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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Mar 3, 2014 17:33:10 GMT -5
You were still on XP? I haven't been on it for at least 3 yrs.
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 4, 2014 11:04:18 GMT -5
Peace Corps Day Good afternoon my friend It's overcast with snow in the forecast. Ho-hum. I've heard this same thing since last November and I'm mighty tired of the whole scene. Despite rain and cold in today's forecast, revelers are gathering along parade routes as the Carnival season in New Orleans heads to a crest with the krewes of Zulu and Rex. Temperatures aren't expected to rise above the low 40s, but with all the party revelers, who's going to notice? Those who attend Mardi Gras revelries will need the 40 days of Lent to recover!!
UPDATE: The first two classic corvettes have been lifted by a crane out of the giant Kentucky sinkhole that swallowed part of their museum. Onlookers cheered after each car was rescued, but the joy was more subdued for the second car, which had more extensive damage. The first car hoisted out — a 2009 ZR1 Blue Devil — showed only minor damage that included cracks on lower door panels, a busted window and an oil line rupture. The other car retrieved, a 1993 Ruby Red 40th Anniversary Corvette, had body panels and window glass that need replacing, but the vehicle is salvageable, The frame looked to be "pretty straight," the underbody appeared intact and the steering gear worked, Chevrolet spokesman Monte Doran said. "Mechanically, it looks to be in remarkably good shape." Chevrolet will oversee restoration of all eight cars swallowed up last month when the earth opened beneath a display area while the museum was closed. Next up will be a 1962 black Corvette, which workers hope to recover as early as Tuesday. The museum cautioned that removing the black Corvette will be much "trickier" because a huge concrete slab is partially resting atop part of that car. Two cranes will be used to lift that car and the slab. The other five cars will remain buried until workers further stabilize the sinkhole, All recovered 'vettes will be on display at the museum until August 3rd. Then all will be shipped to a Michigan plant for repairs.
Florida is seeking a triple sentence in the case of the woman who fired a warning-shot at her estranged and abusive husband. She could end up in prison for 60 years She was convicted in 2012 on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to 20 years — three counts served concurrently. An appeals court tossed the conviction, saying Circuit Judge James Daniel made a mistake in shifting the burden to Alexander to prove she acted in self-defense. "It's unimaginable that a woman acting in self-defense, who injured no one, can be given what amounts to a life sentence," Free Marissa Now spokeswoman Helen Gilbert said. "This must send chills down the spine of every woman and everyone who cares about women and every woman in an abusive relationship." She was denied immunity under Florida's "stand your ground" law - the same law that lead to George Zimmerman's to go free after killing Tryvon Martin. Outrageous!! And I can't help wondering if she were white, would she be facing the same fate?
Thought for Today: "Life is a long lesson in humility." --James M. Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan.
Croft's caress variegata bearded iris Have a truly warm Tuesday
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 5, 2014 1:57:24 GMT -5
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 5, 2014 15:55:49 GMT -5
Lent (Mar 5-Apr 19) Good afternoon my friends. Today has been a mix of clouds to partly cloudy and back with temps in the lower 20s. Unfortunately, tonight it's back to around 0F, but the rest of the week it's supposed to warm up to the 30s and 40s - I sincerely hope so!!
A rare Chinese bowl bought for about $3 from a yard sale in New York state sold for $2.2 million at an auction at Sotheby's in New York yesterday. The bowl "was bought for a few dollars from a tag sale near the consignor's home in the summer of 2007," said Cecilia Leung of Sotheby's. "At the time, the purchaser had no idea that they had happened upon a 1,000-year-old treasure." Sotheby's pre-sale estimates valued the bowl, which measures just five inches in diameter, at between $200,000 to $300,000, and is an example of Northern Song Dynasty pottery. The only other known bowl of the same size, form and almost identical decoration has been in the collection of the British Museum in London for over 60 years, according to Sotheby's. The bowl was purchased by London dealer, Giuseppe Eskenazi, for $2,225,000, after a prolonged battle between four bidders. Incredible. I wish that bowl could talk and tell us how it survived for a thousand years.
