulation
The next area to take a look at is the windows in your shop. These tend to be sources of drafts as well, especially if they are old, or they were installed poorly. The fix is pretty easy, and if you don't plan on opening them it's even easier.
Take a look at the seals on your windows. There are several different options for weatherstripping, and sealing the air from passing through the different cracks and joints in the window system.
There's also heavy plastic film that you can put over the entire window casing that effectively seals the area as well. This is easy to apply, but you won't be able to open up the window in the future without taking it down.
If you're not going to be using the windows any time soon other than allowing light to come through, then this type of sealer might be perfect.
See Also: A Beginners Guide to Woodworking
Insulate the Roll Up Door Really Well
Another area to look at is your roll up garage door. Most of these doors are thin metal, and they allow heat and cold to pass right through them. They are very poor insulators, and since they take up so much space they can change the temperature quite a bit.
Instead of allowing your garage door to rob your efficiency, look into foam blocks that attach into each one of the panels. These are essentially insulating foam squares that precisely fit each panel of a standard garage door.
You can also get these by making them yourself from a larger sheet of foam. You can save a lot of money doing it that way, though it does take a little bit more effort to cut a piece that fits precisely, and then jam it into place.
While you're at it, look at how the garage door seals on the opening itself. If there are places where you can see light and feel a breeze, you need to adjust your weatherstripping.
See Also: 12 Tips for the Best Garage Lighting Layout
Find All Your Cracks and Leaks
Look around your detached garage and find all of the different cracks and leaks. Depending on the age of the structure, you can have cracks, and open areas that allow the environment to come in and out.
None of these are good for insulation, so you need to address them right away. The fixes are many, but in general you can fill different cracks and openings with expanding foam, or caulk.
Pick up some filler and a caulking gun and go to work on the space. Fill all of your holes, and your detached garage will hold temperature a lot better.
See Also: 5 Free Woodworking Catalogs You Can Order Now
Check the Ceiling and Attic Space
Most garages are not insulated on the top. This is the small area of which you would consider attic space that is above the part where the cars would be parked or in this case where your shop is located. Adding insulation can make a big difference.
Most of the time this is loose fill insulation, which is either blown in or distributed loosely on top of the ceiling. Depending on the type of insulation that you're looking for, there are different depths that you have to place the insulation.
Take a look at the manufacture of the each individual product, and make a decision about how much you would need to buy to achieve the thickness level. Once you do, the insulation factor will make a big difference at maintaining your temperature.
You can also do a radiant barrier film that helps block the heat. Both are great options, and they are easy to install.
See Also: 6 Huge Tips for Buying Woodworking Clamps
Heating and AC Units
Finally, all the insulation in the world doesn't really make that much of a difference unless you have a way of heating and cooling at your detached garage. Without a method of changing the temperature, all the insulation is basically useless.
If you live in a cold area, you have a lot of different options for heating your shop. These can be anywhere from central air, to portable heating units, even a fireplace. Adding heat to the room when it's cold out will raise the temperature, and your insulation will hold it in.
In contrast, if you live in a hot place, then look at options for cooling the air. These include central air-conditioning, and portable units. You can also do window units depending on how your garage is laid out.
Until you try to change the temperature of the room, the insulation really doesn't matter. So, unless you're planning on adding a way to maintain the temperature, don't worry as much about the insulation.
Your Action Assignment
Now that you know all of these great ways to insulate your detached garage shop, it's time to take action. Pick out at least one thing from the list and go do it.
After that, pick another. Once you fix the major problems in your garage, the place will hold air inside better, and hold temperature better too.
If you have any questions on these great ways to insulate a detached garage, please Post a Question in the Q&A Forum and I'll be glad to help. Happy building.
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I will answer from the perspective of a Buddhist who was raised Christian. Religion is a Western concept to describe the Abrahamic faiths. They are religions because they were revealed by God and are about obedience, faith and devotion.
Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism consider themselves dharmas. Dharma means natural law, like the laws of physics.
I cannot speak to the other three, but in Buddhism, the dharma is the natural laws of our inner–experience and the nature of ultimate reality. Out of respect to Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism, I like to use the more specific term Buddhadharma.
Ultimate reality is neither the reality of the physicist nor does it conflict with it (As far as I know. I haven't experienced ultimate reality yet.). Physics is a verbal description, a set of models, that are used to make predictions about reality. It is a intellectual process.
Science is a wonderful thing. It has improved our living standards and Buddhism is all about ending suffering. Buddhists who are familiar with science, believe in evolution and the big bang. There is no reason not to. The Dalai Lama said that any teachings of the Buddha that conflict with science should be discarded.
The experience of ultimate reality as I currently understand it, is experiencing both the inner and outer worlds directly without the mediation of the discursive mind. In other words, when you see a tree, you experience it fully. You see brown bark and green leaves. You hear them rustle in the breeze. That's it. There are no thoughts about it. There is no distraction. There is only experience.
The Buddhadharma was not revealed, but discovered by a man who became awakened (enlightened) and is now known as the Buddha (awakened one). It is as if we are asleep until we experience the Buddhadharma for ourselves. The Buddha only asks that we have enough faith to try out the practices and see if he is right. The focus is on experience, not on gospel. In the kalama sutra (a sutra is a Buddhist scripture), the Buddha says not to believe it, even if he himself said it, until you have experienced it for yourself.
There is no creator god in Buddhism. The Buddha even approached the question of the existence of a creator differently depending on the student. The Buddha always taught according to the student's understanding. This method of teaching is called skillful means.
The Buddha didn't want his students speculating about metaphysical subjects like the existence of God, when there were more important things—from a Buddhist perspective—for the student to do, like ending their suffering.
He would tell atheists, there is a God and tell theists, there isn't a God. He wasn't being a troll. He was shaking these people out of their rigidly held views. Rigid views prevent the experience of things as they are.
When pressed, the Buddha would say the question of the existence of God is irrelevant. This is why Buddhism is considered non-theistic rather an atheistic.
I once heard someone say, "If there is a God, your beliefs about him will get in the way of you experiencing him." In other words, Buddhism is about discovering things by personal experience rather than having beliefs about it.
There are supernatural elements in Buddhism such as karma, rebirth and beings on other planes. I don't accept these supernatural bits. Yet, Buddhism still holds together and makes sense to me.
There are scholars who say that rebirth was only taught to the laity, not to the monks. The laity in ancient India would have grown up believing in reincarnation. The Buddha may have been respecting that belief and using it to illustrate points. This could be another example of skillful means. He met them where they were in the understanding of reality. I have also found references to a sutra that attempts to explain rebirth naturalistically using iron-age "physics".
The focus of Buddhism is on spiritual practice. The most well-known practice is meditation. What isn't commonly known is that there are a wide variety of meditations taught in Buddhism. There are meditations to cultivate compassion, loving-kindness and equanimity.
There are calming meditations that result in the senses dropping away, so that one is alone with her or his mind. This cultivates understanding of one's mind. There are other practices that give insight into the nature of reality.
Christians have religious experience too. I am not denigrating that. However for the Christian, belief comes first and one's experience is interpreted in terms of this belief. To do otherwise for the orthodox Christian would be going against the word of God. You will find elements of faith and devotion in Buddhism, particularly in the Mahayana and Vajrayana schools, but they are secondary.
Orthodox Christians believe that a Christian who embraces Buddhism is guilty of a sin. No Buddhist I know would have a problem if another Buddhist combined Buddhism and Christianity. I am sure they are out there, but that would be due to an individual's prejudice not due to the Buddhadharma.
It should be clear by now that a dharma is considerably different than a revealed religion like the Abrahamic faiths. A dharma shouldn't be painted with the same brush. In other words, the truth of the beliefs of a revealed religion should be made in comparison to the beliefs of other revealed religions. The truth of a dharma is best tested in one's experience.
Guess what? Buddhist pray. Who do they pray to? No one. They are expressing their heartfelt wishes for the growth, happiness and freedom of everyone. Opening your heart like that is a wonderful practice.
Which dharma is correct? If you compare Buddhism to Hinduism, there are three major differences. Hinduism asserts there is a creator, there is a soul and accepts the Vedas as being revealed by God. Revealed by God? Although Hindus coined the term dharma, they also have elements of revealed religion as well.
For me, I like the simplicity, directness of Buddhism as well as its lack of a creator over the complexity and theism of Hinduism. However, it is not either/or. There are some practices from Hinduism that I use to support my Buddhist practice.
Jainism is not very practical in the modern world. The monks practice austerities and sweep the ground in front of them to prevent them from killing insects. However, they have no creator either.
Guru Nanak developed Sikhism to try to reconcile Hinduism with Islam and bring the two factions to peace. Like Muslims and Hindus, they believe in a God. By attempting to reconcile the two elements of revealed religion were fused with a dharma.
When one experiences ultimate reality, she or he may come away convinced they have had an experience of God. I think how you experience ultimate reality depends on your belief. In other words, I think there is a universality to spiritual experience. The difference is in your interpretation of the experience.
