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Live imaging of the innate immune response in neonates reveals differential TLR2 dependent activation patterns in sterile inflammation and infection. Brain Behav Immun. 2017;65:312-327.
Molecular imaging of nestin in neuroinflammatory conditions reveals marked signal induction in activated microglia. J Neuroinflammation. 2017;14(1):45.
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-Kevin Barrett, editor, Muslims for 9/11 Truth website
Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Soil by Group, From 1980 to 2005, According to FBI Database
From the story at Loonwatch.com
According to this data, there were more Jewish acts of terrorism within the United States than Islamic (7% vs 6%). These radical Jews committed acts of terrorism in the name of their religion. These were not terrorists who happened to be Jews; rather, they were extremist Jews who committed acts of terrorism based on their religious passions, just like Al-Qaeda and company.
Yet notice the disparity in media coverage between the two. It would indeed be very interesting to construct a corresponding pie chart that depicted the level of media coverage of each group.* * *
The Islamophobes claim that Islam is intrinsically a terrorist religion. The proof? Well, just about every terrorist attack is Islamic, they retort. Unfortunately for them, that's not quite true. More like six percent. Using their defunct logic, these right wingers ought now to conclude that nearly all acts of terrorism are committed by Latinos (or Jews). Let them dare say it…they couldn't; it would be political and social suicide to say such a thing. Most Americans would shut down such talk as bigoted; yet, similar statements continue to be said of Islam, without any repercussions.The Islamophobes live in a fantasy world where everyone is supposedly too "politically correct" to criticize Islam and Muslims. Yet, the reality is the exact opposite: you can get away with saying anything against the crescent. Can you imagine the reaction if I said that Latinos should be profiled because after all they are the ones who commit the most terrorism in the country?
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Full article (well worth reading): All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren't - Loonwatch.com
See also:
Europol Report: All Terrorists Are Muslims...Except the 99.6% that Aren't
RAND report: Threat of homegrown jihadism exaggerated, Zero U.S. civilians killed since 9/11

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Onkyo just announced its TX-NR809 7.2-channel receiver, which is brimming with new features.
The THX Select2 Plus Certified, 7.2-channel, network-capable home theater receiver adds in Mavell Qdeo and IDT's HQV Vida video upscaling and processing circuits. This is huge, considering that the Qdeo can upscale 1080p up to 4K (3840x2160). The Vida, on the other hand, Vida offers upscaling of all 480i/p, 576p, and 720p video sources to high-resolution 1080p.
Another new feature is Imaging Science Foundation's ISF Video Calibration technology—at least its something new to the $1,099 price point.
On the audio side, Onkyo is adding Audyssey's MultEQ XT advanced automated calibration and Dolby Volume, as well as front and rear USB ports. Those ports are perfect for adding in Onkyo's optional wireless UFW-1 USB adapter or to play MP3, WMA, WMA Lossless, FLAC, WAV, Ogg
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For those interested in home integration, the TX-NR809 has Zone 2/3 preouts and a bi-directional remote control with an on-screen setup and Macros for four activities.
Boasting 135 watts per channel, other features on the TX-NR809 include TI Burr-Brown 192 kHz/24-bit DACs, Audyssey Dynamic EQ, and both Dolby ProLogic IIz and Audyssey DSX support.
Designed to be the hub of the A/V setup, the receiver has one HDMI input in the front, with another seven on the back side. There's also two HDMI outputs with lossless audio processing using Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Decoding, as well as two component video inputs, composite/S-Video inputs for four devices, a phono input, multichannel analog preamp outputs, and multi-channel audio, stereo, optical and coaxial digital inputs.
Featuring Windows 7 and DLNA certification, the TX-NR809 also comes with a bidirectional, preprogrammed, and customizable RI remote control.
Onkyo says that the TX-NR809 will start shipping this month.
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If you are a Def Leppard fan (and a law-abiding citizen), you have been painfully denied your favorite jams due to a dispute between the band and Universal, their former label.
As a not-so-simple workaround, Def Leppard decided to simply re-record its old tracks, trying to match the original sound. Clearly a metal fan, Stephen Colbert was pretty bowled over by this feat of self-forgery. He expressed his amazement on last night's show, not before coming up with some truly hilarious names for the would-be music services of some popular internet companies. [The Colbert Report]


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Ah, this sounds like when you were a kid and you did something so bad that your parents weren't mad, they were just "really disappointed." Looks like Microsoft is laying down a nice little guilt trip for Yahoo! in a recent press release, saying "It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies." It also appears that Microsoft isn't yet ready to walk away.
Reiterates Full and Fair Proposal for Microsoft-Yahoo! Combination
REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 11, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) that its Board of Directors has rejected Microsoft's previously announced proposal to acquire Yahoo!:
It is unfortunate that Yahoo! has not embraced our full and fair proposal to combine our companies. Based on conversations with stakeholders of both companies, we are confident that moving forward promptly to consummate a transaction is in the best interests of all parties.
We are offering shareholders superior value and the opportunity to participate in the upside of the combined company. The combination also offers an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market.
A Microsoft-Yahoo! combination will create a more effective company that would provide greater value and service to our customers. Furthermore, the combination will create a more competitive marketplace by establishing a compelling number two competitor for Internet search and online advertising.
The Yahoo! response does not change our belief in the strategic and financial merits of our proposal. As we have said previously, Microsoft reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo!'s shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value inherent in our proposal.
That last paragraph is telling. This deal may go on for quite a while longer.
Microsoft Responds to Yahoo! Announcement [Yahoo! Finance] via TechCrunch


