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In the decades before streaming-era rules and digital downloads inflated album sales, platinum certification was more difficult for artists to obtain.

When an artist achieved platinum status back then — selling a million or more physical copies of an album — it took a greater, more fervent effort from fans (driving to record stores, finding an album, handing over your hard-earned cash for it), but many acts reached platinum certification routinely nonetheless.

Using RIAA data, we ranked the best-selling artists of all time by the number of platinum albums they've sold in the US.

While some of the results are surprising — country singer Garth Brooks, for instance, has the most diamond (or 10-times platinum) albums of all time with seven — the legendary acts sitting atop the list are the ones you'd probably expect.

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Feast your eyes on this, the saddest little jacket in the world.

Designed by MIT researchers, the Like-A-Hug coat senses when a Facebook friend "likes" your picture of a sweater-wearing cat or wistful update about finding true love. Then, via some complicated electronic mechanism that's not quite clear, it rewards the wearer by filling with air to mimic a "hugging" sensation.

So basically this is an article of clothing that broadcasts the owner's craven need for approval, as well as suggesting his or her crushing failure to attract hugs from flesh-and-blood beings. Why does the world need this artificial snuggle-shell? Explains one of its creators, Melissa Chow:

Like-A-Hug is a wearable social media vest that allows for hugs to be given via Facebook, bringing us closer despite physical distance. The vest inflates when friends 'Like' a photo, video, or status update on the wearer's wall, thereby allowing us to feel the warmth, encouragement, support, or love that we feel when we receive hugs. Hugs can also be sent back to the original sender by squeezing the vest and deflating it.

The Like-A-Hug gizmo could be a boon for people who can't stand hugging  when approaching hands-on associates, just halt at a distance of a couple feet and ask them to log into Facebook. But for everyone else, it's plain silly. A "like" is not good enough for you? You need the sensation of a precious embrace to feel that your two-line status update is appreciated?

If I saw somebody wearing a Like-A-Hug on the street, I would actually go over and lock them in a minute-long bear hug, that's how miserable I'd assume they were.

(Note: This jacket is an update on CuteCircuit's Hug Shirt, which as our own Henry Grabar writes won an award from Time Magazine for best inventions of 2006. Wow.)

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IMF flags growing risk of cross-border banking flows in Asia

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WITH financial markets in general continuing to suffer turbulence, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official on Monday warned of the need for improved supervision of growing cross-border flows of bank finance in Asia.

In particular, IMF deputy managing director Mitsuhiro Furusawa drew attention to the "internationalisation of Chinese banks" and the issues that this raises for cross-border capital flows.

Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan has expressed concern at the surge in foreign-currency lending by Japanese banks, including regional banks, and the risk of a future funding squeeze this poses for banks.

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Mr Furusawa told a banking conference in Tokyo that a challenge for official regulators lay in devising an effective framework for consolidated supervision.

"Our assessments of financial systems suggest that most countries have problems identifying and dealing with risks posed by the financial institutions and activities that span sectors and cross borders," he said.

The IMF's half-yearly Global Financial Stability Report, an analysis of Asian banks' geographical allocation of assets, showed that the share of regional assets rose from about 10 per cent to close to 20 per cent of total assets after 2008, Mr Furusawa said.

This partly reflects the internationalisation of Chinese banks, he added.

"Cross-border bank flows to Asian economies (excluding Japan and Australia) increased by about 80 per cent between 2007 and the first quarter of 2015.

"While cross-border banking brings diversification, risk-sharing, and investment benefits to home and host countries, stronger regional linkages also bring the potential of greater vulnerability to cross-border shocks.

"This is particularly important within corporate groups as affiliates in different jurisdictions increase the risk of contagion.

"The failure of a group or its affiliates can threaten financial stability in multiple jurisdictions. We saw this during the global crisis, when shocks moved rapidly from the US housing market to global markets."

Mr Furusawa, noting the challenges involving bank supervision and regulation and crisis resolution, said:

"Financial reforms that help strengthen the soundness of parent banks can help limit the transmission of negative shocks by foreign affiliates.

"A pragmatic approach involves information sharing, harmonised institutional and regulatory frameworks to ensure consistent implementation of regulatory standards and compatible arrangements for cross-border resolution.

"These shared objectives, combined with stronger cooperation and coordination among regulators and supervisors, can ensure the benefits of globalised banking while limiting the risks to financial stability."

Mr Furusawa said that, as Asian financial systems continue growing in size and complexity, the role of regulators and regulatory cooperation becomes ever more important.

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Business Travel Awards 2018 (Shortlisted)We are finalists again!

Business Travel Direct are very excited to announce that we are finalists once more for the Business Travel Awards! For the third year in a row, we have been shortlisted for the Best Travel Management Company with £50-200 million UK Annual Sales.

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Bute carries a rich flora, reflecting the diversity of habitats it offers. There are few nationally rare plants, but many species find an outpost here on the edge of their range, and the variety to be found in a small area can be astonishing.

At present, about 80 species of liverworts, 200 mosses 650 vascular plants and 750 fungi have been recorded. No systematic survey of lichens is known.

There is much scope for further fieldwork.  Additional records, with the observer’s name (and contact details), date and accurate location will be welcomed at the Museum or by email to NatHist.ButeMuseum@gmail.com .

During the summer months, the Museum has a display of seasonal wild flowers.

The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Bute – a check list with notes (updated 2013) [pdf file] can be downloaded here .

A list of records of Bute Fungi, compiled by Bruce Ing (2012) [pdf file] can be downloaded here .

The Isle of Bute Rare Plants Register (updated 2012) can be downloaded as a Microsoft Excel worksheet (xlsx file) .

NEW!  Flower walks (posted December 2017). A number of excellent flower walks on Bute are described by Roger Connard here https://sites.google.com/site/butewildflowerwalks/

Other internet resources

The Botanical Society of the British Isles has some useful guides to plant identification here and access to UK-wide distribution maps here.

Carl Farmer’s West Highland Flora is a superb online guide to the “flowering plants and ferns growing wild in the West Highlands of Scotland”, with lots of relevance to Bute’s more restricted flora.

One noteworthy liverwort present on Bute is Riccia huebeneriana, Violet Crystalwort. You can find out more about this species here and here .

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Natural Remedies for a Painful Strep Throat

One of the most painful and unpleasant health problems is strep throat, a condition that affects not only your health but also your mood and tempers with your regular daily activities. A throat ache that is keeping your from swallowing can make you feel very uncomfortable so it’s helpful to know how to alleviate the symptoms and get rid of the pain. The following natural remedies will make you feel better in case you suffer from strep throat.

