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Monday, August 16, 2010
No Taxation Without Representation!
In fact it was a very interesting case, British Colubia was an intervenor in the case, what that means is this, BC stuck it`s nose in this case and fought the ruling, this case was in 2006/ 2007, Why did BC stick it`s nose in this case, the answer is obvious, BC and Gordon Campbell were already plotting to bring in illegal taxes.
It`s almost like Gordon Campbell knew in 2007 that he was going to HST us!
.....Never the less, New Brunswick Finance lost, the Supreme court of Canada ruled in favour of the plaintiff, the precedent is there, no taxation without representation!
The below is some of that court case cut and pasted .....For anyone wanting to view the entire case and you can click here and here
Holding Governments Accountable
to Canada's Constitution
Comparing the Canadian Constitution Foundation's Factum
and the 2007 Supreme Court of Canada's decision in
Kingstreet Investments Ltd. v. New Brunswick (Finance)
In January 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that governments – like people – should
be held accountable for their actions. In Kingstreet Investments v. New Brunswick, people earning a
living in the hospitality and entertainment industries successfully challenged an 11% provincial "user
charge" on alcoholic beverages. Under Canada's Constitution, only the federal government may
impose an indirect tax, such as an import duty, paid by one person (e.g., a bar owner) in the
expectation that it will be repaid by another (e.g., a bar patron). Provinces may not do so. Handing a
significant victory to taxpayers, the Court ordered the New Brunswick government to repay one
million dollars of illegally collected taxes to taxpayers. The user charge was an illegal tax, so the
Court rightly ordered the government to repay the money.
The B.C., Alberta and Manitoba governments intervened in the Supreme Court of Canada in
support of New Brunswick, to argue that governments should not be required to repay illegal taxes that
are collected in violation of Canada's Constitution. Before the Supreme Court of Canada, these
provinces claimed that having to repay illegal taxes would inflict financial shock and fiscal chaos,
forcing governments to reduce services or to raise taxes. This claim is a self-serving justification for
illegal activity, and it assumes that there is no waste, mismanagement or inefficiency in the public
sector. This claim also assumes that every tax dollar, without exception, is spent to advance the
common good. According to the governments, when a court rules that a particular fee or charge is
illegal, the court should simply tell the government "stop doing that" – but not order the government to
repay the money. The Court rejected these arguments and unanimously accepted the principles put
forward by the Canadian Constitution Foundation: that governments must be held accountable to the
constitutional principles of federalism, representative democracy, the rule of law, and "no taxation
without representation." The Kingstreet decision highlights the importance of court challenges to
restrain greedy governments from doing whatever they please to feed their never-ending appetite for
As an intervener before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Canadian Constitution Foundation
submitted the following arguments:
1. The Constitutional principle of "no taxation without representation" should be respected. Taxes
collected in breach of constitutional principles should be recoverable.
2. There should be no bars to the recovery of unconstitutional taxes. The "Immunization Rule" should be
3. The Government's "passing on" defence should also be rejected.
4. Governments should be required to repay unconstitutional taxes regardless of whether or not the
taxpayers protested.
5. The legislatures, not the courts, are the best forums for changing unconstitutional laws and dealing with
potential 'fiscal chaos.'
1. The Constitutional principle of "no taxation without representation" should be respected.
Taxes collected in breach of constitutional principles should be recoverable.
Paragraph Canadian Constitution
Foundation Factum
Paragraph Supreme Court of Canada
Any tax collected without lawful
authority, whether by virtue of
begin beyond the constitutional
authority of the legislature or by
simply being beyond the express
authority of the legislation, violates
the constitutional principles
enunciated in section 53, and there
is no basis for the government to
retain the tax.
The Foundation submits that the
right to recover taxes collected
without authority flows from the
constitutional status of the principle,
"no taxation without
"[T]he constitutional principle that
ought to dominate all others in this
context is the principle that the
Crown may not levy a tax except by
the authority of Parliament or the
Legislature. This principle...ensures
not merely that the executive branch
is subject to the rule of law, but also
that the executive branch must call
the legislative branch into session to
The Court's central concern must
be to guarantee respect for
constitutional principles. One such
principle is that the Crown may not
levy a tax except with authority of
the Parliament or the legislature:
Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 53 and
90. This principle of "no taxation
without representation" is central to
our conception of democracy and
the rule of law. As Hogg and
Monahan explain, this principle
"ensures not merely that the
executive branch is subject to the
rule of law, but also that the
executive branch must call the
legislative branch into session to
raise taxes" (P. W. Hogg and P. J.
Monahan, Liability of the Crown
(3rd ed. 2000), at p. 246. See also
P. W. Hogg, Constitutional Law of
Canada (loose-leaf ed.), vol. 2, at
pp. 55-16 and 55-17; Eurig, at para.
31, per Major J.).
Professor Hogg has explained that
"[T]he constitutional principle that
ought to dominate all others in this
context is the principle that the
Crown may not levy a tax except by
the authority of Parliament or the
Legislature. This principle...ensures
not merely that the executive
branch is subject to the rule of law,
but also that the executive branch
must call the legislative branch into
session to raise taxes (and vote
supply). To permit the Crown to
retain a tax that has been levied
without a legislative authority is to
condone a breach of one of the most
raise taxes (and vote supply). To
permit the Crown to retain a tax that
has been levied without a legislative
authority is to condone a breach of
one of the most fundamental
constitutional principles."
[emphasis added]
Well folks, it is my belief that Joe Arvay is correct, the Zalm is correct, Gordon Campbell and Colin Hansen do not have any authority to impose taxes through the executive branch, it violates our most fundamental law...."No Taxation Without Representation" period, no exceptions.......
You want your HST Campbell, call the legislature and vote on it, you gutless, spineless BC Liberal MLAs stand up and vote in the Legislature for the HST.....Show your faces......
"Recall in the Fall"
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They have tainted and corrupted every thing they've touched Elections BC is just the latest the office no longer belongs to the people , that too is long gone
As A.G. why hasn't Dejong intervened?? this decsion by One crony of the BC liberals is scary to say the least. thanks Grant for all your hard work
- August 16, 2010 at 10:50 PM
I think this court case's ruling puts the FightHST court challenge of the legality of the HST in jeopardy. This assumes that our justice system is not tainted. That, unfortunately, could be a big leap of faith. I hope I'm wrong, but logic and the law are not always on friendly terms.
One thing that this case brings forth to me is the legallity of bureaucracies such as Translink being able to impose taxes of any kind. The Translink Board brings forth an option or two to the Council of mayors for approval or rejection. There is no input by this council only acceptance or rejection. The Translink Board, not elected, determines the agenda they wish to bring forth. The mayors can only approve or deny. Is this considered taxation by representation? I think not.
- August 17, 2010 at 1:45 AM
- Grant G said...
Sorry Cam...You`re wrong on that one....
As an avid watcher of the BC Legislature....
Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberals gave Translink taxing authority in a vote in the Legislature several years ago...
I forget the name of the bill but...
It gave Translink the ability to add tax to fuel, parking, bus fares, it also gave Translink the authority to buy land, speculate, it also gave Translink several bridges it has to maintain...
Theorectically Campbell gave Translink the responsibilty of the ministry of transportation...
Because of that we have tolled bridges, a 35% tax rate on parking.
The NDP voted against that bill, there was a big rally at BC Place opposing giving Translink taxing authority...
Unfortunate that the MSM ignored the issue....
And....It`s all part of Gordon Campbell`s bogus claims, he calls himself the tax cutter, he lowers income tax to the middle class by $50 dollars a year meanwhile Translink/BCHydro/Teresan/ zap everyone for $1000 dollars a year..
Think outside of the box folks, WE HAVE SEEN THIS PLAY BEFORE
- August 17, 2010 at 1:59 AM
- Grant G said...
Cam....I looked it up...It was bill 43...
You can read this article and it will confirm what I said.
- August 17, 2010 at 2:08 AM
Grant, helluva catch. ^5! (high five)
- August 17, 2010 at 10:06 AM
I believe the justice system in BC is as corrupt as the Government don't be suprised if the judge finds for the BC Liberals he's probably all ready paid off.
- August 17, 2010 at 3:02 PM
I tried to find Bill 43 on the government's website without much success. I did find the ammendments that reshaped Translink, but got bored reading references to sections of what I assume was the original bill that created the original Translink and not having the original bill to refer to.
That being said, my take on the supposed new and improved Translink is that Translink makes up the budget and chooses how to fund this budget, but the Mayor's council has the final say as to whether the funding formula will be accepted or rejected.
I guess as long as the mayor's council approves one of the taxing options put forward by the Translink board then it can be considered that the mayor's council levied the taxes, and because they are elected, then we have taxation by representation.
