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On a Monday I can still remember the fun I had over the weekend, Wednesday is the middle of the work week, on Thursday I start getting hopeful and on a Friday I can taste the weekend. But what about a Tuesday? It's so…. just there. Weekend memories are too far away and the upcoming weekend might as well be a year away.
What we need is a bit of colourful inspiration to get us going on a Tuesday, don't you think? A pretty picture, beautiful scenery or colourful imagery. Yup, that'll liven up Tuesdays and turn it into a terrific day!
From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.
Beautiful crochet vases by Sanna and Sania. Oh, I do so much love a colourful stripe!
Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.


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Playing wordle or any 5 letter word puzzle game today and stuck to guessing the new word that particular End with 'OVE' letter then, our SNC Guide website will help you to locate all Possible English 5 letter words Ending with OVE Letter. If you are here then probably the NYTimes Wordle is the reason behind this, so we have mostly covered every word that Wordle Game accepts and likely be your Today's word game answer. Read out this page completely till the end to know all Words that contain __OVE letters in specific positions.
5-Letter Words that End in 'OVE' Letters
Wordle is a web-based word game that is designed by the Josh Wardle, a programmer in 2021 October and later on purchased by the NYTimes with a significant amount of 7 digit. Here players need to Guess the WORDLE in 6 tries. Each guess must be a valid 5-letter word. After each guess, the color of the tiles will change to show how close your guess was to the word. Solve the wordle on or before 12:00 PM (Local Time).
You can easily increase your vocabulary skill by solving daily word puzzle games on your own and learning new words daily. If somehow you are lost in words and unable to guess next try to find our correct wordle today's answer then below you will find out all the possibilities of words that Ends in OVE Letters.
List of 5 letter words Ending with OVE – Wordle Game Guide
- above
- clove
- drove
- glove
- grove
- prove
- shove
- stove
- trove
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Conclusion: Here is the list of all words that can be formed by the given O, V, E Letters at the End that can use in Today Wordle #462 24, September 2022. If any word is missed from the list above kindly update us in below comment section.


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HealthStyle: You can help your memory
By David Gannon
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Perhaps you are noticing that it is becoming more difficult to remember things. More experiences that happened in your past are forgotten. Objects that you commonly use are misplaced. Where are those reading glasses? It feels like the gremlins are hiding them just to trick you.
How about your multitasking. You used to take pride in being able to think about and do many things at once. Now you get distracted by so many things you forget what you intended to do. You went into a room to get something but three other things captured your attention in the process. You can't immediately recall the name of some familiar acquaintances. Some of these experiences are normal. Everybody is likely to forget parts of an experience as time passes. For example, you remember that you almost knew how to speak German at one point but now only know how to say "goodbye" and "hello." And how did that computer software program work?
If this all sounds familiar, don't diagnose yourself with dementia yet. Some people can experience temporary memory problems. Possible causes for temporary memory losses include depression, some medications, stress and anxiety, poor nutrition, infections, substance abuse, sleep deprivation, and a thyroid imbalance. There are also many degrees of memory loss and cognitive impairment and many causes for mild memory loss. Some memory changes happen to everybody as we get older. The brain's volume peaks at age 20 and gradually begins to decline. It may not be noticeable until you reach your 40s or 50s. Just as your computer processor takes longer to store and retrieve information your brain may slow somewhat as a part of this aging process. But unlike your computer, there is no spinning circle, progress bar, or hour glass to show what is happening.
Some types of memory are retained and improve while others are reduced with age. Working memory or the use of recently acquired information to complete a task and general information processing tends to slow as you get older. But older adults seem to outperform younger adults in general knowledge acquired from life experience. Memory problems of most people seem to involve encoding, consolidation and retrieving information and involves several parts of the brain. Encoding is the organization of information for storage. Distraction seems to interfere primarily with the encoding of data. If encoding isn't done correctly, it will be more difficult to retrieve learned data. Consolidation involves processing and packaging information in order to store it in certain areas of the brain. Retrieval is the calling on the stored information when it is needed. Slower information processing seems to reduce the speed of retrieval of the already stored information. Executive function represents planning and organizing and thinking flexibly and can be affected as person gets older. Implicit learning, learning from an experience without conscious effort, and memory for ideas, meanings and concepts seem to be retained as most people get older
There is a continuum of memory changes. Everybody experiences some loss, but mild cognitive impairment is a term for more serious memory problems. Symptoms of MCI include difficulty following a conversation, misplacing many items you use routinely, and forgetting the sequence of steps needed to complete a complex task. Dementia is an even more significant form of progressive cognitive loss and has several stages. Dementia can involve memory but also other brain functions and interferes with daily living. Symptoms of early dementia may include the inability to learn and retain new information, trouble with names of familiar objects, confusion with tasks that once came easily, getting lost in familiar places, and forgetting how something works. You may not experience memory problems even as you age but you should discuss any memory concerns with your physician to rule out all possible causes.
The good news is that there are things that you can do to improve mild memory difficulties and also strategies you can use to adapt. It is important to recognize that your brain benefits from many of the same things that represent good physical and mental health.
- Exercise to increase oxygen to the brain and reduce the risk of physical disorders that affect memory.
- Eat healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables to fuel the brain and limit calories and saturated fats.
- Do relaxation exercises such as meditation to reduce stress, help build connections between brain cells, and to increase the thickness of the cerebral cortex.
- Challenge your brain by doing something new and different such as puzzles, a new card game or learning a new language. Play games that involve analysis and strategies.
- Find time to be with friends for socialization, fun, and brain stimulation. Conversation keeps the brain working.
- Go to bed at a reasonable time and get up in the morning to give the brain adequate rest and to help consolidate memory.
In addition to stimulating your brain you can also use tools to accommodate the minor changes that occur for everyone. These tools include:
- Write down the steps involved in completing a complex task.
- Carry a small notepad to record things you are prone to forget.
- Make checklists each day and put them in a conspicuous location.
- Repeat information to yourself that you want to retain.
- Use memory tricks to connect information such as icons or objects.
- Use recording devices such as digital recorders to record data when you are driving or can't take notes.
- Put more effort into focusing and paying attention to one thing at a time instead of trying to do all things at once.
- Post notes for yourself in places where you will see them.
- Use planners and mobile phones to store the information that you may need.
