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Instead of blaming India and other developing nations for the rise in food prices, Americans should rethink their energy policy — and go on a diet.That has been the response, basically, of a growing number of politicians, economists and academics in this country, who are angry at statements by top United States officials that India’s rising prosperity is to blame for food inflation.The debate

I would argue it is our fault since avoiding expedient, cheap, poor construction and planning in addition to halfhearted environmental and urban policy would avoid many deaths from natural disasters. Certainly, family planning and adequate emergency action plans are needed too.Natural disasters will continue to become worse as governments and people ignorantly change the environment, do not becom

  This system automatically switches from one ADSL modem to another every time there is a link failure. The ATmega16 monitors network connectivity over Ethernet. When a failure occurs, it automatically powers off the primary ADSL modem and powers on the secondary ADSL modem. ADSL Fault Tolerance System Keeps You Connected: [Download Project] - [View Project PDF] [...]

It started with the funny looks. You would catch your spouse staring at you sometimes in a way that was not only unfamiliar but downright uncomfortable. You also noticed that there was a certain distance that creeped in to the relationship. No Tags

No bugs in IIS or SQL Server, says companyMicrosoft Corp. late Friday denied that vulnerabilities in its Web and SQL Server software had been exploited to hack hundreds of thousands of Internet pages."Our investigation has shown that there are no new or unknown vulnerabilities being exploited. This wave is not a result of a vulnerability in Internet Information Services or Microsoft SQL Server," said Bill Sisk, a communications manager at Microsoft's Security Response Center, in a note posted to the group's blog.Sisk said the post was in response to reports that over half a million pages, including some belonging to the United Nations, have been compromised by SQL injection attacks. Once hacked, those sites were modified to download malware to visitors' PCs.Early on Friday, Panda Security

En el post "Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)" se nombro a Sandcat, esta herramienta permite a los administradores realizar scan de servidores web para aislar e identificar las vulnerabilidades de seguridad. Caracteristicas: Provides over 260 web application security checks, covering over 38 types of web security attacks -- a target server can be local or remote Crawls web sites and

Listen, this is not a scandal, this is not an issue, this is not a problem, this needs no spin control. This is me living my life and a guy with a really powerful lens and I don’t fault him, I don’t fault anybody, I don’t fault you, I don’t fault this or that. There are much worse problems in the world. Everything’s cool!” Popular: 13 hours 37 minutes ago source: (bittenandbound.com)

A warrant for Foxy Brown's arrest was rescinded yesterday, after the judge realized Foxy wasn't the one with the problem that day, the court was. Her lawyer, Laura Dimelton, had rescheduled the court date to May 8, but someone neglected to do their job & update the official court calendar. I was good & pissed yesterday, when I thought Foxy was acting wreck less. There's too much talent in that chick for all of the craziness. Now I'm just gonna hold my breath & hope for the best.source

No, not the team's struggles, I'm talking about his recent trip to the DL.From the New York Post:May 1, 2008 -- Alex Rodriguez admitted it was a mistake trying to play last weekend in Cleveland with a right quadriceps injury. His penalty for that miscalculation is 15 days on the disabled list starting last night. "The curse of being a good healer is I thought I was ready in three days," said Rodriguez, who first sustained the injury in Baltimore. "I made it worse. But if you ask me if I could play tonight, I'll go out there tonight. I'll play until I'm dead." Rodriguez has a Grade 2 strain, but is confident he'll be activated in two weeks. He blames nobody but himself for his situation. "I wanted to play," he said before the Yanks' 6-2 loss to the Tigers. "I begged to get in there. The

I thought Lil Kim was ballin’! And not in the sense of buying her own sh*t but when you have dudes spoiling you with gifts like 300,000 dollar cars (a Lambo from Ray J and A Bentley from Scott Storch) …I call that ballin’. Unfortunately when men are spoiling you with lavish gifts, atleast make [...]

Microsoft is denying that a recent rash of Web server attacks are the company’s fault. In a blog posted late Friday night, Bill Sisk, of the Microsoft Security Response Center, wrote that the attacks... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

From the title of this post you may be thinking I'm going to talk about the game yesterday. Well I'm not. What I am going to talk about is the video going around the web (Deadspin, Home Run Derby, Was Watching) today of ESPN's Erin Andrews interviewing Joba Chamberlain. Here's the video:At the end of the interview it appears that something pissed Andrews off, and many people are speculating that it was something Joba said. Deadspin said "Joba Chamberlain Makes Clumsy Pass At Erin Andrews, Becomes Mortal".Well it turns out that was not the case at all. SI.com's Hot Clicks emailed her about it and this was her response:He said nothing of the sort. He's a sweetheart. It was my fault. I was looking over at my producer at the end, asking him what we needed to get next from him because I had to

A young man has a great date planned with a hot chick, unfortunately he’s also got a bad case of gas. Upon arriving at the girl’s house to pick her up, he meets the parents and waits for her in the living room while she finishes getting ready. At this point his stomach is turning and he’s doing the best he can to hold his gas. This is some serious stuff too, beer and beef burrito farts - the stuff dreams are made of. Luckily, just before he was about to explode Spot, the family dog, jumps on his lap as he sits on the couch. He figures it’s safe to let out alittle bit of the pressure and and if anyone notices they’ll think that the dog did it. He farts, and the woman yells, “Spot, get down from there.” The guy thinks to himself, “Thank God! They think the dog did it.” Seiz

Now I get it! I am responsible for everything everyone else says. Every American is responsible for the idiot remarks of one loony millionaire singer. Forget free will, independent thought and the First Amendment–if Keys says something offensive, it’s everyone’s fault that she made the remark at all. I smell a boycott… well, for any reader [...]

