text:
 Sign In to Saint Leo University
Welcome to
Cannon Memorial Library

You can use your my.saintleo.edu Portal credentials to access a
wide variety of password protected resources.
Example: Firstname.Lastname
I don't know my
I want to

Browser Requirements: For best results, the Cannon Memorial Library recommends using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer 10.

Writing Support

Writing is a collaborative process. Therefore, Cannon Memorial Library offers writing and research support for all students, faculty, or staff. Join us for engaging conversations to improve your writing and critical thinking skills.

Here is the link to our LibGuide:

Ask A Librarian

Normal hours for our reference desk:
Monday - Thursday 9am-10pm
Friday - 9am - 5pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm

During Summer and Spring Break:
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm
Send us a request:

Saint Leo University

33701 State Road 52, Saint Leo, FL 33574-6665

Call (800) 334-5532 | Campus Switchboard (352) 588-8200


Content-Type: application/http; msgtype=response

WARC-Type: response

text:
View Single Post
      12-08-2012, 11:30 PM   #1

Drives: None
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: None

iTrader: (13)

Wait for new M3 or used 997 turbo

I've owned my E92 for 3 years now with 40K miles. I am thinking about my next car purchase and had a random thought about these two. I initially was set on waiting for the new M3, but I think I could swing a slightly used 997 turbo in the next year. The car will be my daily driver, but practicality is not a huge concern as it is only me at the moment.

Is this a no brainer for the 997 or would the new M3 be worth the wait?

The most logical solution would be to wait for the M3 and then decide, but I thought that this might make for an interesting discussion.

warcinfo:
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-179-60-89.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2015-27
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web for June 2015
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf


WARC-Truncated: length

text:
Tag Archives: george w bush

Another nail put in the Constitution’s coffin, but we don’t care

Summary:  Americans expressed horror at the thought of “death panels.”  Now the government reveals that the President issues death warrants on American citizens — without even a hearing before a panel.  That’s just fine with us.  Each and every one of us.  Do you see any protests?  Marches, demonstrations?  None.  On 4 July 2006 I posts Forecast: Death of the American Constitution.  Since then, nail by nail, our ruling elites close the coffin on the Constitution — and on our liberties.  I suspect that our children will not understand how we allowed this to happen, and will curse our passivity.

  1. Background for the revelations about the US government’s assassinations of US citizens
  2. The revelations
  3. Their implications
  4. About the war exception to the Constitution
  5. Oldskpetic was right again where I was wrong
  6. For more information from the FM site, and an Afterword

(1)  Background for the revelations about the US government’s assasinations of US citizens

These revelations IMO are best seen as a process, the gradual erosion of our freedoms.  Each step is leaked in stages, so that the final announcement is an anti-climax.  But still cloaked by lies — such as, in this case, that the government means only battlefield killings.  While that was the context for this announcement, these officials were clear that these killings were not limited to combat conditions.

I provide this detailed information because these issues quickly become fogged by deliberate lies. That’s how debates run in 21st century America.  In this respect the Internet appears to fog our information flow, not help it.

(2)  The revelations

The revelation started with this, a classic case of “burying the lede”.  I suspect that to be a deliberate leak, part of the long post-9-11 process of conditioning America to the gradual loss of our liberty.  Excerpt from “U.S. military teams, intelligence deeply involved in aiding Yemen on strikes“, Dana Priest, Washington Post, 27 January 2010 — These paragraphs were at the end of the story:

After the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush gave the CIA, and later the military, authority to kill U.S. citizens abroad if strong evidence existed that an American was involved in organizing or carrying out terrorist actions against the United States or U.S. interests, military and intelligence officials said. The evidence has to meet a certain, defined threshold. The person, for instance, has to pose “a continuing and imminent threat to U.S. persons and interests,” said one former intelligence official.

The Obama administration has adopted the same stance. If a U.S. citizen joins al-Qaeda, “it doesn’t really change anything from the standpoint of whether we can target them,” a senior administration official said. “They are then part of the enemy.”

Both the CIA and the JSOC maintain lists of individuals, called “High Value Targets” and “High Value Individuals,” whom they seek to kill or capture. The JSOC list includes three Americans, including Aulaqi, whose name was added late last year. As of several months ago, the CIA list included three U.S. citizens, and an intelligence official said that Aulaqi’s name has now been added.

Intelligence officials say the New Mexico-born imam also has been linked to the Army psychiatrist who is accused of killing 12 soldiers and a civilian at Fort Hood, Tex., although his communications with Maj. Nidal M. Hasan were largely academic in nature. Authorities say that Aulaqi is the most important native, English-speaking al-Qaeda figure and that he was in contact with the Nigerian accused of attempting to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day.

More details emerged on February 3 in the Q&A following Dennis C. Blair’s (Director of National Intelligence) “Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence” (prepared presentation is here).  I don’t have access to the transcript, so here is the story pieced together using quotes from the Washington Times and Washington Post — taking the journalists’ muddle and rearranging it into a coherent sequence.  From “‘Permission’ needed to kill U.S. terrorists“, Washington Times, 4 February 2010:
Continue reading

The breakdown of the American political system, pointing to a new and better future

Introduction:  This is the second in a series of dashed off speculative opinions.  Normal procedure on the FM website for these topics would be 3 thousand word posts, supported by dozens of links.  I dont’ have the time to finish them, and too many of these outlines have accumulated in my drafts file.  Perhaps these will spark useful debate and research among this site’s readers.

The American system is breaking up.  The more or less clear lines dividing left from right have blurred into incoherence.  This opens the way for new solutions offering real reform.

  1. Does anti-war mean liberal?  Does pro-war mean conservative?
  2. America tests liberal and conservative solutions
  3. What comes next?
  4. For more information from the FM site and an Afterword

(1)  Does anti-war mean liberal?  Does pro-war mean conservative?

Our wars most clearly show the collapse of the traditional divisions.

  • Hillary Clinton, painted as radical leftist by many conservatives, vehemently supports our current wars.  President Obama, also painted as a radical by the right, strongly supports the Af-Pak war.
  • Patrick Buchanan and William Lind (longtime head of the Center for Cultural Conservatism) oppose our current wars. As does Andrew Bacevich (Colonel, US Army, retired, bibliography here), who describes himself as a Catholic conservative and publishes in American Conservative magazine.

Another perspective on this:  Stratfor looks at Obama’s foreign policy, sees Bush’s foreign policy, 30 August 2009.

(2)  America tests both liberal and conservative solutions

For a clear and provocative analysis of what went wrong with America during the past decade, see “System Failure“, Christopher Hayes, The Nation, 1 February 2010 —  We (the voters) performed a simple test.   Hayes describes the results which are not what either side expected.   Excerpt:

Continue reading

TomGram: “The Imperial Presidency 2.0″

The power of the Presidency grows inexorably for many reason.  One is the political ratchet:  each Administration increases some aspects of the Executive’s powers, amidst praise from its partisans and impotent criticism from the loyal opposition.  Eventually they trade places, but seldom do these expanded powers get reversed — only a new wave of growth begins.

The latest TomDispatch provides more evidence of this ominous trend.

Introduction by Tom Engelhardt

October 7th marked the eighth anniversary of the Bush administration’s invasion of Afghanistan and so of the… well, can we really call it a war?… that won’t end, that American commanders there now predict could last for another decade or more. And yet, here’s the weird thing: because Congress no longer actually declares war, we officially must be fighting something else entirely. Put another way, we are now heading for the longest undeclared war in U.S. history (depending on how you count up the Vietnam years).

The Obama administration, having doubled down on Afghanistan in March, sending another 21,000 or more U.S. troops as well as extra contingents of civilians, deciding to put a billion dollars into a new embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, and build new or expanded embassy and consular facilities, roads, bases, and prisons in Afghanistan, is now considering yet another expansion of the [you fill in the blank], including up to 40,000 — some reports now say 80,000 — U.S. troops, more drone air strikes, and more training of Afghan forces. And yet, the U.S. is still operating on the pallid “authorization for use of military force” passed by Congress on September 18, 2001 at the behest of the Bush administration. It only authorizes the president “to take action to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States.” No more. War itself — despite all the fighting, the death, and the money spent — has never been declared, and in our present era of ever expanding presidential power, it never will be.

In other words, we are at war without being at war. As in every war since World War II ended, we find ourselves once again in a presidential conflict backed by Congress. Although Senator John Kerry’s Foreign Relations Committee has held hearings on “how the nation should declare war” (a subject that you might think the Constitution had definitively settled), don’t count on the Obama administration to return to Congress for an actual declaration of war as it moves forward in the Af-Pak theater of operations.

George W. Bush is gone, but as David Swanson, TomDispatch regular and author of Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union, makes clear, our increasingly engorged presidency remains essentially untouched, despite the new occupant in the White House.

David Swanson explains how Presidential Power Grows

Will You Love Every Future President?“, By David Swanson, TomDispatch, 15 October 2009 — Reposted in full with permission.

Presidential power has been on a pathway of expansion beyond what the Constitution outlined, and what a government of, by, and for the people requires, since George Washington was president. That expansion, which hit the highway after World War II, got a turbo boost during the co-presidency of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Some of the new powers that those two stole from Congress, the courts, the states, and us the people are being abused less severely in this new age of Obama; others, more so; but far more crucially, in a pattern followed by recent presidencies, all are being maintained, if not expanded, and thus more firmly cemented into place for future presidents to use. Wherever you fall on the political spectrum, you are likely to strongly oppose some major decisions of some future presidents. So it shouldn’t be hard to envision some pretty undesirable consequences that might flow from presidential power that increasingly approaches the absolute.

Continue reading

Economists discuss the impact of the stimulus on our recession

Summary:  The US economy continues to slow, albeit the rate of decay has slowed.  But the net damage is severe and a recovery soon is imperative — or more “black swans” will appear.   This is the third in a series of posts about the effects of basic automatic stabilizers on the economy during this recession.

