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Friday, June 08, 2012
SUV Crashed Into Northwest D.C. Office Building
Axelrod Plays Dumb on Obama and Socialist 'New Party'
Senior Obama campaign political strategist David Axelrod played dumb this afternoon when confronted by Breitbart News about President Barack Obama's membership in the socialist New Party in the mid-1990s.Earlier today, author Stanley Kurtz released proof that Obama had been a member of, and sought the endorsement of, the radical group in 1996--contrary to the Obama campaign's denials.
Axelrod, who was leaving a Chicago radio station accompanied by an aide, at first refused to answer whether the Obama campaign still denied that Obama had been a member of the New Party. Asked whether his silence meant "yes" or "no," Axelrod said: "You can take that as I have no idea what you are talking about."
Chariots in Red Sea: 'Irrefutable evidence'
In June 2003, WND interviewed Bible enthusiasts who dove the waters of the Red Sea, alleging they found and photographed parts of chariots that may be the actual remains of the catastrophe brought upon the Egyptian army which pursued the Israelites, according to the Book of Exodus in the Bible.
"I am 99.9 percent sure I picked up a chariot wheel," said Peter Elmer, a forklift mechanic from Keynsham, England, who made two diving trips to the Gulf of Aqaba branch of the sea. "It was covered in coral."
Campers Call Chick-fil-A Home For A Day For Giveaway
Since a store opening in Arizona in 2003, each new Chick-fil-A has hosted a "First 100 Celebration," awarding the first 100 people in line with a free year's supply. With the new store set to open yesterday morning, the line starting forming at 6 a.m. on Wednesday as tents were pitched, cots and beds were hauled out and Frisbees and footballs flew.
By 9 a.m. on Wednesday, the first 49 individuals were given wristbands marking their place in line and the crowd grew throughout mid-morning. The magic 100 number was finally reached around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night as the campers settled in anticipation of the early Thursday morning opening when they could redeem their prize.
Zombie Bullets In High Demand Following Flesh-Eating Attacks
Talk about zombies and a possible zombie apocalypse has increased due to recent gory accounts of drug-induced, flesh-eating attacks in the news.
Stores across the U.S., including in Metro Detroit, are getting in on the undead action by selling Zombie Bullets, made by Hornady Manufacturing.
In promoting the product on their website, Hornady suggests, "Be PREPARED – supply yourself for the Zombie Apocalypse with Zombie Max ammunition from Hornady! Loaded with PROVEN Z-Max bullets… MAKE DEAD PERMANENT!"
Suicides Are Surging Among US Troops
The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan _ about 50 percent more _ according to Pentagon statistics obtained by The Associated Press.
The numbers reflect a military burdened with wartime demands from Iraq and Afghanistan that have taken a greater toll than foreseen a decade ago. The military also is struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other misbehavior.
Viral Video: Teen Claims Obama Is 'Making Kids Gay' in Radio Show Rant Against Homosexuality
In late May, Cowger went on a rant against homosexuality stating it is a belief and a choice — not something a person is born as.
Cowger says that homosexuality is "not mandatory in that person. That person was not born that way, no matter what Lady Gaga says." He explains that he feels homosexuality is becoming more prevalent in society. Why is this? According to Cowger, "it's because they're being encouraged by it."
He goes as far to say President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are "making kids gay."
The Public Eye
Back then, you didn't see or hear any of this jubilant caterwauling by those just freed from the secondary education system. There were no pickup trucks whose cargo beds were loaded with 17- year-old bobbleheads, and there was no waving, whistling and finger pointing at pedestrians of the opposite sex.
Not at all, because people in my generation, or actually those who came right before mine, were too busy for that sort of nonsense. They had other things to attend to, like rioting.
It needs to be said that this wasn't rioting over some lame cause or just for the lack of anything else to do, it was rioting for something really, really important: beer.
Boy Scouts Not Changing Membership Policy That Bans Openly Gay Scouts and Scout Leaders
"Contrary to media reports, the Boy Scouts of America has no plans to change its membership policy. The introduction of a resolution does not indicate the organization is 'reviewing' a policy or signal a change in direction," according to an official statement from the Boy Scouts of America national office.
"The BSA is a voluntary, private organization that sets policies that are best for the organization," reads the statement. "The BSA welcomes all who share its beliefs but does not criticize or condemn those who wish to follow a different path."
Poll: Most Americans think Arizona immigration law is "about right"
The legislation, which was signed into law in April 2010, is considered among the most stringent immigration laws in the nation. It requires Arizona law enforcement members to check the citizenship status of anyone they believe appears to be an undocumented immigrant -- and has incited much controversy about whether or not it effectively legalizes racial profiling in a state with a heavy Latino population.
According to the survey, conducted from May 31-June 3 among 976 adults nationwide, 52 percent of Americans believe Arizona's immigration policy is about right, while 33 percent say it goes too far. Eleven percent say the law does not go far enough.
The U.S. Department of Justice is challenging the law on the grounds that it conflicts with what it contends is the federal government's exclusive right to set immigration laws for the country.
Chinese Threat: Shutdown of Telecoms
The Chinese also have the ability to exploit networks "to enable China to continue to steal technology and trade secrets," according to the open source intelligence company Lignet, which is comprised of former U.S. intelligence analysts.
The issue centers on the Chinese firm Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., which U.S. intelligence sources say has direct links to the Chinese government and the People's Liberation Army, or PLA. These sources assert that Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications firms such as ZTE Corp. have "electronic backdoors" to telecommunications technology sold to the U.S. and other countries.
Ibuprofen Kills More Than Pain, So What Is The Alternative?
Pain and unhealthy levels of inflammation are fast becoming default bodily states in the industrialized world. While in most cases we can adjust the underlying pro-inflammatory conditions by altering our diet, and reducing stress and environmental chemical exposures, these approaches take time, discipline and energy, and sometimes we just want the pain to stop now. In those, often compulsive moments, we find ourselves popping an over-the-counter pill to kill the pain.
The problem with this approach is that, if we do it often enough, we may kill ourselves along with the pain...
Take ibuprofen as an example. This petrochemical-derivative has been linked to significantly increased risk of heart attack and increased cardiac and all-cause mortality (when combined with aspirin), with over two dozen serious adverse health effects, including:
DNA Damage[2]
Hearing Loss[3]
Influenza Mortality[5]
Ibuprofen is, in fact, not unique in elevating cardiovascular disease risk and/or mortality. The entire category of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) appears to have this under-recognized dark side; of the 100 unintended adverse health effects associated with their use, cardiovascular disease and cardiac mortality score highest on the list.
So, what does one do? Pain is pain. Whether it happens to you, or you witness it in another (which can be worse), finding relief is a top priority.
New Snow Hill High Project Funds Not In Budget
"I am very disappointed that Snow Hill High School wasn't included … For the second time in 14 years, I'm not voting for [the budget]," said Commissioner Virgil Shockley Tuesday.
The budget eventually did pass 5-2 despite Shockley's opposition, though he claims to be flabbergasted as to how funding that would allow the county to go to the bond market this year did not make it into the plan.
"This should have been a very simple request," he said.
Shockley explained that he wasn't seeking full funding for the more than $40 million SHHS renovation project, but instead only wanted enough money designated so that the county would be able to go to the bond market
to secure funding for the project if it looked like bond interest rates were about to jump.
OC Car, Truck Show Gears Up For 11th Edition
During the annual June event, Spark Productions LLC is known for providing some of the best entertainment Ocean City has to offer with hundreds of the most amazing automotive creations on display and some of the biggest stars Ocean City has ever seen.
The organizers have been working for over a year on this event and assure you that this year is going to top everything they have done in the past.
"It's really great to see so much support for the event year after year. We have decided this year to really make sure the show is fresher than ever and offers totally new vehicles, vendors and entertainment. It's quite a task to top what we have done in the past, but we are positive we have done it for this year," Brian Stoehr, co-owner of Spark Productions LLC.
Jake Thoene
Drones in Region's Skies to Forever Redefine Privacy
Whatever the outcome, it's clear drones will redefine privacy in the Old Dominion and other jurisdictions nationwide.
Gov. Bob McDonnell told WTOP last week that investing in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, particularly for police forces, would be "the right thing to do," citing their success over battlefields in the Middle East where they have reduced budgets and strengthened safety. His comments echo a national trend toward what the Pentagon says will be a $7 billion industry by 2013.