It could prove interesting if the mayor's council at some point in time denies Translink's request for tax increases. Would the government of the day stand by and accept this, or would they revert to the let's have another vote, and another, until Translink gets what they want in the same fashion they used in order to get the RAV Line approved?
- August 18, 2010 at 1:31 AM
The Constitution, is not followed, nor, obeyed. Our Civil rights and Liberties, have been taken away from us. I see no, Democracy and Freedom. We live in a dictatorship, and, have a tyrant of whom, we despise, and despise everything he stands for. Anyone opposing Campbell, finds themselves out of a job. As far as I am concerned, this entire country, is rudderless and rampant with corruption. It is Campbell and his, thieving, corruption, deceit and lies, that is killing this province. Campbell, controls the Judicial system, by threat of job losses. I will be amazed, if the courts rule in favor of the Anti-HST.
- August 18, 2010 at 10:53 AM


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On August 6, the Mars Science Lab (MSL), one of the most complex science laboratories ever built, is expected to touch down on the surface of Mars and begin sending data back to Mission Control––which will, in turn, send that data to a lab on the Mount Holyoke campus.
MHC professor of astronomy Darby Dyar––who will watch the landing from Mission Control at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena––will be working with other scientists to provide expertise and support to daily mission operations. She'll also work with MHC students to identify the composition of rocks and soil sent to Earth by the mission's rover, Curiosity, which will carry the MSL over the planet's surface.
In June, Dyar was awarded a $476,000 grant by NASA to undertake an analysis of data provided by Curiosity's onboard ChemCam spectrometer. Through the grant, titled Enhancing Science Return from ChemCam through Laboratory and Statistical Analyses and Integration with APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer), she will analyze data on the elemental composition of rocks and soils on Mars. This work will help assess the potential for the planet to support life and characterize the climate and geology of Mars.
ChemCam is Curiosity's most complex instrument, comprising a laser, camera, and spectrometer. Together, these instruments can identify the chemical makeup of Martian surface matter through laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, or LIBS.
As part of the grant, a LIBS unit was installed by Los Alamos colleagues in Dyar's lab at MHC in early July; there are only five such Mars-atmosphere units in existence, including the one inside Curiosity's ChemCam.
Using the LIBS unit, Dyar, her lab manager Elly Breves, student Melissa Nelms '13, and recent graduates Marie Ozanne '12 and Michelle DeVeaux '12 are developing a database of chemical analyses of Earth-based rocks and minerals, which will be used by Dyar and other scientists to identify the composition of minerals that Curiosity encounters on Mars.
"As soon as Curiosity lands, we expect to start receiving data for analysis within ten days," said Dyar. During the mission, ChemCam could send more than 10,000 individual measurements to her and her colleagues on the international science team.
Using the College's LIBS unit, Dyar–who will alternate her work time between South Hadley and Pasadena–and her MHC team will provide project scientists with chemical compositions of thousands of terrestrial rock samples stored on campus. The samples will be placed inside a vacuum chamber with a slight partial pressure of carbon dioxide—which is set to imitate the atmospheric conditions on Mars—and then be zapped by the laser. The light emitted by the sample is collected by the unit and sent to a spectrometer, which "reads" the light and identifies the types of atoms within the sample.
"Each chemical element has its own unique fingerprint," said Dyar. "By comparing the data collected by Curiosity with the information in Mount Holyoke's database, project scientists will be able to identify the composition of the rocks and soil on Mars.
"This information will give us clues as to the environment in which the rock formed. The compositions of rocks that have been in contact with water differ from rocks that have not."
The grant is the third awarded to Dyar by NASA, for a total of more than $1.5 million, for work on the ChemCam technique. As part of a 2009 NASA grant, Dyar and her team built ChemCam's calibration target assembly that is housed on the front of the rover. The assembly holds rock sample standards from Earth, which will be used by scientists to test the accuracy of the rock compositions identified by Curiosity on the surface of Mars.
The grants have boosted MHC's research reputation, said Dyar.
"We're doing world-class research here and providing unheard-of opportunities for undergraduate science students, " she said. "Not only will our students be operating the laser and developing the database that will be used by the Mars mission, but they will be among the first people to actually work with data generated by Curiosity's ChemCam."

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The full report of comics orders for May 2012 has been released by Diamond Comic Distributors, and as the initial report here found, the market is hitting on all cylinders. It's also breaking records, according to estimates compiled here at The Comics Chronicles. Click to see the comics sales estimates for May 2012.
Avengers Vs. X-Men #4, the comic book Direct Market's orders of $44.68 million in comics and graphic novels (at full retail value) is the largest sum seen in a single month since Diamond began reporting Final Order data in February 2003, and it's probably a higher figure seen in any month since 1995 in un-inflation-adjusted dollars.
Now, with the estimates out, we can see that two other Diamond Exclusive Era records have been set. Diamond's Top 300 comics had orders totaling $25.72 million, an increase of 44% over last May and the highest total since Diamond became the sole distributor in 1997. It beats the total of $25.37 million set in December 2008.
Trade paperbacks and hardcovers were exceptionally strong, too, with the DC reboot volumes topping the charts; the Top 300 accounted for $8.27 million, just missing the one-month record from November 2008. That combined with the comics figures to break the other record this month: the Top 300 comics plus the Top 300 graphic novels combined for sales of almost exactly $34 million, beating the previous record from December 2008 by nearly $2 million.
These are dollar sales and not unit sales — though the unit figures came close to setting records, and inflation is not really a huge factor in comparisons over the last two or three years. As we can see on this table of average comics prices, that December 2008 peak found the average weighted price of comics in the Top 300 to be $3.31; this month, the average weighted price was $3.53. That's less than a 7% increase over three and a half years.
The 300th place issue didn't set a record, but it was the second-highest total for issues at that rank since 1996, with more than 4,800 copies sold. We've also now gone a full year where all first place issues each month topped 100,000 copies. So we are, as they say on CNBC, well "off the lows" for the decade.
Again, the Diamond Exclusive Era records are exactly that — they don't take into account the mammoth sales of the early 1990s, the Golden Age, or anything earlier than 1997.
The aggregate totals for the month:
TOP 300 COMICS UNIT SALESMay 2012: 7.3 million copies
Versus 1 year ago this month: +42%
Versus 5 years ago this month: -6%
Versus 10 years ago this month: +27%
Versus 15 years ago this month: -8%
YEAR TO DATE: 31.29 million copies, +20% vs. 2011, -11% vs. 2007, +13% vs. 2002, -27% vs. 1997
May 2012 versus one year ago this month: +44.24%
TOP 300 COMICS DOLLAR SALESMay 2012: $25.72 million
Versus 1 year ago this month: +44%
Versus 5 years ago this month: +5%
Versus 10 years ago this month: +60%
Versus 15 years ago this month: +36%
YEAR TO DATE: $108.66 million, +20% vs. 2011, -2% vs. 2007, +39% vs. 2002, +8% vs. 1997
May 2012 versus one year ago this month: +45.12%
TOP 300 TRADE PAPERBACK DOLLAR SALESMay 2012: $8.27 million
Versus 1 year ago this month: +47%
Versus 5 years ago this month, just the Top 100 vs. the Top 100: -17%
Versus 10 years ago this month, just the Top 50 vs. the Top 50: +47%
YEAR TO DATE: $33.16 million, +28% vs. 2011
May 2012 versus one year ago this month: +41.14%
TOP 300 COMICS + TOP 300 TRADE PAPERBACK DOLLAR SALESMay 2012: $34 million
Versus 1 year ago this month: +45%
Versus 5 years ago this month, counting just the Top 100 TPBs: +1%
Versus 10 years ago this month, counting just the Top 25 TPBs: +36%
YEAR TO DATE: $141.83 million, +22% vs. 2011
May 2012 versus one year ago this month: +43.76%
OVERALL DIAMOND SALES (including all comics, trades, and magazines)May 2012: approximately $44.68 million (subject to revision)
Versus 1 year ago this month: +44%
Versus 5 years ago this month: +9%
YEAR TO DATE: $182.49 million, +20% vs. 2011, +4% vs. 2007
The average price of comics in Diamond's Top 300 was $3.53 as was the cost of the average comic book retailers ordered. $3.50 was the median price of all comics offered in the Top 300, while the most common price remained $2.99.
