Well the results for the referendum on whether Manchester should have a congestion charge came in last night and it was a resounding no from all 10 of the districts/councils, it seems that the majority of Mancunians don’t want a congestion charge and to be honest I don’t blame them, as it is if the [...]
TomTom GO730 Portable GPS w/ 4.3" Screen, Spoken Street Names, Bluetooth & Voice Address Input
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Jubilee Ladies Luncheon Club, EmsworthI delivered an after-lunch talk on 21 October (my first booking involving a lunch or dinner since early August - I was beginning to develop withdrawal symptoms!) It was for 69 members of the Jubilee Ladies Luncheon Club in Emsworth, Hampshire.The venue was the Brookfield Hotel which is in a different part of the village from where I have spoken more rece
Over 500,000 preemies are born each year yet the Petition for Preemies only has over 100,000 signatures. That’s frustrating! Granted that is a lot of people but I know that each baby born last year has at least one person to speak for them. I didn’t set out for this post to be a PSA [...]
The world watched as history unfold. Democrat Barack Obama wins the election! He's now elected as the 44th president of the United States, opening a new chapter in the world history as the first African-American politician to be elected as the President of the world's most powerful country. My congratulations to Obama!!! I support him all the way. I like the guy. Though he has strong views about a
The world watched as history unfold. Democrat Barack Obama wins the election! He's now elected as the 44th president of the United States, opening a new chapter in the world history as the first African-American politician to be elected as the President of the world's most powerful country. My congratulations to Obama!!! I support him all the way. I like the guy. Though he has strong views about a
What a historical and monumental moment! I will never forget Nov. 4, 2008. I am so earthly proud of Barack Obama! CHANGE has truly come to America! Now let us come together and support our President-elect, Barack Obama and the First Family.
Listening to Spoken English (Applied Linguistics and Language Study)
By Gillian Brown
* Publisher: Longman Group United Kingdom
* Number Of Pages: 192
* Publication Date: 1990-07
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0582052971
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This page contains a reading in Spanish from Paulo Coelho’s book: Como El Rio Que Fluye: Pensamientos Y Reflexiones 1998-2005. This reading will not only provide you with the tools to learn and pronounce new vocabulary in Spanish, it will also expose you to the timeless ideas of Paulo Coelho.
In anticipation of the October launch of his new book, Tribes, marketer Seth Godin created Triiibes, an invitation-only community this summer. Those receiving an invitation were required to pre-purchase the book to gain access to the online community of marketers, which is created on the Ning platform.
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Richard Hatch has lost his final challenge: the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal on tax evasion charges. Hatch, the first ever winner of “Survivor”, where he garnered the (unflattering) moniker “Fat Naked Guys” was convicted in 2006 on tax evasion charges. He is curre
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Richard Hatch has lost his final challenge: the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear his appeal on tax evasion charges. Hatch, the first ever winner of “Survivor”, where he garnered the (unflattering) moniker “Fat Naked Guy” was convicted in 2006 on tax evasion charges. He is curren
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In my previous article 'Tunku Aziz: An Enigma?' I raised the question and rationale of him, not so much as joining politics but his choice of political party, DAP a party aligned to Anwar Ibrahim whom, going from some of his past articles , one can conclude that Anwar is not one of his favourite politicians.
In the past, West Malaysian politicians including Anwar himself had
“He who does not love Me does not keep My words;
and the word which you hear is not Mine,
but the Father’s who sent Me.” (John 14:24) Jesus words are collected in The Greatest Words Ever Spoken The greatest words ever spoken. How could such an audacious claim be made about any collection of statements made by anyone? To qualify as the greatest words ever spoken, they would have to rev
Finally, the 2008 Philippine Blog awards' winner have been announced. In my despair of being not in the awards night yesterday, excitement fill my eagerness to know whose the winners, so here's the list.Congratulations to all the winners especially to BatangYagit for being the blogger's choice awardee! BatangYagit really deserved it.Seems Jezheel Laurente (#1 supporter of BatangYagit) is still in
The Marlon Brando of Cats
I’ve never been too much of a Marlon Brando fan, but that was because I associated him only with “A Streetcar Named Desire.” I hated the story, hated the character’s, and wanted nothing more than to find Stanley Kowalski and run him over with a Mack truck. After being forced to [...]