And then there is the couple in California who were walking their dog when they spotted something metal on the ground. They dug it up and discovered eight metal cans containing more than 1,400 good coins. The coins have a face value of approximately $28,000, but experts believe they could fetch in excess of $10 million. No one knows how they got there, or whom the coins might have belonged to. The coins, in $5, $10 and $20 denominations, date from 1847 to 1894. Many are in pristine condition, including at least 14 coins that are considered the finest known for their date and mint mark. The speculation is that they were buried by someone connected to the mining business who distrusted banks. The couple is planning to sell most of the collection beginning in May. I hope they keep a few coins as souvenirs (and for rainy day needs).
Thought for Today: "We live in the present, we dream of the future and we learn eternal truths from the past." --Madame Chiang Kai-Shek (1898-2003) wife of the head of the Chinese Nationalist Government in exile on Taiwan,
Pink roses in memory of Sparkle I hope you sll are having a witty Wednesday
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 5, 2014 17:54:03 GMT -5
You were still on XP? I haven't been on it for at least 3 yrs. Yes, we buy used professional grade computers over e-bay and take whatever programs come with. -------------- The real reason I'm posting. Oh, ow, achy breaky, I am glad I didn't use more weight for that kettle bell class. I don't know how people can go back to work after these workouts. The desk guy (not just a one up) ten-ups me with his training for a half marathon. I applied frozen yogurt waffle cone internally as medicine but it didn't work.
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 6, 2014 0:58:57 GMT -5
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 6, 2014 13:05:48 GMT -5
Oreo Cookie Day Good afternoon my friend It is a beautiful day outside today with sunshine and blue skies BUT it's a false impression because it's COLD - single digits so far. I hope the forecast is right and we'll reach the 20s!! Am I the only one turned off by TV's latest "fad" - dead people all over TV. From the scary zombie phenom of The Walking Dead to ABC's latest Resurrection and Sundance TV's The Returned. Here death is treated as a mere formality for people returning to precisely who they were when they "passed." Frankly, I find all three shows repugnant and you couldn't pay me enough to watch any of them.
UPDATE: The Crimea parliament has voted to join Russia and has also voted to hold a referendum for residents to the choice to stay in Ukraine or join Russia. However, the interim Ukrainian Prime Minister Arsenly Yatsenyuk called it an "illegitimate decision." I'm not sure that I agree. When the Soviet Union was in existence, Crimea was one of those republics and on the breakup joined with Ukraine, but has not become an integrated part of the country. Does it still have the right to choose with whom it wants to be associated? Does it still have the right to choose Russia over Ukraine? If the people choose Russia overwhelmingly in the referendum, then what?
Thought for Today: " You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories." --Stanislaw Jerzy Lec (1906-1966) Polish writer, poet and satirist
Crowned head bearded iris Have a thankful Thursday
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 7, 2014 1:45:23 GMT -5
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 7, 2014 13:22:19 GMT -5
International Festival of Owls Good afternoon my friends. It's another overcast day but definitely warmer (28°F), which is certainly a change from a day or so ago. Maybe spring isn't too far away? Please?
On Wednesday, the Massachusetts' highest court ruled that current laws against secretly photographing a person in a state of partial nudity don't apply to these sorts of secretive "upskirt" photography. But modern-day peeping Toms who get their jollies snapping such photos on crowded subways and elsewhere, now have their behavior criminalized. Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill today making photographing or recording video under a person's clothing -- think down a blouse or up a skirt -- a misdemeanor. "We are sending a message that to take a photo or video of a woman under her clothing is morally reprehensible and, in Massachusetts, we will put you in jail for doing it," Senate President Therese Murray said in a statement. "We will need to revisit this law again and again as technology continues to evolve and ensure that we are providing the necessary protections." Thank you, Massachusetts. Your lawmakers have shown that government can act quickly to protect the unsuspecting against the prurient behavior of others.
OMG, have you read about the woman whose body was found in her garage after six years? None of her neighbors knew her, because she traveled a lot and was never home for more than a short time. Someone in the neighborhood kept her lawn mowed and her bills were automatically paid by her bank. Until the money ran out and the mortgage owner foreclosed. Even then, it wasn't until the house required repair work that her body was finally found, sitting in her car in her garage. It's a scary story. How many people in this country could go missing and no one would know? And I thank my good fortune to have a son who comes by at least once a day, or that women might be me.
Thought for Today: "Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship." Harry S Truman (1884-1972), 33rd US president, Lecture at Columbia University, 28 Apr. 1959
Straw flowerin memory of Sparkle It's TGIF time!! Yaaaaay!!
