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Nokia Lumia 1520 Review

Lumia 1520 is a first Windows Phone phablet from Nokia. Lumia 1520 is Nokia’s first entry into the big screen smartphone world, it is equipped with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 800 processor and huge 6-inch 1080p display. It will be available from November 22 in yellow, red, black and white colors.

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Build & Design

Lumia 1520 looks are much similar to Lumia 720, Nokia simply magnified the 720 into 1520. Lumia 1520 body is build with single-piece of polycarbonate with robust quality. It has massive dimensions 6.5 inches long, 3.36 inches wide 0.33 inches thick and very uncomfortable to keep in the pocket. It is Nokia’s largest phone till the date with smallest nano-SIM card.

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Display & Camera

Display quality has taken the full advantage of the device size, it has 1920 X 1080p IPS LCD display. No doubt it has outstanding display and very good to watch movies, play games in this 6-inch beast. And Lumia capacitive touchscreen is too sensitive and you can operate the device by wearing the gloves on. Entertainment capabilities are the pro factor for 1520. Watching movies and playing games gives you best full-size experience.

It has 20MP Camera with Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, dual-LED flash. The 1520’s lens uses an aperture of f/2.4, along with optical image stabilization and ISO 4000.

Nokia Lumia 1520 Display

The new 2.2GHz, quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB of RAM for a Windows Phone is amazingly fast. The new processor is giving a smooth gaming experience, Asphalt 8 gives a good gaming enjoyment in 1520. However, the device supports 1080p resolution but at present no games available for 1080p. The gameplay is very smooth, and screen controls have a space to place. Overall there were no issues for appearance or gameplay.

Related:  Turn Your Windows Phone 8 Into A Windows PC Remote

It is equipped with features like USB 3.0, Stereoscopic 3D and 802.11ac WiFi.  So don’t expect longer battery life from 1520, if you use the device with full potential, they squeeze all the juice out of a 3,400mAh battery within 14 hours.

Lumia 1520 Screen

  • Display: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
  • GPU: Areno 330
  • Memory: Micor SD Expandable upto 64GB
  • OS: Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black
  • SIM: Nano SIM

Overall Nokia Lumia 1520 is a great device, in terms of display, Camera quality and processor speeds, it is the best Windows Phone available in the market. But the limited apps and media store is a big drawback for Lumia 1520.

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Rahul is the Editor-in-Chief at Thetechhacker, PhoneSetter and TheWearableNews. After realizing an obsession with technology, he left his job career to write about technology.

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"The legend is never the whole story," says the teaser for Diana, an upcoming biopic chronicling the last two years of Princess Diana's life. But you'd never know it from this brief, not particularly illuminating glimpse of the film, which offers a dialogue-free montage highlighting scattered moments from the life of the People's Princess — particularly her relationships with Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews) and Dodi Fayed (Cas Anvar).

What the Diana teaser does offer is a chance to see what star Naomi Watts looks like as Princess Di — and the resemblance is so close that it's almost spooky. Audiences might be surprised to learn that Watts wasn't initially cast in the role, which originally belonged to Zero Dark Thirty's Jessica Chastain, who backed out due to scheduling conflicts.

Will Watts' performance in the title role be as impressive as her resemblance to the late princess? U.K. audiences can find out for themselves when Diana hits theaters on September 20. (A U.S. release date has not yet been announced.)

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Why does God perform miracles?

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Kids Talk About God

Kids Talk About God

Why does God perform miracles?

By Carey Kinsolving and friends

      Miracles are big business today. If you have any doubt, type the word “miracle” into your favorite online search engine.

My personal favorite is “The Cat Miracle Diet” website. This diet promises the same lean, svelte figure as most cats. By dining on lizard tails, blades of grass and moths, “you’ll find that you not only look and feel better, but you will have a whole new outlook on what constitutes food.”

Do you ever feel like there are some miracles you can live without? We don’t need phony miracles concocted by faith healers with batteries in their pockets to ensure that the unsuspecting receive a jolt when touched.

It is no surprise that seekers of God want to experience the power and presence of God in a miracle. “God performed miracles so He can show people He is God,” says Wesley, age unknown. “God can bring people from death to life. He can do anything.”

Jerusalem’s religious leaders plotted the death of another person in addition to Jesus. After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, many Jews believed in Jesus as their messiah. Lazarus be-came a walking billboard proclaiming Jesus’ power over death.

“God performed miracles because he did not want anyone to be sad,” says Hunter, age 7.

One of my favorite responses to a miracle is the lame man healed by God through the Apostle Peter. After receiving strength in his feet and ankles, he entered the temple “walking, leaping, and praising God” (Acts 3:8).

He didn’t try to be cool. The healed man wanted everyone to know what God had done.

“I think God performs miracles because more people might believe in him,” says Valerie, 8.

You might think that the more miracles God performs, the more people would believe. It ain’t necessarily so.

Jesus said, “Woe,” and he wasn’t riding a horse. He denounced the people in several cities where few believed though he had done many miracles there. Speaking of Capernaum, Jesus said, “For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day” (Matthew 11:23).

Sodom’s infamous reputation and its fiery destruction live until this day, yet God will judge Capernaum’s inhabitants more harshly than Sodom’s. What can we learn from this?

God holds us accountable for the spiritual light available to us. Think of miracles as laser light impulses that momentarily penetrate the spiritual darkness of this world. Certainly, those who saw Jesus perform miracles enjoyed light in a way that the inhabitants of Sodom never had.

We live in a time of unparalleled revelation. The spiritual light available to us in many ways exceeds that of even Jesus’ apostles. We have the complete Bible, which was still being written in their day, and a history of almost 2,000 years of the gospel transforming lives and entire nations.

Think about this: Many of us may be waiting for the laser-light-in-the-sky kind of miracle, when the greatest miracle of all is staring us in the face. God’s love for us as revealed in the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the ultimate miracle that defies explanation. We don’t fully understand why he loves us, but he does.

Memorize this truth: “But God demonstrates His own love to-ward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

Ask this question: Have you experienced God’s greatest miracle, the new birth that God has promised to all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ?

“Kids Talk About God” is written and distributed by Carey Kinsolving. To access free, online “Kids Color Me Bible” books, “Mission Explorers” videos, a new children’s musical, and all columns in a Bible Lesson Archive, visit To read journey-of-faith feature stories written by Carey Kinsolving, visit

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Morgan - Healdsburg, California
Entered on September 3, 2008
Age Group: Under 18

Life is an adventure. It comes in all shapes and sizes. You can’t expect anything from it, and whatever it has planned for you is what you are meant to deal with. Everyone has choices in life. My dad was very found of repeating that throughout my young years so it stuck to my head ever since. I believe in very choice you make can either benefit you or put you down, but either way I believe you learn something from it if you look hard enough for it.

My Mom wasn’t there for me during my growing up years, and by that I mean teenage years. At that age I think everything falls in place and you start to discover who you are as you get older in those teenage years. You experiment with your style and looks until you finally see what fits you right. You can either be a rebellious trouble maker or a good kid that does whatever their told. I was both. At times I viciously hated my dad for the things that were changing after my mom had left us, and at the same time, he was my dad. I couldn’t be a rebellious child against him, he was by himself. He needs his oldest child to help him with the other three kids he had to raise on his own and the house work he couldn’t do while he was at work. I couldn’t let him down.

I made a choice to be more helpful, and responsible around the house. Now remember that I was only twelve and I set aside all my friends and other kid stuff that I should have been doing, and I put that away in a box for 4 years. I thought I was needed to be something more for my family, and I was. Without my help my dad would have struggled tremendously and I don’t think my younger siblings would have been able to grow forward with our parents divorce. That choice brought me to be the mature young adult that I am today.