Aldous Huxley called the universality of spiritual experience, the perennial philosophy. After all, the brains of the practitioners of the various religions and dharmas have the similar brains, so they the brain structure responsible for spiritual experience should be roughly the same. Unless, the different spiritual practices of two practitioners causes each of their brains to change in different ways.
The perennial philosophy emphasizes that which is universal to all spiritual experience. Buddhism seems to me to be the most direct path to those experiences.
Not all religions and dharmas cultivate all of the experiences. Buddhism and Hinduism both use tranquility practice to cultivate a state known as samadhi. What sets Buddhism apart are the insight practices that give one insights into the nature of reality that are not found in Hinduism.
If we compare religions and dharmas to competing models in science, in my opinion Buddhism is the model that has applied Occam's razor the most to itself. So yeah, although, I have great respect for other faiths and dharmas and often use their teachings and practices, Buddhism to me seems to be a more accurate model of the inner world.
©2017 Stephen L. Martin
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Editorial: Are you ready to listen
Their stories will be told,
Are you ready to listen?
It's a question worth asking as you look (in vain) for coverage of Iraq Veterans Against the War Winter Soldiers Investigation. The action continues today. [You can listen at the IVAW website, at KPFA, at War Comes Home, at KPFK and at the Pacifica Radio homepage from ten a.m. to four p.m. EST.] Where's the coverage?
Before we get to the coverage, where's the attention to the action? CODEPINK does not promote it on their front page, nor Gold Star Families For Peace, nor A.N.S.W.E.R., nor the CCCO . . . Getting the idea of how hard the 'peace' movement's been working or, in this case, not? Speaking to Aimee Allison and Aaron Glantz on Friday (Allison and Glantz are anchoring the radio coverage of the event), the Center For Media and Democracy's John Stauber (who wrote about the action last week) noted that "the big Democratic Party alligned so-called anti-war groups like MoveOn and Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, groups that have budgets in the tens of millions of dollars have been completely silent. These groups could have led the way in publicizing Winter Soldier, but they're not." No they aren't.
Militaries Family Speak Out, United for Peace & Justice and Courage to Resist did promote the event. (See, they get links, that's how it works when you stand up.) What is Winter Soldier?
Winter Soldier Investigation (February, 1971) was an action that took place during Vietnam, Among those offering testimony on what they witnessed and took part in during Vietnam was current US Senator and 2004 Democratic Party presidential nominee John Kerry. The event was put on by Vietnam Veterans Against the War and they held their hearings in Detroit. Some of the testimonies were published by Beacon Press in a limited run and they were read into the Congressional record. Pacifica Radio covered the hearings. Very few other domestic outlets bothered to do so. Elaine and C.I. worked on getting the word out on those hearings (which is why C.I. was able to explain what no writer today appears able to: Why Detroit? It was hoped that a closed-circuit TV hook up would allow war resisters in Canada to testify) and they, Rebecca and Ruth remember very well how little attention the hearings received from the mainstream media. They also remember that the alternative press and underground (FM) radio did publicize the hearings, did discuss them.
As IVAW's action approached, we wondered who would get the word out and who would cover it. The latter news is actually better than the former.
Who would get the word out? Not too damn many. Even peace organizations couldn't be counted on (and the list of those not noting IVAW's action is far longer than what we've included at the top). Who was getting the word out in 'independent' media?
If you visited the websites of The Progressive you could find a story on an upcoming conference (Take Back America!) but nothing on IVAW. Ditto Mother Jones. Ditto In These Times. Ditto BuzzFlash as of mid-day Friday. Let's deal with BuzzFlash first.
Mark Karlin, the editor and publisher of BuzzFlash, advised (Friday afternoon) that, "we've covered ivaw a lot and there is a blog entry going up today as well as a link to the homepage of the winter soldier investigation we honor the undertaking but we have 190 headlines so sometimes people don't see everything." BuzzFlash gets a link and we thank Karlin for his reply. Many sites didn't bother to reply. But this issue was raised by community members of The Common Ills and C.I. began addressing it Thursday night. Community members Heather, Shirley, Martha and Eli were monitoring a variety of sites on Friday at C.I.'s request (and they helped send out e-mails for this feature, we thank them for that). They didn't see it Friday morning and, since Eli wisely copied and pasted Friday morning's full BuzzFlash page into an e-mail, we can say we don't see it either. BuzzFlash did link to some coverage. They linked to Amy Goodman's Friday report and they linked to The War Comes Home which was (and is today) a resource for live streaming of IVAW's hearings. Saturday afternoon (EST), we still didn't see anything additional. (We're sure there was a blog post and we'll gladly link to it next week if BuzzFlash e-mails us the blog's web address.) 190 links is a lot of links. And it is easy for things to get lost. On Saturday afternoon, we had to look and look to find the two, well down the page.
Matthew Rothschild, editor and CEO of The Progressive, advised, "We're posting our cover story from the April issue on our website. The cover story is about two Winter Soldiers."
The Nation? Peter Rothberg did one of his action alerts (we're not insulting him, we're glad he did -- see C.I.'s comments Thursday night) that are also posted online (but no one considers it's a blog) on Wednesday. That was apparently it. The hearings started on Thursday. Friday morning, a friend with The Nation advised C.I. that Christopher Hayes had just posted a link in a blog post at The Nation and that "he's very serious about covering this." We would say that he is. He exchanged e-mails with Martha on Friday explaining that the magazine's Jeremy Scahill was there (Scahill offered testimony Friday as part of the afternoon's Corporate Pillaging and Military Contractors panel) and that another writer for The Nation was following it and would be posting it; however, depending upon the time, it might not go up until Monday.
In addition to the above, Kat, Ava and C.I. saw Anthony Swofford at the hearings Friday and he's writing something on Winter Soldier for Slate (Swofford is the author of Jarhead).
We linked to the above and our policy is we don't link to trash.
But the reality is that the hearings have a wider impact if you actually see or hear them. A really great write up the day after may make you think, "I'll catch ___ next time they're in town"; however, it's not going to capture the event itself.
Let's go to some positives in terms of getting the word out. Mark Benjamin wrote about the hearings for Salon. Raw Story gave a heads up when it was needed. OpEdNews has repeatedly covered the hearings. On Thursday morning, KPFA's The Morning Show and Free Speech Radio News got the word out. As did Thursday morning's Uprising Radio which broadcast portions of the earlier Winter Soldiers.
What is Winter Soldier today? It's a four day set of hearings put on by IVAW which began Thursday evening. Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars are offering first-hand testimony on what they witnessed both 'over there' as well as upon returning to the United States. It's a chance to provide the realities that are too often squeezed out of the bulk of the coverage.
We'd argue it's the most important event of the year thus far and wouldn't be surprised to discover it is the most important event of the year.
But we're not seeing it treated as such by many allegedly anti-war outlets.
We're seeing Iraq yet again fall off the radar.
We think back to all the nonsense WalkOn.org has so regularly offered (and will continue to offer) and we're reminded that WalkOn elected to walk on away from the Iraq War following the 2004 elections but they were far from alone.
Visit CounterPunch (no link, see how it works, no links to trash) and you'll find nothing in there "weekend edition" telling readers IVAW's hearings are going on (you found nothing about it on Thursday or Friday either). If you were part of the peace movement 'back in the day,' prepare for your heart to break as you see the name of one man who worked with GI Resistance then electing to write about -- the weekend IVAW holds its hearings -- a sex scandal. How the mighty have fallen.
Yeah, the sex scandal. We didn't cover it at any community sites, we weren't interested. It's amazing to see the thing that finally penetrates Panhandle Media's non-stop Bambi-Love-a-Thon is a sex scandal, but maybe not so surprising. It's cheap, it's tawdry, it's the lowest common denominator. The most 'valuable' lesson it imparts is that johns need to be more discreet.
We suppose that's educated someone.
Not many and certainly it has no potential to galvanize a country.
IVAW's hearings do. And the hearings conclude today. They begin at ten a.m. EST and you can listen to them at Iraq Veterans Against the War, KPFA, War Comes Home, KPFK, and at the Pacifica Radio homepage.
Apparently WBAI (see, no link) felt it was more important to offer their 'riveting' Saturday spin-some-records programming instead of airing the hearings. Peace and justice, our ass.
Back in the day, four participating were active. Rebecca, in college at the time, was on campus and remembers non-stop conversations about the hearings, remembers hearing about them on the radio, remembers a local weekly covering them. Ruth, already started raising her large brood (seriously, her family is of biblical proportions) remembers several undergound papers covering them and remembers hearing about them on FM radio as well. Elaine and C.I. were in college back then with Rebecca but they were out on the road as much as possible and in the 'deep south' during that period (speaking out against the illegal war). They remember a GI coffee house paper covering it, they remember several weeklies and they remember local radio stations (AM) covering it in "read from the wires" kind of way. They also remember some serious coverage after the fact.
So we asked them, with the first one, was their a better job done getting the word out ahead of time? Absolutely. You really had an independent media back then.
Which brings up the question: How debased have we become that today an actual, ongoing illegal war is repeately shoved aside to offer frenzied coverage of a war that has not started (the Iran War, gas bagged over non-stop for almost four years now and still not here), a political horse race or a sex scandal?
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Trainee Update
Still many ponies. "The girls" , Lily and Holly graduated to off the farm single driving and pair prep before going home. 3 yr. old Odie, our buckskin Welsh Cob, finished his time here under saddle and at his first show in VT, came home with a 1st at a recognized show. 3 yr. old Welsh Cob, Quinn, has gotten a good start in cart. There are a number of Haflingers that come to visit on a weekly basis. Meanwhile we gave Standardbred Cheyenne Dave pleasure driving experience where he proved to be a star and checked out his under saddle knowledge. Shiner, an SPHO ambassador horse, got put back in cart for the first time in 9 yrs. and had a refresher in under saddle work. Shiner has been trail ridden, shown at World of Horses and driven down the road.