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 8, 2014 11:48:20 GMT -5
Oh carp. Is this overexercised feeling from yesterday or not resting well all night? Or both? Ruined my gym workout. I did get half done.
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 8, 2014 17:37:45 GMT -5
International (Working) Women's Day Good evening my friends It's overcast and gloomy but the temp is in thr 40s!! For now, I'll take all the gloom and doom for temps in the 40s! A California state legislator is proposing to ban the captivity of killer whales for entertainment at SeaWorld in the wake of CNN's controversial documentary Blackfish.Currently, there are no laws prohibiting the captive display of orcas, but there are federal laws governing the care, capture and research use of the killer whales. Unfortunately, this bill is backed by PETA that has been protesting against SeaWorld for years and, which I feel often takes extremist POV of animal treatment. I would feel much more likely to agree with this bill if it were back by the ASPCA or The Humane Society.
Remember to turn your clocks ahead ("spring ahead") when you go to bed tonight. Daylight Saving Time (nl "s" on saving) begins at 2 a.m. Sunday for most of the US. Hawaii and most of Arizona do not follow DLS and neither do the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and American Samoa. About 70 countries around the world observe DLS, but many countries near the equator do not adjust their clocks for daylight saving and neither China nor Japan do.
Thought for Today: "We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe." --Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) US Supreme Court justice called The Great Dissenter;
Cub cadet dwarf bearded iris I hope you have had a super-duper Saturday
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 10, 2014 13:12:56 GMT -5
Salvation Army Day Good afternoon my friends Once again it's overcast and gloomy wotj the temp is in thr 40s!!Only 10 more days until the spring equinox The US Supreme Court has decided to stay out of the breast cancer bracelet dispute over a school district's ban of certain awareness bracelets as lewd. As a result, the federal appeals court's ruling striking down the ban is allowed to stand. It's a shame that this dispute couldn't have been settled locally, but it's also an example of the arrogance of some schools, believing that their dictates can supersede the US Constitution's freedom of speech amendment. There was nothing vulgar about the bracelets. "Boobies" may not be the most elegant of terms for a woman's breast but really - banning breast cancer awareness bracelets because of it?
Do you think we will ever know what happened to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? Lead after lead has failed to pan out and there still is no trace of the vanished jet. Is it a terrorist plot? Who were the mystery passengers traveling on stolen passports? It's proving to be a field day for all those conspiracy theorists but for most of us, it's just a big question mark. I feel so sorry for the family and friends of the passengers and crew lost in all the vast waters of the somewhere off the coast of Malaysia. I had hoped that oil slick would have solved some of the mystery, but no such luck.
This week in NY's Finger Lakes:
Sundog This sundog was seen at Sampson State Park in the late afternoon. Photo by Rachel Burkholder
Ensenore Falls This is just off Route 38 along Owasco Lake and was still mostly frozen with just a trickle of water flowing. Photo by Rachel Burkholder
Dropping A Line Ice fisherman were enjoying a warm and sunny winter day while having lunch and hoping for a catch on Canandaigua Lake. Photo by Nancy Jacobs.
Thought for Today: "While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die." --Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect and engineer whose genius epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal.
Cupid's arrow bearded iris Have a most mirthful Monday
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 11, 2014 13:07:50 GMT -5
World Plumbing Day Good afternoon my friends. It's partly fair today, with occasional flashes of sunlight and temps back up into the mid 40s; however it isn't supposed to last. There is an old fashioned snowstorm headed our way, via the Great Lakes and Buffalo. The local forecasters say we could get as much as 12 inches of the white stuff. UGH!! The bright spot is that by Friday, temps are supposed to return to the middle 40s. I hope so.
UPDATE (Flight 370)" The mystery passengers have been ID'd and Interpol feels that a link with terrorism is unlikely. The two men were Iranians, one of whom was traveling to his mother in Germany and the other emigrating to Germany. There's no evidence to suggest either was connected to any terrorist organizations. They both entered Malaysia using valid Iranian passports, but used stolen Austrian and Italian passports to board the missing Malaysian plane. But in the bigger puzzle of the missing plane's whereabouts, there were no reports of progress. Now, the Malaysian Air Force has traced the last known location of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 to a spot above Pulau Perak, a very small island in the Straits of Malacca and hundreds of miles from the usual Kuala Lumpur to Beijing flight path.