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NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Sandy, now a post-tropical cyclone, was blamed for at least 39 U.S. deaths and its capacity for damage was nowhere near over, officials said Tuesday.
Authorities blamed the storm for at least 15 deaths in New York, three in New Jersey, three in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, two in Connecticut, two in Virginia, one in West Virginia and one on the HMS Bounty replica tall ship. At least one death in Canada was attributed to the storm. Earlier, 67 people died in the Caribbean, bringing the storm's overall death toll to 107.
Sandy, which left at least 7 million people without power and an undetermined number evacuated from their homes, was weakening over Pennsylvania Tuesday, with top sustained winds of 45 mph, the National Weather Service's Hydrometeorological Prediction Center said in its 5 p.m. EDT advisory.
The center of the storm was about 50 miles east-northeast of Pittsburgh. Sandy was moving west-northwest at 10 mph and was expected to turn northwest across western Pennsylvania Tuesday night and then move northward into Canada Wednesday.
National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb said in a midday conference call with reporters Sandy's impact along the U.S. East Coast had lessened, but flooding of 2-4 feet was expected in some spots at high tide and wind speeds were "fairly strong" as far west as Lake Michigan.
Knabb said further power disruption could occur Tuesday and "it will take well into [Wednesday] for all of the weather to clear out of the United States."
He said river flooding will be a risk over a large area, particularly in the New Jersey-New York area, because "there is still a lot more rain that could fall."
"I don't want anyone to think the event is anywhere near over," he said.
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Robert Parker said seas in excess of 20 feet have been recorded on Lake Michigan, and some shipping has been affected because so much water is being displaced, making shipping channels shallower than normal.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate said response efforts are focusing on life-saving, as well as power restoration, which he said is a public safety issue. He said federal, state and local efforts are also prioritizing getting healthcare systems back online.
Fugate cautioned the public to be careful during the cleanup and rebuilding following the storm.
"The recovery oftentimes results in more deaths and injuries that occur during recovery activities," he said.
President Barack Obama went to American Red Cross headquarters in Washington and cautioned, "This storm isn't over yet."
The president called the storm "heartbreaking for the entire nation" and told those affected by the storm, "America is with you."
He said he has told government officials to do whatever must be done to get help to people as quickly as possible -- with "no bureaucracy. No red tape."
During a call Obama held with governors and mayors from affected areas, several governors offered assistance to hard-hit states, the White House said.
"The president also made clear that his team is working to identify any additional assistance that could further help the state, local, and private sector efforts to bring power back online faster, and that his team would continue aggressively towards this goal," the White House said.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday he will make $13 million in emergency relief funds immediately available to New York and Rhode Island.
The $13 million represents 100 percent of funding the states requested -- $10 million in New York and $3 million in Rhode Island -- the Transportation Department said.
LaHood said the requests were just the first to arrive at the department, and he expects other states to apply for emergency relief funding in the coming days.
"President Obama has directed us to immediately help restore vital transportation infrastructure following this unprecedented and devastating storm -- and that's exactly what we're doing," LaHood said.
The president Tuesday declared a major disaster exists in Connecticut and ordered Federal aid to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the area, the White House said.
Obama will travel to New Jersey Wednesday, where he and Gov. Chris Christie are to inspect damage, talk with people affected by the storm and meet with first responders.
Sandy left in its path darkened skylines, fires, trees tossed about and streets that became canals. Floodwaters gushed into New York's subway tunnels and scattered parts of the famed Atlantic City, N.J., boardwalk.
Authorities scrambled boats and high-water vehicles to rescue residents trapped in several towns after a berm broke in Moonachie, N.J.
Christie called the devastation to the shorelines of the Garden State, where Sandy made landfall Monday evening, "unthinkable" and asked residents to exercise patience and not return to their homes yet to inspect the damage.
"I know people want to inspect their homes on the barrier islands, but at this point it is unsafe," Christie posted on his Twitter page. "Please be patient."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo echoed those sentiments: "If you have been evacuated from #Sandy, return home only when officials say it is safe."
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority reported on its Twitter page a boat was resting on the tracks at one station.
The MTA said it will resume limited bus service Tuesday at 5 p.m., with fares for passengers being waived until further notice.
MTA Chairman Joseph J. Lhota said in an interview with WNYC, New York, public radio, the city's mass transit system likely would be restored "in pieces and parts" in the next few days.
"We're going to try to be creative," Lhota said.
Governors have declared states of emergency. President Barack Obama signed major emergency and disaster declarations for many states overnight, paving the way for federal assistance. He met with disaster officials again Tuesday morning to assess the situation and monitor recovery efforts.
In Connecticut, CNN reported some residents trapped in their houses by floodwaters received this text message from the state's Emergency Management Office:
"If u find urself surrounded by H2O, call 4 help if u can & then get 2 highest level of home. Hang a white sheet out a street side window."
The water tanker John B. Caddell ran aground in Staten Island, WABC-TV, New York, reported.
An estimated 7.5 million customers were without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia, CNN said, based on numbers it compiled from local power providers.
More than 15,000 flights have been canceled since Sunday because of Sandy, flight tracking site FlightAware.com said.
Amtrak said on its Facebook page it would assess damage to its tracks and then decide when service would be restored.
In West Virginia, where 2-3 feet of snow was forecast, the governor's office asked that only essential state employees report for work.
Forecasters said numerous weather watches and warnings -- including high-wind warnings, storm warnings, blizzard warnings, winter storm watches and warnings, and flood and coastal flood watches, warnings and advisories -- were posted for much of the eastern United States.
New York officials said the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Ed Koch Queensboro bridges would reopen Tuesday, The New York Times reported. The Tappen Zee Bridge already had reopened.
A spokesman for Consolidated Edison said Tuesday much of Manhattan could be without electricity for several days after an explosion at a substation on the East River Monday.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital said it was accepting patients evacuated from other area hospitals, and had canceled all elective procedures and surgeries scheduled for Tuesday.
"Our emergency rooms and dialysis centers are fully operational," the hospital said in a statement. "Patients should confirm all scheduled appointments with their physician's office."
A backup power system failed at NYU Langone Medical Center Monday night, forcing the evacuation of all patients, the Times said.
Medical center officials said the hospital began transporting 215 patients to other facilities Monday evening and was still transporting some early Tuesday.
CNN reported 3 feet of water flowed onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange building, a first. The stock exchange, which has been closed for two days due to the storm, said Tuesday it will reopen Wednesday.
At least 80 homes burned to the ground in one neighborhood of Queens, fire officials said, though the cause of the blaze was not immediately released.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority said seven subway tunnels were flooded, the Metro-North Railroad lost power along some lines, the Long Island Rail Road evacuated its West Side Yards and sustained flooding in one tunnel, the Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn Battery) Tunnel was flooded, and the Queens Midtown Tunnel took on water and was closed. Six bus garages were disabled by high water.
Some smaller cities north of New York were spared the brunt of the storm but still experienced severe flooding.
Kingston, N.Y., was forced to shut down a sewage treatment plant for about 9 hours after a Hudson River tributary overflowed its banks early Tuesday and breached 7-foot-high berms around the plant, causing a transformer to blow out, city officials said. Officials evacuated residents from waterfront apartments and condominiums. The city is at the confluence of the Hudson River and Rondout Creek tributary.
The storm could cause $10 billion to $20 billion in total economic damages and $5 billion to $10 billion in insured losses, catastrophe-risk modeling firm EQECAT said.


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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. >> Long after they nearly came to blows, Sean Rodriguez still didn't like what Alfredo Aceves had to say. The Red Sox right-hander hit the Rays' second baseman in the shoulder with a pitch in the fifth inning of Boston's 9-2 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday. Benches briefly cleared and Rodriguez had to be held back as the pair engaged in a shouting match. "I said it was a split-finger, my bad," Aceves said. "I was not trying to hit him obviously. It was a 3-2 game, and you don't want anybody on base. I understand he was probably upset or frustrated because he got hit, and in the last at bat he got a homer." Rodriguez hit a two-run shot in the third inning before coming up with one out and none on in the fifth. He wasn't buying Aceves' explanation. "He says it got away from him. I don't know if I'd agree or disagree, but I was just kind of upset when he was still jawing when I got to first base," said Rodriguez, who had two of the Rays' eight hits. "He was very apologetic until I got to first. Then it was a little different. "It's just another good reason for ... when we play Boston. I guess it just keeps things a little fired between us, which is cool," Rodriguez added. Aceves gave up six hits and two runs in 4 1-3 innings. Both managers downplayed the spat. "I would be more concerned if it was a fastball, but it was a split that hit him in the back," said Rays manager Joe Maddon. Lyle Overbay, Ronald Bermudez, Blake Swihart and Mauro Gomez drove in two runs each for the Red Sox, who had 15 hits. Overbay had a two-run single off Hernandez in the first. Hernandez gave up six hits and struck out five in five innings. The Rays managed only two hits off five Red Sox relievers. Wil Myers, the 22-year-old outfielder acquired in the seven-player trade in December that sent James Shields to Kansas City, was among six players the Rays cut Saturday. Myers, regarded as the Tampa Bay's top prospect, hit .286 in 35 spring at-bats. On Saturday, he had with a single and made a fine throw from right field that almost cut down Jose Iglesias on Ryan Lavarnway's seventh-inning sacrifice fly. "It was something that I knew was going to come eventually and it wasn't a surprise at all. I'm looking forward to getting down there and getting some at-bats," Myers said. "Every player feels like they're big league ready. I feel like I am, but that's not up to me to decide. I just want to go down to the minor leagues and show them what I can do." NOTES: Ben Zobrist, who played for Team USA in the World Classic, is expected to return to the Rays Sunday and might play in the game against the Red Sox in Fort Myers. ... The Blue Jays claimed right-hander Guillermo Moscoso off waivers from Kansas City. The 29-year-old Venezuelan appeared in 23 games last season for the Colorado Rockies. He pitched in three games this spring for the Royals, and was 0-1 9.00 ERA in 5.0 innings.
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Putin: Russian troops withdrawn from Ukraine border
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called on militant Ukrainians to cancel a referendum to join Russia that many feared would ignite further killings in volatile east Ukraine.
The planned referendum appeared similar to one held in Crimea that Putin used as a pretext to invade and make part of Russia - creating what Europe said was its greatest crisis in decades.
"We believe that the most important thing is to create direct, full-fledged dialogue between the Kiev authorities and representatives of southeast Ukraine," Putin said.
Pro-Russian militant Denis Pushilin, one of the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, said the "people's council" would discuss the possibility of a delay, RT.com said.
Putin also said he had withdrawn some of the estimated 40,000 Russian troops from the Ukraine border. Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren said "we have seen no change in the Russian force posture along the Ukrainian border."
Valeriy Konovalyuk, a former deputy governor in of Donetsk, said Putin's remarks are "a signal that Russia's president is ready to engage in a normal political dialog."
It shows Russia "will show restraint and understanding in the process," said Konvalyuk, a member of the Regions Party of ousted president Yanukovych.
Putin blamed the crisis not on pro-Russian militants who have overtaken several cities in east Ukraine but on the central government in Kiev for ousting a president Putin supported - Viktor Yanukovych - who had overseen the killing of more than 80 protesters in downtown Kiev and then fled to Russia.
Ukraine's government has been engaged in a military offensive outside the cities where a referendum planned for Sunday was to ask for autonomy from Kiev or to join Russia. At least 34 people have died in that offensive.
Putin called on Ukraine's military to halt operations and begin negotiations that could lead to more autonomy for east Ukraine. But Ukraine says Putin is merely trying to prevent a national May 25 presidential election that will show that Ukrainians want a president who rejects Russia and seeks closer ties to Europe.
Ukrainians "cannot be bullied out of having their elections by disorder that is deliberately fomented and coordinated from another country, in this instance Russia," said British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
Just last week Putin had said the East Ukrainians had a right to determine whether they wanted to secede and that the Russian parliament gave him authority to take military means to protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine.
Leading Ukraine presidential candidate and chocolate magnate Petro Poroshenko said there must be "zero tolerance" for the armed militants.
Meanwhile, President Obama notified Congress that he intends to withdraw Russia from a trade preference program for less advanced developing countries. The move may raise taxes on Russian imports, of which there are few coming into the USA.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Obama must go after Russia's gas and oil sectors if he wants to alter Russia's support for Ukraine militants.
"I don't think the Russians believe that America will do it," he said.