My boyfriend and I were together for 9 months… I started growing away from him and he tried so hard to keep things working. But then he started pulling away. I tried to stop what was happening but it was too late and we broke up. Then I found out I was pregnant. So we [...]

Midwesterners received the shock of their lives this morning- an earthquake, measuring 5.4 on the richter scale, rattled the Midwest from St. Louis to Indianapolis early this morning. The earthquake center was about 6 miles from West Salem, Illinois, but the seismic activity was felt up to 350 miles away. Earthquake activity, while extremely rare, does occur occasionally in the region due to the New Madrid fault line, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (earthquake.usgs.gov). A lesser known northern extension of the New Madrid fault line, the Wabash fault (or Wabash Valley fault), is also believed to have been involved in today's earthquake.Watch this sleepy resident describe his experience:Nonetheless, it was a very surprising wake-up call this Friday morning.View the AP news source

~Snooper~We are living in an American Society where no one has to take responsibility for their own actions because the "whatever it is" (pick a subject and insert) is always due to someone else's actions or inactions.Bookworm has a "case in point" article at The American Thinker which illustrates that very happenstance where the Finger of Blame points in the general direction of every where else except the Root Cause. Read it and carry on.Also, we live in a society where the vast majority of one particular major political party and a very significant part of the other major political party are in the habit of being against anything and everything someone else comes up with as a viable plan to solve a "whatever it is" issue.Take the Global Warming Myth, for example. Everyone knows that t

Case 1 Name: Kieron Saunders Why they're a retard: Burnt himself using a sunbed for 21 minutes in one day What the Bovine Masses want: Banning of coin operated tanning salons What really should happen : He should be forced to stay in a sunbed for a whole day and the readers of The Sun should shut the fuck up Hopes for the future : He gets face cancer and becomes the next Elephant Man, then has to join the circus and wear his Tumor of Shame as a permanent reminder that he's a fucking douchebag read more

This is the eBook version of the printed book.Fault-Tolerant IP and MPLS NetworksDesign and deploy high availability IP and MPLS network architectures with this comprehensive guide* Includes a detailed overview of the IP/MPLS forwarding and control plane protocols, including OSPF, IS-IS, LDP, BGP, and RSVP* Analyze fault-tolerant IP/MPLS control plane architectures with the explanations in this book* Develop a clear understanding of various high availability aspects of IP/MPLS networks* Learn how to seamlessly deploy IP/MPLS control plane restart mechanisms* Master the application of fault-tolerant control-plane architectures in designing and deploying highly reliable and available MPLS applications, such as traffic engineering, L2VPNs, and L3VPNs* Understand the layered architecture of ne

By SONIA MURRAY The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Late Thursday afternoon Atlanta rapper-actor T.I. granted his first sit-down interview since the convicted felon was arrested for, and pled guilty to, three firearms charges last month. And while what was going on in his head the day (Oct. 13, 2007) he’s admitted he bought machines gun and silencers, and [...]

By Hugh BarnesThe snowcapped mountains of the Caucasus, which stretch for more than 1,000 kilometers between the Caspian and the Black Sea, owe their existence to a geological collision. Twenty-five million years ago, the landmasses of Europe and Asia crashed into each other, pushing the edges skyward. In “The Ghost of Freedom,” a new history of the region, Georgetown University professor Charles King describes a recurring pattern of upheaval and confrontation. He begins with that prehistoric clash of continents and ends with Russia’s recent military adventures in Chechnya, which have left more than 75,000 people dead and several times that number homeless.Journalists have a variety of explanations for the apparently senseless violence. Some accuse the Russians of racism or corruptio

by DP Opinion The mortage crisis is not the government’s fault. They have been telling us since the 1980s that business, once free from the shackles of regulation, will thrive, thus stimulating the economy and trickling down wealth to everyone else. It is not the fault of largely unregulated business for downsizing, outsourcing, and building factories overseas. [...]

The relationship between expanded global trade is apparent. The more our trade relationships have flowered, the less severe our recessions have been. Democrats of course have made it clear they want to quash this. From the Cato Institute: In recent decades, as foreign trade and investment have been rising as a share of the U.S. economy, recessions have actually become milder and less... Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.

Use Fault message types are designed for application-specific errors that occur on the inbound side and that are reported back to the sender or persisted in monitoring. · In the synchronous case, when an application-specific error occurs on the inbound side, instead of sending a response message back to the sender, the application can send a fault message to handle the error. · The fault message of the application for an asynchronous ABAP server proxy is persisted for monitoring. In the case asynchronous of Java server proxies, the fault message is part of a negative application acknowledgement (see Acknowledgments). Application-specific means that the application on the inbound side triggers the error itself because, for example, the request message did not contain su

Apparently according to some the The English are to blame for Scottish nationalism it our fault that they want independence. Whilst the Freedom and Whisky Blog argues the avoidance of the word England in Scotland has been one of the main contributors to the growing desire for independence in Scotland, there [...]