Consult your doctor if you have strep throat

Only your doctor can detect whether you have a simple cold or you have contracted the bacteria that causes strep throat so you need to see a doctor as soon as you start to experience strep throat symptoms like fever, cough, sneeze, red and swollen tonsils, and difficulty in swallowing. An antibiogram will allow the doctor to prescribe the right antibiotic that will kill the bacteria and will prevent things from getting more complicated, so you must avoid taking antibiotics without first consulting your doctor. In the meantime, you can try one of these natural remedies.

Apple cider vinegar and honey

Honey is known as the most powerful natural antibiotic that can fight infections and alleviate a wide range of diseases, including a strep throat. In combination with the apple cider vinegar that is highly acidic, the two ingredients become a lethal weapon for killing bacteria, so consider drinking some warm water with apple cider vinegar and honey.

Salt water gargling

To prevent your throat from swelling, try gargling with salt water that reduces the inflammation and helps you feel more comfortable while swallowing. Mix one cup of warm water with a tablespoon of salt, stir to dilute it, and gargle a few times without swallowing the mixture. Repeat a few times a day and you will soon notice an improvement.

Cayenne pepper

Even if it doesn’t sound appetizing, having some cayenne pepper can really help you feel better if you have strep throat. Although adding something spicy to your aching throat sounds counterintuitive, it is actually an efficient way to alleviate pain thanks to a chemical compound called capsaicin that reduces pain. However, you won’t have to bite on a cayenne pepper to feel better when you can simply drink some warm water with cayenne powder and a tablespoon of honey to make it taste better.

Chamomile tea

When you have strep throat, it is essential that you stay hydrated in order to moisture your throat mucus and prevent the discomfort in swallowing. If you are sick of drinking water, try chamomile tea that is moisturizing and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Aside from improving your breath, peppermint is also useful in fighting throat pain by calming coughs and soothing the mucus. Plus, it has anti-inflammatory properties and can even fight bacteria and viruses, so it’s very helpful in treating strep throat. Whether you chew on some fresh peppermint or you add a few drops of essential oil to a glass of warm water that you drink, peppermint is certain to make you feel better.


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Single Family Home 5 Beds 4 Baths 3,132 Square Feet Taxes: $6,867.00 Built in 2006 3 Garage Spaces Style: Two Story Type: Single Family Home Listed on 01/02/2018 MLS # T2920620

Description of 21500 CORMORANT COVE DRIVE, LAND O LAKES, FL 34637

Looking for a wonderful pool home in a terrific neighborhood? You found it! Wilderness Lake Preserve offers a unique lifestyle where you can fish, exercise, swim, take yoga classes and more! This home boasts 5 bedrooms PLUS a bonus room, a 3-car garage, all on a FULLY FENCED (vinyl) 1/4+ acre lot with a screened-in pool and a great yard. The home is situated on a cul-de-sac street. The yard conveniently faces east. It has been professionally landscaped and have sprinklers in the front and backyard. As you walk inside, you’ll notice the volume 24’ ceilings at its peak, making the home appear larger than it already is. The kitchen features 42” upper cabinets, a lazy susan and all Kenmore Pro Suite stainless-steel appliances (approx. 1 year old) and Corian countertops. It has a big space for a breakfast table and direct access from the garage. The master bedroom is oversized, featuring a seating area with a view to the pool. There are 3 secondary bedrooms on the opposite side of the home with newer ceiling fans and 2 more bathrooms. Upstairs, you’ll find the bonus room, the 5th bedroom and the 4th bathroom, ideal for guests. Technically, this home has 3 master bedrooms, due to the size of the bedrooms and on-suite bathrooms. Both garage doors have openers. Owners installed a pull-down ladder for easier attic access. This home is ready for new owners who are willing to come and enjoy the sunsets at the lake dock located just a few steps away! Sanders Magnet and Montessori Charter are minutes from this home.

Directions to 21500 CORMORANT COVE DRIVE, LAND O LAKES, FL 34637

Go north on US41 to Wilderness Lake Blvd. Turn right on Wilderness Lake Blvd. Enter roundabout and take 1st exit on Night Heron Dr. Turn right on Comorant Cove Dr. to house (21500) on the left.

Features of 21500 CORMORANT COVE DRIVE, LAND O LAKES, FL 34637

  • Elementary school: Connerton Elem
  • High school: Land O' Lakes High-PO
  • Middle school: Pine View Middle-PO

  • Bedroom 2 is 12x12
  • Bedroom 2 Level: First Level
  • Bedroom 3 is 12x12
  • Bedroom 3 Level: First Level
  • Bedroom 4 is 10x15
  • Bedroom 4 Level: First Level
  • Bedroom 5 is 17x12
  • Bedroom 5 Level: Second Level
  • Bonus Room is 17x12
  • Bonus Room Level: Second Level
  • Dining Level: 12x10
  • Dining Room is First Level
  • Family Room
  • Family room is 17x15
  • Family Room Level: First Level
  • Formal Dining Room
  • Kitchen is 11x15
  • Kitchen Level: First Level
  • Living Room is 12x14
  • Living Room Level: First Level
  • Master bedroom is 21x13
  • Master Bedroom Level: First Level
  • Pantry
  • Utility room

  • Range
  • Refrigerator
  • Washer/dryer hookup
  • Water softener

  • Ceiling fan(s)
  • Central air
  • Central heat
  • Electric water heater
  • Exhaust fan

  • Attached garage
  • Automatic garage door opener
  • Three car garage

  • Block exterior
  • Covered patio
  • Inground pool
  • Pool
  • Stucco exterior
  • Wood frame exterior

  • Cul-de-sac location
  • Lot acreage is: 0.27
  • Lot dimension is: 65x160
  • Lot number: 9
  • Lot zoned: MPUD
  • Oversized lot

  • Breakfast bar
  • Cable television available
  • Carpet
  • Cathedral ceilings
  • Ceramic tile flooring
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  • Garbage disposal
  • Kitchen island
  • Laminate flooring
  • Smoke alarm
  • Tile flooring
  • Vinyl flooring

  • Shingle roof

  • Slab Foundation

  • Total square feet: 3940
  • Units in building(s): 1

  • Community swimming pool(s)
  • HOA Dues: 117.00
  • Pets allowed
  • Tax year: 2017

Mortgage Payments for 21500 CORMORANT COVE DRIVE, LAND O LAKES, FL 34637

The approximate monthly Principal & Interest payment for this property would be $2,195. This payment is based on a 30-year loan at a fixed rate of 3.95 % with a down payment of $37,990. Actual lender interest rates and loan programs may vary.

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Friday, June 6, 2014, 5:00 - 6:00

Instant Connections | Jason Landry

Gallery Owner, Author, Art Collector and Photographer Jason Landry will speak about the Black and White exhibition, collecting art, and his book Instant Connections at The Center for Fine Art Photography in the Main Gallery on June 6th.  Admission is free and the public is welcome. The talk begins at 5:00 pm. Beer and wine are available before the talk begins.


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What's the weirdest thing that you did or was going on while you were breastfeeding?