DEAR AMERICA: You Should Be Mad As Hell About This
In November, Americans will have a chance to speak their minds.
And there's one thing everyone should agree on:
America just isn't working right now.
It's not just Americans who aren't working. It's America itself, a country whose economy once worked for almost everyone, not just the rich.
In the old America, if you worked hard, you had a good chance of moving up.
In the old America, the fruits of people's labors accrued to the whole country, not just the top.
In the old America, there was a strong middle class, and their immense collective purchasing power drove the economy for decades.
No longer.
Over the past couple of decades, the disparity between "the 1%" and everyone else has hit a level not seen since the 1920s. And there is a widespread and growing sense that life here is not fair or right.
If America cannot figure out a way to fix these problems, the country will likely become increasingly polarized and de-stabilized. And if that happens, the recent "Occupy" protests will likely be only the beginning.
The problem in a nutshell is this:
In the never-ending tug-of-war between "labor" and "capital," there has rarely—if ever—been a time when "capital" was so clearly winning.
And that's not just unfair.
It's un-American.
Berlin Brewery Excited For Summer Growth
"We just want to get people downtown," Brushmiller said of the nine bikes currently available.
Unlike anything else the town offers, Brushmiller revealed that the idea to offer visitors free bike rentals came about during a private discussion regarding traffic with Mayor Gee Williams. According to Brushmiller, Williams pointed out that Berlin events are growing rapidly and drawing in more and more guests.
While this is a good thing for Berlin, Brushmiller explained that more visitors means more traffic and anything that can reduce the number of cars on the road could prove a boon for the town. Then there's the benefit of getting people outside, exercising and touring the area as well, he added.
Elect Me Mayor I'll Rename WWTP The Barrie P. Tilghman WWTP
Pipes draining directly from the WWTP into the Wicomico River.
Man made stream with 2 Cat diesel generators pumping water from the Plant to the River.
The above image shows what happens when you pump sludge into a River.
The above image shows piles of human feces stored with NO liner, (by law) drying out in an area the MDE was completely unaware of. The City was fined $10,000.00.
The above is the notorious "sludge pit" that was illegal and had a liner in it that was guaranteed for 30 DAYS and was in there for 20+ years. The pit was the size of a football field and whenever there were heavy rains the pit would over flow into the Wicomico River. The City was forced to remove it.
The above shows sand bags attempting to stop the sludge from exiting the pit and down the hill to the river.
Looking at the above image you can see the Plant in the upper right hand corner. The MDE was NOT aware of the illegal activity going on at the Plant because it was being done in a wooded area center of the picture. This is an image I took from a Plane but believe me, when your on the ground level you would have had NO idea it was there. A small road took you back to that area where the MDE wasn't welcome.
Once the City was forced to remove the sludge pit, the image above shows the actual sludge in huge dumpsters with plastic liners on top.
Is the Table Set For A Mania In Precious Metals?
There are, however, very valid reasons to reasonably expect a mania in our sector. For one thing, manias have occurred many times before [12], but the main issue is that a mania in gold and gold stocks is the likely result of the absolute balloon in government debt, deficit spending, and money printing. Saying all that profligacy will go away without inflationary consequences seems naïve or foolish. Inflation may not attract investors to gold and silver as much as force them to it.
Now, one could make the argument that any rush into gold and silver will be muted if no one has any savings, especially given that demographers say a quarter of the developed world will soon be retired. But even if individuals are wiped out, the world's money supply isn't getting any smaller, and all that cash has to go somewhere.
I wanted to look at cash levels among various investor groups to get a feel for what's out there, as well as how money supply compares to our industry. Data from some institutional investors are hard to come by, but below is a sliver of information about available cash levels. I compared the cash and short-term investments of S&P 500 corporations, along with M1 [13], to gold and silver ETFs, coins, and equities. While the picture might be what you'd expect, the contrast is still rather striking.
Md. Planting 120,000 Trees to Filter Highway Runoff
The State Highway Administration is planting nearly 120,000 trees on 480 acres along interchanges and grassy areas where they won't hinder visibility. The trees are being planted in the counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's.
Liberal Logic 101
'You're Not Special': Wellesley High School Teacher Gives the Most Blunt Commencement Address Ever
Wellesley High School teacher David McCullough, Jr. (son of historian David McCullough) had apparently had enough of feeding blithering platitudes to his students and decided to tell the truth. The result sparked controversy among the parents, who didn't like hearing their children accused of being cosseted and pampered little brats who believed they were special for no reason. But sometimes the truth hurts. Read the greatest hits below:
You are not special. You are not exceptional.
Contrary to what your u9 soccer trophy suggests, your glowing seventh grade report card, despite every assurance of a certain corpulent purple dinosaur, that nice Mister Rogers and your batty Aunt Sylvia, no matter how often your maternal caped crusader has swooped in to save you… you're nothing special.
Yes, you've been pampered, cosseted, doted upon, helmeted, bubble-wrapped. Yes, capable adults with other things to do have held you, kissed you, fed you, wiped your mouth, wiped your bottom, trained you, taught you, tutored you, coached you, listened to you, counseled you, encouraged you, consoled you and encouraged you again. You've been nudged, cajoled, wheedled and implored. You've been feted and fawned over and called sweetie pie. Yes, you have. And, certainly, we've been to your games, your plays, your recitals, your science fairs. Absolutely, smiles ignite when you walk into a room, and hundreds gasp with delight at your every tweet. Why, maybe you've even had your picture in the Townsman! [Editor's upgrade: Or The Swellesley Report!] And now you've conquered high school… and, indisputably, here we all have gathered for you, the pride and joy of this fine community, the first to emerge from that magnificent new building…
Growing Old
Spring Fever: US Smashes Heat Record for Season
March, April and May in the Lower 48 states beat the oldest spring temperature record by a full 2 degrees. The three months averaged 57.1 degrees, more than 5 degrees above average. That's the most above normal for any U.S. season on record. Meteorologists define those three months as spring.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also reported Thursday that it was the second warmest May since records began in 1895. May averaged 64.3 degrees, just behind 1934.
Pedestrians should only use crosswalks and not take unnecessary risks crossing busy streets against traffic lights. · Parents are reminded to pay extra attention to children when crossing busy roads. Keep hold of small children's hands while waiting for traffic lights to change and while crossing. The Ocean City Police Department reminds visitors to Walk Smart: Drive with Care, Walk with Caution.
New Cedar Creek Boat Ramp Near Slaughter Beach To Open June 8
The facility features eight 16-foot wide concrete launch lanes, five full-floatation boarding docks, one full-floatation courtesy dock and a large parking area. The old ramp closed for construction of the new facility in late November 2011.
Today's Fill In The Blank 6-8-12
I'll Have Another Scratched From Belmont
According to Dennis O'Neill, brother of trainer Doug O'Neill, the horse galloped Friday morning and after a veterinary scan, the tendon seemed "kind of tender."
O'Neill told The Associated Press that, "the horse is sound and happy, but it's not worth it."
Availability Of Personal Driving Record Information Is Newest Option In DMV Online Services Menu
The online driving records service was added to the DMV website last week and can be purchased through the customer's "MyDMV" login with a major credit card for a fee of $15.
Before the addition of this online service, a customer would need to appear in person at any DMV location or complete a personal information request form and mail it to the DMV for processing. The online driving record request feature now allows customers to print the document at home. The customer, if they have not already done so, will need to create a "MyDMV" account. From their account, they can request a three-year, five-year or full driving record history.
Currently, other "MyDMV" services include the ability to change an address on vehicle registration, and to register or change Next of Kin information. The DMV encourages all customers to sign up for a "MyDMV" account as additional online services will be available in the near future.
DMV now offers 20 different online-services to Delaware drivers. All of which can be accessed from the website.
List of Available Online Services:
* Administrative Hearing Request
* Branch Wait Times
* Dealership Lookup
* Fee Calculator
* International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) E-Filing System
* Live Video - Inspection Lanes
* Motorcycle Training Course Online Registration
* Next of Kin/Emergency Contact Enrollment
* Obtain a Federally Compliant Driver License or Identification Card
* Organ Donor Request
* Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Permitting (Hauling Permits)
* Pay Traffic Tickets Online
* Purchase A Driving Record
* Request a Handicap Placard
* Research Vehicle History
* Sample Drivers License Exam
* Special Plate Sales
* Vanity Plate Search and Reservation
* Vehicle Registration Change of Address
* Vehicle Registration Renewal Notification
Officers knocked on the door of the residence several times; however, none of the suspects came to the door. Numerous attempts by officers to have the suspects exit the residence were unsuccessful, at which time Ocean City Police deployed a K9 team into the residence. While inside the residence, officers and K9 Jaxx came to a locked bedroom door in the rear of the unit. After ordering the suspects to open the door, police located five individuals.