Jamie have kept no secrets, speaking candidly about the custody battle, what he thinks of Britney’s ex, Kevin Federline, and how his relationship with his daughter is today.
“We’ve grown a lot,” Mr. Spears told OK! magazine. “I’ve been able to come back into my daughter’s life, and that was an adjustment anyway, because I’m an [...]
I have written a few articles concerning the new government tax credit available.
Here is an article from the Washington Post to back it up. Check it out HERE.
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When you spoke , spoke it carefully . Many people make it a habit of criticizing others. They will always point to the negative aspect of even a good thing. If someone is rich and earning a huge money , people will always try to criticize him for even his good efforts. The negative thinking people will always want that they should get rich before you .Once upon a time there lived a farmer , he had
A Wikipedia em inglês tem um projeto de criação de áudio para seus artigos, ou seja, os artigos lidos em voz alta. Encontrei essa opção recentemente e achei ótimo para treinar o listening, uma vez que, além do áudio temos o texto escrito para conferirmos se o que escutamos condiz com a realidade.
O projeto já [...]
one of the things I like to talk about is - BUFFETS. bangkok has so many different ones. you could spend everyday of the month at a different one if you so desire. naturally, I talk about buffets all the time with my fellow lounge lizards.it didn't occur to me that talking about buffets would influence others to want to join me at some of these places.as it turns out, this actual scenario happe
The Henry Rollins-Spoken Word presale code has just been become available. This presale password is your key to getting premium tickets. Our site has been serving ticket brokers and concert fans for years now and we are a proven source for accurate codes. Make sure to tell your friends about presale411 when you get great Henry Rollins-Spoken Word tickets.Henry Rollins-Spoken WordQueen Elizabeth Th
This is huge. Google has added speech recognition capability in some YouTube videos that enables you to search for text spoken in these videos. To try speech recognition in YouTube yourself, add this gadget to your Google homepage. The search is currently limited to some political videos only but a good hint of what is yet to come in Google search. If your search query match some YouTube vid
Award-Winning Spoken Word Artist and Emcee Ise Lyfe to Become the Next Breakout Artist from the Bay Area - Sophomore Album Prince Cometh Confronts Provocative Issues
Interesting PSA using Spoken Word
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A Brief preview of a performance called Jesus at Guantanamo
Police provocateurs (That’s short for cops posing as protesters and inciting violence which allows the cops in riot gear to ‘attack’ protesters)
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The Sanyo EasyStreet NVM-4050 GPS Automobile Navigator features turn-by-turn text-to-speech navigation and Bluetooth technology for hands-free calling and easy data transfer.
Sound Patterns of Spoken English# Author:Linda Shockey# Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell # Number Of Pages: 168 # Publication Date: 2003-01-27 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0631230807 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780631230809 Sound Patterns of Spoken English is a concise, to-the-point compendium of information about the casual pronunciation of everyday English as compared to formal citation forms.Concise, to-the-point compendium of information about casual pronunciation of English as compared to citation forms. Covers varieties of English language including General American and Standard Southern British. Overlaps the boundaries of several areas of study including sociolinguistics, lexicography, rhetoric, and speech sciences. Examines English pronunciation as found in everyday speech.
The Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English (MICASE) is a unique database of contemporary English as it is spoken in academic settings. The corpus can be used by teachers, researchers, and all those interested in EAP (English for Academic Purposes). Features: • 200 hours (1.8 million words) of academic speech, representing the faculty, staff, and students, both native and non-native, from acr
The people have spoken and I’m about to whoop some of your asses! The first poll asked “Whose CD will you buy?” and the options were Madonna or Mariah… and more people chose the bitch who lip-synchs over the 50 year old who can do the splits and other stuff of the sorts. Well I guess [...]
