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Americans who had known the reason for WWII called for conservative patriotism, conformity, and haircuts as even greater numbers of young Americans and Vietnamese were being slaughtered in our senseless Southeast Asian war. Dead bodies were strewn across the nightly news because freedom of the press was not squashed by executive order. Peter Arnett's famous editorial quote, "It was necessary

Hank Greenberg sues AIG, saying it hid losses By MarketWatch Last Update: 12:01 PM ET May 11, 2008 NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The Starr Foundation, headed by American International Group Inc.’s former chief executive Hank Greenberg, filed a lawsuit Friday against AIG, according to a published report. A story in the New York Post on Sunday reported Greenberg claims the company (AIG) [...]

"If the Germans could not succeed in eliminating the Jewish people in the Holocaust, then neither will the campaign that the Israelis are now perpetrating against millions of Palestinians and billions of Arabs and Muslims succeed," Sheikh Kamal Khatib, deputy head of the radical northern faction of the fundamentalist Islamic Movement Friday. And just what billions of Arabs are the Israelis

Could the good vibes of being a Baltimore Orioles fan in the short-term be coming to a close?I was going to title this post something else (use your imagination), but I decided to be a good fan and use some decorum when doing this.Again, the Orioles lost out West, 4-2, to the Oakland Athletics.The loss was their fourth in a row, and they need to find answers; according to Spencer Fordin, the Orioles held a meeting at some point on Tuesday.Brian Burres struggled for the most part last night, as he allowed eight hits and four runs (he was charged with three) over a little more than five innings of work. The bullpen was once again solid; however, once again the anemic offense did not do anyone favors despite the relief corps keeping Baltimore in the game.The flighted ones made A’s starter,

Worse, one of the main reasons for Obama's unequivocal split from Wright had nothing to do with the reverend's hateful ideology. You see, Wright had the temerity to suggest that Barack Obama is just another pol. "What I think particularly angered me was his suggestion somehow that my previous denunciations of his remarks were somehow politico

I recently have been following an RSS Feed of Buddhist sayings. There is a saying for every day. On Saturday, the 3rd of May, for example, this was the featured Buddhist quote:  Reality is all-encompassing: the absolute nature is one. Although we may feel separate from the original uncreated reality - whether we call it ‘God,’ [...]

Some of you might not be aware, in the Japanese language, there are different ways of saying I and You. Each has its own politeness level. Learn the most poilte way to the rudest way of calling people in Japanese Different Ways of saying “I” in Japanese わたくし、私 - This is the most polite way of saying [...]

New relationships seem to break apart as quickly as they form. Lately, it feels like I’ve been saying goodbye a lot. Luckily, quite a few of the people are headed toward northern India at the same time as me so there’s a possibility we’ll meet up again. However small the chances, [...]

People like to make their opinions and beliefs known. One way to do that is having those opinions, attitudes or thoughts put on a t-shirt. One of the things that people like to express on t-shirts is their Christian beliefs. Christian t-shirts are a great way to display your faith. The message on the shirt can be something as simple as “I believe” or any other statement about your viewpoint. A Christian t-shirt can also have a Bible Verse that is special to wearer. It can be flashy with graphics or include a famous quote or Christian teaching. Christian t-shirts make a great gift for special events and occasions such as Vacation Bible School. They can also be given for Birthdays, Christmas, or any other time. They are a perfect gift to give that person who loves to share how

Remember that annoying little dialog box that often pops up when you are trying to copy, move or delete multiple files? "Yes", "No", or "Yes to all" are the choices that it offers. Yet what happens when what you want is the "No to all" option? Thankfully, a built in Windows trick means that you don't have to sit at the computer all day clicking on the "No" option when it appears.Simply hold down the shift key while clicking on the "No" button. This tells Windows that you are selecting the "No" option for all files involved in the copy/deletion operation from now on, and Windows will automatically process the remaining files without any further prompting from you.This trick will often work on the "Yes" option for those dialog boxes which do not offer a "Yes to all" option as well.theysaY wi

My church said goodbye to a friend of many last night. Our brother Ted died last week of cancer, a struggle that began eight years ago that culminated with the last few months of intense discomfort before ending when the fight could no longer continue. Ted loved art. He loved to bike. He loved classic rock. He loved the Chicago Bears. And he loved kids. And what he loved the most was combining some of those things, which played out most of all in teaching kids at the church - both in Sunday school, about the Bible, and teaching young girls and boys how to not only create art, but to truly enjoy art. I unfortunately did not know Ted well, but did get an opportunity to get to know him. I had the opportunity to be in his apartment with our cell group week after week, because he was

By Chuck Lunney I’m sure that many readers have heard that Thursday is the National Day of Prayer. It’s supposed to be a day when believers of all faiths gather to kneel down and pray for healing, hope and peace (at least, I certainly hope that’s what most people would pray for).I do appreciate the sentiment, and I know prayer makes those doing the praying feel better, but unfortunately prayer is one of the most objectively ineffective and useless forms of assistance. Other than making those doing the praying “feel better,” numerous studies have shown time and again that prayer fails to benefit those who are prayed for, and at best it is no better than a placebo. As an atheist, that just seems like a tremendous waste of time and personal effort, which I’d prefer to see spent in

Clinton 2.0 and That Mccain Fella are having a really hard time trying to tarnish Obama’s campaign, so the new strategy now is to give the impression that Obama is too good looking and too GQ to relate to working class America…I have no comment on how stupid that is… addthis_url [...]