Obama Advisor Blames US Jews for Lack of Mid-East Peace (will open new window)19 Adar Bet 5768, 26 March 08 05:07by Avi Tuchmayer(IsraelNN.com)Once again, a furor surrounding US Presidential candidate Barack Obama has erupted, this time over a senior military advisor to the Obama campaign with a history of anti-Israel remarks. He has strongly criticized pro-Israel Jews in the United States for allegedly torpedoing peace efforts in the Middle East. In a 2003 interview with The Oregonian newspaper unearthed by The American Spectator magazine, General Merrill "Tony" McPeak, a former chief of staff in the United States Air Force who is a candidate for secretary of defense in a potential Obama administration, claimed that efforts to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority faile

Question:How you will know if your cellphone bluetooth is not working? Answer: 1- If this appears in your cellphone screen: "picture capture temporary overload" 2- "Bluetooth System Error" 3- if you try to turn on the bluetooth and it comes back to off settings 4- Cannot open the gallery 5-...

Jackass star Steve O, real name Stephen Glover, has been arrested for possession of cocaine, among other offenses. Steve O, 33, wrote in a message to his fans headlined: “You Should All Know I’m In The Looney Bin.” Steve O said he was initially placed on a “three-day ‘hold’ … resulting from suicidal behavior” after the intervention [...]

I actually watched Obama's rally in Indiana. I'm a little surprised how unimpressive he is when he's not reading from prepared texts. He answers softballs from the audience with a complete lack of originality: Domestic violence is bad and under-reported? Frankly, I'm beginning to doubt that he'd bring any kind of change I can believe in. Anyways, he addressed the Wright affair. His point seems to be that any controversy is the fault of the people who brought Jeremiah Wright up in the first place. Reporters: Stop dividing us! Leave this stuff alone. It doesn't matter to me; I wouldn't vote for him if I were his pastor. Still, his answer is a little deflective, no?Powered by b2evolution.

Last night at work, there was this little douchebag kid who looked like he’d been home schooled by an equally douche-y mom. (Not to say home schooled kids are bad as I have really good friends who were home schooled from kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade and they’re cool as hell…they’re all just much [...]

We are going to discuss here some techniques and steps to repair dead condition in mobile phones irrespectively of brands.. First of all let us now about the main functions to power on a mobile phone so you can consult our next lesson... Key Components and funtions: · Battery ·...

I've been to Delamorpha's house tonight. A very pleasant experience it was. However, I drunk a lot of Strongbow and now I feel very weak. Kicked over 3 'for sale' signs did i on the 1h15m walk home did I. No regrets except it would have been more kicked over had it not been raining!!!11234798eleventythirteen Anyway. First Post now complete at 5.30am... Must sleep. Proper angry blog will follow. Sainsbury bastards you will see! edit: see first reply for follow-up to this. I don't usually type like yoda.

Admitting a mistake you have made during a negotiation is not a sign of weakness. On the contrary, its a sign of strength. It reflects greatly on you. The other party will see you more as a human when you acknowledge your own faults. More: continued here

If you have a fear of speaking in public, is it my fault of yours? More to the point, here’s how to get over the fear of public speaking in bite size steps…so no matter whose fault it is, you are now able to shine brightly up on that lonely stage… More: continued here [...]

If you read the previous articles you would also question the results of the Rapu-Rapu Fact Finding commission headed by Bishop Arturo Bastes.I agree with what the previous vice governor, James Calisin said that a bishop heading a fact finding commission on mine safety laughable. We all know that from the very start Bishop Bastes was already against the mining operations of Lafayette in Rapu-Rapu. If you really think it out why would the president choose a person like Bishop Bastes who speaks his views against mining so vocally to head the commission? Funny right?Naisip ko tuloy bka may conspiracy na nangyari. Coz looking back that was the time when the president was again in the hot seat facing another impeachment issue. Maybe she chose Bishop Bastes to divert the media and the peoples at

Parking Lot Accident - Fault, Negligence and Other IssuesBy: Hector QuirogaA parking lot accident can ruin your weekend. If you ever went to the grocery store, you know that the parking lot is a deadly trap. It is not uncommon seeing people backing out while smoking a cigarette, or talking in their cellular phone. It is even worst when you honk at them and they look at you as if you were doing something wrong. If you are in a parking lot accident, there are several things you need to know about before it is too late.Most parking lots in America are considered private property, and most of the accidents are low speed impacts. This means that "usually" there will not be people making bodily injury claims, at least not at the scene. The combination of the two allows the police decline your ca

I have a sweet tooth. That’s an understatement. All 10,000 taste buds on my tongue along with the 32 teeth in my mouth hanker for chocolate confections. Thankfully, my self-control is in top form at the grocery store. I can walk down the cookie aisle cucumber cool and give the bakery and frozen delight sections only a wistful glance and perhaps a moment of yearning without adding a single cupcake to my cart. Sure, I’ve bought a few pints, eh hem, gallons of ice cream in my life time and I do like to bake, but in general my “all in moderation” mantra keeps me balanced and on the low-sugar track at the local Piggly Wiggly. In the comfort of my own home, however, my resolve is as firm as the Swiss Miss Cherry Chocolate Mousse shelved in my refrigerator. The pudding was purchased b

I now that moving can be traumatizing for pets and have done the best I can to help Minou adjust to her new home.I gave her a tour of her new litter box and its location.I showed her where her food and water dishes now reside and take special care in making sure the water is changed and full each morning and night, and that her kibble is refreshed each morning.However, I didn't think to clarify that the food bowls placed in the kitchen sink are for cleaning, not eating.My bad.I couldn't stop laughing when I found her in the kitchen sink. I just hope she doesn't like the taste of the palmolive... that could prove messy.