Fill in the blank: I was breastfeeding and...

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  • I breastfed 10 years of my life and did a lot of things; while my child had an EEG, while I was having a root canal, during a car accident (1980, way before car seat laws), during labor, at chemotherapy centers while I was recieving IV drug therapy for immune deficiencies, at chemotherapy centers at a major children's hospital while my baby had IVs in his head and his two brothers were also getting IV drug therapy for hereditary immune deficiencies (the 3 kids at once but not me), during concerts, in college classes, in the recovery room after cancer surgery, at the Ice Capades, camping, in a wheelchair (using hands to move wheelchair), at Cub Scout meetings, just about anywhere a mom would go in 10 years.

    Answer by Gailll at 10:48 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • buying a new car.

    Answer by beckie66 at 9:29 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • eating like i was still pregnant

    Answer by Decker at 9:29 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • I've done just about any daily chore while breastfeeding you can think of...vacuumed, laundry, not dishes tho...

    Answer by lovinangels at 9:30 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • typed on the computer

    Answer by Cochise at 9:30 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • I was breastfeeding and sleeping

    Answer by MommyH2 at 9:34 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • changing her diaper at the same time. it was NOT easy! lol

    Answer by SoniaL at 9:41 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • opening xmas presents.

    Answer by Mel_in_PHX at 9:50 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • Keisha, BF during exam is actually common. It helps keep the baby calm and relaxed rather than scared and screaming.

    Answer by ohbladi at 11:46 PM on Jul. 16, 2010

  • I was breastfeeding the doctor was examining the baby. He listened to her heart with the stethoscope and checked her ears with the microscope thingy they use.
    Yesterday was my 1 month old's doctor appointment and I had just started feeding her when the doctor came into the room. I offered to take her off the breast but he said it was okay and continued with the examination. I was pretty weirded out. Also, he had an intern with him (a kid who looked younger than my husband). I came home and told my husband about my experience and he said the doctors are used to it and I'm prob not the only one.

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Do you want to know what I really think of you! huh!!

I love you!

I'm really really bord, can you tell? LOL

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    Answer by mommy_of_two388 at 4:28 PM on Jul. 20, 2010

  • Aww... to see... Love ya as a Fellow mom. :)

    I am bored to...

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  • simple smile

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  • lol...

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  • Do you? But you don't even know me. Or do you?!!

    Answer by firenicecream at 6:21 PM on Jul. 20, 2010

  • awww you guys are so sweet !

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  • group hugMe too!!

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Which would you do?

I told my dh that I was leaving to go get a pedicure and he said ok but make sure you do your nails too...I am like I only want to do my feet bc my feet feel yucky he's like no do your nails also. The reason I do not want to do my hands is bc he wants me to get the solar white tip which I love so much but after 2 to 3 weeks I have to go back and at the mean time my nails are not I mean don't get me wrong I will have my nails done some day like a special occasion but I'd rather just do my feet. Long time ago I was having my nails done for almost 1 year by the time I decided not to do them my nails were so thin paper thin that is when I said no more of these beautiful nails :(
My dh thinks its sexy when a woman has here nails done especially if they are red :)

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  • Why does he get to tell you what to do with your body?

    Answer by ballewal at 4:03 PM on Nov. 19, 2010

  • I would personally do what I feel comfortable with and like you wait for a special occasion to get my nails done.
    Yes its sexy but I'm sure there is more to you than just sexy nails :)

    Answer by MumaSue at 4:03 PM on Nov. 19, 2010

  • get em both

    Answer by chanelsparkels at 4:53 PM on Nov. 19, 2010

  • He's not telling her what to do with her body, he's telling her his preference. He thinks she looks sexy with her nails done and he just want to be pleased. I've been getting my nails done for 20 years straight and wouldn't think of having it done any other way.

    Answer by ShouldHaveLeft at 5:00 PM on Nov. 19, 2010

  • If you don't like it just tell him so. But it may be fun to surprise him now and then. Can you have your regular nails painted?

    Answer by maybaby22 at 5:57 PM on Nov. 19, 2010

  • You can get a manicure without getting acrylic nails. Do that if you want and if he'd like it. I wish I could still get my nails done on regular basis BUT you can't have pretty fingers and play bass guitar as much as I do.

    Answer by onemellowmom at 11:41 PM on Nov. 19, 2010

  • there are so many different options with nails products and treatments - I would google away until I found a happy compromise.

    Answer by mrsljamieson at 2:29 AM on Nov. 20, 2010

  • heres a solution that looks good and keeps your nails from getting gross. and i swear it works. if you go to walgreens and get the fake nails that you do yourself and a thing of super glue (the glue they come with doesnt work) you can have beautful nails in about 5 minutes and in most cases they last about a week even longer if you just keep the super glue handy in your purse or something and just pop them back on when they come off. they look totally professional but without all of the acrilyc, the damage, or the price especially with the fill in costs and fixing the chips. they cost about 5 dollars a box and if your good you can get about 3 weeks per box.

    Answer by mrs.sugar at 6:40 PM on Nov. 20, 2010

  • I think it's nice that he offered for you to go and do both, but I'd tell him that they ruin your hands in the end. Have fun.

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We've all heard of the traditional baby shower games ...

1. Find the baby safty pins in the bowl of rice (while blind folded)
2. What melted candy bar is in the diaper
3. Guess which guest belongs to which baby photo
4. What animal goes with which baby (Kangaroo + Joey)

And so on and on ... This one my husband and I created. My suggestion at first was liquids, but I like his idea soo much better. It's called "What's In The Booby?"

You Will Need:

Various products .. Whipped cream, sand, M&M's, Jello, tissues, grass, change, paper clips, etc.
Cheap Sports Bras of varying sizes
And a board or something similar to post them up onto.

How to make them:
Fill each balloon (Varying the amount you fill them up with) with one product per balloon. Tie off the balloons so no products escape. Mount them onto the board inside their bras. (Two boobs per bra. How many you post on the board is up to you)

What They Do:
Have each guest go up and squeeze, pinch, caress, and in general molest each boob. (On the board, not of other guests. ;) They are to keep their guesses quiet and write it down on a piece of paper. Then when all the guests have guessed the host names off what was in each breasts. The person who guessed the most right wins a prize. (Yes the baby mamma can play too!)

Now ladies, this is where I need your help. I am looking for a few more unique games that I can have guests play. I've thought of "Pin the diaper on the baby".

Have large Posters on the wall of varying cartoon characters or entertainers. Then having guests (blindfolded) walk up to their poster and pin the diaper on the proper body part. Each guest having a different body part they have to pin the diaper onto.

What are some other ideas that you have seen, heard of, or have thought up yourself? Remember, try to keep them unique!! THANKS!

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12-30-2008, 4:17 AM
I want to clear the air here regarding my views regarding justification for owing guns.

