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    SAC needs your help!

    Each year, in an effort to improve system practices, Deltona Middle School conducts a parent, student and faculty/staff Climate Survey.  We value your opinion and ask you to take the time to complete this survey. Read more...

    7th Grade Immunization Requirement

    Seventh Grade Requirement: In addition to compliance with all other required immunizations, children entering, attending, or transferring to the seventh or eighth grade in Florida schools must complete the following:

    One dose of tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine .

    Immunizations are available from your family physician and Volusia County Health Department.   For more information please contact the Volusia County Health Department at 386-274-0500.

    DMS Title 1, Part A Parental Involvement

    PIP 2016-17

    Parent Guide

    The purpose of the Parent Guide is to provide you with information about the educational process and to share ways you may be meaningfully involved in your child's education.  Parents are essential contributors and a major influence in their child's education and success.

    Parent Guide 2016-2017

    District Dress code Policy

    On March 29, 2016, the School Board of Volusia County adopted a student appearance, dress and uniform code for all elementary, middle and high school students for the 2016-2017 school year. Deltona Middle's other two polo shirt colors are Black and Blue.  Please find the School Board Policy 217 which gives detailed instruction on what is allowed and forbidden.  For a quick reference, you can reference the Dress Code Flyer as well as the Frequently Asked Questions.

    DMS has taken the guess work out of which shirt is acceptable for boys and girls to wear.  You can now order your school uniform shirts by filling out the order form below, or by visiting our Charger Store online.

    Policy 217 - Dress Code

    Dress Code Flyer - 2016

    Dress Code - FAQ

    Polo Uniform Order Form

    DMS Security

    Deltona Middle School has implemented a new security system to help protect our students.  The Visitor Management System helps track guests, students, faculty, contractors and volunteers at our school, thus providing a safer and more monitored environment for the students.  When visitors, volunteers, contractors or parents check-in, they will be asked to present a valid state issued ID for entering into the system.  We ask for your cooperation in presenting your valid state issued ID when checking in at the school.  (see attached letter from Dr. Inge)  Visitor Management Letter

    VCS 106 Missing Student Procedure.

    School Emergency Guide for Parents

    Parents Have a Key Role in Emergency Response

    During and following an emergency situation, school and district officials must act quickly and follow established emergency protocols to safeguard students and staff, secure schools, and communicate accurate information in a timely manner.  Parents can assist greatly by helping with preparation before the emergency.

    Parental Notification of Student Evacuation

    In the event of an emergency that requires Deltona Middle to be evacuated, Deltona High School serves as the primary evacuation site. The district will provide transportation to Deltona High School as soon as drivers can be dispatched. Parents/Guardians will be notified to report to Deltona High School as the information/meeting area and to pick-up their student(s).

    Deltona High School is located at: 100 Wolf Pack Run, Deltona 32725, (386) 575-4153

    School Emergency Guide for Parents.pdfSchool Emergency Guide for Parents

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    Login with the user id and password supplied by the school.

    • The first time, you will be asked to reset your password.

    You will see a summary of grades by classes.  To see each class in detail:

    • Click "Grade Summary" on the left hand side under "Summary";
    • From here, you can either click the highlighted grade under the Grading Period for that subject OR under "Class Reports" select the Class from the drop down box
    • Choose the Marking Period in question
    • Click on the “Get Report” button

    You can check your child's attendance by clicking at the top left "Attendance Summary".

    To e-mail a teacher, you can select "Schedule Summary", and click on the teacher for that subject under "Email".

    PIRC (Parental Information and Resource Center)

    The FL PIRC of FND is a U.S. Department of Education grant-funded PIRC. The FL PIRC of FND provides free training, resources, and assistance to parents, schools, and communities to help promote effective parental involvement and family engagement practices.

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    Parents Right to Know

    Pursuant to Federal requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA), the School Districe of Volusia County is committed to providing information to you regarding your child's teacher and paraprofessional (if applicable) qualifications.  Parents have a Right to Know and request this information from their school.

    Parents Right to Know.pdf

    Parents Right to Know (Spanish).pdf

    Student Cell Phone and Electronic Use Policy

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Blaze Damages Tulsa Complex

Jan 23, 2013

Tulsa fire crews battled the overnight blaze at the Eagle Point Apartments.
Credit Tulsa Fire-Twitter

Fire officials are looking for the cause of an overnight three alarm fire at the Eagle Point Apartments in south Tulsa. The blaze was reported around 1:30 this morning.

16-units at the complex were either damaged or destroyed by the blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it does appear to be accidental at this point. It may have on a balcony of one of the apartments.

No injuries were reported. The American Red Cross is assisting those displaced by the fire.

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Did Bill Roper lose his voice?

imagesIt looks like UNC Health Care CEO Bill Roper has allowed his blog’s domain name “roperhealth.com” to expire.

The page says only that “roperhealth.com expired on 10/05/2009 and is pending renewal or deletion.” Roper’s musings were quite interesting and informative — I hope he keeps the website alive.

I’m trying to keep my natural skepticism in check and assume that the blog is at a new site or the expiration was an oversight. I’m trying to ignore my inner-conspiracy theorist that says the site was shut down because of Dr. Roper’s more controversial statements (although I couldn’t resist using the suggestive image of someone’s mouth taped shut on the post).

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Congresswoman Ellmers appears to endorse sequestration cuts

The Washington Post reports [1] that the sequester confrontation in Washington is a “moment of truth” for the Tea Party. The story also quotes Congresswoman Renee Ellmers as endorsing the disastrous cuts sequestration will bring about [2].

“Rep. Renee L. Ellmers (N.C.), who is part of the 2010 class of Republicans but not a member of the tea party caucus, said she worries about the sequester, especially since her district, home to Fort Bragg, would be hit hard. But she said it may have to happen.

‘I do believe it will start a very important process that will help our economy to start to grow,” she said. “The debt that we have at the federal level is our biggest threat for our country.’”


