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As I look up the U.S. national debt clock, I cannot help but think of what was warned of by Wendell Phillips: "Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people." I see it has currently ticked up to about $9,360,622,130,417.00- about the sum of all U.S. wars ever combined, which is around $30,800 for every single American

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the independent political voice for the environment. To secure the environmental future of our planet, LCV's mission is to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and...

Formed in February 2004, September Malevolence is a post-rock band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They released their debut album Tomorrow We’ll Wonder Where This Generation Gets Its Priorities From in the same year. In April 2008 they released After This Darkness, There’s A Next long play.Members:Martin Lundmark - Voice, bass, guitarTobias Netshagen - Guitar, voice, pianoJohan Ellersten - DrumsJoha

Here at Blacknight we take our coffee very seriously. I recently decided that we needed to get a slightly beefier coffee machine. The one we had been using for the last few months was fine, but it was time to upgrade. Since I'm half Italian and have always had a certain fixation with good quality coffee it was only natural that I'd look at Gaggia and similar marques.The machine I opted for in the end is a Gaggia Syncrony which takes beans or ground coffee. Since we recently imported about 20 kg of fairtrade coffee beans our small little coffee grinder was under a lot of pressure, so a machine that did its own grinding solved two problems:- ease of use- dosageOne of the things that's really nice about the new machine is that you can re-program it so that the dosage of coffee and water is ex

Reckless gun play. Bullying. Foul language. Unsafe sex. Destroying the environment. Playing kickball in the middle of a busy street. Condemning others for being born a certain way. It would be perfectly understandable if the encouragement of any of the...

We’re pretty big on managing our workload for the week ahead, and PlanHQ has been made to make this really easy to do it for yourself and together as a team. We’ve got heaps on, and every person is working on things towards achieving multiple goals across the business, so on Monday we get together [...]

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Life has a funny way of kicking you right between the legs just when you least expect it. The past two weeks have had a few ups and downs, with a doctor's appointment this week which has changed a few priorities. I rather dislike change, especially when it requires sacrifice of things I greatly adore. Two weeks ago I was required to attain a medical physical for my immigration paperwork.

From Faceoff.com:5 THINGS MIKE GILLIS SAID WILL BE HIS TOP PRIORITIES:1. Deciding on a head coach. Mike Gillis says making a decision on his coach is the most important task he faces in the immediate future. He will sit down soon with current coach Alain Vigneault, who has a year left on his contract.2. Gauge Roberto Luongo's long-term commitment to the organization. "Roberto is a priority," said Gillis. "If we don't have him as a priority, our shelf life with him is about two years."3. Find more scoring. Gillis knows the Canucks need more punch up front. "Two or three additions [to the] group might make a vital change."4. Settle on the status of captain Markus Naslund, a former Gillis client, who becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1. "If we can't provide an environment that makes per

In March, US senators Carl Levin and John Warner sent a letter to the GAO to find out what the Iraq government has been doing with its money after they found out it has a projected surplus. "Also, the senators want to know why the Iraqi government has not spent more of its oil revenue on its own country."Fair question.So, on Monday, the Iraq government announced its decision to spend $5.9 billion dollars.On what, you ask? Roads? Hospitals? Clean water? Food? Electricity generation? Houses for the millions of displaced homeless?No.On airplanes.Yes, that's right. They've signed a contract with Boeing and Bombardier to buy 50 airplanes.Maybe the government can move some of those millions of starving and parched Iraqi citizens who still live in the dark due to this endlessly corrupt occupation

By: Joe Norton  Let me begin with one of my favorite quotes, by the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” said Alice ”That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where” — Said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go”, said the Cat. Too much to do and not enough [...]

What Good is Health Care if You’re Dead? Red Planet Cartoons, one of the finest purveyors of right cartoons, is spot on with their latest offering, “Priorities”. They start out with a quote from Sen. Lindsay Graham: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on comments by Senators Hillary Clinton (D-New York) and [...]