  1. Why has the worst recession since the 1930’s had such a mild effect on America?, 14 July 2009
  2. Update: why has the worst recession since the 1930’s had so little impact on the economy?, 5 October 2009

The stimulus programs were mis-sold to the public, since our ruling elites (”both” parties) are compulsive liars.  Government aid cannot end recessions.  It serves only to mitigate the downturn and reduce the inevitable suffering.  The heavy lifting among these tools results from unemployment aid, Medicaid, and food stamps — focused on those that have suffered loss of income.  This post gives some reviews of the performance of these programs during the past few months, in the context of the overall stimulus package.

This is a broad sample of analysis about this important question, not a complete listing.

  1. Views of economic advisors to Bush and John McCain
  2. Other economists’ views
  3. Analysis by the Council of Economic Advisors
  4. Posts about solutions to this crisis
  5. Afterword

(1)  Views of economic advisors to Bush and John McCain

(a)  Excerpt from The Washington Independent, 7 August 2009:

Republicans are pushing back hard against today’s unemployment report, which showed a lowerr-than-expected 247,000 new jobless and the overall unemployment rate falling 0.1 points to 9.4% . Former McCain campaign economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin spoke to reporters on a Republican National Committee-sponsored call to make the wonk’s case against reading too much into the report. “No real earnings growth in this report that would suggest sustained upward growth in this economy,” Holtz-Eakin said. “It cannot be considered good news that people left the labor force. If not for that, the unemployment rate might have creeped up to 9.6%, is my guess.”

Continue reading

Motto for the Obama administration: “The more things change, …”

Today we have here an excerpt from “Bush’s Third Term? You’re Living It“,  David Swanson, TomDispatch, 1 September 2009 — Posted with permission. At the end are links to other posts about change and the Obama administration.

Introduction by Tom Englehardt

A presidential candidate opposed to the Iraq War is elected and enters the Oval Office. Yet six months later, there are still essentially the same number of troops in Iraq as were there when his predecessor left, the same number, in fact, used in the original invasion of Iraq in March 2003. Moreover, the new president remains on the “withdrawal” schedule the previous administration laid out for him with the same caveats being issued about whether it can even be met.

That administration also built a humongous, three-quarters-of-a-billion-dollar embassy in Baghdad, undoubtedly the most expensive on the planet. Staffed with approximately 1,000 “diplomats,” it was clearly meant to be a massive command center for Iraq (and, given neocon dreams, the region). Last weekend, well into the Obama era, the Washington Post reported that the State Department’s yearly budget for “running” that embassy — $1.5 billion (that is not a misprint) in 2009 — will actually rise to $1.8 billion for 2010 and 2011. In addition, the Obama administration now plans to invest upwards of a billion dollars in constructing a massive embassy in Islamabad and other diplomatic facilities in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Here, too, there will be a massive influx of “diplomats,” and here, too, a U.S. command center for the region is clearly being created.

What’s striking are the continuities in American foreign and military policy, no matter who is in the White House. The first-term Obama foreign policy now looks increasingly like the second-term Bush foreign policy. Even where change can be spotted, it regularly seems to follow in the same vein. The New York Times, for instance, recently reported that the controversial “missile defense shield” the Bush administration was insistent on basing in Poland and the Czech Republic is being reconsidered in a many-months-long Obama administration “review.” While this should be welcomed, the only option mentioned involved putting it elsewhere — in Turkey and somewhere in the Balkans. At stake is one of the great military-industrial boondoggles of our age. Yet cancellation is, it seems, beyond consideration in Washington.

Continue reading

Stratfor looks at Obama’s foreign policy, sees Bush’s foreign policy

Many on the right wing describe President Obama in extreme terms, as if he has made large changes from Bush’s policy.   Obama-fuhrer, socialist, nihilist, and extreme leftist are some of the labels they use.

With a few exceptions, their premise is incorrect.  While Obama promised change, he has delivered continuity.  Quite a disappointment for many who voted for him.

In this article George Friedman examines Obama’s foreign policy.    Stratfor’s message is clear:  US foreign policy is set by our ruling elites, and remains immutable by elections so long as the voters remain sheep.  It’s the status quo that you can believe in.

Obama’s Foreign Policy: The End of the Beginning“, George Friedman, Stratfor, 24 August 2009 — This post first shows an exact, the second shows the full article.  Reposted with permission.

(1)  Key quotes

As August draws to a close, so does the first phase of the Obama presidency. The first months of any U.S. presidency are spent filling key positions and learning the levers of foreign and national security policy. … Then September comes and the world gets back in motion, and the first phase of the president’s foreign policy ends. The president is no longer thinking about what sort of foreign policy he will have; he now has a foreign policy that he is carrying out.

We therefore are at a good point to stop and consider not what U.S. President Barack Obama will do in the realm of foreign policy, but what he has done and is doing. As we have mentioned before, the single most remarkable thing about Obama’s foreign policy is how consistent it is with the policies of former President George W. Bush. This is not surprising. Presidents operate in the world of constraints; their options are limited. Still, it is worth pausing to note how little Obama has deviated from the Bush foreign policy.

Continue reading

Obama knows how to lead America by exploiting our fears

Summary:  President Obama shows that he knows how to lead Americans, giving a speech based on stories of successful cyber-attacks.  Just as Bush demonstrated with his speech about Iraq’s nukes, American Presidents can spout any nonsense to their subjects.  In turn we smile and genuflect before our betters.  Bowing is not an appropriate posture for citizens.

This analysis does not say that cyber attacks have not occurred, that they are not a serious threat, or that better defenses are needed.  After all, Bush’s false statements about Iraq’s nukes does not mean that there are no atomic bombs, or that their use is not a serious risk.  But if America is to survive — let alone prosper — in the 21st century, we must fix our observation-orientation-decision-action loop (the OODA loop).

Demanding some evidence from our leaders’ about their big claims is IMO a necessary step.  This speech has even less supporting evidence than President Bush and Secretary of State Powell gave for the invasion of Iraq.  As yet we have no way to know if these claims are any more accurate than those about Iraq.

  1. The President’s speech
  2. Public information about his claims concerning cyber attacks
  3. Afterword and For More Information

(1)  The President’s speech

Remarks by the President on Securing Our Nation’s Cyber Infrastructure by President Obama, 29 May 2009 — Excerpt:

We meet today at a transformational moment — a moment in history when our interconnected world presents us, at once, with great promise but also great peril.

… It’s the great irony of our Information Age — the very technologies that empower us to create and to build also empower those who would disrupt and destroy. And this paradox — seen and unseen — is something that we experience every day. It’s about the privacy and the economic security of American families.

But every day we see waves of cyber thieves trolling for sensitive information — the disgruntled employee on the inside, the lone hacker a thousand miles away, organized crime, the industrial spy and, increasingly, foreign intelligence services. In one brazen act last year, thieves used stolen credit card information to steal millions of dollars from 130 ATM machines in 49 cities around the world — and they did it in just 30 minutes. A single employee of an American company was convicted of stealing intellectual property reportedly worth $400 million. It’s been estimated that last year alone cyber criminals stole intellectual property from businesses worldwide worth up to $1 trillion.

Continue reading


text:
Fable Wiki

Redirected from Shards

2,785pages on
this wiki
Enemy Information
Type Unknown
Games Fable II
First Appearance The Hero of Will
Related Quests The Hero of Will
The Cullis Gate
Bloodstone Assault

Shards are curious Old Kingdom artifacts, used by Lucien during the events of Fable II. Shards are capable of using a powerful lightning attack as well as transporting troops. They appear to be made from the same material as the Tattered Spire.

A shard is first seen during the Hero of Will quest, when the Hero of Bowerstone is attempting to rescue Garth from Brightwood Tower; Lucien's forces use a shard to transport Spire Guards, as well as kidnap Garth at the end of the quest. Shards make further appearances in subsequent quests, and inside the Spire itself. A Great Shard is battled during the Bloodstone Assault.

Shards can be defeated using the shock spell and a ranged weapon. Meleé combat can also be effective, although shards are capable of their own close attack which effectively tramples the player.

Shards can be seen near Brightwood Tower after completing the Tattered Spire quest. They will stop spawning if the player purchases the Tower.

Trivia Edit

  • The Commandant has pieces of a Shard embedded inside him.

See Also Edit

Around Wikia's network

Random Wiki


text:
Welcome Message
Welcome to fabulous-emma.com's PHOTOS archive! This is your largest and best source for Emma Roberts images! Check out various photos from awards, appearances, film, candids and so much more! The gallery has over 75,000 images and growing each day! The tags on the photos are for promotional purposes only! Please contact for donations or any other concerns. Hope you enjoy the gallery and continue to visit daily! xoxo Kayla
Home > Candids > 2012 > gets ice cream with a friend in Los Angeles, California (7/6)

072.jpg 074.jpg 076.jpg 080.jpg 106.jpg
Rate this file (Current rating : 1 / 5 with 1 votes)


text:
NuFACE on eBay

NuFACE is a hand-held device approved for facial toning and stimulation by the FDA. NuFACE uses microcurrents to lift and tone the skin by stimulating facial muscles.

While the NuFACE website says results can be seen instantly, the process is also accumalative, so the longer you use the sevice the more benefits you will see.

The following video demontrates how to use the NuFACE device.

You will find the NuFACE sold by various sellers on Amazon, and you can expect to pay around $265 to $325. Although the device is pricey, reviews on Amazon are generally very positive, and results evident after just a few weeks. However, if you have a lot of muscle atrophy you would probably need to additionally do facial exercise to build muscle.

NuFACE on Amazon

Average Rating:
total customer reviews...

Alternatively, take a look at the current NuFACE eBay listings below.

Facial Exercise by Eva Fraser

No items matching your keywords were found.

Previous post:

Next post:


text:
Page 5 of 5 FirstFirst ... 345
Results 41 to 49 of 49

Thread: Sarah's Back and Available!