Three suspects were identified as Mark Eric Moore, 21, of Odenton, MD, Nikolas Jacob Keene, 19, of Gambrills, MD and Sarah Renee Otis, 19, of Chester, MD. Two of the suspects were juveniles. All five were arrested and charged with third degree burglary, fourth degree burglary and malicious destruction of property. At the time of this release, Moore, Keene and Otis were awaiting an initial appearance in front of an Ocean City District Court Commissioner, while the two juvenile subjects have been released to the custody of their parents
Highlighted Events This Week: Last Day Of School June 8
Last Day of 2011-12 School Year
The last day of the 2011-12 school year will be Friday, June 8. Schools will be on a half-day schedule on June 6, 7 and 8. June 7 is the last day for AM prekindergarten (dismissing at usual time and riding their normal midday bus home), and last day for WELC and full-day prekindergarten.
Tuesday, June 12
Monthly Meeting of Wicomico County Board of Education
Board of Education Auditorium
The June meeting of the Wicomico County Board of Education will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, in the Board of Education auditorium.
Today's Advertiser Of The Day 6-8-12
Milford Man Charged For Obscenities
10000 block of Adams Road, Laurel, DE
Date of Occurrence:
Saturday June 2nd and Sunday June 3rd, 2012
11 year old female
Defendant/Charges/Bond Information:
Ryan Bradford, 18, Milford, DE (Photo Attached)
Sex Offender Unlawful Sexual Contact with a Child under 12
Sexual Solicitation of a Child under 18 (2 counts)
Obscenity (3 counts)
Arraigned at JP2 and committed to SCI on $59,000.00 cash bail.
Laurel, DE-The Delaware State Police have charged Ryan Bradford, 18 of Milford in connection with an Unlawful Sexual Contact incident involving an 11 year old female that occurred over the past weekend.
The investigation revealed that Bradford and the 11 year old female victim attending a field trip together on May 31, 2012, where the two met and exchanged phone numbers. Through the course of the following weekend, Bradford began sending in text messages that were "sexual in nature" to the victim. Upon returning to school that next Monday, the victim immediately notified her guidance counselor of what occurred.
Following the State Police investigation arrest warrants for Bradford were obtained and he was taken into custody without incident at his residence in Milford yesterday afternoon. Bradford is a moderate risk Tier II sex offender who was convicted of Unlawful Sexual Contact 2nd and Rape 4th on January 20, 2010. Bradford was charged with the above crimes and arraigned at JP2. He was committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on $59,000.00 cash bail.
OC Development Corporation Opens New Employee Housing
Scattered throughout OCDC's office at 108 Dorchester Street are light bulbs, screwdrivers, smoke detectors, and a host of other accoutrements familiar to any local property owner who has scrambled to get their rentals ready for the summer season.
"The hardest part is getting them up and running at first," Irwin said. "Finding furniture, doing all the little repairs. I've been to a lot of garage sales in Ocean Pines recently."
"I am saddened to hear of the passing of former State Treasurer Richard Dixon.
"A trailblazer among us, he became Maryland's first African-American Treasurer and the first Treasurer from the Western Maryland Delegation in the General Assembly. An outstanding business leader, State legislator, and State Treasurer, his belief in fiscal responsibility served the people of our State well. His service to our nation during the Vietnam War demonstrates his courage. And his commitment to public service will never be forgotten.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones at this time."
Governor O'Malley
Today's Survey Question 6-8-12
Philadelphia Teachers Claim 3122 Jury Duty Days in 2010-11
While most of the items were contained in our recent report, "Sucking the Life Out of America's Public Schools: The Expense of Teachers Union Contracts," a few of the district's expenditures deserve more attention.
For example, the roughly 16,000 members of the local teachers union--the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers--claimed a total of 3,122 days off for "jury duty."
Obama's Third-Party History
On the evening of January 11, 1996, while Mitt Romney was in the final years of his run as the head of Bain Capital, Barack Obama formally joined the New Party, which was deeply hostile to the mainstream of the Democratic party and even to American capitalism. In 2008, candidate Obama deceived the American public about his potentially damaging tie to this third party. The issue remains as fresh as today's headlines, as Romney argues that Obama is trying to move the United States toward European-style social democracy, which was precisely the New Party's goal.
In late October 2008, when I wrote here at National Review Online that Obama had been a member of the New Party, his campaign sharply denied it, calling my claim a "crackpot smear." Fight the Smears, an official Obama-campaign website, staunchly maintained that "Barack has been a member of only one political party, the Democratic Party." I rebutted this, but the debate was never taken up by the mainstream press.
Recently obtained evidence from the updated records of Illinois ACORN at the Wisconsin Historical Society now definitively establishes that Obama was a member of the New Party. He also signed a "contract" promising to publicly support and associate himself with the New Party while in office.
John Glossom and Jennifer Nettles
Grant On Bernanke's Continuing "Grand Manipulation"
A Letter To The Editor 6-8-12
Thank you
A very concerned parent
Did '96 Bill Force People To Work?
As The New York Times would put it, when in 1996 "President Bill Clinton delivered on his pledge to 'end welfare as we know it'...he signed into law a bill forcing recipients to work and imposing a five-year limit on cash assistance." Back then this supposedly cruel deed was one "Hillary Rodham Clinton supported." The Times says that "some accused the Clintons of throwing vulnerable families to the winds in pursuit of centrist votes as Mr. Clinton headed into the final stages of his re-election campaign."
Now, just consider the way the Times words all this. By ending parts of the welfare state, the bill amounted to "forcing recipients to work," etc. That is like claiming that when one no longer provides support to certain people who become accustomed to getting it, one is "forcing them to fend for themselves." In fact, of course, it was the government that was forcing all those it taxes to support the recipients in the first place and with the bill in 1996 it finally lessened the load on them. Taxation is what amounts to deploying force against people. Welfare is a form of coercive support. But support should never be coerced but provided only voluntarily by fellow citizens to those who are in need of it.
But for The New York Times − and this is in a news report, not an editorial opinion − withdrawing some of this forced transfer counts as forcing people to work! But nothing forces anyone to work other than the fact that one needs to earn a living, needs to feed and clothe oneself. It is, to put it bluntly, reality that applies the force. It wasn't Bill Clinton, Congress, or the supportive First Lady.
Here is a good case of journalistic bias which is disguised within a so-called straight news report. By wording the "report" as The New York Times did, the newspaper's editors and writers tried to make it appear that those who aimed for the contraction of the massive welfare system were perpetrating some kind of oppressive action against welfare recipients. But this just isn't so.
Shock: Romney Fundraising Blows Past Obama
Obama's terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad week just got a little worse. This morning, the Obama campaign announced that it and the DNC had raised a whopping $60 million in May, outpacing their disappointing numbers in April. Hours later, though, the Romney campaign and RNC announced they had raised a staggering $76 million in May, blowing past Obama's haul.
Obama has been on a non-stop fundraising sprint, spending about a third of his time raising money. He even had the big, gala Clooney-polooza event in Hollywood. Yet Romney raised 25% more than him last month. As the Vice President would say, "that's a big f$%king deal."
Why You Should Be Excited About National Bankruptcy
Whether in the UK, Europe, or North America, many voters have become so accustomed to the government's massive role in the economy, they can't begin to imagine how it could be scaled back.
You usually hear heavy objections from people like– "What about roads? If we start cutting budgets, there would be no more roads!"
The 'road argument' is one of the most widely misused defenses of government… as if there are no private roads in the world.
Chile comes to mind as a great example– the country's very modern toll-based highway system is privatized, and the operators have a huge profit incentive to keep the roads in top condition.
In fact, the 2 1/2 hour ride from Santiago to our farm is along one of these roads, and it's smooth sailing the whole way.
A few years ago when Chile had its major earthquake, portions of the highway system were damaged. This meant that the operators were missing out on toll revenue… so they found a solution and were back up and running in a matter of days.
It was amazing how fast they were able to pull it off when so much of their profit was at stake.
When you think about it, just about everything that government provides either is already, or could be, provided by the private sector. That there is presently a private vessel docked at the International Space Station in Low Earth Orbit is the finest testament to this concept.