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Purple Rose of Cairo

This is a space for free expression and to speak out against hypocrisy; It’s a space where we can speak of daily problems no matter how trivial; It’s a space for confronting our issues and discussing them honestly.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Did you ever
Run your fingers through a burning flame
To make sure that it would burn you
Run straight into a closed door
To find out how much it would bruise you
Look straight at a naked lamp
Knowing it would blind you
I did it all
And now I’m sure
The blisters will heal.
And now I have found out
The bruises will fade
And now I know
I will nurture the light inside of me
For as long as it takes to deliver the child
Not a stillborn, lifeless child
This will be a perfect child,
A healthy child - not deformed or maimed
The child that I have already named
True Love.

  • At 8:07 PM, Blogger ahmad said…

    I Love This one...
    ...I tried them all as well...and i know by now how much I've gained by hitting the closed door...

    thanks for the poem... a real Talent!

    p.s. why i feel like we both wrote about the same thing? the same time?

  • At 12:37 PM, Blogger klephty said…

    May I quote Oscar Wilde:
    Everyone kills the thing he loves
    By each let this be heard
    The coward does it with a kiss
    The brave man with a sword

  • At 10:01 AM, Anonymous rasha elshamy said…

    wonderful ghada
    and real courage reveals in declaring our feelings and living them to the full whether they r worthy or not.
    feelings r like truth completely obstinate and any trial to deny them or even ignoring them strengthen them more and more.

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A highly detailed, fascinating slice of baseball history, "Moneyball" will appeal to both sports aficionados and those (like yours truly) who are not.

This is the true story of how Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), the general manager for the Oakland Athletics, met the challenge of a small budget and still built a talented team.

Mostly, this is a character study of Billy, and it's one of Pitt's best performances. Don't be surprised if you hear "Moneyball" mentioned when the Academy Awards season rolls around early next year.

Billy feels as though his hands are tied when he tries to assemble a team. He's always outbid for the star players. He becomes acquainted with just-graduated-from-Yale Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), who has developed a formula known as sabermetrics, which measures the performance of players via a statistical process. But Beane's colleagues are far from enthused about this idea of quantifying talent. The team's scouts tell him they know talent when they see it.

It's no wonder this movie is so interesting. Screenwriters Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin have worked on other terrific screenplays, including "Schindler's List," "American Gangster" and "Charlie Wilson's War." They well know how to bring real-life characters to the screen with both flaws and strengths that make audiences root for them.

Director Bennett Miller (who, incidentally, directed Philip Seymour Hoffman in the lead role in "Capote") draws great performances from all his actors, but Pitt is always at the forefront. Watch him as he subtly rolls his eyes and not-so-subtly wolfs down food as a man with intensity that can surface in affability or anger - sometimes both within seconds.

It's nice to see Hill in a quiet, dramatic role as the young guy who finds himself being charged with responsibilities such as telling players they are being released from the team. He and Pitt develop a respectful chemistry as the build their own little team of two.

This is a lengthy show - a little more than two hours long, in fact. It doesn't slog, but it does take its time. That's all the better to develop Pitt's character and build some dramatic tension.

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Sports fans in particular will delight in the baseball scenes, so well-directed that they engage the non-sports aficionado as well.

It's one of the best movies of the year - a winner regardless of what you think about Beane's approach.


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When the billionaire buyout titan Stephen A. Schwarzman gave himself a boom-era-defining 60th birthday party in 2007, the global economy was soaring.

Four years and one financial crisis later, the world looks very different. But not much has changed in the private equity world - at least when it comes to birthday parties.

Last Saturday night, the financier Leon D. Black celebrated his 60th with a blowout at his oceanfront estate in Southampton, on Long Island. After a buffet dinner featuring a seared foie gras station, some 200 guests took in a show by Elton John. The pop music legend, who closed with ''Crocodile Rock,'' was paid at least $1 million for the hour-and-a-half performance.

''The great Sir Elton John performing at my friend Leon Black's fabulous 60th bday,'' wrote the fashion designer Vera Wang on her Facebook page. ''I had the honor of dressing his wife, my friend, Debra Black, the hostess! If there was ever a great family ... this was it! Xx Vera''

The stars of music and fashion collided with a who's who of Wall Street. Revelers included Michael R. Milken, the junk-bond pioneer and Mr. Black's boss at Drexel Burnham Lambert in the 1980s; Julian H. Robertson Jr. , the hedge fund investor; Lloyd C. Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs; and Mr. Schwarzman, head of Blackstone Group.

Rounding out the guest list were politicians including Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York, who rubbed elbows with the media celebrities Martha Stewart and Howard Stern.

''Leon throws some good parties, because Leon's worth like twenty gazillion, like twenty billion or something crazy and for him, you know, a billion dollars is like ten dollars to us,'' Mr. Stern said on his Monday show on SiriusXM Radio. Mr. Black sits on the company's board.

Opulent celebrations thrown by the rich and famous are de rigueur in New York and Hamptons society. And in buyout land, there is something about private equity bosses and 60th birthdays: In 2002, David Bonderman, co-founder of TPG, had the Rolling Stones and John Mellencamp play at his celebration at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas.

But where Mr. Schwarzman's $3 million birthday party came to be seen as a symbol of a new Gilded Age, a party like Mr. Black's - at this moment in time - appears to some to be something else.

''It displays a kind of moral bad taste given the vast economic problems in the country,'' said Michael M. Thomas, a former Lehman Brothers partner who writes novels about Wall Street. ''This behavior suggests they are isolated from the rest of the world living behind these great big hedges, and in a way they are.''

Mr. Black is no parvenu, having been a fixture on Wall Street for decades. When Drexel collapsed in the late 1980s, Mr. Black started a firm to buy stakes in troubled companies. Today, that firm, Apollo Global Management, manages $72 billion in assets and is publicly traded. Its holdings include Caesars Entertainment, the world's largest casino company, and LyondellBasell, a big plastics and chemicals business.

Mr. Black, a major philanthropist to various scholastic, medical and cultural institutions, has also used his riches to amass a world-class art collection. In 2009, at a Christie's auction, he paid about $47 million for a chalk drawing by Raphael of a woman's head.