  1. #41
    Sixth Year Hufflepuff
    Voldemort's on the Back of Your Head, Professor
    Ginny Weasley Potter's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Hey Sarah! I need a Beta for a next-gen chaptered fic. I require someone who could keep my plot in line (seeing it includes a pretty complicated mystery) and you seem perfect for it. Plus, I have written a story which is kind of a prequel to this one, but my Beta for that one does not do slash (which, though not a warning, may form a tiny element in this story. I'm not very sure YET, though) So please let me know if you can do it:

    UserName/Preferred Name: Ginny Weasley Potter/ Pooja
    Story: Transcendent Affection
    Genre: Next-Gen
    Ships: Rose/Scorpius, Albus/OC
    Rating and Warnings: 6th-7th years, warnings will be for substance abuse, character death, DH 7 spoilers, violence, strong profanity, sexual situations and MAY BE slash (I'm not yet sure about that part, but it definitely isn't going to be a ship or an important part of the story even if I include it.)
    Expected/Word Count: 800 for the Prologue. The chapters can range anywhere between 1500 and 3000 words
    One Shot or Chaptered: Chaptered
    Permanent Y/N: Yes
    First or Second beta: First Beta

    Scorpius Malfoy, Rose Weasley, Albus Potter and Brianna Flynn, after a very eventful fifth year at Hogwarts enter their sixth year, hoping to have a peaceful time at last. However, their hopes remain just hopes, as new, strange events start occurring at Hogwarts, putting all their lives in danger. A dangerous game begins and once again, trust and faith are shaken at their very roots.

    Will they escape again this time? Will they come out of it unharmed? Not everyone is lucky every time, after all. And this could just be one of those unlucky times where guilt conquers innocence…
    The prequel to this is called 'Black With a Hint of Red'. You do not have to read the fic for this, but if you want, I can just give you a short explanation of the events in that fic. The link to it is on the banner in my siggie. I do hope you can do this one. If not, though, it's fine with me.

    Thank you!
    ~ Pooja

    AMAZING story banner by Nadia/majestic_ginny! Dimply Sammeh by me.
    I found a liquor store. I drank it.

  2. #42
    Hey pooja, I would love to do this for you! A PM is on the way

  3. #43
    Simply Being
    Hello! I'm Danielle, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in my drabble-turned-one-shot.

    UserName/Preferred Name: Danielle/Simply Being
    Story: Padfoot's Revenge
    Genre: AU, I think
    Ships: None
    Rating and Warnings: Hmmm...2nd-3rd years? It includes character death.
    Expected/Word Count: A little over 1,000
    One Shot or Chaptered: One shot
    Permanent Y/N: Just a one shot
    First or Second beta: First
    Summary: In the SBBC we had a "Literary Drabble Challenge". Basically, we picked a classic work of fiction and applied it to the HP universe. I used The Count of Monte Cristo and Sirius Black. You can read the original drabble here. When I originally wrote it, the fic was over 1,000 words and I cut it down to fit the word limit. I'd like to take the original version and get it fit for the archives!

    Hope you can take my request,

  4. #44
    Fifth Year Gryffindor
    I See Dead People... In Mirrors
    crazy717's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    221B Baker Street
    Hi, I need a Beta for an AU Marauder fic and I was wondering if you'd be interested. The thing is, this is a prequel to another fic I'm writing as I thought you needed to know the character a bit better as she is an OC. If you like you can be the Beta for both of the fics but of course it depends on how much you like the prequel! It may seem a bit slow (something I need a bit of help with) but I assure you the sequel to it contains much more action! Of course if you feel you don't want to Beta this I understand!

    UserName/Preferred Name: On the Boards Im Crazy717 and on MNFF I am phoenix_tearPatronus but Abi is fine
    Story: Hasn't got a title yet.
    Genre: AU
    Ships: None
    Rating and Warnings: 2-3 years (later chapters get a bit darker)
    Expected/Word Count: First chapters nearing 1000 but it may be longer
    One Shot or Chaptered: Chaptered
    Permanent Y/N: Yes please
    First or Second beta: First
    Sophia Potter was furious when her parents decided to send her to the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic while her twin brother James went to Hogwarts. See Sophia as she struggles to adapt to a foreign country, make new friends and be away from her twin for the first time in eleven years.
    Yeah, I'm still working on it

    Again if you feel like you can't Beta this I understand but it would be awesome if you could!

    This gorgeous banner is by TM_WandStick/Toni =)

  5. #45
    Hey Abi, a PM is on the way!

    Thanks for choosing me, I love Marauder stories

  6. #46
    Hello, are you still available?

    UserName/Preferred Name: Psijupiter
    Story: What It Is Like In Words
    Genre: Gen/Post-Hogwarts
    Ships: All canon ships, plus sort-of Harry/Draco
    Rating and Warnings: Currently 1st-2nd years, no warnings
    Expected/Word Count: Currently 5,000, expected... maybe 8,000?
    One Shot or Chaptered: Chaptered
    Permanent Y/N: See how it goes?
    First or Second beta: First
    Summary: Okay, this fic is a little odd and I don't really know what I'm doing and yet I have 5,000 words (and some of them might even readable!) My best summary attempt: The first year after the war, Harry takes a year out to decide what he wants to do with his life.

    Anyway, I would love your help and expertise if you are interested. Thanks!

  7. #47
    First off, I am IN LOVE with your banner. So in love.

    Secondly, yes I will beta PM is on the way.

    Sorry for the delay

  8. #48
    You're still available, right? Anyway, this is my FIRST fic! I need a beta for a next-gen fic about Dudley Dursley's daughter going to Hogwarts.
    UserName/Preferred Name: Essence_of_Lily (or without them on the fan fiction page) or Janine
    Story: A Dursley at Hogwarts
    Genre: Next-Gen
    Ships: Dudley/OC
    Rating and Warnings: 1st-2nd years
    Expected/Word Count: dunno about this one. Currently, it's very short, since I just started, but it'll be longer.
    One Shot or Chaptered: Chaptered
    Permanent Y/N: yup
    First or Second beta: First beta

    Holly and Ivy are the beautiful twins of Dudley Dursley. At the height of their childhood, they are both popular and smart. Follow the journey of one of the twins as she discovers Hogwarts and her parents' dark pasts. But first, she must reconcile he family with the fact that she is a witch.

    It's not that good right now...but I'll fix it later

  9. #49
    I was originally going to say I'm unavailable for chapter stories, but I need to read this one! Dudley's daughter in Hogwarts sounds awesome.

    So, yes, a PM shall be sent shortly

    I am now Unavailable

    Weekly Drabbles are always welcomed though!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts


text:
Penname: Sarah Kerr [Contact]
Real name: Sarah Kerr
Member Since: 11/13/05
Beta-reader: 0
Status: Member
[Report This]
Reviews by Sarah Kerr

Delightful Pain by Queen of Serpents
Rated: Professors [Reviews - 1147]

Hermione gets a visitor at night that delights in her pain. Before she used to dread the nights but lately... she has begun to look forward to meet her nocturnal vistor... and rapist?

Don't read if you are offended with rape and abuse. Contains events that will be quite offensive and possibly "disgusting". You have been warned.

Runner Up in the Dangerous Liaisons Awards and He Had It Coming Awards.

~The story is now Complete!~
Thanks for reading!

Categories: Hermione/Draco Genre: Warnings: Abuse, Non-Consensual Sex, Sexual Situations

Word count: 35830 Chapters: 13 Completed: Yes
12/12/04 Updated: 05/13/06

Reviewer: Sarah Kerr Signed
Date: 11/14/05 Title: Chapter 8: Sweet Dreams

Wow. You are an amazing writer. I found myself unable to stop reading. my heart poundng along with theirs. I am so impressed with your ability. You make me wish I had the ability to write like you! AMAZING!

Reviewer: Sarah Kerr Signed
Date: 11/14/05 Title: Chapter 8: Sweet Dreams

Wow. You are an amazing writer. I found myself unable to stop reading. my heart poundng along with theirs. I am so impressed with your ability. You make me wish I had the ability to write like you! AMAZING!

Life Happens by ColorOfAngels
Rated: 6th-7th Years [Reviews - 2754]

Life Is What Happens When You Are Busy Making Plans.

This is the story of Harry J. Potter and Ginny M. Weasley, their lives, friendships, realtionships and everything in between. Life doesn't always take the road they expect or want, but they soon learn that no matter what they do or how hard they try, the world stops for no man and that simply put, Life Happens.

Primarily Harry/Ginny but with Ron/Hermione background. Picks up after the end of book 5 and continues into Post-Hogwarts.

Categories: Ron/Hermione AND Harry/Ginny Genre: Warnings: Book 7 Disregarded, Sexual Situations

Word count: 118251 Chapters: 34 Completed: No
04/11/05 Updated: 11/08/06

Reviewer: Sarah Kerr Signed
Date: 01/03/06 Title: Chapter 17: Unveilings

Update asap! I have been waiting and waiting and waiting for this next chapter and i read it way to fast! I need more!!!!

I Always Wondered If You Would by Miss
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 85]

Summary: The last few years have been pretty much the same for Hermione. It's all work, friends and work for her. Things are about to change though. Ginny has a simple plan to bring a bit more happiness to Hermione's life. But will she ever get the two together with them biting each others head off? AU since HBP. Finished.

Categories: Hermione/Snape Genre: Warnings: Alternate Universe

Word count: 15615 Chapters: 10 Completed: Yes
05/28/05 Updated: 11/17/05

Reviewer: Sarah Kerr Signed
Date: 11/15/05 Title: Chapter 8: Something Else

It's a good story! I really like the way everyone is "Influencing" their get together. That's what I would want my friends to do for me if I were as stubborn as Hermione. Good writing, update asap.

Author's Response: I hope you aren't because I can't imagine waiting for a guy for six years. I did it for 18 months and it got me nowhere.

Rated: [Reviews - ]

Categories: Orphan Genre: Warnings: None

Word count: 0 Chapters: 0 Completed: No
12/31/69 Updated: 12/31/69

Reviewer: Sarah Kerr Signed
Date: 11/15/05 Title: None

This is a great story, but you haven't updated it. I would like to know what is going to happen! Update ASAP!!!!! Your fans await you!