Troopers from the Glen Burnie Barrack report they were contacted by a man early this morning who reported he lost a bank bag containing a large amount of cash. The man, employed by a Glen Burnie convenience store, said he was on his way to make a bank deposit and had placed the bag on top of his SUV. He forgot to remove the bag before pulling off and believes he lost the light red bank bag marked "7-11" about 5:45 a.m. along northbound I-97 around Rt. 100. When the trooper investigating the incident passed through the area shortly after 6:00 a.m. today, the bank bag was apparently already gone.
Anyone with information about the location of this bank bag, or who may have recovered some of the cash, is urged to contact Maryland State Police at the Glen Burnie Barrack, at 410-761-5130.
BREAKING NEWS: Obama To Make Statement On The Economy
I know math is hard for 98% of willfully ignorant Americans, but I'll try to put this $902 billion deficit in perspective so that even a CNBC Bimbo might understand:
We are spending $3.8 billion more per day than we are bringing in.
We are spending $157 million more per hour than we are bringing in.
We are spending $2.6 million more per minute than we are bringing in.
We are spending $43,500 more per second than we are bringing in.
To make it understandable to my readers in West Philly, this means that the government is buying a Cadillac Escalade on credit, every second of every day, forever.
But don't worry. The national debt as a percentage of GDP is only 102%. Rogoff & Reinhart said we only have to start worrying when it reaches 90%. See. Nothing to worry about. The stock market is up 100 points and Bernanke has promised to save the world. Back to America's Got Talent.
Motions Hearing In Ava Case Provides New Details
Tuesday's testimony featured an admission that the suspect had smoked the drug while crossing the Route 90 bridge into the resort minutes before the collision and that he vaguely remembers making a left turn at the foot of the bridge and remembers almost nothing that happened after that.
Around mid-day on Dec. 16, 2011, Andre Kaczynski, 48, of Ocean Pines, crashed his Ford F150 pickup truck into the rear of a vehicle stopped at a traffic light on Coastal Highway at 142nd Street at speeds estimated between 70 moh and 100 mph, seriously injuring then-18-month-old Ava DelRicco and her mother. The child had to be extracted from the totaled vehicle and was flown to Hopkins in Baltimore.
Caption This Photo 6-8-12
OC Air Show Set For This Weekend
The latest news is the addition of another impressive military aircraft - the A-10 Thunderbolt II (aka: Warthog) has been added to the lineup.
Known in the Air Force as the Warthog, the "flying gun" and the Tankbuster, the A-10 Thunderbolt has been used extensively in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Its range, versatility and strength has made it one of the most reliable and capable aircraft in the Air Force today.
Former Fleetwood Mac Member Bob Welch Dead at 65
Police spokesman Don Aaron said Welch's wife found him with a chest wound at their south Nashville home around 12:15 p.m.
Welch was a guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974. He formed the British rock group Paris in 1976, and had hits including "Sentimental Lady" in 1977 and "Ebony Eyes" in 1978. Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham did backup vocals on "Sentimental Lady."
Aaron said Welch apparently had had health issues recently. He said a suicide note was left.


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This week's edition will see us not only travel to three different promotions but two countries as we head firstly to Livingston in Scotland on Saturday. Then it's to England's Hull before ending the weekend back north of the border in Glasgow, Scotland. Let's get Ready For The Weekend!
Saturday night sees the wrestling weekend start with Reckless Intent Wrestling holding their The Way It Is event at the Murieston Scout Hall in Livingston.
While Reckless Intent continues to grow as a promotion, this Saturday will mark the end of either Chris Renfrew or Sean Mercer's time with the company when they face in a Loser Leaves Reckless Intent match. These two men were originally scheduled to compete in standard match until Renfrew caught Mercer bullying members of the roster at a recent event. Following the incident, Renfrew challenged Mercer to the match. These men don't like each other and after Saturday, they'll not be sharing a locker room in Reckless Intent anymore.
Back in May, Massimo suffered an injury which lead to him being unable to defend the UK Championship. Now prior to this injury, DCT was due a championship match with Massimo. Obviously this wasn't able to take place. However, last month, Massimo returned from that injury and defeated the interim champion, Grado to reclaim the championship he never lost. Now he has to defend the UK Championship against the man who never got his chance, DCT. This is a match that has been waiting to happen for over 4 months. Massimo wants to keep the championship he has only just reclaimed and DCT wants to continue the roll he has been on while waiting for his opportunity.
Saturday shall see the debut of "The Real Deal" Mark Coffey in Reckless Intent and he's aiming for the top of his first night as he'll be challenging Michael Chase for the Heavyweight Championship. Chase is the only four-time Heavyweight Champion with his latest reign beginning with a win over "The Beast Of Belfast" Big Damo. Coffey needs little to no introduction as one half of Polo Promotions and a multiple tag team and singles champion. Chase has faced all comers during his championship reigns and Coffey is as big as they will come and will be looking to add another championship to his impressive history.
Match Card
Singles Match for Heavyweight Championship
Michael Chase (c) vs "The Real Deal" Mark Coffey
Singles Match for UK Championship
Massimo (c) vs DCT
Singles Match
Theo Doros vs Jackie Polo
Singles Match where the Loser Leaves Reckless Intent
Chris Renfrew vs Sean Mercer
Singles Match
Rob Mills vs David Devlin
Singles Match
Delsin Dayre vs Darkside
Moving on to Saturday and New Generation Wrestling are at the Hull City Hall with Regeneration-X.
The show will feature the first ladder match for the GenX Championship with the current champion Matt Myers, Bubblegum, Wild Boar and the winner of Martin Kirby vs Robbie X. Not only will the winner of this match walk away with the GenX Championship but an opportunity at the Undisputed Championship, as well. Myers finally won the championship from Bubblegum in July at 8th Anniversary Show and will look to keep the title as well as getting a step closer to the Undisputed Championship but the odds in this match are not in his favour. He'll need all the determination he used to win the championship to keep it this Saturday.
"The Mexican Sensation" El Ligero has been in a long standing war with Dara Diablo in NGW which finally ended in a Last Man Standing match at 8th Anniversary Show. Ligero must have felt that the skies were clearing until Joseph Conners appeared. After attacking Ligero, "The Mexican Sensation" is after some retribution and a match between the two has been signed for this Saturday. This is mostly likely the exact plan that Conners has in mind as he has a way of manipulating things to his own way. Ligero will be out for revenge but he must be aware of Conners' demanding offence, both physically and mentally.
The main event this Saturday will see "The Showstealer" Nathan Cruz defend the Undisputed Championship against the Destiny Rumble winner, Doug Williams. While Cruz is one of the biggest stars not only in NGW but British Wrestling as a whole, Williams is a legend of British Wrestling. Having won championships on almost every continent, Williams still has his eyes on more championship gold. Notably, the gold around the waist of Cruz. While "The Showstealer" played a part in eliminating The Control from NGW and has fought every challenger put his way, he shall know that Williams' experience and skill is matched by very few. A main event where a pioneer of British Wrestling faces one of it's brightest stars with championship gold on the line.
Match Card
Singles Match for Undisputed Championship
"The Showstealer" Nathan Cruz (c) vs Doug Williams
Four-Way Ladder Match for GenX Championship
"The Amazing" Matt Myers (c) vs Bubblegum vs Wild Boar vs ???
Singles Match for Final Spot in Gen-X Championship Ladder Match
Martin Kirby vs Robbie X
Singles Match
"The Righteous" Joseph Conners vs "The Mexican Sensation" El Ligero
Singles Match
Screwface vs Liam Slater
Finally on Sunday we head back to Scotland for Insane Championship Wrestling's Fight Club TV taping in Glasgow.
The event shall be the last for Noam Dar who will soon be joining WWE's RAW show as part of their Cruiserweight division. While Dar will be moving on to new things, his last match will be something of a step back into history as he faces Andy Wild. These two men have competed against each other for years. They started their journey in wrestling at the same time. Now for the time being they give us one last hurrah. Have no doubt that these two men are going to give the best performance they can together. There are no issues and no rivalries here, this is purely competition and a celebration of Noam Dar's time in ICW.