I think by now most everyone has heard that six Volunteers will miss the Outback Bowl due to grade issues. Three of the players were starters: Lucas Taylor, Rico McCoy and Demonte Bolden. The list also includes Chris Donald, Ricardo Kemp, and Kenny O’Neal. Many have been quick to jump on Fulmer and the coaching staff for a lack of control and for not being on top of this situation sooner. However, according to Doug Matthews, a radio personality in Nashville and former Tennessee position coach and defensive coordinator, that may not be a fair assessment. Matthews contends that the University decided to take the academic control away from the Athletic Department several years ago. The old rules allowed the coaches to be involved in this process to monitor a student’s progress but that is no longer the case. According to him, coaches aren’t allowed to even speak to the professors and therefore are “handcuffed by what the rules will allow them to do”. He wa

I came across this post at his blog, and decided to see how I, a former hospitality worker, might do on the quiz. I swear I haven’t been drinking tonight… but darn it if at least three times that dumb quiz didn’t freeze up and make me start it all over again. It did so happen. Shut up. And I’m still going to blame canucklehead.

People, is there really that much more you need to know about me? I share more here with you than with some of my closest friends, but it appears the appetite for random facts about Mrs. Chicken is rather voracious. I was tagged by no fewer than four people for the Seven Facts meme that’s making [...]

Earlier this week I read an article quoting Brian France, after he appeared at the Reuters Media Summit in New York last Tuesday. He actually inferred that the 13% downturn in ratings was partially Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s fault. Huh?

Who won't Rudy Giuliani blame for his apparent cover up of his secret affairs with Judy Nathan in the Hamptons.He says it's the police department's fault for billing the security expenses to obscure city agencies. He blames the Democrats for a vast liberal conspiracy out to destroy him. Is this what we need, another President who can't take responsibility for his actions and just throws blame to everyone else?What's next, is he going to blame his kids for forcing him to go to Southampton to fool around with Judy? Anything's possible with Mr. 9/11.

High profile celebrities like Britney Spears are often criticized for their wild public antics that most of us blame solely on the celebrity. Many of Britney’s highly publicized incidents quickly come to mind. She has driven her car over people’s feet three times in the last month, for example. Or do you remember when she kissed Madonna on stage? But, how much of this is really the celebrity’s

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This one was easy to see coming. Oh yeah, the excuses management is giving you? Ignore them. Six Flags (SIX), which operates 21 amusement parks, reported a third-quarter net profit of $84.2 million, or 61 cents per share, compared with $159.3 million, or $1.08 per share, a year ago. The year-ago period included a one-time gain of $36.8 million from discontinued operations. With the prior year gain subtracted, EPS in 2006 was 85 cents and 2007 EPS declined 28% on a comparable basis. Net loss... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

This court case, that has erupted because of Paris Hilton throwing a strop about Hallmark printing unflattering cards about her, has had a firm response from Hallmark. “Hilton has become a household name, based in large part on her efforts to draw attention to herself. Having done so, she has subjected herself to public scrutiny and the parodist’s pen. The First Amendment does not allow her to respond by welcoming the fawning and flattering, but silencing the critical and comical.” Can you say freedom of speach Paris?

The DAV-SA30: - often emits a repeated clicking sound when powered up without a DVD inserted, and - when one is then loaded I get the same sound and the display shows "Read", but then after a while the read fails. Tried different DVDs and same...

As is any disastrous natural event these days....the California fires are global warming's fault. At least according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev). I mean, the man just knows:“One reason why we have the fires in California is global warming."If it's a natural problem, then blame global warming.If it's a societal problem, then blame capitalism through Wal-Mart (while also ignoring the many many people and companies out there that try and cheat Wal-Mart and other prominent companies working for the poor).Actually, after being pressed further by a reporter, Reid back-tracked and said that many factors are contributing to the disaster.

Those of you that enjoy reading the Dolphins stuff I write over here, be sure to check out the Phin Phanatic also if you are not doing that already.These are the posts I have done so far over there. They are obviously a bit more serious and different from the ranting I do over here. Be sure to read Brian Miller's stuff also as he does great work over there every day.A Dave Wannstedt Picture You Need to SeePlease Folks, Let’s Be Patient With The Front Office…Dolphins at Browns : Will This Be The First Win?I’m Happy That Derek Anderson Will Be Starting on SundayTrent Green Shows What He’s Made OfThomas and Crowder Expected Back, Need to Make ImpactRonnie Brown Gets His Due From the Football OutsidersThere’s a New Face in Town

Tonight we went to the Clyde Theatre to see No End in Sight. This is an extremely powerful and, ultimately, depressing movie. The movie details the planning, or rather the lack of planning, that went into the occupation of Iraq by the United States. The movie points out some of the serious mistakes that are made. The reasons for these mistakes are unexplained, and one leaves the theatre with a sense of despair over any possible way to extricate ourselves from this mess. The movie should generate considerable discussion at Rockhoppers -- this Saturday the local Move-On organization, Move-On Whidbey, is hosting a brunch at the coffeehouse to discuss this movie. Double shot. Movies on Whidbey Island.