Memory changes for most people will be minor and can be easily remedied with some easily implemented health practices and memory tools.
David Gannon, Ph.D., Psychological and Family Consultants, Canton, Ohio.


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The September "Passing of the Pioneers" in the Portland Guardian saw several prominent Western Victorian residents pass away and two of my own relatives.
Richard LEWIS: Died September 1890 at Digby. Richard owned some well-known stations in the Western District including Rifle Downs and Hilgay. An excellent biography of Richard Lewis is on the Ballarat Genealogical Society website. Richard died as a result of Bright's disease.
Samuel CROSS: Died 4 September 1901 at Hamilton. Samuel was seventy-nine at the time of his death and had been in Australia since 1849 after travelling from Sussex, England. He worked in and owned, department stores including the Beehive Store in Hamilton. In his later years, he was a librarian at the Hamilton Mechanics Institute.
Jacob THEISINGER: Died 13 September 1901 at Portland. Jacob, also a sufferer of Bright's Disease, had been in the colony since around 1854. He was a popular person around town and was a member of the Portland German Band.
Robert Edwin Windsor Sandys STAPYLTON-BREE: Died 17 September 1907 at Hamilton. Robert Edwin Windsor Sandys Stapylton-Bree was a Hamilton stock and station agent and well know identity not only in Hamilton but also in Portland. He married the daughter of Stephen HENTY, Annie Maria. His funeral was well attended with Dean Parkyn presiding over the service. He and Archdeacon Hayman had motored the 119 mile trip from Ballarat in five hours.
Christina STEWART: Died September 1921 at Hamilton. Christina STEWART was born in Kingussie, Scotland in around 1825 and travelled with her husband, Duncan McPherson, to Australia in 1851 onboard the Hooghlly. While Duncan went off to the goldfields, Christina waited in Melbourne until they journeyed to Portland. For a time, she and her husband ran the Dartmoor Hotel. She was a mother of eight children.
Elizabeth GLADSTONE: Died 18 September 1925 at Millicent, South Australia. Elizabeth Gladstone grew up near Portland and the Guardian noted she rode eighty miles each day to school. I am assuming this was a round trip, or it was a short school day. Elizabeth married George Plunkett in 1862 at Penola, South Australia.
May ROBERTSON: Died September 1925 at Gringalgona. May Robertson arrived in Sydney with her family in 1847 from Scotland. They travelled to the Coleraine district by bullock wagon.
Margaret Emily McDONALD: Died 5 September 1928 at Nokomai, New Zealand. Margaret McDonald's parents were early pioneers and she spent time around Portland and Hamilton as a child with one of her early memories being that of Adam Lindsay Gordon and his riding feats. In 1863, Margaret married Donald Cameron in Melbourne and they moved to New Zealand and raised twelve children.
Margaret BEST: Died 7 September 1933 at Hamilton. Margaret was born in County Caven, Ireland in 1853 to Mr and Mrs William Best. They arrived at Portland on board the General Hewitt in 1856. After time in Portland, the Bests moved to Heywood when Margaret was nine. She married James Henry BELL and remained in the Heywood area.
Ada Catherine HAYMAN: Died September 1934 at Portland. Ada was born in Axminster, Devon, England in about 1858. She arrived at Portland with her parents and siblings in the 1860s. This is an interesting family. Ada's father was a doctor and practiced in Harrow, Edenhope, and Ararat. One of her brothers was a doctor, another Archdeacon Hayman presided over R. Stapylton-Bree's funeral (above). Another brother W.R. Hayman was one of those who organised the Aboriginal cricketers' tour of England in 1868. The biography of one of the players, Johnny Mullagh, describes the part Hayman played.
Finlay McPherson PATON: Died September 1936 at Tarrayoukyan. Finlay Paton was born at Stirlingshire, Scotland and after landing at Portland, took on the job of ringing the church bell and did so for 15 years. This could have been just one of the reasons for his "magnificent physique". Maybe it was because he claimed that he was one of those that carted stones to build Mac's Hotel in Portland. Or was it lifting four-bushel bags of wheat from the ground to a wagon, with little trouble. He really must have been a fine specimen. As were his team of horses used for his carrying business. Bred by Finlay they were the "admiration of the district"
William DIWELL: – Died September 1939 at Jeparit. William was my ggg uncle. His obituary mentioned his work as a builder and the several buildings in Portland remaining, at the time of his death, as memorials to his work. It does mention he was a native of Portland, however, he was born at Merino. It correctly states his wife Frances was a native of Portland.
Thomas Haliburton LAIDLAW: Died September 1941 at Hamilton. Over 500 people were reportedly at the funeral of Thomas Laidlaw, a Hamilton stock and station agent. Thomas was the son of pioneers, Thomas and Grace Laidlaw. The obituary offers a great description of the early days of Thomas Laidlaw senior in the colony with his four brothers. Thomas junior, along with building his successful stock and station business was at one time a Shire of Dundas Councillor, President of the Hamilton Racing Club, and chairman of directors of the Hamilton and Western District College, today Hamilton and Alexandra College. Laidlaw is one of the names that if I hear it, I think of Hamilton.
Henry MORTIMER: Died 6 September 1948 at Portland. Another ggg uncle of mine, Henry was the son of James Mortimer and Rosanna Buckland. He was born in Cavendish and was eighty at the time of his death at Portland. He is best known on this blog as Mr Mortimer of Mr Mortimer's Daughters. This was an informative notice as it listed Henry's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.


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T-Mobile has finally done the unthinkable—it's killed off its contracts entirely.
The German-owned carrier has historically struggled as America's number four provider. Since its merger with number five carrier MetroPCS (whose entire business model is prepaid), the newly resurgent T-Mobile said it planned on eliminating carrier subsidies. This initiative does exactly that.
T-Mobile's offering, dubbed "Simple Choice," makes the company the first of the big four US-based carriers to drop one-year or two-year contracts in favor of purely month-to-month-based arrangements. T-Mobile outlined the new plan on its website Monday. Customers can now sign up for a month-to-month package with unlimited texting and voice, plus 500MB of data for $50 per month. (The price increases to $60 for 2GB and higher.)
Customers can bring their own device or can pay an additional fee to buy a new phone—essentially shifting the carrier subsidy entirely to the consumer. For example, a new Samsung Galaxy S III requires a purchase price of $110 (but retails for $550) with an additional $16 fee for two years.