While Noam Dar will be heading to WWE, Joe Coffey shall be facing a 4 time WWE World Champion on November 20th when he competes against Kurt Angle. Before he gets there though, he's got a match this Sunday against the current EVOLVE Champion, Timothy Thatcher. Coffey is known as a mighty wrestler and rightly so and his opponent, Thatcher, is known as being as pure a wrestler as you can get. Both men are genuine heavyweights and their styles should marry together very well. While Coffey will be focused on Angle on November 20th, he'll know that Thatcher is as much of a challenge and likewise Thatcher will know the reputation that Coffey holds.
Back at BarraMania II in April, Polo Promotions (Jackie Polo & Mark Coffey) won the Tag Team Championship, but then left the promotion. Not long after ICW began a tag team tournament to crown new champions with The Local Fire (Davey Boy & Joe Hendry) eventually winning at Shug's Hoose Party III in July. However, immediately following their win, Polo Promotions appeared with the original Tag Team Championship belts. This left a predicament as while Local Fire had won the tournament, Polo Promotions had never lost the championship. Therefore, this Sunday, Polo and Coffey of Polo Promotions will face Boy and Hendry of Local Fire in a ladder match with the winning team being named the Unified Tag Team Champions. Not only will the winning team be crowned the unified champions but they will also go on to Fear & Loathing IX on November 20th to face 6 time [WWE] World Tag Team Champions Team 3D's Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley. It's all on the line this Sunday and only one team is walking away with it all.
Match Card
Singles Match for World Championship
Wolfgang (c) v Darkside
Tag Team Ladder Match for Undisputed Tag Team Championship
Polo Promotions (Jackie Polo & "The Real Deal" Mark Coffey) (c) vs The Local Fire ("Local Hero" Joe Hendry & Davey Boy) (c)
Singles Match
"The British Messiah" Timothy Thatcher vs "Iron Man" Joe Coffey
Singles Match
Noam Dar vs Andy Wild
Singles Match
Kenny Williams vs Kid Fite
Singles Match
Sha Samuels vs "Smashmouth" Chris Ridgeway
Singles Match
Wild Boar vs "The Beast Young Wrestler In The World" Lewis Girvan
Stevie Boy Hosts The Funeral Of The New Age Kliq
Trent Seven Confirmed To Appear
That wraps up this week's preview of the weekend's wrestling schedule. Of course, there are many more events taking place over the three days. To find out more about the shows we've highlighted here as well as all the others, check us out at www.wrestleropesuk.wordpress.com for the latest show and match announcements, British Wrestling event list, interviews, exclusive columns, reviews, reports and results!
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O yeah! We had a jam-making weekend again! This time we made wild blackberry and plum jam with a dash of lemon juice. I know how theatrical it sounds but I really think every jam we make tastes more delicious than the last and every time I'm so very enthusiastic about the results I can't help giving half of my supplies to friends and family. So it's no surprise my supplies run dry way earlier than my mother's and that she is in a constant state of shock about my jam-consuming habits. But I haven't give away this supply just yet because I made homemade labels and it looked so good I couldn't help becoming a little greedy. This jam is mine, my owny, my… well let's not go there.
In England there appears to be a superstition about eating blackberries after September the 15th. Presumably they have been claimed by the devil by then and the devil has marked the leaves with his satanic sign. This of course for us was reason enough to make this blackberry jam in the middle of October. We're living life on the edge people! But then we learned the devilish blackberry effects vanish after you cook them. So no exciting events while eating this jam were registered so far. Too bad.
In the Netherlands you can find wild blackberries everywhere: in the bushes ('First you must find a shrubbery!'), alongside roads, in the forest and even in the public parks. I love to pick my own wild blackberries and I have a little trick to check whether the blackberries are ripe and ready to pick: if the flair comes off with the fruit then the blackberries are ready to eat. Don't pick them if the flair stays on the bush because they will be very sour. You can brew tea from the leaves of a blackberry bush and the berries you can use in jam, compotes, bavarois, crumbles, muffins, jelly, tarts, soufflés and smoothies. Blackbarries are divine in combination with white chocolate and taste delicious with game.
Wild Blackberry & Plum Jam
Fills 9 jars of 400ml
1 K wild plums, stoned and quartered (weight is after stoning)
800 gr wild blackberries
1800 gr jelly sugar
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
1. Put all the ingredients in one very large stockpot and bring to a boil on high fire. Don't stir too often. When the fruit's boiling turn the fire down to medium.
2. Perform the jelly-check after 5-10 minutes: drip a drop of jam on a cool dish and place in the fridge to cool. Then hold the dish upright and check if the drop holds its shape. If it does the jam is ready. If it oozes the jam needs to be cooked a couple of more minutes.
3. Sterilize the jars and lids you want to use. Pour the jam into the jars and close immediately.
For more jam-making tips and tricks you can check out my post about Rhubarb &Strawbery Jam. There you can also read about chia jam alternatives!
Serve the Wild Blackberry & Plum Jam on toast, as part of a cheese board, with game, on top of your overnight oats or with ice cream. Yum!


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Emzor: 'Sweet Sweet Codeine' BBC Documentary- Our Side of the Story
Emzor, one of Nigeria's leading pharmaceutical companies has reacted to the release of the BBC expository documentary 'Sweet Sweet Codeine' which presented the shocking rate of codeine abuse in Nigeria. The documentary exposed the role some unscrupulous people in the pharmaceutical industry play in promoting sustaining codeine addiction, Emzor being one of the companies depicted in the documentary has come out with its own explanation of what is going on. Read their full press release next:
BBC Documentary on Codeine - OUR POSITION
On Monday the 30th of April 2018, BBC Africa Eye broadcast a documentary on the abuse of codeine in Nigeria and one of our products, Emzolyn with Codeine syrup was featured. The abuse of prescription drugs including codeine is a growing problem globally as well as right here in Nigeria and we were hopeful that the documentary would provide a comprehensive overview on the many factors contributing to this Issue.
We were dismayed by the implied comments made during the programme in an effort to link Emzor Pharmaceuticals with directly supplying the black market. The member of staff depicted in the piece was acting Independently and by his own admission knew his actions were contrary to company policy and (he controlled drug regulations. He has since been dismissed and reported to the notice for prosecution.
The documentary completely ignored the contribution of the rampant illegal importation and smuggling of these drugs into the country to fuelling the supply of illegal codeine onto the black market. We wish to clearly state the following facts:
1. Emzor is treating the findings of the BBC documentary with the utmost seriousness and has launched a full and through Investigation Into its current processes.
2. Emzor Pharmaceuticals is a responsible and ethical company with over 120 product lines, all under licence from NAFDAC and we adhere fully to the documentation guidelines for the handling. production, storing and distribution of products containing codeine.
3. We have stopped the production and distribution of Emzolyn with Codeine, pending a thorough review.
4. The Emzor Sales Rep depicted in the documentary is not a senior member of staff as was strongly implied during the programme. the title Business Development Executive is an entry level sales position. He Is in no way representative of the hardworking and law-abiding members of staff at Emzor. He did not transact the reported illegal sate on behalf of Emzor nor within our company premises and any representations made by him we in breach of company policy and ethics and were undertaken independently by him.
5. Emzor is not involved in the direct sales to individual members of the public. neither do we sanction the supply of Emzolyn with Codeine in any way that breaches the Dangerous Drugs Act or NAFDAC guidelines.
6. Our average daily production level is below 0.5% of the estimated daily amounts of codeine reportedly consumed in the two Northern States mentioned In the report. Furthermore, we do not supply Emzolyn with Codeine in the two Northern States mentioned in line with the directives of the respective State government.
7. The dismissed Sales rep had access to limited quantities of Emzolyn with codeine for the purpose of onward distribution/supply to licensed retail pharmacies under his assigned sales territory. Also, the man referred to as Mr Paschal of Stella Charles pharmacy is not an Emzor distributor as he claimed In the documentary.
8. Emzor remains a socially responsible corporate citizen operating within the relevant rules and committed to conducting our operations in the most responsible and compliant way.
Emzor has built a sterling reputation based on high professional standards and world class products for more than thirty years. Those three decades of hard work have been rewarded by more than 50 local and international awards and most importantly, the trust of the Nigerian people. We hold this trust sacred and will continue to conduct our business in a manner that demonstrates ethical leadership within our industry and will not allow the tainting of this legacy in any manner.
Emzor believes in developing our youths. Through the Chike Okoli Foundation which was established in 2006 to promote healthy lifestyles and entrepreneurship, we have trained, influenced and touched the lives of more than 2 miHion youths, many of whom have graduated from the fourdation's Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies and are now running their own businesses.