Ocean’s 11 has beaten the A-Team (7-3) to become the best con team ever! The Italian Job guys were third with 2 votes and no one voted for the Heartbreakers.
Look out for the new poll on your right and choose your favorite Star Wars movie of all time.
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McCain is either leaded or close behind Obama or Clinton in head-to-head polls. Over the past number of weeks, the margins between him and the Dems have fluctuated, but I noticed something important: they only move based on what the Democrats do.When Clinton looks down, she loses ground versus McCain. When Obama says something dumb, he moves down versus McCain. Nothing McCain has done or said has effected the polls one way or the other. That's because he's not done anything of note since becoming the nominee except some small foreign policy gaffes that most Americans didn't hear about and don't care about. Right now, McCain looks like he's tried to portray himself - a maverick, centrist Republican who's not afraid to stand up to his party. The fact is that, as much as he has stood up
As far as most people are concerned, all foreign speech sounds more or less the same. It is only when you have a decent grasp of another language that you begin to recognise local speech patterns. When you are first learning another language, you can soon expect to identify people only by hearing their voice. In my experience, [...]
As it stands now, BN had surely been denied 2/3 majority with 5 states taken by the opposition! But BN won the Federal government. Is this the wise choice made by Malaysians? Certainly not! If it's for taking revenge against the government-then this is wrong; if it's for giving the government a wake-up-call-it's wrong!Honestly, in his (Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) five years reign, did he not fulfill his promises? Of course he didn't fulfill all right? But, do you think he did not do whatever he could to do so? Yes! I heard people said he promised to curb corruption! I repeat, it's because of his stern actions against corruption that had made so many cases been brought up to light! Those who didn't see this point...shallow...I have nothing more to say. If you think taking those who ar
i know today is international women's day and being a women related blog i should blog something about it.....but then......i think i'm gonna write about something closer to the heart....because wow....it is really a very "kan cheong" moment for us in Malaysia.8th March 2008 is history in the making....where Malaysians have spoken.......Yup, the country's election day is today and we are eagerly anticipating the results now...though we know that BN will surely win but......the nation is sending a clear clear message to the government. We mean business!!!The results are not out yet officially..........But i'm at malaysiakini.com and whoaaaa!! im getting an adrenaline rush from it!!!Koh Tsu Koon - OUT!Samy Vellu - OUT!! (ITS ABOUT TIME!!!!wakakakka ayam so api!!!)Sharizat - OUT!!!!Zam - OUT
Today is Speechless Art Wednesday. There are no reviews. No interviews. Just pure awe-inspiring art from a very talented artist I have stumbled upon while browsing the web. Enjoy and be inspired. Artwork: Dead Colorvia:
From the gimme that open mic department... Thanks to Shannon for writing in... Speaking the Spoken the Art of Verse @ The Vortex on Feb 25th, tomorrow, from 6:30pm - 9:30pm!-----More info:Speaking the Spoken the Art of VerseAustin's one and only true open micNo slam, no clicks, no religion, just good old fashioned hot poetryHosted byZell Miller IIIWhen: February 25, 2008 6:30ish to 9:30ish both are pm. Monday Only! How Much: $1.00 for readers; Audience $2.00Limited Seating.For information call 512-478-LAVA (5282)Where: The VORTEX Café, 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 787221/2 mile East of I-35, between Chestnut and MapleBus route #20, Free Parking, Wheelchair accessible.Now serving Beer and Wine, Sangria and Eatables in The VORTEX Café.Yeah back again!!!!!!! One of the hottest spoken wor
Great collection this week.
Be Part of the Problem (ht. Nathan)
An Example of what the church should look like, Seva Cafe (ht. Miller)
A great perspective on Carbon Offsets (12 minutes long) (ht. While Seated)
Amnesty International Channel Surfing (ht. Osocio)
Amnesty Internationalby tohvri
Innovation in Saving the World, Play Pump (ht. Jeremy and Michael)
I just find this pretty cool [...]