Presumably, on a month-to-month contract, if a customer wanted to switch carriers before the two years, she would have to either buyout the remainder of the contract or return the phone. (Update: Indeed, as Ars reader Mitch Brown points out, that's correct as stated in company policy.) T-Mobile spokesperson Heidi Merz said that the company was "unable to accommodate [Ars'] request today but will be in touch when we can."
It's likely the company is staying mum in light of its New York launch event planned for Tuesday. Earlier this year, T-Mobile began declaring itself the "uncarrier." It gave customers the option of going to a purely prepaid model or sticking with an old-school contract. In early 2013, T-Mobile had nearly two million iPhones using its network.
Prepaid quickly rising
As Ars reported last year, prepaid customers are rapidly growing across America, and the country is starting to look more and more like foreign mobile markets. In May 2012, 25 percent of US mobile phone users (including this author) were prepaid customers, a record high.
Analysts remain skeptical that T-Mobile can lure new users over to its network. As a former T-Mobile customer, I'd be an ideal customer—but I still only pay $45 per month for unlimited text/voice and 2GB of data on Straight Talk, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) of AT&T. For now, T-Mobile's new plan isn't quite competitive with that.
"Consumers are used to key price points on hardware: free, $99, and $199," Hugues De La Verne, an analyst with Gartner Research, told Ars. "T-Mobile does not have the advertising budgets nor marketing muscle to completely change consumer behavior overnight. Such an abrupt change will result in confusion by many users unless it is accompanied by a significant consumer education plan along with a significant savings versus more traditional subsidized operator models."
Similarly, other analysts felt that while such a move will eventually come to the rest of the American mobile market, the two large traditional carriers (Verizon and AT&T) would be slow to respond. Simply put, they don't need to—they're already on top.
"Being in last place, [T-Mobile] has nothing to lose so they have the freedom to experiment like this," said Chris Silva, an analyst with the Altimeter Group. "Now having MetroPCS and foreign ownership, they don't look like a traditional American-owned company. There's no doubt that the rest of the US will catch up with this model as we have more devices per person. It's getting messy for the multi-device user. I'd love to see more of this, but I don't expect to see more of this in the next 18 to 24 months. Beyond that we can dream."


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INARVIK - Magazine about Narvik (Norwegian)
The local newspaper started charging huge extra fees for the electronic version which had been included in the paper issue subscription. SO - in a silent protest - they are hereby excluded.
DestinationNarvik - Travel information about Narvik (English version)
Wonder what the Norwegian pages are all about? Try Google Translate!
Other interesting links
Århus Kræmmermarked - www.tangkrogen.dk
- Lions Clubs in Århus Denmarks enormous market, 100% voluntary, humanitarian work!
Lions Club Århus Sct. Clemens - www.sctclemens.dk -
100% voluntary, humanitarian work!
Watch live marine traffic
Marinetraffic.com offers a live view of ships carrying AIS (Automatic Identification System) equipment on the seven seas. Click the link above and select [NO] Narvik and adjust zoom to see traffic in and out of the port of Narvik and the seas around the port.
The Great Norwegian Encyclopedia - Store Norske Leksikon - snl.no"
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Singing in the cold: Bruno preps for Super Bowl
NEW YORK - Everyone is in Bruno Mars' ear about one thing when it comes to performing the Super Bowl halftime show: How will you deal with the freezing cold?
"Everyone's putting the fear in god in me like there's going to be a blizzard," Mars said in a phone interview this month from Los Angeles, asking about the weather conditions in the New York-New Jersey area for his "research."
"I'm going to wear a beekeeper suit, I don't know," he answered about how he will keep warm when he performs Feb. 2. "I'm not going to know until I get there ... I'm not trying to hype myself up too much.
"I know it's going to be cold and I just got to face it."
The 28-year-old pop crooner will hit the stage for the Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The singer, whose hits range from "Grenade" to "Locked Out of Heaven," typically performs with a full band where he sings, dances and strums the guitar onstage. Mars' performance follows Beyonce's electrifying set earlier this year, where she danced tightly and sang powerfully, with the help of background dancers and Destiny's Child at the big game in New Orleans.
Lee Anne Callahan-Longo, the general manager of Beyonce's production house Parkwood Entertainment, said performing in cold weather creates many challenges.
"It makes it harder to sing. It certainly makes it harder on a woman for choosing wardrobe. It can be really cold out there," she said. "But I think once you get on stage and your adrenaline gets pumping, it doesn't matter. They get in the zone. Most artists get in the zone once they start their performance. And if you're professional, you do what you need to do."
Katy Perry echoed Callahan-Longo's thoughts.
"The weather affects your vocal cords and if you're playing guitar you can't wear mittens, you know, and your fingers are hitting these strings that are cold as well," she said. "I've been in some situations where it just like dries out your voice - the cold does. It's not where you shine your best, but you do what you have to do."
Much like his epic performance on "Saturday Night Live" that became the following week's water cooler topic as well as a ratings success, Mars understands that his Super Bowl stint is massively high profile, and could boost the pop star - who has two platinum albums, a plethora of radio hits and sold out international tours - to new heights. The singer debuted on the music scene in 2010, costarring on B.o.B's "Nothin on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire" - multi-platinum hits Mars sang on, co-wrote and co-produced. He went on to release his debut single, "Just the Way You Are," months after, topping the charts on his own and earning his first Grammy Award. Mars' debut, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," launched back-to-back hits and reached near double platinum status, and last year's "Unorthodox Jukebox" mirrored its success and is nominated for four Grammy Awards - including song and record of the year - to air a week before the Super Bowl.
"When we got that phone call, again, what do you say? 'Nah.' What do you say? 'Absolutely. Let's rock,'" he said excitedly. "It was something exciting for me and my (band). It wasn't too long ago when we were performing in clubs and bars and pubs, and even when I put (my first) album out, (we were) opening acts for a bunch of different artists, living in a van and traveling around and kind of putting in the work and time. It might seem fast to the outsider looking in, but you know, it's just another thing we can celebrate and I feel like as a group we all achieved it together.
"You know, performing on TV and stuff, whatever the NFL saw they dug it and that's why we got the call."