While much of the nation's economy has struggled to recover from the financial crisis, Mr. Black's firm - and the rest of the private equity industry - has snapped back. Though their deals are a far cry from the record takeovers struck in the last decade, multibillion-dollar buyouts have returned as banks extend corporate loans again. And pension funds and global sovereign wealth funds, faced with poor performance in stocks and bonds, continue to commit billions to private equity in the hopes of juicing their returns.

Apollo has long been considered one of Wall Street's most skilled investors. The firm made a killing during the financial crisis. Its big bet on distressed debt at the market bottom in 2009 earned the firm and its clients billions of dollars in profits.

The industry's continued success has made it a target in Washington. At issue is the low 15 percent tax rate paid by private equity executives on ''carried interest,'' or the share of profits that fund managers receive as part of their compensation. Eliminating this provision would raise $21 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Mr. Black, speaking at a conference early last year, said he was resigned to a tax increase, saying that ''it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for some adjustment.''

Yet he has also been an outspoken opponent of certain proposals that would raise taxes on him and the private equity industry. Last year, Mr. Black visited Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and make his case.

Mr. Black, through a spokeswoman, declined to comment.

On Saturday night, to be sure, there was little talk of carried interest at the Blacks' home on Meadow Lane, one of the Hamptons most desirable addresses for its panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and Shinnecock Bay. He counts among his neighbors Calvin Klein and David H. Koch, the billionaire industrialist.

Mr. Black had his backyard transformed into a faux nightclub setting, constructing a wooden deck over his swimming pool and building a tent for Mr. John's concert. After a buffet of crab cakes and steak, partygoers sat on couches with big puffy pillows. They watched Mr. Black's four grown children deliver touching toasts to their father, including a poem by the youngest son.

''Oh, I wish I was Leon Black's child,'' Mr. Stern said on Monday.

Mr. John then took the stage and performed many of his hits, including ''Your Song,'' ''Benny and the Jets,'' and ''Candle in the Wind.'' He joked that he knew how important 60th birthday parties were because he recently had one. (He is 64.)

Before the concert, around 8 p.m., as a full moon rose over the Atlantic, Mr. Blankfein and Mr. Schwarzman stood at the foot of the stairs leading down to the beach. Guests overheard Mr. Blankfein playfully ribbing Mr. Schwarzman about his fin de siecle affair.

''Your 60th got us into the financial crisis,'' Mr. Blankfein is said to have told the private equity titan. ''Let's hope this party gets us out of it.''

This is a more complete version of the story than the one that appeared in print.

PHOTOS: The billionaire financier Leon D. Black, now 60. (PHOTOGRAPH BY FRED PROUSER/REUTERS) (B1); Elton John performed at Leon D. Black's 60th birthday party. (PHOTOGRAPH BY MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAGES) (B5)


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Question of the Day - 9 April 2010

From which language does the word assassin come?

De quelle langue le mot assassin vient-il?

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Dáithaí C said...

Arabic; حشاشون \ جماعة الحشاشين
Originally the Nizari branch of the Ismā'īlī Shia under the instruction of Hassan-i Sabbāh (hence assassin)during the Middle Ages who were active in the fort of Alamut in Iran from the eighth to the fourteenth centuries. This group killed members of the Arab Abbasid, Seljuq and crusaders élite for political and religious reasons, but mostly targeted the Sunni Muslims. It was the religion of peace even then!


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Quotes by American Businessman Stephen Covey

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. Stephen Covey

Live out of your imagination, not your history. Stephen Covey

Seek first to understand and then to be understood. Stephen Covey

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions. Stephen Covey

Priority is a function of context. Stephen Covey

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. Stephen Covey

Accountability breeds response-ability. Stephen Covey

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character Stephen Covey

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us. Stephen Covey

Love - THE FEELING - is a fruit of love, the verb. Stephen Covey

The ability to manage well doesn't make much difference if you're not even in the right jungle. Stephen Covey

If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own. Stephen Covey

People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them. The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value. Stephen Covey

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize. Stephen Covey

As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole--the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration. We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations. Stephen Covey

In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment-independent will-that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day. Stephen Covey

The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character. Stephen Covey

Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the reincarnation of cumulative resentment, deep disappointment and disillusionment repressed by the Lose/Win mentality. Disproportionate rage or anger, overreaction to minor provocation, and cynicism are other embodiments of suppressed emotion. People who are constantly repressing, not transcending feelings toward a higher meaning find that it affects the quality of their relationships with others. Stephen Covey

People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally being lived. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society. Stephen Covey

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Stephen Covey

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Sunday, March 9, 2008

Daytona Day 3: Are We There Yet?

Someone warn me the next time the people in "charge" of things decide to move daylight savings time up a few weeks. Better yet, don't bother telling me anything until they do away with it altogether.

As it is now 3:47 a.m. I have made the executive decision to post tomorrow (er, later today), leaving you instead with a few pictures and some links to get you caught up.

Scott Wallenberg, Tim Kennedy and JB build burritos,
courtesy of Corona Honda Racing.

Pirelli's Kevin Allen and his posse.

Johnny "O'Hannah" took notes
from Kevin.

For the Daytona Supercross race report, presented by Kawasaki, click here.

For complete GNCC results and information regarding last week's opener in Melbourne, FL, as well as this week's races in Washington, GA, visit

For the Daytona 200 and Superbike race report presented by Kawasaki, click here.

If you want to check out a slideshow of the Ducati fashion show, click here.

Neil Hodgson didn't have much
to cheer about on Saturday.

Josh Hayes, on the other hand, had plenty
to smile about.

Chaz Davies was runner-up behind Hayes in the 200.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Daytona Day 2: Are We in Kansas Yet?

Ok, so I was a little off on my weather forecast for tonight. The Boots-O-Meter still needs a little tweaking, and certainly not the kind of tweaking it got last night. You see, our hotel sits right next to the Daytona Ale House, a place frequented by many in the industry during bike week. Immediately following last night's update I headed over to there to gather some second opinions about the weather and wound up with a bottle of wine shoved in my face. I tried to fight it, but they made me drink it. Seriously. These guys just don't respect science.

