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2008-11-18  Stop the press!
So I’m flipping my channels this afternoon and run across Mr. Twitter himself, CNN’s Rick “I have a posse on MySpace” Sanchez. He’s talking same-sex marriage with a lesbian and some other guy who I presume is opposed to same sex marriage. I was busy and di...
, Things , CNN , gay , ignorance , lesbian , Mark , Muslim , Obama , Rick
2008-11-18  La Belette Rouge
This is a doozy of a post to write. I feel somewhat anxious even as I start to write it. I know that being scared when I write can be a great thing---I also know that writing scared is, uh, scary. And, as much as I would like to skip this post and move onto “Writing in Valencia:Part ...
, Psychoanalysis , He-Weasel , Writing , Valencia , Writing , Writing , Los , Jungian , Carolyn , Psychology , Introspection
Jump to the full entry & travel map Paihia, North Island, New ZealandTuesday 18 November, 9.00pm, my dorm Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Clearly I wasn't going to learn my lesson from the tiny burn I got earlier in the week - no, I had to ...
, Travel
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2008-11-18  Acquia blogs
The search technology area is highly important to people with websites. As a result, I've spent serious time looking at it. Several things have come from this time spent: The important thing: We'll soon be adding "hosted site search" capabilities to the Acquia Network for our subsc...
, ApacheSolr , drupal , search , solr
“Both DC and Marvel are in a weird place right now — are they publishing companies in a dying market or IP companies in a growing one? The answers to these questions demand different strategies, neither of which are necessarily the best circumstances for the creative p...
, News
2008-11-18  Tasty Blog Snack
I’ve been blogging and blogging about all these random adventures that Karen and I have been on.. Alaska, Austin, Chicago.. Everyone keeps asking “When can we see what you guys are doing?” Well, that time is NOW! Actually, the time was last week and many of you foun...
, Uncategorized
2008-11-18  Lindy's Ono Recipes
Hi everyone ! I know that I’ve truly neglected my website! I really appreciate all of you who tried clicking on the website, only to be disappointed with no new entries. I would give you million excuses ..but that’s all it would be …just excuses! The 2 craft fairs th...
, Pupus , Salads , Side , Main , Desserts , Ono , sandwiches , dis
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Well, it looks like our new place will come with a dishwasher. I've never used a dishwasher before! I would LOVE it if you all could give me some pointers and tips for using one! I need special soap, right? This dishwasher is ancient, so am I probably going to need to rinse the di...
, Tammy's , Kitchen
2008-11-18  Letter from Here
What a shock. Madison's light dusting of snow yesterday was like a cold slap in the face. "I'm not ready!" I wanted to shut. "There must be a mistake! Make it stop!" Which it did soon enough, obligingly. Did you notice how blue sthe snow was? (Well, actually it wasn't -- that was me, l...
by Ryan Andrews Nowadays, pretty much everyone has accepted that tea (especially the green kind) confers some tremendous health benefits. Indeed, as recent as two years ago, you could hardly find green tea in most grocery stories, convenience stores, or restaurants. Now, the stuff is ...
, Diet , Healthy , Healthy , benefits , gourmet , gourmet , john , Tea , tea , tea , tea , tea , tea , tea , tea
2008-11-17  Tech--for Everyone
The other day I was helping a client via my remote desktop tool (over the Internet) and I thought this person really had a problem, but they weren’t talking about that — they were talking about Outlook. It was like they were ignoring the elephant in the room. So, finally, I...
, Internet , advice , computers , performance , tech , broadband , distance , find , finder , high-speed , hughesnet , isp , locate , microwave , providers , rural , satellite , technologies , transmitter , wildblue , wimax , wireless , wireless
2008-11-17  The Bitten Word
What's that they say about the definition of insanity? Just sayin'....
2008-11-17  EYE ON MIAMI
In the mail I received a "Miami-Dade County 2008 Community Survey". I filled it out, put it in the envelope provided by an Olathe Kansas polling firm and then thought: wait a minute. Let me read that, again.I take the survey to be something concocted by the unreformable majority of the...
, Gimleteye , Charter , Seijas , County
Does anyone remember my less than super fun Saturday last weekend? I almost hope not. ;-) But I'm happy to report that I had a much better time this Saturday. Yay. :-) This time nothing went wrong (even though the neighborhood I was in was evacuated earlier in the day because of a fire...
, katzenjammer , music , friends
DIY: Personal Disaster Recovery Backup ServerPart 1Chances are that you found this DIY post from Google. You were searching for terms like "I just formatted my Hard Drive" or ''My Hard Drive crashed'' and you probably need your files and pictures back ASAP! You can hear that voice ...
I don’t mean to brag, but as brilliant as Josh Marshall’s post today on the auto industry bailout is, although I have no proof, I had the idea first. As we know, crisis can mean opportunity. And sometimes crisis leaves so much broken that it’s the once in a generation...
, Law
2008-11-17  Sirona Says
Don't you just love it when a company does something different and innovative? Well, while spending last week in Dublin with a client, I came across this piece of innovation from an Irish Bank. Permanent TSB has come up with the innovative (and brave) move of offering paid career bre...