With everything being said about Citigroup (C) both here and everywhere else the last few weeks, something struck me as funny today (not funny hah,hah) Robert Rubin, who sits on the Citi board has made about $100 million doing that the last few years and has been roundly regarded as "integral" to operations. But, here is the thing. After the most recent quarter which is rapidly becoming a Citi-implosion only and not a "banking sector issue" I have only one observation. If Rubin is so... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Some of you may remember my post a few weeks ago about my son, the picky eater. Well, it turns out that it is most likely due to my genes. According to this article from the New York Times, having a child who is a picky eater is 78% genetic and 22% environmental. (more…)

Details are emerging about what exactly caused movie hunk Orlando Bloom to crash his car last Friday. Bloom, 30, has told police that he was being chased by a paparazzo in Hollywood who suddenly changed lanes and cut in front of...

please help. we have problems getting the tray open when we finally do the tray keeps opening and shutting and takes ages to eventually load any game ,it can take up to an hour to change games over.. many thanks

Hey Everyone, I KNOW WHY THE EMOTES WHERE CHANGED!!!!!!!!!! ALL THANKS YO YAHOO!!!! THOSE DEVILS MADE CLUB PENGUIN CHANGED THE EMOTES, HERES PROFE: Proof 1: Club Penguin Blog: Hello Penguins! I hope you’ve all had a chance to check out the new hairstyles that have come to Club Penguin!  Wigs are always a fun way to change your look and try new things.  For those of you who guessed what it was, nice work!  As always, let us know what you think and if you want them to stay past Halloween! In other news:  Sorry about the bug with the Puffles this morning. It has been fixed.  Also, some of you have noticed the new emoticon and are wondering why it changed.  To be honest, another internet company thought it looked too much like theirs so they asked us to change it.  We will all miss the old one, but this new one makes me smile every time I see it.  Let us know if there are other emoticons you w

There is a large, and growing group of people who are crying foul, that is, renters. It was only a matter of time before the economic tsunami of the “credit crunch” overwhelmed innocent victims, and we give Kelly Evans of the Wall Street Journal kudos for breaking the story. Our Caution: We are highlighting, and commenting upon, a very well written piece of work by the Journal, however, we maintain that Boston city-center foreclosure rates are extremely low, and that the Boston downtown real estate market is strong, there are statistics to prove this. This piece is more a look at a pan-US situation (major downtown city-center areas excluded), and should not be looked at as speaking specifically to the Boston market itself. Essentially, we’re dealing with two main threads that combine to be a potent force that is impacting renters in a housing and mortgage market that they chose (or rather attempted) to avoid. Many single- and multi-family homes held by investors tha

The Florida Legislature has passed a bill to bring back the state's no-fault auto insurance system Jan. 1. It is a good news for Florida residence. If any accidents happen, the people will be have been covered by Medical care and insurance company will pay the bill to hospital. If this one is missing, the people may have not enough emergent fund to get proper treatment. Or, after treatment, he can not pay the bill of it. I trust No-fault Auto Insurance should be included in the basic Auto Insurance coverage. The bill to restore no-fault passed the House 105-4 early Friday and later in the day was passed unanimously by the Senate. Gov. Charlie Crist has indicated he will sign the bill into law The system that expired Oct. 1 provided no-fault coverage for damage resulting from automobile accidents and required drivers to buy at least $10,000 in coverage, which covers medical expenses if they have no health insurance. State legislators failed to extend the law during the regular

On September 28, the Investigative Project on Terrorism's (IPT) Lorenzo Vidino was on FOX news addressing IPT's release of videos regarding Muslim American Society (MAS) president Esam Omeish showing his documented support of Jihad. The interview points out once again the problems with the America government failing to clearly identity the enemy and failing to have a clearly defined policy on Jihad and on political Islamism . Moreover, we need to agree on the definition of "Jihad" and not be misled...(read more)

I know we've been tough on the Democrats in Congress for not ending the Iraq war and not standing up to the President.Let today's actions in the Senate be proof that the Democrats ARE in fact doing what they can to end the war and stand up to the President.Twice today, all Democrats (excluding Lieberman of course) voted to restore habeas corpus to detainees and to require troops to be home for the same amount of time as they are deployed, both against what the Bush administration wants.All Democrats and six Republicans...a good majority, 56.They just don't have the votes. You want change, you need to elect more Senators who want change. 50 votes don't cut in the Senate.

Thanks to Beso Mami!Ten Things You Will Never Hear at Church1. Hey! It’s MY turn to sit on the front pew!2. I was so enthralled, I never noticed that your sermon was over 25 minutes long.3. Personally, I find volunteering with the Board of Deacons much more enjoyable than golf.4. I’ve decided to give our church the $500 a month I used spend on my SUV payment.5. I volunteer to be the permanent teacher for the Junior High Sunday School class.6. Forget the denominational minimum salary: let’s pay our pastor so s/he can live like we do.7. I love it when we sing hymns I’ve never heard before!8. Since we’re all here, let’s start the worship service early!9. Pastor, we’d like to send you to this Continuing Education seminar in the Bahamas.10. Nothing inspires me and strengthens my commitment like our annual stewardship campaign!

Alan Duncan, writing in the New Statesman, is slightly unfair in his portioning of blame for the recent economic downturn:He has doubled the council tax, destroyed people's pension, increased the proportion of GDP taken by the state, created jobs disproportionately in the public sector, taxed everything that moves (and right up to the buffers) and presided over a collapse in saving. Personal debt has soared, and many personal mortgages are on a 2 year special deal cliff edge. Credit card debts are also a game of pass the parcel as people try to take advantage of 6 month 0% deals. The economy has no slack in it to cope with a downturn; it is unduly reliant on the City; and housing transaction costs are likely to prove an exaggerated downward force on the housing market. He has not even managed the public finances sufficient to support inflation-based increases for public sector pay.There is a weak case to be made for the impact of Gordon Brown on pensions and increased taxation, but mo