EG Radio prides itself in being part of positive events, and here is another one that our man DJ Disco Wiz is organizing in the Bronx that we are honored to be a part of. Special thanks to Lynx for always plugging us into these kind of events within the business!! On January 25th, 2008 - EG Radio will be supporting a great Homeless Fundraiser that happens yearly at The Bronx Museum of The Arts. Special performances by over 25 artists including Immortal Technique, Rebel Diaz, La Bruja, Cuban Links, Grandmaster Caz, Barabara La Guerrera, and many more. Click on the flyer to the left for details and spread the word.Hip Hop Meets Spoken WordHip Hop Meets Spoken Word Fund RaiserHip Hop GossipHip Hop PodcastOnline Hip Hop Radio
When I told my dad about this, I got a 'like mother, like daughter' comment...********Yesterday K kept getting into one thing after another. Finally after about 30 minutes straight of telling her 'no' and every time she'd hear it, she'd throw things on the floor, I was getting quite frustrated. When she grabbed at the medicine again I told her no and smacked her little diapered butt (not hard, enough to get her attention). The look she gave me could have shot daggers through me. She was MAD. She was going to STAY MAD. So she stalked across the room, crossing her arms across her chest, and staring at the TV (We were watching the parade to begin M's intro to Santa...nice and gradual). DH tried to get her attention, "Kennedy. Kennedy!" He said her name probably 5-10 times receiving no response. She kept her arms crossed and her back to us. So, not one to be bossed around, I spoke up "KEnnedy!" In response to my sharp tone she did turn around.She gave me a stern glare, po
Well folks!MalaysiaKini had just released a spanking brand new video today. The video is all about BERSIH’s mass rally but this time their focus is different. It is no longer about the scenes of the rally or the aggression made by the authorities against the rally participants.This time around, MalaysiaKini gave us the opportunity to hear for our own selves the voices of the common people who had participated in last Saturday’s huge mass rally. I have taken a look at it and particularly like that one scene where we have one rally participant said that our election process ‘dilacurkan’ by the powers that be. Boy, he really nailed it right on the dot there! :-) Yeah, this is one fine example where our own native Bahasa sometimes can put the message across the board better than any other languages.Good work, MalaysiaKini. We should have more of this to let other Malaysians know that the past event was not political in nature. We need to combat the government’s media machinery; t
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Chat with Devs: Since the Terran Ghost has an upgradable EMP ability, the Terran Nomad’s has been given the ability to create stationary defenses in addition to its Defense Matrix ability. One of the new stationary defenses is the Auto-Turret, which can attack ground units, and this unit be seen on this screenshot:
We are hoping the Nomad’s new abilities will innovate its role, in addition to being a detector.
—StarCraft II Q&A - Batch 21—
1. Do you have any plan to put the auto-casting ability into StarCraft II units, just like in Warcraft III?
At the moment, Medics are the only units that we have deemed fit to have an auto-cast ability. StarCraft II, compared to Warcraft III, has fewer abilities but are much more potent when executed properly, thus making them manual cast will give players a huge opportunity to demonstrate much skill in the game.
Anti-autocasts gamers scores again. MBS and autocast should stay away from Starcr
10. French -- Number of speakers: 129 millionOften called the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in tons of countries, including Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and France too. We're actually very lucky that French is so popular, because without it, we might have been stuck with Dutch Toast, Dutch Fries, and Dutch kissing (ew!). To say "hello" in French, say "Bonjour" (bone-JOOR).9. Malay—Indonesian Number of speakers: 159 millionMalay-Indonesian is spoken - surprise - in Malaysia and Indonesia. Actually, we kinda fudged the numbers on this one because there are many dialects of Malay, the most popular of which is Indonesian. But they're all pretty much based on the same root language, which makes it the ninth most-spoken in the world.Indonesia is a fascinating place; a nation made up of over 13,000 islands it is the sixth most populated country in the world. Malaysia borders on two of the larger parts of Indonesia (including the island of Borne
Sick again.