Even though this sounds like a good story there is the bad in it too. After five years went by my dad had remarried and we had moved to Healdsburg just about two years ago everything went down hill. I started to rebel and disrespect my dad for every choice that he had made. When all this was accruing I lost my relationship with my dad. I started to not listen to him, I was coming home later then I should, and I was even lacking on the love I should have for my family. One day I woke up and i saw all the greatness I had in my life. I finally was able to appreciate his choice for moving here.

I had great friends. My school was going good. I had just got a car and license, what more could I ask for.

My point to my whole choice making belief is even if you don’t, at first, see the goodness in the choices you made or someone makes around your life you need to try and look for it because if you don’t, you’ll just keep digging a hole that you cant find your way out of and you’ll never find that happiness in your life again. Appreciate.


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Lauren - Hot Springs, Arkansas
Entered on October 14, 2008
Age Group: Under 18

A couple of years ago a girl said to me, “I just want you to know that no one in my grade likes you.” When I asked her why she thought that she said, “Because they think you’re snobby.” I was stunned that people thought I was a snob when I’m really a very shy person. I just didn’t understand how someone could label me as that type of person. I got to thinking about it, and I realized people might think I’m snobby because I don’t talk a lot.

Ever since I was little I’ve always been really shy. I remember trembling behind my mom’s leg in the mall when she talked to someone I didn’t know. I’ve come out of my shell a lot since then, but I know people still think I’m shy. Only my family and friends know the real me. I can’t blame people for thinking I’m shy because in some ways I still am.

I don’t put myself out there and introduce myself to new people, and I don’t like getting out of my comfort zone. I also hate giving speeches or anything that forces me to get in front of a large group of people. Many people think that’s weird because I’m a Goldduster and I have to dance in front of huge crowds of people at pep rallies and football and basketball games. I do it because it helps me to get rid of some of my shyness, and it forces me out of my comfort zone. I couldn’t stand that that girl I didn’t even like had told me that no one liked me, but in a way I’m glad she did because now I try to not be so shy.

I have been guilty of judging people at one point or another. Since people have reasons for acting the way they do, I know I shouldn’t judge them because I don’t know what all they have been through in their past. Just because they don’t talk a lot doesn’t mean they’re snobby, or just because they are a cheerleader doesn’t mean they are preppy. Jocks aren’t always stupid, and people who wear black all the time aren’t always mad at the world, and rich people aren’t always stuck up.

Instead of judging someone, I believe everyone should stop and focus on what’s inside. In the past when I have been judged I try to do everything I can to prove people wrong, and to let them see my true personality. I’m thankful the girl told me how others perceived me, now I’m able to improve myself and show people the kind of person I really am.


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We all love great beauty booty. You know the routine…you spend a little and get a LOT! Starting July 16 through August 1st, During the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, the Cosmetic department provides their devoted beauty customers the opportunity to scoop up unique limited-edition items from a wide variety of brands, which are only available during this time.

This year, over 100 beauty brands are participating. Some highlights include MAC, Chanel, Juicy Couture, NARS, Kiehl’s, Laura Mercier, Marc Jacobs, Dior and Bobbi Brown.  As of July 16th, the sale goes live and customers both in store and online can purchase the limited-edition Nordstrom Beauty Exclusives.

Bobbi Brown “Must Haves” Collection ($75; $150 value)

Bobbi created an exclusive collection with a 5 well pan eyeshadow palette, dual ended brush, full size lipstick, Lip gloss Everything Mascara, Caviar Ink Gel Liner and Liner Brush.

Laura Mercier Fall “On the Go” Collection ($65; $163 Value)

Laura Mercier created an exclusive set featuring a full size Long Lash Mascara, Double ended exclusive lip glace, split pan exclusive cheek color duo, double ended eye brush (smudge/angled eye color) and a luxurious cosmetic bag.

MAC Look in a Box in Frisky Girl, Miss Violet and Tawny One ($49.50; $87 Value)

M·A·C Look in a Box offers one perfect, complete makeup look. Fancy yourself a fabulous Frisky Girl, a vehement Miss Violet or a totally Tawny One. Simply follow the how-to guide therein, et voila! Simplicity without duplicity—three personalities any girl would want to try on. A gift for all those wanting to make a great look, easy.

Juicy Couture Viva la Juicy Anniversary Gift Set ($75)

Answering the prayers of Juicy girls everywhere, Juicy Couture created this keep-sake hat box filled with their signature fragrance, body cream and compact mirror.

Deborah Lippmann All That Jazz Set ($40; $54 value)

This collection, includes 3 fashion forward colors in Razzle Dazzle, Some Enchanted Evening & Lady Sings the Blues in a silver signature box.

Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash Set ($34; $58 Value)

This supersized version of Bliss’ Fabulous Foaming Face Wash is more than double the size of the original cult favorite.  This two-in-one exfoliating face wash and fresh, fruity cleanser contains rose hip extract, milk thistle, passionflower and chamomile in a non-stripping formula that’s clean but never squeaky.

Kiehl’s Creme de Corps with Pump ($70.00; $89 Value)

With this jumbo version of Kiehl’s cult-favorite all-over body moisturizer, you are sure to not run out of stock until next anniversary sale rolls around.

Anthony Logistics Glycolic Cleanser ($35 for 32.0 oz; $80.00 Value)

The #1-selling product from Anthony Logistics For Men is super-sized for a super value. Glycolic Cleanser helps fight the effects of premature aging by helping to erase fine lines and wrinkles. It leaves the skin smooth and fresh and ready for shaving.

Chanel Quator Boutons de Chanel ($65)

Shade combinations ranging from matte to frost to satin for multiple looks, contrasting or complementary. Apply dry for subtle shadowing. Slightly moistened applicator gives a more intense shade. Organic polymer derivatives ensure smudge-proof long wear, particularly in high temperature or humidity. Dermatologist tested.

Dior Ready-to-Wear Palette ($54)

A deluxe palette of Ready-to-Wear shades, straight from the runway! Palette includes four eyeshadows, two lip glosses, a blush, a three-tone bronzer and mini brush applicators.

Lancome 4 Piece Brush set with black and coral bag ($59; $133 Value)

PURE Scent Spray by pureDKNY ($42)

Be the first to experience the new PURE by pureDKNY before its available anywhere else. A drop of vanilla sourced from Africa, a drop of goodwill. A soft floral scent with a signature vanilla accord. pureDKNY supports local communities by taking small steps to help make a difference, pure and simple.

Estée Lauder Pure Color Gloss by Tom Pecheux ($18)

Four limited-edition shades by Tom Pecheux, world-renowned makeup artist and Estée Lauder Creative Makeup Director. Tom chooses his favorite shades of the season—the colors he keeps in his personal tool kit and uses backstage at fashion shows and photo shoots. Pure Color is lip gloss with the power to light up your face. True Vision™ technology transforms ordinary color and makes it extraordinary. You’ll want them all.

Lancôme (Free Gift with any Lancôme purchase of $32.50; over $100.00 Value)

A must-have for any Lancôme addict.  Choose your basics, serum, color product and lip color encased in a stylish black tote emblazoned with a Parisian floral design.

Estée Lauder (Free Gift with any Estée Lauder purchase of $29.50; $110.00 Value)

Be rewarded for any Estée Lauder purchase during the Anniversary Sale with this delightful gift containing an assortment of must-have products.

La Prairie Anniversary gift with purchase (Free Gift with any La Prairie purchase of $300; $120 Value)

Enjoy a luxurious gift of La Prairie essentials including samples of Skin Caviar Luxe Eye Lift Cream, Anti-Aging Anti-Wrinkle Line filler, Cellular Cleansing Water & Cellular Hand Cream in a coveted La Prairie signature weaved bag.