These days, I see all kinds of finger-pointing.  Most even make good points, and lots of people agree, sometimes people disagree.  You have predatory lenders.  You have predatory brokers.  You have predatory banks.  You have Realtors that contribute to the problems.  You have the borrower themselves that have caused part of the problem.  Think about it, EVERYONE to some degree has contributed.  Rather than continuing to finger-point, even with valid good reason, let's FIX the problems!  There are lots to fix!  I certainly do not profess to have all the answers or solutions, because I certainly do NOT!  I see many given on various blogs on AR and even in the media.  Our government needs to review the entire situation as best they can, and start implementing some corrective actions.  The new HUD program coming out seems like a good start.  I'm not sure if it will work, but at least it is a start, and

We’re still drinking iced tea in the kitchen, or Nina is. I sip slowly. The girl makes some allowances for my eighty-four years but her overall confidence that I’ll keep up flatters me, even if it comes from her harried lack of consideration. And Nina’s very harried. She has no help with the house or the children and loses sleep writing novels, despite no contacts in publishing. Even she admits her efforts aren’t commercial. “I’m taking a chance,” she says, “like playing the lottery.”  Well, yes, but to me, buying a scratch-off card is almost smart compared to her clandestine labors going nowhere. Both she and my grandson express admiration at my readiness to fly here and stay overnight so I can watch my great-grandchildren play on the playground, albeit from a bench; I’m not strong enough or steady enough on my feet to push the swings. Nina’s all too aware of how seriously unsteady I am. But my grandson has offered me his arm since he was ten. And I can

This excerpt continues the serialization of Diary of a Heretic, the novel, which portrays the rise and fall of a contemporary spiritual movement that blossoms suddenly, and briefly, around Malcolm Tully, the owner of a coffee shop/donut house across the street from a terminal of Chicago'€™s El tracks. Tuesday, November 13 (continued) I don’t know what I expected.  For so long I’ve run through the same moves, in the same place:  And now!  Myriad rays bouncing in all directions.  Buildings, roads, regular people going through their regular paces—it’s as if I never left. The car’s like a boat and I’m gliding along.  The steering wheel’s loose in my hands.  Jazz on the radio, Northwestern on my right, up ahead, all around.  It’s as if all I have to do is cut over behind the library, park—this car was new then—and Colin and I will find each other in the glass wing on the fourth floor.  Colin’s slumped in the leather chair lo

So a model friend of mine sent me this message: If you're brave, Google "Cathie Jung", look at the images, and tell me what you think on my comment space. I will warn you, these images are... not what you would expect to see in the twenty-first century, but they are at least educational. If you have a weak stomach, I can't be responsible for what happens.... We did, and this pictures are real

Treating the trauma of war – fairly - Yahoo! News: The US is doing what warring countries have done since the First World War, changing the definition of what ‘Shell Shock’ or ‘Post Traumatic Stress Disorder’ (PTSD) means. In this article Treating the trauma of war – fairly we learn that the US military is trying to wiggle out of long-term costs by taking the blame from war and placing it on the soldier: The military, however, has changed the terms and given many thousands of enlisted men and women a new diagnosis: “personality disorder.” While the government would be obliged to care for veterans suffering from combat-related trauma, a personality disorder – defined as an ingrained, maladaptive way of orienting oneself to the world – predates a soldier’s tour of duty (read: preexisting condition). This absolves Uncle Sam of any responsibility for the person’s mental suffering. The new diagnostic label sends the message: This

Michael Rummel is a man of his word. Six months ago the Lake Forest, Illinois mayor lost a Super Bowl bet with the mayor of Terre Haute, Indiana. He finally paid up this week, donning a blue Peyton Manning jersey and making an appearance at Colts training camp. “I’m the loser,” Rummel said. Well, that sums it up pretty well. While Rummel’s appearance seemed like all fun and games, there is an underlying problem with these kinds of bets. Every year the mayors from the territory of the underdog are forced into a losing proposition. They can’t show a lack of confidence in their team by betting with the spread or a money line, and so they have to take bad odds by only betting on the winner. It doesn’t matter that it’s just a friendly bet, these men shouldn’t have to do that. Hopefully someday there will be a brave mayor who won’t blindly support the 16 point hometown underdog without demanding that the friendly wager include th

Leave it to John McCain to try to rejuvenate his failing campaign by blaming the Minnesota bridge collapse on Congressional pet projects.He's half right, but many of these "pet projects," on both the Republican and Democratic side ARE for things like fixing highway overpasses or airport runways and he STILL criticizes them.

Everyone is saying skulls are out for fall, but sometimes you have to ignore what everyone says. This might be one of those times for me, but I'm going to blame Jay-Z for this is anyone asks why I'm still sporting the cranium. Perhaps if Rocawear would have come out with this hoodie sooner, I wouldn't have this rebellious streak, but I really like this hoodie. Plus, skulls always remind me of pirates, and I still aspire to be a pirate when I grow up because I just like the idea of saying I'm swashbuckling.To be honest, I considered buying a similar hoodie from the guys section a while ago, since there wasn't a skull collection for women, but now Jay-Z has caught on (a little late maybe, but caught on none the less).The hoodie is 3/4 sleeves, tunic length, and reversible. The green side is a large dot printed skull, which wouldn't be my personal favorite side, but may appeal to some. The hood if you actually want to use the hood to keep out weather it does have drawstrings, but I