Blog Name: I'm Just Saying Category: Humor Owner: Wendy Description: Humor essayist and co-author of the book, BarCode (Conari Press), Wendy deals with daily drama by digging out the funny parts, and pretending the rest never happened. Blog URL: Feed URL: Visit: I'm Just Saying Tech Tags: humor essayist family women blog directory I'm

FORT RILEY, Kan. — When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he was excited, he said, to see an officer attending.But minutes into the talk, the officer, Maj. Freddy J. Welborn, began to berate Specialist Hall and another soldier about atheism, Specialist Hall wrote in a sworn statement. “People like you are not holding up the Constitution and are going against what the founding fathers, who were Christians, wanted for America!” Major Welborn said, according to the statement.Major Welborn told the soldiers he might bar them from re-enlistment and bring charges against them, according to the statement.Last month, Specialist Hall and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, an advocacy group, filed suit in federal cou

Janet Jackson still regrets missing out on saying goodbye to a dear friend who lost his life to AIDS. The pop star and gay rights advocate admits she still hurts every time she remembers former make-up artist Jose -[...] Read more!

From the La Salette Journey archives:Thursday, September 15, 2005Priesthood as vocationBefore entering into any state of life, a divine vocation is necessary. This because without such a vocation, it is difficult if not impossible to fulfil the obligations which pertain to that state and to obtain salvation. This is particularly true for the ministerial priesthood or any other ecclesiastical state. After all, it was Our Lord Who said: "He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber" (John 10:1).Consequently, the man who takes holy orders without a call from God is convicted of theft in taking by force a dignity which God has not called him to and does not desire to bestow upon him. This is the teaching of Saint Paul:"Neith

Well, yesterday found me trying something new. I joined a Mahjong group to learn how to play the game. Lucily, all 12 of us except for 4 had never played before. So the 4 "experts" had the job of teaching us. If you aren't familiar with this game, Mahjong is a game for four players that originated in China. It involves skill, strategy , and calculation, as well as a certain degree of chance. In the game, you are given thirteen tiles for a hand (depending on the variation being played). When your turn comes, you draw a tile and discard one. Your goal is to create a Mahjong which is too hard to explain!! One of the gals who was teaching us said that as she aged, she was starting to lose her short term memory. Her doctor recommended she learn Mahjong to stretch her mind. Hopefully, it will ha

Handbuilt porcelain boxes - I hope to bisque fire them tomorrow. The smallest is 1″ square, the largest is 5″ x 6″ I’ve had a couple of opportunities come my way recently that I would have jumped at the chance to do 1 year ago. My schedule is filling up, however, and after [...]

NEW YORK - LEHMAN Brothers Holdings Chief Executive Richard Fuld joined a growing chorus of investment bank executives in saying on Tuesday that the worst of the credit crisis is behind Wall Street. Mr Fuld, speaking at the investment bank's annual shareholder meeting, said that credit markets have begun to ease but still believes the environment 'will remain challenging.' Steep losses tied to mortgage-backed securities has cost the world's biggest banks and brokerage about US$200 billion (S$271 billion) since last year. Similar comments came last week from two other investment bank CEOs - Goldman Sachs Group's Lloyd Blankfein and Morgan Stanley's John Mack. Both said during shareholder meetings that Wall Street is closer to the end of the crisis, and that it might last a few more quart

Today's March 18 minutes from the FOMC meeting, which already gave us a rate cut and comments about a weak economy, included comments that fed governors were... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Sometimes, when I’m surfing around Ye Olde Blog World, I notice, here and there, some rather harsh words relating to the whole “Mommy Blogger” Trend.  The harshness seems to be multiplied when referring specifically to the Stay-At-Home breed of MB’s.  I try not to get offended.  It ain’t easy, because: 1) I’m stupidly sensitive and ridiculously, pathetically easy to hurt. 2) Ack.  I’m a [...]