Mars won't be the only one performing in the cold to round-out the NFL season: The Foo Fighters and Zac Brown Band will perform on a cruise ship docked at Pier 88 in Manhattan on the Hudson River a day before the big game. The Roots, Imagine Dragons, Run DMC and Fall Out Boy will also take the stage on the ship as part of the Super Bowl festivities.
The Red Hot Chilli Peppers will perform at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Super Bowl Eve, and a day before, Robin Thicke and Kendrick Lamar will headline ESPN's party on Pier 36. Mary J. Blige, John Legend, and Marc Anthony will also sing at Cipriani's for an event by Men's Fitness and Shape magazines, and Patti LaBelle and Donnie McClurkin will perform at Madison Square Garden for the annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration.
Mars, who was named Billboard's top artist of the year, said while the crazy weather conditions somewhat frightens him, he'll pull through.
"You know what, it's awesome. ... even if I have to build a chimney onstage, perform around a fire, I'll do it," he said.
And his peers have his back, including Kelly Rowland, who was part of Beyonce's Super Bowl performance along with Michelle Williams.
"He is going to be great. Trust me. Bruno Mars will find a way to stay warm. He's so hot," Rowland said in an interview. "He's going to be just fine."
What about Beyonce?
"No, you got her number," a laughing Mars said of getting advice from the diva. "Just from what I know - we played a Houston rodeo, which is a stadium, so it is a different beast and there's a different way to attack it."


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Obama Camp Doesn't Want General-Election Voters To Forget Primary Romney
When Mitt Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom indicated with his famous (or infamous) Etch-A-Sketch simile that the former Massachusetts governor would reset his campaign strategy and message after the Republican primaries in order to appeal to general-election voters, Democrats said they planned to make that shift difficult if not impossible for the presumptive GOP nominee.
Which explains a new anti-Romney video from President Obama's re-election campaign that strings together a series of Romney moments from the Republican nomination contest that Obama's people believe may not play so well with persuadable voters.
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Today's News: Our Take - Top Videos: Kimmel Asks About Fake Bands at Coachella, Kate McKinnon and Ellen Dance
This week, Jimmy Kimmel interviewed fans at the Coachella Music Festival about some hot new bands - the only problem is, the bands don't actually exist. But that didn't stop festival-goers from gushing about them. Elsewhere, Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon did her best Ellen DeGeneres impersonation in front of Ellen herself, and Boardwalk Empire's Steve Buscemi discovered a family connection with the band Vampire Weekend. Also, in random celebrity strokes of genius, Tilda Swinton led the audience at Ebertfest in a dance to Barry White in remembrance of Roger Ebert, and Buscemi's Boardwalk castmate Michael Shannon did a dramatic (and NSFW!) reading of a nasty letter from a sorority president. Check out those clips and more in our weekly roundup of Top Videos:
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Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Coachella Fans: For his latest "Lie Witness News" segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy Kimmel sent correspondents to the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in California to get fans' thoughts on up-and-coming new bands. Ever heard of "The Obesity Epidemic" or "Regis & the Philbins." Probably not - because they're made up. But these people have! (Personally, we prefer their earlier stuff.)
Onion News Empire: Based on the satirical website The Onion, Onion News Empire is among the most promising of the 14 original pilots Amazon unveiled last week. It stars Jeffrey Tambor, Cheyenne Jackson and Christopher Masterson as members of an incompetent news team. Check out the trailer below. (via Tubefilter)
Dark Knight Meets the Avengers: In every group of friends or colleagues, there's always a Debbie Downer to ruin everyone else's fun. In the case of The Avengers, it's none other than the Dark Knight himself - Batman - who always finds something to be glum about.
Kate McKinnon on Ellen: The Saturday Night Live comedian's spot-on impersonation of Ellen DeGeneres was put to the test this week, when McKinnon appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. See how it measures up - and what the real Ellen's reaction is.
Epic Rap Battles of History: The popular web series, which features historical figures going head-to-head in rap battles, concludes its second season with a Russian showdown, featuring Lenin, Rasputin, Stalin and Gorbachev. (via Tubefilter)
Steve Buscemi Meets Vampire Weekend: Did you know that Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio is a distant relative of actor Steve Buscemi? Neither did he - until last month. Here, Buscemi stages a family reunion of sorts with the band, and offers them some career advice. (via Tubefilter)
Tilda Swinton Dancing at Ebertfest: When she's not sleeping in a glass box for art, Tilda Swinton has apparently been working on her dance moves. At this year's Ebertfest, Roger Ebert's annual film festival in Champaign, Ill., the actress/artist/Renaissance woman led the audience in a dance to Barry White's "You're the First, the Last, My Everything," dedicating the song to the late film critic. It's the feel-good video of the week.
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Michael Shannon Reads Sorority Letter: Backstory: The president of the Delta Gamma sorority chapter at the University of Maryland in College Park sent an e-mail to her sorority sisters encouraging them, in rather colorful language, to be more social. Actor Michael Shannon presents the note for your enjoyment. (Again, NSFW!)
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Tweets aren't just for Twitter anymore.
Here's a neat thing you can do with those tweets right here on your WordPress blog. It's wicked cool. And easy. 3 steps…done.
All of you lovely bloggers know I'm not a techie but I wanted to share this fun find with you.
I have visuals, too, which is awesome. Admittedly, I went a bit bonkers with the arrows but…you get the point. (I know. I'm hilarious.)
First we're going old school with a "cut and paste" URL option, then we'll embed an html code like we know what we're doing.
No need to hurt your eyes squinting at the screenshots—you can click to enlarge them. Let's get tweeting on our blogs.
Copy Link Option:
Choose the tweet you want. Click on the cute, little grey v-shaped thingy in the top, right corner.
You'll see a drop-down menu with all sorts of neat things like "pin to your profile page" (or "unpin" if it's already pinned), "share via DM", and "delete tweet" (for those times when Twitter decides to add a typo after you've posted). Click on "Copy link to Tweet".
Here is what you'll see. Select and copy. It's a URL so you can use this anywhere you'd use a link. (UPDATE: OCTOBER 2017 – There is no longer a URL to cut and paste. Once you click on "Copy link to Tweet", the URL is automatically copied.)
Open a post and paste the copied link. You'll be in "visual" view for this. Hey! There's a tweet!
Copying the link works well on WordPress but may not work on other platforms. On a website, for example, this option will simply create a URL to the tweet.