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lunes, 27 de octubre de 2014
The Black Weddings | Story / Song - #OtBHorrorOctober |
Love can be wonderful, tender, fill you with all the happiness possible
and more, if you love someone you're entitled to unlimited.
But there are sometimes loves that go beyond rational limits. Swinging on the pendulum of madness and sanity.
There are stories with so few lines can get a rich variety of feelings, from the first to the last print may change when you listen closely. The first time I heard this song, I got chills, could anyone love to that degree?
Hear the story that told me one day
An old undertaker in the county
He was a lover of unholy luck
The reaper, her sweet well snatched
Every night, he going to the cemetery
To visit the tomb of his beautiful love
People whispered mysteriously
It is a dead escaped the pit
In a horrendous night , He shattered
The marble tomb abandoned
Dig the dirt was carried in his arms
The rigid skeleton of your beloved
And there in the dark rather than dark
From a funeral to the uncertain candle flame
He sat beside her cold bones
And I celebrate their weddings with dead
He tied the bare bones with ribbons
The flower crowned the skull stiff
The ugly mouth full of kisses
And he told his loves smiling
He drove to the bride at fluffy thalamus
And he lay down behind with her, in love with her
And forever, he fell asleep
Embraced to the rigid skeleton.
Love is a feeling so strong that can make you fall into madness,
or maybe even want to stay in the hereafter with the beloved.
And you, what kind of love these days prefer, horror, spooky or just normal?
Enjoy of Horror October!!!
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I have colored this image several times but it has been over a year since I played with it and my hands were itching to play with it again! I just love the Karen Medler images by The Peddler's Pack.
Sorry that I didn't take step out pictures of the image, I guess I will have to get that done! Here are the colors I used.
Reds: CR8, CR10, DR1, DR5, DR7
Flesh: FS2, FS3, FS6, TN2 and a bit of CR5
Gray BGR1, BGR2
Blue: TB2, TB3, TB5 and I added a bit of IG2 & IG4 to add a bit of gray tint around the edges.
Letter: EB2, & blender pen.
Be sure to join the challenge for a chance to win wonder prizes! All you have to do is make a new holiday card..... yes ANY holiday! Check it out here
I am going to be ready to mail my cards early this year... they are half done... Whew Hew!