Is there a royal engagement in the offing? Two very public outings and displays of affection between Britain's Prince Harry, age 29, and his girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, age 24,, are fueling speculation of a royal wedding. The couple, who have previously avoided being photographed together, were seen together at the WE Day festival Friday and then watching England's win over Wales at a Six Nations rugby match in London on Sunday. The media first reported on their relationship in 20112. Further signs of Harry's readiness for settling down? He has given up flying military helicopters for a desk job organizing military events in London.
Thought for Today: "If I have learnt anything, it is that life forms no logical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?" --Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) English prima ballerina
Scabwort in memory of Sparkle Have a tactful Tuesday
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 12, 2014 13:05:22 GMT -5
Turkey Vultures Return to the Living Sign Good afternoon my friends Well, the snow is falling steadily but no wind, so it's not yet a blizzard and I hope it stays that way. This is really the first weather system that has followed the normal path. I was beginning to think that we would get through the entire winter without snow coming across Lake Erie to hit Buffalo than us. We almost made it with the first day of spring only a week away. Yesterday I read an article about a dying 7-year-old boy (Josh Hardy) suffering from a viral infection who had been denied an unapproved drug (brincidofovi) by the drugmaker Chimerix Inc.. Drugs that are still in the trial stage can be used under the FDA's "compassionate use" policy. Hardy remains in a critical condition in intensive care at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., after a bone marrow transplant left him with the adenovirus, after battling kidney and other cancers since he was nine months old. .A "Savejosh" Facebook page, which had garnered nearly 23,000 "likes", was used to convey messages of solidarity with the ailing boy and his parents, and to organize a rally at Chimerix headquarters. St. Jude said it was to receive the drug within 48 hours, but warned its safety and effectiveness has not yet been established for use in treating children. I hope this drug works. Any young boy who has had to battle so hard to survive since he was a baby deserves to live, if at all possible.
OMG, 2 dead and at least 18 injured in a giant blast and fire in East Harlem near 116th Street and Park Avenue, once the heart of New York's large Puerto Rican community. Someone reported smelling gas and Con Ed sent out a team that was two blocks away when the blast occurred in the two buildings -- a piano store and an evangelical church.. It was so big that it shook buildings as far as 10 blocks away. Four of the injured were taken to Harlem Hospital, including a child in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. A number of people were missing. Mount Sinai Hospital was treating at least 14 patients, including one with a brain injury, and two children. Three were in serious condition, a spokeswoman said. Firemen are still searching the rubble looking for more victims. From the sound of things, it was lucky that only two buildings collapsed and caught fire. Those buildings are old and make fine kindling for a fire.
Thought for Today: "Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end up with exactly what we deserve." -Edward Albee (b.1928) American playwright (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
Dainty morsel miniature dwarf bearded iris Have a whale-of-a-good Wednesday
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Mar 14, 2014 10:32:56 GMT -5
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 14, 2014 11:27:18 GMT -5
I make it a point to listen to the freshly grieved. Today a friend's MIL passed. He was, of course, hurt. The conversation was not about the mIL but another of his friend's daughter who had been left by a miscreant husband on the day she found out she was pregnant. Two weeks before closing on the couple's house. I was uncomfortable but listened. I told him that the people who involve the innocent in their lust usually have coming problems somewhere. I doubt the statement helped.
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 14, 2014 14:02:23 GMT -5
Learn about Butterflies Day Good afternoon my friends The sun has been shining all day and as a result, some of the snow has melted. Temps have reached 40°F (feels Like: 33°F) and it's really quite an improvement. I understand that another storm is forming in the west but I'm not going to worry about that right now.
Well, this winter has been good for ice caves national park with the freezing of the Great Lakes. For thousands of years, waves on the largest of the Great Lakes have battered northwest Wisconsin, shaping the dramatic sandstone caves of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. But that punishment stopped this winter when 93% of Lake Superior froze, creating a spectacular icy landscape many locals say they haven't seen in a generation. At one point, more than 90% of the world's largest surface freshwater system was frozen over, falling to 84% this week. Bob Krumenaker, the National Park Service's superintendent at Lakeshore, said there have been thousands of additional visitors flocking to ice caves. "The caves form almost the same kind of features that you'd find in an underground limestone cave -- the soda straws, the curtains, the stalactites -- but they're all forming out of ice in just days and weeks instead of something that would form underground in limestone over hundreds of thousands of years," he said. I wish I could see them - it must be spectacular!!