Embed Code Option:
We're going to embed that tweet now. Hold on to your hats. Choose the tweet you want. Click on the cute, little grey v-shaped thingy in the top, right corner. There's that drop-down menu. Click on "Embed Tweet".
Here is what you'll see. Select and copy the html code.
Open a post. Switch to "text" view. Paste the code. Hmm…there's a bunch of html stuff there I don't understand. *shrugs*
Let's switch to "visual" view and see what happens… There they are! Except, erm, they look different. Click "Preview".
No worries! When you preview, they look the same.
Embedding has a few more options and benefits but, for the sake of brevity (and for those who don't play well with html), these are two ways to get a tweet into a WordPress post. Pick one, have fun, and tweet on.
Tune in tomorrow, Same Bat-Time, Same Bat-Channel, for my follow-up post on embedding tweets. What they are and why you want to use them.
And…here it is: Why You Should Embed Tweets in Your Blog Post (the what and why of embedding tweets)
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Those who followed along for the Moby-Dick read last year will remember Matt Kish, the artist behind an art project with the book as its subject. Matt was kind enough to contribute a few fascinating posts to InfiniteZombies, in fact. So taken was I with the art when I first ran across it that I don't think it's any great surprise that the project turned into something big, and it was a pleasure to watch from the sidelines as it all unfolded (Matt kept his blog up to date throughout the process).
Today, nearly a month before I expected it, my copy of Moby-Dick in Pictures, the book his project turned into, arrived, and it is gorgeous. Although there is a paperback copy, I opted for the hard-back copy. It's a few bricks worth of book and it comes sheathed in a lovely and sturdy box. Matt gives us a beauty of a foreword outlining the life of the project and then steps back and lets us look at the art. It's mesmerizing to flip through the book, and I can't wait to find the time to read Moby-Dick again with Matt's complete series as a page-by-page companion.
If you're a student or fan of Moby-Dick and ephemera, do yourself a favor and get your hands on a copy of this book.


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Deputies raid home of cop's friend
TSheriff's deputies are investigating whether Bobby Cutts Jr. had
help in the alleged murder of Jessie Marie Davis or the cover-up of her
Myisha Ferrell was not at her northwest Canton apartment Saturday night when Stark County sheriff's deputies were looking for
DNA trace evidence including blood, hair and fibers "which may be used as
evidence of the crime of obstructing justice," according to the search
warrant signed by Stark County Common Pleas Judge John Haas.
Deputies smashed through the door of Ferrell's apartment shortly before 8
p.m. as neighbors gathered in the street.
Officers removed about eight brown paper evidence bags and several smaller
envelope-sized bags from the apartment.
The warrant showed they were looking for pillows, a bed sheet, a cell phone,
cleaning supplies including bleach, children's clothing, men's or women's
clothing, gloves and the DNA evidence.
An inventory of the search showed officers took three empty containers of
Febreze fabric freshener, an empty Clorox Clean-Up Cleaner (spray cleaner),
a black address book, three cell phones, a partial roll of duct tape, Hefty
CinchSak garbage bags, Lysol cleaner and bleach gallon jugs. The bleach came
from the basement, which is shared with neighbor Justin Lindstrom, and he
said one of the bleach jugs was his.
Bleach was found splattered throughout the bedroom of Davis' Lake Township
duplex last Friday, when her family discovered she was missing. The
26-year-old girlfriend of Cutts was nine months pregnant when she was last
heard from on the night of June 13.
Her body was discovered about 3:30 p.m. in Hampton Hills Metro Park,
southeast of Blossom Music Center in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in
northern Summit County.
A source close to Cutts told The Repository on Saturday that Cutts said he
asked a female friend to help him remove Davis' body from her home. Cutts
reportedly said Davis' death was not his doing, but he thought no one would
believe him and decided to hide the body.
When Davis' mother went to check on her July 15, she found Davis' 2-year-old
son, Blake, unattended. Cutts is the boy's father.
According to Ferrell's neighbor, Lindstrom, "The FBI has been here about
four times in the last three days." Agents called him again Saturday night,
and told him Ferrell had been released from police custody, but if Lindstrom
saw her he was to call immediately.
He said he last saw Ferrell on Friday, when she was at her apartment for about
20 minutes and left with cleaning supplies, a broom, a dustpan and a black
garbage bag. Lindstrom said the FBI showed up 20 minutes after Ferrell left.
Ferrell graduated from GlenOak High School in 1995 with Cutts, who was
arrested Saturday afternoon and is to be formally charged Monday with two
counts of murder.
Ferrell was scheduled to report to her job at a local restaurant at 11 p.m.
Saturday. A waitress at the restaurant told The Canton Repository that she
quit Friday.
After deputies left, duct tape held together the front panel of the door to
Ferrell's apartment. Investigators couldn't get it to close all the way, and
the door was slightly ajar when they left. They would not comment.
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Ownership: You own the vehicle outright after your financial obligations are met, and you can sell your vehicle or trade it in at any time.
Payment: Payments are based on the terms of your financing contract. You will have a set number of payments, each of which may help you build equity in your vehicle. Because you are paying for the vehicle's full price over the term of your contract, your monthly payment will typically be higher than if you were leasing the same vehicle over a similar term.


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Martin County Assessors play a role in property tax assessment by determining the value of taxable property in their county or local area. As part of this job, Assessors in Martin County, Minnesota maintain detailed neighborhood maps that contain a range of information. These Martin County parcel maps include property lines, parcel numbers, street numbers, boundary locations, and lot dimensions. They may also show public land, unclaimed parcels, roads, and geographical features, as well as flood zones and zoning boundaries. Martin County parcel maps may also include information on current property owners, property assessments, and property tax payments, including any tax liens or foreclosures. These Martin County maps can be valuable resources for property owners and prospective buyers, and they may be available on the Assessor Office website.
Martin County Assessor's Office Fairmont MN 201 Lake Avenue 56031 507-238-3210
Martin County Town and City Halls provide municipal services for their town or city, as well as preserving important records like vital documents and property records. These property-related documents can include parcel maps, which show all the parcels in Martin County and provide information on property boundaries, unclaimed parcels, parcel numbers, and lot dimensions. They also show public and private land, zoning boundaries, flood zones, and geographical features in Martin County, Minnesota. Some Martin County parcel maps also include property owner information, property appraisals, and property tax assessments, including tax liens or foreclosures. Town and City Halls may also have historical maps, and many provide online access to their parcel maps through the Town or City Hall website.