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text: Plot a trail through the flashpoints of contemporary music in the last 15 years and you will be led to David Pajo As a member of Slint he forged the undisputed masterpiece 'Spiderland'. As a cornerstone of Tortoise up to their 'Million Now Living...' album Pajo continued to reinvent the guitar and the notion of the guitar hero, to say nothing of how the guitar was used and abused and recorded in the studio. His aquiline licks and dynamic shits in volume have proved hyper-influential. At the turn of the century whole cutting edge festival line-ups seemed to consist of bands who had formed at the crossroads of the recorded catalogue of Pajo's first two seminal bands and their dextrous innovation. Unsurprisingly his peers recognised Pajo as a one-off and his services as a sideman were enlisted on record and on stage by such trailblazing outfits as Royal Trux, Palace Brothers, Stereolab and Zwan. Between tours Pajo re-located to his native Louisville and began releasing his own recordings coalescing around the M moniker. M, Aerial M, Papa M - each new prefix signifying a subtle change in style. Aerial M's self - titled release saw Pajo and supporting musicians draw astonishing beauty from an unfolding instrumental set. Papa M's 'Whatever Mortal' found Pajo singing over the course of an LP for the first time. The lyrics have a noir, abstruse quality echoing country music at its darkest. The Louisville night was captured in a field recording back porch ambience littered with TV static and numb ansaphone messages. After the myriad configurations of M Pajo has started to release records as Pajo, adding to his canon of simple yet intricate pieces and songs. Over the course of fifteen years Pajo has quietly amassed a catalogue of music that radiates a beauty and physical sense of space that casts a brooding, elegant shadow across the instrumental and 'interesting' guitar rock of today.


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TBS and TNT scored major victories in the ratings race for April 2014. TBS ranked as basic cable's #1 network in primetime delivery of all key adult demos, while TNT topping the charts as basic cable's #1 network in primetime among total viewers. TNT also won the race in total day delivery of adults 25-54 and came in second to TBS among adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 in primetime.
TBS's demo win in April continues the network's ratings streak. After ranking as basic cable's #1 network with adults 18-34 and adults 18-49 for all of 2013, TBS kept its winning ways going with additional demo victories for Q1 2014.
Both TBS and TNT grew their primetime audiences in April, with TBS rising by +9% and TNT increasing by +3%. The networks' nearest competitors, meanwhile, dropped by double-digit percentages. In addition to its primetime growth, TNT increased its total day audience by +2%.
TBS and TNT's success in April was driven in large part by the networks' championship sports coverage. Turner Sports and CBS Sports' exclusive presentation of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Semifinals across TBS, TNT and truTV - with the traditional game telecast airing on TBS and team-specific coverage available via TNT and truTV for each game - averaged 14 million total viewers. The semifinals also delivered the two most-watched college basketball telecasts in cable television history: Kentucky vs. Wisconsin, which also ranked as basic cable's #1 program of the month, and Connecticut vs. Florida. Including the Regional Finals, held Saturday, March 29, TBS televised the top four most-viewed NCAA games of all time during this year's tournament.
TNT's coverage of the NBA Playoffs are showing double-digit growth compared to 2013. This year's coverage is averaging 3.8 million viewers (+19% vs. 2013 playoffs-to-date) and a 2.4 U.S. HH rating (+14%) through 15 live game telecasts. TNT's NBA Playoff telecasts have also won the night six times among men 18-34 and men 18-49, and TNT has delivered nine of the top 10 NBA Playoff telecasts on cable over the opening week of the playoffs.
In addition to the month's sports coverage, TBS drew strength from its ratings juggernaut The Big Bang Theory, which continued in April to rank as basic cable's #1 off-net sitcom on basic cable among viewers and adults 18-49. TNT's Dallas marked ratings success, as well, ranking as one of basic cable's 10 most-watched original dramas in April.
Adult Swim
Across April 2014, Adult Swim ranked as the #1 television network on basic cable for Total Day Delivery of adults 18-24, 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-24, 18-34, & 18-49.
New episodes of Adult Swim's original animated primetime series Rick and Morty (Monday, 10:30 p.m.) grew average delivery of adults 18-34 & 18-49 and all targeted men vs. the same time period last year, ranging between 5% and 35%. Off-network new episode premieres of The Cleveland Show (9:30 p.m.) and Family Guy (10 p.m.) both grew average deliveries of targeted adults and men by double-digits, ranging between 13% and 131%, vs. the same time period last year.
Crowning Adult Swim's April performance, the season 4 premiere of The Boondocks scored as the network's most-watched primetime telecast in five years among adults 18-34, 18-49 & 18-24; the most-watched original series premiere in the last six years among all targeted adults; and the most-watched telecast in 2014 to date across young adults 18-24. Compared to the same time period last year, The Boondocks earned across-the-board ratings and delivery growth ranging between 75% and 96%. Overall, The Boondocks attracted nearly three million viewers 2+, representing a 58% increase vs. last year's time period.
As part of Adult Swim's Saturday night TOONAMI block of anime programming, One Piece (1 a.m.), Blue Exorcist (1:30 a.m.), and Black Lagoon (2 a.m.) each ranked #1 in their respective time periods among adults 18-24 & 18-34. Blue Exorcist and Black Lagoon grew year-over-year among adults 18-34 & 18-49 and men 18-34 & 18-49, while One Piece grew delivery of men 18-34 & 18-49.
Adult Swim programming - including Family Guy, The Boondocks, American Dad and Robot Chicken - accounted for 22 of the top 50 telecasts in April on basic cable among adults 18-34, and 19 of the top 50 among men 18-34, both more than any other network.
Cartoon Network
Across April 2014, Cartoon Network ranked as television's #1 network for Early Prime (6-8 p.m.) delivery of boys 9-14. Early Prime in April also increased vs. the March 2014 performance among kids 2-11 and kids 6-11 by 3%.
On the strength of its original animated programming, Cartoon Network scored as the #1 television network among all targeted boys on Monday Night (6-8 p.m.), earning average delivery growth across all targeted kids and boys demos vs. the same time period last year, ranging between 3% and 10%.
Among the Monday highlights in April, the season 6 premiere of the award-winning Adventure Time (April 21, 6 p.m.) ranked as the #1 telecast of the month among boys 2-11 & 9-14, earning triple-digit growth across all targeted kids and boy demos, ranging between 107% and 164%. Additionally, the April 14 new episode premiere of Regular Show (6:30 p.m.) charted the #1 telecast of the month among boys 6-11. The Emmy-winning series also ranked #1 in its time period across April among kids 9-14 and all targeted boys, with new episode premieres earning double-digit growth across the board, between 67% and 95%. Finally, new original series Clarence (7 p.m.) scored as the #1 program on Mondays among kids 6-11 and all targeted boys, #1 in its time period among kids and boys, and grew by double digits across all targeted demos vs. the same time period last year, between 40% and 65%.
On Wednesday nights in April, Cartoon Network ranked as the #1 destination on all television among boys 9-14 in Early Prime (6-8 p.m.), earning delivery gains across all kids 2-11 & 6-11 and boys 2-11 & 6-11 vs. last year, between 5% and 14%. New premiere episodes of The Tom and Jerry Show (5:30 p.m.) grew among kids 2-11 and boys 2-11 & 6-11 between 3% and 8%. Teen Titans Go! ranked #1 in its 6 p.m. time period among boys 6-11 & 9-14, with premiere episodes growing by mostly double-digits across all targeted kids and boys - between 9% and 33%.
Rounding out the week in April, Cartoon Network also ranked as the #1 television network (broadcast & cable) among boys 9-14 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Nights (6-8 p.m.).
On Saturday mornings, new episode premieres of Pokémon The Series XY (8:30 a.m.) ranked #1 in its time period among boys 9-14. Similarly, Legends of Chima (9:30 a.m.) grew average delivery of kids 2-11 & 9-14 and boys 6-11 & 9-14, ranging between 2% and 38%, vs. the same time period last year.
Through the opening week of the NBA Playoffs, NBA TV's three originally produced game telecasts averaged 589,000 total viewers for an increase of +48% compared with the network's first three playoff telecasts last year. NBA TV's telecast of Game 3 between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks averaged 757,000 total viewers and peaked with more than 1.3 million total viewers from 9:15-9:30 p.m. The Pacers/Hawks telecast ranked #1 among men 18-34 and men 18-49 across all NBA TV programming for 2014-to-date.