What Good is Health Care if You're Dead?Red Planet Cartoons, one of the finest purveyors of right cartoons, is spot on with their latest offering, "Priorities".They start out with a quote from Sen. Lindsay Graham:WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on comments by Senators Hillary Clinton (D-New York) and Barack Obama (D-Illinois).“Senator Clinton made an interesting statement last night. She said, “We’re ready to end the war in Iraq and win the war in Afghanistan.” No one doubts we must win in Afghanistan, the country that gave rise to the Taliban and Al Qaeda. But Senator Clinton’s Iraq statement about “ending” the Iraq war was quite troubling."Troubling" is Senator-speak for "Are you kidding me?"RPC adds to the mix with a

What Good is Health Care if You’re Dead? Red Planet Cartoons, one of the finest purveyors of right cartoons, is spot on with their latest offering, “Priorities”. They start out with a quote from Sen. Lindsay Graham: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on comments by Senators Hillary Clinton (D-New York) and [...]

With all the false starts that come with inventing something, it is easy to feel like the Rodney Dangerfield of inventing: like you get “no respect” from credible figures in your field. If investors are turning you down, business partners are flaking out, and you can’t even seem to get your calls returned, it may [...]

I am beginning to have some sympathy for those young celebrities with drug problems criticised this week by the UN, as I have been self-medicating the past couple of weeks to deal with the stress of living up to expectations on the project at work, although I must quickly make it clear that my drugs of choice have been the odd glass of wine and vast quantities of chocolate.Yesterday afternoon things finally clicked into place in my head and I got my priorities straight. What did it was a conversation where somebody mentioned that he had just read a book on business metaphors. At that point something inside me said 'Whoa, do you want to end up like him? Using your precious free time to read books on business metaphors?' I felt like shaking the man and saying, 'I've just read The Count of Mo

Today a scout (who also happens to be my athletic directors brother-in-law) came over to talk to me and my parents about getting noticed and scholarships to play field hockey. He told me that my athletic director had said good things about me (which are true) and that I was behind in the recruiting process but, not totally a lost cause. Well, you should start selling yourself to colleges your sophomore year (did not know that) and I need to get started. He told me that he could start talking to coaches for me but, I needed to help myself and him by keeping up my grades, staying out of trouble, participating in more camps and getting more exposure. Friday was the end of the grading period and the first grading period s over. I definitely did not try my hardest, actually this is probabl

Now this is something to be angry about. I dunno. I have to say that I am sick and tired of these Danish cartoon protests. They remind me so much of the cockamamie priorities people have. It's kind of like when hundreds of people call a newspaper after it publishes a story about a homeless and injured kitten. Everybody wants to adopt it. But when the newspaper publishes an article about a homeless and injured 3-year-old girl, the phones are silent. What are the issues facing Muslims today? - At least 54 Palestinians died in Israeli rocket attacks in Gaza. And that was just yesterday. - Iraqi civilian casualties jumped 33 percent over January. - Errant US missiles rockets continue continue to kill Afghan civilians by the dozens with no apparent accountability. - France has denied women t

A banner in the window of a poor apartment in Old Riga saying "World and Tomorrow against homosexuality propaganda. Me too".I think these guys living there first have to think about improving the quality of their life, then worry about the rest of the world...

{summary} That’s a warehouse store size box of Rice Krispies Treats because they’re so wholesome.  I guess he didn’t think the other stuff we bought was quite as fascinating. We probably head to BJ’s every three weeks or so for diapers, wipes, and whatever else we can get for a “can’t say ‘no’” price.  On that particular trip we happened to run into one of R’s baby buddies (and his mom) so that was serendipitous. One thing I observe from these trips, though, is that as R’s diapers get larger the quantity in the box decreases...and the price stays the same.  At 15 months he still has lots of diaper changes during the day, so I’m hoping he’ll just spontaneously potty train himself any day now.