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Martin County Clerks maintain and preserve public records for a county or local government, including vital documents and property records. These property records often include parcel maps, which provide information about public and private property, geographical features, and zoning boundaries, including flood zones, building zones, and regulatory restriction areas. Martin County parcel maps also provide information on all the parcels in the area, including current owners, appraisal values, property tax assessments, unclaimed parcels, and parcel numbers, as well as property lines and boundary markers. They may also include information on tax liens and foreclosures in Martin County, Minnesota. These parcel maps may be available online at the Clerk Office website.
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Martin County Building Departments ensure the construction of safe buildings by creating and enforcing building codes. They also maintain parcel maps for Martin County, Minnesota, which show local topography, soil composition, flood zones, and flood drainage patterns. Parcel maps also show building code zones, regulatory restrictions by area, and zoning boundaries, as well as property lines, public and private land, lot dimensions, boundary markers, and information on buildings. Martin County Building Department maps typically show roads, place names, bodies of water, and other geographic features, making them valuable resources for property owners and prospective buyers. Building Departments may provide online access to their Martin County parcel maps.
Fairmont Zoning Fairmont MN 100 Downtown Plaza 56031 507-238-9461
Martin County Recorders of Deeds ensure the accuracy of property, land, and property tax records by keeping real estate ownership documents. The Recorder of Deeds also keeps detailed maps on their county or local area, including parcel maps. These Martin County parcel maps show all the properties in the area, including property lines, parcel numbers, lot dimensions, and boundary markers. They also show public and private land, zoning boundaries, flood zones, and geographical features, and some may list property ownership information, property appraisals, and the property tax history, including Martin County tax assessments, tax liens, and foreclosures in Martin County, Minnesota . These parcel maps are valuable sources of information for property owners and prospective buyers, and they may be available on the Recorder of Deeds website.
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Ballpark Figures Trade Deadline Breakdown
Twitter: @RobShawSports and @BloombergSports
Bloomberg Sports Anchors Julie Alexandria and Rob Shaw break down some of the major storylines in baseball as the trade deadline approaches.
Trade Analysis: Hanley Ramirez to the Dodgers
The Dodgers made a splash by acquiring former Marlins sensation Hanley Ramirez for Nathan Eovaldi and a willingness to take on Ramirez's salary. First of all, this is the way it should be for Los Angeles. The Dodgers are supposed to be the West Coast Yankees, so it's good to see them open the check book to bring in some star potential.
The move also makes baseball sense. The team already has two of the best hitters and pitchers in baseball, so it's not a bad idea to go for the gold now. Eovaldi is too young to be depended on, while, even at his worst, HanRam is scoring runs and offering some pop and speed. On a side note, of all stadiums where Ramirez has played at least 65 games, his .388 average at Dodgers Stadium is easily the highest.
On the Market: Alfonso Soriano
With 19 home runs and 58 RBI, Alfonso Soriano is once again a solid slugger at the big-league level. He is also due to make $18 million in each of the next two seasons. His high performance provides the Cubbies with a window to trade him. Ken Rosenthal reported that at least one team has interest in the veteran outfielder.
Sellers: Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies are in a very interesting situation right now. They have some very bad contracts, though their huge investment in Cole Hamels is not one of them. He is still young at 28 years old and was developed within the Phillies system. The team is out of contention this season and must rebuild in the next few years. The only way players such as Shane Victorino could be dealt is if the Phillies get back prospects who will be ready to start next year.
Sellers: New York Mets
After a great first half, the Mets have won just one game since the All-Star break and could try to make a move. Johan Santana's injury hurts them, as he is due so much money andcould have been traded. The Mets would have been happy to deal him in return for prospects.
With Santana injured, if there is a Mets player to be traded, it's infielder Daniel Murphy. Jordany Valdespin has been incredible this season and offers more versatility and better defense than Murphy. However, the Mets will only make a trade if they get something back which they are really able to use, such as a power arm for the bullpen.
Sellers: Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers have been buyers recently, bringing in players such as Zack Greinke and Aramis Ramirez, but it has not worked out. The best case scenario for them is that Greinke decides to stay in Milwaukee, which may not be very realistic. The Brewers were also shopping reliever Francisco Rodriguez and tried to increase his value. K-Rod, however, imploded with blown saves in consecutive appearances against the Phillies, likely costing the Brewers some prospects.
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This was going to be a post about our visit to Shelly Beach in January, a trip to rekindle childhood memories of visits there. Along with photos and an article which described the beauty of the beach, I had it covered. However, as is usually the case, I could not settle at that. I had to search Trove for more information on Shelly Beach and what I found has given the post a twist as I introduce you to a wonderful character who had a link to Shelly Beach in the 1930s.
Firstly, here is part of the article "Beautiful Shelly Beach" that was going to feature.
When I returned to Trove, I was keen to find a photo of Shelly Beach. What I found was beyond my expectations.
The caption reads: "These camels are employed in removing grit from Shelly Beach, near Portland. Each carries two bags each weighing 2cwt. each and makes 15 trips daily over the sandhills. The owner is over 70 years old and has four wives".
Well, I couldn't leave it there. Back to the Portland Guardian, I went to search "camels Shelly Beach". From that, I discovered a lot more about the mysterious man with the camels. Jumping ahead two years from the original picture I found the following "Letter to the Editor" from the man himself:
From one letter, so much is learnt. Sultan Aziz, it seems, was giving rides to tourists on the North beach at Portland during the summer and carting shell grit at Shelly Beach during the winter. He was working for Mr Vivian Jennings, a local carrier. Why were the camels being used to cart the shell grit? The next article explains:
Sultan Aziz appears to have been in Portland from at least 1933, but he did travel around the south-west and into South Australia. In 1934, he and his camels were the star attraction of the Mt. Gambier Tourist Promotion Association parade on 21 February 1934. Sultan Aziz arrived the day before after travelling along the coast from Portland.
From this, we now know that the Sultan had a son, Abdul.
Mt. Gambier embraced Aziz, if the front page of the Border Watch on 22 February 1934, was any indication. My favourite photo was that of the mayor, dressed in cameleers robes, riding one of Sultan Aziz's camels.