I'll always be with you... by hattiepotter
Rated: 3rd-5th Years [Reviews - 213]

Summary: Sequel to Always Stick Together. After the life-changing events of the last few weeks, and the emotional ending to Always Stick Together, the wizarding world prepares to fight for their freedom. Harry is going to have to play a key role in the battle and Ginny is willing to do anything to get them through the Second War... Love, unity, friendship and courage will all be tested in this battle between good and evil - but will it all come to a happy ending?

Reading Always Stick Together first is not completely necessary, but it would help this story to make more sense!

Categories: Harry/Ginny Genre: Warnings: Character Death

Word count: 32011 Chapters: 14 Completed: Yes
07/04/05 Updated: 06/12/07

Reviewer: Sarah Kerr Signed
Date: 11/13/05 Title: Chapter 9: In the thick of it

This is a great story!! You really have the potential to become a great writer! Keep on creating! It's fabulous!!!

Author's Response: Thank you! It is one of my many goals in life...

Find out everything you need to know about the site right here.

We have stories and authors in this archive.

Choose Theme:
Vincent (Inspired by Tim Burton) by Kerichi 6th-7th Years
Vincent Crabbe is eighteen years old. And sadistic. And creepy.
Somebody Like You by Kerichi 6th-7th Years
After tea leaves predict romance for Snape, he makes a sardonic wish on...
Tom Riddle and the Cave of Living Waters by alittletiefling 6th-7th Years
What would happen if Tom Marvolo Riddle had been adopted by well-meaning squibs?...
Wild Card by ToBeOrNotToBeAGryffindor 6th-7th Years
It was going to happen eventually: Oliver Wood had to retire. But when the decision...
Half-life by welshdevondragon 3rd-5th Years
Neville has the rest of his life ahead of him, but all he can do is look back...
Skinny Love by xxbabewithbrainsxx 6th-7th Years
“I’ve always been chubby. Admit it.” “You’ve never been skinny...
Tigerlily by Maple_and_PheonixFeather 3rd-5th Years
You promised yourself you'd never hurt her, but there are times when you wonder...
Astriferous by Padfoot11333 6th-7th Years
Merope Gaunt has never been celestial.Nominated for a 2014 QSQ - Best Dark/Angst.


text:
About the Site

Sponsored by Cornell University's Institute for Digital Collections (CIDC) this image-bank provides a visual resource for the study of the Fantastic or of the supernatural in fiction and in art. While the site emerges from a comparative literature course on the topic at Skidmore College, it is also intended to open the door to consideration of some of the constant structures and patterns of fantastic literature, and the problems they raise. In this sense, the materials presented here may find a use among students in a variety of disciplines.

In order to take maximum advantage of the materials in the Cornell collections, it seemed best not to adhere to a strict definition of either the Fantastic or its predecessor, the Marvelous, as these have emerged in literary criticism and theory. It will be useful, nevertheless, to note some general markers which have informed the choices implicit in these pages. In the context of western literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, The Fantastic involves dread, fear and anxiety in the face of phenomena that escape rational explanation, or that reveal the notion of reality to be no more than a construct. A fantastic experience can therefore be likened to the breaking or shattering of a frame. While the literary fantastic is limited to the last 200 years, the Fantastic in art can be construed more broadly. This elasticity allowed us to choose images from works spanning a period from medieval manuscripts and printed incunabulae, to the early twentieth century.

How to use this site...

Images may be perused by theme via the links on the homepage and the "spheres" in the navigation bar at the bottom of each page. Click Book Search to search for a book or Image Search to find an image. To see all the records at once, click Complete Book List and View All Images.

When viewing a book record, a selection of the images available from that book will be displayed. Clicking on the thumbnail takes you to a detailed description and enlargements. There are three image sizes available: 300, 500, and 800 pixels for the longest dimension. Clicking on each image will take you to the next largest size. When viewing an image record, clicking on the book title will take you to the full record for that book with all associated illustrations.

For uestions or comments about the web site, send mail to: webmaster.

Images were selected for their intrinsic relationship to the topic, because they illuminated an important dynamic, or quite simply because they were unusually striking. Though, inevitably, some familiar pieces will be found in these pages, we have attempted to favor rare or unusual works that, to our knowledge, have not been reproduced before. Hence the concomitant emphasis on book illustration, and on a wealth of images that have remained more or less invisible in canonical art histories. Always, the goal has been to bring to light a body of material scholars were unlikely to have had the opportunity to study.

Because of its rich and varied modes of representation the Fantastic also lends itself quite easily to interdisciplinary approaches. Psychology and sociology, art and literary history, anthropology and folklore among other disciplines, can provide avenues of investigation useful in the study of such basic critical or analytical concepts for the Fantastic as repression, the uncanny, indeterminacy, or the postmodern. The image bank may thus also be useful for broadening discussions in areas of study quite removed from the Fantastic per se, and it is indeed our hope that it will do so.

Cornell's library holdings in several areas provide a deep well from which to draw for a project such as this one. The incomparable Witchcraft collection, the History of Science collection, a recent grouping of Russian Fables and Fairy Tales now on deposit in Kroch library and the serendipitous discoveries that seem so readily to occur once the search gets under way, have resulted in a data-base of nearly 300 images, distributed among several general rubriques or thematic clusters, with search and cross-referencing capabilities

The clusters are each accompanied by a text that provides an abbreviated introduction. A few bibliographical references point to avenues of study, as well as to literary texts having a particular aptness to the topic or theme. Such indications are intentionally brief, so that the user might in fact experience the images unfiltered by a priori readings of the designers. Illustrations are identified as to source (the work in which they appear, with attendant bibliographical data), and, when known, by author and technique. Cross referencing occurs when images or themes of similar or contrasting nature are available in the data-base.

Devils & DemonsDanse MacabreWeird ScienceBestiaryThe MarvelousThe GrotesquePossession & InsanityFantastic SpaceFreaks, Monsters & Prodigies

© 2000-20012, Cornell University. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Analysis of an American Icon:

         Mickey Mouse

< history >

      < references >

      < links >

< analysis >

     Walt Disney's most famous character, Mickey Mouse, made his screen debut on November 18, 1928, as star of the first sound cartoon, Steamboat Willie, and has, since then, become an international personality. He has become not only the personification of everything Disney, but also one of the most universal symbols of the twentieth century.
    Mickey Mouse was created early in 1928 on a train ride from New York to Los Angeles as Walt was returning with his wife from a business meeting at which he lost the copyright of his cartoon, Oswald the Rabbit.  Walt spent the train ride thinking up a little mouse in red velvet pants and named him “Mortimer,” but by the time the ride was over, had changed his name to “Mickey.”
    After returning to his studio, Walt and his head animator, Ub Iwerks, began working on the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, Plane Crazy, but unfortunately, no distributor wanted to buy the film. Walt started production on another silent cartoon, Gallopin’ Gaucho, but late in 1927, Warner Brothers started producing talkies, signaling the end of silent films.  Walt began Steamboat Willie, a third Mickey Mouse cartoon in sound.  To record the soundtrack, Walt had to take his film to New York, since no one on the West Coast was equipped to do it.  When finally completed, Walt screened it for the New York exhibitors and the manager at the Colony Theatre decided to take a chance on the film. Steamboat Willie was a success, and Walt soon became the talk of the nation.  He supplied the voice and added sound to the first two cartoons and was then able to offer exhibitors a package of three shorts

    In the thirties, Walt Disney produced 87 cartoon shorts starring Mickey Mouse. The cartoons included an entire family of animated characters: Minnie Mouse, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar, Goofy, Pluto, Donald Duck, Peg-Leg Pete, and many others. In 1932, an Oscar was presented to Walt Disney for his creation.  Mickey Mouse's popularity spawned a Mickey Mouse Club in 1929, which met every Saturday for an afternoon of cartoons and games in local theaters.
     The peak of Mickey Mouse’s career was in 1940 for his starring role as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice in the feature Fantasia. It interpreted music in colors, shapes, movement, and story. Fantasia also introduced stereophonic sound to theaters, an element not used by other studios until more than ten years later. With the start of World War II, the Disney Studio stopped nearly all commercial activity and concentrated on aiding the war effort.  Mickey Mouse appeared on badges and posters urging national security and the purchase of war bonds.  After the war, Mickey Mouse returned to making cartoons and appeared in his second feature, Fun and Fancy Free.
     Through the forties and early fifties, Mickey Mouse made fewer cartoons, giving way to Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto, who were more flexible as characters since Mickey Mouse’s evolution into a Disney symbol made it increasingly more difficult to create story situations for him.  After the success of the Disneyland television show in 1954, Disney created an afternoon program for ABC, The Mickey Mouse Club, which became the most successful children's show ever.  In 1971, Mickey Mouse helped open the Walt Disney World Resort; in 1983, Tokyo Disneyland; and in 1992, Disneyland Paris.

      Mickey Mouse has been saluted at three of the Disney theme parks by having “lands” created in his honor: Mickey’s Starland opened on November 18, 1988 in Walt Disney World to honor him on his 60th birthday, and Mickey’s Toontown opened in 1993 in Disneyland, then in 1996 at Tokyo Disneyland, and now serves as home to Mickey Mouse and all of his cartoon friends. After all these years, it is beginning to be understand why the Mickey Mouse of the thirties was so popular: “he was a little guy born out of the depression who satirized people’s foibles and taught them to laugh.” Most importantly, though, he was a character who dreamed big, and his dreams were universal.

< back to top >

     Mickey Mouse has influenced our world for many decades, creating relationships with all ages and races because of his energetic and enjoyable personality and by representing a huge enterprise.  His impact on the Disney Company has turned a little mouse into a huge American icon which has spread internationally with various theme parks throughout Europe.   His profitable cartoons, movies, and merchandise have made Mickey Mouse a household name.  He appeals not only to children across the world, but all ages including teens, adults, and seniors.  He also has an impact on how Americans view the American dream because Mickey generates warmth of bringing the family together.

Why does Mickey appeal to all age groups?