First, it is not up to you to justify why you need or want to do anything, rather it is up to the government, or society to justify why they should be infringing on your rights.

Rights come to us as gifts from God, they don't come to us from government and as such, our fellow citizens have no right to try to strip us of our rights because we are a minority that they don't like.

I don't think it is unreasonable for us to have restrictions on private ownership of things like Nuclear Bombs, Biological War Weapons or things like Nerve Gas or other Chemical weapons of mass destrucion.

I do feel that we have a right to keep and maintain arms that would allow us not only to defend ourselves, our families and our property, but also to keep the power of our government in check by force and if necessary, to replace a government by force to restore a just order.

All of us have a right to protect ourselves from individuals, groups of individuals and even government itself.

Certainly we have societal problems with guns that must be addressed.

If we don't address those issues, the indoctrinated masses will be led to believe that the only way that they will be safe is if we are disarmed.

I don't it is the responsibility of anyone to justify why they should be allowed to own any type of firearm and personally I have no issues with anyone carrying loaded arms, either openly or concealed for whatever reason.

I would repeal all licensing, registration, gun bans and other gun laws which do nothing but create disarmed victims.

Promoting Victim Disarmanent(VD) is a disastrous government policy that strips citizens of their God Given rights, it is a policy of indirect genocide since thousands of innocent victims die as a result of such polices.

Now of course I don't limit rights to only guns. I guess that makes me liberal because I want government to stay out of your private lives.

I don't believe the government should tell you how to conduct your life on any level as long as you respect the rights of your neighbors and don't engage in behaviors that would violate the rights of your neighbors either directly or indirectly.

What you do to your own body is your business and God's, not mine and not societies. I support your right to make bad choices that I would never choose for myself.

Sadly, most Americans are ready to surrencder their neighbor's rights, too many people have the mindset, that it is the citizen that must justify what they do and they blindly accept that the government makes laws because they have good reason.

Too many Americans have the attitutde, hey, if it doesn't effect me, I don't care.

They don't see their rights as interdependent, they don't see that if their fellow citizen is abused by the government, that they are abused by the government.

Yes. I am pro gun rights and I will work with those on this board who are pro gun, but anti rights on other things to get gun rights.

I set aside my differences on other issues, those we can discuss later and in some cases we will have to agree to disagree.

I don't want someone telling me how to live my life and I don't want someone telling you how to live your life. Freedom is a gift from God, how you conduct your life is his judgement, not mine.

Now that I am done with my rant, I guess I'm a failure:rolleyes:

12-30-2008, 8:36 AM
Slow morning?

12-30-2008, 12:55 PM
Ill be honest: Too long.

Sorry :(

12-30-2008, 1:28 PM
I guess that makes me liberal because I want government to stay out of your private lives.

:confused:This is not the definition of a Liberal as I know it. I don't know too many conservatives trying to take away the RKBA. Unless today we are in opposite land where Fienstein, Boxer, Jerry Brown, Obama and the Clintons are staunch convervatives:shrug:

Liberals are all about government intrusion, redistribution of wealth and setting up most of the Nanny Laws that make our State the laughing stock of the USA.

12-30-2008, 8:22 PM
Jerry Brown

Brown shares most of MY views on guns. Full stop.

12-30-2008, 8:55 PM
Brown shares most of MY views on guns. Full stop.It'd be nice if he acted on it, then. A lot of CA's nonsense happens because the wrong people are in power, but a fair bit also is because those in a position to do something different just sit there instead of shaking things up.

12-31-2008, 1:54 AM
Well written and not too long at all... Way to be lazy to not read it all...this is WORTH reading!!

It's not a quick hey it's this way or that way...

I enjoyed the read Nicki!!

Here here BUT we should NOT HAVE TO JUSTIFY IT!!

12-31-2008, 1:57 AM
Even in this, you STILL couch it as "justification".
You're coming at this completely from the wrong way / position, and I can't tell if it's your politics, or some prior indoctrination. And frankly it makes me leery as hell about your continued attempts at Deep Thoughts about RKBA in this state.
I don't know your backstory, but I'm nonplussed about your current presentations.

12-31-2008, 4:35 AM
Nice to meet you, nicki.


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05-06-2009, 11:46 AM
The forum list one level up indicates that this "California Handgun" forum has over 4,000 threads. Less than 50 of those threads are indexed here. The threads exist somewhere because individual threads can be found using search.

Why is the thread index limited? Is there a way get at the entire list so that I can browse them for subjects of interest?

05-06-2009, 11:48 AM
go down to the bottom of the page and change the time span that your looking at
I believe it defaults to the last year

05-07-2009, 2:32 PM
Thank you. That is just what I was looking for.


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Mass blockade of ports: Occupy’s vapidity reaches a new low

On Monday, the Occupy movement plans its grandest, most vapid action yet: attempting to shut down 11 West Coast ports from San Diego to Anchorage. Those who will be hurt by this are overwhelmingly workers, many without college educations, who have managed to find middle-class work outside the office cubicle. The timing is terrible, too, during the busy holiday season and just after some ports have been on a hiring spree. But Occupyers don’t care. They’ve concluded this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part, and they’re just the fools to do it.

Hey, Chris, why the scorn? Isn’t Occupy’s heart in the right place?

Well, no, it’s not. I can buy the argument that it’s amazing that more people in Washington and Wall Street who were responsible for the economic meltdown didn’t pay a higher price. But from that original, defensible thesis, Occupy has mutated into something that’s more obnoxious than inspiring. Three observations:

No. 1): As this San Francisco Chronicle article makes clear, many unions and even some people within Occupy have figured out that it is reprehensible to make innocent people pay such a heavy price just so Occupy can make a showy protest. And since this hassling of port workers will be a key part of coverage, that makes the protest even less effective as a tool of winning public support.

Why isn’t this obvious to all Occupy leaders? Because at a basic level, for many of them, what’s going on is a bait and switch. This isn’t an attack on crony capitalism. It’s an attack on the free-market economy, either prompted by a genuine aversion to the U.S. version of social democracy or by something much more personal: individual Occupyers’ failure to land jobs and pay commensurate with their high opinions of themselves.

Some Occupyers actually understand how self-contradictory the Oakland port blockade is, the Chronicle reports:

{S]ome activists in the roughly 30 other Occupy organizations in the Bay Area have also concluded that a port blockade is too extreme. They say confronting police and blockading commerce is as outdated as they now regard the tent cities recently cleared by authorities.

In fact, outside of major cities, some activists so strongly disagree with confrontational tactics that they now call themselves “99 Percenters” rather than “Occupiers.”

Good for them.

Observation No. 2): The incoherence of Occupy — the vagueness of its goals — was supposed to become less of an issue as Occupy developed alliances with more formal groups and organizations. But when it comes to one of their highest-profile allies — teacher unions — their involvement only makes Occupy even more incoherent.