I still stand by my assertion that I was closer than the professionals. We woke up this morning to a soupy mess outside: hot, hazy, overcast. You could feel the instability in the air. It was over my morning coffee that I learned of the first of four tornado watches issued throughout the day. So we tentatively headed for the Speedway with our eyes to the sky. We set up the booth in a way we were confident we could tear down on a moment's notice. When noon came and passed we breathed a sigh of relief; we were out of harm's way. Well, the forecasters were not about to be shown up, so they extended the watch until two, and when two came and passed they upped it to seven, then finally two o'clock in the freaking morning. Great. Just as we're leaving the Ale House.

And at least part of what I said last night held true: The Daytona Supercross race will run rain or shine. I was really looking forward to watching the race live, but I have to be honest with you, I'm glad in hindsight that I was stuck in this hotel room posting Road Racerhead during the race. Personally, I have to question the decision to run a race during a thunderstorm in the tallest metal structure in three counties, but at the same time it shows the dedication of the fans and riders alike to the sport. As I'm writing this the race has yet to air on TV, so I'll not go into any of the details I've received from the track except to tell you that the winner was....

Despite the threat of rain and tornado, Ducati Island was kicking this afternoon. We were fortunate enough to have a booth right next to the HyperMotard stunt show, performed by Eric Wood. That guy knows his bike inside and out. He performed tail-scraping wheelies, slides that came literally inches from the crowd surrounding the demonstration area, burnouts, and a plethora of other mind boggling stunts. There are plenty of videos available on You Tube; if you have the time you should seriously check some of his stuff out.

Another big draw at the Island is the Ducati Fashion Show. I managed to land a spot right at the end of the runway, camera in hand, and dutifully snapped away. The fashion show featured many of the products featured at their on-location store. From racing leathers to teeny-weeny bikinis, they have it all. I've posted a few photos from the show here and I plan to have a full slide show up on sometime tomorrow-ish.

As the afternoon wore on, the skies continued to boil. It was sometime during the second Ducati fashion show (did I mention there were two?) that the clouds exploded on us. It went something like, blip...blip...blip-blip--fawooosh. I ran back to the booth, camera tucked beneath my shirt, to find JB and Scott Wallenberg scrambling to get everything under shelter. It was a lesson in futility. There wasn't a dry spot to be found. It was, as Forrest Gump put it, raining up. We finally managed to secure everything as best we could and made a run for the rental car.

It's been a crazy day, totally dictated by weather (as you probably realized by now). But no tornadoes...yet.

Boots-O-Meter forecast for tomorrow: Snow showers likely.

Damn, this thing is jammed again.Time for me to head over to the Ale House for some more fine-tuning....

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Daytona: Day 1

2008 marks the second consecutive year that we've flown out of snow and into the sunshine. Ok, so last year it was a blizzard and we all missed our flights, whereas this year it was snowing just enough to remind you how glad you were to be heading to Daytona.

Right now it's raining here in Daytona and as far as the so-called "weather experts" are saying, there is a good chance it'll be raining at tomorrow night's Supercross event. But what do they know? Just a couple of months ago I watched it snow six inches in a nine-hour period while the forecasters frantically struggled to keep up. They dropped the weather advisory during a period of particularly heavy snow, only to re-issue a winter storm warning during the waning moments of the storm. Bollocks. The Boots-O-Meter is holding steady at a 30% chance of rain.

Either way, rain or shine, the race will go on. That is not the case for Saturday's Daytona 200, which will be postponed until Sunday in the event of rain. Forecasts say it'll be sunny and mild, and that's really got me worried.

Speaking of road races, the AMA Superbike Series kicked off at the Daytona International Speedway as the Superstock and Supersport classes took to the track this afternoon, with the latter turning out one of the best finishes in Daytona history. Ben Bostrom (who earlier had predicted he would win every Supersport race this season) and his Graves Yamaha teammate Josh Herrin battled it out for most of the race, each taking turns drafting the other coming out of the bank and attempting a pass in the home straight. Monster Energy Kawasaki's Roger Lee Hayden was in the mix, even pulling off a very nice double-draft once, before getting caught up in lap traffic and falling a few seconds behind the two front men. Bostrom had the lead at the white flag and immediately everyone's attention turned to Herrin: Would he be able to draft his teammate and snatch the victory?

The last lap seemed to last almost as long as the entire rest of the race itself with the two riders seemingly joined together in a high-speed game of cat and mouse. By the time the riders had exited the last turn, Herrin had positioned himself for a run at the win. But Ben played it perfectly, shifting to the inside of the track and forcing Herrin to adjust. Though the bikes made contact (at near full speed, mind you), both riders managed to maintain control, and Bostrom went on to win by an amazing one hundredth of a second! The Supersport class was home to some of the best road racing last season, and if today's race is any indication, 2008 will be no different.

After the races were over and we had properly cleaned ourselves up, we headed back to the infield, where we were guests of Honda for their annual Honda Riders of America banquet. Both motocross and road racing were represented well there, with Greg White entertaining the crowd and interviewing the riders. (Davi Millsaps, Ben Townley, Ivan Tedesco, Andrew Short and Ben Coisey represented the dirt while Neil Hodgson, Mat Mladin, Jake Zemke, and Josh Hayes represented the road.) As an added bonus, each rider pulled a number out of a basket and gave the person lucky enough to have the matching number a piece of his gear.

After we adjourned from the banquet, we headed about five miles up the road to watch the second night of the AMA Flat Track races. Jake Johnson had won the first night and was poised to become the first person ever to win the "Daytona Double." Jake scored not one, but three holeshots (they restarted the race twice due to crashes) and immediately put himself in a comfortable lead on the way to victory and into the history books. Congrats, Jake.

Finally, on behalf of Racer X and Road Racer X, I'd like to give special thanks to Ducati North America. For the second straight year they've invited us into their "Ducati Island" to set up a booth. They always treat us wonderfully, and we are grateful. If you're in the area or know someone down here for bike week, come by tomorrow, as they have a full day of activities planned. A fashion show, for one, that you won't want to miss. If you're stuck at home, don't worry. I'll be back tomorrow to fill you in. Until then...