The numbers already show it, but there's increasing anecdotal evidence of a turnaround out there — including this piece in yesterday's Ventura County Star. The headline alone is of a sort we haven't seen in the business in a long time. Brian Jacoby from Secret Headquarters in Tallahassee, Fla., also provides a very positive view in the comments thread of this ComicsBeat post. "My subscriber list has grown 20% in the past 9 months, beginning on the strength of the excitement for the New 52, and bolstered by other great launches since, like (Miles Morales as) Ultimate Spider-Man and Saga, and the continued influx of Walking Dead- and Avengers-curious people brought in by other media." That's how recoveries have worked in the past: one thing leads to the next.
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Atlanta Braves secure land for new stadium and integrated mixed-use community
Will be ready for Opening Day 2017
The Atlanta Braves organization has secured a large tract of property at the northwest intersection of I-75 and I-285 and is working with Cobb County leaders to build a new world-class Major League Baseball stadium and integrated mixed-use development. The Braves will not extend their lease at Turner Field upon its expiration at the end of 2016.
"We believe the new stadium location is easy to access while also giving our fans a first-rate game day experience in and around the ballpark and making it a 365-day-a-year destination," said Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholz.
The property, which has an Atlanta address and is located in Cobb County, has easy access to I-75, I-285, U.S. 41/Cobb Parkway and a variety of other transportation options. The stadium will occupy a portion of the site, with the balance being used for parking, mixed-use development and green space.
The estimated cost of the stadium, parking and related infrastructure is roughly $672 million. The Braves will be a significant investor, along with Cobb County, in the project. During construction of the stadium, more than 5,227 jobs will be supported, with a total payroll of more than $235 million.
The Braves' lease at Turner Field, which is owned by the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority, ends at the conclusion of 2016. Since the facility opened in 1997, the Braves have invested nearly $125 million in Turner Field.
Turner Field currently needs $150 million in infrastructure work (including seat replacement, upgrades to the lighting, etc.), none of which would significantly enhance the fan experience. If the Braves were to pay for additional projects focused on improving the fan experience, the additional costs could exceed $200 million. Even with a significant capital investment in Turner Field, there are several issues that cannot be overcome - lack of consistent mass transit to the facility, lack of adequate parking, lack of access to major roadways and lack of control over the development of the surrounding area.
Construction on the new stadium is scheduled to start in the second half of 2014 and will be completed by Opening Day 2017. The Braves will develop the remaining parcels surrounding the stadium, crafting a world-class entertainment district featuring retail, restaurants and hotel options. Plans call for the stadium to be owned by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority, which also owns the Cobb Galleria Centre and Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
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On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of the Ayer-Shirley Regional School District, we want to say thank you to the people of Ayer and Shirley for your overwhelming support of the high-school project. It is a wonderful feeling to know that you have the community behind you, and on Nov. 17, you, the citizens of Ayer and Shirley showed that you support education, and we greatly appreciate that support.
We could not be more excited about this project and will waste no time getting started. We are confident that this project will not only benefit the students and staff of the high school, but it will benefit the entire school district and both towns as well. We know that there are families and businesses that were watching to see what would happen here. They are contemplating their own investment in our community and you have told them in no uncertain terms that we are willing to invest in our community to make it better. This is going to set the stage for growth in the schools, growth in the towns and better economic times for all of us.
We know that with this approval, you have put your trust in us and we do not take that lightly. We know there is a lot of work to do and we are prepared to not only make good decisions around this project, but to make the improvements necessary to build an excellent school system from pre-K to grade 12. We promise to continually strive for excellence in programming and continue building a school district that the region can be proud of once again.
We want to thank the members of the ASRSD Building Committee. This group of volunteers spent countless hours working diligently on finding the best possible solution for the school district and the two towns. They have been very diligent stewards of the community while finding the best solution for the problem. Their work is not over. They will spend two more years to make sure that the community gets the facility it wants and deserves. We say thank you to them for the outstanding work done to date and for the work they will continue to do.
This is not an end, it is a beginning. We will continue to need your support and involvement to make sure we are developing a culture that honors achievement in the classroom, in the arts, in community service and excellence on the ball field or court. We encourage you to take ownership and pride in your school district and let us know what is going well and what needs improvement.
The high-school project approval by you, the citizens of Shirley and Ayer, has already invigorated the faculty, staff and administration in the district. We are ready to move forward as a district and as a community.
Please follow our activities and the progress on the high-school project at www.asrsd.org.
Ayer Shirley Regional School Committee
Joyce Reischutz, chair
Pat Kelly, vice-chair
Michele Granger, secretary
Dan Gleason, member
Susan Therriault, member
Jim Quinty, member
Carl Mock, superintendent, ASRSD
Mary Beth Hamel, asst. superintendent ASRSD
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A Saudi man has been beheaded on charges of sorcery and witchcraft, the state news agency SPA says.
The man, Muree bin Ali bin Issa al-Asiri, was found in possession of books and talismans, SPA said. He had also admitted adultery with two women, it said.
The execution took place in the southern Najran province, SPA reported.
Human rights groups have repeatedly condemned executions for witchcraft in Saudi Arabia.
Last year, there were reports of at least two people being executed for sorcery.
Mr Asiri was beheaded after his sentence was upheld by the country's highest courts, the Saudi news agency website said.
No details were given of what he was found guilty of beyond the charges of witchcraft and sorcery.
Amnesty International says the country does not formally classify sorcery as a capital offence.
But the BBC's Arab Affairs Editor, Sebastian Usher, says there is a very strong prohibition of some practices from the country's powerful conservative religious leaders.
Some, he explains, have repeatedly called for the strongest possible punishments against anyone suspected of sorcery - whether they are fortune tellers or faith healers.
In 2010, a Lebanese television presenter of a popular fortune-telling programme was arrested while on pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.
Though sentenced to death, after pressure from his government and human rights groups, he was freed by the Saudi Supreme Court, which found that he had not harmed anyone.
More recent cases of death on charges of sorcery include that of a Saudi woman, executed for committing sorcery and witchcraft in December, in the northern province of Jawf, and that of a Sudanese man executed in September, despite calls led by Amnesty International for his release.
Maybe I'm just over sensitive, but it is absolutely shocking countries are still executing people for such fictional crimes. Every time I read something like this, it renews the flame of anti-religious sentiment I hold deep down. But hey, we need their oil, right...
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The religion of peace at work. Notice how in the news snippet there is no mention of islam (or muslim)?
Wish I could say that I'm surprised. This stuff is also going on in other areas of the world:
And these guys are supposed to be our friends and allys?
This guy faces a similar fate:
On 12 February, Malaysian police deported 23 year old Saudi columnist Hamza Kashgari, who fled Saudi Arabia after making comments on Twitter claimed by some to be "insulting" to the prophet Muhammad. There have been widespread calls from Islamists for his execution; in Saudi Arabia, blasphemy is punishable by death.
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100g custard powder
200g softened butter
2 eggs
4 tbsp milk
140g caster sugar
100g self-raising flour
To ice the cupcakes:
75g butter, softened
550g sifted icing sugar
4 tablespoons milk
A drop of red food colouring
Hundreds and thousands, to decorate
Heat the oven to 180oC/fan 160oC/gas 4 and place 12 paper cases into a muffin tray. Beat the custard powder with the butter, eggs and milk, then stir in the sugar and fold in the sifted flour. Spoon into the paper cases. Bake for about 20 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool completely.
In a bowl beat butter until fluffy. Gradually add the custard powder and the icing sugar, beating well.
Slowly beat in half of the milk and beat. Add a drop of red food colouring and beat. Beat in additional milk, if needed, to make a spreading consistency. Decorate each cupcake and finish with a sprinkling of hundreds and thousands


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Broccoli baked potatoes
Put a new spin on the classic baked potato with this quick and tasty recipe
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
- kcal347
- fat15g
- saturates8g
- carbs36g
- sugars3g
- fibre5g
- protein19g
- salt0.9g
- 4 baking potatoes
The world's favourite root vegetable, the potato comes in innumerable varieties. A member of…
- 300g broccoli, cut into small florets
Like cabbage and cauliflower, broccoli is a brassica and is sometimes known by its Italian name…
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 1 egg, beaten
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition packed with protein and a…
- 140g grated cheddar
Once cheddar was 'Cheddar', a large, hard-pressed barrel of cheese made by a particular…
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Microwave the potatoes on High for 12-15 mins until tender. Meanwhile, steam or boil the broccoli for 3 mins, then drain well. When the potatoes have cooled a little, cut them in half lengthways and scoop the insides into a bowl.
Put the potato shells on a baking sheet. Mash the flesh with a fork, then stir in the mustard, egg, most of the cheese and the broccoli. Season if needed, then pile back into the shells. Sprinkle with the reserved cheese and bake for 15 mins until the tops are crisp and golden. Serve with salad and Tomato relish (see recipe, below).