That’s because if you are looking for institutions to blame for income inequality, teachers unions are certainly in the top five. Consider that the primary education policy in most school districts in the Golden State  — courtesy of the power of the California Teachers Associations and the California Federation of Teachers — is to preserve veteran teachers’ pay, their lifetime tenure and their ability to transfer from troubled, heavily minority schools to more affluent, whiter schools with fewer students who need lots of help.

If you understand this is the status quo, you get radicalized. When leaders like former state Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, call problems with public schools the civil rights issue of our time, she’s not decrying a lack of funding. She’s saying “low-income black and Latino students too often receive a poor education in California due to poor teaching.” Why doesn’t that change? The biggest reason is teacher unions.

So why can’t Occupyers figure out that the CTA and CFT are enemies, not allies? Partly because they’re not exactly thinking through what they’re doing. But part of it is because of a personal similarity. For many teachers, a central grievance of their lives is that they aren’t paid as much as they think they should be, given their assessment of the high value of the educational services they provide — the same achievement resentment gap driving some Occupyers.

Of course, if they are so sure about how much they help students, shouldn’t they allow sophisticated number-crunching on teacher performance to substantiate that view?

Well, no. Teachers are great, every last one, and if students struggle, it’s their parents’ fault and society’s, too, especially anyone who doesn’t want to pay higher taxes.

Which leads neatly to …

Observation No. 3): If we are ever going to be brutally honest about the housing bubble’s meltdown, we’d see the pervasiveness of the same sort of flat denial of any personal responsibility.

You can bet that the nearly half of Americans sympathetic to Occupy includes millions of people whose homes are “underwater,” who face foreclosure or have been foreclosed, all because they believed there was such a thing as a free lunch. Sure, banks and other lenders offered the deals that sounded too good to be true, and, sure, the housing bubble lasted for years and years.

But there are lots of people who didn’t believe there was a free lunch to be had. No matter how good the terms, they just didn’t believe it made sense to buy a $500,000 house with just $50,000 annual income or to cash in $40,000 of paper-only home equity to buy a new car or to renovate the kitchen.

I remember thinking about this in early 2005, walking around the solidly middle-class Anaheim Hills neighborhood where I then lived, a quiet, multiracial mix of folks in single-family homes and duplexes. Some families would out of the blue upgrade from Corollas to BMW sedans, or from Ford trucks to Hummers. But not everyone. Lots of folks just sat tight and chose not to take the free lunch. They are rightly praised for having good judgment. But on the flip side, those who didn’t show good judgment don’t want to hear about it.

So certainly Occupy has a genuine appeal to some because of the sense that powerful muckety-mucks got away with murder. And certainly Occupy has a genuine appeal to those who like its anti-capitalist bent. But for millions of Americans, Occupy amounts to a movement that provides them cover for their complicity in their own personal financial debacles.

Of course, this only illustrates even more how ridiculous it is to see Occupy as a uniquely noble force in American politics. At a core level, what’s driving much of its appeal is pure pandering of a form long practiced by Democrats and Republicans alike.

Hey, voters, got a problem?

It’s all fill-in-the-blank’s fault. It’s not your fault. It’s never your fault.

So while I believe Occupy won’t leave much of a legacy, it won’t go away quickly. The faculty lounge types in the media will keep pretending Occupy has figured out the world. Reactionary teacher unions will draft on the attention given to Occupy to claim that Occupy’s goals would be served by adding more money to broken schools. And homeowners and ex-homeowners devastated by their own irresponsibility will use Occupy rhetoric to absolve themselves.

But after today, when tens of thousands of blue-collar middle-class port workers are hassled by Occupy backers up and down the West Coast for no sensible reason, maybe a Silent Majority will begin to figure out what’s going on — and a well-deserved backlash will begin.

But don’t despair, Occupy admirers. You can look forward to the 10th anniversary events in 2021, the 20th anniversary shebang in 2031, the quarter-century extravaganza in 2036. For the rest of your lives, you can use Occupy fandom as a way to make you feel good about yourselves and boost your self-esteem. So you’ve got that going for you, which is nice. Congrats.

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District 9 is a thoroughly entertaining film, rich in visual detail and littered with the kinds of big ideas that are the hallmarks of great science fiction. Even more remarkable is that this film is the first feature-length project from writer-director Neill Blomkamp.

The movie chronicles the plight of extraterrestrials who are marooned on our planet and the unlikely bond they form with a South African bureaucrat named Wikus van der Merwe, played with an explosive range by actor Sharlto Copley.

Blomkamp recently took time to discuss how this idea came to fruition.

“The genesis for the film came from a short film I did in 2005, which at the time I was directing commercials. And what I would do between commercials is, I would do these crazy short films to kind of just mess around with different ideas, and I had an idea of putting western science fiction that I’d grown up with into South Africa and into this African setting. And that’s what Alive in Joburg was. So, when it came time to turn that into a feature film, the first thing was to kind of set up the world of District 9, to take the short film further and flesh out the universe of it more, and then from there you could decide what point of view you wanted to see the story from.”

Since this tale of oppression is set in South Africa, the first point of view that many see is the similarities to apartheid, though Blomkamp is quick to point out that there are other influences at work, too.

“There is another element that should be noted,” Blomkamp adds, “that is, with the new black governments since 1999 onwards, it’s become a real issue that – like there are illegal immigrants in the U.S. – there is a very high number of illegal immigrants in South Africa that are mostly Zimbabweans, because Zimbabwe is collapsing, and they are crossing the border into South Africa. So, if you forget about apartheid for a second, and you forget about white oppression, there is a whole other social dynamic going on with impoverished Zimbabweans who have come to a richer country in search of a better life and have ultimately ended up in many of the same impoverished townships that the impoverished black South Africans live in. So there’s that mixed with … the white South African military industrial complex and apartheid government, and a lot of that segregation and imagery makes up the background of the film, the fabric of the film.”

Also, it has been well documented that Blomkamp was attached to direct another science fiction property, Halo, but that the project was crippled by studio interference. Did the experience of working on Halo impact the genesis of District 9?

“The conscious answer is ‘No.’ If you work on something for five months, day in and day out, you want to make sure that you’re going as far away from that as you can possibly go from it. What I think is true about Halo and District 9 is that Halo is definitely influenced by the world of James Cameron and Aliens and probably [Robert] Heinlein and Starship Troopers. Halo is an amalgamation of many different pieces of science fiction, and District 9 is as well. Both are drawing from the same 50 years of history in western sci-fi, but consciously there’s zero connection to the two.”

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After four seasons, Penn and Teller still have not run out of scams to expose on their Showtime series Bullshit. As season five is gearing up, Penn Jillete shared some of the upcoming topics.