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Dome Sweet Dome....

Words and photos by Gregg Lowley

Greetings from Indy! We're in the waning moments of day two of the Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo and by all accounts it would appear that everyone is ready to call it a day and head to their favorite watering hole. A lot of people are walking around in a daze, most likely a result of not following the advice of Racer X's survival guide, neglecting the re-hydration portion of the night. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let's go back a couple days....

Part I: The Puzzle

After ten years, the process of setting up for a trade show is like second nature to us. We know the rules, where to wait in line, what you can and can't do, and most importantly how to set up our display rack. So nobody seemed fazed when a large crate was dropped off in the office the day before we were to leave for Indy. Its contents? Our brand-spankin'-new display rack. What was missing? Our brand-spankin'-new directions for putting together said rack. Of course we didn't discover this until we had it completely unpacked. After a few frantic calls to the manufacturer we were promised complete directions would be sent to us via email.

To make a long story short, the directions didn't show up until after we had ad-libbed half of the rack together and the laptop battery had long-since died. Needless to say we've learned a valuable lesson from all of this...or maybe not.

Part II: And We're Off!

The Expo kicked off promptly-ish at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. Exhibitors and dealers alike shrugged off the cobwebs spun the night before, consuming obscene amounts of coffee and Red Bull. No time for recovery, it was game time.

Things were crazy at the Racer X booth right off the bat. The special 10 Year Anniversary issue of Racer X Illustrated was a hit! It seemed like every time the table was restocked, someone was yelling for more mags. After eight hours of non-stop running around, we were ready to put some distance between us and the booth; preparations began in earnest for the nighttime festivities.

Part III: Racer X on the Rocks

After a quick shower and a bite to eat it was on to the Pan American Center for the annual Racer X Indy Hockey Challenge sponsored by Corona. After the opening ceremonies, which included the unveiling of the 2008 Corona Extra Honda Racing bike, the players took to the ice. A good crowd was on hand to watch a friendly, yet scrappy game.

The heavily favored Canadian team traded a pair of goals with the Americans before settling into a 2-1 lead that held until midway through the third period. It looked for a while that an upset was quite possible. The Canadians had other ideas and promptly reeled off three unanswered goals behind Rob McCullough's hat trick en route to a 6-3 victory.

The American squad played their hearts out, but once again the Canadian team proved to be the kings of the ice. How about we play a game of basketball next year, eh?

This year's Players of the Game Award goes to Corona Extra for keeping everyone's thirst level under control.

Part IV: Singing the "Blu"s

Next up on our agenda was a party sponsored by Ogio and Red Bull at a club called Blu. These guys did it up. We were set up on a balcony overlooking the entire club, with a self-serve bar to boot. I'd love to go into details, but I've been explicitly told that what happens in Indy, stays in Indy. A few of the highlights include DC handing out Alka-Seltzer Morning Relief to everyone, Brian Deegan showing off his battle scar to whoever was (or wasn't) interested, and the general antics of Fubar, Brozik and JB. Props to Andy and everyone else at Ogio and Red Bull for making us all feel so welcome.

Part V: Here We Go Again!

The second day of the Expo got off to a much slower start, partly because of the late nighters and partly because many people had turned their attention towards the weather forecasts and the storm moving across the nation. From what I hear connecting flights are being canceled or are in jeopardy of cancellation, which seemed to put a slight damper on everyone's mood. There were quite a few that opted for a quick escape and pretty much packed up and took the next flight out. Many others have adjusted their plans to leave immediately after the doors shut today.

The rest of us went about our normal business. Hell, we're here until the end so there's no reason to get worked up over something you can't control. Besides, the weather forecast will change no less than five times between now and tomorrow morning. Trust me.

We welcomed a couple of special guests in the afternoon, as Yamaha superbike racers Eric and Ben Bostrom stopped by our booth for an autograph session. They had been literally working their asses off this weekend, but being the professional and personable people they are, they were all smiles as they welcomed and signed posters for their fans.

In closing, everything and everyone has been wonderful here. Tonight we'll be co-hosting (along with Ogio and Red Bull) a party at a place called Jillians. There will be yet another open bar, only this time bowling will be involved. God-willing, I'll be in good enough shape to give you guys another update tomorrow. Until then...

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Morning Relief

Davey swears by Alka Seltzer Morning Relief, and I'm now a believer. Whoever invented that stuff needs some kind of award. For all of you who may tip back a few too many tonight - get to the drugstore now. You will be thanking me tomorrow.

Our drive from Morgantown was pretty uneventful but we got here just in time to meet some old friends at the Canterbury hotel. We had a pretty epic bench racing session with some key players: Eric Perronard, Fred Bramblett, Andy Leisner, Jeff Nash, Nick McCabe, John Farris... And even our own Chris Jonnum was there (back from Katmandu)! It was a great start to a long weekend.

Did you guys watch the trade show survival video? I have probably seen it 30 times now and still laugh every time. I think I'm going to follow Emig's advice tonight and set my alarm for when it's time to go to bed.

I've been trying to write this for three hours and the words just aren't flowing. I'll be back tomorrow with a real update. We have the Dogger here right now picking the numbers for our Supercross pick board, so if you're one of the advertisers with your name on here, come back and see where you are!

If you're looking for something to do tonight, come over to the PanAm Arena and check out the hockey game. Free Corona beer!

Be sure to stop by to see me tomorrow (booth 1340) and play our photo search game.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Late from Las Vegas

When we started the blog from Vegas I was really excited and had very high expectations of keeping you all up-to-date as the weekend went on. But really, it was New Year's Eve, and like my long list of resolutions, this fell to the side when I realized how many Red Bull and vodkas I had consumed in the Red Bull Energy Center. I could have done laps around that field on Monday night, but Tuesday morning sure was a different story! (But it sure was worth it.)

So anyway, I apologize for the delay in my reporting. But I have to tell you guys about the rest of our trip. Bill (my husband) and I went to the Strip for awhile on Monday afternoon just to check it out, and I couldn't believe how crowded it was already. I was thankful that we were going to be off the strip at the Rio and that we had very important plans for the evening!