Recipe Tip
Tangy tomato relishHeat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, add 1 finely chopped onion, then gently fry until softened. Stir in 1 crushed garlic clove, 300ml tomato passata, 1 tbsp each red wine vinegar, muscovado sugar and Worcestershire sauce (vegetarian versions available), then bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 mins, taste and season if necessary, then serve warm or cold with the Broccoli baked potatoes. This relish is also delicious with sausages.


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Monday, April 03, 2006
Not Dark Yet
So I am camped out on a hard plastic chair with about 40 other lost souls tonight. My new flight out is in 14 hours, allowing me plenty of contemplating how it is that I have come to this state of utter dispair. Oh yes, the Xanax, four and counting. There is more.
This week I ended, legally ended, a 25 year marriage. I spent a week at the beach with my youngest daughter, 15, trying to explain it all. My oldest daughter is in a "tough love" boarding school where we are not allowed to talk or see her. Not for months, and for some girls, years. This was my first trip back after leaving home that I did not see my Sarah, my oldest, my first born child. I am now gone again, for however long it will be, two daughters, no father.....and an entire night on a hard plastic chair to think about it.
I wish that this horrid moment in my life was changed ever so slightly. That the reason all of this transpired was here so I could look into her eyes and know why mountains sometime move. My tragic hours would turn magical and we would somehow make a wonderful lifelong memory of it all. But that is not how it is. It is just me and these words.
How do dreams die? Can they be brought back to life? Or do we just wear ourselves and our dreams out just getting through each and every day? I am so very tired of the struggle, the lost footprints in the sand, once mine, then shared, now no ones. That goes for all of the above young beautiful women who are such a big part of me.
My Sarah wrote a "contemplation" at dinner that her one contact with me, her personal counselor, read to me last week over the phone. It went something like this:
"Dad, why did you lie to me. Why did you always promise so much and deliver so little? You let me down Dad, you said you would give me a chance to live with you before sending to this awful place. I believed you, but like so much else you promised, in the end, you let me down. I still love you Dad, but you weren't there for me."
Now imagine, my friends, you are sitting in this bleak corner of O'Hare in the middle of the night, alone with your thoughts. No one's hand in your hand and no warm body and soul to share this cold hanging space. You are going away again, to be even farther away from those two little souls that you once cradled to sleep every night.
Fade to music:
Shadows are falling and I've been here all day
It's too hot to sleep time is running away
Feel like my soul has turned into steel
I've still got the scars that the sun didn't heal
There's not even room enough to be anywhere
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
Well my sense of humanity has gone down the drain
Behind every beautiful thing there's been some kind of pain
She wrote me a letter and she wrote it so kind
She put down in writing what was in her mind
I just don't see why I should even care
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
Well, I've been to London and I've been to gay Paree
I've followed the river and I got to the sea
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies
I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
Sometimes my burden seems more than I can bear
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there
I was born here and I'll die here against my will
I know it looks like I'm moving, but I'm standing still
Every nerve in my body is so vacant and numb
I can't even remember what it was I came here to get away from
Don't even hear a murmur of a prayer
It's not dark yet, but it's getting there.
17 comments:
- David M Gordon said...
Your pain and anguish are obvious, palpable; you do not wear lightly or often your heart on your sleeve.
You could choose to view this unscheduled layover as life conspiring against you, especially with everything else going on in your (and Ilene's!) life. You could also choose to view it as life granting you a quiet moment, a separate peace, to reflect quietly upon the decisions that have brought you to this space and time.
Choose the latter. Recognize that, despite her current travails, you have raised Sarah to have a discerning mind, to be independent -- which sadly includes the ephemeral renting of the fabric of the love that binds each of you, including Sarah to her mother.
This difficult moment will prove only temporary; not a "phase" to grow out of, but a growing older, wiser, being seasoned by the forces of life itself, even at her tender age. It is better it occurs now, with you, as you can offer your patient, always-there, and unconditional love.
For you are experienced. She is not. She (both your daughters) looks to you for guidance, in all your decisions -- good and bad, right and wrong. And your ability to stand tall -- firm in your decisions, firm in your resolve.
This moment is a character builder for all parties. Love will carry you through, but even love proves insufficient to the task. An old Chinese proverb: "Have patience. Everything is difficult before it becomes easy." That would include love between a father and his daughter(s), and even life itself.
Each of you will make it through to the other side. Of that, I am confident. So have faith. And be patient.
Allan, things always look the darkest before the sun comes up. I ended a marraige after 12 years...2 wonderful children. It'll get better my friend. Just do your best to lead courageously, reject passivity, and expect the greater good...God's goodness, to come about for you and your kids.
If you don't know or believe the truth and supernatural power of healing and reconciliation available through the Lord Jesus Christ, I invite you, as a follower of His, to take a hard look. As a former skeptic, I was blown away by what I found.
Being an attorney, you might really enjoy reading Lee Strobel's book, "The Case for Christ." Strobel, a Yale Law School graduate, was the former legal editor for the Chicago Tribune. This book is a great read that traces his journey from atheist to believer. I take great comfort knowing that when Jesus was asked what was the greatest commandment, the bible records his answer was, "Love the Lord your God with all you heart, soul, strength and MIND." In my case, I'm a follower of Christ because I can't reject Him( or the Bible) intellectually. Strobel's book does a wonderful job laying out that case as far as I'm concerned. You're in my prayers friend.
- bigmatyboy said...
My God. What an incredibly moving letter. I'm just a guy, 43, single with no kids, who enjoys checking your thread from time to time for stock picks, yes, but also for your writing.
My older brother's stepdaughter (19) also went to one of these tough love places, here in Texas, I believe. Coincidentally, her name is also Sarah. Our Sarah still blames her mother for everything, and yet she never accepts responsibility for her own actions. She continually makes bad choices. Her grandmother is a very wealthy loving woman who has offered to put her through college on numerous occasions. Sarah has not only refused her offer, but once violently attacked the poor woman, who is now in her mid-seventies.
Unfortunately, the school did little to help her attitude and she continued to make the wrong choices after she left. At one point, my brother and his wife let Sarah live with them. She had everything a young lady could ask for – a loving home with a swimming pool, her own room, privacy, and she was free to come and go as long as she came home at an acceptable time. That didn't last too long. A late night tryst with a young man in her upstairs bedroom was the last straw. They were drunk, loud, and having sex – an obvious "in-your-face" sign of disrespect.
Sarah moved out and is now 2 months pregnant. She insists on raising the baby even though she is woefully unprepared for the rigors of raising a child. She's a bit of a "party girl" who claims to value her friendships above all else, even though her friends come and go with the wind. These are flaky friendships at best, with lots of infighting, and infantile melodramas.
The father of the child is a different young man than the one I referred to before. He too is unprepared, but to his credit wants to try to help. Sarah, however, claims to be sick of the boy, and chooses to raise the child by herself…with her mother's help of course.
Her parents hope that this is not just another of many passing fancies. She has jumped headlong into other undertakings only to quit them after discovering that they require a serious commitment, but this is a child, not a job, not a summer school class, and not a boyfriend. Needless to say, we all love her and support her nevertheless. She is blessed with beauty and a genuinely kind and loving heart.
I share this story with you in hopes that it will help you in some way – maybe to warn you, maybe to show you that you are not alone. As John Lennon said, I believe "love is the answer". I do not know the cure. I just know that I'm not the only reader who cares about you, Allan.
Hopefully all this goodwill will transfer itself to your Sarah. Hopefully, she realize how special she is, how loved she is, and that life is a game to play to win; that the bad times only make the good times that much sweeter, and that everyone experiences pain; it's what we do with it that is a true measure of our character and our happiness.
Willing you all the best...
I have a helluva lot of respect for you and your willlingness to share your pain with us. As a parent and as a pyschologist, I really feel for you. But life is not a straight line; it cycles just like the market. Right now, you're putting in a bottom, but you'll be a more sensitive and wiser man when you're ready to start your next leg up.
I hear your tiredness, the weariness of conversations where we miss each other; the love we are maybe unable to express; the confusion and guilt about how it all came about and of how to make it better. I hear too the loneliness and the pain of loss of so much potential beauty. It's not too late.
If somehow you can communicate with Sarah the pain that you feel around your separation, heartfully, like you just did here, that might be a beginning of something new; no-one can not hear another's pain even if their own pain is getting in the way. And to listen to her pain until she is really heard breaks the cycle of her having to act out in order to receive the attention that she desperately needs in whatever form. Good luck with that.
Please know that I stand with you in dumbstruck silent sympathy. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
OK, you know I am seldom silent :-)Transformation is one of my favorite words. All of humanity knows something of it. Nature counts on it. There are some things we cannot keep and there are some things we cannot lose. Seasons come and go. In spite of what's been lost or gained......love remains, or so the song says.