Article Title: Is It Fido's Fault That He's Overweight?Author: Joann HenrySorry, but you just can not blame the dog for this one! Unlessyou have a very smart & very capable pup who can somehow manageto fix himself a bowl of food, you, my friend must take theblame for the extra bulge around your pets' tummy. A recentstudy has found that 40% of America's pets are overweight. Theycertainly mimic everything that we do, don't they? Sometimes,that isn't a very good thing. Ideally, you should be able to feel the ribs easily whenpressing on his belly. Press gently now, don't strangle thepoor thing! Sometimes, you do not even have to go through thatstep; it is more than apparent just by looking at your pooch.They are just like us, too much food and too little exerciseresults in too much around the middle. And, just as it posesmany problems for our health, it poses about the same amount ofproblems to our dogs' health. Obesity decreases the life span ofyour best frien

I lay out their clothes on the floor, two sets. I have been doing this since time immemorial. [translation = 8 years] I may be an automaton in the mornings but this is one of the morning routine’s steps that I have no problem with. I make sure that each item of clothing reflects the manner in which an ordinary person might put on their clothes. Each set looks like a little mannequin, a flat one, lying out on the carpet in anticipation. We have spent many a long year helping both the boys try and put them on in the right order, the right way round.It’s just one of the tiny little props that we have engineered in their lives. These little markers make up the scaffolding to support our visual learners. The props have been built up over the years to help them move forward, tiny little fragments that make their lives and therefore ours, run more smoothly. Since it’s summer their short trousers lie inert, an inverted V, zipper on top, snap unfastened with underpants overlappin

An NEDian (from NED UET Karachi, Sindh-Pakistan) discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER anywhere on the computer which can be named as "CON". This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable. .. At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened ! You may like to try and ask your friends to as well...... TRY IT NOW!! IT WILL NOT CREATE "CON" FOLDER!!!

Christijan Albers admitted he had been at fault for the pit stop disaster that ended his French Grand Prix. The Dutchman pulled away from his stall at his first stop while his car was still being refuelled, with the trailing fuel nozzle knocking over some of the Spyker pit crew. He pulled on to the grass at the end of the pit lane with the hose still attached and said afterwards he was glad that none of the mechanics had been injured. “From today I think the most important thing is more…

I’m sorry that I have to do this to everyone, but it’s time I put on my serious pants for a moment. When a parent buys a toy for a child, the last thing on their mind is that toy may very well kill or maim their son or daughter. However, not every toy is completely safe and there are hundreds of toy recalls every year to get dangerous toys off the market. A friend to the site, Keith, recently sent me an article that discussed where many of the dangerous toys come from (real link). It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but one out of every twenty four toys recalled comes from China. More shocking is that Chinese made products are responsible for 60% of all product recalls today. (more…)

I should really have titled this post 'proud to be a New Zealander', but some of you may have thought I was being serious.Let me re-phrase that. I am proud to be a New Zealander (or kiwi as we like to call ourselves) but when I see how anti-Semitic - oops! I mean anti-Israel the media there is, I'm not sure any more.Look at these cartoons from different Arab countries:The first one is from Qatar, the second from Bahrain and the third from New Zealand.Whoops! New Zealand isn't an Arab country. How did that one get in the list. Yet it seems that Mike Moreu is inspired by the Arab media for his ideas and cartoons.It is the cartoon of the day on Stuff (which is NZs online newspaper). It is not a particularly funny or witty idea, but all three papers seem to view what is going on in Gaza as some sporting event set up by the Israelis to kill Palestinians. Clearly it cannot be the fault of the Palestinians!Thanks to YID With LID for finding the cartoons from the Arab media.have a nice day

State Rep. Frank Peterman, D-St. Pete, won't be upset if a key component of the state's school grading formula gets nixed by the Board of Education tomorrow. The component in question penalizes schools a full letter grade if a majority of their most-struggling students don't make academic progress on the FCAT. Education Commissioner Jeanine Blomberg recommended last week that the state suspend that provision, and Peterman told The Gradebook he supports the move: "You can't fault the school," he said. "You can't expect the school, with the resources they have, to do that overnight." Peterman's position puts him at odds with another member of the Legislature's Black Caucus, Rep. Curtis Richardson, D-Tallahassee, who told the St. Petersburg Times for a story in Saturday's paper that the penalty provision was one of the few planks in Jeb Bush's school accountability system he liked. The Orlando Sentinel weighed in with this editorial Sunday.

Debut mini-album from young British post-hardcore band who have been compared to Joy Division, Radiohead and Queens Of The Stone Age. The band were signed to Polydor imprint Fiction (home of Snow Patrol) on the back of the buzz caused by their live shows. Whilst sessions for their debut full lengthwere produced by Flood, this release was recorded with indie legend Steve Albini and also contains enhanced videos for two of its tracks.

"Best of" from the Republican debate is now available. Hat tip to Hot Air for the vid.Huckabee gets the quote of the night: “I’m from Hope…you may have heard of us. Give us one more chance.”The Republican debate in New Hampshire was pretty much a work in distancing themselves as much as possible from President Bush. On almost every single issue all of the candidates criticized the president. Surprisingly Tommy Thompson, a former Cabinet Member in the Bush White House, came out in criticism against the President. Not at all surprisingly though Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter, both outspoken proponents of border control, had harsh words for the White House and the President in particular on the current immigration bill. I heard an audio clip of the debate on the radio driving home from work and John McCain was asked about the immigration bill and he admitted it wouldn’t be the one he would write then he went on to ask if anyone had a better idea. Tom Tancredo immediately