Emzor will seek to make relevant and impactful contributions to the multi-agency discussions on the way forward that are sure to follow in the days and months ahead. From the limited depiction of rehabilitation efforts represented In the BBC programme, there is room for much support and improvement in the treatment and rehabilitation of persons affected by addiction.
As an organization we will make efforts to learn more about the good work being done in this area and devise an effective means of contributrig to this vital aspect of managing the problem and securing the National treasure that is our youth. We were pleased to find included in the just released statement from the FG the mention of plans to solicit the involvement of organizations with positive impact on youth culture such as the Nigerian Football Federation. Emzor has been a proud sponsor of the Super Eagles as well as the male and female national football teams at all levels over the last four years and will continue to support the use of their influence in promoting positive behaviour and a strong sense of National pride in our youth.
We thank you for taking the time to hear us out and assure you of our earnest commitment to playing our part in the lasting solution to prescription drug abuse in Nigeria.


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Roasted Potatoes with Spices
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Roasted Potatoes with various spices, they're good for you, really.
Contrary to popular belief, potatoes are not bad for you, potatoes have many health benefits. They may have a bad rap but it belongs to how you prepare potatoes, or what toppings you fill them with. The potato itself is good for you, fairly low in calories, and for those calories you get a lot of nutrients. Potatoes are full of vitamin C, high in potassium, they are a great source of iron and copper and a potato a day is good for your heart.
Not that I'm an expert or anything, but I'm just saying. So instead of frying potatoes, the best way to eat them is baked or roasted. Roasted potatoes have a lot less oil then fried potatoes. The great thing about roasting potatoes is that you can literally flavor them with any spices you like. My favorite roasted potatoes are with a garlic sauce, you can find that recipe here. However, I like to try different spices and so today's recipe is roasted potatoes with a bunch of spices. They were delightful. Whenever I make roasted potatoes at home, there are never any leftovers.
For these roasted potatoes I decided to use red baby potatoes, which I washed really well and cut them in half. To cook them evenly, you want to make sure all the potato pieces are about the same size. For the spice mix, I used garlic and ginger paste, cumin seeds, chili powder, olive oil, salt and pepper and a little bit of turmeric for some nice color. Basically you mix all those ingredients in a small bowl then pour the mixture over the potatoes, and just mix it around a bit to make sure you coat each potato. Place the potatoes in a baking dish.
To bake them, I usually cover up the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake them in a preheated 375F degree oven for about 45 minutes. After half hour I turn up the heat to 400 F degrees, remove the aluminum foil and roast them for another half an hour, until they are nice and roasted.
You can serve this with any meat dish you want, or if you're like me just eat them by themselves, with a bit of ketchup. 🙂
They are delicious and filling and most of all, good for you. 🙂
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Roasted Potatoes with Spices
- 15 – 20 red baby potatoes washed and cut in half
- 1 tbsp garlic and ginger paste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 375 F degrees
- Wash and cut the potatoes in half and place them in a baking dish.
- In a small bowl, mix the remainder of the ingredients and mix well.
- Pour the spice mixture over the potatoes and mix well so each potato is coated evenly.
- Cover baking dish with aluminum foil and bake the potatoes for 45 minutes.
- After half hour remove aluminum foil, turn the heat up to 400 F degrees and bake for another 30 minutes or until the potatoes are tender and browned.


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Since I had nothing to do (ha!), I decided to venture into the deep abyss and check out what is new in the world of make-up. Jumping jacks!! Just as I thought, it was nothing more than a life changing experience. Those of you who have known me since way back in the day may recall that I used to go the whole nine yards, but in an understated way. Now, I don't think it's possible to go as far as Stephany did on my face. Would I really ever be the kind of person that uses eyebrow wax daily? Could I dig down deep inside and dab primer for every artistic expression on my happily naked countenance, especially priming for eye-shadow? Oh, and that gold creme eye-shadow, when would I ever wear that? The completed masterpiece was so beautiful and made me want to stare at myself and never wash my face again. Where is a photographer when you need one?! And this is exactly why I stopped fiddling with the cosmetic alterations. However, after having fun with Stephany's creativity and intoxicating exhilaration, I know I can possibly have a balanced relationship with cosmetics. I just may be the next NeNe or Kim.
Watching my girls be thrilled to be in that section of the store forces me to examine my own resolutions of "beauty." The rebel in me is determined to defy the worldly definition of "beauty," or more, the ridiculous insanity here in the United States of America, in relation to "image." What is the significance of what someone wore to the Grammies or Academy Awards? I really liked the swan suit Björk wore several years ago. Ever since then, I have not paid much attention.
It really ticked me off to see that the Broncos AND the Nuggets changed their uniform colors. I have been perturbed to see that the more modern female volleyball uniforms include shorts instead of briefs. In my opinion, I thought this should have happened a long time before I was humiliated wearing those dark blue briefs.
Seeing a photo of me in those 70s/80s short shorts with the white piping around the edges and up the side. Apparently my sophisticated mother thought this was not a wise fashion choice back then. I was a kid at the time, so it didn't occur to me to wear them with tights. The folks I saw wearing them back then wore them the same way I did. Fashion and appearance are not my hobbies, nor have they ever been.
So the whole issue of modesty has reared its' ugly head in my household. Do you adhere to the philosophy of "I did it, so I can't tell my kids not to do it?" What kind of logic is that? Only in the States. Not really!! That phrase can probably be translated. No matter what part of the world, that logic is way whack!! Hypothetically, if a person chooses to walk into a polar bear habitat at the zoo, and lives to tell about it, but looses a leg and 3 fingers, is it wrong of that person to advise others not to try it? Is it sane or insane for parents and teachers to suggest that children not make the same mistakes they have made? Is there a person that has ever lived who wished they had not practiced modesty? I can just imagine someone saying, "Boy, I wish I had worn that bustier with my tight cat suit, backwards of course, so that the bustier could show through. I wish I had worn that to the clubs and danced my tuckus off!! My life would be so much better! And the world would definitely most likely be a better place."


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We are on Challenge # 130 over at 4 Crafty Chicks and well I hope this is an easy one for you. Twine. It has been so much fun digging into the twine and I even got some for Christmas. It is hard to tell but my twine is white and early espresso, so is the button. It is wrapped around the layer 8 times. The bright colors were so much fun last week that I broke them out for this week too. Everything except for the pattern paper is from Stampin Up. This congratulations stamp is one of my favorites.
Make It Monday -Challenge #128-Anything Goes, Challenges 4 Everbody - Challenge #14 -Anything Goes, Penny's Paper Craft's - Challenge #115- Anything Goes
Thought this is cute and could definitely apply to me...LOL. I think we are all Limited Editions.


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Castor is a tool to take an existing schema, generate Java objects, and serialize those objects at runtime to XML and/or a DB.
- Works well with Apache Axis when the schema is pre-defined.
- Works great when serializing to/from raw XML files.
- Can serialize to DB.
- Not good with very complex schemas.
- Generated Java objects are quite complex.
- Numerous bugs at this time – especially for XML used as rendering markup rather than data wrapping.
- When using with Axis, use of helper tools (such as XDoclet) is limited.
- Castor handles document-centric XML very poorly. This is not well-documented by Castor, but it is well understood by several people in the Digital Library. It can be summarized by demonstrating that Castor will round-trip this: b<c>d</c>e as: be<c>d</c>. (Furthermore, more complex mixed content will inappropriately fail Castor's parsing validation.) This problem is a fatal issue with EAD, and likely would be equally as fatal with TEI.
If the schema is not pre-defined, consider other alternatives:
- If Axis is used, consider using XDoclet to generate Java objects and WSDL, etc.
- If ORM is used, consider a more mature tool, such as Hibernate.
Case Study
I have several metadata schemas that work well with Castor, and I'm just going to ignore them for now. This case study is an example of challenges with Castor: the EAD2002 Schema.
Step 1: Get Schema
The first problem is that there is no official schema for EAD2002. I have 2 options here, the first is to create my own schema, and the second is to use a non-official schema generated by another group. I will look at both options.