You have enough love to sustain you....with enough left over to offer even those who have hurt you the most. Love is a deep well and always our best investment. Invest a big lot of it in yourself :-) During the dark nights of our soul it is all we have. Everything else is stripped away.
Love has a way of surprising us with joy when we least expect it. Thanks for sharing your heart with us. Our hearts have such infinite capacity for both joy and pain.
God is with you, your children and your wife. Peace. the book "The Case for Christ." by Strobel is an excellent read at this moment.
just remember, all is not lost.
There is nothing I can add to these comments. I just also want you to know that you and your girls are not alone, and that folks here care for you. I ended a 20 year marriage a few years ago and I have two daughters in their early twenties. Time heals many wounds. I think God wants you to be happy, to be the best you can be for yourself and for others, and that life is too short to suffer in an unhappy situation. And patience and calm lead to much needed healing and understanding. Find happiness, however and wherever you can.
- jona said...
Hi Allan,
I've only been reading your blog for about a week now, a neophyte investor trying to get smart, but I have already been impressed by both the depth of your knowledge and the generosity of your spirit.
Your pain right now is evident and my heart and prayers go out to you. The others are right, this too will pass.
As a journalist who's covered mostly wars and disasters for the past 15 years, I've been in some pretty ugly places and seen some pretty bleak things. And I've made terrible mistakes in my personal life as well. I have always found these words comforting during the darkest times, when hope was all but lost. I pray they can bring a little light to you right now, as well.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus...
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things."
Strobel's is a good book. You also might enjoy C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity.
Hang in there.
The compassion shown to Allan is very endearing, however the pimping of religion makes me uncomfortable. Perhaps Allan is a Buddhist, or a Muslim, or a Jew. Or perhaps Allan is an atheist. Give him your love and compassion, but maybe, just maybe it would be wise to allow him have his own relationship with God.
Thank you for bringing this up since for me it maintains the integrity of the site. At first i didn't want to detract from the intent of the posting so i ignored the first 'jesus' post but i too felt uncomfortable. Abuot the perceived plugging aspect yes but more importantly about the unhelpfullness - imo - of the comments. ( jona, i can explain if you are interested ).
I also know that there are others here who post very thoughtful posts are deeply christian and their prayers received equally with the those from the andromeda folks :).
Not unlike yourself, I'm also a huge fan of Bob Dylan and am inspired by the power of music when it's wedded with pertinent, poetic and thoughtful lyrics.
Through a music review, I recently stumbled across an artist who has been getting the new contender to Dylan's crown hype, only in this singer/songwriters case, he actually seems deserving of it.
Without getting into specifics, I've also had a rough time of it lately and the album, "Gone" proved to be incredibly inspiring.
Anyway, the artists name is Bill Madden.
You can listen to his music at www.billmadden.com
Remember... in time, this too shall pass.
- jona said...
Hi Allan,
I'm sorry if I offended you in any way.
I certainly never meant to pimp or plug (or thump my bible, for that matter). People can only offer what they know, ideally something that has actually helped them. That was my only intent, but if that was unhelpful to you, then -- again -- I am sorry.
Hope you've arrived home safe and sound.
I went through a divorce with 3 children and a subsequent difficult custody battle and all the emotional trauma that is associated with such activities, so I can feel your pain. I went through a period of estrangement with my oldest daughter that was promoted through manipulations by my ex-wife, and all I have to say is that you should constantly evidence your interest and concern about your child by making efforts to contact her and spend time withy her and be involved in her life, and over time these efforts are likely to be recognized by your daughter.
All situations are different, but my daughter that had been estranged from me is now 24, and we have a good relationship. Take care, and know that your difficulties will resolve over time. Your anonymous friend.
Allan i have been there and done much of that a very long time ago--it never goes completely away but it will get better, trust me. I wish you the best--the following helped me and is really good advice---widetrack-----
"You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars
and you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your self.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy."--------author unknows
- Onedayrider said...
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Simple answers to big problems. IT IS THAT SIMPLE!
- A said...
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Simple answers to big problems. IT IS THAT SIMPLE!
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Elite Group members realising that increased exposure means they can no longer hide
Steve Watson
June 10, 2013
A Bilderberg Group delegate who attended this past weekend's secretive elite meeting has discussed the organisation on record, in a move that signifies a shift toward more transparency, enforced by alternative media and activist exposure.
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, a former leading British ambassador to Afghanistan, now a leading executive at arms manufacturer BAE Systems, spoke on record to The Watford Observer today.
Predictably, Cowper-Coles merely repeated the establishment media hoax that Bilderberg has no influence and is merely a "talking shop" or a golfing holiday.
"I can honestly say, having been at the meeting, all the conspiracy theories are wrong." he said, adding "It was just a private discussion of the kind that takes place at conference centres all around the world, all the time."
"I don't know [why people protest the meetings], I suppose one thing that distinguishes Bilderberg is it's pretty high level. But I am slightly at a loss to understand exactly why it should be controversial." the ex-diplomat stated.
On Saturday afternoon, close to 2000 protesters crammed into the designated campaign area in the grounds of the Grove Hotel in Hertforshire, England. Cowper-Coles claims that some Bilderberg members strayed from their rooms behind the ring of steel fencing, and actually walked down the grounds to look at protesters.
"The protest wasn't discussed during the meeting but everyone was aware of it and some parties actually went down to see the demonstrators and find out what was going on." he noted.
Infowars reported last week that an unnamed Bilderberger would speak about the group on record, after a source close to the security operation surrounding the confab told our reporters that numerous Bilderberg Group members are aggrieved at the organization's obsession with secrecy and want to see more transparency.
Sherard Cowper-Coles also defended the secrecy surrounding the meeting, noting "It is the rule of the group that all these senior people are able to exchange views in private, it is no different from many other conferences where proceedings are conducted under what is called the Chatham House Rule."
"I found the experience very interesting and very valuable. We covered a wide range of topics – everything from Syria to the economic situation to British membership of the EU and even big data, which is very topical." he added.
"It was two and a half very full days of discussion. We covered jobs and the global economic situation, growth, European politics, Africa, the Middle East, big data, medical research, nationalism, populism, online education, cyber warfare, America and the World, Syria." Cowper-Coles also stated.
Cowper-Coles also predictably claimed that anyone who attends Bilderberg does so in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of any government, organisation or corporation.
"I am sure that was the case [that he was invited due to his diplomatic experience] I certainly wasn't there representing BAE." he said.
Those claims run counter to comments made in 2011 by the office of British Chancellor George Osbourne, as aides disclosed to the London Guardian that the head of the Treasury was there in an official capacity.
Osbourne was once again present at this year's meeting, along with his opposition counterpart, MP Ed Balls, and the Prime Minister David Cameron.
Labour MP Michael Meacher, who visited protesters at the weekend, today made good on his vow to officially quiz Osbourne on his Bilderberg attendance. However, it was MP Kenneth Clarke, a Bilderberg Steering Committee member who answered the question in the House of Commons, dismissing any theories that the group influences public policy, and claiming that the group is not beholden to public scrutiny.
Clarke stumbled and spluttered, however, when it was noted that as a trustee of the registered "charity" that funds Bilderberg Group activities, he is beholden to fully to declare his role as a leading organiser of the secretive meetings, in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest that would impact his role as a public official. Clarke admitted that he may have failed to do this because he "forgot" that he was a trustee.
The London Telegraph quickly released a story on Clarke's admission, but it was removed from their website within an hour of publican. The link now ends in a 404 error page.
As we have exhaustively documented, there are numerous examples to illustrate the fact that Bilderberg is not merely a "talking shop" as some in the corporate press frame it, but a venue where consensus is formed for the implementation of both national and geopolitical policies.
Documents read by the BBC and later released by Wikileaks divulge how Bilderberg members were discussing the creation of the euro single currency nearly 40 years before it was officially introduced in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty.
"A meeting in June in Europe of the Bilderberg Group- an informal club of leading politicians, businessmen and thinkers chaired by Mr. Davignon- could also 'improve understanding' on future action, in the same way it helped create the Euro in the 1990s, he said," reported the EU Observer in March 2009.
In spring 2002, when war hawks in the Bush administration were pushing for a summer invasion of Iraq, Bilderbergers expressed their desire for a delay and the attack was not launched until March the following year.
In 2006, journalists who got leaked information from inside Bilderberg predicted that the U.S. housing market would be allowed to soar before the bubble was cruelly popped, which is exactly what transpired.
In June 2008, we learned that Bilderberg were creating the conditions for a financial calamity, which is exactly what began a few months later with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Bilderberg has habitually flexed its muscles in establishing its role as kingmaker. The organization routinely selects presidential candidates as well as running mates and prime ministers.