     "Disney has a powerful effect on the hearts and minds of American kids from a very young age, an effect that stays with us as we                         grow older.  For many it turns into nostalgia."
                                                                                -Michael Conner

    Mickey Mouse appeals to so many age groups for various reasons.  Children love his ability to make them laugh with his spirited personality and extremely recognizable voice, as well as for his noble, yet entertaining actions.  It seems that Mickey will always come to the rescue if someone were in trouble.   Adults love this about him as well because they are confident that Mickey will show their children these valuable lessons.  In addition, adults love Mickey for the cherished memories that he stimulates within them.   Over anything else, Mickey represents happiness and joyful experiences.  Everyone can relate to Mickey Mouse because he is a timeless character who everyone alive today has encountered at some point.  When adults see their children watch Mickey along with other lovable Disney characters, they become nostalgic and think of fun times when they were young.   This is true of teens and seniors alike because again, Mickey has touched the lives for so many years; everyone has been exposed to his lovable personality.

Why is Mickey so internationally popular?

    Mickey Mouse is a major representative of the Walt Disney Company.  Because Disney is such a huge corporation, Mickey is well known all around the world.  What started off as just a single cartoon during the late 1920's turned into a huge international icon.   Everyone can relate to the happiness that Mickey brings to households around the world.

What is it about Mickey that everyone loves?

    There are many aspects of Mickey's character that make him such an enjoyable icon.  He is infamous to make magic happen because he brings light to all children and families.  Though his personality has changed throughout history from a mischievous rascal when he was first created to a loveable hero, he is known for his aura of happiness.   He brings about happier times in our life.

Why does Mickey represent the American dream?

      "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse."
                                                                                -Walt Disney

    Some aspects of the American dream are to grow up to be successful, maintain a marriage, and live happily with children.  Though this does not occur as much as it used to, Mickey brings about the best in families through places like Disney world where he tries to create a vacation where many people can go and have an enjoyable experience with their families.   Today, you cannot find many places where the whole family can completely enjoy themselves.  Even though this has much more to do with Walt Disney than Mickey, Mickey himself has become the icon for the company and therefore plays a huge part in making this happen.

< back to top >

                         Conner, Michael.  "This Old Mouse." The Austin Chronicle.(10 May 2002)

                        Disney Archives:  Relive Disney's Remarkable and Memorable Past:  Mickey Mouse.
                            Disney Online.  16 October 2003

                        Encyclopedia:  Mickey Mouse.  NationMaster.com  15 October 2003

                        Gibson, Chris.  Mickey-Mouse.com.  20 March 2003.  16 Oct. 2003.
                         Griffiths, Bill.  StartedByAMouse.com
                        Neal, Victoria.  "Mighty Mouse."  Entrepreneur Magazine(July 1999): 192.
                             Infotrac Onefile Plus.  Coll.  of Charleston Lib., Charleston, SC.  15 Oct 2003

                        Tasker Fred.  "From Cradle To Grave, We're Never Far From Disney's Mickey Mouse."
                            Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service(Sept. 27, 1996). Infotrac Onefile Plus.  Coll. of Charleston
                             Lib., Charleston, SC.  16 Oct 2003.
                         Verrier, Richard.  "The Liberation of Mickey Mouse:  On the Mouse's 75th birthday, Disney is Looking for hip                                                                                New Ways to Market the Icon, No Matter What Mickey's Hard-core Fans Think."  The Los Angeles                                                                                Times. (25 July 2003):  E1.  Lexis Nexis.  Coll.  of Charleston Lib., Charleston, SC.  16 Oct.  2003

back to top >

                                                                - Mickey Mouse Filmography(Disney)

                                                                - Official Mickey Mouse Page(Disney)

back to top >


text:
[EXCERPTS] Remarks as Delivered
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen

Navy League Exposition
Washington, D.C.
Thursday, March 27, 1997

First, on strategic nuclear reductions. Here, both President Clinton and President Yeltsin underscored how important it is to secure the ratification of the START II Treaty by the Russian Duma, and that is by no means a guaranteed action on their part. In response to the Russian concerns over the cost of dismantling bombers, missile silos and submarines, both Presidents agreed to extend START II's deadline for the elimination of those weapons to the end of the year 2007. All the systems scheduled for elimination under the treaty will, however, have to be deactivated by the end of the year 2003 by removing their warheads through an agreed-upon method. So by stretching out the elimination period, it should help facilitate the Russian ratification of START II (which is in their interest and our interest), and the deactivation at the same time preserves the security benefits of START II.

Then, to enhance our security even more, both sides also agreed to pursue a START III Treaty that would establish a ceiling of somewhere between 2,000 and 2,500 nuclear weapons for each side by the year 2007. That's a substantial cut from where we were when President Reagan first started this process -- about two-third's reduction from when President Reagan first began.

So in addition to these accomplishments, both Presidents reaffirmed the significance of the ABM Treaty and they reached an agreement that gives a green light to the deployment of theater missile defenses that we need to protect our troops in the field from ballistic missile attacks.

For years, I must tell you, both sides have been grappling with the very difficult technical issue of how we distinguish theater missile defenses from national missile defenses which are limited by the ABM Treaty.

In Helsinki, I believe we appear to finally have cut this Gordian knot.

First of all, we agreed that TMD systems will not be tested against targets whose velocity exceeds five kilometers per second or whose range exceeds 3500 kilometers.

Second, we agreed that neither side will develop, test, or deploy space-based theater missile interceptors. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a concession. It's simply a recognition there's no such thing as a space-based TMD interceptor. Any space-based interceptor that's capable of knocking down a theater missile defense, by its very nature, is also capable of taking out ICBMs, which of course, is precluded by the ABM Treaty. So this provision has given up nothing, given up zero. It simply confirms the fact of where we are today.

Third, to help build confidence we've agreed to exchange information, detailed information, annually, about our theater missile defense plans and programs.

But I think it's important that we understand what was not agreed to at Helsinki. The agreement reached by both Presidents does not impinge on the development, testing, or deployment of any of our planned TMD systems -- whether we're talking about the Hawk, the Patriot, MEADS, THAAD, Navy Area, Navy Theater Wide, or Upper Tier systems. Every one of these programs can go forward as planned. And the agreement places no limitation on the speed of the TMD interceptors, contrary to what you may have read in the press.

The agreement does not contradict congressional legislation on the topic -- in fact, just the opposite. Congress has been on record since 1990 as endorsing the negotiation of a demarcation agreement so that our TMD systems could proceed without being challenged as violating the ABM Treaty. Moreover, in 1995, the Republican-led Congress endorsed the precise terms that the President outlined in Helsinki -- limiting targets to a speed of five kilometers per second and a range of 3500 kilometers. I should know. I was a principal author of those laws.

I might add at the time that some members of Congress even questioned whether the President would ever be able to get the Russians to agree to this. Well, at Helsinki we pushed on the door and the Russians opened the door, so we should be very pleased with that particular result.

Finally, we have not foreclosed our future options on national missile defense, including the option to conduct research on space-based lasers. Nothing agreed to in Helsinki in any way is inconsistent with the 3+3 proposal that was really authored by former Secretary Perry, whom I just talked to on the phone a few minutes before coming here. He's doing very well, thank you, in California, and enjoying his life.

But he helped develop the concept of the 3+3 approach. Namely, that for the next three years we would conduct research and development of a national missile defense system -- by the year 2000. We should then make an assessment as to whether we should deploy that system based upon the intelligence we have available at that time.

Of course, the demarcation agreement on the thresholds of five kilometers per second and 3500 kilometers of range have no applicability whatsoever to the national missile defense program which we can test against any target at any velocity of any range.

So these agreements that are reached in Helsinki, they are important in their own right. On the one hand, the START agreements help us close a chapter on the past; the demarcation agreement helps us deal with the present as well as the future.

But I want to say that Helsinki is just a piece of a much more fundamental issue that we're grappling with today. That is, what is the geopolitical role of America today and into the future?

First, we want our military forces and posture to be able to shape the strategic environment. Shaping the environment can involve actions that range all the way from the forward deployment of forces, joint exercises with these new emerging democracies, to dismantling nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union under START I, START II, and, hopefully, START III. All of these activities help make the strategic environment more hospitable to our interests and to lessen the chances that we're going to have conflict or that will increase the chances for peace and stability.


text:
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
February 27, 2002

President Pleased with Charlotte Welfare-to-Work Program
Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool
Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte, North Carolina

11:01 A.M. EST

Q    Sir --

THE PRESIDENT:  A couple of quick ones.

Q    Yes, if you don't mind.  Do you think there's al Qaeda influence in Georgia?

THE PRESIDENT:  I do.  So long as there's al Qaeda influence anywhere, we will help the host countries rout them out and bring them to justice.

Q    What specifically are we doing to help Georgia?

THE PRESIDENT:  Mainly, equipment and technical advice.  Obviously, in order for us to work closely with governments that have been invaded by al Qaeda cells, they're going to have to request -- request help.  And we've made it very clear that either you're with us or you're against us, and we've made it very clear that we hope that nations step up and do their jobs.

Obviously, we've got a presence in the Philippines because there's an al Qaeda-affiliated group of people there.  And we've had some successes in Yemen, where we're working.  We're working around the world.

When this war started I told the American people that there would be a variety of fronts on the war against terrorism, some of which would be very visible; some of which we wouldn't see much about.  And the American people need to know that, one, we're maintaining our coalition and the efforts of the coalition; and two, any time we find terrorist organizations like al Qaeda, we will do everything we can to bring them to justice.

And, so, yes.

Q    Thank you.

END  11:11 A.M. ESI


text:
Get the Look: Eva Marcille in Naven, Christian Louboutin, and Prada at OK! Magazine’s Sexiest Singles Party

Celebrity Style / Shopping / April 16, 2011

Next Story

Real Style: Coachella 2011 Day 2

Yesterday's highlight? Ms. Lauryn Hill . Today I'm hitting up a pool party, then going to see Erykah Badu! Check out a bit more...

April 16, 2011

Switch to Mobile Theme


text:
Saturday, September 18, 2010

New survey!

Please take this short survey--only 10 questions. It's designed for our regular readers, and I'd really like to know what you might think of this new idea we've been tossing around for the past week or so.

We've been thinking of launching a free digital magazine for you all. I'd love to get some feedback from you, and possibly trying out a sample issue, just to see how it goes. What do you all think?