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Afghan Minister of Haj and Islamic Affairs, Faiz Mohammad Osmani, warned that thousands of Daesh terrorists who fled Syria have picked up Afghanistan as their next target.
"The Daesh has some moves in Afghanistan. When we, as the regional states, express pleasure in Daesh's failure in Syria and Iraq, we should also be careful and investigate where the surviving members of the terrorist group have fled to. Where are the 5,900 Daesh members, who have fled from Raqqa, now?" Osmani was quoted as saying by the Iranian media on Tuesday.
"Undoubtedly, one of the places that the Daesh members are willing to be deployed is Afghanistan and that our security forces have captured 11 Daesh members in Logar region," he added.
His remarks came as Iranian Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi warned that the Daesh terrorist group which has sustained heavy defeats in Iraq and Syria is now attempting to find a new shelter, naming Afghanistan and Pakistan as its main target.


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TURN UP THE VOLUME. Fat Loss Fundamentals… forget tricks and secrets. Why? Because they don't exist. Master the basics of the "boring stuff". Keep in mind, this is the stuff that matters most because these are the things we repeat most often every day. We are either repeating habits that help us or ones that don't. 1)Strive to get 7+ hours of quality sleep each day 2) Do whatever you need to manage stress levels 3) Drink mostly water and less of everything else, until your urine is clear 4) Walk as much as you can each day-a minimum of 30minutes if you have a sedentary job 5) Strength train 2 x a week-Google: Squat/Push/Pull/Core exercises 6) Each meal should include a lean source of Protein, a healthy Fat, a colorful Vegetable. Fruit & nuts as a snack-meal is acceptable. #bssbbooks #blueskystrongbox
Fast & Furious Fat-loss Fundamentals…August 28, 2018
"Your Whole Life has the same Shape as a Single Day" – Michael Crichton, Jurassic ParkAugust 22, 2018
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Time Management is a high-art form. No one wants to be rushed or always in a hurry but refusing to plan anything is often a symptom of failure. That's fine for someone ok with that. So far, I have met few. Most of us DO want various things to happen during our lifetime, during each day, etc. With regards to any said wants-needs-goals, until a general commitment of time has been set aside in the pre-planning stage of our minds, any details are basically irrelevant. We can't just leave everything up to chance and expect things to go our way consistently. Waking up each day like it's an accident removes the hidden power found in planning. Life is a blessing. Of course, not everything can be planned for but most of us know this. Regardless, being purposeful and deliberate has incredible value. Not everyone needs to be unforgivingly relentless. Intensity should be individualized and balance is always desirable. Personally, I value greatly both my Type A and my Type B personality traits. Without a personalized balance, things might all fall apart. Without proper planning, many things, also, might fall apart, if they ever begin at all. Embrace your "everything" and re-invest that magical power into each and every day by establishing and implementing some resemblance of a working system or plan. Writing things down can help a ton too. Happiness and healthiness are born from these fruitful actions. #jurassicpark #bssbbooks #blueskystrongbox
Exercise is about more than Cosmetics.August 15, 2018
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🧠🤸🏿♀Minute Tips! Exercise is important for more than just cosmetics. It's been scientifically proven to be some of the most potent medicine available to us… at a cost most anyone can afford (just a little TIME & ENERGY). It's good to dedicate a fair amount of time to pushing our bodies and working up a sweat sometimes. A huge problem begins when we start to believe that this is the ONLY way to do any good. This is WRONG. Fact is, most Americans don't exercise at all. And those that do, typically don't do something every day. Why? Because too often we don't have the time each day for all the effort (the changing of clothes, the drive, the gym, the hour workout, the drive back, change clothes again, shower, food, etc). If we're not careful, we can easily create barriers that will eventually hold us back. At the moment, the Fitness culture in America is a huge mess. Too often it's about how much, not how little. Instead of teaching consistency with a MINIMUM EFFECTIVE DOSAGE, many are adopting MAXIMUM DOSAGES that aren't sustainable. But what if less effort were required? What if you didn't have to change clothes or get sweaty every single time? Would that change your mind? My point is this: we need to move EVERY DAY to keep our bodies healthy for a lifetime. If not, things will wear out too soon. We can do simple stuff ANYWHERE for as little as 5 minutes that could keep our bodies healthier than if we did nothing. I'm not saying that exercising with intensity is not important. I'm saying that doing nothing should never be an option. Our bodies need us to move them in healthy ways each and every day. #bssbbooks #blueskystrongbox
You must SQUAT every time you exercise.August 8, 2018
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No matter what, every time you exercise you MUST do squats, especially if you're a beginner. If more advanced, squatting should at least be a part of your warmup, if not a main lift. In fact, no matter who you are, squat as low as you can at least once every-single-day. Using weights is not necessarily required for health purposes. In some parts of the world, low-squatting is required daily due to primitive toilets. But you know what? Because of this, many of them can still squat all-the-way down like they did as a toddler…all because they've maintained it regularly with their "vintage" bathroom duties, not because they do squatting exercises. It's part of their world. Make it part of yours! Yes, there are lots of different ways to squat, lots of different kinds of squats. Just pick one. The Goblet Squat is my personal favorite and what I recommend for most people interested in building healthy strength, flexibility and losing body-fat (please be very careful if you plan to use a barbell or heavy weights.) MAIN POINTS: Feet and Back must remain flat the entire time. Feet can point straight ahead or a little out to the sides. Just make sure that the knees point in the same direction as the feet while moving up and down. Think about actively pulling yourself down rather than just dropping down with gravity and the weight of your body. Push your knees out while going down and while coming back up (this helps use your hips and legs more effectively while also burning some extra calories and helping prevent common injuries). If you're new to squatting, make sure to do some warming up beforehand. Start off with 1-2 sets of 10 repetitions. Work up to 3 sets of 15. Then try using some weight if you feel you're ready. Go as low as you can without any pain or your back rounding. Use mirrors or video yourself. Feet MUST remain flat at all times. Remember, do some squats every time you exercise. No exceptions! (Also, breathing is important. Try to actively breathe (inhale going down, exhale at the top). Start slow, build strong. Ask for help needed. I'm always here if you ever have a question or concern. #bssbbooks #blueskystrongbox
Life will always be Busy…and Health will always be important.August 3, 2018
How Well Can You Crawl?August 3, 2018
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I appreciate simple things. I also appreciate that simple and easy are not the same thing. They say you can tell a lot about someone by the shoes they wear and how they walk. I can do the same watching someone crawl. A very simple thing to try (but may prove to be more difficult for some) is to walk/crawl down to the ground and come back up to standing using mostly your upper body and whatever flexibility you currently have. Try to do several in a row if you want. (After years working as a fitness professional, I can honestly say that, as easy as this may be for regular exercisers, it's often quite difficult for those that are sedentary.) Did it make you breathe heavy? Was it challenging to move the weight of your body around? Did you feel tight in a few areas? Perfect. This would be a great place for you to start exploring movement with your body. Yes, it also burns calories too. Just make sure nothing hurts when you do it. It is ok if it doesn't look perfect. The point is to begin getting more comfortable being uncomfortable. I recommend practicing this daily. You don't need to get all sweaty while doing it. Not yet anyway. For now, don't even worry about counting any reps if you don't want to. I would rather you put all of your energy toward simply moving better. You'll know you've made progress when it feels easier to do AND begins to look more and more graceful over time. You can always upgrade to BEAST MODE later on if or when things drastically improve. But for now, master the fundamentals. They are never to be overlooked. #bssbbooks #blueskystrongbox
Childhood Obesity is Still on the RiseAugust 3, 2018
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Stay positive y'all but do understand that although food quality and exercise participation seems to be improving on some fronts, its actually having little-to-zero impact on the people who need it most. Us first-world people, as a whole, must learn to eat appropriate amounts of better quality foods, get better rest + move better and more often than we currently are. It's about the balance, the journey. It's a mindset. It's about continued education, learning, knowledge. Slow & steady wins this race. Every day we wake up, we must have a plan. Live every day with purpose. Help others. Be supportive. Be caring. Be better every day. Lead by example. #bssbbooks #blueskystrongbox
We Cannot Shortcut EverythingAugust 3, 2018
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We all love a shortcut. Unfortunately, most of them are the equivalent of fools gold. However, a penny a day saved for 80 years is $29,2oo. Small, seemingly insignificant, things can add up. TURN UP THE VOLUME. #RememerShawshank #carltonsmixtapegumbo #BSSBmotivation #blueskystrongbox