The drugs don't seem to be working too well. Well, let me backtrack. I know they're working because I'm not writhing around on the couch all day from the constant nausea (only half of the day) but I still can't really eat (the Crispy Chicken Sandwich must have been a fluke) and I'm still intimately involved with my toilet. I'm down about 8 to 10 pounds and my energy is gone. And
Well folks!Regular readers and visitors of this particular blog would have noticed that I have organized a few online polls in the last few weeks. The polls are still open though and you are more than welcomed to participate.The online polls are nothing extraordinary really. They were based upon some simple questions about our local political personalities and hot news which got the attention of our online alternative news providers such as MalaysiaKini, HarakahDaily and Malaysia Today recently. So far, I have three online polls; one on Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz and the other two are on Khairi Jamaluddin and the Lingam Tape video.First, let us see what my readers and visitors have to say about Nazri Abdul Aziz. In this poll, I asked my poll respondents on whether Pak Lah should sack him if he would not quit on his own. As of time of writing, 963 votes have been registered and 95% say that Pak Lah should sack Nazri Abdul Aziz from his current position!If only Pak Lah really
Bush said he favored a plan that focuses on children looking within themselves and using the power of positive thought to avoid major ailments like cancer and minor illnesses.It's either his way or no way, and that's not acceptable!
Knox County jurors have just found the commissioners guilty of betraying the Sunshine Law. Now let's vote them off the commission and replace them with real representatives.No more carpetbagging, nepotism or freeloading. Knox County PEOPLE RULE!
Once upon a time, I lived in Arizona. Yes, it's true. I lived in a hedgeless land, where homeowners spray paint rocks to create rivers as part of their landscaping, and a registered gun owner may legally enter a bar with their metal friend in a holster. Great idea.No wonder they call it the 48th state.It feels like the 48th state.In this land they call Arizona,I was in a serious romantic relationship most of the time I was in Arizona. At times, I was even under the delusion we would get married and have a happy life amongst the cacti.That didn't happen.Fortunately.When we had broken up (I think it the 6th time?) and I was preparing to move to the midwest, a million different people wanted to give me advice on how to live the next phase of my life.An older dude everyone called The Judge lived in my Arizona apartment complex. A raging alcoholic, The Judge sat on his deck smoking cigarettes almost daily, shirtless, and talked to anyone who passed by. Rumor was The Judge got his name fro
Nihao!After nearly two months of hard work, Pictogame is now available in Chinese!By clicking on the flag in the top right hand corner, you'll see the Chinese flag appear.and you can see for instance what the home page looks like (click on the image to get a larger picture)Well done for the work guys!Malika
Mobile: Promptu Spoken Search™ , Free Calls, SMSSite Featured: www.Promptu.com Promptu Makes Finding Content Easy...With Promptu Spoken Search™ things are changed now! With Promptu finding content is as easy as asking for it. e.g. make a search for 'talkfree7", 247masti, jajah india, Shinchen etc or any other favorite from a Cell Phone and it returns on-target search results instantly, from across all types of content. Its amazing and an eye opener!We can find everything we seek! It supports and based on Distributed Speech Recognition (DSR) architecture. DSR ensures the highest voice-recognition accuracy, in the industry. So why to wait for just GO PROMPTU!!!Cheers : )
I was reading my email today and I found that buyers, you have spoken. So I said to myself, "Let's put on our listening ears and see what they said." The National Association of Realtors has released the "2007 Profile of Buyers' Home Feature Preferences," and our buyers have indicated what their top preferences are when looking for a home. Buyers indicated that #1 preference they have is extra garage spaces. According to the study says that 57% of buyers want an oversized garage and 56% of buyers reported that they would have paid more for one.The report from NAR also indicated some other home features buyers are placing a higher priority on. Among these features are energy efficiency, cable/satellite ready, hardwood floors, granite countertops, a walk-in closet in the master bedroom, and air conditioning.I hope our builders and remodelers are listening too. To be efficient and effective I need to always be in the mode of listening and delivering, and that is what I intend to do.