Perez Hilton is reporting that John Mayer is gay and that they made out.  Perez took a lie detector test and passed but John Mayer has completely denied the story and said Perez just wants to be famous. [1] Perez said: "He is definitely bi. He kissed me, and I kissed him back. It was on the mouth with tongue. I thought he was messing with me. Then he kept going and going. While John Mayer and I are making out, she (Jessica Simpson) is rubbing his crotch." Johns rep said: "This is all so ridiculous." Below Perez taking a lie detector when asked if he's come out with the story now to get publicity he answers "no" and that was a lie. SOURCE [2] [1] -1.jpg [2] -mayer-is-gay.html

50 Cent has won in his eviction case against his ex-girlfriend/baby mama Shaniqua Tompkins. Even though they split up years ago, Shaniqua, thought she had the "right" to stay in a house that Fiddy purchased and was not hers. Shaniqua currently receives $6,700 a month in child support payments and stayed in the house under the terms that she was supposed to search for a new place to live. But

Tomorrow night’s show will be a discussion on what other people are saying now that my campaign is catching fire.  I will also discuss current events, the campaign’s progress, and I will take calls from listeners.   The call in number is (347) 945-7487 between 11:00 and 11:30PM Eastern.  (8:30 - 9:00AM in New Delhi) [...]

  ABC News Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., denies she told Governor Bill Richardson, D-N.M., that her Democratic nomination rival, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., “cannot win” a general election against presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.”That’s a no,” Clinton, D-N.Y., told reporters at the end of a press conference in Burbank, California, when [...]

Today I’m burying my friend. Well, okay. I’m not actually burying her. It’s not like I’m going to take a shovel and start digging. Let’s face it. I’m too lazy for that, no matter how much I loved Loreen. But I will be there to say my final goodbyes to a well-respected and beloved friend. Who also [...]

I'm feeling a little lazy, but still want to post something. So how about a list?Today will be the Top 10 pageviews for 5ksandcabernets. (To the 1 or 2 people who normally check this blog, I'll post something else later in the day)1. Shameless self-promotion and revealing swimwear: This post is only one week old. But in it, I link to the Science of Sport conversation about the swimsuit that is helping Olympic hopefuls set world records. The backlink to Science of Sport has drawn a lot of traffic, most of it, oddly, from other countries.2. Client 9 once wore bib No. X887: Some original research I did on troubled NY Governor Eliot Spitzer turned up the fact that he ran a marathon years before he ran whores.3. Stumbling, bumbling? Nahh. But I saw more than 600 tired people: This is my report

I've always been a bit of a saver. When I was a child, my allowance always went into the pottery type doll bank that sat on my dresser. When I was 10, my parents took us to start savings accounts. As we got older (early high school), my parents started upping the amount of money they gave us. It was agreed upon that that everything (school clothes, Christmas presents, etc) came out of that money. I never asked my my parents for extra. And then I also babysat a ton. Money just seemed to come easy.Even after college, things have been tight at times, but it has always seemed that there was enough. If I wanted something, I saved here and there for it and got it in a reasonable amount of time. But, money has been extremely tight lately -- we are talking months and months. I thought I had it all

Or did I just misspeak? I don't want to get into a word war or anything, but wouldn't an example of being misspoken be along the lines of saying that I wore black shoes that day when I really was wearing brown shoes? Talking about being under sniper fire when you were not is a flat out lie or proof that you are delusional and need serious medical help. Or possibly both. And I think I could buy the whole "I misspoke" thing if Hillary Clinton had that actually happen to her -- just in a different country. But it did not. Unless this is the sniper:And if you are wondering, this is not the first time she "misspoke" and it won't be the last. Ignoring the peace she brought to Ireland and all the documents she released when she was being honest about the whole Whitewater thing, there is a

There's a sucker still being born every minute apparentlyIn our recent article, "Illinois Shaped Cornflake Fetches $1350 on e-Bay", we mentioned the phrase, 'there's a sucker born every minute'.It was attributed to famed American showman, P.T. Barnum, one of the founders of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.Then it was pointed out by DBKP's own RidesAPaleHorse that this was an error: Barnum never said the phrase. He was completely right. In fact, it's been pointed out that Barnum's philosophy was more along the lines of "there's a customer born every minute".RAPH sent along a link to an interesting history site, History Buff.com which had an article dedicated to the "sucker born every minute" phrase.The article was so engaging, we decided to reference part of it--in the spirit of historical a

Just a few days after both McLaren drivers were penalized 5 grid spots for impeding Fernando Alonso and Nick Heidfeld during qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix, changes in qualifying rules are already been proposed. This 60km/hr driving on the race line by Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen was not only a very stupid thing to [...]

Does anyone know what a laundry list is? Me neither. I think I saw one in a museum exhibit last year, but I'm not sure. I believe it's a list of all the possible items that a laundry will take, and you have to check off which items you're leaving to be cleaned. This is one of those expressions that makes no sense to me, so I don't use it. I learned my lesson on this when I was about eight years old. Some family friends left our house after a visit and I, merely repeating an expression I had heard many times, said, "Goodbye and good riddance." Let's just say there were consequences for my rudeness.Using words accurately and appropriately is important to me, as you know if you've been reading Speak Schmeak for a while. Just about the worst thing a speaker can do is be unclear.Who is your aud

How lovely.  When we heard all these glowing remarks and unending praise for David Paterson who stepped in for the now former Governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer - we find that we are getting another man who is guilty of infidelity.  But this goes farther than that.  Paterson’s wife, Michelle, is guilty of infidelity [...]