Click here and take this short survey! Thanks!

No comments:

Post a Comment

We welcome your thoughtful, on-topic, and relevant comments. We'd love to start a discussion here.

Please note that links, off-topic, and irrelevant comments won't be published.

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...


text:
Archive | Pants

test pilot gear review

Ibex Equipo Pants

For the last couple of seasons, I’ve been looking for something to wear over my winter tights when the temps/wind chill takes an extra nasty turn.  Everything I found either ended up being too bulky, especially in the lower leg/ankle area, or they were too warm (i.e., snow pants).  Earlier this winter I got an […]

Continue Reading 0

Product Preview – Ibex Breakaway 2 Pants

After getting our ladies some test gear earlier (K8’s review and Snaks review), Ibex recently hooked us menfolk up with some samples as well. I’ll hip you to a bit of a product preview here and then these bad boys are going to Chad and his Moonlander-owning self for some extensive testing. Frankly, I would […]

Continue Reading 1


text:
Friday, May 22, 2009

Mojo- James Brown’s Funky Summer

We have a number of classic JB recordings, some of which were released under James Brown's own name, some of which featured artists that he championed or has worked with over the years. Also included in this collection are a couple of tracks by acts that influenced the great man himself, namely Roy Brown and The 5 Royales ...." The other tracks are: Funky Women by Maceo And All The King's Men; If You Don't Give Me What I Want (I Gonna Get It Some Other Place) by Vicki Anderson (according to Nrown, the best female vocalist he ever had in his renowened Revue); You Can't Love Me If You Don't Respect Me by Lyn Collins (the uncharted flip of her 1974 hit Rock Me Again & Again & Again & Again & Again & Again); Between Two Sheets by Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns; What So Never The Dance by Bootsy Collins; I Know You Got Soul by Bobby Byrd (a # 30 R&B and # 117 Hot 100 "Bubble Under" in July 1971); What A Good Man He Is by Tammi Terrell; Please Please Please by The Soul Survivors; Cold Sweat by Albert King (which had been the uncharted B-side of his 1971 hit Can't You See What You're Doing To Me?); Love Don't Love Nobody by Roy Brown & His Mighty-Mighty Men (a # 2 R&B in the fall of 1950); Tell The Truth by The "5" Royales; and Antenna by Braille. The sound quality is excellent. A decent mix of funky stuff.

No comments:

Related Posts with Thumbnails


text:
Cut and polished…

In 1978 Mazda released the series 1 generation of the RX7.  Little did they know that they had just started something bigger than they could ever imagine.  This was the car that saved Mazda, and transformed the public image of Japanese cars from cheap bargain boxes, to builders of quality affordable and accessible performance cars.

It’s an iconic car that for many sports car fanatics has been the apple of their eye at one time or another.  This particular RX7 has been modified although almost all it’s original parts have been retained making it a real-deal JDM whip.

Rolling off the production lines in Hiroshima, Japan this particular model has retained it’s series 1 12A twin-rotor with a rebuilt standard port.

An aftermarket fuel pump ensures the engine has plenty of juice & a modified Nikki 4 Barrel Carburetor keeps things ticking along nicely under the hood.  With 130 horsepower at the wheels it’s keeping true to it’s production specs as well.

The condition of Ollie’s ‘RODA’-plated RX7 is as immaculate inside as it is outside.  A fresh coat of Aurora paint ensures the shine and sparkle is almost better than that of 1978.

It’s the attention to detail that makes or breaks a car build.

For many younger enthusiasts tuning a car to be period correct can be difficult with the lure of turbo chargers, wide-body kits, and massive aero kits.  You won’t find any carbon fibre on this interior…

Sitting pretty on 13×7-inch Modulars shrouded in 215/40R13 tyres, the combination is a classic one.

I am pretty sure that any rotary owner would claim to be an ‘enthusiast’…

The ride is comfortable as the standard struts have been kept with Super Low King springs for the finishing touch.

The finishing touches on this clean-cut ride include a 2.5-inch mandrel bent dumpy tip exhaust with 2x mufflers installed.  The final product is a noise that has that original ‘unmistakeable’ noise of a classic RX7.

At only 17 years old this is certainly a car which one can be proud of.  It’s great to see classic icons of the tuning world being preserved in period-correct form, already a classic they will only appreciate more as time goes on.  Oli would like to thank Todd from Palmerston North Automotive for all the help with the build.

Previous post

AccuAir Suspension presents: 'Eddie Padilla's 53 Chevrolet'

Next post

Maine: The Way Life Should Be

Hi ya!
Japan-based Kiwi following all the exciting automotive experiences the world has to offer. From all the crazy tyre smoke of D1GP, to the wide, stanced RAUH-Welt Begriff whips of Nakai-san. I follow it all.


text:
Risky business

As the six case studies in this special report show, homeland security-related information technology projects come in many shapes and sizes. There are regional emergency alert networks, first responder communication systems, federal data-mining programs, law enforcement data-sharing systems and many more. The systems can involve one agency or multiple ones, focus on a single discipline or span several, and

use technologies that range from conventional to cutting-edge.

It is also true that not every IT project is a success, a fact often abundantly clear given the high visibility of most government programs and the extra scrutiny a nervous nation directs to homeland security initiatives in particular.

So what are the factors that determine whether a project succeeds or fails, and what are the best ways to manage those risks? The purpose of this special report is to address those questions by taking a closer look at the lessons learned in a handful of projects.

The 2015 Federal 100

Meet 100 women and men who are doing great things in federal IT.

Reader comments

Please post your comments here. Comments are moderated, so they may not appear immediately after submitting. We will not post comments that we consider abusive or off-topic.

Please type the letters/numbers you see above


text:
Funny How This Isn’t Plastered All Over The Evening News

778115680_44f263974e_m.thumbnail.jpgNewspapers may be dying, but everybody with a TV or a radio knew all about the icky corrupt Democrats in icky corrupt Louisiana, post-Katrina.  They know all about William Jefferson and his freezer money — and that he was a black (gasp!) Democrat (double gasp!).   But what they probably don’t know about, if all their news comes from the radio and the teevee, is the hellacious corruptness of the  Republican-dominated state next door, Mississippi, whose governor is former RNC Chair (and midnight Hong Kong yacht rider) Haley Barbour.  Hell, I pride myself on following current events, and the only reason I know about this particular iteration of said corruptness was because somebody forwarded it to me:

 Mississippi’s Department of Transportation leaders are among the state’s most well-traveled government officials, with two of the four having traveled overseas, at taxpayer expense, nearly as much as the governor over the past four years, including trips to Budapest, Vienna, Brussels, Puerto Rico and Cancun.

They don’t appear to spare expense at home or abroad, submitting bills from such top-drawer hotels as the Ritz-Carlton, L’Enfant Plaza, Washington Court and Beau Rivage, with room rates as high as $457 a night in one instance. While not required by state rules to submit receipts proving meal expenses, the officials usually receive food reimbursement, as much as $90 a day records show, even when attending events whose programs indicate meals are provided.

Ah, Mississippi:  Where the public schools are left to rot but the roads — or at least the people allegedly in charge of them — are rolling in dough.   Why?  Because while white parents enroll their kids in private schools so that the state government can feel free to starve the public-school system, roadways aren’t as easily segregated according to the skin tones of their users.  Plus, if you believe that government is a scam and want to prove it by ripping it off yourself, you have to have at least one government agency to screw into the ground so you can enrich yourself while forcing your point.

As Paul Krugman explained just a few weeks ago

Where did [the Republican] hostility to government come from? In 1981 Lee Atwater, the famed Republican political consultant, explained the evolution of the G.O.P.’s “Southern strategy,” which originally focused on opposition to the Voting Rights Act but eventually took a more coded form: “You’re getting so abstract now you’re talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you’re talking about are totally economic things and a byproduct of them is blacks get hurt worse than whites.” In other words, government is the problem because it takes your money and gives it to Those People.

There you go.

Comments are closed.


text:
Whether you’re a sailor, an angler, a cruiser, or just an all-around boat-lover, you need to have a good set of foul weather gear. Unfortunately, quality rain jackets and bibs can get pretty expensive. And what’s worse is you won’t know how well they perform until you stay bone-dry—or not—in a downpour or a soaking spray. At least, you won’t unless you know what to look for. There are some things you can inspect on foul weather gear which help you know just how well it will or will not work through years of use. To get some insight into this topic, I joined a rep from Grundens, the company known for producing the toughest foul weather gear in the world, during a day of running through the open Pacific on a small, wet boat. Watch what I learned as we went through this Gage foul weather gear, made by Grundens.

1. Hoods and Cuffs – These parts of a rain jacket and bibs must be adjustable, so you can tighten them up to keep water out. Draw strings may work for the hood, but look for rugged Velcro fasteners at the cuffs.

2. Zippers – No zipper is 100-percent waterproof, so zippers need to be protected by a flap (commonly called a storm flap). This flap should secure over the zipper, so no big gaps open up as you move.

3. Seams – Stitched seams don’t cut it; then need to be “welded” shut, to cut off the flow. To check seams, turn the jacket or bibs inside-out. You should see a strip of cloth glued down over the seam, completely covering it up.

4. Suspenders – Bibs with suspenders are far better than those with an elastic waistband. They stay up better, and provide protection well above the bottom of the jacket, to make sure no moisture makes its way between the two.

5. Knees – The knees of your bibs should be reinforced, because this is a spot that takes a lot of abuse.Foul-Weather-Gear-thumb

6. Boot Height – If you really want to stay dry, reach for boots that come up to your calves, at least. Short booties are far to easily over-topped.

7. Boot Soles – These need to be boat-friendly, and have a sure-footed grip on fiberglass. Some waterproof boots designed for landlubbers will slip right across the deck.

8. Boot Laces – Forget about ‘em; if a boot laces up, you can expect leakage from the lace’s lowest point. It may be harder to get into and out of boots that don’t have laces, but it’s a trade-off you need to accept.