When I heard of this beauty event…knowing that you guys love beauty products as much as I do…I simply had to share. Go nuts!

Beauty.com and AtHisBest.com are bringing a whole new meaning to “Summer Stock” – no more drama – “stock-up” on the perfect products for summer at the summer’s largest beauty giveaway featuring over 75,000 free samples and the chance to meet your favorite beauty gurus.

WHAT: Everyone who walks by the Beauty.com and AtHisBest.com Summer Stock-Up will get a “scoop” from the oversized beauty and grooming “pools” (one for women and one for men) filled with thousands of must-have beauty products, all for FREE.

Samples from Beauty.com include best-sellers such as philosophy, Too Faced, Bare Escentuals, Darphin, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, tarte, Oscar Blandi, Stila and bliss

Samples from AtHisBest.com include must-haves such as Anthony Logistics, Mission, GO SMiLE, Clif Bar, Shaveworks The Cool Fix, Stinger and Schick

Be sure to check into Foursquare from each location – your followers will want to scoop these free goods, too! And follow @beautydotcom, @athisbest, and AlisonBrodPR on Twitter for up-to-the-minute details.

Consumers will have unprecedented access to top beauty gurus for one-on-one consultations including Peter Thomas Roth, Tony Sosnick and more (full schedule below):

Friday, May 21st: 8:00am – 7:00pm at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue

Peter Thomas Roth; Stila; Borghese; Zeno; BareMinerals; Caudalie; tarte; Origins; Anthony Logistics; Somme Institute; Too Faced; Korres; Urban Decay

Saturday, May 22nd: 10:00am – 6:00pm at 13th Street and Ninth Avenue

Jane Iredale; Somme Institute; Mission; BareMinerals; Darphin; Origins; Korres; Pop Beauty

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Clinton Spokesman to Trump: “Go F*ck Yourself”

A foreign policy spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign had tough words for Donald Trump during Sunday’s presidential debate.

“Go fuck yourself,” Jesse Lehrich wrote on Twitter during the contentious debate.

Lehrich, a longtime Democratic operative, was responding to an exchange in which Trump said that he would not have sent American troops into Iraq and that, because of that, Army Capt. Humayun Khan would still be alive.

Khan, a Muslim-American who was killed in Iraq in June 2004, became a centerpiece of the presidential contest this summer after his father spoke at the Democratic National Convention. Clinton has cited the Khan family when going after Trump for what she says are bigoted comments about Muslims.

Trump claims that he has always opposed to the Iraq War, which Clinton voted to authorize as a New York Senator in 2002.  An interview he had with Howard Stern in March 2003 has been cited as evidence that he did support the invasion to at least some small degree.

“Yeah, I guess so,” Trump said when asked if he supported the Fall 2002 invasion of Iraq. “You know, I wish the first time it was done correctly,” he added.

Update: Lehrich issued an apology for the tweet.

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About BioAcoustic Research & Development

BioAcoustic Research & Development (BARD) is a unique partnership between Lisa Spector and sound researcher Joshua Leeds. Their collaboration started in 2003, when Lisa was a volunteer puppy raiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind and noticed the profound calming effect Joshua’s music was having on her rambunctious puppy.

The psychoacoustic principles informing BARD music derives from Joshua’s therapeutic soundwork with human-based medical and neurodevelopmental experts.

For animal music programs, BARD collaborates with veterinarians, behaviorists, and trainers. Consequently, these unique programs employ sophisticated techniques from the disparate fields of sound therapy and animal behavioral training.

The BARD mission is to provide audio programs specifically for the health, well-being, and longevity of our animal and human friends.

The video below tells how it all began in 2003 and what Joshua and Lisa have been up to since.

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

The Year, The Week, The Month Of....

The Selfie.

What else?

The day after the Oscars I see the following line on Twitter :

March 2nd, 2014 will forever be remembered in the History of Photography as the day The Selfie unquestionably jumped the shark.

That same week, I got a note from a friend formerly in the business, now deep in academia. She wanted to ask me some questions for a paper she is writing that essentially was looking at the changing shape of photography this decade. Her questions certainly addressed The Selfie, and other concerns as well. But wow, when one topic suddenly is found everywhere, that's really the time to take note. Things are moving fast, very hard to reflect on them, so best to just get them down in words to see what they mean later...or so I think. Here is a chunk:

As a professional photographer, how would you describe the transformation of photography since the new millennium? Basically, how has social media impacted photography?

There was a time, even as recent as 2000, when the photographer would show up with a Hasselblad or some medium format and the subject, be it a housewife or a business man, would be curious about this kind of professional tool you showed up with. Soon after 2000 and digital became the norm, the subjects and the photographers really had the same gear….and they would tell you so. The hobbiest tend to buy the overkill camera traditionally, and at this point it really was the case of the subject often times had the newer model of the digital camera the photographer hoped to get! When this started to happen, that’s what I recall being the first step in the path to this extremely democratic world of photography we are in now- where really everyone is a photographer.

When the social networks started to take over, with FB and Instagram, and the iPhone appeared, that is when the bomb went off. I would say 2008-2010. Suddenly the iPhone photos were stunning, and everyone could make them part of their identity, their personality, their everything really.

Has the notion that ‘everyone is a photographer’ contributed to the field in a positive or negative way?

Now all of this is really “good” for photography in a sense: the audience is becoming more photo-literate, we are suddenly getting viewpoints on things and life situations that we never had before, because the entry point to photography is so easy to find. And now the technical know-how needed to make a great photograph is gone really. There was a time, whenever Britney Spears was popular, when someone joked that Aperture Foundation was kissing up to celebrities, because they put a book out by Jeff Bridges. The joke was “ What’s next? A book of Britney Spears' cell phone pictures?”
And really now, say a decade later, that doesn’t sound silly at all. Spears’did have an interesting life at the time, and obviously the content would be fascinating. Now she’d be able to easily make the pictures look good with the iPhone, so really, it’s not a stretch at all.

But all of that being good for photography, does make it harder for working photographers to make a living. The craft of photography has kind of fallen away. Now photographers need to rely on other things to be special, to have a worth. And this isn’t always a bad thing.

What is your perception of the obsession with ‘selfies’? What is the impact of being one’s own photographer?

The selfie thing really peaked last week at the Oscars. It’s so ubiquitous now, there will certainly be a backlash. In September I gave a talk in Laurence, Kansas at the University there. Great kids, great teachers, and the topic of The Selfie came up. The kids defined it :

If you use a tripod, it’s not a selfie.

If you have someone take it, it’s not a selfie.

Cindy Sherman did not do Selfies.

I mean, they had their rules. Then come November I’m hired by Nokia Lumia, a camera phone company, to create a series of funny holiday photographs. Top of the list was a shot of Santa Clause, in the bathroom mirror, taking a Selfie! After all of that, and the Oscars, I realized it was hitting something.

It really did start as a form of cell phone pic: teenage girls wanting to snap a picture of themselves after they put their outfit and makeup on and look good. And really, no one can make someone look as good as themselves! If you like it, you got it, if you don’t, you delete it. What could be better?

 Then I think the world embraced The Selfie: we all want to look good. We want to remember the times we did look and feel good. Photos are memories, and here is a way to craft these memories a bit. And anything powerful like that will transcend the ages and generations.

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November 13, 2007

Paige Green

Paige Green, the actress, has just got engaged. The engagement ring itself was served up to Green on a dessert platter. Yes, really, a dessert platter.

Two powerful local families will merge, with the recent engagement of 9th District King County Councilman Reagan Dunn to Hollywood actress Paige Green ("Ray of Darkness," "Gory Gory Hallelujah" and more).