Looks like things might be o.k. with the Bryant's, They are a rather handsome couple despite sometimes what is reported, spotted leaving Trendy Hyde restaurant in LA looking quite calm (maybe they were discussing the fact there is no pre-nup and it's cheaper to keep her??) , It’s nice to see a marriage try to survive in hollyweird. Keep love alive in L.A. or way to keep the rumour's down ...well at least for now.
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HOUSE OF GLITZ: WE WILL SEE...I GOT MY EYES ON THEM..!!
Will someone please, please, please flush the toilet Paper???According to the emotion and angst filled, non logic using editorial board members at The NY Times:"Prolonging the war for another two years will not bring victory. It will mean more lives lost, more damage to America’s international standing and fewer resources to fight the real fight against terrorists."This group whines like Mike Gravel at a Democrat Debate, why are they so invested in the never changing need to get out? Who are these people? Who are the members?Because we are still in Iraq (big surprise!) it is nothing but an utter failure. Because we are in Iraq, "Al Qaeda’s top leadership (has) regrouped and (is) resurgent in its old strongholds along the Pakistani-Afghan frontier." Is the logic(?) that we could then invade Pakistan or send more military to Afghanistan? What kind of a "quagmire" would be created by sending more soldiers to Afghanistan; do we really want to get involved in something like that?
I know what you're thinking. Woo hoo...spoken word [read with a not so small amount of sarcasm]. BUT, give this one a chance! Come one. What do you have to loose? This is Andrea Gibson performing "Blue Blanket" and it's some pretty powerful stuff. Thanks inchoate, for posting this on your blog and getting me interested in spoken word that doesn't suck.
His Excellency, The Most Rev. John McCormack, has indicated that the faithful should refrain from participating in the spiritual exercises and activities of the Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire.Lumen Gentium, No. 25:"Among the more important duties of bishops that of preaching the Gospel has pride of place. For the bishops are heralds of the faith, who draw new disciples to Christ; they are authentic teachers, that is, teachers endowed with the authority of Christ, who preach the faith to the people assigned to them, the faith which is destined to inform their thinking and direct their conduct; and under the light of the Holy Spirit they make that faith shine forth, drawing from the storehouse of revelation new things and old (cf. Mt. 13:52); they make it bear fruit and with watchfulness they ward off whatever errors threaten their flock (cf. 2 Tim. 4-14). Bishops who teach in communion with the Roman Pontiff are to be revered by all as witnesses of divine and Catholic
News Source : Washington PostNo, not Melinda. No, no, no, no, no.Melinda Doolittle, the most polished singer in the history of "American Idol" -- she effortlessly channeled Carmen McRae, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, just name your diva and stand back -- was voted off last night. That leaves Jordin Sparks, a big-voiced but inexperienced teenager from Arizona, and Blake Edwards, a hyperkinetic fashion victim who interrupts his performances with beat-box vocalese, to compete next week in the finals.Melinda's dismissal stunned even Jordin and Blake -- she was that much better. Melinda had made her living as a backup singer, which meant she had chops. Her command of breath, tone, her phrasing were those of a professional singer. Jordin and Blake, let's face it, probably couldn't spell vibrato, let alone modulate it.But her departure wasn't entirely unexpected. For all her talent and accomplishment, Melinda had little of the sparkle and fizz that people expect from a po
... and has given Nicolas Sarkozy with over 53% of votes a mandate to reform France (click "Watch Sarkosy speech"). Congratulations Monsieur le President!
ESPN recently conducted a poll on their site, and as we all know, ESPN Polls are absolutely scientific. The purpose of the poll? To see what the consensus was on which one of the #1 seeds wouldn’t make it to the Final Four. Seeing as how all four #1 seeds have never made it to the Final Four in the history of the tournament, the question seems valid.
That having been said, it’s interesting the colors they chose to represent the different teams. I suppose due to the fact that the color would represent the different teams losing, they purposely chose colors that were not of the school colors, but of the schools that could possibly knock them off. Perhaps my theory is completely skewed seeing as how I am only talking about Tennessee here, but anyway. I don’t even know what I’m saying anymore, so just look at the map.