There were five photos on the front page that day, all of which included the camels! Sultan Aziz spent at least a month in South Australia selling camel rides at the Mt. Gambier Showgrounds. It was not a profitable exercise as discussed at a meeting of the Mt. Gambier A & H Society in March 1934.
On his way back to Portland, Aziz called in at Allendale East, south of Mt. Gambier. The camels were once again a source of excitement.
In October 1934, the Sultan applied to the Portland Council to have his camels on the South Beach over the summer, however, the council decided he should stay on the North Beach.
The following photo was taken during summer 1935 at Portland. The former Portland Baths are in the background. Enjoying the novelty of a camel ride are Eileen Hickmer, Gladys Read and Jean Ainsworth.
This takes us to the time of the "Letter to the Editor" of January 1935. The Sultan only stayed in Portland another six months, leaving just as another southern winter hit. He returned home to Broken Hill. It may well have been a combination of cold weather and the discontent over his camels he spoke of in his letter. His trip to Portland made news in Broken Hill's Barrier Miner.
An interesting part of this story is Sultan Aziz's age. The photo I found from 1933, gives his age as over 70. Eight years later in 1941, he was claiming he was 112 which would have made him 104 when the photo on Shelly Beach was taken! I don't know about that.
A year later he was back in the news, claiming he, at 113 was the oldest person in the Commonwealth.
Sadly, age did catch up with Sultan Aziz. He passed away in 1950. His age was given as 105.
Summarising Sultan Aziz's life in Australia through the newspaper articles, I found he was born in Afghanistan and arrived in Albany, Western Australia via India, around 1885. His memories from that time included organising a camel race for His Royal Highness, The Duke of York and Cornwall who would, in 1910, become King George V.
An article from the Northern Times, Carnarvon, Western Australia on March 23, 1912, saw Aziz still in W.A. However, he was selling his camels and then sailing for South Australia to take camels back overland to Carnarvon. I don't think he made it all the way back as he ends up in Broken Hill with a carting contract around that time. Many other cameleers from Afghanistan were camped at Broken Hill. He carted goods into central Australia with his camels, working for Sir Sidney Kidman. At one time he claims to have owned up to 200 camels. In the 65 years he was in Australia, he must have racked up some miles on his camels. The trip from Broken Hill to Portland alone was over 900 kilometres.
He had a least one son, Abdul Aziz, who accompanied his father on his trip to Victoria. Abdul attended school while in Portland and went on to serve in WW2.
In his later years, Sultan Aziz was the caretaker of the mosque in Broken Hill and tended his fowls.
Of course, this is mostly information provided by Sultan Aziz himself and is still to be supported by other sources.
I also did a search for marriages for Sultan Aziz, because I had to know if he did have up to four wives. However, I did not find a harem, rather a marriage in 1923 to Bigham Kahn at Broken Hill. This could be Abdul Aziz's mother. It is possible that Sultan Aziz had wives he left in Afganistan, which was not unusual for the cameleers.
It really is a great story of another colourful character to find his way into the Western District of Victoria. I wonder if any of my relatives saw their first camel or paid a penny for a ride on the North Portland Beach.
Further Reading:
If you would like to learn more about the cameleers who helped explorers and pastoralists venture into inland Australia, the website Australia's Muslim Cameleers is worth a visit. There is so much information about the Muslim cameleers, including biographies. Yes, Sultan Aziz's biography is among them. One interesting fact is that at least 2000 cameleers arrived in Australia during the fifty years from 1870 to 1920 and 20,000 camels! Most Australians would know Central Australia today has a lot of camels but would have no idea how and why they are there.
There is also a book by Phillip Jones and Anna Kenny, Australia's Muslim Cameleers. It includes a biographical listing of over 1200 cameleers.
The Age, on January 3, 2012, published an article entitled Afghans, cameleers and the massacre of Broken Hill. It includes photos of cameleers and a mining registration form belonging to Sultan Aziz. This was from 1939 and according to his own calculations at the time, he would have been around 110! There is a photo, so see what you think.
I also located the WW2 service record of Abdul Aziz. This was sad to read. Abdul, born in 1923, enlisted in the Australian Military Service in 1942, aged 18 and later the A.I.F. in 1944. He was sent to Bougainville in 1945 and after only four months, he received life-threatening wounds to his leg, thanks to a shell. He returned to Australia.
Further on in the service record, I found a letter from 1958 of Thora Aziz's application to buy a home with help from Legacy. Her husband Abdul had died in 1951. He would have been only 28. Such a short life for the son of a centenarian.


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John Harvard's hosts charity event tonight
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John Harvard's, Shoppers World in Framingham, will host a fundraiser tonight when it launches its new beer, the Shoppers Ale.
The event will be held at the the brewpub from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The new beer, the Shoppers Ale, is brewed by John Harvard's to be part of the new exhibit "Shoppers' World … 1951-1994."
The beer is an amber ale with hints of blueberry and cinnamon.
For every pint purchased, $1 will benefit the Framingham History Center.
During tonight's event, there will be free appetizers and beer samples.


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WASHINGTON » One of President Barack Obama's Senate allies said today that an increase in the Medicare eligibility age is "no longer one of the items being considered by the White House" in negotiations with top Republicans on avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff.
Obama's fellow Illinois Democrat, Sen. Dick Durbin, however, told reporters that he did not get the information directly from the president or the White House. But he is regularly apprised of the status of negotiations.
Increasing the eligibility age is a key demand by Republicans seeking cost curbs in popular benefit programs in exchange for higher tax revenues.
Durbin's remarks came as a frustrated House Speaker John Boehner again accused President Barack Obama of dragging out negotiations on any agreement to avoid a "fiscal cliff" of wide-ranging tax increases and spending cuts that will automatically be triggered in less than three weeks. The two sides appear far apart, and Boehner is scheduled to return home to Ohio on Friday, his office confirmed, though he remains available for negotiations by phone.
"Unfortunately, the White House is so unserious about cutting spending that it appears willing to slow-walk any agreement and walk our economy right up to the fiscal cliff," Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters today. "And doing that puts jobs in our country in danger."
Durbin's comments on the Medicare eligibility age were surprising, since top Senate Democrats like Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, have been careful to not preclude the possibility of agreeing to such an increase — perhaps as a late-stage concession in a potential deal between Obama and Boehner.