UPDATE: The drugmaker Chimerix Inc. has agreed to supply Josh Hardy with its drug brincidofovi and he received the first dose yesterday. According to his father it is already working, stopping Josh's downward spiral. He'll be taking the drug for 12 weeks. Let us all hope and pray that it does the job and Josh recovers from his adenovirus infection. A Facebook page dedicated to the online campaign to help Josh get the medicine posted a photograph of the boy, along with the message: "Please pray that the drug is as effective in combating this virus as we hope."
Thought for Today: "A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices." --William James (1842-1910) American Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist
Damsel in a dress bearded iris TGIF my friends
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 15, 2014 11:14:29 GMT -5
Save the Florida Panther Day Good afternoon my friends. It's another gloomy overcast day with snow in the forecast. It seems that I've said this at leas 100 times since last year. <<sigh>>
UPDATE: Was the Malaysian Airline plane hijacked? It's beginning to look like a distinct possibility considering the present facts. It's been shown that it probably flew for 7 hours after contact was lost with the plane and was flown erratically. The Malaysian Prime Minister stopped short of calling the disappearance of Flight 370 a hijacking, but he said Saturday that the jet veered off course, likely due to deliberate action taken by someone aboard. Military radar showed the jetliner flew in a westerly direction back over the peninsula before turning northwest toward the Bay of Bengal or southwest into the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Najib said. "Up until the point at which it left military primary radar coverage, these movements are consistent with deliberate action by someone on the plane," he said. The search now involves 14 countries, 43 ships and 58 aircraft, Najib said. The whole thing seems to be "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." Will we ever know what really happened aboard that airplane?
Maybe The West Wing had it right. A second batch of previously unreleased papers from the Clinton presidency has revealed a hard-boiled, politically cynical White House mindset similar to the fictional Josiah Bartlet administration of the popular TV show that ran from 1999-2006. Every decision appears based at least in part on a political calculus, and some of the unvarnished back-and-forth shows the human side of the President and other officials. While the Presidential Records Act established public ownership of White House documents as far back as the Reagan administration, it specified that documents pertaining to federal appointments as well as confidential correspondence between the president and his advisers could be withheld from the public for 12 years after a president leaves office. Other documents that can be withheld include classified national security information, confidential business information and trade secrets, and unwarranted invasions of personal privacy. Those types of documents were not part of Friday's release. No wonder I was fascinated by the TV program. A perfect case of art imitating life.
Thought for Today: "We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think its forever." --Carl Sagan (1934-1996) American astronomer and author
Lent lily in memory of Sparkle Have a wrath-less weekend
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 16, 2014 12:52:19 GMT -5
Purim (began at sundown, Mar 15) Good afternoon my friends Today is fair with some patches of blue sky but the temps have dropped back into the teens with single digits forecasted for tonight. For heaven's sake, it's almost St Patrick's Day parade day when the weather should be warming up for spring!!
So some New Zealanders want to change their country's flag? Presently, it features the United Kingdom's Union Jack in the top left corner, and they feel ditching it would be a symbolic moment in their historical relationship with the former British Empire. New Zealand is still part of an international community of former British colonies known as the Commonwealth and, like Canada, it still counts Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and she appears on coins and the New Zealand $20 note. It is by no means a certainty - a recent poll put those who want a new flag at a measly 28 percent. Opponents accuse the country's prime minister, John Key, of using the proposal as a ploy to solidify support ahead of September's general election and distract from other issues such as the country's rising income inequality. A classic case of using a minor issue to distract from more burning issues. Glad to see we aren't the only country to employ such tactics.
A Wenatchee, Wash. homeowner is fighting his city that has ordered him to tear down the treehouse he built or buy a $1 million liability insurance policy. City officials say the treehouse overhangs the sidewalk, threatening public safety. Zeb Postelwait disagrees. The city is prepared to seek a court order to remove the treehouse and send Postelwait the bill. He feels the city is harassing him. From the picture, I'm not sure what is the city's problem. It does appear as if the treehouse hangs over the sidewalk, but instead is all on the homeowners property.