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The economic story unfolding in Europe raises questions for all business leaders. Should we attack our deficits or should we fund our growth? While well-intentioned people can argue "yes" to either question, those in charge know that it is easier to write the slogans than it is to create the business plans to fix what ails us.
Despite all of the quick-fix rhetoric, there is no magic pill that can restore health instantly. This is true for governments. This is true for people. And it is true for businesses.
In our simplest minds, the choice seems obvious. Austerity causes pain. Revenues create pleasure. Why on earth would anyone choose to suffer if there is an alternative course? Thinking more deeply, however, our complex minds know that each action has a consequence, and no solution is entirely black and white.
Some combination of growing revenues, limiting financial leverage and managing expenses allows leaders to correct their missteps and steer in a new, successful direction. But the magnitude of the problem and our control over the levers dictate how decisively we can act. As much as we wish for new revenues, higher margin relationships and to grow without costs, the management of each of these levers requires discipline.
The average cost of running an advisory firm is rising faster than revenues. This is because of a pent-up demand for people, their need for higher compensation, rising regulatory costs and lower productivity.
In "Mission Possible III," a recent independent study commissioned by Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC and developed by independent consulting firm FA Insight, we observed that the median overhead expense per client has been ticking up at a rate of 5.2% for the last several years (see Figure 1, left). Meanwhile the average overhead expense as a percentage of revenue is hovering around 40%. Of course, many firms are above average, which is not where you want to be.
Especially compelling, this analysis revealed where the expense dollars are going (see Figure 2, left). Thirty-five percent of total overhead goes to administrative staff, management, technical specialists and support staff. Other staff costs such as taxes and benefits consume 17% of the overhead budget, and office expenses take up another 20%. The rest is shared among IT costs, business-development-related expenses and a general catch-all called "other."
These numbers affirm that we are very much a people business, no matter how many computers and smartphones we buy. Second, they affirm that with salaries, taxes and benefits consuming almost 50% of the operating outflow, advisors must continue to find new ways to squeeze out greater productivity. Bear in mind that these numbers do not include compensation and benefit-related costs for professional staff, which is counted in a category called "direct expense." (More details on financial accounting within an advisory firm can be found in "Practice Made (More) Perfect.")
Overhead is perceived as a necessary evil within advisory firms; they cannot grow without competent staff and an investment in infrastructure. But each addition to overhead necessitates more clients and more revenue, which beget the need for more staff and infrastructure to support your growth. It seems impossible to jump off the spinning wheel onto stable ground.
There is hope for long-time sufferers of the overhead dilemma. The top performing firms, according to this study, showed an overhead expense ratio 10% below the average. For a $5 million practice, that's a $500,000 variance.
How do they accomplish such an improvement?
First, they get to scale. Again, there's no magic pill. As long as each hire and each purchase takes up a separate line on your income statement, it is difficult to get overhead expenses down to 35% of revenue or better. Scale depends a lot on the cost of your location, meaning that San Francisco costs a lot more than San Antonio. But generally somewhere between $4 million and $5 million of annual revenue should begin showing a lower expense ratio if the business is managed effectively.
Second, they create scalable solutions even if they are not yet at the right size. This means examining their work flows, systematizing that which occurs regularly and eliminating steps or processes that don't add value. It also means delegating down so that the most expensive people are not consumed with teachable tasks.
Third, they actively manage to profitability. Every business suffers from creeper costs, those costs that get together at night and conspire to cut your throat. Using a technique called common-sizing, managers are able to observe trends in individual line items to see what is rising with revenue and what is not. They may also calculate what it will take to break even on an expenditure so that they can build a plan around paying for it out of future revenues.
Fourth, they begin to sharpen their focus on their optimal client and invest in processes, procedures and solutions that align with that optimal client. Most advisors find that by focusing resources, instead of over-diversifying, they can create a better outcome for their clients and create a more profitable, sustainable business.
Growing revenue and practicing austerity are not mutually exclusive exercises. Both cause pain and both create pleasure: When balanced in a careful plan, advisory firm leaders may build a stable and profitable enterprise. There is no one magic pill that cures all ills. Success requires disciplined, active management of firm expenses.


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Syria again asks for UN chemical weapon probe
Syria's U.N. ambassador invited top international disarmament and weapons inspectors to Damascus for talks with the country's Foreign Ministry on investigating chemical weapons, but insisted Monday on limiting inspections to just one regime accusation of an attack by the rebels.
Syrian Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari's government had previously asked for an investigation of the alleged chemical weapons attack on March 19 in the Aleppo suburb of Khan al-Assal, which it blamed on the rebels.
But Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has refused to allow a U.N. investigation team led by Swedish chemical weapons expert Ake Sellstrom in to conduct a broader investigation of other allegations raised by Britain, France and the United States.
When asked Monday if Syria was now considering allowing investigations of Western claims of other attacks, Ja'afari promptly answered, "No, you wouldn't jump to this conclusion."
U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "remains seriously concerned about all allegations on the use of chemical weapons in Syria."
"What is most urgent at this time is that the Syrian government allows access to the U.N. investigation mission without further delay and without any conditions. In this regard, the stated intent of the Syrian government to invite Dr. Sellstrom and (U.N. disarmament chief) Ms. Angela Kane is a move in the right direction," Nesirky said.
"We need to analyze the elements in the announcement by the Syrian permanent representative today. In the meantime, let me repeat the importance of having comprehensive access to the sites of allegations," Nesirky said.
U.S. Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo said Monday that it was crucial that the U.N. team be allowed "to enter Syria and to investigate any and all credible allegations of possible use of chemical weapons."
The United States last month sent Ban a letter saying that Syria's government used the nerve agent sarin on two occasions in the embattled city of Aleppo in a March 19 attack on the suburb of Khan al-Assal and in an April 13 attack on the neighborhood of Shaykh Maqsud.
The letter from then-U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice also said unspecified chemicals, possibly including chemical warfare agents, were used May 14 in an attack on Qasr Abu Samrah and in a May 23 attack on Adra.
In March, Britain and France told the secretary-general they have reliable evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons near Aleppo, in Homs and possibly in Damascus.
The British and French ambassadors told Ban Ki-moon in a letter on March 25 that soil samples and interviews with witnesses and opposition figures backed their belief that the government used chemical shells that had caused injuries and deaths, diplomats and officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the letter has not been made public.
On March 23, Britain and France asked the U.N. chief to investigate allegations of chemical weapons use in two locations in Khan al-Assal and the village of Ataybah in the vicinity of Damascus, all on March 19, as well as in Homs on Dec. 23.