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Southern cheese straws, those classic, ribbonlike Southern party noshes, are a natural for holiday get-togethers. They're quick, delicious and a perfect complement to pretty much any libation, whether it's cocktail, wine or bubbles.
There's actually some debate over how to achieve the pastry's signature look, with Southerners lined up in opposing camps, the roll-and-cut-into-straws crowd vs. the extruding-cookie-press contingent. But the genre gets a fun twist in the hands of James Beard award-winning food writer Janet Fletcher, who uses small leaf-shaped cookie cutters to make appetizers that are both whimsical and delicious.
A cheese guru, Fletcher has written multiple fromage-centric books, as well as the Planet Cheese blog. This particular take on a classic canape first appeared in her free Planet Cheese newsletter as a riff on a recipe from Fletcher's friend T Beller, an Alabama native who runs the Verve Napa Valley tour company. Beller calls cheese straws "a cure for anything and everything."
There are two keys to making a perfect cheese straw, Fletcher and Beller say. First, use a really good Cheddar. The recipe calls for a pound of the stuff, so make sure you're using delicious cheese. (Fletcher favors a Grafton Village 2-Year Cheddar.) And second, don't let these brown in the oven or the cheese will burn and taste bitter. Here's how they're made.
T's Southern Cheese Straws
Makes about 10 dozen
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon kosher or sea salt
¼ teaspoon red pepper
1 pound sharp Cheddar, grated
½ cup unsalted butter, in small pieces
- Put the flour, salt and pepper in a food processor and pulse to blend. Add the cheese and butter and pulse until the mixture comes together into a dough. You can roll out the dough immediately or wrap and refrigerate it, but bring it to room temperature before continuing.
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Purists use a cookie press to extrude the traditional ridged ribbons. T flattens her dough with a rolling pin and cuts strips with a fluted pastry wheel. I used a rolling pin and cookie cutters, flattening the dough to ¼-inch thickness.
- Bake on heavy parchment-lined baking sheets until the cheese straws just start to brown, about 8 minutes. Watch like a hawk. They quickly go from underdone to overdone. Transfer to a rack to cool and crisp. Eat soon.
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Not everyone wants the fame and glory of being a business writer (like me). Every year, plenty of would-be writers set their sights on more prosaic pursuits, such as writing The Great American Novel.
If that's your goal, you can start relaxing, because we have here a five-step process to achieving that dream. Despite what you may have heard from so-called friends and experts, becoming a successful writer is not hard! We'll show you how, in only five easy steps, you, too can be agonizing over whether to use "imbecilic" or "idiotic" in a piece of writing no one will ever read.
Step One: Your Office
It's best if you can avoid distractions like comfortable chairs and climate-controlled air. Get yourself a cramped, untidy desk facing a blank wall to stare at while you wait for inspiration to strike. Writing is pain, and the sooner you come to accept that, the sooner you can be a real writer.
Step Two: What to Write
You'll write best if you have a good grasp of the subject matter. So if you're an attorney, consider writing about how much you hate lawyer jokes. If you're a nurse, you could document how much you dislike dealing with unpleasant doctors and patients. Clerical workers can write about monotony and depression.
Once you've chosen a general subject, look around your personal life for characters to use. You, too, can profit from exposing your childhood insecurities to the world, lampooning close friends, and criticizing successful professionals—all from the discomfort of your chair. Just be sure to change the names, to avoid libel lawsuits!
Step Three: Feedback
Once you've gotten something on paper, you'll need to start forcing everyone you know to read what you write. That will clear your social calendar indefinitely, as people start avoiding you so they don't have to tell you how brilliant they thought your new movie synopsis (or epic-length poem) was.
If you've already worn out your literary welcome with family and friends, it's time to marry an editor. They're invaluable for making half-baked ideas sound reasonable, so you'll want one handy. The alternative is paying for services, and what writer has money for that?
If you can't marry an editor for whatever reason (but let's not rule out bigamy if you already happen to be married), your best resource is to find someone who hates everything—animal, plant, or mineral—and make them "critique" your work. They may not improve your writing much, but it'll give you a taste of the painful joy writers crave.
Step Four: Getting Published
It's not about who you know—it's about who you can pretend to be. Signing your manuscripts as "John Grisham" or "J.K. Rowling" is a great way to get your work noticed. After the royalties come in, you'll have plenty of money to pay damages from the infringement lawsuits.
Step Five: Living the Life
Congratulations—now you're a real writer! What's next? Go back to your desk, stare at the wall, and fight down the panic that you'll never be able to write anything longer than a thank-you note again. Call a few of your former friends and beg for reassurance that they like your work.
Then give yourself a pat on the back! You're living the life!
Monelle Smith blogs for Gemstone Media, located in Boise, Idaho.


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Medical Payments
Medical Payments (MedPay) coverage pays the cost of necessary medical care you receive as a result of an auto accident and can be used regardless of who is at fault. MedPay often is limited to medical treatment received within the first three years after an accident and is limited to a specific dollar amount. In some states, MedPay only applies after other medical insurance is exhausted. Refer to your policy for details.
You sustain $2,000 in injuries from an accident in which you ran into a tree. You do not have any health insurance, which means you can use your MedPay coverage, up to the $1,000 limit you selected, for your injuries. You are responsible for the other $1,000 in medical bills.


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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Husband Admits Faking Wife's Classical CDs
As I suspected and hoped, it seems to have been a love story. The husband faked the recordings to mask the groans his wife made during recordings, brought on by her fight with cancer. Small patches grew bigger and bigger until he just slapped her name on entire recordings by other artists. It's still unclear whether she knew or now. Did he keep her away from the released recordings? Did he play her them and watch her marvel at how much better it seemed than when she was recording? (This seems unlikely, given how any artist at that level should instantly recognize a recording as not being by them.) In any case, it's a truly amazing tale of deception and love and I can't wait to see the movie.
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'Bluebells and Blossom' is Throwback Kid's debut single release taken from the forthcoming EP 'Flowing With The Feeling'.
Take a splash of Badly Drawn Boy, a spoonful of Jack Johnson, add a sprinkling of The Beach Boys and top off with a little Waterboys Fisherman's blues era and you'll come close to Throwback Kid.
Singer / Songwriter Pete James has been making music in different forms since his first cassette release back in the late 90's. Having recently re-located with his family to the sunshine coast of Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, Throwback Kid is his new project.
If happy feeling, acoustic driven pop folk is your thing then checkout 'Bluebells and Blossom', and make Throwback Kid the sound of your summer.