And then there are the corn-speckled lands owned by a group of Catholic Trappist monks and a convent full of nuns that have become a battleground in a fight between Big Energy and the "singing sisters" in Kentucky. The developers and the devout have clashed over an underground conduit called the Bluegrass Pipeline that would send natural gas liquids pulled from Pennsylvania fracking sites to a Gulf Coast export complex. The emotional hub for the anti-pipeline crowd is a spiritual stretch in the wild – two neighboring religious communities located 60 miles south of Louisville. The Abbey of Gethsemani is a wooded retreat and home to dozens of Catholic monks. A 15-minute-drive away sits the two-century-old Catholic motherhouse for the Sisters of Loretto, where nuns and lay members live and tend to cattle, corn and soybeans. In this turf war, the nuns believe they own the moral high ground and, because surrounding geology is pocked by caves and sinkholes, some locals fear if the pipeline shifts and leaks, gas liquids could pollute underground streams. Together, the two religious communities own more than 3,000 acres. Last summer, the monks and the nuns separately refused to allow Williams Co. reps to survey their plots. Questsion - can land owned by a religious community become an object for "eminent domain" confiscation? I would think the separation of state and religion in our constitution would forbid it.
Thought for Today: "I am never afraid of what I know." --Anna Sewell (1820 - 1878) English novelist (Black Beauty)
Dance the night away bearded iris Happy Sunday everyone
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 17, 2014 13:39:04 GMT -5
National Wildlife Week Good afternoon my friends. Today it's been somewhat sunny but cold again. At least we've had no storm or snow. I wonder how the New York City St Patrick's Day parade went? Rochester had their parade over the weekend - cold but no snow.
The US has announced sanctions on Russian officials due to the conflict with Ukraine. The assets of seven Russian officials, including top advisers to Pres. Putin, have been frozen because of their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine. Pres. Obama said he was moving to "increase the cost" to Russia, and he warned that more people could face financial punishment. He added that he still believes there could be a diplomatic resolution to the crisis and that the sanctions can be calibrated based on whether Russia escalates or pulls back in its involvement. The announcement came shortly after the European Union announced travel bans and asset freezes on 21 people they have linked to the unrest in Crimea. Let's all hope that these have some effect on Russian (Putin) actions. And ignore rabble-rousers like Sen. McCain for some kind of military action. We don't need any more wars.
Here's a few interesting nuggets of information. A new study co-sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the makers of M&M’s has enrolled 18,000 participants to see if pills packed with the same nutrients found in dark chocolate can prevent heart attacks and strokes. It seems previous studies suggest a link between the nutrients in dark chocolate and improved blood pressure and cholesterol. Yippeeeeee!! I love dark chocolate. Good news for those who have undergone colonoscopies. Researchers report a 30% drop in colon cancer among those age 50 and older who have had the procedure. And the colon cancer death rate has dropped also. According to the American Cancer Society, there would be "twice as many deaths> if people weren't getting colonoscopies. It makes one feel better to know that those relatively few moments of discomfort are worth it.
Have you filled out your March Madness bracket? I did yesterday and submitted it to ESPN. I know I won't win, but what the hey. My final four are - Florida, Gonzaga, Michigan State, and Louisville with Florida and Louisville in the final game. I picked Louisville, the defending champion, to win it all again.
Thought for Today: "Fear not those who argue but those who dodge." --Marie Ebner von Eschenbach (1830-1916) Austrian novelist
Blooming mirabelle in memory of Sparkle Have a multifaceted Monday
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 17, 2014 21:26:30 GMT -5
I had to do EFT because I was so bleeping p.o'd. and hurt DH was just a little too happy to be going to a sports meeting then out for green beer afterward.
I plan on focusing on small wins and focus. Hanging some photos on the dart board will also help.
I timed out on my anger tirade on another board which was probably good that it wasn't posted. I managed to sift the issues down to uncertainty of upcoming events this week. My resistance to change. Past misunderstandings.
Self, look at your blessings.
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 18, 2014 2:28:59 GMT -5
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 18, 2014 12:29:16 GMT -5
Forgive Mom and Dad Day Good afternoon my friends It's another day that hints at the coming of spring. I wish I could believe that there will be no more frigid temps, but I'm shell-shocked and won't do it.