Penn Jillette Talks Another Season of Bullshit

"We're doing the energy crisis, we're doing obesity and we're doing Mount Rushmore," said Jillette. "Those are three of the 10 we're doing this year. We'll be shooting that when I get back to Vegas. I'm in New York now. I always know when we're shooting things. I never really know when they're airing but I believe it will come back around February or March."

It's one thing for the magicians to explain how "psychics" do cold readings, but are they really going to say that it's not unhealthy to be overweight? "It turns out, it isn't. It turns out that a lot of the studies that tell us we have to be very, very thin are financed by diet companies. Jenny Craig puts a lot of money into that research and so on. That's pretty interesting of itself. And we're doing some stuff with physical competitions and health competitions between people who are a little bit overweight and people who are what would be the perfect BMI and we're finding some interesting stuff. The research, it's one that we're doing later in the show so it's not one that I'm steeped in the research now. I'm steeped in the energy crisis research right now and I'll be getting to the obesity one in a couple of weeks. I wanted to wait until after the holidays so I can gorge myself. I want to look and feel my best when we write that one."

Jillette ditched plans to hit Scientology when some of the fellow comedians famously nailed that one. "You know, we gave that one to Trey and Matt. You may not know this but there's a secret cartel between Penn and Teller and South Park. They called me and said, 'Are you guys doing Scientology?' and I said, 'No, we're not' and they said, 'We're going to run with it' and I said 'Groovy.' So they did their Tom Cruise episode."

A topic with tons of Bullshit potential would be airport security, but there's just no way to film that for television. "It turns out, to shoot anything on airport security, you are violating federal law. You're not allowed to shoot anything there. Because we're doing a show that's on TV, visuals are very important. I've written about airport security, but to do a TV show about it, you can't get a crew in there without it being a federal offense which is not something we'd consider. And also TSA people will not under any circumstances talk to you positively or negatively, so it's really impossible to get a bad guy which we kind of need for the drama of Bullshit for that to happen. So I don't think we'll be doing airport security although I will tell you, it has been on the list every single year we've done Bullshit. We look down at it and say, 'How can we really make this into a television show as opposed to an idea?' It always seems to fall apart but if someone on our crew can find a way to give us some visuals that are actually interesting and new to go with that, I'd love to do it."

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There’s an old Southern saying that you dance with the one that brung ya, but as the Bush administration found out this week, sometimes you don’t want to dance too closely.

The administration quickly distanced itself from the suggestion by religious broadcaster and Bush backer Pat Robertson that the United States assassinate a leftist Latin American head of state. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack called Robertson’s remarks about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez “inappropriate,” but stopped short of condemning them.

“This is not the policy of the United States government,” McCormack said Tuesday. “We do not share his views.”

The Bush administration does share many of Robertson’s views on other matters, such as stem cell research, and Robertson’s largely conservative, evangelical audience overlaps with the core of Bush’s political base.

About nine of 10 white evangelicals voted for Bush in the 2004 election _ about as high as his support from any group of voters, according to exit polls. This group also supported Bush overwhelmingly in the 2000 election.

McCormack tiptoed around the question of whether the rest of the world might assume that Robertson speaks, if not directly for Bush, at least for a sizable share of the Republican Party.

“I would think that people around the world would take the comments for what they are,” McCormack said. “They’re the expression of one citizen.”

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said the Pentagon isn’t in the business of killing foreign leaders, but he also did not denounce Robertson or his remarks.

“He’s a private citizen. Private citizens say all kinds of things all the time,” Rumsfeld said.

On Wednesday, Robertson initially denied he had called for Chavez to be assassinated, saying his comments were misinterpreted, even though a video of Monday’s telecast shows Robertson’s exact words were: “You know, I don’t know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we’re trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it.”

But he reversed course a few hours later and apologized for his remarks.

“Is it right to call for assassination?” Robertson said. “No, and I apologize for that statement. I spoke in frustration that we should accommodate the man who thinks the U.S. is out to kill him.”

Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition and a candidate for the Republican nomination for president in 1988, supported Bush’s re-election last year and said he believed Bush is blessed by God. Robertson also told viewers of his “700 Club” television program that God had told him Bush would win re-election in a “blowout.”

The fracas began with Robertson’s remarks on the same program Monday, when he said that killing Chavez would be cheaper than starting a war to oust him. Getting rid of Chavez would stop Venezuela from becoming a “launching pad for communist influence and Muslim extremism,” Robertson said.

“We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability,” Robertson said. “We don’t need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator.”

In response, Chavez likened Robertson to a rabid dog. Venezuela’s ambassador to the U.S. said he is concerned for Chavez’ safety when visiting the United States. Chavez is expected to attend the special session of the U.N. General Assembly next month in New York.

Rumsfeld and other Bush administration officials have linked Chavez with Cuban leader Fidel Castro as destabilizing troublemakers in teetering Latin American democracies. Chavez is close to Castro, and was visiting him in Cuba when the Robertson story broke.

President Gerald R. Ford put political assassination off-limits in an executive order in the mid-1970s.

Democrats called the Bush administration’s response tepid, and said it lends credence to the notion that the White House doesn’t want to offend some of its most loyal supporters.

“It seems they are shuffling their feet when they should be running away from what Pat Robertson said,” Democratic political consultant Steve McMahon said. “That this president, who projects himself as brave and bold, doesn’t want to stand up to his own right wing is ironic.”

Chavez, who was democratically elected, routinely criticizes Bush and the United States. He calls Bush “Mr. Danger” while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is “the imperial lady.”

He has repeatedly accused the United States of backing a plan to assassinate him, which Rice and others have denied. Earlier this year he threatened to cut off oil exports to the United States if it supports any effort to overthrow him.

That is not an inconsequential threat when gas prices are brushing $3 a gallon. Venezuela exports 1.3 million barrels of oil a day to the United States _ 8 percent of the total supply.

Anne Gearan covers foreign affairs for The Associated Press.

On the Net:

State Department: http://www.state.gov

CIA Factbook on Venezuela: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ve.html

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New Model Chevrolet Enjoy MPV Launched at INR 6.34 lakhs

GM India Launches New Chevrolet Enjoy MPV at INR 6.34 lakhs

General Motors India has given the Chevrolet Enjoy a mild facelift in a bid to boost the MPV’s image in the market. The majority of the updates have been made to the interiors while the exterior updates are barely noticeable. This the first update that has been carried out by Chevrolet since the Enjoy’s launch. Although the MPV has been performing decently in the taxi market, buyers looking for an MPV for personal use have given preference to the competition which includes the Maruti Ertiga, Honda Mobilio, Renault Lodgy and Toyota Innova. The facelift aims to enhance the Enjoy’s appeal as a personal family car by adding some premiumness to the cabin. Read on to find out all the details regarding the New Model Chevrolet MPV price, pics, specs, features and details.