Dunn is the son of Republican leader Jennifer Dunn, former state Republican chair and ex-congresswoman who retired from Washington's 8th Congressional District in January 2005 and now serves as senior adviser with the DLA Piper law firm.

Green is the daughter of Joshua and Pam Green, a family whose Seattle history dates back to the 1880s, having founded some of the Puget Sound area's original banking and boating industries, and which today extends to financial and insurance arenas, commercial real estate and even fly-fishing.

Dunn met Green a year ago on a blind date in L.A. and fell hard. "I was smitten," he says. "She is stunning. I had a rare moment as a politician where I was speechless."

Just recently, after a romantic dinner for two at Canlis, he dropped to one knee, hands shaking, and presented Green with an 8-carat sapphire, in a diamond-encrusted platinum setting. "The ring came in on a silver dessert platter," says Dunn, who got a round of applause from lookie-lou diners when Green accepted.

Now marrying a politician isn't exactly every girl's dream (in fact for many it would count as a nightmare) but you can see what Dunn saw in her:

Most toothsome is Ms. Green, don't you think?

As to the actress bit, well, I admit I know very little about the movies but this doesn't look like a startlingly successful career to me:

  1. Ray of Darkness (2005)     .... Drew
  2. Cruel World (2005)     .... Reporter
  3. Mercy for the Innocent (2005)     .... Carolyn Chambers
  4. Gory Gory Hallelujah (2003)     .... Mary Ann
  5. Leave It! (2002)     .... Liz

Maybe politics will prove more attractive?

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Adney - Rinehart connections

Retracing some steps by cleaning out my inbox led me back to an email from Mary Alice Adney regarding the Adney and Rinehart families from 2005. In the email, she mentioned that Eileen's ancestors, Mary Adney and Jacob Rinehart were married and that both were buried in the Chicago graveyard of Henry County, Indiana. Mary was the daughter of Daniel Adney and Anna (Coger) Adney and Jacob was the son of Peter and Margaret (---) Rinehart.

Daniel Adney was buried in the Woods Chapel Cemetery near Liberty, Indiana in Henry County. Searching the FindAGrave website, I located his memorial here. Jacob and Mary (Adney) Rinehart also have their own memorials here and here.

The FindAGrave memorials stated that Jacob and Mary were married on January 29, 1821 in Preble County, Ohio, and that three of Jacob's brothers, Daniel, Peter and David married Adney sisters : Elizabeth, Sarah and Rebecca. This would indicate a strong relationship between these two families. The location of their families in Preble County at the same timeframe as my Wehrly ancestors makes me curious if they crossed paths.

Daniel Adney's parents were Thomas Adney and Elizabeth Dunn. Thomas came from England, according to Mary's email, but the exact date is not known. Mary mentioned that she wrote a book on the Adney's, and searching the catalog of the Allen County library I found the title : Adney Family Story, published in 1986. I will have to mark this on my to-do list for research on my next return trip to the library.

I've contacted the contributors of the FindAGrave pages for more information as well. One lists Peter Rinehart's wife Margaret's maiden name as Minga, information that I didn't have, giving me another branch to research.

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Julie Bowen at the “Planes” Premiere

Posted on August 07, 2013

We’re of many minds on this look, which strikes us a little absurd, since it really doesn’t warrant so much thought.

Julie Bowen attends the premiere of “Planes” in Hollywood, California.

But here it is: We think this is a really snappy daytime outfit and she looks pretty great in it. But then we remember she’s on a movie premiere red carpet. But then we remember it’s a Disney cartoon and she’s probably contractually obligated to make a certain number of appearances at Disney/ABC events and this isn’t really her night. And then we also remember that so many of her red carpet outfits lack personality, which this one does not.

It comes down to this: fantastic for a luncheon or a maybe even a photocall, but this is a bit on the cazh side, even for a contractually obligated Disney cartoon premiere. But she looks fun. We want to have drinks with her and bitch about Disney cartoon premieres.

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  • She looks like a well turned out young mom, on her way to do errands before picking the kids up.

    • DTLAFamilies

      Not in those shoes, unless she has sneakers tucked in that bag.

      • Emily Giovanni

        That is definitely a room-for-sneakers bag. She just made this appearance between errands.

      • gloriana232

        Ah, reminds me of those Italian moms we ran across in Venice … all impeccably coiffed, made-up, designer-shoed, and chain-smoking like crazy while their kids ran around them.

        • Heather

      • unbornfawn

        I’ve seen a lot of Mom’s pick up their kids from school in shoes like those.

        • Getoverit

          Lucky you. In our part of the country you get to see moms with a messy bun, sweat pants and house slippers picking their kids up.

          • majorbedhead

            Here, too. I always think “Man, at least I don’t look like them” when I’m picking up my kids, and I’m hardly what you’d call a snappy dresser.

          • drdarke

            You need to move, @majorbedhead:disqus .

            Come – join The Civilized World! You’ll like it here….

          • Emily

            Ew. I’m so sorry you have to see that.

          • marlie

            A couple of years ago, I realized that I can pull on a pair of jeans or khakis just as easily as a pair of sweats; and slip into some ballet flats just as easily as house slippers. I also got rid of the ratty t-shirts and got some really cheap ones in bright colors or with a graphic print from places like Target and Old Navy.

            That makes such a HUGE difference regarding “errand” or “bumming around” outfits. After I did that, I wasn’t embarrassed to run into someone I knew while at the grocery store, gas station, or pharmacy.

          • FrigidDiva

            Unfortunately I live in a similar part of the world except those same women come into the office looking like that. I have an eight week old infant and manage to put together some relatively cute skirts and tops, you’d think they could leave the yoga pants at home and NOT wear them to work. UGH.

    • Rand Ortega

      Executive Producer/Studio Executive’s wife uniform. Except the bag would be Hermes.

    • MilaXX

      I think that’s the point and I like it for exactly that reason.

    • drdarke

      Exactly, @kiltdntiltd:disqus !

      • Heather

        She’s trying to seduce the cute soccer coach maybe?

    • Emily

      PRECISELY. And in SF, the moms DO wear shoes like that while running errands.

      • marlie

        And on the Main Line.

    • Brian G. Cox

      I was basically thinking she’d gotten a call to drop by on her way home from Target, and then I saw their logo on the backdrop.

    • Kate

      At least she is catering to her current “MOOOMMMM! IWANNAGOSEETHISMOVIEPLEASEMOMPLEASE?” crowd.

  • Diego!

    If that “grey” carpet is in Disney, then she is rocking it! I love this outfit and those shoes! She looks great! It’s daytime so I have no complaints.

    • buttercup

      Yeah, they made the “red carpet” look like an airport runway to go with the theme of the movie. If I showed up looking all fancy and stuff, and I saw that carpet? I’d be a little pissed.

      I love the sweater.

      • Diego!

      • Shannon Beamer

        I love that sweater as well. Wonder how many organs I have to sell to afford it?

        • Little_Olive

          Don’t worry, there should be a knockoff at Zara in no time (if not already).

          • marlie

            Learn to knit. That would be hella easy to make – if pesky things like work and school didn’t get in the way.

  • Love it. Those shoes should bug me, but I really like them and what she’s got going on here. I think the fact this is a daytime, kids movie premiere makes it all okay.

    • SugarSnap108

      They’re exactly the kind of shoes that usually make me angry (I’m emotional about footwear). But I love them here.

    • Little_Olive

      Ah yes, sock-sandals make me angry too. Don’t even talk to me about the ones that are flip-flops on the toe part.
      But here they seem o have stopped at a decent length of the ankle wrap and they seem to be made of nice leather instead of stretch fabric, so I’m not as offended.

  • Joanne Abrams

    Love the shoes

  • Karen Belgrad

    My guess: the bag contains Red Vines, Snowcaps, M&M’s, and a Diet Raspberry Tea Snapple.