"I was told it's not on the table from the White House," Durbin said. "Now that remains to be seen."
At a news conference, Reid again called on House Republicans to allow a vote on renewing Bush-era tax cuts for the 98 percent of taxpayers whose incomes are below $250,000. Obama vows to force rates on family income exceeding $250,000 from a top rate of 35 percent to the Clinton-era rate of 39.6 percent. He said the alternative is to allow tax cuts for everyone to expire.
"At some point, reality should set in," Reid said.
Reid cited comments by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to Politico.com, in which the incoming No. 2 Senate Republican said, "I believe we're going to pass the $250,000 and below sooner or later, and we really don't have much leverage" because those rates are going to expire anyway on Dec. 31.
Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican and leading conservative figure, today predicted that Obama would prevail in the fight over taxes.
A leading conservative who's resigning from the Senate is predicting that President Barack Obama will win the battle over raising taxes.
"He's going to get his wish. I believe we're going to be raising taxes, and not just on the top earners," DeMint, who is leaving the Senate to become president of the Heritage Institution think tank, said in an appearance on "CBS This Morning."
DeMint said a tax increase would amount to a "political trophy" for Obama but said it would be bad for the country.
Boehner said he would reject White House demands that as part of a deal, Congress agree to give up much of its ability to block increases in the government's ability to borrow money. The Treasury is expected to run out of its power to borrow more money early next year — a situation that congressional Republicans successfully used last year to demand spending cuts from Obama.
"Congress is never going to give up our ability to control the purse," Boehner said. "And the fact is that the debt limit ought to be used to bring fiscal sanity to Washington, D.C."
Obama planned to make his case on the fiscal cliff in interviews this afternoon with four local television stations in Philadelphia, Miami, Minneapolis and Sacramento, Calif. The TV markets reach viewers in congressional districts represented by Republican House members but won by Obama in last month's election.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was "interested in communicating to Americans in every corner of the country about his commitment to work in bipartisan fashion with Congress to ensure that income taxes don't go up on middle class families at the end of the year."
Republicans still aren't budging on Obama's demands for higher tax rates on upper bracket earners, despite the president's convincing election victory and opinion polls showing support for the idea.
Democrats in turn are now resisting steps, such as raising the eligibility age for Medicare, that they were willing to consider just a year and a half ago, when Boehner was in a better tactical position.
Neither side has given much ground, and Boehner's exchange of proposals with Obama seemed to generate hard feelings more than progress. The White House has slightly reduced its demands on taxes — from $1.6 trillion over a decade to $1.4 trillion — but isn't yielding on demands that rates rise for wealthier earners.
Boehner responded with an offer very much like one he gave the White House more than a week ago that proposed $800 billion in new revenue, half of Obama's demand. Boehner is also pressing for an increase in the Medicare eligibility age and a stingier cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients.
There is increasing concern about a Dec. 31 deadline to stop the expiration of Bush-era tax cuts and the start of across-the-board spending cuts that are the result of Washington's failure to complete a deficit-reduction deal last year. Even if an agreement can be reached, the halting pace of negotiations is jeopardizing chances that it could be written into proper legislative form and passed through both House and Senate before the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3.
"I do have an increasing concern that the speaker … is trying to string this out until Jan. 3 because that's when he would be re-elected as speaker," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, top Democrat on the House Budget Committee. "And I think he's nervous that if he can't get a majority of his House Republican members to support a reasonable agreement that that could put his speakership election in jeopardy. And so that might cause him to try and string these talks" along.
Republicans say it's Democrats who are dragging out the talks.
"In the past 48 hours, the president has not been negotiating in good faith in my opinion," said Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, who said he was increasingly pessimistic that a deal could be reached.
Associated Press writers Alan Fram and Nyia Hawkins contributed to this report.


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HAT TIP: By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger
U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, the elder statesman of New Jersey's congressional delegation, died after a months-long battle with colon cancer today, according to three sources close to the Payne family. The longtime politician was 77.
Payne announced last month he was under treatment for colon cancer but said that he expected to make a full recovery. Last week, though, his health took a turn for the worse.
He was hospitalized at Georgetown University Hospital, but on Friday was flown back to New Jersey on a medical transport. After arriving at Teterboro airport, he was taken to St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Payne, a Democrat who represented New Jersey's 10th congressional district for 23 years, was placed in hospice care and died early this morning.
The state's first — and currently its only — black congressman, Payne headed one of Newark's most powerful political dynasties. His son Donald Payne Jr. is the Newark City Council president, as well as an Essex County Freeholder. His brother and lifelong political partner, William, is a former state assemblyman.
"He's had a tremendous impact on the state, country and the world," William Payne said.
Payne was up for re-election this year and facing a primary in June. Despite his condition, he vowed to run again only last month and refused to take a leave of absence.
A former teacher, insurance executive, city councilman, and county freeholder, Payne's lifelong dream was to become a congressman. In 1988 he finally achieved that goal and was returned to Congress 11 times — by some of the widest margins in New Jersey congressional history.
While in the House of Representatives, Payne was known as a tireless advocate for his constituents, a champion of education and a de facto ambassador to Africa. He helped secure $100 million to help prevent and treat Malaria and HIV/AIDS, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa.
"New Jersey has lost one of its greatest leaders in the fight for equality and fairness for all Americans, and one of the greatest advocates for families of the Garden State," said U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, whose 8th district shared parts of Montclair, South Orange and West Orange with Payne.
"Donald Payne was a true trailblazer – a champion for education and civil rights who sought to combat injustice all over the world. I will greatly miss my friend and brother," Pascrell said in a statement released this morning.
Payne was recognized in Congress for having the most supportive record on issues regarding the Northern Ireland peace process. He helped win passage of a resolution declaring the killing in Darfur genocide and he authored the Sudan Peace Act, facilitating famine relief efforts.
State Sen. Richard Codey called Payne's legacy a strong one, and one that merits emulation at all levels of government, particularly with regard to oppressed peoples.
"He was bigger than life but never conducted himself that way," Codey said by phone this morning. "If you were violating somebody's rights, you better get out of the way."
Although Payne was well-known for his interest in African affairs, Payne, for instance, also long supported peace initiatives to end sectarian violence in Ireland, Codey said.
"People always associated him with Africa and advocating for Darfur and he did, but color didn't matter to him, just your civil rights," he said.