Google helped me find a site where they had Macbeth: Entire Play. I tried reading it but I couldn't get into it as I did with the book physically in my hand. It's damn long play too. So instead, I continued with The Nasty Bits. A few weeks break from the book really does wonders for my attention span for it. The down side of reading the book, especially when he talks about meat, is that it makes me hungry and gives the itch to cook. I don't have as much time to cook as I would love to and I don't usually have the ingredients to cook what ever it is I feel like cooking. I have a craving for Thai beef noodles but I haven't gotten around to satisfying that craving yet. I guess I could find the recipe, which I did (here), but I'm not sure if it's the same thing as the beef noodle soup. So I guess the better choice, and an easier one at that, is to go down to the nearest Thaksin Beef Noodle outlet and satiate this craving of mine.Technorati Tags: Books, Food

Chicago Cubs Pitcher and Light Heavy Weight boxer in training, Carlos Zambrano took full responsibility for the fight that took place between catcher Michael Barrett and himself on Friday. The incident occurred during a loss to the Atlanta Braves. Zambrano on Saturday said that the brawl was ll his fault and he feels bad for that.Barrett who was hospitalized after being punched out by the Chicago starter,and ended up with a bruise under his eye as well as a busted lip said that Zambrano has no reason to apologize. He said that part of the reason behind the fight was they were as close as brothers. He compared to a sibling rivalry.Cubs manager Lou Pinella who fined both players an undisclosed amount, but issued no suspensions, is glad to hear about the reconciliation. He said that the most important thing was that there would be no carryover from the incident.(C) Copyright thesackattack.com 2007

Darren Herman recently blogged about his experience of attending the DFJ East Coast Venture Challenge at Columbia University. The awards for the winners included $250k in seed funding (with the option for more) and many other perks such as office space at Sunshine Suites. Damn! Darren's take was that while some of the ideas were good, he was shocked "that many of the companies presenting had little to no traction" Darren goes on to say "lots of people in the digital media space always talk about how cheap it is to start a company for $50k, why couldn't any of these folks have done so? They are certainly smart enough…" Well here are my reasons why this may be the case: Hunger. To start a company on less than $50k, while feasible, does require a level of hunger that might not be present among budding MBAs at Columbia. Undoubtedly these kids have multiple high-paying opportunities at Hedge Funds, PE, etc…Convincing themselves to forgo homework assignments and comm

A team of Managers was given an assignment to measure the height of a flagpole. So the Managers go out to the flagpole with ladders and tape.They're falling off the ladders, dropping the tape measures - the whole thing is just a mess.An Engineer comes along and sees what they're trying to do, walks over,pulls the flagpole out of the ground, lays it flat, measures it from end to end, gives the measurement to one of the managers and walks away.After the Engineer has gone, one manager turns to another and laughs."See this idiot. We're looking for height and he gives the length!"Moral:"No matter what good you do, Managers can always find fault in you"Note: Never forward this to managers!

really....am veexed up with my so called clg-frnd....nothing but i can't tolerate her anymore....cos she's crossing her limits and moreover she started talking ill of me to others....hey...i love making friends...this girl became my frnd in my first year....she had no frnds then cos most of them told that she is not good and etc...all that....but i didn't believe and made her friend....Though all my frnds advised me...i was not convinced cos she was behaving more sentimentally that she wud cry if did not even call her....then the time came she got new friends and she started avoiding me...i didn't care that cos i had my own friends but i talked to her. One day i got to know from my best friend that she started telling ill of me....one of my clg boys commented me and i slapped him rightaway.....he also said the same....she said that i was very jealous of her....made use of her...didn't treat her well and abused her....whatnot....my god...once when i went to her home...i heard her m

really....am veexed up with my so called clg-frnd....nothing but i can't tolerate her anymore....cos she's crossing her limits and moreover she started talking ill of me to others....hey...i love making friends...this girl became my frnd in my first year....she had no frnds then cos most of them told that she is not good and etc...all that....but i didn't believe and made her friend....Though all my frnds advised me...i was not convinced cos she was behaving more sentimentally that she wud cry if did not even call her....then the time came she got new friends and she started avoiding me...i didn't care that cos i had my own friends but i talked to her. One day i got to know from my best friend that she started telling ill of me....one of my clg boys commented me and i slapped him rightaway.....he also said the same....she said that i was very jealous of her....made use of her...didn't treat her well and abused her....whatnot....my god...once when i went to her home...i heard her m

In the most scathing criticism of President Bush from a member of his own party, Presidential candidate and former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Massachusetts) Romney admitted the administration has made a "number of errors" and was "not adequately prepared for what occured" after the fall of Saddam's regime.Romney's blatant criticism makes me wonder how and if George W. Bush will be received at the Republican National Convention next year in Minneapolis/St Paul. This is going to be fun to watch.

Steve Foley might never play football again. He was shot last summer during an altercation with an off-duty police officer. The officer began following Foley in the southern part of San Diego on suspicion that Foley was driving under the influence. This off-duty cop followed Foley, in his civilian vehicle, to a neighborhood about 25 minutes away from where the cop began following Foley. When Foley exited the freeway he realized someone was following him. He stopped the car on the side of the road and exchanged words with the officer. Foley and the officer then got back in their cars and continued driving, where they eventually met in cul-de-sac not far from Foley’s home. Stop for a second and put yourself in Foley’s shoes, he has realized that he has been followed off of the highway and now into his neighborhood at 3 a.m. by a man whom he doesn’t know. Foley exited his vehicle and began approaching the officer who then pulled his gun, and shot Foley, possibly e