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The number 21 in Ancient Egyptian wisdom symbolizes "The Truth shall set you free."
With the early years of the 21st century behind us, we are now entering a time where our perception of truth is vital to moving forward.
In other words, being willing to investigate what is real vs. choosing an illusion is a question we are all facing.
With an election year upon us here in the U.S., the topic of truth in politics looms large. Since 2012 – a Pivot Point 5 Universal Year – gives us huge opportunities to decide our future, looking out our political system is imperative.
In order to be political you must master a very fine talent: you must only say what NEEDS to be said in order to get elected. You must also be a master of saying what needs to be said in exactly the RIGHT way.
The point of running for office is to get elected.
This is why Politics and Truth can't mix.
At some point or another truth gets discarded along the way. And if you are running for office and care about the Truth, in our current system it is nearly impossible to get elected.
It's not that politics is all bad. It is what politicians are willing to do in order to get elected, which makes politics dishonest.
In essence, a person running for office seeks power. In order to be electable a politician must convince you that her or his views are YOURS as well. This is what our governments specialize in. They understand how to phrase the conversation in order for you to feel like they are designing programs to help you.
We must always ask the question – are they really helping us?
And this is where your self-empowerment comes in. Starting especially in 2012 and throughout this century our perceptions are undergoing a radical change. Beliefs ingrained in us from infancy are being overturned and exposed for what they are really worth.
If you put your trust in an organization or a political party instead of trusting YOU, then these times will rock you to your core.
If you re-discover your innate ability to tap in directly to your soul for answers, to be completely authentic in your journey of self-discovery – you are embarking on the most profound, liberating and joyful adventure ever.
The choice, as always, is yours.
Here is some food for thought.
Governments, whether Democrat or Republican, must lie in order for you to keep believing in them. Just like successful lawyers, the power of the word to sway is used incessantly through the mouthpiece of major media – left and right – to keep YOU in line with whatever axiom you choose to align yourself with.
Today's governments are always trying to figure out a way to provide for the people's needs. Yet in doing so, they must be so careful to not rob people of their personal power.
Dignity comes with creativity.
Ingenuity is the greatest confidence-builder we have.
There is a delicate balance between enabling a person in need to step into his or her power – or providing no impetus for people to feel the dignity of self-creation in their lives.
By dividing a country into left and right, politics has created a polarity that, especially during an election year, takes the conversation to extremes. Balance is lost, calmness goes out the window and aggression rules the day.
One side wants the government to do it all, the other wants to eliminate all government programs and laws.
What is lost in the political debate is that all laws, all behavior, all government programs must arise from Oneness, from Being at One – not from Separation. Separation is the illusion. Separation creates division and pain. Being in a state of Oneness when legislating is the only option for Peace.
As it stands now, we have a group of elitist (mostly lawyers) creating legislation that suits their own motives – "separation legislation".
What is lost in the equation is an important fact:
It is impossible to thrive when you are being told what to do.
Growth comes from Freedom.
Nothing serves you more than giving you the Freedom to govern yourself.
Freedom is the keyword in 2012.
Many of our laws serve the vested interest of those who create them. Corporate power looms large in law creation.
Here is an example. I recently watched a video of Mitt Romney talking to a man a few years ago who has muscular dystrophy. This man, who weighed 80 pounds, was explaining to Romney that synthetic marijuana makes him sick and that his doctors prescribed medical marijuana for his pain.
He then asks Romney if Romney will arrest him and his doctors for prescribing the drug. His response, "I'm not in favor of medical marijuana". And that was the end of the discussion as he leaves the man in the wheelchair who is pleading with Romney for an answer to his question.
It is a heartless response to a human story.
It arose because a politician was vested in his belief and could not change in that moment – where the truth of a complicated health issue was presented to him as proof – that his stance on an issue makes no HUMAN sense. It only makes POLITICAL sense.
U.S. law says you can't grow a certain kind of plant, hemp, because the government 'says' it's not good for you. Yet the SAME government says, it's totally ok to grow TOBACCO, not because it's so darn good for you (in fact government warnings are everywhere concerning this plant) but, well, just because.
What do each of these two laws have to do with keeping you healthy? Absolutely nothing.
The only reason these two laws are in place is due to economics.
In a nutshell – the powerful create the laws in order to fatten their wallets. They enforce these laws by contributing to and convincing politicians, who are running for office and need cash and votes, to use positive and evasive and selective language to promote their laws, often with great secrecy.
This is why politics and truth cannot mix.
And why we all must look closely at our current system of politics and government and decide how we choose to participate in creating a life of health, happiness and peace.
Hemp is no more addictive or a health risk than tobacco or alcohol, both of which are protected by laws.
The only reason hemp, one of the most amazing plants on Earth, is not allowed to be grown is because it would eliminate many of the cotton and timber industries.
The truth about hemp might shock you, because its benefits have been kept secret by those in power. It happens to be one of the strongest most enduring materials on Earth. Using hemp would eliminate cutting down forest after forest.
Yet, Romney and his colleagues on the left and right of the political spectrum will shy away from this and so many other important topics because the Truth would not get them elected.
2012 is a wake-up year.
We are being asked to CARE. To care about our own life and care about each other.
Our mission is to find a balance between helping others while not dis-empowering their innate desire to be Creators.
Your help needs to empower the person you are helping.
Once you nourish your own creativity and ingenuity, you naturally do so for others.
Balance in 2012 arises from making the CHOICE to claim your Power.
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Out of mostof the Gossip Girl cast members, I never thought it would be Chace Crawford who would get arrested first but I do find it incredibly funny because as anyone who read the books knows, his character Nate is THE biggest pothead in the series (he actually went to rehab in one book).
So, behold! Chace Crawford's booking photo. Werq that smizing, girl!! Tyra would be proud. Crawford was arrested last night in Plano, Texas for pot possession and was charged with a misdemeanor. Come inside for the full details….


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I should really make it a rule to not add anyone on Facebook, even if I {think I} know them well enough to be Facebook friends. I'm already a reluctant friend-adder. Definitely too much of an over-thinker for this.
Once I spent a year avoiding someone and feeling generally awkward over this same situation…. it's kind of daft… And now I get to try and not repeat the same cycle all over. -.-


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The Bond series is a franchise of traditions. The girls, the cars, the gadgets, the villains, the music, they all change with each movie, and news outlets feel the need to compare the old with the new. With the recent release of Sam Smith's Spectre theme "Writing's on the Wall" I decided to do that very thing, because I'm a shameless whore for clicks. The Bond theme has been an enigmatic thing throughout the years. Ranging from great pop songs to weird experimental rock tunes to absolute garbage dumpster trash. I aim to squash any qualms people might have about what songs are the best.
Now, what makes a Bond theme definitively a Bond theme? Lyrics relating to the context of the film? Hell no. Most of the lyrics in these songs are nonsensical rubbish that shoehorn the film's title into the chorus somehow. Music? Well, most of these songs utilize the Bond chord progression (C min, A flat Maj/C, C min 6, A flat Maj/C, for all you musically inclined folks), which is derived from John Barry and Monty Norman's original theme from Dr. No, and some of the best songs ignore it completely. So that's a no. I ranked the songs on a number of things, personal enjoyment, whether or not the song can hold out on it's own, effective cheesiness, and how well the song fits into the world of Bond. Not necessarily if it works within the film it was made for, but for the ideas of what Bond films represent. Those being intense action and extreme sexiness. Most of the songs are from the opening titles, I made exceptions for From Russia With Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service because the themes used in the titles are instrumentals. This list will be the end all, and it will certainly not piss anyone on the internet off.
Author's note- I will not be including the Theme from Dr. No in the ranking, it would obviously be number 1 and that wouldn't be any fun. It is the defining Bond song, every theme that came after it owes everything to it and it'd be unfair to include it.
25. Die Another Day- Madonna (from Die Another Day)
Not only is this the worst Bond song ever, this might be one of the worst pop songs ever. Seriously, this is nonsensical garbage. Madonna mostly repeats the title over and over until it gets stuck in your head like a venomous parasite. But like most artists do, Madonna said it was all on purpose:
"Everybody wants to do the theme song of a James Bond movie, and I never liked to do what everybody else likes to do. It's just some perverse thing in me, right? So, but then I thought about it and I said, you know what? James Bond needs to get – needs to get techno so.."
So… she ended up making a trash song. Wikipedia says the song is a form of "Electroclash." There's a reason you've never heard of that genre before, because its jarring and generally shitty. I don't have a problem with a Bond movie getting a techno song, but Jesus Christ this song is an abomination. Based on the lyrics it's almost as if she was self aware of how bad the song was; "I'm gonna break the cycle, I'm gonna shake up the system." Yeah, you certainly did that Madonna, and now my ears are bleeding. The worst part about it is that she likely thought she was doing something profound, focusing on making the anti-Bond song rather than making a good one. She even challenges people to try and figure it out what this song means by calling out Sigmund Freud at the 1:23 mark in the video. From here on it gets better, but not by much.
24. The Man with the Golden Gun- Lulu (from The Man with the Golden Gun)
This song is all over the damn place. It doesn't know if it wants to be like the classic Bond songs or like some cool edgy rock song. The changes in rhythm are so different throughout its almost as if the song is fighting with itself for some semblance of normalcy. Lulu's voice is fine I guess, she does her best to try and make it work within each section of the song. The constant guitar soloing in the background is equally as incoherent and random as the rest of the song. Even John Barry, who wrote it, hates it:
"It's the one I hate most… it just never happened for me."
The song also has the pleasure of being the only Bond theme to not chart in the U.K. or the U.S. And these lyrics are mind numbingly stupid:
He has a powerful weapon, He charges a million a shot, An assassin that's second to none, the man with the golden gun.
Hmm, are they talking about his dick?
"One golden shot means another poor victim, Has come to a glittering end, For a price, he'll erase anyone."
Yeah, it definitely seems like they're talking about his dick.
"His eye may be on you or me. Who will he bang? We shall see. Oh yeah!"
What could have been: Alice Cooper wrote a theme for the movie as well, and it's so much better. I think it would've suited the movie very well. It would've been more in line with what Paul McCartney did with Live and Let Die with the previous theme. The song gets a little crazy toward the end with horns but it makes more musical sense then whatever was happening in Lulu's song. Supposedly, Cooper turned the song in a day too late and by then the producers chose Lulu's song. A year later, Cooper included the song on his album Muscle of Love, which is totally not alluding to a dick, you guys.
23. For Your Eyes Only- Sheena Easton (from For Your Eyes Only)
Everyone's had a song they don't particularly like stuck in their heads. It's a part of the human experience. I still can't get Hotline Bling out of my head even though I think it kinda sucks. This song is one of those songs. There's something about that chorus. Every time I hear it, Sheena Easton's voice just busts through my head and stays there like an unwanted guest. The lyrics are redundant, "For Your Eyes Only, Only for you." Thanks for the clarification Sheena.
But I should'nt be so mean to her, she didn't write the song after all. However, during the second chorus her voice does kinda fizzle out, she tries to sustain some notes and it just ends up sounding weird. The only saving grace about this song is that its pretty short, but it'll linger in your head like a fart you thought you could get away with laying on a crowded subway.
What could have been: Blondie wrote a song called For Your Eyes only, hoping it would be featured in the titles. You can check that out here. It's not much better than the Sheena Easton tune, honestly. The producers preferred Easton's version, and it wasn't a bad choice on their part. The song was a huge success making the top five in the US and the top ten in the UK, but that doesn't make it any less annoying.
22. The Living Daylights- a-ha (from The Living Daylights)
I love Take on Me just as much as the next guy, but New Wave and Bond don't mix. Duran Duran didn't do a bad job of it, but we'll get into that later. The song itself isn't totally awful, it's really that nothing about it makes me think of James Bond. It's also pretty damn boring. The synthesizers used at the :08 mark remind me of the sounds that used to come out of Sega Genesis games. After that, one of the members of a-ha does his best David Bowie impression. The song also drags on without really going anywhere, it just builds up to that mediocre chorus. This song reached number 5 in the UK and reached number 1 in Norway. Likely because a-ha is from Norway. Which proves that Norwegians are very supporting of their kin, kinda like when kids who lose competitions get participation medals.
21. All Time High- Rita Coolidge (from Octopussy)
This is the weird part of the list. I've listened to this song numerous times, and I've achieved absolute equilibrium on my opinion about it. I'm not sure if that somehow makes it the worst song on this list or the best. There's not much negative I can say about it, but there's not much positive I can say either. I don't hate it, but I don't love it. Its existence does nothing to improve or worsen my life in anyway. It's truly inconsequential. There's definitely better things I can do with the 3 minutes of my life it costs me to listen to this song, but then again I could be doing worse things, like black tar heroin or pcp. Thanks to this song, I feel simultaneously aligned with nature and the universe and completely shunned and blocked off from it. I feel I can do anything, or nothing. I am a defender of order and an agent of chaos. I am the beginning and the end.
This song is a true paradox. And now I need to lie down.
Thanks for reading. Look out for Part 2 soon.