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Don't get me wrong. I'm all for Barack Obama. I think he's charimatic, he's a great leader, he's inspirational, he's [reason #3], he's [reason #4], and he's at least [reason #5]. But c'mon with the deification already. This is Rolling...

There is two camps on this issue. Camp one are the one's that say "it sounds good but...this and that". Camp two are saying " Alright! finally I get a shot! After all I've put into it, now is my time"! What is the issue I refer to? Whether a web owner wants their website listed in the nuber ONE (#1) position on all 40 of the major search engines! Not number one on page six or ten, no. True #1 position. Well you're wondering like I was, well not everyone has the money to play around with things and so on, right? What if I said they will still do it for your site for FREE? It's a no-brainer! Sign me up and send me to number one-#1, now! Why is it free? There is a company responsible for working your site and they thought it would be easier to sell their services if they had some track record

The Chinese Government released a scathing report today, pushing back on U.S. criticisms of the country’s human rights record which were revealed in the State Department’s annual survey of human rights. The BBC has the story. The Chinese report cites rising violent crime in the US as posing a serious threat to the lives, liberty and personal security of its people. The foreign ministry said the US should stop posing as a rights watchdog and concentrate on its own problems. “Stop exercising double standards on human rights issues and wrongly meddling in the internal affairs of other countries,” said ministry spokesman Qin Gang. Sudan also rejected the criticism from the State Department Sudan accused the United States of hypocrisy over the rights report, citing Gu

I'm back! Still sipping coffee (thank you Daylight Savings Time!) I kind of laughed to myself just now when I was thinking; "You know what a great contest would be? Anyone that could guess the song I'm listening to right now without any hints... I would give them a freaking million dollars." I really would. I tell ya - there is no way on Gods Green Earth any of you would guess it. Not

In life, a majority of people do not like to make anybody feel bad. There are of course many exceptions. But a majority want to limit themselves in the boundaries of good behavior. That presents a problem for them, when they need to say No to someone proposing a date, or a second date. Dating

  There are something about flowers that expresses certain emotions like no other.. I love you.. I am Sorry.. Congratulations.. My Condolence.. and it’s a wonderful gift for anyone to receive. Well now with Organic Style  (formerly Organic Bouquet), you can send a beautiful yet Eco-conscious flowers to anyone with a click of a button or a call. This Eco-friendly [...]

According to my web stats, The Stinker broke 100 unique visitors per day (107 to be exact) for the first time ever on Thursday. And then almost did it again on Friday (99 unique visitors). On one hand that’s not bad, considering I’m a complete n00b at this blogging thing and I have no clue [...]

[ VIDEO] ”New rule, politicians must stop saying “the American people are smarter than that.” No they aren’t! If the Bush era has taught us anything, it’s that voters want a president carved in their own image. Someone who doesn’t like to read or believe anything he’s told and is easily distracted by bright, shiny objects.”

The Bulls beat the Cavs by a bunch last night. I’m sure they’re thinking “If only this were the playoffs.” Of course, if it were the playoffs, LeBron would have dropped 50 on them the night before. The Rockets won their 17th straight against the Mavericks last night. I’m sure they’re thinking “If only this were [...]

The three magic words, "I love you", turn into two on translation from English into Romanian. "Te iubesc" - are the words every Romanian girl dreams of being told since they read about it in a novel or heard it being said in a drama or a movie. Expressing one's love by saying those words is a crucial step in any relationship in Romania. Normally girls do not like to confess that they are in love with a boy. It is a sort of masculine privilege and duty, you might say. The first "Te iubesc" could also be more emotionally charged than the first kiss. So when do you say "Te iubesc"? How do you say it, and to whom? These are the vital questions haunting anyone in love with a Romanian girl. In life and in love nothing is alike, as you well know. Each relationship is special, each person has some

Spring is right around the corner, the beginning of the traditional "hot" time for selling a home.  I've been out showing homes to several different potential buyers in the last few weeks and have had the chance to get their honest impressions and assessments of the homes we are touring.  It's information that home sellers who can't figure out why their house is sitting on the sidelines like a wallflower at the high school dance need to know. Your new roof is not an upgrade.  Neither is your new hot water heater or the laminate flooring you installed yourself.  Buyers are funny - they expect that the home they purchase will have a functional barrier to keep out the rain, hot water for a shower and flooring that is hopefully younger than they a

Are you thinking of proposing your boy/girlfriend this Valentine or have done in the past but been rejected? If so, in this post I am going to tell you important points should remember before saying 'I Love You'.image by pedrosimoes7 'There are so many ways to say I Love You but there is no word in the world to say how much I love you!'We don't know with whom, when or where we fall in love. In some case both preson fall in love- both like each other from the beginning of their relation and in other cases one person only like other initially i.e. one sided love. In both, many lover's main problem becomes how to say ' I love you', what if his/her propose get rejected. Such confusion may remain in some person for months. I will also let you know why this happens at the end of this article.Alm