Despite widespread expectation that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair would be announced as the first European Union President, the former Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, was picked for the role just days after he attended a Bilderberg Group dinner meeting.
Bill Clinton and Tony Blair were both groomed by the secretive organization in the early 1990's before rising to prominence.
Barack Obama's running mate Joe Biden was selected by Bilderberg luminary James A. Johnson, and John Kerry's 2004 running mate John Edwards was also anointed by the group after he gave a glowing speech at the conference in 2004.
Despite the fact that the establishment media, many titans of which are Bilderberg members, routinely plays down the weight of the group's influence on world affairs, in a 2010 radio interview former NATO Secretary-General and Bilderberg member Willy Claes admitted that Bilderberg attendees are mandated to implement decisions that are formulated during the annual conference of power brokers.
Although the topics on the agenda are usually disclosed during the course of the Bilderberg meeting, we already know that the group will have an influence on picking Mitt Romney's running mate for the U.S. presidential election, with Florida Senator Marco Rubio being the firm favorite.
Rubio recently flaunted his "foreign policy chops" during a Brookings Institution speech in which he called for the U.S. to attack Syria and Iran.
The damn is breaking on Bilderberg secrecy, and the group knows it. Thanks to sustained efforts by alternative media journalists and activists, the vast amount of mainstream media coverage of 2013′s meeting represents an unprecedented breakthrough that should be celebrated as a victory by anyone and everyone who values government transparency and corporate accountability.
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Daily Beast writer Buzz Bissinger says Piers Morgan should "pop" Alex Jones with a semi-automatic weapon.
Aaron Dykes
January 8, 2013
CNN and the gun grabbing media are now calling for Alex Jones to be shot the day after his heated appearance with Piers Morgan.
In a segment on Piers Morgan's CNN program, sports columnist for the Daily Beast, Buzz Bissinger, shockingly states:
"I don't care what the justification is that you're allowed in this country to own a semi-automatic weapon – much less a handgun. But what do you need a semi-automatic weapon for? The only reason I think you'd need it is, Piers, challenge Alex Jones to a boxing match, show up with a semi-automatic that you got legally and pop him."
Abby Huntsman (Huffington Post) : "I'd love to see that… [laughter] in uniform."
Piers Morgan: "I'll borrow my brothers uniform."
The other guests laugh and say they'd like to see it. Without a doubt, this amounts to a veiled threat.
Earlier in the episode, another guest expressed hope that Alex Jones' children would not be killed, which Jones' says terrorized his children and family as they watched on from home.
CNN Guest Says Kill Alex Jones! FPS Russian Executed
This call to violence from those demanding gun control is nothing new.
Shortly after the Sandy Hook shooting massacre, advocates for firearms restrictions flooded Twitter and other mediums, demanding the murder of the NRA president and other NRA supporters.
Here are some of those blatant threats, screen captured below:
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Moving an entire school in 1-2 days
When students leave Gilbert High School this year, they will be the last to have attended school in the old building.
A brand new high school is opening next fall across the street from the old school.
"The biggest thing the new building is going to bring us is a new energy, a new excitement about coming to school, said David Nelson, a junior at Gilbert High School.
The new school across the street from 103 Mathews Drive will have more room for the 400, and growing, student population.
"The district has gone from one school to two to three," said Byron Tinder, Gilbert High School band director.
The new building is 120,000 square feet compared to the old building's 90,000.
"Our class sizes, we need to make sure as we're growing we're able to accommodate those and be able to do things technology wise," said Lindsey Beecher, Gilbert superintendent.
The $32 million project has a gym with 10 basketball hoops and a FEMA safe room with thick concrete walls that contain their own restrooms and generator to protect students and staff during a tornado.
"This is going to be like heaven when they come in here," said Beecher.
One of the most anticipated parts of the new building is the auditorium.
"It's nice that they have a raised stage, but to have an auditorium that is dedicated to the music and theater as a student that's involved in that, I think that's really nice," said Gilbert freshman Gillian Klein.
On the last day of school, students will be helping with the move by taking their desks and chairs to waiting semi tractor-trailers.
"Our hope is that we can make this move in one to two days," said Beecher.
Next school year, the old high school building will be home to grades 3-5.


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You're coming down a road and see a pile of rocks in the road, with a bicycle approaching to ride around them.
You can't veer off to the side because that will put you in danger, maybe hitting the fence on the side of the road or perhaps even tumbling off the side of a mountain.
The only to get where you're going is to slow way down.
You may have to stop a bit and you will need pay attention to what others are doing.
By cooperating with others on the road, you'll get to your destination eventually, and no one will get hurt.
In the negotiations on the fiscal cliff, there are going to be lots of starts and stops.
And there will be many twists and turns in the road ahead.
For this situation, President Obama has one huge advantage: the Bush tax cuts are all expiring at the end of the year.
He also has political advantages: Democrats won the presidency and additional Senate and House seats. Although they didn't win the House overall, they did win more votes nation-wide. Also, most people support his view on taxes (i.e., they should go up on upper income people) and think Republicans will be at fault if there's no deal.
Nonetheless, this situation isn't going to get resolved soon.
Both parties need to show their bases that they care about the issues about which they're most concerned. Thus they can't compromise too readily or too rapidly.
Overall, the path forward will require a certain degree of cooperation. Just don't look for it to happen quickly.


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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Badger Claw Candy
I discovered very little from the label. The white coated caramel clusters are distributed by L&L Foods in Verona, which was disturbing because the only information I could find on them was a warning letter from the FDA. There was also a reminder to "Enjoy the original COW PIE!"
A clue? Just more bad news because the Cow Pie people's website isn't fully functioning, and while a staple of many a trip to our friends at the Ho-Chunk Nation, I believe they are a long distance phone call.
Getting looks, so I'll just say I love a cashew, and I love the combination of white chocolate, cashews, and caramel. It didn't stick to my real teeth much and the whole thing had a salty-sweet overtone, made extra sweet by the white coating.
Here I must add that "white coating" does not mean "white chocolate," which is made with cocoa butter. And that white chocolate is not considered real chocolate because it is only made with the fat part of the cocoa bean and does not contain chocolate liquor.
The folks at Gem City Candy suggest the Badger Claw is made right here at the University of Wisconsin. This makes sense given the Bucky Badger logo on the wrapper.
The Badger Claw is sweet, slightly salty, and buttery, with just the right amount of nutty snap and delicious caramel. The white coating gives it a unique, if not sweeter taste than other caramel clusters.
7 comments:
- Anonymous9:31 PM
I've never had badger claw candy, but I think I'll have to hunt it down. I love the sweet/salty combo.ReplyDelete
Hi Kristen,ReplyDelete
I haven't tracked the Claw makers down yet, but it's probably the Univ of WI. Don't really care for white chocolate or coating, but it's okay here because of the caramel.
You can follow the Gem City Candy link to order them; they're grouped with the Cow Pie stuff.
BTW, red velvet cupcakes!
Be checking that out more closely.
I love the sweet and salty combo too. I can hardly eat popcorn without Sour Patch Kids or Dots.
Thank You for stopping by my blog Baking Betties.ReplyDelete
I am also a Wis"cow"son blogger.
Wow never seen this one before thank you I'll be back.
Hi Bozette,ReplyDelete
Good to hear from you. Always nice to hear from another Cheesehead. Nice baking blog you've got there.
- Anonymous6:47 PM
Yes, I love reading her blogs and I think she is just ready to move on and stop talking about it. I can't believe fans were yelling at interns either. That shocked me. However, I think that what was done to cady was wrong and I am showing her support 100%.ReplyDelete
ps~My website rugged but right is closing down but I have a blogger account: http://melissapeterson.blogspot.com/
Hi Melissa,ReplyDelete
I was surprised by the honesty of the posts as well as impressed by some of the comments. The whole thing gives you a lot to think about as far as no one being safe from TPTB and job security and such.
Sorry your site is closing, but your blog looks good. I like that poem.
The Baraboo Candy Co. website is finally up and running at: http://www.baraboocandy.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BC&Category_Code=BCReplyDelete
Guess what? They list the Badger Claw as one of their products.


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Religious Literacy (Paperback)
What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't
HarperOne, 9780060859527, 384pp.
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
Other Editions of This Title:
Digital Audiobook (3/12/2007)
Hardcover (3/13/2007)
Paperback (5/1/2007)
The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy.
- Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any.
- Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the answers to all or most of life's basic questions, yet only half of American adults can name even one of the four gospels and most Americans cannot name the first book of the Bible.