“Man will become better when you show him what he is like.” - Anton Chekhov Our modern culture highly values our rationality. Genius, seemingly defined as those with great accomplishment, is highly celebrated by our culture, if not by income, at least by notoriety. Our emotionality, on the other hand, seems to get attributed with causing many of the problems our culture finds criminal. Rage is said to have led to many murders, domestic abuse, child abuse and greed to theft and fraud for a couple of examples. Combining genius and emotional disturbance however seems to characterize those that gain infamy in the history books. Hitler and Stalin come to mind. We are part rational, part emotional. From my clinical experience, we are unable to separate the two effectively. In other words,

The vast majority of the American public is ignorant to the government process and the decisions made by its governing body.  These decisions affect nearly every aspect of public and even private life and yet it’s reality television, co-worker drama and scandal that people care about, whilst the important stuff goes on by.  For instance, [...]

It is wise to regularly evaluate what you're treating as the 'most important' mission in your life. Maybe it is a relationship, a political stance, a denominational stance, or any sort of theological opinion. Perhaps you adhere to these statements made by Jesus, that there is no other commandment greater than the passages of today's verse. If you find yourself considering other issues more important than these, consider revisiting your priorities.

Love is in the air again for Britney Spears!The latest manboy to seek fame and fortune in Britney’s panties is rumored to be waiter Michael Marchand.The Britinator and Marchand was spotted at Los Angeles hot spot Mirabella. According to Life & Style Magazine the two arrived separately but left together 45 minutes later, which seems to follow an approximate timetable on how long it usually takes to go from meeting to impregnating Britney .The only really weird news regarding the date is that the pair was reported to be ‘discrete’, something thats not exactly the trademark of Britney ‘no panties’ Spears.We wish them both the best of luck and congratulate Britney on finding yet another thing more important than being with her children! [ SOURCE ]

An interesting and positive contrast to my post about changes in technology and attitudes hurting some music companies is an email from insurance company AIG Travel Guard yesterday. The insurance business is extremely competitive, forcing companies to be quick in reacting to economic and lifestyle trends, but the extent to which that’s now going surprised me. Many people today put their careers and businesses above all else, and even those who temper that dedication sometimes encounter situations that demand their full and immediate attention, even if it means flying home from a family vacation. With AIG, a policy add-on simply called “Cancel for Work Reasons” is now available. As well as covering trip cancellation, this option includes such business services as emergency dictation and business correspondence assistance, wireless accessory replacement assistance and more. Even if business cancellations aren’t a worry for you, “Cancel for Any Reason”

Many people are surprised to discover that they are unable to get a mortgage they feel they deserve. While a mortgage broker considers a variety of things when deciding how much mortgage a person is eligible for, one thing that people might not expect to influence their eligibility is their existing loans.

Luxurious phones and PDAs may not seem useful to everybody. The advanced features do not appeal to users from all walks of life and financial status. So if you are in search of a basic phone which will fulfil all your requirements, and will not cost you much also you should opt for the Nokia 6070 mobile phone.The Nokia 6070 is an elegant and smart phone for people who do not consider hi-tech advancements utilitarian to them. Students and housewives may also not feel the requirement to buy a flashy mobile. Only the basic features like good design, good battery backup, messaging features, etc are present in the Nokia 6070 which make this mobile phone usable by all.The Nokia 6070 supports an S40 user interface with a large display and excellent readability. The keypad is large with clear control keys and separated number keys.User configurable right and left soft keys are present on the phone with easy-to-use menu navigation.Although a VGA camera is no match to digital cameras, decent pic

Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness. ~Richard Carlson As I have been striving to slow down these last few weeks in an attempt to lead a not-so-frantic lifestyle, I have found myself often pondering what my true priorities are. Are the things I am spending the majority of my time on in harmony with these priorities? My new habit is going to be to regularly ask myself the following questions which I learned long ago from an article I read by Richard G. Scott: What are my highest priorities to be accomplished while in this life? How do I use my discretionary time? Is some of it consistently applied to my highest priorities? I reckon these questions will help me focus on the things I can successfully cut out of my life so it doesn’t always seem so rushed and harried. I know it will still be hard to whittle things down, but I need to remember what Dallin H. Oaks recently counseled. There might be a lot of “good” and “better&