New Chevrolet Enjoy

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The new model Chevrolet Enjoy now starts at INR 6.34 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi). Talking about its competition, the Maruti Ertiga starts at INR 6 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and the Honda Mobilio starts at INR 6.75 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi).

[box type=”shadow” ]Also See – Chevrolet Spin MPV Spy Pics and Details[/box]

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What’s New?

  • New three spoke steering wheel with golden Chevrolet bow-tie insignia and silver accents as oppossed to the previous all black steering wheel.
  • Steering mounted audio controls.
  • Chrome embellishments are added on the inside door handles, AC vents, gear knob and parking lever along with a glossy black finish on the door armrests.
  • New leatherette and fabric upholstery.
  • Blackened B-pillar.
  • Chrome garnish in the rear license plate area.
  • Enjoy is available in six colours: Velvet Red, Switchblade Silver, Summit White, Caviar Black, Linen Beige and Sandrift Grey.

New Chevrolet Enjoy Launched - Interior

[box type=”shadow” ]Also See – India Bound New Chevrolet Cruze Revealed [Pics & Details][/box]

Engine line-up and other mechanical features have not seen any change. The new model Chevrolet Enjoy continues to be powered by a diesel and a petrol engine- 1.3 litre diesel producing 74.8 PS power and 172.5 Nm torque, 1.4 litre petrol producing 100.2 PS and 131 Nm torque. Both power units are mated to a 5-speed manual transmission.

Fuel efficiency figures for the petrol and diesel versions are 13.7 kpl and 18.3 kpl respectively.

New Chevrolet Enjoy Launched - Space

Chevrolet currently sells two MPVs in India; the Enjoy and Tavera. Both vehicles have not managed to strike a chrod with family car buyers and are majorly sold to fleet owners. However, GM has a new MPV in the pipeline for India, called the Spin, which is expected to hit showrooms some time in 2016. The Spin will be a more premium offering and will be better equipped to take the fight to the Maruti Ertiga, Honda Mobilio, Renault Lodgy and Toyota Innova.

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The Art of Accountability

In recent years some of us may, at times, scratch our heads and wonder what happened to accountability. Why is it so difficult an attribute for people to maintain?  We have seen this decline in the media, in changing standards for food labeling and it’s certainly no secret that corporate America has suffered in this area.   On a more personal level, we’ve all had to commit to something in our lives.  Hopefully, we have weathered some challenges along the way but kept our sense of accountability in tact.  I realize it is easier said than done.  For instance, in the midst of January – a month with a trail of broken New Year’s resolutions, it’s a good time to take a closer look at this subject. If it weren’t for the newly launched  gym-pact.com, who knows where my exercise endeavors would be.   It is absolutely possible to learn to become more accountable and, particularly, when it comes to a job search, the benefits of accountability are well worth the efforts so let’s explore.

For starters, what goes wrong when people set out to be accountable to themselves or to others?  It starts with a strong foundation of realistic goal setting.  This is one of the biggest traps that people fall in to.  If they begin with a lofty unattainable idea of what they can realistically do, this leads to feeling personally defeated instead of motivated.  If you’re a job changer, you should spend some time in the research phase of your goal planning.  It would be great to know how many hours (either before work or after work) you can actually devote to a search without being overly exhausted.

Another challenge associated with accountability is the distraction of life.  It’s so full of surprises and demands on our time.  Sometimes, however, while we’re busy pouring water over life’s fires, we don’t know that some of those fires are not our responsibility.  Maybe some of them truly can wait or they just need lids to keep them at bay for a while.  We are so accessible to colleagues, family members and social media notifications that there is less space in our brains as a result.  Being accountable means creating the space in our life to do so.

Here’s an exercise that might be helpful.  Think of accountability as an art.  What do you need to create art?  You need time, a medium of choice, a process, possible adjustments along the way, and time to reflect on the outcome.

1. Time

Genuinely allow time to “un-plug” and reflect on what you want to be accountable for.  Assess how much of your time is spent reacting vs. cultivating.  Take into account a thorough list of existing responsibilities and set a target amount of daily time to commit, even if it’s 20 minutes.  In the world of job search, perhaps this means an easily reached goal such as growing an online network by 1 person a day. Okay, lets say 5. You want to get a move on here. Challenge yourself, but be realistic at the same time.

2. Measure progress in realistic “bite-sized” pieces

Identify markers of progress or continued commitments.  Maybe this means the satisfaction of crossing off items on your checklist or taking the time to feel good that you’re still on the path of accountability.  Identify strategies that are helpful along the way.

3. Seek Help

One of the best ways to remain accountable is to make it a team effort.  By adding social elements, it’s more enjoyable and it’s harder to disappoint a group of Logo-Colorfaces that are rooting for us – as opposed to going it alone.

If you are looking for a job, changing careers or even looking for ways to advance on your existing path, think about ways in which you can be accountable throughout the process.  Consider join our Job Search Accountability Group  where you will have the benefit of a coach, networking with other members, and tangible exercises to help keep you accountable to your goals.

Thank you Tava Auslan, Careerfolk Career Coach for her insightful article.

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Cosumnes River College

Cosumnes River College is a community college located in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1970, the college enrolls over 13,500 students and takes its name from the nearby Cosumnes River.

Cosumnes River College offers alternative approaches to college education, such as interactive televised classes and online programs. The college's accreditation status was reinstated in 2009 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

In addition to traditional on campus learning, Cosumnes River College offers online classes and classes via interactive television. Online classes are offered over the internet, but may require occasional campus attendance.

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Monday, August 22, 2011

6'7 (Buckeye Diss)

The lyrics made me chuckle, so I thought I would post them under the video :) [Excuse the language]

Verse 1:
Excuse me Mr. Pryor, I ain't talkin' Richard
Ya 40 time is good, but my quicks are sicker
Wolverine Militia, 16 is the Commissioner
You don't wanna start him up, Denard'll just finish ya
So misunderstood but what's the world without dilithium
2 b*tches at the same time...Posey and Chekwa
I got these girls twisted cuz they open when you twist em
I never met Terrelle but (think) they should trade him to the Pistons.
If Sparty is little brother then the Buckeyes are her sister, Notre Dame is their cousin and I think you get the picture
And you know Justin Boren he weighs more than a glacier,
It's "all in" the family values, I'm of no relation
No matter who is buying the rings in Buckeye Nation with the Grey and Scarlett diamonds bought a 5 game suspension, we got that old money what? Buckeyes are just funny nuts, every time they go to bowls OSU is just runner ups
I don't feel like I've done enough, the Free Press has been under cut but I keep with the flow like Im underfed, hungry for some wonderbread? I'm hungry to put the last seven years to rest ..under bed
(6'7'8' bunch)