Despite this lack of basic knowledge, politicians and pundits continue to root public policy arguments in religious rhetoric whose meanings are missed—or misinterpreted—by the vast majority of Americans.
"We have a major civic problem on our hands," says religion scholar Stephen Prothero. He makes the provocative case that to remedy this problem, we should return to teaching religion in the public schools. Alongside "reading, writing, and arithmetic," religion ought to become the "Fourth R" of American education.
Many believe that America's descent into religious illiteracy was the doing of activist judges and secularists hell-bent on banishing religion from the public square. Prothero reveals that this is a profound misunderstanding. "In one of the great ironies of American religious history," Prothero writes, "it was the nation's most fervent people of faith who steered us down the road to religious illiteracy. Just how that happened is one of the stories this book has to tell."
Prothero avoids the trap of religious relativism by addressing both the core tenets of the world's major religions and the real differences among them. Complete with a dictionary of the key beliefs, characters, and stories of Christianity, Islam, and other religions, Religious Literacy reveals what every American needs to know in order to confront the domestic and foreign challenges facing this country today.
About the Author
Stephen Prothero is the New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and God Is Not One and a professor of religion at Boston University. His work has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, NPR, and other top national media outlets. He writes and reviews for the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Salon, Slate, and other publications. Visit the author at www.stephenprothero.com or follow his tweets @sprothero.
Praise For Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't…
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Smart but gentle, loving but blunt, Prothero is uniquely qualified to guide us through the fraught fields of faith."
— Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible and Where God Was Born
"A compelling, provocative, wholly innovative historical interpretation of the place of learning in American religious life. I love this book!"
— Lauren F. Winner, author of Girl Meets God and Real Sex
"Provocative and timely . . . Combines a lively history with a set of proposed remedies."
— Washington Post Book World
"Remarkable...an especially deft examination of the reasons for Americans' religious literacy."
— Washington Monthly
"Religious Literacy presents a compelling argument for Bible-literacy courses."
— Time magazine
"Prothero makes you want to go back to college ... a scholar with the soul of a late-night television comic."
— Newsweek
"Compelling and persuasively presented . . . a critical addition to the debate about teaching religion in public school."
— San Francisco Chronicle
"Prothero's book can be recommended for its readability. It is constantly interesting, very well-written, and chock full of essential information about all religions…This could be one of the most important books to be published this year. It deserves serious attention."
— Journal of American Culture


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Dozens of social networking sites are out there, and SBB is curious:
Question #8: Which social networking site is your favorite? Do you like MyYearbook or Bebo? How about Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace?
Maybe your site of choice is something else entirely. So, tell us what your favorite social networking site is. Please tell us what you like about it, too.
To answer the question, you can either submit a comment by writing your response in the "Leave a Reply" box below, or send us a message. We read all comments and consider all feedback.
As always, even though we're on Question #8, you can still respond to previous questions we've asked. We look forward to hearing from you!
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I agree that facebook is my favorite [commercial link removed, per guidelines]
I have been researching social media for some time now and
how it's concept has changed the way people interact online
and I believe it can even be extended to a similar format in
the form of forums where people do interact and discuss
personal views on specific subjects but they are generally
limited to one subject but they are still a form of social
The difference with social networks is that people dicuss
and share information on just about anything and are not
limited to one particular subject so they eliminate the word
'niche' and saves people from having to create several
different forums to get their word out about different
So obviously social networking was the next level up from
forums and is partly why they have become so popular and
this is obvious when you now see Internet Marketers now
using the sites as part of their marketing strategies.
Scripts can now be found online for anyone to create their
own social network platforms, and experience what it is like
to run one of these sites, but again most people I know use
them for specific social 'niches', just like a forum script
is used, so they lose the benefit of capturing a complete
audience and may as well be using a forum script almost.
MySpace, FaceBook, Twitter and even YouTube have a global
following and cater for every concievable subject that
people want to discuss and share and because they were, I
believe, the founders of this social concept they now
dominate the internet where social site users are concerned.
Creating your own social networking platform can still have
it's benefits and you don't really have to try and compete with the Big Name sites, that would be a pointless exercise
obviously, but if it is something new and unique I think
people would still look at it with curiosity, that's our
nature, and give it a try just to become a part of a new
community online especially if one is a social site fanatic
which millions are.
I run a simple Internet Marketing Forum, which I created
about 5 months ago, added some relevant content and
submitted it to the search engines using some very popular
and competitive keywords.
I didn't really expect big things from the forum, although I
did hope, and today the forum, after just a few months, has a membership of almost 29,000 and currently growing at a rate of 800+ per day over the last week.
So that is an example of people wanting to be a part of a
new online community and that is in just one 'niche' so you
can see why social networks, being the next evolution from
forums have become so popular and I think it is
extraordinary to say the least and will take something
phenominal to top it but who knows? .. the internet has
evolved so much, so quickly that I wouldn't be surprised.
By the way, if you've ever thought about how you could have
a go and start a social network of you're own there is a
great script for one here
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and you can customize it to look how ever you want,
After the success of the 'One Niche Forum' I've actually
bought the script/platform and I'm giving it a go because
I'm convinced people will surely be curious enough to try it
out, being the next revolution in online social interaction
on todays internet, and I have the forum as a precedent for
people wanting to be part of a new community haven't I!
Social networking sites are here to stay for the long haul,
I'm sure, unless someone can come up with something far more
revolutionary and I don't think that will happen any time
Of course its facebook :))
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Great blog for teens
Through social networking, people can use networks of online friends and group memberships to keep in touch with current friends, reconnect with old friends or create real–life friendships through similar interests or groups. Besides establishing important social relationships, social networking members can share their interests with other like–minded members by joining groups and forums. Some networking can also help members find a job or establish business contacts. Social media is surely an effective which helps in boosting your business. [commercial link removed, per guidelines]
I think My Yearbook or Bebo are good but not the best. I think Google plus is going to be one of the best sites in social networking field. It`ll cross Facebook mark soon and make its owb niche with the features like sparks, hangouts, circles etc. What say :-) [commercial invitation removed, per guidelines]
I like facebook . Because its navigation is good
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Facebook is the best. I use it all the time. It's so easy to use.
i use alot of social media sites.farcebook, twitter...thanx for the info. nice share.
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Facebook has been the leader upto now and nearly every 7th guy on this planet is using Facebook.
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President says he wants to lift U.S. women's pay further out of 'Mad Men' era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. women's paychecks will not catch up to men's for another 40 years at the current rate of improvement, experts say, a situation U.S. president Barack Obama highlighted in his State of the Union address, calling for policy changes he hopes will close the gap sooner.
"A woman deserves equal pay for equal work," Obama said in his address on Tuesday. "It's time to do away with workplace policies that belong in a 'Mad Men' episode."
Women who work full time make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That disparity has pushed more women into poverty despite higher educational levels, according to labour experts and women's rights advocates.
The gender pay gap narrowed greatly between the 1960s and 1990s, but the momentum has slowed. At the current rate, it is expected to close by 2056.
"It's really tied to the fact that our current workplace policies haven't been updated to reflect the fact that the workplace has changed," said Fatima Goss Graves, vice president for education and employment at the National Women's Law Center.
Women comprise nearly half of the U.S. workforce according to U.S. Labour Department data. Women are also the sole or primary breadwinners for about 40 per cent of U.S. households with children below 18, according to the Pew Research Center.
Obama is pushing Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a Senate bill that would prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information with co-workers. It also would require employers to show that any pay discrepancies are tied to job performance, not gender.
Women's labour rights advocates see that bill as important for women to combat pay discrimination and win higher wages. Many private employers prohibit employees from sharing information about what they earn.
"I think it's going to take an all out attack on the outdated policies that we have," Graves said.
Obama is also pushing for more favorable workplace policies such as paid work leave, minimum wage increases and greater access to pre-K education. These policies are popular with women, many of whom must balance full-time jobs with domestic duties, and often have to take time off to tend to sick children or family.
"Don't punish people for looking after their families," said
Ariane Hegewisch, study director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research. "If you look at who is poor and who is likely to remain poor, women are the majority."
The Institute for Women's Policy Research estimates that the poverty rate for working women would be cut in half if women earned as much as men.
The pay gap appears narrower in lower-wage jobs than in higher wage jobs, said Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute. But she noted that the reason is not because women are doing better, but because men in lower wage jobs are doing worse.
"That's not the kind of improvement women want," Shierholz said. "If you could solve inequality overall, you'd have helped a lot of women."


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Copyright & authors
Resource Manual to Support Application of the Protocol on SEA
Copyright (c) United Nations and the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, 2006. All rights reserved. None of the materials provided in this Manual may be used, reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or the use of any information storage and retrieval system, without acknowledgement of the Manual and the copyright holders. The authors have drawn on a number of sources in compiling this Manual, which is for the express use of the Parties to the UNECE Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment, but is made available to other interested individuals who are free to use and quote from the Manual with appropriate attribution.