Gardening gets you out in the fresh air and is a good way to keep fit, as well as an excellent way to relax. It is one of the most popular pas¬times, probably because it is easy to adapt to suit your interests and lifestyle. For some, gardening is a labor of love, and time is invested in nurturing treasured plants. For others, the garden is a design statement, and is treated as another room to

I have been so busy the last few days that I have hardly had time to read emails or blogs. Today after a quite hectic day at work, after vacuuming and while doing the laundry I finally had time to visit my blogfriends and just sit down and think.It is VERY exciting at work right now, and I LOVE the tasks I have to do. Project management is definetly my thing, lets just hope I will do it well. The downside is that I have not had any time for my friends and I think my BF might feel a bit neglected. There are quite a few people in the project office that have families and it is crazy to hear how they live their lives. They sit up and work until 2 in the morning because they need to take care of their kids in the evening, and then they get up at 7 o´clock the next morning again. I don´t think I could do that...I find it hard enough to have enough energy for work as it is....maybe this is a job I will only do right now, for a couple of years, and then I need to do something else when and

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So it seems that while Facebook spends all its time seeking out and deleting pictures of women breastfeeding, they're letting far more dangerous activities go unnoticed.David Wescott already posted about the high number of pro-anorexia groups available on Facebook, and today the New York State Attorney General announced they were investigating Facebook for not better protecting its younger users from sexual predators.Investigators went undercover, posing as underage members on the social networking site, and found no shortage of porn and adults seeking sex with minors.Facebook, where are your priorities? You spend all of your energy chasing after breastfeeding moms, yet you let sexual predators run wild on your site. You quibble over the definition of obscene when it comes to an infant sucking on a breast, but hard-core porn can be found with little trouble.Which is more dangerous: a mom sharing photos of breastfeeding with other moms, or an adult contacting minors to solicit sex? Som

So it seems that while Facebook spends all its time seeking out and deleting pictures of women breastfeeding, they're letting far more dangerous activities go unnoticed.David Wescott already posted about the high number of pro-anorexia groups available on Facebook, and today the New York State Attorney General announced they were investigating Facebook for not better protecting its younger users from sexual predators.Investigators went undercover, posing as underage members on the social networking site, and found no shortage of porn and adults seeking sex with minors.Facebook, where are your priorities? You spend all of your energy chasing after breastfeeding moms, yet you let sexual predators run wild on your site. You quibble over the definition of obscene when it comes to an infant sucking on a breast, but hard-core porn can be found with little trouble.Which is more dangerous: a mom sharing photos of breastfeeding with other moms, or an adult contacting minors to solicit sex? Som

We All Ready KnowThat Republicans Are BatSh*t Crazy And LameSo Why Then Do WeHave Democrats Voting WithThem On Stuff Like ThisAre They That Out OfTouch With Reality, LikeThe War In IraqThey Need To Get OurSoldiers Time Off Between ToursFrom Bushtard's Failed WarThe Right Wing Has BeenPutting Up Attacks Ads ThisWhole Time, That's All TheyDo Because They Can'tRun On Issues, They Can't RunOn Their Own RecordAll MoveOn Says, IsThat We Are Tired Of LiesConstant BetrayalBy The GeneralAnd The Bush Admin, They NeedTo Stop Their LyingSoldiers Are DyingInnocent Iraqi's TooFor Bushtard's EgoFor The Right Wing ToGage Their Election ChancesWar Pigs And Vampires Democrats fail to prevent Senate condemnation of MoveOn ad Democrats Who Voted For This Piece Of Crap:Baucus (D-MT)Bayh (D-IN)Cardin (D-MD)Carper (D-DE)Casey (D-PA)Conrad (D-ND)Dorgan (D-ND)Feinstein (D-CA)Johnson (D-SD)Klobuchar (D-MN)Kohl (D-WI)Landrieu (D-LA)Leahy (D-VT)Lincoln (D-AR)McCaskill (D-MO)Mikulski (D-MD)Nelson (D