We headed out back to pick up our VIP credentials and fill out the waivers for our media passes. In line there we saw Ben and Eric Bostrom and I started to get a little nervous about my duties as a reporter for the evening. I don't know why I get so shy and worked up about stuff, it's totally ridiculous.

We stepped into hospitality line to get our wristbands and the staff was passing out scarves and gloves! Red Bull really does think of everything. I don't know if they mentioned on TV how freaking cold it was there, but it was seriously like 30 degrees. Long underwear was not one of the things on my list to bring to Las Vegas. I actually did feel bad for the girls who dressed up for New Year's Eve instead of for a football game, because it was freezing. (And I'm from Pittsburgh, so imagine if they were from California?)

Anyway, so we get in and check in at the bar (what did you expect me to say?) and go over to the stage where Angles and Airwaves had just started to play. Bryan and Susan were already big fans so they were stoked. I had never heard of them before, but they put on a good show.

Then they introduced Mix Master Mike. I'm a pretty big Beastie Boys fan, but never got to see them in concert so I was really excited to see him. He mixed up some pretty sweet beats but after about ten minutes a marching band started that was the end of Mix Master Mike. Yep, one of the greatest DJs got put on hold for the marching band! The band was a pretty cool addition to the show, though, with the whole football theme and all. They even had Red Bull cheerleaders running Maddison 300+ jerseys!

Check out Mix Master Mike's dressing room. I think his tour bus must have been at Pep Boy's.

We went inside to warm up for a bit and check out the Energy Center and ended up upstairs where there was a DJ spinning. He reminded me of Davey Castillo for some reason. Maybe it was just the jacket.

The Energy Center was the place to be!

I got to see my old friend Andy Donahue from Ogio and snagged a quick photo of him and some other VIPs. Left to right: FMXer Tommy Clowers, Aaron Chapman from Ogio, Pro Wakeboarder Cathy Williams, Donahue, and FMXer Jeff Tilton.

We headed back outside to catch a good spot for the upcoming jump, and we ended up right on the 30 yard line. Here's Bill, Bryan and Susan trying to stay warm and prepare themselves to see some pretty cool stuff. I think they are a little blurry because I was shivering, not because I was bouncing off the ground. But at that point I can't say for sure.

Next thing I know there are people talking of skydivers, and you can see these little red glowing things in the sky. Those dudes are sick! Watching them land one after another was so freaking awesome. I know you probably can't see it in this photo, but there are little red blobs floating up above us here.

I also got to meet trials master Geoff Aaron and his wife Kerry, and they let me take their photo. I am kind of embarrassed because I know I was blubbering about how much I enjoyed his show at Loretta Lynn's, but I did. Oh well.

Everyone was kind of looking around at each other waiting for something to happen. People in the stands starting chanting, Jump, Jump, Jump!

And then Robbie came flying from the parking lot of the Rio and ... He totally killed it! The place went absolutely insane. It was one of those "no way!" moments and everyone was jumping and cheering and it was such a cool feeling. Then he said he was going to do it again and the place went really crazy! Can you see him on the TV with his hand in the air? And how stoked is the chick with the tongue ring?

I was nervous enough the first time, but to see him start to come towards us the second time and then turn around, we were all just like, what is going on? But then he came back and cleared it for the second time. Unbelievable! Not only did he break the world record, but he did it twice!

We hung out at the Energy Center for awhile after the jump, all huddled around one of the heat lamps, and then headed back to the Rio to thaw out. We ended up watching the fireworks on the strip from Bryan and Susan's room. We're Rosie fans now, because we're convinced that Trump threw off the whole fireworks display by not shooting them from his casino. But it was a great show, and neat to watch them coming off of different buildings at the same time. It was a cool end to a really amazing night.

We spent all day Tuesday (when I should've been blogging) nursing off hangovers and watching college football. We made an attempt to win back the money we'd lost, but my roulette numbers were unlucky that night. We were in bed early and for once I didn't get on a plane leaving Las Vegas with a hangover.

I might have lost some money on the tables but my luck was definitely good. I got to take a trip to Las Vegas with my husband, my closest friend from work and his very cool wife, meet some new friends (thanks for everything, Jordan!) and watch a record breaking motorcycle jump. Not bad for a work gig.


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RAFAEL CAMPO was born in 1964 in Dover, New Jersey. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Medical School, he currently teaches and practices general internal medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where his medical practice serves mostly Latinos, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered people, and people with HIV infection. He is also on the faculty of the Lesley University Creative Writing MFA program.

He is the author of The Other Man Was Me (Arte Público Press, Houston, 1994), which won the 1993 National Poetry Series Award; What the Body Told (Duke University Press, Durham, 1996), which won a Lambda Literary Award for Poetry; and The Poetry of Healing: A Doctor's Education in Empathy, Identity, and Desire (W.W. Norton, New York, 1997), a collection of essays now available in paperback under the title The Desire to Heal, which also won a Lambda Literary Award, for memoir. His poetry and prose have appeared in many major anthologies, including Best American Poetry 1995 (Scribner, New York, 1995), Things Shaped in Passing: More "Poets for Life" Writing from the AIDS Pandemic (Persea, New York, 1996), Currents in the Dancing River: Contemporary Latino Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry (Harcourt Brace, New York, 1994), and Gay Men at the Millennium (Putnam, New York, 1997); and in numerous prominent periodicals, including Boston Review, Commonweal, JAMA, Kenyon Review, The Lancet, Los Angeles Times, The Nation, New England Journal of Medicine, The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, The Paris Review, Poetry, The Progressive, Salon.com, Slate.com, Threepenny Review, Yale Review, and the Washington Post Book World. His poem "Mobidity and Mortality Rounds" was selected by Jo Shapcott as the winner of the 2013 Hippocrates Open International Prize.