I did the whole day management assesment today and I decided that I am not going to take the position as a manager.I feel like I am not ready for it yet, and I would probably be able to do it, but I feel the chances for a burn out would be very big.Saying no is also a strength ;)

Some people just don't get it. I hear all the time about distributors telling their prospects and their fellow distributors about how they are full time in their MLM opportunity. They talk about how their company is the only thing that they do and how they get up when they are done sleeping and all of the other clichés that we hear from the full timers.They just don't get it.Let me let you in on a little secret and if you get this, you will understand how to break the code in your MLM opportunity.You DON'T want to be full time in your MLM Opportunity!Now I use to say at the beginning that I want to go full time, blah blah blah, etc. I didn't know any better. I am part time in my MLM opportunity and I will ALWAYS be part time in my MLM opportunity. I NEVER want to go full time!Now I kn

God loves all men. He made us all to know him and love him in this life, and after having served him faithfully here, to be united with him forever in perfect happiness in a new and greater life after death. God has spoken to man at various times and in a variety [...]

It is your wedding, so make it you own. You are probably hunting for every book, articles, and tips you can find to make your wedding as personal and unique as possible. The best and more memorable way to do is to create your own wedding vows.Traditionally, the bride and groom has little say in what goes into the words spoken during the wedding ceremony. Today, wedding officiants even encourage couples to say their own wedding vows during the ceremony. It reduces the mechanics and strays away from the "wedding ceremony formula" we have been too acquainted with. Heck, if you attended ten wedding already, you are likely to be able to recite the "standard vows" the bride and the groom say to each other.So, if you want to make your wedding vows unique and personal, you can incorporate your fee

Have you ever seen a military member out in public, and wanted to thank them? You wonder what would be the appropriate thing to say, or you're shy. Maybe you're across the room and can't get over to the soldier. I usually feel comfortable just saying, "Thanks for your service," but some people don't. A family member emailed this video to my husband, and I wanted to share it. No matter what you say, do say something... or give them a sign, such as this video shows.CLICK HERE TO COMMENT

As we reported yesterday, a majority of the Pinellas School Board supports offering alternative theories of origin in schools. You can see today's story in the Times here. We promised you more in-depth looks at all the board members' views. So here it is. Reporters Donna Winchester and Ron Matus conducted the interviews. Jane Gallucci is the only one with just a single comment: "I think that students should be given the opportunity to view all theories on how man evolved and let their science background and their religious background take over as to which one they believe in. If you have a strong faith belief, then I think you would believe that god made us. If you want to think in a scientific way, then you believe we evolved. But I believe both theories should be presented to children. I think especially in a scientific world both theories should be presented to children." Carol Cook: "I don't think we need to be afraid of any of it. Evolution is a popular belief out there.

If you’ve seen Jack’s blog today, you already know our big news. We are leaving Erie. I am saddened to leave Erie, but excited by the prospect that moving to Rochester, NY brings. Erie has been our home for the bulk of our marriage and family life, which is why it is going to be so hard to leave. It’s the only home our kids have known, but they seem ok with our impending move, albeit a little apprehensive. I expected them to react much worse to the news, but there were only a few tears. I think it will help them to be involved with the packing process. And, I think they are intrigued by the idea of having their own rooms. Well, at least the twins are excited about not having to share a room with Alex. I can’t say that Alex is excited about having his own room. He wants to be with his bubbies. That will certainly take some getting used to for him. So, in the interest of packing, I’m likely going to be neglecting my blog for quite some time. I’ll try

Here some wedding invitation wording / sayings samples/examples issued by bride and groom. Feel free to use this samples for your wedding invitation card wording if the bride and groom hosting or as the host of the wedding invitation ceremony.bride's first middle last name and groom's first middle last name request the honor of your presence to share in the celebration of their marriage onon day, the formal date of month yearat formal time o'clock in the time of day location address city, stateRSVPPhone/address Mary Josephine and Alex Raymond Nicholas request the honor of your presence to share in the celebration of their marriage on Saturday, the eight of August Two thousand and seven at four o'clock in the afternoon Medion Church 98765 Bond Settlers Road Blacksburg, Indiana RSVP(123) 456-7810back to wedding invitation card wording topWe invite you to be with us as we begin our new life together on day, the formal date of month year at

What are kids really saying? They have their own terminology sometimes, don’t they? Here’s some more of my kid’s frequently used words and definitions: **Note: These words can be added to the Kid’s Code originally posted here. ____________________________________________________________________________ KID’S CODE: ____________________________________________________________________________ 1. “Berba King” -n (known to others as “Burger King”) 1. A place to play with THE BIGGEST AND BEST indoor play equipment. 2. Place where you can also occasionally eat. 2. “Flying Ship” -n (Kerry’s word) 1. A sailboat 3. “Pleano” -n (Kerry’s word–known to others as “piano”) 1. a musical instrument (which the family loves to hear Daddy play). 2. Also an object used by kids, as a means of torturing their mother. This “object of torment” is particularly effective when

Heqiao Tower, Guanghua Road, Beijing Waiting for another meeting to start 1535 hrs. Melinda Liu over at Newsweek blogs on the run-up to the Olympics in her Countdown to Beijing blog. Covering the Olympic ticket website meltdown, Melinda asks some really good questions. She also quotes yours truly. BOCOG Don’t Get Web. Worth a read. Her point is simple: right now [...]