I was going to do a nice little snarky piece on Britney today, actually defending her if you can believe that . . . but then I saw this at Avitable, which I was compelled to steal immediately. I think this gentleman adequately expresses what we all feel, don't you think? (unless your employer is all good with the "F" word, don't watch this at work)

We learn today that Preston City Council's planning committee has rejected two separate schemes to build housing and flats in Preston City Centre.One was a plan by Eastern Estates to knock down a warehouse in Church Row off Church Street, in order to build 54 flats and 6 shops, the other was an application by Oberston Holdings SA to build 54 apartments on a car park on the corner of Rose Street and Shepherd Street, behind Lava and Ignite Nightclub.It seems to contradict European, National, Regional and even local policies and strategies, and basic common sense, that Preston City Council should oppose a hundred new dwellings on these city centre brownfield sites yet support the Riverworks project which includes plans for thousands of houses on beautiful Greenbelt/Floodplain land beside the River Ribble.We wonder what is the explanation for this perversion of our council's housing priorities, that seems to put the interests of powerful developers ahead of the needs of nature and local

i asked benny, when are you going to get that big lump on your neck checked out? it's the size of a small hedge hog.benny said, eventually. first i have to get the dent on my car hood fixed. then i gotta change the oil in my chain saw. and then i have to make cement, and then i have to—i interrupted, yeah, i understand.

At a seminar on macro economy and the real estate industry, Chen said the first priority is making low-rent housing more available. Currently low-rent houses are only available for extremely low-income families, but many low-income ones still earn too little to afford housing. The new low-rent housing policy will cover at least 18-20 percent of citizens in Beijing and Shanghai.

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) - At its regular meeting Wednesday and Thursday, the Kentucky Board of Education heard presentations, had in-depth discussions and made decisions on a number of items.The board discussed the search for a new commissioner of education and agreed to a timeline for the selection. The position will be advertised as soon as possible in state and national publications. On October 3, the board will begin reviewing applications and select from three to seven candidates. Background and reference checks will begin immediately after the selection and should be completed by mid-October. Once the checks are completed, the board will announce finalists. Interviews are set to begin on November 13.The board had lengthy discussions about its strategic plan and budget priorities, both of which will be revisited at future meetings.The board took the following actions:· approved the appointment of three new members to the Kentucky Writing Program Advisory Committee: Denise Henry of Cumbe

ONE of the hardest things to do as a stay-at-home-dad is to set your priorities. When you have a job outside the home, it is automatically a top priority. Not making it so would likely result in losing your job. Inevitably, making money is going to be a high priority for all of us. It's what allows us to put all our other priorities into perspective. In a sense, the better our financial situations are, the better we can prioritize the other areas of our lives. For me, it's not so much about making money as building tools and services that not only help others, but help myself, as well. For example, I started Dadviser in an effort to inspire fathers to be better fathers, which in turn helps me be a better dad. Being a better dad is such a high priority for me that I actually write for another fathering blog. For the majority of my life, I didn't understand my priorities very well, and as a result, I wasn't very happy. When all our priorities have equal importance, it's hard to

According to Dictionary.com, the word goal was coined in 1275. (I actually thought it would have been penned earlier than that. You, too?) In contrast, the word procrastination didn't get formalized until the mid-to-late 1500's.So it sure must've been a particularly productive 300 intervening years, don't you think?!Or maybe, just maybe, they had the word procrastination all ready to go, but just kept putting it off, day after day, until someone finally put their foot down and made it a priority. (The word priority was formally recognized sometime between 1350-1400, placing it after the goal was established - and after it was probably due - but before anyone really got around to working it!)So let's review:Goals were established in the late 1200's.Some 75 years later they were made into priorities. About 150 years later people started to admit that, yes, maybe there was a bit of procrastination going on. And 450 years after that, the boss got totally fed up and invented the word,

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Like this ad for the British Heart Foundation suggests, Shake Well Before Use has been taking care of getting healthy this last and current week. While we could only wish getting healthy involved a daily serving(s) of sex and swimming, it has meant that posting has been a little on the light side lately, but will return once the thermometer stops telling us what we already know. In the meantime, keep updated via Twitter so as not to miss nuggets of essential knowledge like this.