  • Imasewsure

    Gotta put more in to it even for a casual premiere… this is cute (give it to me for work or weekends please) but it’s way too casual and that bag looks stupid… and the shoes seem to be the wrong color…

  • snarkykitten

    She looks like she’s about to board a plane.

    • largishbearishAtlish

      well in THAT definition this works…but its just so…mom on errands (but again, maybe that is the point? I like what T’lo said- wouldn’t you love to see some scotch in here and *really* hear what she thinks of this nonsense? Wonder if she snorts when she laughs? 🙂

  • JasmineAM

    Those shoes are super fugly.

  • alyce1213

    She looks great, but I think this is her Reese Witherspoon parking lot moment.

  • In_Stitches

    Her face looks fantastic; I’ve never seen her looks so beautiful. The hair really doesn’t flatter her though. She needs to either pull it all back or figure out some form of a side part. The look is great. I don’t even find it egregiously dressed down. It’s a daytime premiere for a kids’ movie she isn’t in. What else is she supposed to wear?

  • SugarSnap108

    Kind of casual for a movie premiere, but I think this is the best I’ve ever seen her look. Adorbs.

  • hughman

    Well this certainly makes me want to go out and buy a bottle of “Charlie”.

  • decormaven

    I like the pop of color in the bag against the neutral tones of the outfit, but those open toe shoes call for polish on the toes. The intricacy of the footwear would be more balanced, I say.

  • NoveltyRocker

    Her expression does sorta look like she thought she could wander on past and they goaded her into standing for photos.

  • Chuck Barthelme

    I wish it was a cool button-up shirt or something with a collar. Would have been a bit more casual chic I think. But she does look great in that.

  • MilaXX

    I like it. I think she’s bringing the mommy factor to the event, even if it is the Hollywood version of mommy with the heels and bag. I think I saw on another site she brought her boys so it fits.

  • I can’t help but feel that the shoes, bag and jewelry and belong to a much better outfit.

  • kim bunchalastnames

    yeah, i’m not liking those shoes with that pant length. everything else is great for grocery shopping, though.

  • formerlyAnon

    No. Too many colors – brown, blue, white, grey – with too little to tie them together for a red carpet. The cuff is good, though. If the shoes completed the outfit, rather than just looking cute on her feet, or if the tank top looked less like underwear (or the sweater was heavier and there were no visible straps/tank top layer) or the purse was not blue but completed a “multiple neutrals expensive casual wear” color scheme – any of those would make it o.k.

  • Poeta Paz

    I Like it but I don’t think the shoes match. Brown with grey?

  • Tamara Hogan

    I want those shoes in black. BAD.

  • Miss wks

    Flashdance circa 1983…what a feeling!

    • Shawn EH

      But with an expensive sweater!

  • stellamaris73

    Minus the empty-looking blue bag, which ruins the whole neutral palette, that is a smart errand-running / lunch with girlfriends outfit. Complete with yoga-hair and minimalist makeup.

    Not complaining (except about the bag), but is it a premiere outfit? Nah.

  • Candigirl1968

    This is what happens when you get invited by your best friend who just broke up with her boyfriend an hour ago and ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT go to the premiere by herself because all of his friends are there, and your excuse “I just had brunch with my sister and am not dressed for the red carpet dammit!” simply will not do.

  • JauntyJohn

    fun and fresh she looks super-dooper pretty.
    red carpet for a cartoon gives a lot of leeway, imho.

    Especially this cartoon.

  • MartyBellerMask

    Like she picked up a tabloid, pointed to Reese Witherspoon and said, “I’m going to be her today.”

  • bertkeeter

    She’s stopping off at Gelson’s after the RC to pick up some groceries?

  • Trisha26

    Looks like she just came from the gym & grabbed a pair of shoes from Payless on the way. Seriously, a pair of silver sandals & it’s a WERQ.

  • Erin Hines

    Those Shoes! I am a sea of WANT!

  • jmorino08

    I want that outfit. PM me for my address, Julie!

  • To be fair, somewhere on the premises John Lassiter may be wearing a Hawaiian shirt.

  • HobbitGirl

    Other than the shoes, she looks like she just left the gym. Not okay for a red carpet.

  • Spicytomato1

    She looks so pretty and fresh faced and I love the whole ensemble. I’d like to see what others were wearing before I deem it too casual…because she just looks so good! Only quibble is her toenails could use a little grooming and color. It would have been cute if maybe she’d coordinated her toes with the bag to pull the colors together more.

  • Louise Bryan

    She looks all ready to board, with her fashionable carry-on and comfortable but classy outfit.

  • marlie

    Really, really cute outfit, but she looks like she’s just out taking her kids to the movies.

  • neonseattle

    super casual and very “mom”. but she looks fresh and comfortable.

  • SewingSiren

    What in the hell is she hauling around in that suitcase?


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The reality TV star, who gave birth to her first daughter over a year ago, has been working hard to lose that baby weight -- but it hasn't been easy.

This morning, she went on a Twitter rant about her fitness goals and how she plans on achieving them.

It's clear she struck a nerve with her followers, as the messages were all re-tweeted over 3,000 times each.

This isn't the first time she's opened up about her fitness. Just last week she shared another photo from 2006 (below), tweeting that she wants to look as skinny now as she did back in the day.

"#FBF ughhh I am 20 lbs lighter here! This was just 5 years ago! Ok I'm going back on my grind. I gotta get back here," she posted along with the sexy snap.

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It was nice to see The New York Times commemorating Independence Day this week with a tribute to its favorite Revolutionary War hero, Benedict Arnold. Times editor Bill Keller spent the day attending Revolutionary War battle re-enactments, where he passed the Continental Army's secret battle plans to the British.

This week I plan to reveal my own top secret information: an interview I did with the New York Post the week my current No. 1 best seller, "Godless," was released. On account of an important breaking story on Angelina Jolie's new tattoo, the Post never found room to run the long interview I wasted my time answering for the Post's Larry Getlen.

Once considered a legitimate daily, the Post has been reduced to tabloid status best known for Page Six's breathless accounts of Paris Hilton's latest ruttings, and headlines like "Vampire Teen -- H.S. Girl Is Out for Blood." How crappy a newspaper is the Post? Let me put it this way: It's New York's second-crappiest paper.

Maybe the Post's constant harassment of me is an attempt to shake me down for protection money like they did with billionaire businessman Ron Burkle. I have sold a LOT of books -- more books, come to think of it, than any writers at the New York Post.

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Cliff May

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TAMARINDO, COSTA RICA – I’m not about to pretend that spending a few days in this rather funky little surfing village on the Pacific has given me great insights into Latin America’s current political, economic and social reality. On the other hand, if one keeps an open mind -- and a not excessively open mouth -- one generally learns something.

Based on the evidence I’ve been able to gather, Costa Ricans – or Ticans as they refer to themselves – deserve the reputation they enjoy as friendly, good-natured and peaceable. The national slogan here is pura vida, literally "pure life," but it is also used – with great frequency -- to mean “all’s well” and “life is good” and “no problem!”

Google “Costa Rica” and "news" and you’re not likely to come up with much of the latter. As I’m writing this, the top item in the Tico Times announces: "Costa Rican officials hope to break the all-time attendance record for an Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Azerbaijan set the record with 151,066 spectators, and Costa Rica is slightly off pace of that number."

Whatever the outcome of that competition, Costa Rica is a winner by other criteria. For example, 96% of the country’s population – just shy of 5 million -- is literate. And Ticans enjoy far more freedom and democracy than most people in Latin America – or the Middle East, Asia and Africa for that matter.