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Dear friends,
Despite the horrendous Headache Threat Level that has nuked my entry into the new year, I have managed to rack up three — that's THREE — quilt finishes so far in 2014.
I figured my head hurts whether I'm up or down, so save 14 hours spent in bed on Dec, 31-Jan. 1, I've been sewing through the pain.
As for the first finish, I can't tell you about it until it arrives at its new home, later this week or next. Same for the third.
But the second finish was for Kate, and she's headed back to college in possession of one of the cutest and warmest quilts I've made.
Take a close-up look:
Last spring, I attended some pretty chilly college tennis matches (where chilly equals wearing a coat, hat and gloves and still being cold). I noticed some of the girls carried blankets to wrap around themselves in between matches and that's when I got the idea that my CupKate needed a tennis-themed quilt to take on the road.
I purchased the fabric nine months ago and even cut it into the proper size squares. And then I got distracted by other projects and the tennis quilt has sat unattended all this time.
I vowed to get it done before she left home in January, but two commissions kept me busy through December. By Jan. 3, I knew I had less than a week to get it done so I sprang into action, spending all of last weekend sewing, squaring and arranging 122 blocks of green, yellow and black fabric. (Kate's college colors are green and black.)
I failed to take a photo of the entire quilt before she packed up and left home, so here's one she took with her phone from her apartment. It's not great quality but you get the gist:
On Black Friday, I just happened to score some extra-soft white flannel with tiny lime polka dots for $1.75 a yard. It made a perfect — and extra warm — backing for the quilt. And while shopping the day after Christmas, Kate tripped across some black fabric with miniature tennis balls and multi-colored racquets that was perfect for the binding.
I'm so glad to get this one off the sewing table and into heavy rotation. Kate's tennis season starts Feb. 4 and, if January has been any indication, she'll need every ounce of warmth she can lay her hands on.
With gratitude (for deadline-induced productivity},
Joan, who's relieved to report she's been headache-free for a couple of days, though her energy level is still in the basement without liquid stimulants
PS: If you are at all interested in the quilt pattern, it's called a disappearing 9-patch and you can find a tutorial here


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WEST LOS ANGELES – Mixed martial artist Tito Ortiz was arrested Monday morning on suspicion of driving drunk following a non-injury crash on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the West Los Angeles area, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Ortiz, 38, whose full name is Jacob Christopher Ortiz, was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol following the crash, which occurred about 3:50 a.m. on the northbound freeway south of Santa Monica Boulevard, the CHP reported.
According to the preliminary investigation, Ortiz, a former UFC champion, was driving on the freeway "when he lost control of his vehicle and struck the concrete center median," the CHP reported.
"California Highway Patrol officers responded to the area and located Ortiz and his 2012 Porsche Panamera on Sepulveda Boulevard south of Santa Monica Boulevard," the CHP reported. "There were two passengers in his vehicle at the time of the collision. His vehicle sustained moderate right front and right rear damage and there were no injuries as a result of the collision.
"Upon the conclusion of the collision investigation, it was determined Ortiz was under the influence of alcohol, and (he) was placed under arrest for … misdemeanor driving under the influence," the CHP reported. "He was transported to the LAPD 77th Division for medical clearance and chemical testing and was booked without incident."
Ortiz, a native of Huntington Beach, is a former UFC light heavyweight champion. He most recently signed with Bellator MMA, but a highly anticipated bout in November in Long Beach against Rampage Jackson, another former UFC light heavyweight champion, was called off when Ortiz suffered a neck injury while training.
Ortiz also represents Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane 'Cyborg' Justino, who left the UFC in February despite a much-discussed showdown with bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Justino, who fights at 145 pounds, asked for her release after she claimed she could not make the 135-pound weight limit.


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- "Then the second brother, who was an arrogant man, decided that he wanted to humiliate Death still further, and asked for the power to recall others from Death."
- —The Tale of the Three Brothers by Beedle the Bard[src]
Cadmus Peverell (fl. 1214) was a pure-blood[3] wizard, the middle of the Peverell brothers. Cadmus, like his brothers, was skilled in the magical arts, but personally was described as being an "arrogant man". Cadmus and his brothers were the inspiration for the The Tale of the Three Brothers and thus the original masters of the Deathly Hallows. Cadmus was said to have possessed the Resurrection Stone, though the exact circumstances of this are unknown.
Early life
Sometime early in his life, Cadmus fell in love with a woman, and the two were engaged to be married. However, she died before this union could take place.[5] Despite his fiancée dying, Cadmus was able to father an heir; whether it was with this woman — and she died in or after childbirth — or with another woman, is unknown.
Meeting Death
In The Tale of the Three Brothers, Cadmus was walking along a lonely, winding road one night with his two brothers. The trio reached a river too wide to cross under normal means, and conjured a bridge to cross it. At this, Death appeared before them, angry that they had so easily crossed a river that many usually die on while crossing. However, he pretended to be impressed, and offered each brother a gift. Cadmus, seeking to further humiliate Death, requested a stone that would have the power to bring the dead back to life, which Death provided for him.[5]
An alternative and more logical version of this story proposed by Albus Dumbledore is that Cadmus was merely a very skilled wizard who had created the Resurrection Stone himself.[4]
Using the Resurrection Stone and death
Regardless of how the Resurrection Stone was created, Cadmus returned to his home with it and used it to revive his dead lover. However, he soon found she had not been truly revived; she appeared sad and cold, and he felt as if a veil still separated them. Driven mad with longing, Cadmus committed suicide so as to truly be reunited with his lost love.[5]
Cadmus apparently fostered an heir before his death, as the Gaunt family were direct descendants of Cadmus.
Following his death, Cadmus was laid to rest in the churchyard by the Parish Church of St. Clementine, in Godric's Hollow, along with his brothers Antioch and Ignotus.[6]
The Resurrection Stone would go on to be set into a ring, which would be passed down through the Gaunt family, and eventually be turned into a Horcrux by Tom Riddle, a distant descendant of Cadmus.[7]
Personality and traits
According to Beedle the Bard, Cadmus was arrogant as when offered a gift by Death, he chose an object that he believed would further humiliate Death. He was also incredibly devoted to his fiancée even after she died, as he tried to use the Resurrection Stone to bring her back to life, and eventually killed himself to be with her.
It is possible that Cadmus' true personality are nobler than his depiction in the tale, since the spirits summoned by the Resurrection Stone are capable of protecting its users from Dark creatures' influence such as Dementors. Also, the living are able to draw comfort and strength from the spirits of their loved ones, as was exemplified in Harry's case when facing Voldemort. Furthermore, the symbols of his brothers' specific creation (the Elder Wand and the Cloak of Invisibility) along his own are etched into the stone, meaning that he had a great amount of respect for his brothers and their work.
Magical abilities and skills
- Transfiguration: Cadmus, along with his two brothers, was capable of creating a long and stable bridge out of thin air. This is Conjuration and is a very difficult branch of magic.
- Owner of the Resurrection Stone: Cadmus was the first owner of the Resurrection Stone which would later become one of the famous Deathly Hallows. Cadmus used the stone effectively but was overly dependent of it, letting its powers bring about his own death.
- Magical manufacturer (possibly): It is uncertain if Cadmus actually obtained the Resurrection Stone from Death. Albus Dumbledore believed it was more likely that Cadmus and his brothers created the three Hallows themselves.
Behind the scenes
- The Gaunt family claimed to be descended from both the Peverell family and the Slytherin family; it is probable that the two bloodlines intermarried in a later generation.
- The House of Gaunt are direct descendants of Cadmus Peverell, so it is certain that Cadmus had at least one child in his lifetime. It is not specified if the woman he intended to marry was the mother, or if Cadmus had fathered children from a previous or later relationship. However, as Albus Dumbledore believed that, in reality, the Deathly Hallows had not been gifts from Death but rather inventions of the Peverells themselves. Given that there are no means for Beedle to know of what really happened, it is assumed that the account of Cadmus' death was simply fictionalised by Beedle.
- The chapter art from The Tales of Beedle the Bard shows that Cadmus committed suicide by drinking poison, whereas the scene from the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 film shows that he hanged himself. In the video game, he kills himself via a Killing Curse.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Cadmus is grabbed by Death along with his brothers taking place in his home but what happened to the Resurrection Stone before Tom Riddle is unknown.
- The fan theory that Cadmus made the Resurrection Stone is supported by how in The Tale of the Three Brothers, Cadmus knew to turn the stone thrice in his hand for it to work despite Death never telling him how to use it.
- There is also a fan hypothesis that Cadmus created the Veil in his mission to bring his fiancée back, but only succeeded in creating an unpassable pathway between the living and dead.
The name Cadmus may have been taken from the legendary ancient Greek Cadmus, founder of the city of Thebes. In the myth, he marries the minor goddess Harmonia, the daughter of Ares. Harmonia later comes into possession of a beautiful necklace, but this item in truth is cursed and causes great pain among Cadmus's descendants (a possible allegory for the Resurrection Stone, the cause of Cadmus Peverell's death as well as the object of a curse many years later or to the Opal Necklace in Borgin and Burkes).
Also worth noting that, in Greek Myth Cadmus created life by sowing dragon's teeth into the Earth. This is somewhat ironic when one considers that, the Resurrection Stone he was given (or created himself), brings back the dead (thus "creating life" in a manner of speaking), and the final fate of the stone is to be buried in the earth and lost.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Appears in flashback(s))
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter Film Wizardry (see this image) As an older brother, Cadmus must have been born before Ignotus.
- ↑ Harry Potter Film Wizardry (see this image) As Cadmus dies second of the three brothers, his date of death must be before Ignotus'
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 22 (The Deathly Hallows) - "The only place I've managed to find the name 'Peverell' is Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy. I borrowed it from Kreacher," she explained as Ron raised his eyebrows. "It lists the pure-blood families that are now extinct in the male line. Apparently the Peverells were one of the earliest families to vanish.""
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 35 (King's Cross)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 21 (The Tale of the Three Brothers)
- ↑ Pottermore - Explore the story: "Godric's Hollow graveyard"
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince


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Angela Merkel Candle
Somehow, that fabled Merkel Magic is magnified when she's wearing a wimple. You're welcome.
- 7 x 2.5 girthy inches of long-burning, unscented, bona fide prayer candle
- Super high gloss vinyl artwork on glass candle container
- Ships anywhere in the world
- Custom options of this design, or any others you see on the site
We create and dispatch candles and sanitisers within 3-5 days of receiving an order. Currently orders are taking the full 5 days because we're busy! We ship by Royal Mail First Class, which usually arrives the next day. (We actually tried Hermes to begin with, until a customer actually described using them as a bit like sucking Satan's cock. We agreed – very bitter aftertaste - so now we're good old, reliable Royal Mail)
Items that aren't candles/sanitisers ship separately, as they're created using special machinery, off-site. They cost the same as candles and also go Royal Mail First Class - because of Rona-related hell, allow up to 7 days from ordering for other Sainted items to dispatch.
We try to keep shipping prices simple so with this in mind:
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Sadly we don't ship internationally anymore. We did, but it was a bit of a 'mare, so we decided to focus on doing what we do well, so we're now UK-only. SORRY….
If you happen to be in the States, there are some terrific celebrity prayer candle makers there who can ship to you waaaay cheaper than we can anyway, so have a google for these and you'll actually come out ahead. Result!
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We pack super well, so it rarely happens, but if the postman decides to play football with your beloved package before leaving it with you, send us a picture of the damaged item and we'll refund you right away.
Everything that leaves us is in A1 order and we're pretty fastidious about that. If, however, for some reason it reaches you in less than that, just like with breakages, contact us with a picture (send to email@example.com) and we'll refund immediately. We genuinely want you to love your order as much as we love making it but if it isn't right, we'll give you your money back.