It feels like we just uprooted ourselves, oh wait yeah we just did. Honestly, the roots here are not as deep as they were in California. Less time I suppose. Yet, today as I watched my daughter dance and follow the instructions of another, I had a little mistiness in my eyes. Becca has grown so much here. Ethan too, my gosh my baby is big! I have shrunk (34 lbs and counting), and suffered through the weirdness of this place. So leaving is bittersweet. I am very grateful that chances are, we will not be relocating again. Halifax will be home. Becca, Ethan and I have been making our rounds, saying good bye to the people that so generously welcomed us into their community. It must be a sacrafice to open their world to strangers only to have them leave again. There are a lot of post-docs here so it happens often. This place is such an anomaly.  How often are people placed on top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere? Top that with 90% of these people are hard core physicists, computer gu

Earlier this week I wrote about Smorty Get[ting] On My Bad Side. Well, now they’ve gone too far and it’s time for us to part ways. They have two new “messages” posted on their control panel. The first is a (not so subtle) swipe at paid blogging pioneer Izea/PayPerPost- There have been some recent changes that Google have made with regard to sponsored postings. Smorty would like to offer you some advice on this issue. Google has primarily targeted PayPerPost member blogs and reduced their Page ranks across the board. Although this WILL NOT REDUCE your rankings or readership, your blog will receive more campaign offers if it has a higher page rank. To prevent any future loss of page rank due to this issue you can take the following steps: 1. Remove all sponsored post tags on each of your posts. Google can follow these tags to determine if you are being paid for posts. 2. Remove any PayPerPost tags on your posts for “hire me” and “rev

L ast week all the ClubMom bloggers were notified that our contracts would not be renewed and that the blogs would be discontinued at the end of the year. I was not too surprised, as I somewhat suspected it (especially...

Thank the Lord because He is good. His love continues forever. Psalm 106:1   Worship is when you’re aware that what you’ve been given is far greater than what you can give. Worship is the awareness that were it not for His touch, you’d still be hobbling and hurting, bitter and broken. Worship is the half-glazed expression on the parched face of a desert pilgrim as he discovers that the oasis is not a mirage. Worship is the “thank you” that refuses to be silenced. We have tried to make a science out of worship. We can’t do that. We can’t do that any more than when we can “sell love” or “negotiate peace.” Worship is a voluntary act of gratitude offered by the saved to the Savior, by the healed to the Healer, and by the delivered to the Deliverer.   Max Lucado Tags: Sell, Negotiate, worship Share This

The Qur'an (2:155) says, "Give glad tidings to those who exercise patience when struck with adversity and say, 'Indeed, we belong to God and to Him is our return.' Such ones receive [the] blessings and mercy of their Lord, and such are the guided ones." Bernard Jensen says, in his book (The Science and Practice of Iridology), "The doctor of the new day will recognize that a man's most important workshop is not the physical body, but the mind that controls it." Dr. Ted M. Morter confirms this in his book, Your Health... Your Choice, when he says that "negative thoughts are the number one acid producer in the body (and high body acidity levels are a major cause of disease)… because your body reacts to negative mental and emotional stress brought about by thought the same way it reacts to 'real' threats of physical harm." The the brain is an organ that works in harmony with the other organs and feeds from the same bloodstream, this enables us to understand how various mental event

While the discussion in the previous posting is great (really, it is), I would like to re-ask the original question that seems to have gotten lost because I think it’s an important question. I would also like to frame it in Paul’s words, “Test all things, hold fgast to that which is good.” I firmly [...]

I loooove watching the Food Network when I am pregnant. It's like porn for me. I just can't get enough of it.It occured to me today as I was watching it though that there is one food that no on on the Food Network should make or eat or talk about ever again.I'm talking about fish tacos.I don't care how good you say they are. I don't care how easy they are to make. I don't even care if they contain magical powers that enable me to fly and become invisible and turn things into chocolate just by touching them.None of that matters because I can't even hear the phrase "fish taco" without feeling a little ill. Show me someone cooking one and I'll alternate between giggling and feeling sick to my stomach. I cannot bring myself to watch someone eating one.Is it just me? Or is "fish taco" just about disgusting sounding?