No terrorist groups or drug cartels lurk in the nation’s mountains and rain forests. One can, however, find big cats, two- and three-toed sloths, a variety of monkeys, and over 840 species of birds including the Bare-necked Umbrellabird, the Resplendent Quetzal and the Keel-billed Toucan. Costa Rica’s spiny-tailed iguana is the world’s fastest running lizard. (You guys in Azerbaijan got any reptiles to match that? I didn’t think so.)

People here seem to know they have it better than most people in what we hopefully call “the developing world.” Their mixed economy -- based on tourism, coffee, bananas, sugar and beef -- provides a per capita GDP nearly three times higher than in Sandinista-ruled Nicaragua to the north. For what it’s worth, Costa Rica is in the number 12 spot -- higher than many much wealthier countries -- on the "Satisfaction with Life Index."

Costa Rican politics is a tad unusual: In February, elections were held. The two more left-wing parties did not win enough voters to qualify for the runoff which is scheduled for April 6. The presidential candidates will be Johnny Araya Monge of the ruling National Liberation Party, and Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera of the center-left Citizen’s Action Party.

Ticans are on the edge of their seats awaiting the outcome. Well, actually, they aren’t. After reading the polls, Sr. Araya concluded he hasn’t a gelato’s chance in a tropical rain forest. So, last month he announced that he would not waste any time, energy or money campaigning. Though his name will remain on the ballot, his opponent can confidently order rum for the victory celebration.

I’ve met no one here who does not grimace when I ask about Cuba and Venezuela. They understand – as too many in Hollywood, Berkeley and Manhattan do not -- that Castro’s revolution entrenched poverty and increased oppression. And they are acutely aware of the damage the late Hugo Chavez did to Venezuela.

For more than two months now, Venezuelans have taken to the streets in protest – with at least 39 people killed so far. The White House has barely reacted. In congressional testimony last week, Ilan Berman, vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, concluded that the Obama administration “has systematically disengaged from Latin America.”

At the same time, three “significant strategic actors” have been advancing in the region. Care to guess who those might be? Right the first time: Russia, Iran and China -- that dodgy alliance (axis?) of ambitious, anti-American autocracies.

Russia is planning to open new military bases in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, which Berman sees as part of its drive to expand “its military activities in the Western Hemisphere, to include long-range missions by its combat aircraft.” To what end? To defend Russian speakers in Guatamala?

Iran, according to intrepid Argentine state prosecutor Alberto Nisman, maintains a “continent-wide network of intelligence bases and logistical support centers spanning no fewer than eight countries.” Nisman is certain that these bases and centers helped facilitate the terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires in 1984 – and that they remain operational today. Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy, is entrenched in the so-called "Triple Frontier" where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet.

Berman says Iran also is working with several Latin American countries to obtain uranium and other “strategic minerals” useful for making nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

As for China, its interests in the region appear to be primarily economic at the moment. But China has become a contributor to Argentina's nuclear program.

What’s happening here is not just significant, it’s historic: As Berman reminded Congress, in 1823 President James Monroe warned foreign powers against intervention in Latin America “whose political independence America would henceforth preserve and protect. That statement, which came to be known as the ‘Monroe Doctrine,’ became a lasting guidepost for U.S. policy toward the Americas.”

Lasting, that is, till last fall when Secretary of State John Kerry “announced with great fanfare that the ‘era of the Monroe Doctrine is over.’”

Did it occur to no one at the State Department that Iran, Russia and China would interpret that not merely as the Obama administration once again apologizing for past U.S. behavior, but also as a bugle blowing U.S. retreat and signaling that Latin America is now up for grabs?

If Mr. Kerry doesn’t comprehend the danger that poses, he needs to spend more time south of the border. Even a week on a sun-washed Costa Rican beach can be edifying.


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Maine's GOP governor calls state workers 'corrupt'

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Posted: Apr 27, 2012 5:53 PM
Maine's GOP governor calls state workers 'corrupt'

Maine's blunt-speaking governor is again creating a ruckus with his offhanded remarks _ this time by calling state government middle managers "about as corrupt as can be."

At a town hall-style meeting in Newport on Thursday night, Republican Gov. Paul LePage was asked why there are so many fees associated with getting a cosmetologist license.

In response, the governor said state government is too big and too costly and that the state workforce is part of the problem. LePage told the crowd that he has control over appointed state workers, but has little authority over middle managers and other unionized state employees.

"The problem is, middle management of the state is about as corrupt as can be," LePage said in remarks first reported by MaineToday Media.

With the remark buzzing around the State House on Friday, LePage sent an email to more than 11,000 state workers to clarify his remarks, praising the majority of state workers but saying that some union bosses and state workers are intent on maintaining the status quo.

Offering no apologies, LePage had a blunt message for those workers who've been "corrupted" by a bureaucratic mindset that's intent on "doing the same thing because it was always done that way" and for the "union bosses" who he said have urged workers to resist the administration's changes.

"If you are dragging your feet because you do not like the direction the administration is headed, then it is time to either get on board or get out of the way," he wrote.

Maine State Employees Association President Ginette Rivard said state employees are "honest public servants" and that she was unaware of any corruption within the ranks of state government.

"These public workers do important work for all Maine people," Rivard said. "For Gov. LePage to call them `corrupt' is baseless and insulting to every public worker who has dedicated their lives to making Maine a great place to live, work and raise a family."

In less than 16 months as governor, LePage has earned a reputation for talking bluntly. Even before he was elected, LePage caused a stir when he told a crowd that he would tell President Barack Obama to "go to hell."

Two weeks after taking office, he stirred up a controversy when he called the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People a special interest group and told critics to "kiss my butt" over his decision to not attend the NAACP's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Portland.

He later raised eyebrows when he dismissed the dangers of a chemical additive used in some plastic bottles by saying the worst that could happen was "some women may have little beards."

A year ago, he riled labor groups, artists and others by removing a huge mural depicting the state's labor history from the Labor Department headquarters. When asked what he'd do if anybody tried to block the mural from being taken down, he said, "I'd laugh at them, the idiots."

LePage's spokeswoman, Adrienne Bennett, said Friday that the definition of corruption is a lack of integrity, explaining why the governor chose that word.

"When you have employees who insist to maintain the status quo and delay progress within an administration, it is _ in the governor's view _ corruptible behavior," she said.

LePage has focused on cutting government spending and spurring private business.

Rivard said the governor would benefit by spending more time with his own employees.

"Outside of the governor's office, the use of state resources to help family and friends is almost unheard of," Rivard said in an apparent reference to LePage's daughter, then 22, being hired as an assistant to her father's chief of staff at an annual salary of $41,000.

Rivard declined to elaborate on her comment.

Associated Press writer David Sharp in Portland contributed to this report.


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Libya ex-rebels sign up for government jobs

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Libya ex-rebels sign up for government jobs

Hundreds of former Libyan rebels who helped topple Moammar Gadhafi were filling out applications Wednesday for jobs with the new government as a first step to disarmament, the interior minister said.

Fawzy Abdul-Ali told The Associated Press that former rebels will be asked to turn in their weapons after training and working with the government.

The uncontrolled ownership of weapons has been a major security concern since the end of the eight-month civil war that toppled Gadhafi in October. Rival revolutionary militias that remain armed have clashed repeatedly.

Abdul-Ali said former rebels will have until the end of January 2012 to apply for governments posts through local military councils distributing the applications.

Ibrahim al-Khamsy, 50, hoped that filling out an application will get him a job at an oil rig, like the one he had for 13 years. He also expects the new government to compensate him for the years he spent unemployed after Gadhafi regime officials fired him in 1990.

"I hope I can go back to my old job, but they have to count those years of experience... or give me a raise," he said.

Although the application process was not scheduled to begin until January, several local councils began distributing the applications over the past day.