His work has also been featured on the National Endowment for the Arts website and on National Public Radio. With the support of a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, he wrote Diva (Duke University Press, 1999), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Paterson Poetry Prize, and Lambda Literary Awards for poetry. He is a recipient of the Annual Achievement Award from the National Hispanic Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Pushcart Prize, and he has served as Visiting Writer at Amherst College, artist in residence at Stanford University, George A. Miller Endowment Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana and Fanny Hurst Visiting Poet at Brandeis University. He has lectured widely, with recent appearances at the Lannan Foundation, the Library of Congress, the 92nd Street Y, and other prestigious venues. He is also the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Amherst College. His collection of poetry, Landscape with Human Figure, was published in April 2002, and won the Gold Medal from ForeWord in poetry. In August of 2003, W.W. Norton published The Healing Art: A Doctor's Black Bag of Poetry, essays on poetry and healing. His fifth book of poems, The Enemy, won the Sheila Motton Book Prize from the New England Poetry Club, one of the nation's oldest poetry organizations. In November 2013 Duke University Press published his 6th book of poems entitled, Alternative Medicine.

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

White House pressures employers to fire the undocumented

The Obama administration is again walking a centrist path, this time with the enforcement of immigration laws.

The Bush team's approach was to stage workplace raids, rounding up undocumented workers by the bus load. Because working without a visa is a civil violation akin to simple speeding, Bush officials often charged detained workers with identity theft, a real crime that includes a prison sentence. The Bush people used the identity theft charges to plea bargain the arrested workers into accepting deportation. (It's worthwhile to note the Supreme Court unanimously threw out this misuse of identity theft charges if a worker uses fake ID to obtain an honest job rather than defraud.)

Rather than round up undocumented workers en mass, which leaves children suddenly without parents and divides families, the Obama administration is electing to pressure employers to dismiss undocumented workers. The Obama team is doing this by threatening companies with stiff fines if they are caught employing those without legal status to work.

Some supporters of immigration reform are critical of the White House, feeling any enforcement of these laws is inhumane. Meanwhile, many on the right feel the Obama strategy is a half measure which places the burden of law enforcement on employers. This is the irony of the centrist approach which drives most of Obama's decisions. It draws ire from both extremes.

Will the U.S. public agree with the president? You can be sure both sides will mount a spin offensive to prevent a shift toward the center.

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Thanks for posting this Raul! We need to stay on top of this administration to keep it straight.

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Your Amazon Books and Federal Income Taxes

If you made money publishing books on Amazon.com in 2014, then you're right to expect a form from them to include with your 2014 income tax return that's due in April.  You should be getting an IRS Form 1099-MISC that tallies the amount of revenue you received from publication sales on Amazon.com during the tax year 2014.

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1.  You cannot download your Amazon 1099.

First of all, you cannot go online and grab the 1099-MISC from your Amazon Author Central site.  It's not there (although you can download these things from other sites, like Smashwords).  Your forms are coming to you via the United States Postal Service, mailed to the address you've given to Amazon.  So, if you've moved in the past year or so, check your Amazon account to make sure they have your current address.

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Second, you won't get just one 1099-MISC from Amazon.  Nope.  You'll get one for your ebook sales from Kindle Direct Publishing and you'll get a separate 1099 from CreateSpace.

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Oh my. Sometimes commenting on the libertarian mindset is just gilding the lily: A 55-year-old biker protesting New York State’s law requiring helmet use died at a hospital Saturday after striking his head in an accident. The Associated Press reports that Phillip A. Contos of Parish, N.Y., was riding with others through the town of Onondaga on Saturday afternoon without head protection, to protest the state’s requirement that bikers wear helmets.
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Rama Symbol

Article by Rinku Patel

Rama symbol is one of the symbols of Karuna® Reiki. It means God or Lord Rama. To be able to use this symbol, one has to be attuned to Karuna® Reiki. This symbol has two right ticks on tight side and left side. There is a spiral in the middle. The two right ticks are considered to be male and female energy. The spiral in between these two right ticks represents the bonding between male and female energy. This symbol is best visualized in Golden or Purple color.

  •  Rama symbol symbolizes joy and happiness.
  •  It creates direct link to earth energy hence helps in grounding. It helps grounding in all directions.
  •  It helps cleanse all the six chakras- Brow Chakra, Throat Chakra, Heart Chakra, Solar-plexus Chakra, Sacral Chakra and Root Chakra.
  •  It revives person’s chi and create determination.
  •  According to some practitioners, Archangel Michael’s presence has been felt when healing with Rama symbol, especially when ‘For The Highest Good of All’ is invoked.
  •  It helps clear lower chakras issues.
  •  This symbols can be used to manifest materialistic goals.
  •  Draw Rama symbol on feet chakra to open feet chakra. This will bring more energy, enhancing your healing by directly connecting to earth energy.Rama Symbol
  •  Draw the symbol on crystals to cleanse and purify the crystals.
  •  It also harmonize upper chakras with the lower chakras.
  •  Draw this symbol with SHK to bring peace and harmony.
  • Brings responsibility. Heal the person with this symbol who is irresponsible to make him responsible. The Rama symbol has the energies of CKR and SHK both. It can be combined with CKR and SHK to optimize the effect of healing.
  • Rama + Zonar + Halu heals lack of confidence.
  • Helps remove negativity from house, office, shops or any work/play place.
  • Draw the Rama symbol on walls, four corners and at the center. Give Reiki for about 3-5 minutes. It will clear-off negative energies. This symbol is very effective in removing negativity.
  • It also helps with backache and emotional blockages by balancing the energies.
  • Combination of Rama + Shanti + Gnosa is found effective for mental piece or unbalanced mind.
  • Improves relationships- A never breaking bondage can be created if combined with SHK.
  • Give Reiki with strong intention to heal relationships combining SHK and Rama.
  • For distant healing, combine with Zonar or HSZSN.

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Rinku Patel is a Reiki Usui Master. She practices also Karmic Reiki, Kundalini Reiki, Angel Reiki, Crystal Healing, Dowsing, Soulmate Reiki, Angel card, Tarot Card, Imara Reiki and Magnified Healing. Classes and Healing: Usui Reiki, Karmic Reiki, Kundalini Reiki, Angelic Reiki, Soulmate Reiki, Crystal healing, Angel and Tarot card reading, Dowsing, Imara Reiki and Magnified Healing. Rinku can be reached via her email address reikithemiraclehealing@gmail.com and on Facebook at Reiki The Miracle Healing.