Option 1: I used <oXygen/> to generate a schema based on 3 EAD2002 XML files which I merged together, then saved it as generated_ead.xsd
Option 2: I grabbed the princeton schema from http://diglib.peinceton.edu/ead/dtd/2002/ead.xsd, and saved it as princeton_ead.xsd
Step 2: Generate Java Code
To have Castor generate the Java code, I ran the following conversions:
java org.exolab.castor.builder.SourceGenerator -package generated_ead -types j2 -i generated_ead.xsd
java org.exolab.castor.builder.SourceGenerator -package princeton_ead -types j2 -i princeton_ead.xsd
This reveals the first set of errors:
- Princeton
- Warning: The W3C datatype 'ENTITY' is not currently supported by Castor Source Generator.
To work around this issue, I have created a variant princeton schema where the xs:ENTITY references have been replace by xs:string. This is named princeton2_ead.xsd, and is handled appropriately by the Castor schema generation.
Step 3: Generate Test Class, and test
At this point, I want to de-serialize (read) and serialize (write) the XML to test if and how well the Castor generated code will handle the actual XML. I will generate a test class for each schema, 1 at a time, and see how it handles each of my 4 input files (the original 3, plus the merged file).
First problem is that the princeton_ead code is broken. All sorts of undefined references to an ENTITY type. I'll just skip that option since it had errors before as well.
Next, I'll test the princeton2_ead code. The code is attached, and you might notice the import at the top which will determine which ead codebase to use.
The princeton2_ead compiles well, but fails to read any of the 4 tests:
- hohen_ead.xml:
- Illegal Text data found as child of: _m_render
- ussteel_ead.xml:
- Illegal Text data found as child of: _m_render
- hoagy_ead.xml:
- The container object (princeton2_ead.M_render) cannot accept the child object associated with the element 'lb' because the container is already full!
- big_ead.xml:
- The container object (princeton2_ead.M_render) cannot accept the child object associated with the element 'lb' because the container is already full!
However, after looking at the source of the error, I know from experience that this is a Castor bug. For some reason it tends to not like certain child-element mixed content. In particular it hates the empty <lb /> tags. So, as a hack, I'll replace all the <lb /> to a entity (which refers to a carriage return character).
As a side note, there are several bugs related to this issue. For the infrastructure project, I don't think it will be a major issue, but regeneration of XML in the form of texttexttext is problematic. I won't go into it here, but beware of such issues. (try looking at mapping files and custom parsers for workaround options)
So, with the <lb /> hack, they princeton2_ead results in:
- hohen_ead.xml:
- The container object (princeton2_ead.M_blocks) cannot accept the child object associated with the element 'p' because the container is already full!
- ussteel_ead.xml:
- The container object (princeton2_ead.M_blocks) cannot accept the child object associated with the element 'p' because the container is already full!
- hoagy_ead.xml:
- The container object (princeton2_ead.M_blocks) cannot accept the child object associated with the element 'p' because the container is already full!
- big_ead.xml:
- Illegal Text data found as child of: _items
Next, I'll recompile the test code to use the generated_ead.xml
This also compiled well, and also failed to read any of the (<lb />) data
- hohen_ead.xml:
- Illegal Text data found as child of: _items
- ussteel_ead.xml:
- Illegal Text data found as child of: _items
- hoagy_ead.xml:
- The field '_c04Choice' is a required field of class 'generated_ead.C04
- big_ead.xml:
- Illegal Text data found as child of: _items
This also compiled well, and also failed to read most of the (non-<lb />) data
- hohen_ead.xml:
- The field '_controlaccessChoice' is a required field of class 'generated_ead.Controlaccess
- hoagy_ead.xml:
- The field '_c04Choice' is a required field of class 'generated_ead.C04
- big_ead.xml:
- Illegal Text data found as child of: _items
But succeeded on:
- ussteel_ead.xml
So, things aren't looking very good.
Step 4: Abandon hope of purist approach, make Castor work.
Now, I can't see how to consistantly use the princeton schema, so I'll abaodon it, and go with a generated schema. Since this is only for internal use, and external validation is done against the princeton schema, all I have to do is provide a broader accaptability and it should be fine.
I'll pull the XML files and the schema into Oxygen for analysis.
The first thing I found is that the schema is not namespaced well. So I've added the princeton namespace to the generated schema.
Next, I found that there are way too many required attributes. Since the validation is external, I'm not going to worry about rules here, just structure. Therefore the "required" can be globally changed to "optional".
Next, I found that there are too many required elements. This is not as easy to combat since there is no simple search/replace option. However, I've changed the following:
- /schema/filedesc/notestmt --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/descgrp/bioghist --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/descgrp --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/odd --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/controlaccess --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/userestrict --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/prefercite --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/custodhist --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/processinfo --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/bioghist --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/archdesc/arrangement --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/profiledesc/creation --> minOccurs="0"
Next, I found I had omitted some optional attributes in the big_ead.xml file, so I added:
- /schema/archdesc@type --> <xs:attribute name="type" use="optional" type="xs:NCName"/>
- /schema/archdesc@audience --> <xs:attribute name="audience" use="optional" type="xs:NCName"/>
- /schema/archdesc@relatedencoding --> <xs:attribute name="relatedencoding" use="optional" type="xs:NCName"/>
- /schema/frontmatter@audience --> <xs:attribute name="audience" use="optional" type="xs:NCName"/>
Next I found I had changed the order of certain elements in the big_ead.xml file, so I switched:
- /schema/archdesc/did and /schema/archdesc/descgrp
Also, some issues that were revealed by the last Castor read attempt:
- /schema/c04/choice --> minOccurs="0"
- /schema/controlaccess/choice --> minOccurs="0"
I'm quite sure there is more loosening that will be needed with future EAD2002 XML files, but that's my schema for now... Now I'll regenerate the code and test again.
Step 5: (re)Generate Test Class, and (re)test
Going throught the generation test yields a good run for the 3 main files:
- hohen_ead.xml:
- ussteel_ead.xml
- hoagy_ead.xml:
But still fails on
- big_ead.xml:
- Illegal Text data found as child of: _items
This is regarding the multiple <date> tags embedded within the <creation> tag. (As a side note, this also should have existed in the Hoagy file, but I just now realized that the hoagy file in use here is not the best one. It doesn't really matter, as you will see shortly.)
After commenting out one of the <date> tags, the big_ead.xml file is processed normally.
Case study conclusion.
Castor stinks for rendering-centric XML markup. But it should be adaquate for our infrastructure needs, so long as we can tweak some of the fields, particularly repetative fields, like <date>. Also, some pre- and post- processing will be needed for certain tags like <lb/>.
I have a test case that demonstrates some of the problems with Castor, which I have attached as test.xml and test.xsd. It could probably be flushed out a little more, but it's a start.


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Croquembouche Part1 - Bruno Albouze - THE REAL DEAL
Croquembouche / Piece Montée Recipe.
Yield 20 to 25 Servings ≈ 4 Choux per person.
Croquembouche (piece montée) is a traditional French dessert; a tower of profiteroles; choux pastry puffs filled with vanilla pastry cream and coated in a thin crust of crispy caramel. The name comes from the French words croque-en-bouche, meaning 'crunch in the mouth'. The delicious pyramid usually rests on a base or stand made of nougatine. Nougatine is generally used for assembling elaborate cakes, Easter eggs, decorating in pastry or for making candy. Croquembouche is often served at weddings, baptisms and first communions.
Nougatine Stand
Caramel Recipe
1/2 cup (125ml) light corn syrup or glucose
1/2 cup (125ml) water
1.1 lb (500g) sugar cubes or pearl sugar (these sugars are more pure and thus less likely to crystalize).
To add into the caramel to make nougatine
8 ounces (250g) sliced almonds, hot
2 Tbsp (30g) salted butter or regular butter.
Caramel and Nougatine Method
Turn oven on to 250ºF (125ºC). Lightly toast almonds for about 20 minutes. In a large saucepan combine corn syrup, water and sugar. Cover and cook mixture on hight heat for 5 minutes. (Avoid stirring mixture until caramel stage is reached). Remove the lid, reduce heat to medium high and cook to light to medium amber; 340/345°F (170/175ºC). Then, turn off the heat and stir in the hot almonds and butter. Turn the mixture out onto a silicone mat. Let stand a couple of minutes. Work the nougatine from the silicone mat to protect your hands; folding nougatine in every direction to cool it down a bit and make it more malleable. Now, the temperature of the nougatine should be around 185ºF(85ºC). Greasing kitchen utensils are not necessary since the nougatine contains butter. Leave oven on at 300ºF (150ºC). Roll out nougatine into a 4 millimeter thick disk. Transfert nougatine into a 9 inch (23cm) round cake pan and form into a mold. Reheat nougatine in the oven as you go. Trim off excess nougatine and save scraps. Professionals use a metal rolling pin and metal cookie cutters; making things easier.