Verse 2:
Ok I lost my mind, Lebron is somewhere in Miami,
think I'm gonna get tatted up what you don't understand me,
TP got a new whip and that ish ain't a Camry
but hoes gon b hoes now tackle Boom Herron
Just talked to the sweatervest, told him he better get the players english tudors, Maurice practice on your predicates
Swear man I be seein' through these boosters and these regents, Bucknuts think they He-Men, Pow pow the end
Call it self-defense and yeah we need some defense,
6 true freshmen playing in the backfield in some sequins

Verse 3:
We need to get our weight up, we need to get the haters off our back and fade, after I leave Columbus I go get some vaccinations
World's biggest toilet bowl, evacuation
Feel like I'm engaged in character assassination
But everybody steals and kills...and worships Satan
TP is convenient right inside Ohio Stadium where they lead in all types of minor violations.
Call me crazy, call me abrasive
Don't call me sick, I'm contagious
Like a Kanye joint, we're aMAIZEn
More than bold, we're brazen
More than hot, we're blazin'
More than 110,000 fans in the stadium
(6'7'8' bunch)

Verse 4:
Worst journalism in the nation but we're caging them
Detroit to Ann Arbor, plagiarism
Grab Drew Sharp by the face and i'm erasin' him
beat him like it's practice time...investigation
They need to put Drew and Mark Snyder on probation
stick them in a jail cell and film the copulation,but they need a smaller lens or magnification

Back to the buckeyes
All you do is point fingers and call names, named our coach cHOKE like you do in bowl games
Yeah you beat the Razorbacks and the Duc
ks, won seven straight who gives a shucks, every dog has his day and your time is up
Just win 15 straight then you'll catch up.

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    Beginning the week of September 18, the Public Works Department will flush fire hydrants throughout the Village. The flushing activities will take approximately two weeks to complete and will occur Monday-Thursday from 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

    The Village flushes public owned hydrants on a regular basis in order to remove any accumulation of minerals and other deposits that exist in the watermain to improve the quality of water for the customers.  In addition, the Public Works Department inspects all fire hydrants to make sure that they are properly working.

    As the flushing process removes accumulated deposits in the watermain, residents may temporarily experience some discolored water.  Should this occur, simply run the cold water until the line clears.

    The Village will post signs in the area that is being flushed to advise residents that hydrant flushing will be taking place.  If you have any further questions, please contact the Public Works Department at 630-871-6260.

    Commercial Real Estate Developer The Missner Group submitted an application for development approvals to construct a 192,000 square foot warehouse building on a privately-owned 13-acre site at the northeast corner of North Avenue and Kuhn Road. The Missner Group has withdrawn all applications related to this project. Should the Missner Group choose to resubmit the project they would have to start from the beginning of the application process and return to the Plan Commission.

    The proposed property for development is located between North Avenue and McNees Drive, which is the entrance roadway into Carol Stream's Water Reclamation Center (WRC). The proposed development site included the large vacant field at the corner of North & Kuhn, and the small unincorporated property to the east containing a white residential structure, which would have been demolished.

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Prayer to Saint Therese De Lisieux for a Happy Death

I ardently beseech thee, dear Saint Therese, to obtain from Almighty God this grace, that with Mary and Joseph at my side I may die a peaceful and holy death strengthened by the sacraments of the Church and entirely resigned to God's will. May my last words on earth be the dying prayer thou didst utter: "My God...I love Thee!"
St. Therese pray for me. St. Therese zealous for souls, pray for me. St. Therese curing bodily ills, pray for me. St. Therese always answering prayers, pray for me. St. Therese leading souls back to God, pray for me. St. Therese fulfilling thy promises, pray for me. St. Therese showering roses from Heaven, pray for me. St. Therese wonderworker of our time, pray for me.
May God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit be ever glorified through thee, Saint Therese of the Child Jesus.

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Rules For Dating My Daughter

Tumblr-Kristine SpeareWhen I saw the buzzy Tumblr photo by Kristine Speare of her dad’s “Rules for Dating My Daughter” t-shirt, something bothered me about it.

I get why it is popular. The dad-joke that says “Sure, date my daughter. I’ll spend the time you’re out cleaning my gun,”  never resonated with me … and always seemed a little insulting. (And I was always glad I didn’t have to deal with that dad.)

But this guy makes a couple of critical errors. First, his “feminism” feels like a cop-out.

     When I saw his t-shirt I immediately wondered: Does he mean this?

Second, his “feminism” looks like sexism in disguise, like her body is a sex object.

      After all, no one would applaud if his t-shirt said this:

I too am a father of daughters … four, actually (and five sons!). So I got to wondering what my t-shirt would say. It would have to be something that respects the whole person, doesn’t just reduce dating to sex, and applies to both partners.

     Maybe this is what my shirt would say …

The views expressed here are those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of

About Author

Tom Hoopes, author of What Pope Francis Really Said, is writer in residence at Benedictine College, in Atchison, Kansas, where he teaches in the Journalism and Mass Communications Department and edits The Gregorian, a Catholic identity speech digest. He was previously editor of the National Catholic Register for 10 years and with his wife, April, of Faith & Family magazine for five. A frequent contributor to Catholic publications, he began his career as a reporter in the Washington, D.C., area and as press secretary for U.S. House Ways & Means Chairman Bill Archer. He lives in Atchison with his wife and those of his nine children still at home. The views and opinions expressed on this blog do not necessarily reflect those of Benedictine College or the Gregorian Institute.

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    Why on earth do you think that if you substitute “my son” and “his rules” for “my daughter” and “her rules,” that people would not find that a message that resonates? Boys are the victims of sexual and physical assault on a regular basis. If a parent would have been wearing that a few decades ago when priests were blatantly molesting little boys and being shuffled around from parish to parish by the soon-to-be Pope, then maybe their sons would have understood better that it’s HIS body, HIS rules. If boys are are abused by their girlfriends (yes, it happens, usually with weapons to compensate for the physical imbalance) were to hear a stronger message that their bodies are sacred and are not to be abused, then maybe they’d leave those abusive girlfriends.

    No one is saying that respecting a girl’s wishes about her body is abdicating responsibility. The boy (and the father) have a responsibility to respect her rules; that’s the whole point of the tee-shirt. The “modesty” movement teaches young girls that men own their daughters’ bodies until they marry, then their husbands own them. It teaches that girls never, at any time in their lives, are in control of their sexuality – “you can’t say yes until you marry, then you can’t say no.” This is a horrible message.

    This entire post is just ridiculous. We need to teach children that THEY are in control of their bodies when it comes to their sexuality. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It starts in kindergarten with “no one can touch the parts of your body that are covered by a swim suit.” You don’t go teaching every freaking adult in the world not to touch your kid, because there’s 7 billion people in the world. You teach your child that their body is sacred and they have a right to stand up for themselves.

    The tee-shirt is for the daughter’s benefit, not the boy’s. I’m shocked that a reasonably intelligent adult is unaware of that.

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