I have an nice little Monday morning tradition. Every Monday morning I sit at my desk and handwrite two or three Thank You cards to different volunteers in our different children's ministry areas. One letter is usually just chosen off a list of volunteers that worked that particular week, and the other letter is sent to someone that I noticed doing something GREAT during that particular weekend. My motivation is two-fold; first I want those on my ministry team to know that they are doing a great job and second I want them to know that I am extremely thankful for what they do for all the families at our church. I've been doing this for 3+ years now, and it's not the be all to end all, but it's proven remarkably effective at getting people to join with you in ministry.I say all that to say that this month is Pastor Appreciation Month. Did you know that? Everywhere I've ever worked, I've been noticed a few times for Pastor Appreciation events; but the church here in Lubbock ha

It is time for a non-merchant account post. I was in a conversation with a winery manager the other day and I was telling her how I receive an e-mail from Google anytime anything is written about her... Merchant Accounts Made Simple. Taking the mystery out of hard to read merchant account statements, misleading teaser rates and terms such as "EIRF", "interchange" and "non-qualified". Plus some thoughts on how business should be done.

The comment page: Just click the box to receive follow-up comments(Click on any of these images to enlarge them)Blogger has a new comment feature that you might like. When you leave a comment or question, you can now subscribe to receive follow-up comments on that article by email. (It's about time!)Receive follow-up comments on one article by email:When leaving a comment, just click the little box "Email follow-up comments to [your email address]" on the comments page (in the red circle shown above) and you'll receive an email of any later comments that are posted on that particular article.By the way, you will see your own email address on the comment page (where mine is shown above), but no one else will see it. There is no spam or ads involved with the email notice.I tried it out yesterday and it worked well. A nice feature is that the email includes a direct link if you want to post another comment. The email also includes an unsubscribe link so that once you have your answer, o

I’ve been pretty busy here the last couple of weeks. Between packing the old house up in anticipation of our move, I’ve also had to do some work-related travel. Needless to say I need to get some more time to catch up. I multi-tasked today, and spent some time doing work around the house while I called some family and friends. Multi-tasking is great, and I always feel more productive when I find a way I can do it easily. I had a quick chat with a good friend who told me a disturbing story. His wife’s grandparents have spent all of their retirement savings. They have many years left, and not a lot of money with which to live. The problem on their part wasn’t poor planning. It has to do with some unscrupulous family members who have taken advantage of their elderly grandparents. This story really upset me. For a little background, my friend’s aunt has had a history of living a hard-partying lifestyle. Her hard-partying ways have made it difficult for her to

I’ve been pretty busy here the last couple of weeks. Between packing the old house up in anticipation of our move, I’ve also had to do some work-related travel. Needless to say I need to get some more time to catch up. I multi-tasked today, and spent some time doing work around the house while I called some family and friends. Multi-tasking is great, and I always feel more productive when I find a way I can do it easily. I had a quick chat with a good friend who told me a disturbing story. His wife’s grandparents have spent all of their retirement savings. They have many years left, and not a lot of money with which to live. The problem on their part wasn’t poor planning. It has to do with some unscrupulous family members who have taken advantage of their elderly grandparents. This story really upset me. For a little background, my friend’s aunt has had a history of living a hard-partying lifestyle. Her hard-partying ways have made it difficult for her to

Saying goodbye to your guests after a dinner party is always hard. You dont want to seem like your rushing them but you dont want them to stay all night either. Saying Goodbye After a Dinner Party - Watch more free videos

This Friday release No Smoking is no less than a shock for the audience coming out of theaters after watching the film. It was not expected of Anurag Kashyap that he will disappoint his audience like this. Nobody has even dreamt of it that a film Bipasha Basu, John Abraham

A little more than three years ago, Terry and I decided to make the big move from Houston to Connecticut. Just to frame things for you, Kyle was born at the end of May, the first glimpse of the possibility of this job came sometime in early July, and then Terry and I (and little Kyle) made two weekend trips to Connecticut in July and August in order to find a home. By the third week in August,

Years ago, as a teenager, I read a quote that said, “Energy is perserverence made habitual.” Now I know a great deal is being written about the power of imagination, you’ve got to believe it before you see it, the imagery of doing within while doing without (until the without happens), but a lot of [...]

orget chat up lines - you don't have time for them. It takes the average woman mere seconds to form a first impression of a man. In fact, so quick are girls to judge that by the time you've spotted her, walked over and opened your mouth to speak, she will already know if she's interested in you. You see, girls get hit on by every other man they meet. They go to the shop, the clerk flirts with them. They head to a bar, heads turn. They open their front door and the bum on the street yells that heaven must be missing an angel. If they stopped to chat to every man who fancied his chances, they'd never get anything done - and so they've learnt to be picky. One glance at a guy tells a girl everything she needs to know. So forget crafting charming, witty opening lines, and focus on what matters most to her: those few fleeting moments before you've even had time to speak. But if you're no male model, don't worry - this isn't about your appearance. Sure, you should brush your teeth,

Maybe there's a lesson here for the Pasco County School Board. A week ago, the Pasco board let the Athenian Academy, a charter school, keep about 40 students on its rolls contrary to the school's contract with the board. It simply amended the contract to increase the school's enrollment figures. (Read post here.) This week, the Lake County School Board faced a similar situation. One of its charter schools, South Lake Charter Elementary, had "illegally" admitted 26 seventh-graders, even though the school's contract didn't allow for a seventh grade. So what did the board do? It gave the seventh-graders' parents until Friday to find another school, according to the Orlando Sentinel. And members scolded the charter school for creating a difficult situation for the children. "It's a very bad quandary for the children," School Board member Cindy Barrow said to the Sentinel. "Had we made any other decision last night [Monday], it would've been an irresponsible decision." Can't le

From The Title is Irrelevant, Isn’t it: Although this blog is fairly new, I have already gotten some emails from people telling me what they think of my blog. And…. well, some of the comments are a bit disheartening, some are nice, and some are just plain bizarre. Here is what the people have been saying: “Dude, [...]