Balanced women never get anything done, focused women do! ~ Anne Graham Lotz Priorities create the time to reach for the stars while you are reaching into hearts. Knowing what to do, and when to do it, is the key to success. Priorities reveal your true self. They are like a reminder string [...]

Update:  Organized Home - great resource online, I especially love their household  notebook idea and they have pages to print out to get you started.   (Thank you so much bekabug for suggesting this site.)     (Another site that is helpful is Fly Lady) *********************** I have been blessed with lots of creative ideas, and recently the possibility of having at least one of those ideas actually making it out to the light of day and perhaps being published. I have a wonderful hubby, daughter and good friends, a great house, and a decent job.   For all of this and so much more, I give tremendous thanks and gratitude to the Goddess and Gods and all the higher powers.  I just have one small request PLEASE grant me the patience to wait for plans to unfold, the wisdom to plan wisely and set my priorites, and the energy to get done all the things I need to get done. I just finished up a big writing project and now it is out of my hands and will be a few months while my partner

When I got home from work last night, I saw one of my neighbors washing his car. That's a weekly occurence, so I didn't think anything of it. But when I got closer, I saw that he was washing a brand new Benz. I was kind of shocked, seeing as his old car was a perfectly good 2001 or 2002 Pathfinder. I asked him what happened to his old car, and he said he just wanted an upgrade. He politely informed me that the new car cost $48,000 and that he's getting new rims and tints on Saturday.I'm all for upgrading yourself and your situation, but what bugs me is that we live in an apartment complex and most of us there are either young professional single people or young families. Solidly middle class. This is not a luxury condo village, but rather an average apartment complex with average people. His car doesn't really fit in. But more than that, I'm mad cuz I know he doesn't work and is living in his apartment damn near rent free because he's on Section 8 and got in just before the pro

Divorce disputes used to be about custody and alimony. But nowadays, it's the fight over the season tickets that causes the most controversy:A psychologist -- H- Elizabeth King -- accuses her ex-husband, lawyer Charles Center, of breaking their 2002 divorce agreement to divide the four tickets they had shared behind home plate.***The couple hardly looked at each other during a court hearing yesterday. King testified that Center had gone out of his way this year to give her tickets to games that conflicted with her schedule. And she claimed 80% of the tickets he gave her were for day games -- implying he'd done it because he knows she has skin cancer.I'm convinced that these people are either batshit crazy or complete idiots. First of all, they should not that they're fighting over tickets to the Braves. They don't sell out. And their stadium isn't all that special. So, while these tickets are costly -- after all, they're behind home plate -- it's not like they're all that.

I know Sundays are the usual day for blogging blessings - but I think any day is a good day to focus on the positive and to give thanks to the all the Gods and Goddesses for the wonderous joys and gifts that are all around us. Today (and every day) I am truly grateful for being blessed with Angelgirl, a wonderful hubby, awesome friends, a decent job, and for all the wonderful moments of joy in my life. It has been a truly great week and month and the year ahead is looking pretty good too so I wanted to take a moment to give thanks and use this time to remind myself of what is truly important in life. I am having one of those mommy weeks that is just bursting with mommy proudness  –  you can read the details  on my post **warning proud mommy gushing** - in a nutshell: orchestra concert last night, school award next week, and black belt in fall. Angelgirl is growing up so fast - I want to hold on to every precious moment.  Having her in our lives is truly a blessing.  (I may