Let cool off nougatine at room temperature until it has hardened before unmolding. For the dent de loup (wolf's teeth), make another batch of nougatine. Roll out into a large rectangle and cut out into two 2.5 inch (6cm) strips. Rewarm and cut strips into 1 inch (2.5cm) rectangles; make about 20. Rewarm what's left and cut out a 4 inch (10cm) and a 6 inch (15cm) disk. Cut three 4 inch (10cm) moon shapes for the top and make smaller ones for further decoration if desired. Nougatine can be stored wrapped up at room temperature for weeks. The nougatine leftovers can be reused or crushed into pieces and added into ice cream, custard, plated dessert garnishing.
Nougatine Assembly
Assemble nougatine using a clear liquid stage caramel; 320ºF (160ºC). Immerse the bottom of the saucepan in cold water to stop cooking.
Choux Pastry / Pâte à Choux Recipe (For 84 Choux).
1 cup (250ml) water
1 cup (250ml) milk
16 Tbsp (250g) unsalted butter
2 tsp (10g) salt
4 tsp (20g) granulated sugar
2 cups (300g) all-purpose flour
9 to 10 ea. (450g to 500g) large eggs
Powdered sugar for dusting.
Bring water, milk, butter, sugar and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Using a wooden spoon, quickly stir in flour. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until mixture pulls away from sides for about a minute. Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or whisk if using a Magic Mill Mixer. Mix on low speed for about 1 minute to get the steam out and cool down a bit, then add two-third of the eggs at once and beat on low speed until a soft peak forms when batter is touched with your finger. Add one more egg and the last one if necessary. Follow the same method if mixed by hand using a rubber spatula.
Pipe choux on 3 large baking sheets (28 puffs per tray) lined with a silicon mat or parchment using a 5/8'' / 0.625'' / 15.8 mm open star pastry tip. The use of a star piping tip (or nozzle) to pipe pâte à choux is essential to allowing the batter to expand evenly with minimal cracking during the baking process. The ridges created by piping the pâte à choux with a star tip creates gaps that allows the choux to expand evenly during baking. Dust choux with powdered sugar before baking. Unbaked piped pâte à choux can be refrigerated a couple of days or frozen for weeks before being baked; place frozen choux on a baking tray and bake right away in the preheated oven.
Bake two sheet pans for the first batch and one for the second. Bake in a preheated 450ºF (230ºC) oven for 5 minutes, then lower oven temp to 350ºF (180ºC) and continue baking for 30 minutes more. Do not open the oven door during baking or it will deflate. Then, turn oven off leaving the door ajar for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on wire rack. If using a convection oven, the baking time may be shortened by 5 minute or so. Baked puffs can be refrigerated up to 2 days or frozen for months before being filled.
Royal Icing (Optional)
1 ea. (30g) egg white
7 to 8 ounces (210g/250g) powdered sugar, sifted
A few drop of lemon juice.
In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment beat all ingredient together on high speed until stiff peaks. Use glace royal for decoration using a very small open star or plain pastry tip. Royal icing dries out very quickly so make sure the icing is covered during piping. Store royal icing for weeks in the refrigerator. Whip icing before reusing.
Vanilla Mousseline Filling (For 84 Choux Pastry).
4 cups (1L) milk
3 vanilla beans, scrap out the seeds or 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
1.2 cups (240g) granulated sugar
9 ea. (180g) egg yolks (freeze egg whites for later use)
3 Tbsp (45g) flour
3 Tbsp (45g) corn starch
17 Tbsp (250g) high quality unsalted butter, at room temp
To whip with cool custard
17 Tbsp (250g) high quality unsalted butter, at room temp.
Bring milk, half of the sugar and vanilla to a simmer. Meanwhile in a separate bowl, beat egg yolks with remaining sugar to blend and add flour and corn starch. Turn off the heat. Whisk hot milk gradually into the yolk mixture. Return custard to the stove, bring to boil and cook for 2 minutes on medium high heat whisking constantly. Turn off the heat and whisk in the first 17 tablespoons (250g) butter. Cool custard to 65ºF (18ºC), remove vanilla pods and beat on high speed for one minute then add remaining 17 tablespoons (250g) butter and continue beating until creamy and fluffy; about 5 minutes. (If the mixture turns out grainy, warm up the mixer bowl over the stove or use a blow torch to soften the fat particles). The Mousseline can be kept refrigerated for up to 4 days. Stuff puffs completely and scrape out any excess cream that comes out and arrange choux upside down on trays. At that point the filled choux can be refrigerated a day before being glazed. Since caramel reacts to humidity; avoid refrigeration.
For the Choux
Make one caramel recipe and cook sugar mixture to light amber caramel; 340°F (170ºC). Dip top of filled puffs in hot caramel. Place puffs, glazed side up, on a tray. Do not use tong neither fork; that's how you would burn yourself! just hold the choux from its bottom base leaving enough space free for the caramel to stick. Reheat caramel until liquid again if it becomes too thick; When dealing with caramel, always have a bowl with ice water near by just in case of an accidental burn. Dip some puffs in caramel and pearl sugar if desired; about 20.
For The Final Croquembouche Assembly (For 84 Filled Choux).
1 cup (250ml) light corn syrup or glucose
1 cup (250ml) water
2.2 lb (1kg) sugar cubes or pearl sugar.
The use of a croquembouche cone is highly recommended but you can succeed just the way I did it using a nougatine stand and disks.
In a large saucepan, cook sugar mixture to light amber caramel; 340°F (170ºC). Immerse bottom saucepan in cold water to stop cooking. Carefully dip each puff (one at a time) in hot caramel; on its bottom and both sides and arrange puffs in circle following the shape of the nougatine stand. The first row should handle 12 choux (depending on the size of puffs though). Avoid gaps between the puffs but rather tight them up ensuring a solid foundation. Then, add the second story which goes by 11 puffs, then 10 and continue building up the profiterole tower. Add and glue with hot caramel the 6 inch (15cm) nougatine disk after the 4th story to stabilise the tower. Continue building the croquembouche until done; about 10 rows. The last one should hold 3 to 4 puffs. Top with the last 4 inch (10cm) nougatine disk on which the 3 half moon shapes are glued. Add more nougatine and sugar work decorations as well as dragées if desired. Dragée is a bite-sized, colorful form of confectionery with a hard outer shell also called Jordan Almonds.
Caramel leftovers can be reused; pour hot caramel onto a silicone mat or parchment. Let cool and break into pieces ans store in a air-tight container.
To clean your saucepan in which caramel sticks – cover with water, put a lid on and bring to boil. Let simmer for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat, let cool and rinse.
Once the croquembouche center piece is build; avoid refrigeration. This kind of center piece is usually put on display at room temperature (not under the sun) for half a day max. When champagne pop? serve it – Enjoy!
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*(prayer to be said at the end of each day's devotion)
Saint Joseph, I, your unworthy child, greet you. You are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you. You know that I have special confidence in you and that, after Jesus and Mary, I place all my hope of salvation in you, for you are especially powerful with God and will never abandon your faithful servants. Therefore I humbly invoke you and commend myself, with all who are dear to me and all that belong to me, to your intercession. I beg of you, by your love for Jesus and Mary, not to abandon me during life and to assist me at the hour of my death.
Glorious Saint Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the divine Will. Be my guide, my father, and my model through life that I may merit to die as you did in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
Loving Saint Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, I raise my heart to you to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the Divine Heart of Jesus all the graces necessary for my spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special grace I now implore:
(Mention your request).
Guardian of the Word Incarnate, I feel confident that your prayers in my behalf will be graciously heard before the throne of God. Amen.
Remember, most pure spouse of Mary, ever Virgin, my loving protector, Saint Joseph, that no one ever had recourse to your protection or asked for your aid without obtaining relief. Confiding, therefore, in your goodness, I come before you and humbly implore you. Despise not my petitions, foster-father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive them. Amen.
We know Joseph was a man of faith, obedient to whatever God asked of him without knowing the outcome. When the angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him the truth about the child Mary was carrying, Joseph immediately and without question or concern for gossip, took Mary as his wife. When the angel came again to tell him that his family was in danger, he immediately left everything he owned, all his family
and friends, and fled to a strange country with his young wife and the baby. He waited in Egypt without question until the angel told him it was safe to go back.