Mohammed al-Shatewi, a member of one of Tripoli's military councils, said ex-rebels can apply to join the army, the Interior Ministry, a civil institution or to continue their education and study abroad.

The applications ask former rebels what brigade they belong to, what their rank was during the uprising and the serial numbers of the weapons they possess. It also asks them for personal information regarding their education, marital status and if they were wounded in the uprising.

Rabie al-Aib, 31, a former rebel who became disabled during the fighting and is now unemployed hoped that filling out an application will help him get by a little easier.

"I want to get a job, and have a car and a house," he said, mirroring what several other former rebels wrote on their applications.

Former fighters who are unemployed could receive a monthly stipend from the government until they find work, the interior minister said.

National Transitional Council chief Mustafa Abdul-Jalil has noted before that 75 percent of those carrying weapons are unemployed.

According to Munier Karim, the head of a local military council in the capital Tripoli, there are nearly 400 unemployed former rebels out of 1,200 fighters registered with his council. The capital has several local military councils.

The application process is an attempt by the country's new leaders to stamp their authority on the nation and rein in the dozens of armed factions that arose during the war and now are reluctant to disband or submit to the central authority.

NTC officials estimate that 200,000 former rebels need reintegration, and finding them work is a major challenge facing Libya's new rulers.

Officials have said that the government cannot disarm fighters until there are alternatives, including jobs and training.

The government is seeking to dissolve revolutionary brigades throughout the country and unify them into a cohesive national army or police force.

In an interview with the AP, Defense Minister Osama al-Juwali said his ministry needs about 25,000 recruits.

"We need new blood, " he said, noting that the ministry is trying to rebuild and restructure its air force, special forces and border guards, among other branches.

"We need security forces to guard vital institutions and oil companies," he said.

Abdul-Ali, the interior minister, said his ministry needs another 25,000 recruits to restore security to Libya. The Interior Ministry supervises police forces.

Earning around $150 a month as a driver in the desert for an oil company, Bilgassim al-Katib, 22, said he wants to join a security ministry. To him, the application marks the start of a new year and for once, hope for the future.

"I hope the upcoming year will be good. The dictator is gone and we hope the best for a new Libya," he said as he filled out an application.


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Programming Note: Fox Business Network Tonight

Guy Benson
Posted: Sep 16, 2011 6:00 PM

For those who may be interested, I'll be appearing in-studio on Fox Business Network's Lou Dobbs Tonight this evening during the 7pm ET hour.  I hope we'll find something to talk about; news on politics and the economy has been so slow lately.  Feel free to tune in!


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Tank For Kontrol Magazine’s Sexy Body Issue

I don’t know about y’all but I can’t get enough of this man. Tank graces the cover of Kontrol Magazine’s Sexy Body Issue and he is looking oh so chocolaty delicious as always. In the issue, he talks about his upcoming album and wants to tell the world how he feels. “I’m really excited about […]

Tank On His Top Five Things That Make Every Woman Sexy

The oh so fine, R&B Maybe I Deserve songbird Tank sat down with Rolling Out to “Reintroduce the Language of Love.” Tank has always been known for driving us women crazy with his sexy physique and lyrics, but while chatting it up with Rolling Out, he let us in on the top five things that make […]

Evening Eye Candy: Tank

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Dispatches from Afghanistan and Pakistan 2011 #5

by Michael Skinner

Sunday, 13 March – Islamabad

I have a day off from scheduled meetings today, so Arshad takes me sightseeing.

We first visit the Faisal mosque, which is nestled in a beautiful location at the base of the Margalla Hills on the Northwest boundary of Islamabad. The immense mosque, was built as the principle mosque of Islamabad. Its four minarets pay homage to a rich Islamic architectural heritage, but the rest if the mosque exhibits the aesthetic of 1960s-1970s institutional modernism all too familiar to Europeans and North Americans. Other than its impressive dome, it is an angular building built with far too much concrete.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Dispatches from Afghanistan and Pakistan 2011 #4

by Michael Skinner

Thursday, 10 March

I departed Kabul today and arrived uneventfully in Islamabad Pakistan. Now that I am out of Afghanistan, I can safely give my thanks and acknowledge my great debt to Eng. Sayed Jawed of HAFO for his generous hospitality and to all the HAFO staff who were so helpful during my stay in Kabul. I am looking forward to working with Sayed and the HAFO staff, the staff at AREU, and other Afghan organizations to make the dialogue on Afghanistan a success this summer.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Dispatches from Afghanistan and Pakistan 2011 #3

by Michael Skinner

Monday, 7 March

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates has made a surprise appearance in Afghanistan. It is unclear whether he is in Kabul or at Bagram air base outside the city. Regardless, traffic has come to a standstill as heavily armed American embassy staff convoys and Afghan police and military forces try to outmanoeuvre the anti-occupation protestors who are filling the streets. I have been stuck in the traffic so I do not hear news of Gates' visit and the protests until they are over; otherwise, I would have tried to get some photographs. I did see news photos and video from the protests Sunday during which riot police wearing the all too familiar Darth Vader battle gear and swinging their truncheons beat back crowds of anti-occupation protestors.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Dispatches from Afghanistan and Pakistan 2011 #2

by Michael Skinner

Sunday, 6 March

I have a full day of meetings lined up today. The first is with a sociology professor at one of the many private universities (some of dubious quality) that are popping up here. Surprisingly, a member of the Afghan parliament also drops by (unfortunately, I don’t know how to spell either of their names; I’m waiting for an email with the proper spellings). The professor argues, along the lines of Samuel Huntington’s “too much democracy” argument, that the problem with Afghanistan is too many political parties. We have a pleasant chat over lunch, but I leave unconvinced of the logic of his argument that implementing authoritarian measures will strengthen democracy in Afghanistan, or that the American two-party system is superior to any other means of democratic governance and should be applied here to wipe out dissenting perspectives.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Dispatches from Afghanistan and Pakistan 2011 #1

by Michael Skinner

Sunday, 27 February 2011

I’m on my way to New Delhi, Kabul, and Islamabad. This journey started with an invitation from the Indian Major General Dipankar Banerjee, of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in New Delhi, to speak at a conference organised to assess Canadian and Indian policy on Afghanistan. Since I was so close, I took the opportunity to visit friends in Afghanistan and Pakistan to assess the current situations there. On the way home I’ll stop in the UK for a few days for speaking engagements at the University of London, Bradford University, and at the University of Leeds where my daughter Kira is currently studying. It will be great to see her for the first time since she left home in January.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Dispatch 7

[I hope no one who has been reading these dispatches was alarmed when they suddenly ended. I was delayed sending this final dispatch, because of power outages and internet failures during my last few days in Afghanistan and also because I wanted to do some fact checking on this rather lengthy last dispatch, which also required some internet exchanges with my research partner Hamayon who is still in Afghanistan. Also, one of the conditions my partner Debbie set on agreeing to my trip to Afghanistan was that we meet in Paris for a vacation during my return through Europe. The second condition was that I not do any work during our vacation, so I took her advice and left my computer in its bag for the past week. So, here finally is the last dispatch now that I have safely returned to Toronto.]

Dispatch #7 Kabul Saturday 7 July 2007

I did not tell anyone that we planned to be in Kandahar this week, more because I was afraid of alarming my family than for security reasons, although security was a concern also. However, our plans have fallen through. Nonetheless, we made some good contacts in Kandahar for the future. Instead, we will travel to Ghazni later this week.

Dispatch 6

Bamiyan, Monday 2 July 2007

Hamayon made a full recovery yesterday and we were up at 3 AM this morning to catch a ride to Bamiyan.