June 7 , 2007Special EditionChairman Peterson Vows Conservation Priorities Will Be Protected Addressing the sportsmen’s community at a briefing held by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Collin Peterson (D-MN), thanked the sportsmen’s community for the unified effort in identifying and promoting conservation priorities, and provided encouragement that conservation programs contained in the Farm Bill would be maintained. “We are getting within striking distance of making this work -- I am becoming more optimistic we can get this done,” proclaimed Peterson. “At the end of the day it is my intention to ensure the priorities of the sportsmen’s community are included in the bill.” Peterson was referring to a document prepared by the Association of the Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, titled "Fish, Wildlife and the Farm Bill," which includes the list of priorities put forth by more

As Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich demonstrated during one of his more popular talks at TechEd, one of Vista's many internal kernel changes includes a special prioritization feature especially for multimedia and Media Player. You might be surprised to learn what priorities get sacrificed just to make sure MP11 doesn't skip a beat. More...

Right now, I need to completely focus on finding a job, so the Arizona posts are going to have to wait. It takes a lot of time to rewrite the stuff I have in my journal, so I'm going to put that off for now. Besides that, I have a lot of interesting things happening right now.I went for an interview today at a barn in Lyndhurst and came away feeling insulted. They were offering $7 per hour for an experience required position. I started at $7 and I didn't have any experience when I went to the Knutsens. I can't afford to pay my bills with that little money. And the older man that was there asked how long I'd been riding and when I told him a year and a half, he assumed that meant I couldn't ride at all. Fine, I don't ride well and probably not as well as he wants, but don't say I can't ride. Oh well. It was a long drive.This weekend, I'm going with Tony to Washington, D.C. for the flower show. I'm looking forward to that, even though I'm not sure what to expect.I g

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Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano missed his spring training start last friday because he had to be with his sick girlfriend. Pavano didn't go into details but he did say that she was doing well, again which is good to hear. "The reason I left, my girlfriend had a severe medical condition and I had to be with her," Pavano said.Pavano's girlfriend by the way is Gia Allenmand, a beauty queen that recently was profiled in Maxim magazine.Well, if I was Pavano, I would just nevermind this whole pitching thing and I'd just spend my days plowing her into oblivion. I'd have severe back problems from all the violent thrusting motions that I'd be doing. I imagine that Mulder and Scully would need to come and take a look after I'd be done with her....Mulder : "It appears that he entered her with his heel."Scully : "I think it gave her severe whiplash..."Mulder : "This is by far the most disturbing thing I've ever seen, and believe me, I've seen some crazy shit in my day."

Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano missed his spring training start last friday because he had to be with his sick girlfriend. Pavano didn't go into details but he did say that she was doing well, again which is good to hear. "The reason I left, my girlfriend had a severe medical condition and I had to be with her," Pavano said.Pavano's girlfriend by the way is Gia Allenmand, a beauty queen that recently was profiled in Maxim magazine.Well, if I was Pavano, I would just nevermind this whole pitching thing and I'd just spend my days plowing her into oblivion. I'd have severe back problems from all the violent thrusting motions that I'd be doing. I imagine that Mulder and Scully would need to come and take a look after I'd be done with her....Mulder : "It appears that he entered her with his heel."Scully : "I think it gave her severe whiplash..."Mulder : "This is by far the most disturbing thing I've ever seen, and believe me, I've seen some crazy shit in my day."

While lawmakers hammered out their proposals on performance pay, career academies and other education priorities, interim education Commissioner Jeanine Blomberg laid out the administration's goals for the 2-day-old legislative session in a speech in to Palm Beach County leaders. The four she focused on: strengthening curriculum standards, rewarding top educators, expanding professional development and expanding access to higher education. "We can't look at a snapshot of the student considering only what happened in this class, this test or this subject," Blomberg said. "We must look at these students and picture them years down the road, saving a life, teaching a student or running a business. These legislative priorities will help us achieve these goals." To read her full remarks, click here.