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Degrees and Certifications:
Mr. Doyle
I am entering my 4th year at Obama as a Physical Education teacher and 8th year in the district overall. Previously I have worked at St. Anthony Park Elementary, Highland Park Middle and High-School and was a guest teacher at several schools when I first started out. Over the last 6 years I have coached football, hockey and baseball in the district at Highland Park High-School and am currently an assistant coach for the football team.
This past year I was a varsity assistant hockey coach at Farmington High-School, where we made the AA boys hockey state tournament for the first time in the schools history. This coming year I will be an assistant varsity hockey coach at Blake High-School.
I am also a student of SPPS, growing up in St. Paul I attended Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet, Murray Jr. High, and Como Park High-School. I went on to play hockey at Augsburg College in Minneapolis and received a BA in Physical Education.
I am excited about the coming school year, working with the incredible staff and scholars here at Obama!


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Opeongo Lake opened up on Friday, April 21. This is the earliest ice-out in several years and we are ready to go!
If Opeongo is open, it is pretty safe to assume that all other lakes in Algonquin Park are open or will be in a day or so. As you can see from the picture of Ragged Falls above, water levels are extremely high, so be careful out there.
Launching the water taxi at Opeongo Lake - high water but no ice!
I took some nice people from France on a FAM tour on Friday. FAM is a travel industry term for "familiarization" and allows travel and tour operators to visit the places they send their customers. The catch is that they generally get to do these tours in the off-season.


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Photograph courtesy of David Bragg
image from 1917 Suffolk Chronicle & Mercury newspaper
Born: 1873, Burstall, Suffolk.
Baptised: 5th January 1873 – Burstall.
Died: 14th May 1917; age 44; Died of Cardiac Failure in the camp on the night of the 13th/14th May. Served 2 years & 155 days.
Post-Mortem examination held at Courcelles-Le-Comte on the 14th May 1917, at 2pm.
Residence: Whitton, Suffolk. – opposite The Crown Inn.
Employed: Messrs. T. Moy Ltd.
Enlistment Details: Location: Ipswich; Date: 11th December 1914; Age: 41 years & 4 months; Occupation: Groom; Religion: CofE. Signed up for 3 years. Height: 5ft 3 1/2ins. Tattoo on chest.
Date of Entry Therein: 24th February 1915 – France.
Embarked – Southampton – disembarked – Havre.
Rank: Driver; Service Number: T3/029202
Regiment: Army Service Corps, 7th Division Train.
Medals Awarded: Victory, British War & 1915 Star.
Grave Reference:
Pas de Calais,
1881 Burstall, Suffolk.
Henry was 8 years old and living with his parents & siblings.
George Bragg, 39, a Farm Labourer, born Burstall, Suffolk.
Mary Ann Bragg (nee Garrod), 33, born Burstall.
George Bragg, 14, a Farm Labourer, born Burstall.
Mary Ann Bragg, 13, born Burstall.
Charles Bragg, 6, born Burstall.
Albert Bragg, 4, born Burstall.
Arthur Bragg, 11 months, born Burstall.
1891 Alton Green, Holbrook, Suffolk.
Henry was 17 years old, a Hay & Straw Binder. He was a visitor at the home of 70 year old, Farm Labourer, William Wombell. Also at the house was William's 22 year old daughter, Emily Wombell, Henry's future wife.
1901 Barrack Row, Holbrook, Suffolk.
Henry was 28 years old, a Horseman on a Farm. He was married and Head of the Household.
Emily, 30.
Annie, 6.
Henry, 4.
Albert, 2.
& cousin Frederick Tricker, 19, a Brickyard Labourer, born Erwarton, Suffolk.
1911 Opposite Crown Farm, Whitton, Suffolk.
Henry was 39 years old, a Coal Carter – Coal Merchant. He was married and Head of the Household.
Emily, 40.
Henry, 14.
Albert, 12.
Frederick, 6.
On the 4th May 1894, at Holbrook, Henry married, Emily Wombell, born 1868, Erwarton, Suffolk. They had 4 children:
Annie Bragg, 1895, Holbrook.
Henry Bragg, 1897, Holbrook.
Albert, 1899, Holbrook.
Frederick Ernest Bragg, born November 1904, Whitton.
A letter home:
5Th April 1918
Dearest Mum Just a few lines hoping they will find you all in the best of health. As I am glad to say I am keeping all bright (sic) up to the present. I have not had a letter from you or Annie for several weeks now, so you can guess I am anxiously waiting for one. I have been thinking a lot about brother Harry lately and wondering how he is getting on in this latest set to. I should think it must be two months since I had a letter from him. The only letter I have had lately was from Mrs. Atkins, Luton. She sent me some more cigs. I think it is very good of her. I wish I could send her some of these oranges that are still hanging on the trees and beginning to waste. The weather out here is lovely now. All the vines in the vineyards are getting green leaves on & the almond trees are hanging heavy with nuts, & the air is full with the smell of the orange blossom. Don't you think our lads are doing excellent in France. I have often thought this last day or two how lucky we are not to be there. Have Annie Tricker heard from Fred. We have got a lot of RMC men with us now, sent for gunners, but I do not think they will do that where Harry is. I can tell you I shouldn't care to be in that lot after what I saw the 26 March last year. It was a sight I do not think I shall ever forget as long as I live. Nothing I felt more than to hear the poor wounded screaming and yelling for their poor mothers, but still it all comes in this game. Do you ever see anything of Hatty, I have been wondering if he has been called up as I haven't heard from him for a long time. Did you get that money I sent ? I should think it has been long enough now. Well Mum I think I have written all I can this time so I will close. Hoping to hear from Home very soon. With tons of love and kisses to all at home. I remain Your Ever-loving Son Albert XXXXXXXXXX PS. Remember me to all Friends. On the back was written " A rose of Sharon picked on the real plains of Shaar-on " and the remains of the flower still exist, preserved by my paternal grandmother Emily Wombell and then by my mother.
In 1921, Ipswich, Albert married Louisa Maud Mehaffey, born December 1896, Chatham, Kent. They had 2 children.
Henry's son Albert died during the Second World War, on the 19th January 1945, aged 46. He was ranked a Warrant Officer Class 2, service number 723190, of the Royal Artillery. He was laid to rest at Ipswich Cemetery.
Henry is also remembered on the war memorial at St. Mary & St. Botolph Church, Whitton-cum-Thurleston, Suffolk.