9. Colors – We like the classic yellow color for foul weather gear, and bright oranges and reds are even better. Stay away from black jackets, which are tough to see if you go overboard, and jackets with reflective strips at the shoulders get bonus points.

10. Material Differences – A lot of inexpensive gear is PVC; while this shuts out the water, it also doesn’t breath and sweating can be a major issue. Inexpensive, thin PVC will also become brittle in the cold, and rip easily. Polyurethane is generally better, but still isn’t incredibly strong. Breathable fabrics (like Gore-Tex or microporous and coated hydrophilics) are a big step up in both comfort and longevity. Neoprene works well for some applications, too, but it tends to be hot, heavy, and expensive.


text:
From FedoraProject

Jump to: navigation, search

NetworkManager supports the IPv6 protocol and it is turned on by default. It connects to networks with SLAAC and DHCPv6 and keeps the connection running. Many bugs have been fixed recently, so it's possible that it doesn't work well in your distribution. Reasonably good support will be delivered with NetworkManager 9.6 and Linux 3.5.

Due to the existence of IPv6 link-local addresses, routing configuration and address configuration are orthogonal.

Please remember that IPv6 is different.

For details about possible IPv6 scenarios, see Networking/Addressing#Dynamic_IPv6_configuration.

IPv6 Privacy Extensions

NetworkManager supports privacy extensions through the 'ip6-privacy' key.

An example of a minimally configured keyfile (placed in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections) is below. Values for the connection section may be obtained using the nmcli connection command.

Or edit a gui created config file at /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-* and add

You can run NetworkManager on foreground with various debugging settings:

/path/to/NetworkManager --no-daemon \
    --log-level=debug --log-domains=DEVICE,IP6,DHCP6 2>~/nm.debug

Be careful not to run multiple instances of NetworkManager. Check with ps -ef if you experience weird behavior.

Long-term goals

  • Don't tear down interfaces, keep link-local networking always on
  • Get kernel problems fixed, then simplify ipv6 handling in NM

Recently fixed

Gnome Bug 676317 - IPv6 DHCPv6 configuration fails: nm_system_replace_default_ip6_route returns -7

Gnome Bug 676740 - NetworkManager fails to configure DHCPv6 address under some circumstances (because it 'assumes')

Gnome Bug 676322 - IPv6 DNSSL does not get into /etc/resolv.conf

Fedora Bug 824121 - IPv6: Kernel doesn't propagate DNSSL to userspace (e.g. NetworkManager)

Fedora Bug 753482 - wifi drops every 15 minutes (ip-config-unavailable) because of IPv6 RDNSS timeout

IETF IPv6 Mailing List – question on RDNSS, RFC 6106 part 5.1

Gnome Bug 677099 - IPv6: NetworkManager configures RDNSS and DNSSL though DHCPv6 even though AdvOtherConfigFlag is not set


text:
Archive for April, 2006

Tracking Groups Attention Data

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

Steve Rubel has a great post over on MicroPersuasion on using FeedBlendr to track a group’s attention data. If you work with a group of RSS-ophiles (or just are one yourself), then you should check out his technique combining FeedBlendr and FeedBurner.

OPML Import Fixed

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

After a few emails from some FeedBlendr users pointed it out to me (thanks Roberta and Eric), I’ve fixed some problems on the OPML import tool on FB. You should now be able to import your blogroll from other online services such as Bloglines, and

If there are any more problems with the service, please let me know and I’ll take care of them!

Heavy Load

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

FeedBlendr has been experiencing a bit of popularity growth, and so I’m handling more feeds/blends now. This has started raising some eyebrows over at DreamHost (where this site is hosted), and fair enough – looks like I’m using a lot more processor time than is fair on a shared server.

I’m making some modifications to ensure that caching is working locally every time, and trying to avoid remote calls when possible because they seem to be causing the problem, so please bear with me in the meantime if there are any problems. If you’d like to do your part, then please reassess how often you’re requesting your blend – you really don’t need to be hitting them every minute (which it appears some users are doing!). In the future I may have to throttle certain blends if they are requested too often from the same IP and just block some requests.

On a brighter note, if you love FeedBlendr and want to support its future development (bandwidth costs, development time etc), then please jump over here and Make A Donation!

Please let me know via comments or email if something is broken from the changes that I’ve made, or the ones I make in the near future.

UPDATE 2006-04-12: Previous changes didn’thave enough of an effect, so I’ve made some more caching changes and will wait to see what effect they have on my processor load problems.


text:
The country’s Births, Deaths, and Marriages department reported that 31 same-sex couples planned to wed the first day the law went into effect. They also reported that over 1,000 marriage applications were downloaded in a week since they became available for same sex couples, about three times the average download rate. New Zealand is the 14th country worldwide to legalize same-sex marriage and is the first in the Asia-Pacific.

Paul McCarthy, an Australian resident who married his partner Trent Kandler , told Reuters “Being able to marry here as an equal citizen, even though we’re not citizens of this country, means we’re being viewed as equal – and that’s all we really want.”

Reverend Matt Tittle, who performed the ceremony for another same sex couple who took advantage of the new law, told reporters, “The world is still a dangerous and even deadly place for gay, bisexual and transgender people. We thank God that’s not true in New Zealand. All love is holy.”
The law was passed by Parliament in April by a vote of 77 to 40, despite opposition from religious groups.

Media Resources: AAP 8/19/2013; BBC 8/19/2013; Reuters 8/19/2013; Feminist Newswire 4/18/2013

The following two tabs change content below.
The Feminist Newswire has provided a daily feminist perspective on national, global, and campus news stories since 1995. You can receive a weekly feminist news digest when you subscribe here.


text:
Monday, February 16, 2009

The Met and the vet

Even when it’s a school holiday, I usually forge ahead. Especially since having kids, I feel all the more sure that time is slipping past, writing is not getting done, and every three-day weekend needs to be seized as a chance to write a bit more, to catch up (with what? sometimes I wonder).

I don’t quite know why I decided, against my workaholic ways, to take today off. It’s true that I am tired beyond tired, so tired that the tears were flowing down my cheeks the other day and I was powerless to stop them.

In any case, I did the supremely indulgent thing of sending the toddler off to daycare and taking the kindergartener into the Met. We had a spiral notebook and a mesh bag of colored pencils for her. We quickly suss each gallery for a place to draw. She chooses a work of art—preferring three- to two-dimensions—and begins sketching. I have time to read and study every work of art at great leisure before she’s done with a single sketch. We walk quickly through a few rooms and then it’s time to sketch again.

I haven’t had such a leisurely visit to the Met in years. We caught the last day of “Art and Love in the Renaissance,” lingering over cradles and birth bowls, moving more quickly through the room devoted to courtesans (although a majolica platter featuring a head made of a collage of penises did make us both giggle); some Impressionist paintings (including Degas’ sculpture of the 14-year-old dancer); the shark in a tank (which she found terrifying and puzzling “why would you want to make art that upsets people mommy?”); Egyptian art, including, of course, the Temple of Dendur.

By then, it was time for lunch. After all this sophistication, all our chat about the jubilant brushstrokes of Monet and how this or that painting looked slightly pointillist, she chose the taxicab: a dozen chicken nuggets, a bag of Lay’s, and a juice box served in a cardboard box that looks like a taxicab. She drove it around the table, making “stops” to pick up nuggets and chips, in spite of my pleas that the table might have germs on it. She is still six, after all.

We had a totally amazingly fun day. It is so immensely great to have such a companion: I feel overwhelmingly lucky and also sheepish to take such pleasure in my own child.

And lest I feel any pang of guilt over playing hooky, I remind myself that the day began cleaning up after a sick dog and ended at the vet’s office, getting medicine for same. She is fine. One of the most amazing and hard things about adulthood is the sheer relentlessness of life: even on a day dedicated to art and ease, there is a load of laundry to cycle through, ditto for the dishwasher, and a sick dog to clean up after.

Happy President’s Day!

1 comment:

genevieve said...

All the more reason to recharge from time to time, though. I have just been to a gallery too, I feel much better already!
The memory of all the work for only adult hands when children are small still occasionally haunts me. Don't be afraid to take a break every now and again.


text:
Frequent Contributor
Posts: 346
Registered: 08-31-2010

What about Wells Fargo credit? scores/limits Same as my Kay thread

Another jeweler I frequent uses Wells Fargo for their credit lines.  If you were recently approved by Wells Fargo, what were your scores/limits.

3/2010 - EX 555 (FAKO) EQ 542 TU 548
GOAL: 680+
Goal exceeded! - EQ - 712 TU - 701
2/2015 - 750+ across the board!
Epic Contributor
Posts: 25,193
Registered: 10-23-2007

Re: What about Wells Fargo credit? scores/limits Same as my Kay thread

I think you will find store backed cards for Wells Fargo are pretty different from the Credit Cards they offer.

I would guess over 650 at least before you start seeing approvals.

I use to have a Big O card that was backed by Wells Fargo but that was like 10 years ago

Fico Scores: EQ- 670., TU 710 Sync, EX 728 SoFi(05/04/15)
I'm just trying to catch up to RON1
95 Cards and Counting Smiley Tongue
Senior Contributor
Posts: 3,197
Registered: 01-24-2010

Re: What about Wells Fargo credit? scores/limits Same as my Kay thread

Advertiser Disclosure: The listings that appear on myFICO are from companies from which myFICO receives compensation, which may impact how and where products appear on myFICO (including, for example, the order in which they appear). myFICO does not review or include all companies or all available products.
† Credit cards for FICO Score ranges: The score ranges are guidelines based on actual applicant approvals and having a FICO Score in a particular range does not guarantee you will be approved for credit cards recommended in that range.