Besides being curious to see the famous sights of Bamiyan, we are also going there with a purpose. Bamiyan is the spiritual centre of Hazarajat and Hazara culture. The Hazara, of any Afghan ethnic group, may have suffered the most under the Taliban as did the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan the Taliban destroyed in 2001. If there is any group of people in Afghanistan who should be thankful for the defeat of the Taliban and appreciate the current occupation, it is the Hazara people. So we will be asking people in Bamiyan if this is the case.

Anyone who has travelled in the Global South is familiar with the chaotic market that occurs at a minibus staging-point where potential passengers haggle with drivers over fares. Our haggling done we settled into a minivan with several other passengers bound for Bamiyan – two Afghan men travelling alone and a family of a man, a woman and a toddler-age child.


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Tours & Travel: Britain's best tour operators 2013

Which are the best tour operators in Britain? According to Which?’s and the Telegraph’s travel magazines, Trailfinders is the best operator in the country. Trailfinders emerged top of a list of best tour operators 2013 as voted for by the readers of both magazines. If you have had the opportunity to book a holiday with Trailfinders, this announcement doesn't come as a surprise.

Trailfinders travel operator

Trailfinders was established almost 40 years ago by Mike Gooley. The company was initially only an overland tour operator serving a vibrant new generation of young travelers. Now Trailfinders has shops spread all across Britain and Ireland and sells everything travel-related from tailor-made holiday packages to long-haul travel flights, including value holidays to USA, Australia and Asia.

The tours operator has built up a solid reputation over the years for the best blend of destination knowledge, insider connections, consumer advocacy and value for your money. Trailfinders was also voted the best operator by more than 17,000 readers of Telegraph travel’s magazine and awarded this year’s top Telegraph annual Travel Award early in November, 2013.

Nick Trend, Telegraph Travel’s Consumer Editor explained: “In the parlance of the time, Trailfinders was Britain’s first bucket shop – a travel agent where you could buy discounted long-haul tickets, getting around the rules that set minimum airfares.”

“But, while bucket shops in general gave travel agents a bad name, often collapsing and taking their customers’ money with them, Gooley prospered by offering excellent value combined with a reputation for good service.”

Trailfinders scored a top five-star rating for ease of booking and customer service, and four stars in each of the five other categories in the Which? list of best tour operators 2013. In total, Trailfinders scooped 92% of available points in Which?'s survey of nearly 6,000 holidaymakers.

The company finished ahead of Inntravel, Princess Cruises and Exodus travel operators in the Which? list.

Other leading tour operators in Britain

Inntravel, a popular activity holiday company, scored 89% on the Which? list of best tour operators 2013, while Archers, Exodus, Holidays and Princess Cruises were tied for third on 88%. Also, scoring highly and cementing its place among best tour operators in the country was Riviera Travel. Last year Riviera Travel was voted best escorted tour operator in 2012 by Telegraph Travel. Audley Travel, HF Holidays, Fred Olsen Cruises and Voyages Jules Verne completed the top ten best operators in this year’s Which? list.

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Camping and relaxing in the Lake District

Waking up on a fresh and crisp morning in Cumbria is an experience not to be forgotten in a hurry. Waking up and unzipping your tent door while camping in the Lake District is even more memorable. Away from all the hustle and bustle, you can experience the lakes up close and personal. We run through three top class campsites for you to pitch up in.

Three Perfect Campsites

Camping in the Lake District should be something that makes everyones bucket list. Experiencing the valley like this is a totally different experience than basing yourself in a nearby hotel and you will get the chance to appreciate the beauty of the district at dusk before turning in as well as over breakfast at sunrise.

If you are looking for a campsite that offers all of the above and more then Chapel House Farm is not a bad place to start. More isolated than most other campsites in the region, you will experience peace and tranquillity on a scale you may not have thought possible. There are plenty of scenic walks and photogenic countryside to keep you in good spirits.

In the northwest of the Lake District, head to the hills and pitch up at Castlerigg Farm Campsite. It is run by a friendly family and offers clean shower and bathroom facilities. The chances are good too that you will get a great view of Derwentwater from your tent and you will be instructed on the appropriate direction to face your tent to view the gorgeous sunsets.

Finally, for a slightly different type of camping, 4 Winds Lakeland Tipis campsite in the southeast of the District offers you the chance to sleep in an authentic Native American Tipi tent. You can camp like the Sioux in these three poled tents and the included lanterns that light up your tent in a warm glow will make your evenings truly memborable. The campsite itself offers an unmatched view of Low Wray Castle and has all the ammenities that you expect.

Escape to the Lake District

Camping holidays are an ideal getaway during tough economic times as they are much more affordable than package holidays abroad. With these three campsite options you no longer have an excuse so get booking your camping holiday in the Lake District and experience the best that the UK has to offer.

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Traveling Luck for Komosari, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The timezone in Komosari is Europe/Sarajevo
Sunrise at 07:22 and Sunset at 16:50. It's Dark

Latitude. 44.9661°, Longitude. 16.5467°
WeatherWeather near Komosari; Report from Banja Luka, 69.1km away
Weather : mist
Temperature: -5°C / 23°F Temperature Below Zero
Wind: 3.5km/h North/Northwest
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populated locality;
an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings.
a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
a cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface.
an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries.
a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

Airports close to Komosari

Zagreb(ZAG), Zagreb, Croatia (109.3km)
Zadar(ZAD), Zadar, Croatia (157.5km)
Rijeka(RJK), Rijeka, Croatia (183.9km)
Split(SPU), Split, Croatia (187.1km)
Maribor(MBX), Maribor, Slovenia (209.7km)

Airfields or small airports close to Komosari

Banja luka, Banja luka, Bosnia-hercegovina (69.1km)
Udbina, Udbina, Croatia (88.8km)
Cerklje, Cerklje, Slovenia (151.7km)
Varazdin, Varazdin, Croatia (171.8km)
Grobnicko polje, Grobnik, Croatia (194.2km)

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Traveling Luck for Skogby, Etelä-Suomen Lääni, Aland Islands

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The timezone in Skogby is Europe/Helsinki
Sunrise at 08:58 and Sunset at 16:20. It's Dark

Latitude. 59.9247°, Longitude. 23.3233°
WeatherWeather near Skogby; Report from Turku, 93.8km away
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Temperature: -8°C / 18°F Temperature Below Zero
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a relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water.
a wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation.
a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.
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land-tied island;
a coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes.
the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows.
a large inland body of standing water.
conspicuous, isolated rocky masses.
railroad station;
a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight.
administrative division;
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a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.
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a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
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Airports close to Skogby

Turku(TKU), Turku, Finland (93.8km)
Helsinki vantaa(HEL), Helsinki, Finland (107.4km)
Helsinki malmi(HEM), Helsinki, Finland (109.1km)
Tallinn(TLL), Tallinn-ulemiste international, Estonia (109.3km)
Tampere pirkkala(TMP), Tampere, Finland (177km)

Airfields or small airports close to Skogby

Hanko, Hanko, Finland (16.9km)
Kiikala, Kikala, Finland (66.7km)
Nummela, Nummela, Finland (75.3km)
Amari, Armari air force base, Estonia (95.3km)
Rayskala, Rayskala, Finland (107.6km)

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Traveling Luck for Faith Chapel, Alabama, United States

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The timezone in Faith Chapel is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 08:49 and Sunset at 19:14. It's light

Latitude. 32.7858°, Longitude. -87.4125°
WeatherWeather near Faith Chapel; Report from Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, AL 66.9km away
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building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
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a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.

Airports close to Faith Chapel

Craig fld(SEM), Selma, Usa (81.6km)
Birmingham international(BHM), Birmingham, Usa (135.9km)
Maxwell afb(MXF), Montgomery, Usa (140km)
Meridian nas(NMM), Meridian, Usa (142.3km)
Columbus afb(CBM), Colombus, Usa (173.6km)

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