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Another charge against Ernest Raymond Jr. falls apart in Court
Earlier we told you that the third case of Money Laundering brought the Financial Intelligence Unit did not succeed in court before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer. In a related case, also before Frazer, thirty-four year old Ernest Raymond Jr. who was initially charged in February 2009 along with the Coye family for money laundering was acquitted of Concealing Documents because of a lack of evidence. The senior magistrate concluded that the prosecution failed to prove that Raymond withheld documents that were likely to be relevant to the money laundering investigation involving the Coyes. During the trial the Financial Intelligence Unit called upon Sergeant Bernard Reyes to take the stand but his testimony was not sufficient to establish that the documents found inside a white Ford Escort registered to Melanie Coye, belonged to Ernest Raymond Jr. Frazer also noted that during the hearing the exhibits were labeled in Raymond's absence, which she said was contrary to procedure. Following Raymond's acquittal News Five caught up with his attorney Richard 'Dickie' Bradley.
Richard 'Dickie' Bradley, Attorney
"I want to be fair to the prosecution…money laundering is new. Not the regular type of prosecution. In this case in January …Ernest was in Lord's Bank area Belize district and there was a vehicle not parked far from him. When they saw him they stopped their mobile and accosted him. The engine was running…they claimed he said yes. He was charged with the firearm in that vehicle, then money laundering later on, he went to prison, the owner of the vehicle is a special constable, he was charged with money laundering and withdrawn, then concealing documents relevant to a money laundering investigation. The evidence was insufficient in 2 major respects and senior magistrate, is going to be chief magistrate shortly. She did her own research and her decision … not satisfied that Ernest Raymond knew he was in possession of documents or documents relevant to an investigation."
On February fifth, 2009 Ernest Raymond Jr. was jointly charged with Melanie Coye, her boyfriend James Gerou, her brother Jude and parents Marlene and Michael Coye for the laundering of over one and a half million dollars through a local branch of MoneyGram.


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December flew by, and it's a little hard to believe we're already a few days into 2014. I don't really do New Year's Resolutions anymore, other than a bit of goal setting. But I wanted to look back first and how I did in 2013 with some of my writing hopes.
I had a pretty ambitious list of things I hoped to accomplish last year, and while I crosses several things off that list, live managed, as it often does, to shorten the amount of time I had to devote to writing. Looking back, the first half of 2013 seemed to go pretty much on track with what I'd planned, but once the end of the summer rolled around, everything pretty much was dead in the water.
September is often a rough month anyway, because I always end up staying late at school trying to get beginning of the year things squared away. This year was particularly brutal in that regard. While I wasn't technically getting home any later than usual, the change to middle school really shifted my daily routine. I mean, I'm not a morning person to start with, and having to start an hour earlier than I'm used to completely threw me for a loop. I'd say I didn't get in to the swing of the new schedule until maybe mid-October. Beyond that, while I often have papers to grade in the evenings and on weekends, I generally can leave work at work. Not this year. With the adoption of the Common Core modules (and I'm teaching both Math and ELA), there's a ton of prep work that needs to go into every lesson. So rather than stay at school until 6 or 7 at night, which was not out of the realm of possibility, I packed it up and brought it home to make my worksheets and SmartBoard lessons at home.
Instead of writing, unfortunately.
Thank God for the monthly Book In A Week challenges that CNYRW puts on. Otherwise I'd have nothing done.
So my writing goals sort of tanked through the end of 2013. Where does that put me now?
Currently, I have the historical fiction "magnum opus" part 1 undergoing a beta read with an online critique buddy I connected with through an RWA University class in October. I'm hoping it will be ship-shape enough to start submitting again by the end of February or March. I have a pretty good handle on where to go with it, in the event I decide to self-publish, but I still want to give it a few rounds with some small presses and agents first. I finished the chick lit romance and have that pretty well squared away. Opening chapters are currently being beta read by my good friend and fellow author Shelly Hickman. I'm hoping to sent that out for submission by the end of February. And the historical romance is about 10k words from the end of the first draft. I would love to get it wrapped up, edited, revised, and polished in time to submit it to RWA's Golden Heart Award this year. And if the world is nice to me, I want to start revising and editing the historical fiction "magnum opus" part 2 this summer and get it out for critique.
On the personal front, there are a couple major things in the works for me and my husband. If everything falls into place, as we hope it will, 2014 will definitely turn out to be a pretty big, life changing year for us!


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I was on a business trip on Wednesday night, so I apologize for being late with this. Forgive me this transgression, k? I know the result, but it's life all about the journey?
– As Seacrest welcomes us, you can see who's nervous and who isn't.
– We get a recap of last night. Seriously, the results show can be 30 seconds long.
– Peter Noone performs.
– The Idols' Sponsored Vehicle Song is a butchering of "Another Saturday Night."
– Brad Garrett is sitting in with the contestants. America voted…and he's gone. I like 'Til Death, though.
Phil, Melinda, Blake stand together. ALL are safe! Wow…I thought Phil was going home.
Chris Griffin, LaKisha and Jordin stand together. ALL are safe! Whew!
Queen Sanjaya, Hot Haley and Gina the Good Witch all stand. They are all safe. More Queen Sanjaya? Ugh…
Chris Timberlake and Stephanie are the bottom two? What the hell? These two are better than many other contestants still alive.
– Meaningless Trivia Segment. Followed by the charitable fund segment. I kind of like the show flexing some muscle to help the world.
– LuLu performs.
– Steph and Chris are centerstage for the results. And Stephanie goes home. She got a raw deal…so did Chris for being in the Bottom 2.
– Random Thought: Who was the other member of the Bottom 3? Think they don't want us to know? It's a conspiracy!!!!
Ahh well…it is what it is. The fat is being trimmed until the Melinda-LaKisha-Jordin showdown at the end.
After that dud of a show, I need to smile. Here's Erica Durance stripping on Smallville! That'll do!
Thanks for reading!