Copyright ©2001-2015 Fair Isaac Corporation. All rights reserved.   | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Sitemap

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: All FICO® Score products made available on include a FICO® Score 8, along with additional FICO® Score versions. Your lender or insurer may use a different FICO® Score than the versions you receive from myFICO, or another type of credit score altogether. Learn more

FICO, myFICO, Score Watch, The score lenders use, and The Score That Matters are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fair Isaac Corporation. Equifax Credit Report is a trademark of Equifax, Inc. and its affiliated companies. Many factors affect your FICO Score and the interest rates you may receive. Fair Isaac is not a credit repair organization as defined under federal or state law, including the Credit Repair Organizations Act. Fair Isaac does not provide "credit repair" services or advice or assistance regarding "rebuilding" or "improving" your credit record, credit history or credit rating. FTC's website on credit.


text:
Study Tours

The art of travel

Global travel is just one of the many special experiences available to FIDM Students. Our annual Study Tours take them to major fashion and design centers such as New York City, Rome, Paris, London, and Milan.

Accompanied by FIDM Instructors and Administrators, students:

  • Meet with top industry professionals.
  • Go behind-the scenes to tour important companies.
  • Become immersed in inspiring art, architecture, and fashion.

Open to all FIDM Students

New York Study Tour

Spend a week in the Big Apple! Meet with FIDM Alumni. Go behind-the-scenes at top companies and even attend a Broadway play. The visits during this tour enable students to gain insight into the careers that FIDM Graduates can select and more fully understand their participation in the design, retail, and entertainment industries.

European Study Tour

Visit four exciting cities on our two-week trip. A typical FIDM Study Tour, for example, visits London, Rome, Florence, and Paris. Special tours of each city and professional appointments are arranged just for FIDM Students.

Paris Summer Institute

Experience living in the City of Lights for approximately three weeks. Tour the city with a professor of fashion history, visit museums, and attend special appointments relating to the industries important to FIDM Students.

Advanced Study Programs Abroad

In certain Advanced Study Programs, FIDM Students travel abroad or within the United States as a component of their education. The International Manufacturing & Product Development, Entertainment Set Design & Decoration, Footwear Design, and Menswear, programs all incorporate overseas study as part of their standard curriculum. The Beauty Industry Management and Textile Production & Development programs include domestic tours. Study tours are an opportunity for students to integrate their career development goals with academic learning. Site visits and industry presentations give students the opportunity to meet professionals working in their field of interest and translate theoretical knowledge from the classroom into a valuable experiential learning opportunity.

Exchange Programs

FIDM Students may participate in special exchange programs giving them the opportunity to study outside the United States for one quarter. Students generally do this special program at the conclusion of their FIDM program. To participate, students must have a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and be recommended by their Department Chairperson and the FIDM International Director. Exchange programs may take place in Australia, France, India, Italy, Mexico, or Spain.


text:
Detailing Inconsistencies On Who Has to Pay for Their Polyps

The Kaiser Family Foundation, working with the American Cancer Society and the National Colorectal Cancer Round Table, today released results of its investigation into the problem of patients being billed unexpectedly for costs of colonoscopies initiated at routine screening tests. Fight Colorectal Cancer was one of the organizations that contributed to the report. One way the new…  Read More

New organization works to insure the uninsured

Under the new health care law, millions of Americans will benefit from more accessible and affordable health care – but the key will be getting individuals actually enrolled. Enroll America is a new nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure that all Americans are enrolled in and retain health coverage. It will work at the…  Read More

HHS Plans Underway for High Risk Pools to Cover Pre-existing Conditions

As a first step in implementing health reform, on April 2 Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius asked state governors and insurance commissioners to work with the federal government to establish temporary high risk pools to provide affordable insurance for people with pre-existing conditions. In a letter to governors, Secretary Sebelius laid out several…  Read More

What Does Health Care Reform Mean for People Concerned About Colorectal Cancer?

This morning, the President signed into law the biggest transformation of our health care system in decades.  The law includes a number of provisions that will help individuals diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer. Although many of the provisions of the new law are phased in to take effect gradually until the entire law is implemented…  Read More


text: ARKANSAS CO, AR - CAPT. WILLIAM H. HALLIBURTON - Bio ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SOURCE: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas. Chicago:Goodspeed Publishers, 1890. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Col. William H. HalliBurton is a good example of what can be accomplished in life, when thorough determination to succeed is coupled with energy, perseverance and close application in the direction chosen. His early educational advantages were of a very meager description, and during a period of eight years he received but seven months schooling, but becoming desirous of improving himself, he began devoting all his spare moments to studying and reading, and soon became a thoroughly posted young man, and quite familiar with the "world of books." He was married while a resident of Benton County, Tenn., to Elizabeth C. Altom, a native of Greenville, S. C., and to them a family of seven children were born, two of whom are now living: Gulnare (wife of Dr. James B. Garrison, of Texas) and John. The mother of these children died August 20, 1848, at the Arkansas Post, Ark., where they had settled April 14, 1845, and for some months Mr. HalliBurton was engaged in teaching school, becoming thereby well and favorably known. In the spring of 1847 he was appointed to the office of deputy sheriff, and held the position until November of the same year, when he was appointed deputy clerk, and held the two offices from November, 1847, to December, 1850. During these years he frequently issued process in the name of the clerk, and went out and executed the same in the name of the sheriff. In the year 1850 he was elected clerk of the circuit court, and served one term of two years. He was sworn in as deputy sheriff at the April term, 1847, of the Arkansas County circuit court, and has been present, participating in the proceedings of each term of the circuit court of said county since, excepting the March terms of 1885, 1887 and 1889, when he was [p.657] in attendance on the legislature of the State. He was elected to represent Arkansas County in the State legislature in 1885, and was re-elected in 1887 and 1889. In 1887 he was appointed deputy treasurer and special agent for the State to go to Washington, D. C., to settle a disputed debt between the State of Arkansas and the United States. He was elected colonel of the One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment of Tennessee Militia, in 1838. During the Rebellion he was appointed chief collector of Confederate States war tax for the State of Arkansas by the president of the Confederacy, but did not take an active part in the war. His second wife was Hannah Jacobs, who was born in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Va., and to them were born five children, three of whom are now living: Jennie (wife of David Rasure), Kate (wife of Harry Greer) and Lucinda (at home). Mr. HalliBurton is now living with his third wife, who was a Mrs. Mary S. (Belknap) Patrick, a native of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and he is a Baptist. He began the study of law when he was a young man, and in 1847 was licensed to practice, and was admitted to the bar in 1852. He has been a practicing lawyer of De Witt since 1857, and has always been considered a leading member of the legal fraternity. From 1860 to 1862, he resided in Little Rock, but has since made his home in De Witt. He was born in Stewart County, Tenn., November 4, 1816, and is a son of Thomas and Lucinda (Herndon) Halli-Burton, natives, respectively, of North and South Carolina. The father inherited Scotch blood from his parents, and when about nine years of age, was taken by them to Tennessee, and from that time until 1834 he resided in Humphreys County. He was the seventh son and eleventh child of his father's family, and his marriage took place in Tennessee. He moved to Arkansas in 1845, and located in Arkansas County, where he followed merchandising until his death in 1859, at the age of sixty-three years. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and was very active in political affairs of the communities in which he resided, and while in Tennessee, was county court clerk of Benton County, and after coming to Arkansas, held the offices of justice of the peace, county surveyor and county and probate judge. He was a Master Mason. His wife died in Humphreys County, Tenn., in the spring of 1834, having borne a family of eight children, of whom W. H. was the eldest, and is the only one now living. Mr. Halli-Burton was married a second time, and of seven children born to this marriage, two are living: Mrs. Lucinda Mock, of Louisiana, and David N., of Dardanelle, Ark. The paternal grandparents were born in Virginia, but were early residents of Tennessee, and in 1834 removed to Henderson County, and made their home with a son. Here the grandmother died in her eightieth year, and the grandfather and his son soon after moved to Mississippi, in which State his demise occurred in 1841, he being ninety-one years of age. This old couple soon after their marriage had an orphan boy bound to them, and reared a family of thirteen children, and besides this they reared seven of their grandchildren to maturity, making in all twenty-one children, whom they brought up. Out of the twenty-one, twenty had families before the death of the grandparents, and the youngest of the twenty-one had attained his majority before the grandmother's death.


text:
Chevron Acquires New Offshore China Acreage

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that its China subsidiary has entered into production sharing contracts (PSC) with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for two exploration blocks in the South China Sea’s Pearl River Mouth Basin.

Under the PSC agreements, Chevron China Energy Company will hold a 100 percent interest in blocks 15/10 and 15/28 in the Pearl River Mouth Basin. During the exploration phase Chevron China Energy Company will be the operator of the two shallow water blocks, which in total cover an area of approximately 2,233 square miles (5,782 square km).

“Exploration of these blocks builds on our strategy to grow our business across the Asia Pacific region, where we are developing LNG, deepwater, shale and sour gas resources,” said George Kirkland, vice chairman, Chevron Corporation.

Melody Meyer, president, Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production, said, “We welcome the opportunity to partner with CNOOC and apply our industry-leading exploration capabilities in the prospective Pearl River Mouth Basin.”

Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels. Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is available at

Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information for the Purpose of “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Some of the items discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements about Chevron's activities in China. Words such as “prospective”, "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," “forecasts,” "projects," "believes," "seeks," “schedules,” "estimates," "budgets," “outlook” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The statements are based upon management's current expectations, estimates and projections; are not guarantees of future performance; and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the company's control and are difficult to predict. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are changes in prices of, demand for and supply of crude oil and natural gas; actions of competitors; the inability or failure of the company’s joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the potential failure to achieve expected net production from existing and future crude oil and natural gas development projects; potential delays in the development, construction or start-up of planned projects; the potential disruption or interruption of the company’s net production or manufacturing facilities or delivery/transportation networks due to war, accidents, political events, civil unrest, or severe weather; government-mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, industry-specific taxes and changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on scope of company operations; foreign currency movements compared with the U.S. dollar; and general economic and political conditions. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Unless legally required, Chevron undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

for Chevron Corporation
Alex Yelland, Singapore, +65 9720 2560
Related Stocks:
Stock Market XML and JSON Data API provided by FinancialContent Services, Inc.
Nasdaq quotes delayed at least 15 minutes, all others at least 20 minutes.
Markets are closed on certain holidays. Stock Market Holiday List
By accessing this page, you agree to the following
Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Press Release Service provided by PRConnect.
Stock quotes supplied by Six Financial
Postage Rates Bots go here