The US government has signed off on a long-delayed study looking at marijuana as a treatment for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. The Department of Health and Human Services' decision surprised marijuana advocates who have struggled for decades to secure federal approval for research into the drug's medical uses. While more than 1 million Americans take medical marijuana (usually for chronic pain) rigorous medical research into the drug's effects has been limited, in part due to federal restrictions that considers marijuana a high-risk for abuse with no accepted medical applications. But researchers, such as University of Arizona professor Suzanne Sisley. still must get approval from the DEA. Her study will measure the effects of five different potencies of smoked or vaporized marijuana in treating symptoms of PTSD in 50 veterans. Besides PTSD, parents of epileptic children have petitioned lawmakers in several states (including New York) to grant access to a strain of medical marijuana known as "Charlotte's Web," which contains low amounts of the drug's active ingredient, THC. THC is believed to be effective in controlling seizures in children but needs more research into its effectiveness. It's about time that the bogeyman of marijuana use is buried. If we allowed the use of alcohol for recreational use, I can't see why we can't at least use medical marijuana. I'm not sure that I'm ready to grant any use of marijuana legal, but that would be the most effective way of destroying the power of most drug cartels. Some day the American public must come to the realization that legislating against man's vices doesn't work - drugs, gambling, prostitution, etc. will go on no mater what we do.
Two cargo ships collided just outside Tokyo Bay, according to the Japanese Coast Guard. The Panamanian-flagged Beagle III crashed into the South Korean-registered Pegasus Prime, causing it to sink. Of the 20 crew members (all Chinese nationals) aboard Beagle III, 12 have been rescued and eight are still missing. The 14 crew aboard the other vessel, Pegasus Prime, are all accounted for, according to the Coast Guard. At least they know where the ships were and could get help to them, unlike Malaysian Airlines Flight 370.
Thought for Today: "If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve." --Philip Wylie (1902-1971) American author on subjects ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire, to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust
Dancing on air bearded iris Happy Tuesday all.
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Post by the flying reindeer on Mar 19, 2014 13:41:42 GMT -5
World Folktales & Fables Week Good afternoon my friends. Tomorrow is the first day of spring and right now it seems possible. The temp is up in the 40s which after the winter we've had is practically balmy!! Unfortunately, this weekend it's back to the 20s and into the teens.
Remeber the Madeleine McCann case of the little British girl's disappearance in Spain? London's Metropolitan Police revealed that a male intruder had sexually assaulted five girls in their beds between 2004 and 2006 near Portugal's Praia da Luz resort, where McCann was staying when she vanished. "Officers have identified a potential linked series of 12 crimes which occurred between 2004 and 2010, mostly in low season, whereby a male intruder has gained access to mainly holiday villas occupied by U.K. families on holiday in the western Algarve," police said in a statement. "We need to establish the identity of this man,” they added. "These offences are very serious and no one has been charged in connection with them. We also need to eliminate this man from our inquiries and ascertain whether these offences are linked to Madeleine's disappearance.” Is the investigation finally on the right track? Even if it led to finding the child's body that would be better than the limbo her parents are living in today.
At one time Toyota prided itself as being a "safe" car, unlike its Detroit rivals. Now it seems that it is as bad or even worse. The automaker must pay more than $1 billion in a settlement the Department of Justice announced concerning the company’s lack of response to consumer complaints stemming from 2009 and 2010 incidents involving sudden acceleration issues in several models. The company also has been charged with criminal wire fraud, officials said, alleging that Toyota put out “misleading statements” about safety issues in Toyota and Lexus cars. “Toyota confronted a public safety emergency as if it were simply a public relations problem,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in announcing what he called the largest criminal penalty levied against a car company in U.S. history, totaling $1.2 billion. “They mounted this cover up despite widely documented incidents, and even tragic accidents, like the one that took the lives of an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer and members of his family.” It's really sad that the Japanese seemed to have chosen PR and cost-cutting over making sure their cars were safe. It seems to me that several years ago they had some kind of acceleration problem and the company head made a contrite statement implying that they would do better in the future. Instead they have joined the sleazeballs that run these companies with no care for the lives of the people that may be harmed by their shoddy product.
Thought for Today: "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." --Anonymous
Aster in memory of Sparkle Have a wondering Wednesday
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 19, 2014 16:44:52 GMT -5
The EFT worked so great. It even extended into Tues. I managed to be pleasant to an unseemly person. Today, Wed. is going great.
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