Latest surveys results are not very optimistic. Poland and the rest of the European Union has completely different Energetic priorities. It is even worse than it sounds. Poles are not interested in globalwarming awareness2007! Only 32% of Polish citizens do care about climate changes (comparing to 50% in EU) and almost 27% doesn’t realize that globalwarming is a treat (12% in EU). It is not much better when talking about using and developing modern energy-saving technologies - only 52% of people in Poland think about it, when this number in the rest of EU is approximately 20% higher… So my all dear friends in Poland - let’s change these statistics, we can care much more about our environment!

Tallahassee rolls into full session tomorrow, and education remains near the top of the agenda. So we turned to a couple of different sources - a lawmaker, the teachers union and a school district - to see what they think the priorities will, or should, be. First, the lawmaker. Rep. Joe Pickens, R-Palatka, heads the House Schools and Learning Council. He says many of the ideas floating around are pipe dreams because the financial picture doesn't look too promising. Per-student funding for K-12 schools should rise modestly, Pickens said, but to keep universities on par, lawmakers "certainly will be considering a modest tuition increase" despite the governor's recommendation to keep the rate as-is. Money will, in fact, drive the key issues, Pickens said. The top priority is to deal with property tax reform, he suggested, which will impact the way schools get paid for. Issue No. 2, he said, will be setting a workable budget. He expected little more than a "continuation b

The sommelier sent me a link to Patricia Leigh Brown’s story in the New York Times, which we’ve been talking about in these parts since it happened. The thieves who knew exactly which wines to take… With my small collection in a studio apartment, I’m sure I have no need for major fears. But [...]

Priorities It is almost unbelievable how I can still manage to write in here despite being extremely occupied. I do not like to say I am busy because I get the impression that people who keep saying they are busy simply do not know how to organize their time. Successful people always make time. I think the main concern here is what you prioritize what goes on in your life. People often do not realize how all their time passes through them so quickly. It is true that not everyone come from a favorable background for success because God did not create everyone equal in this. However, being fair, he gave the same 24 hours to everyone on this Earth. It is Gods way of telling us that because of this, we ARE equal. I just finished watching the Apprentice and Donald Trump mentioned about having priorities as well. I totally agree when he mentioned that it is not impossible to have a successful family and business life. We just have to smart in organizing our time. So that is why

Funding for public transportation is woefully inadequate here in Canada. Outside of our major cities (and even in the suburbs of our largest cities), public transport does not receive enough funding.So when Stephen Harper pledged $37 million today towards public transit (part of a $80 million promise back in June), one would think that people of "non-blue" political stripes would be heaping praise on the Tories.Sadly, there is little to praise Harper about. All of the funding is to go to transport security. Not better quality public transport. Not more quantiful or convenient public transport. But "higher security" public transport.Stop me if I'm alone here, but this is the most ridiculous and unnecessary waste of money from a government supposedly obsessed with stopping government wastage.We don't have armed military on every Canadian street corner. Nor do we have CCTV installed in every nook and cranny of our cities, as the British do. So why spend so much money making publi

I love when the Drudge Report comes up with fun things like this story.Here is the story basically:"Culture Shock on Capitol Hill: House to Work 5 Days a Week" front-paged the WASHINGTON POST in December.Majority leader Steny Hoyer said members of the House will be expected in the Capitol for votes each week by 6:30 p.m. Monday and will finish their business about 2 p.m. Friday.Explained the POST: "Forget the minimum wage. Or outsourcing jobs overseas. The labor issue most on the minds of members of Congress yesterday was their own: They will have to work five days a week starting in January." But on the morning after the night before, on the first full week of the new congress, Hoyer has pulled back from his vow! A Hoyer press release obtained by the DRUDGE REPORT boldly declares: "Monday, January 8, 2007: The House is not in session." Hill sources claim The House is taking Monday 'off' this week, because of the championship football game between Ohio State and the University of