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posted: 12/22
opens: 12/23
closes: 12/25
Prompt word: bird
Number of words: 30
1. You must use the whole word, but that whole word can be part of a larger word. The letters for the
prompt must appear in consecutive order. They cannot be backwards.
Thus: bird/snowbird is ok but bird/binary code is not.
2. Post the entry in the comment column of THIS blog post.
3. One entry per person. If you need a mulligan (a do-over) erase your entry and post again. It helps to work out your entry first, then post.
4. International entries are allowed, but prizes may vary for international addresses.
5. Titles count as part of the word count (you don't need a title)
6. Under no circumstances should you tweet anything about your particular entry to me. Example: "Hope you like my entry about Felix Buttonweezer!" This is grounds for disqualification.
7. There are no circumstances in which it is ok to ask for feedback from ME on your contest entry. NONE. (You can however discuss your entry with the commenters in the comment trail...just leave me out of it.)
8. It's ok to tweet about the contest generally.
Example: "I just entered the flash fiction contest on Janet's blog and I didn't even get a lousy t-shirt"
9. Please do not post anything but contest entries. (Not for example "I love Felix Buttonweezer's entry!")
10. You agree that your contest entry can remain posted on the blog for the life of the blog. In other words, you can't later ask me to delete the entry and any comments about the entry at a later date.
11. The stories must be self-contained. That is: do not include links or footnotes to explain any part of the story. Those extras will not be considered part of the story.
Contest opens: 6:37am, 12/23
Contest closes: 9am, 12/25
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In the box:
- Apples, Jonagold
- Beets, Red
- Broccoli
- Cabbage, Savoy
- Chervil
- Fennel
- Peppers, mixed
- Lettuce, red butter
- Squash, Acorn
- Turnips, white
Definitely some roasted squash and beets coming up!
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Definitely some roasted squash and beets coming up!
In the box:
This was the first CSA after the farmer's market ended: Now we're just picking up on somebody's porch. Boo! {But it's better than getting no more boxes.}
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I just took a much-needed break from blogging daily for over two years (minus a couple of days). Saturday night I came home exhausted after going out with the SharePoint Saturday folks, and just didn't do my daily blog post. I had been thinking about cutting back to a few times a week anyway, and it gave me a good excuse, especially since this week was jam-packed full of schoolwork, a live radio show, etc. And things aren't going to slow down anytime soon.
Saturday was especially stressful, as my 14.5 year old pug Bubba had to have emergency surgery to remove his right eye, which had become dramatically swollen over a couple of days from a nasty infection. He also had a dental infection and had to have a bunch of teeth out. We had to make some quick decisions on Saturday, but as it seemed like he had a good chance of a full recovery (other than losing the eye), we went ahead with it. He was mostly blind anyway, as well as deaf (or near to it). But he must have been able to see some light/shadow with the eye, because he's even more lost than before and really has to find his way around by trial and error. Thankfully, he still has a pretty good sense of smell, so he's using that to his advantage in locating food—he's has a great appetite so far! Later this week, I'll post a pic of our one-eyed pirate pug.
I just got back from the SharePoint Saturday speaker's dinner. I'm not actually speaking this year, but I got to because I'm one of the organizers. It was good to meet a handful of new people. Dinner was a nice salad, a completely uninspired and practically unseasoned vegetable pasta dish, and sweet potato fries with an ungodly amount of salt on them—but I knew Greg's Grill would be like that. They just don't go out of their way to cater to vegans—their thing is steaks. And we get to go back there tomorrow for SharePint. Rats. I really pulled hard for Broken Top Bottle Shop, which was much better in a variety of ways—location, food, beer, atmosphere, staff—but my co-organizers just wouldn't go for it.
This was the first time in a long time that I have eaten dinner with non vegans. I had to consciously look away from their slabs of used-to-be cow and try to not to think A. How gross, and B. How sad it is that they're blithely eating the body of a smart, conscious creature who was tortured and then killed, merely for a taste preference—and one that is grossly unhealthy for you at that. These are otherwise smart people, and I used to be one of them, so I try not to be too hard on them. I did wear my "Wings are for flying, not frying" shirt as a sort of passive protest. But I doubt anyone even noticed, or cared. The whole thing is frustrating and now I'm bummed out.
At least tomorrow there will be vegan options all day long, because I was in charge of catering. Ha! If I were really brave, I would have ordered all vegan food.
Makes me think of this Op-ed I read recently that highlights how lonely veganism can be sometimes.
Try to imagine what it feels like to be a part of a very small minority that shares common values. When I tell people I'm vegan they look at me as though I'd just landed from Mars, roll their eyes as though I had done something wrong and look at me as if I'm judging them – as if the ideological choice is about them and not the animals. Being vegan means that sometimes you feel lonely even among close friends and family. There is a huge ideological gap between you and almost the entire world around you. The worst is when an argument about morals begins.
As a lawyer and lecturer I'm used to arguments, but this is not just an argument, it is a repressed war. And when it rears its head, even for a moment, it is very painful and reminds me of how separated I am, ideologically, from most everyone else. I sit next to those closest to me while they are eating meat and I do what I used to do back when I also ate meat: Repress my emotions. Imagine that you are the only one at the table who believes in this very important value, and that value is being eaten at that same table. All I can do is look at my loved ones and remember that they too have morals. A person can eat meat and contribute to the world in a thousands different ways: Charity, generosity, love (for animals as well), integrity, compassion. There are so many good people in the world.
And then I look at myself and think: 'You're no saint either.' Vegans hurt animals in so many ways, unintentionally. And what is it that I am really doing for the animals? Close to nothing; a monthly donation to animal welfare organizations and veganism. When I walk past a chicken coop, a cowshed or a stray dog I remember how meager my contribution to animal welfare really is. Veganism merely reduces the harm I am causing to the animal world.
First of all: teenage boys and athletes foot. Ew!
Today was a hodgepodge. Also the 3rd time I've used that word in this blog—the last time less than a month ago. Do these words make me look old?!
hodgepodge (n.) also hodge podge, hodge-podge, early 15c., hogpoch, alteration of hotchpotch (late 14c.) "a kind of stew," especially "one made with goose, herbs, spices, wine, and other ingredients," earlier an Anglo-French legal term (late 13c.) meaning "collection of property in a common 'pot' before dividing it equally," from O.Fr. hochepot "stew, soup," first element from hocher "to shake," from a Germanic source (cf. M.H.G. hotzen "shake").
Tomorrow kicks off a very long weekend of SharePoint Saturday events. Judging from last year, it will be both fun and exhausting.


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Herbert W. Armstrong was God's Apostle. He had private meetings with more Kings, Presidents and Heads of Government than any man alive in his time.
The Plain Truth magazine had in the mid-1980s a monthly circulation of over 8 million copies in seven languages. A higher circulation than Time, Newsweek or any other News magazine, and it was completely free.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. [Malachi 4:5]
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE IT! It will happen, regardless. It is sure -- the world's only sure hope. This advance good news of tomorrow is as certain as the rising of tomorrow's sun.
Humanity won't bring it about -- it is going to be done to us. Humanity is going to be forced to be happy -- to enjoy world peace -- to see universal abundance and joy fill the earth.
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Ye are my witnesses
A staggering turn in world events is due to erupt in the next few years. It will involve violently the United States, Britain, Western Europe, the Middle East. It's already rather late for the free world to come awake to the real meaning behind current world events! Why do not the world's leaders see what is coming? Why are the world's best minds unseeing - the heads of state, scientists, educators, editors, news analysts, bankers, industrialists, leaders in business and commerce? They are totally unaware! Why?
Because they have been falsely educated and deceived into closing their minds to the great causes behind world events and trends. This world has been falsely educated to ignore causes and deal with effects! Yet all the world's problems and ills are simply a matter of cause and effect. There is a cause that has produced strife and war; poverty, wretchedness, inequality; crime, disease, mental ills. But the leaders do not know!
World Explosion to Erupt
The world's leaders are the educated of the world. But they were not educated in BASIC TRUTHS - the foundations of right knowledge. The most necessary knowledge is not being taught! They do not know WHAT man is - or WHY! They know nothing of the purpose or meaning of life! They were not taught to distinguish the true values from the false. They did not learn the real causes - the way to peace, to happiness, to universal abundance; nor the causes of war, unhappiness, inequality, world chaos.
They know nothing of the purpose being worked out here below. Consequently, they guide humanity on a course in conflict with that purpose, wreaking havoc upon a distressed, suffering, unhappy mankind. Lacking knowledge of the way to peace, the world does not have peace. Leaders talk of peace; they profess to work for peace; they cry out for peace - while they give approval and blind acceptance to the way that produces war!
This world has simply been going the wrong way!
This world is giving assent to, and conferring civilization's acceptance on, THE WAYS that are the CAUSES of all the world's ills.
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"You need to look at the prophecies of Jesus, of
Jeremiah, of Isaiah, and others describing how much
more intense is to be the punishment God is going to lay
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Longoria starts second half stuck in slump
TORONTO -- Evan Longoria has been around long enough to experience many highs and lows in his Major League career. Entering the second half of the season, the Rays third baseman was in the midst of one of the lows -- a .136 batting average in his last 18 games.
Longoria smiled when asked if the slumps ever get better after having the experience of riding out past slumps.
"It doesn't really matter," Longoria said. "We all kind of talk about it in here. I've felt better a couple of days, I've been on the verge of breaking out of it, and then I have a bad day again. And I'm like, 'Geez, I'm back in it again.'
"We all say that, like everybody slumps, but you don't remember what it's like to be slumping until you're slumping. It's [no fun]. You feel like you're never going to slump when you're going good. And then, when you're slumping, it's like, 'Geez, I don't feel like I've ever slumped in my life.' But you have to remember that it's a tough game and that you come around with belief and work and just keep going out there."


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Why was Jesus' birth so important? The reason is because slightly over 2,000 years ago, God stooped down from Heaven and became a human being: Jesus Christ. As the Bible says, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:14, NIV).
Think of it: God became a man! He did it because He loves us—and that's what we should celebrate as Christmas approaches. Take time between now and Christmas to reflect on this great truth.
Week One: November 27–December 3
Read Isaiah 9:6. In this Scripture we find the message and meaning of Christmas. Isaiah the prophet gave five awe-inspiring names of our Lord that encourage us, thrill us and fill us with hope at this Christmas season.
1. Wonderful. When He did His many miracles, the Scripture says, "The people wondered." (Luke 11:14, KJV)
2. Counselor. The officers said, "No one ever spoke like this man!" (John 7:46, ESV)
3. The Mighty God. He is the God-Man. He said that He and the Father are one. (John 10:30)
4. The Everlasting Father. It was by Him, the living Word, that all things were created. He is the designer of the whole universe. (John 1:3; Hebrews 11:3)
5. The Prince of Peace. There will never be lasting peace on earth until He comes again to reign in righteousness. But He is also the Prince of Peace in other ways. None can have peace with God apart from Him and the peace that He made through the blood of His cross. (Colossians 1:20)
The full meaning of these words from Isaiah should give us enough strength, hope, and joy to face any crisis, endure any sorrow and meet any temptation. How has Jesus shown you recently that He is "Wonderful, Counselor … the Prince of Peace"?