  1. Beautiful!! I think whether a person has been initiated into Lineage, when the heart open up for “vital force” it has to work! Yes attunment it’s the ‘bow of the gift” however, without love? OM Shanti to all.

    • Nothing more beautiful than to share with others. I am a Reiki-Karuna Master. It does not make ‘special’ just makes me be more aware of others feelings and share my humble light through what I know, learned. Who cares if this is copy right? Is the Cosmic copy right? The vital force? No offense anybody… Please! Just becouse some ‘knowledge’ does NOT makes us the owner of the Universe… Or the Wind, Water, Fire… Earth. Namaste.

    • I am a Reiki Master and have used this symbol for many years. There is no such thing as copyright on Reiki symbols of any form of Reiki. I have books with this in it.

  2. hI Rinku

    Thanks you very much Rinku for giving this wonderful details on Rama

    hopefully will be using now very well..
    God bless..

    • I agree. I’m also a Karuna Reiki Master and one of the commitments is to keep it confidential. Anyone can use the symbol provided that you have been attuned. The attunement does not mean property, but a commitment to growth, learning and discipline. Spirituality is very disciplined and does not allow channeling if the person is not ready for that. Maybe that’s why William Rand was chosen.

  4. Rinku Jee.

    Since all the reiki is from one source why do we need more attunement after finishing master level of one particular style.

    • Attunements are like a preparation of your material body to receive new energy. It’s very fragile and needs some preparation and time to get used to the new energy flow. Each time of Reiki has its own frequency, so we need to get used to it.

  5. Hello, I am a Usui Reiki Master and I am just learning that there are different variations of Reiki. Does one have to be re-attuned to use this symbol? Or can I attune someone with this symbol and they attune me back, since i’m already a master? I guess i’m confused if I’d need to pay to learn this modality, when i’d rather not, figuring how expensive classes can be. If anyone can answer my question i’d appreciate it! Thanks 🙂

  6. I am an Usui Reiki Master, I don’t disclose symbols to anyone but they are all available on the Internet for people to see and read about, so this article is not giving away any secrets.

  7. The Beautiful Loving Healing Energy is a Gift from God and the Universe, Love is the only symbol we need, Love and the Intention to Heal, I keep my Reiki Healing simple, it Works, it is Beautiful and My Angels and Spirit Team are always Singing with Love. All Reiki Healing is Life Changing.

  8. Amazing!! Some people are ‘masters’ in this! Reiki, Karuna! Etc. and still full of ego! Oh dear!!! Attunment: yes!! Of course is needed! However , the INTENTIONS !! Meditation!! Alignment of the chakras!! Rid of EGO all of this helps ” channel VITAL FORCE” that is acquire through the Symbols!!! For example: when I was attune into Reiki: I was doing., channeling into others and “they all felt tremendous amount of energy moving”. Then, I got attuned … And there were NOT any difference in the “sensing energy” . I loooveeee to share EVERYTHING I know about REIKI, KARUNA, etc with people… “Specially to those with open hearts and ready to be ONE with the Light. When the student is ready… The Masters appear!! Namastè .

    • Loretta, who is your reply to? I might think it was me because I asked a question. Why are you pointing out ego’s through written words? There are no ego involved in this conversation, especially when I asked if I needed an attunement, a valid question. Thank you.

    • Loretta, to be honest why do you attack someone who asked a question? Did I say something wrong to trigger you? Think about that…I am a sincere person and only asked a question, I am worried about the replies here and think that maybe you have the ego and should stop accusing others of this because it is also a reflection of yourself.

  9. Beautiful being, Krista! My comment was not address to anybody… just a comment. May the Universe keep shinning upon you!! Namaste.🙏❤✨✨

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January 25th, 2013
04:22 PM ET

Sneak peek at this Sunday's show

By Cassie Spodak, CNN

Longtime NBC Sports host Bob Costas sits down exclusively with Reliable Sources to talk about his controversial comments on gun control back in December. What role should social commentary play in sports coverage? Costas talks about his regrets concerning his 90 second editorial on gun culture and what he would have done differently.

Costas also shares his views on the scandal surrounding college football star Manti Te’o and his virtual girlfriend. Were media lazy in covering what everyone assumed was a straight forward feel-good story?

President Obama’s inaugural address was met with high praise on the left, and alarm on the right. Did the President’s speech serve the purpose he intended – or was it just easy bait for pundits looking to build the President up, or tear him down?

Contributing editor to the Newsweek/Daily Beast David Frum, and Columnist for the Chicago Tribune Clarence Page will discuss how the inaugural ceremony played out across media and how deep an impression President Obama left on the partisan landscape.

Page and Frum will also discuss Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s grilling by Congress on her handling of the Benghazi attacks, and how her testimony was received by pundits and reporters.

The Washington Post’s “Reliable Source” columnist Amy Argetsinger talks about Howard Kurtz’s exclusive interview with Jill Kelley and how media outlets painted a picture of the General Petreaus scandal, and the women involved, that did not always match reality.

This Sunday, 11am ET.

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  1. anita walsh

    i'm shocked'shocked that clarence page and frum think fox news is so dangerous. i think obama's statement a little scary. have any of you watched msnbc? by the way Idon't agree with everything on fox news either.

    January 27, 2013 at 12:41 pm | Reply
  2. carolmr

    I was sure that the lead segment on this morning's show would have been the comments made by reporter Michael Hastings to MSNBC's Martin Bashir: That the media becomes likes teenage school girls in the presence of Obama, almost swooning in his presence from his charisma. Hastings even admitted that he just couldn't ask a tough question of Obama. And Kurtz doesn't cover this? No, he'd rather talk with RINO David Frum about the evil influence of FOX and Limbaugh. This show has become such a joke.

    January 27, 2013 at 12:30 pm | Reply

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