Well, I thought it was funny anyway.
If you look closely, there’s a small representation off to the right of Florida that shows that th
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Chad, feel free to nuke this post. I don’t know how it will received and it you feel its too stinky, pull it. I, for one, don’t think it was as bad as it could have been. It seems to me it was a lot more, shall we say, honest that the CT article. Setting aside their liberal view of our fundamentalist, literalist position, they didn’t seem to roast CC or anyone as bad as they might have. It discussed Chuck’s mistakes and his regrets for those mistakes. While it leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth about Chuck and the current status of the suit (supposedly using then abandoning Lori Pollitt for his own legal schemes), it doesn’t single anyone out as the ultimate baddie.
As a side note, I found their summary of the history/origins/cornerstones of CC particularly amusing. Those disillusioned hippies.
Democrats will retake control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate too as voters across the United States sent a message to lawmakers in every corner of the nation. In what will rightly be seen as a referendum on the Bush Administration and the culture of corruption that permeates the Republican party, this was an election when the people put national interest ahead of their own local concerns.
With 62% of voters in exit polls saying that this election was about national issues, one has to assume that the people have finally chosen to wake up and smell the burning of our constitution and our tradition of freedom. With 42% saying that political corruption was a prime factor in their votes Tuesday, one has to assume that the people are fed up with the horseshit that passes for political leadership.
57% said that the war in Iraq was a key concern, while only 40% cited terrorism. These numbers clearly show that Americans no longer trust George Bush or the Republican
Congress is now controlled by the democratic party and no matter what party you are affiliated with the duty of all Americans right now is to keep on our government's heels. We have given them all a wake-up call and demonstrated what we are capable of. We changed the balance of power that was unchanged for 12 long years. All week we've heard how this congress will rule in a bi-partisan fashion and that democrats and republicans are going to work together to solve the problems in Iraq, improve our economy and employment, and fight illegal immigration...Just to name a few.In my opinion, congress should have been following this philosophy all along. Words are easy to say. Acing upon words and getting the job done is much harder and it is our responsibility as American Citizens to keep an eye on our government and never let them forget who made them. We must not sit back for another decade and watch our nation fall from grace even more. We must keep our voices as loud as them, if not lou
Meet Isabelle. "Izzy" to her friends, which include pretty much everyone. And thus ends the slowest pet-naming process in recorded history, which has resulted in me calling her "Kid," "Girlfriend," and "Dawg" a lot, which is going to be a hard habit to break.Thanks for your help!
See below. I hadn't looked at December.IIRC, the fourth issue of Justice League of America's latest volume sold almost 130,000 copies? Well I just took a look at the sales chart ICV2 published a week ago, and what an amazing feat has come about: this volume being written by Brad Meltzer has lost a considerable amount of its audience, dropping to rank 66 on the chart with its 5th issue, just below Birds of Prey #102, and sold only 28,992 copies.In other words, the new JLofA volume may have lost more than 100,000 units in sales figures this past month!And IMHO, it is richly deserved, if for no more reason than the fact that the writer is one whose works I decidedly will not be spending my money on, and his books will not find their way into my house anytime soon. Even if I were still buying more pamphlet issues than I actually do today - trade paperbacks make up the bulk of my purchases - I still wouldn't dare to waste time and money on the works of an overhyped writer who crossed the
...and it's clear the overall message is something along the lines of "Fire Freddy Gonzalez", "Kill Kevin Gregg", and the manager is a "fu**ing wh**e sh**t monger monkey feces eater". No, seriously.
Now, I am a pretty laid back guy even when we do get the loss but these last two ...
This just came across the news wires from the newspaper The Nation:
PARTY DISSOLUTION
People Power, Chart Thai and Matchima Thipataya parties disbanded
BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Court on Tuesday ruled to disband three coalition parties, People Power, Chart Thai and Matchima Thipataya, and banned the three's party executives from electoral process for ...