The authors: this Manual was prepared by Nick Bonvoisin (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), Jiri Dusik and Ausra Jurkeviciute (Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe) and Barry Sadler, with advice from a small editorial group established by the Meeting of the Signatories to the Protocol and comprising: Ursula Platzer-Schneider (Austria), Mari van Dreumel (Netherlands), Roger Gebbels (initially United Kingdom, later European Commission), Roger Smithson (United Kingdom), David Aspinwall (initially European Commission) and Henrieta Martonakova (United Nations Development Programme). Further advice was provided by Martina Froben (Germany), Tanya Burdett (United Kingdom), Marco Martuzzi and Matt Soeberg (World Health Organization), Thomas Fischer (University of Liverpool), Elsa João (University of Strathclyde), Alan Bond (University of East Anglia), Ben Cave, Paul Tomlinson and many others.


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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Winter Carnival 1/2 Shortened
Friday night I received an email that because of the wind chill and cold temperature the 1/2 Marathon would be shortened to a 10K. The officials made my decision for me: no thanks.
Instead Topaz and I went for a lovely crisp 20 mile snowshoe run. I must say, I am certainly looking forward to the day when I no longer need to strap on the snowshoes. It will be heaven to run the trail with only shoes. Something to look forward to!
I was again offered to help coach the MDRA women's group this spring. I accepted, with honor. We're going to offer a women's boot camp this year, running 8 weeks. The draft of the schedule looks great; Diana Pierce will speak at one session, maybe even offering us some Saturday KARE 11 airtime, we'll take a 'field trip' to TC Running along with other speakers and highlights. I can't wait.
January is just about wrapped up, spring will be here before I know it!
4 comments:
- Matthew Patten said...
This just drives me nuts.
What's the point of having a winter "frozen" half marathon if they are going to alter it due to cold weather?
Maybe they should keep the 1/2 distance and tell people "if you can't handle the cold, don't show up".
2 years ago there was a cross country ski race (high school) canceled due to snow. I don't get it.
Does this make me an elitist?
There, I got it off my chest.
- SteveQ said...
I ran the Winter Carnival marathon (yes, full marathon) in 1982 and 1983. In '83, the windchill was -25; that's why they shortened it the next year. It seems everyone gets softer each year!
It's not the runners they worry about (they're prepared and signed waivers) - it's the volunteers, who have to stand in one place.
I get it, but I don't approve.
- Kel said...
Speaking of spring, I saw a robin today!
- David Ray said...
The volunteers getting cold, I can understand.
I saw actual daffodils blooming today. That one I don't understand, even in Georgia


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In celebration of Earth Day, April 22nd, here is a quick "green" recipe that will help you eat cleaner and greener right from your own kitchen.
When cooking a preservative-free authentically "green" dish, stick to simplicity with a colorful medley of fruits and veggies like those in IMUSA's recipe for Veggies with Pineapple Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce, and a basic tool to steam them with. Using a traditional woven and multi-layered IMUSA Asian Bamboo Steamer not only serves up a delicious meal chock full of natural flavors, but it provides the purest way to prepare food. One taste and you'll want to recycle this recipe over and over again.
Bamboo products are great Green products to use in any kitchen. The bamboo steamer used in the following recipe can be found here.
- vegetables like carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, sugar snap peas, and turnips
- ice water 1 tablespoon
- cornstarch 1 tablespoon
- can of pineapple chunks (1) 20 ounce
- vinegar ¼ cup
- sugar 1 tablespoon
- salt 1 teaspoon
1. Place vegetables inside the IMUSA steamer baskets and bring 2 cups of water to boil in a wok or medium saucepan.
2. To make dipping sauce, in a small bowl or cup add ice water and cornstarch and mix until fully dissolved. Set aside.
3. Remove juice of canned pineapple, about ¾ cup, and place in a small saucepan. Reserve pineapple chunks for other use.
4. Add vinegar, sugar and salt to saucepan and heat on medium high, whisking frequently.
5. Once simmering, drizzle in cornstarch mixture and whisk briskly until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and pour dipping sauce in a bowl.
6. To steam the vegetables, place steamer baskets with veggies on wok or saucepan and steam for 4-5 minutes.
7. Remove immediately and serve with sweet and sour dipping sauce.


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Incorporates strong typing over predicate logic programming, and, conversely, incorporates predicate logic programming into strongly typed functional languages. The style of predicate logic is from Prolog; the strongly typed functional language is Haskell.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Difference Lists in Haskell!
I've discovered while exploring one of my Tangents, the Comonad.Reader, that a member of the Galois team, Don Stewart, has developed a Difference List library ... in Haskell. My initial scan of the library is that it is simple, elegant and practical. Three feathers in his cap!
Excuse me while, initially, I replace in my code the 'cons then reverse' list-building pattern with Don's DList. I also can't wait to find other applications for this type.
While I'm away doing that, you can read sigfpe's blog, particularly his clever implementation of the Fibonacci series as a comonad.
4 comments:
- Neil Mitchell said...
Do you realise DList's are likely to be slower? In my benchmarking they are between 30% and 60% slower.
- August 2, 2008 at 2:04 PM
- sigfpe said...
Co*algebra* :-)
- August 2, 2008 at 5:06 PM
- geophf said...
@neil, DList slower? That was not what I was lead to believe from the Comonad.Reader report that DList was significantly faster than 'cons then reverse' (which is very much faster than repeated appends). My experience from Prolog was that 'cons then reverse' was 2n time and difference lists were 1n time. I will heed your warning and run profiles to see which is quicker.
But where speed is not vital, DList wins hands down for clarity in my book, because the 'cons then reverse' always ends piling up, and then it becomes a chore to place the reverses in the right places.
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The Big Fundamental Comes Through in the ClutchTim Duncan, nicknamed "The Big Fundamental" by Shaquille O'Neal, joined an elite group--Michael Jordan (six), Magic Johnson (three) and O'Neal (three)-- by capturing his third NBA Finals MVP award after the Spurs defeated the Detroit Pistons 81-74 (the Finals MVP was first handed out in 1969, otherwise 11-time champion Bill Russell and recently deceased five-time champion George Mikan would undoubtedly be on this list as well). Duncan scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and was particularly dominant in the second half, producing 17 of the Spurs' 43 second half points. Detroit had a 48-39 lead midway through the third quarter but struggled mightily to make shots after that point and the Spurs outscored the Pistons 42-23 the rest of the way. Detroit point guard Chauncey Billups, who probably would have won the Finals MVP if the Pistons repeated as champions, had a quiet game, shooting 3-8 from the field and finishing with only 13 points. Manu Ginobili had an outstanding game--23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and several key plays down the stretch--but the focal point of the game--and series--without question was Duncan. He actually struggled from the field, shooting only 10-27, and he had a team-high 5 turnovers but none of that will be remembered, nor will any criticisms of his play that were uttered in the past two weeks. Winning wipes all of that away, because when people look back at this series and his career what will stand out is that his team won and he produced when it mattered most. Who remembers that before Johnny Most famously declared "Havlicek stole the ball!" Bill Russell--the greatest winner in the history of North American team sports--threw an inbounds pass off of a guide wire behind the backboard, a turnover that could have cost Boston the series? Boston won that game and went on to win the championship and Russell's gaffe is a footnote instead of a headline; the same will be true of Duncan's missed free throws and any other real or imagined shortcomings in his play during this series.
With three championships, three Finals MVPs, two regular season MVPs and eight All-NBA First Team selections in his first eight seasons, Tim Duncan has built a resume that matches up with the greatest players of all-time and he has a strong claim to being the greatest power forward in the history of the game.
Congratulations to Tim Duncan and the Spurs for a gritty game seven effort--and to the Pistons for an impressive, inspired title defense that came up just a few baskets short of success.
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Appli-Pocket 2 Square with Volleyball
This is an applique that looks like a pocket. It has the Volleyball applique included in the design. This design has an extra step that will stitch the fold down to the fabric so it will lay flat when the extra stitching on the pocket is done. This pocket design is just an applique and does not make a real pocket, it looks like a pocket but isn't. The top has a folded edge and the sides and bottom are satin stitch. A. pdf tutorial with step by step instructions is included. Also included is a. pdf Pocket Placement Guide to help you find the perfect placement for your pocket on an adult t-shirt size S-XL. The pocket includes these sizes: 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 and 5.5 inch. You will receive this design in DST, PES, EXP, HUS, JEF, VIP, VP3, XXX and ART.