Wanna meet Pete? He'll be stopping into 2 Sam Ash music stores to say wazzup wazzup and show off his signature Fender Squier bass …locations & times are listed right under this little sentence: October 9th from 5 - 7pm at:SAM ASH MUSIC7360 SUNSET BLVDHOLLYWOOD, CA 90046 AND October 21st from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at:SAM ASH MUSIC (Buffalo Grove)1305 DUNDEE RDBUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089*§ource: Island Records*

Possibly one of the best interviews I've ever seen was when Peaches Geldof & Fred and Ghetto linked up in Old street a couple of weeks back and took it on themselves (Ghetto didn't take kindly to us trying to force him in a policeman's costume, any idea why?) to dress up in Star wars and Super hero costumes. Look out for the coverage of this in the newest RWD Magazine - Head to Head, thanks to Mr Raj 'Skanking' Kapone. Peaches and Fred certainly knew their stuff when it came to grime, Yes I know even I was shocked.

 Buyers tips on reading and understanding a listing description (Part 1) My advice is to go and see the property with your own eyes.  Ask questions and make sure that you understand and verify as much as you can about the properties that you are interested in possibly purchasing.  It is not wrong or a bad idea to view the property a couple of times and take notes.  This will help you get a true picture of the home.When reading the listing description, remember often time the agent have to abbreviate and use buzz words to get as best description out to the public as possible.  I have provided a cheat sheet to help you understand what agents usually mean with the buzz words.A good Rule of Thumb:  When reading a listing, pull it apart for descriptive words that are usually put there to either pull you in and/or is trying to cover up a weakness in the property.  Be careful of hype words and exclamation points and bold print.When you read a listing descrip

Hello Friends, Today is the First Birthday of Spice Corner. Yes, one glorious year of cooking, clicking and blogging. One fabulous year of friendship, fun and feast. On this day, I sincerely thank my husband, my family and friends, all the readers of Spice Corner and you, my blog buddies for all the support, inspiration and glorious food. Today on its first birthday, Spice Corner has got special

Hello Friends, Today is the First Birthday of Spice Corner. Yes, one glorious year of cooking, clicking and blogging. One fabulous year of friendship, fun and feast. On this day, I sincerely thank my husband, my family and friends, all the readers of Spice Corner and you, my blog buddies for all the support, inspiration and glorious food. Today on its first birthday, Spice Corner has got special

Every once in a while I get hit with a client who just doesn’t see the value in seeing a doctor. The old “if it ain’t broke” attitude. Why see a doctor if you aren’t sick? According to CNN.com 43% of men get annual physicals. I’m thinking if half that many do it would be amazing. I recently worked with a guy who had colon cancer 13 years ago. He had 18 inches of his colon removed, did chemo and radiation, and was, according to him, pronounced cured. I asked him when his last colonoscopy was and he said “13 years ago”. I asked him what kind of followup he had done post cancer treatment and he said “none”. I asked him when he last saw a doctor for anything and he said “13 years ago”. We went our separate ways at that point, not exactly seeing eye to eye. That was certainly the most outrageous case of “you just can’t fix stupid” that I’ve run into, but it is more common than the 43% CNN suggest

By Travis CloudMovie moments are nice things to share with the people you care about. Most of those shared moments consist of “Remember that one part when the guy with the thing…” and before they can finish you’re interjecting with your own vague, “Oh totally, I love that part!” But occasionally this process extends beyond an inner circle and goes global in its reach. This is where a perfectly fine movie goes to the realm of annoying, because of our need to repeat the catchy lines contained within them. Here is a completely subjective list of movies that have been ruined by our need to copycat.1. Austin Powers – “Oh behave.” Remember that period after the movie when fairly normal people couldn’t resist putting their pinkies in their mouth and incorporating the word shag into a sentence. Oh, that’s right, no one wants to remember that. Thank god there were two more movies with the same jokes to remind us.2. The Godfather – A fantastic epic that spawned a generati

Sen. Collins has apparently decided to return a $2500 contribution from the PAC run by Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID).The Boston Herald article doesn't explain her reasoning. But I'd sure be curious to know what it is, given that the junior senator hasn't had any reservations about taking $10,000 from the Northern Lights PAC operated by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK).You know, the Sen. Stevens who's currently under scrutiny in a public corruption probe.Here's the paperwork for the PAC's $10,000 contribution to Collins, which was broken down into three separate donations.The Stevens PAC last gave to Collins on March 14 of this year.