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Reason to Be Annoyed by Widgets No. 243
In a story published this week by the Associated Press about popular widget-maker Slide, one of the more annoying concepts being floated by marketers, especially related to social networks, popped up like the undying vampire it has become.
"We are really good at getting people to take things and include them on their social-networking pages," said Sonya Chawla, Slide's senior advertising director. "We think we can persuade our users to become brand ambassadors."
Ah, brand ambassadors! Like perhaps being dispatched to a posting in the tenth ring of hell.
It seems, though, that the old canard about getting audiences to carry water for brands and loving it has found new life, as social networks and the widgets that live off them search for business models.
Now I am not against widgets, those small third-party applications that people can put on their Web pages on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, in general.
While there are now many too many and most are simply features and not companies, some are actually helpful and substantive and introduce a plethora of innovation and features into a service like MySpace that the service itself would or could never have offered.
And I also think that these widget-makers need to find a way to make money, especially the very popular ones like Slide, if they are to stay around.
Slide offers many widgets, like ones to add slide shows or guest books or enhanced photos, like FunPix shown here, to a Web page. It claims 120 million unique visitors a month using its widgets.
So it is no surprise that Slide is about to start to try to add advertising, which makes perfect sense. And I don't even mind it if Slide, as its founder Max Levchin said in the Associated Press piece, makes these ads "user-initiated," which means users get to choose to include them.
But to insist that audiences like to do this, for example, since they seem to enjoy wearing and showing off brands in their clothing and consumer lives, is a story that only a marketer could spin to big-product companies in need of a little love.
Ads are just ads, no matter how they are served up, and people realize they are the necessary (and sometimes even enjoyable, if they are well done) evil of getting great content and tools online gratis.
In the interview, Levchin also floats the idea that Slide, which is apparently currently not profitable, might also go public. It's a sign to me that suddenly makes the scene feel very bubbly, given that Slide certainly has traffic, but no proven track record to continually make money.
Widget IPOs? Reason No. 244 to be annoyed by widgets.


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"Big Brother" Über-Fans Can Unite and Share Their Tweet Reactions During the Live Shows Through New Interactive Offering, "Big Brother Connect"
New "Big Brother Social Insider" Offers Exclusive Peak
Behind the Walls of "Big Brother"
"Big Brother: After Dark" Returns to SHOWTIME(R) and
RealNetworks Continues to Provide Around-the-Clock Live Feeds
LOS ANGELES - BIG BROTHER, one of television's most socially engaged and interactive series, returns for its 14th season Thursday, July 12 (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network with a brand-new menu of interactive offerings to satisfy some of reality TV's biggest die-hard fans.
"BIG BROTHER has an insatiable fan base on-air, online and across social platforms," said Marc DeBevoise, Sr. Vice President and GM of Entertainment at CBS Interactive. "This season, we wanted to give BIG BROTHER fans a true second-screen social experience, offering even more ways for them to find and interact with not only each other, but the show and their favorite Houseguests."
This summer, BIG BROTHER fans will have an opportunity to interact with each other, and the show, with BIG BROTHER CONNECT located at http://connect.cbs.com/shows/big-brother. BIG BROTHER CONNECT will aggregate live social streams to drive conversations, feature hashtag-driven polls and will provide opportunities for fan tweets to appear during the Thursday night live shows.
In addition, fans will enjoy exclusive behind-the-scenes content through the eyes of the show's "Social Insider" by following the official BIG BROTHER Twitter account @CBSBigBrother (www.Twitter.com/CBSBigBrother). Tweets with the hashtag #bbinsider will take fans behind the walls of the BIG BROTHER house with first looks at challenges, production news and more.
In addition to these new elements, other BIG BROTHER online initiatives for 2012 include the following:
· Weekly LIVE Chat: This season, CBS.com will host fan-driven live chats every Friday with BIG BROTHER houseguests and series experts. Fans who would like to participate can submit questions on CBS.com.
· Flock to Unlock: Each week, fans can use the power of Twitter to access exclusive photos from inside the house taken by that week's Head of Household. Once enough fans tweet #BigBrotherHoH, the photos will be unlocked for everyone to see on CBS.com.
· BIG BROTHER Full Episodes and Video Clips: Full-length episodes, daily highlight clips and other content from BIG BROTHER will be available on CBS.com and across the vast CBS Audience Network, allowing a community of fans to watch the program online, incorporate clips into their blogs, wikis and widgets as well as interact and discuss BIG BROTHER on message boards. The CBS Audience Network consists of dozens of distribution partners including Microsoft, Yahoo, Comcast's XFINITY, TV.com, IMDB and TV Guide, as well as websites from CBS's owned television stations, 144 radio stations and more than 180 affiliated stations.
· BIG BROTHER on Twitter: In addition to @CBSBigBrother, fans can follow two other BIG BROTHER Twitter accounts to stay "in the know" with daily updates from inside the house. @BigBrotherScoop (www.Twitter.com/BigBrotherScoop) will provide exclusive production updates and @BigBrotherHoH (www.Twitter.com/BigBrotherHoH) will give that week's Head Of Household the opportunity to tweet daily messages directly to viewers and fans.
· RealNetworks Live Feeds: CBS and RealNetworks, Inc. join forces for the 12th straight season to provide exclusive All Access live streaming video from inside the BIG BROTHER house. The webcast coverage debuts immediately following the premiere on Thursday, July 12, and will be accessible through the official BIG BROTHER Web site at CBS.com and through Real's SuperPass subscription service at www.real.com/bigbrother. Subscribers to the All Access video stream can watch any one of four live camera feeds from inside the BIG BROTHER house or catch all of the action at once with the enhanced quad-cam view, which allows fans to see four different video feeds simultaneously. Subscribers will also have access to an exclusive subscribers-only webchat that allows fans from across the country to converse about what they see live on the feeds. Subscribers will have full access to the feed archives so they can go back and watch any moment they may have missed. The RealNetworks SuperPass subscribers will also be able to access the BIG BROTHER live feeds via their mobile phones and tablets. (As in past years, CBS may block or delay the webcast for a limited time and other events that transpire in the house to preserve the drama for BIG BROTHER television viewers.)
BIG BROTHER will once again be presented on multiple platforms and on multiple nights of the week on broadcast and premium cable television.
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· BIG BROTHER returns Thursday, July 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Following the premiere, BIG BROTHER will be broadcast three nights weekly, beginning Sunday, July 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), Wednesday, July 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) and the LIVE eviction show hosted by Julie Chen, beginning Thursday, July 19 (9:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT).
"BIG BROTHER" on SHOWTIME(R):
· CBS and SHOWTIME(R) will partner again to present BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK, a live look inside the Big Brother house during the late-night hours. BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK will feature a feed from inside the BIG BROTHER house for three hours, seven nights a week (12:00-3:00 AM, live ET/delayed PT, Fridays - Wednesdays; 1:00 - 4:00 AM, live ET/delayed PT, Thursdays) on the multiplex channel SHOWTIME 2(TM), beginning Thursday, July 12.
Last summer, BIG BROTHER experienced significant growth across all platforms. Highlights include an on-air ratings increase of 11% in adults 18-49 on the CBS Television Network, a 9% increase in viewers of BIG BROTHER: AFTER DARK on SHOWTIME 2, a 22% increase in traffic to the BIG BROTHER website at CBS.com and a 10% increase in RealNetworks live feed subscribers. Additionally, last season BIG BROTHER grew its Facebook fan base by 101% and its Twitter followers by 2,750%.
BIG BROTHER follows a group of people living together in a house outfitted with more than 53 cameras and 97 microphones, recording their every move 24 hours a day. Each week, the House Guests will vote someone out of the house. At the end, the last remaining House Guest will receive the grand prize of $500,000.
BIG BROTHER is executive produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment, in association with Endemol U.S.A.


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