, Companies , Future , Interesting , Motivation , Staff , Talent
What marvelous news, Zenni Optical was on FOX news! Yup, they were featured as a real deal. Not only that but they were also featured at the Clark Howard Show.What is Zenni Optical all about? Well, they are the only online shop that has gone into the business of selling great eyeglasse...
, OTHERS
2008-11-17  Mario Burgos
Uh oh, the banking situation is getting worse, not better, and guess who is going to get stuck with the bill not once, but twice:Citigroup is reneging on a promise it made to tens of millions of credit card customers in good times. After pledging that it would no longer reserve the r...
, Fees , Bailouts , Economy
Well, I managed to stick to my menu plan for most of the week last week and it really helped me to actually eat something worthwhile rather than not knowing what to cook and ending up eating rubbish, so this week I am doing a plan again.But first I'm going to share one of the recipes f...
, freezer , 'Del07/04' , dinner , Menu , breakfast , vegetarian , recipes
2008-11-17  GameSetWatch
[Over at sister 'online worlds' site Worlds In Motion, Mathew Kumar continues to expand the Worlds In Motion Atlas, and this time, he looks at the tremendously popular, but slightly baffling Viacom-owned NeoPets - s'fun having him puzzle over it.] Name: NeoPets Developer: NeoPets, ...
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2008-11-17  MammaDawg
I'm in somewhat of a rut.Writing the "A Divided Spirit" series, I've found, is proving to be quite the trying experience. And puts me in a mood.Not a foul one... thank God... but definitely downcast.I noticed it when I realized I hadn't been writing as much, not crackin' up like a hye...
, Monsters
2008-11-17  Operation Offspring
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Not sure who I'm thanking exactly (I'm not particularly religious), but it doesn't matter as I feel like thanking the whole world!We had out fetal survey scan today. I've been a bundle of nervous anxiety recently, which has been slowly building to a c...
Did I ever tell you about the time my Doctor almost killed me? Yeah, ICU for 3 days. The beginnings of the story are actually quite humorous…right up until the surgery and the near death experience. What happened, you ask? Well, let me tell you. It all started when a group of mid...
, Tales
2008-11-17  The Sand Trap
Is it Monday again already? Well then it must be time for yet another edition of Hittin' the Links. So join us, oh golf junkies and squanderers of company time, as we peruse what's up in the world of golf. In this edition of HTL we investigate what happened to Ian Poulter's driver, tak...
, Hittin'
2008-11-17  blomma finds
Know someone who needs a little help getting organized?  Maybe that someone is... ah... you?  Well the Hookmaker, from Design Glut is the ideal way to tidy up your office, kitchen, craft room, entry way etc... For $30 you get one glazed tile with a fused teacup.  The s-curve on t...
, HOME
2008-11-17  My Sweet and Saucy
Thanks so much to everyone who entered the Ciao Bella Gelato contest!  We had some great responses and I am happy to announce the three random winners…#13 - Chris, #20 - Bernie, and #41 - Silvia!!! I hope all of you enjoy your gelato as much as I do.   Well, life has been quite...
, Cakes , Children's , Cookies , Desserts , Products , cute , edible , photo , photo , sugar
2008-11-17  Plain Jane Mom Blog
My oldest boy Henry is almost 7 and still has some funkiness in the way he pronounces words. Usually all it takes is a simple reminder, and he stops saying "lellow" and remembers to say "yellow." The word "first" is a completely different story. He simply cannot pronounce it any other ...
, Parenting
2008-11-17  Natural Kids
Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmadeFaerieRebecca.etsy.comIn honor of the Hide and Seek game, I'm showing off some of my favorites featuring gnomes from the NaturalKids Team. Why gnomes? Well, because you're looking for the Mystery Gnome when you're playing Hide and Seek,...
2008-11-17  Kim's Blog
Wow, It's been a while since I write a long post in my blog di. I think* heee. .I do not know where to start. . Let me see. . .Hmmmm . . .Let's start by the exams. The exams are jus killers in Monash. Or not, or even other Unis too! Damn, I now pray for a pass, credit and distintion r...
2008-11-17  Poppy Cedes
If you would like a Poppy Dawg Family Holiday card please contact The Man. Thank you. Got my shoes: No, those shoes won't see the light of day. In fact, they'll pretty much just see sheets on a bed and Dawg's head… maybe his back if he's lucky. I ordere...
, Holiday , Photos
Just last Friday I got home from work and there was a voicemail left on the phone. "Would Sulemaan Ahmed please call Brent Bauer at (905) 416-2008." Brent Bauer? I knew of a Jack Bauer but I highly doubt he would ever call me. I sure didn't know of any Brent Bauer. My wife wondere...
, This
2008-11-17  infOpinions?
McNeil Consumer Healthcare created an advertisement for MOTRIN®, a product of Johnson & Johnson (J&J). See the video below. It did not go over well with Mommy Bloggers. Not at all. Thousands of Twitter tweets and hundreds of blog posts eventually added up to either crash the MOTRIN...
, Blog
If you've ever walked through Times Square in NY, then you've been pressured to purchase $10 tickets to one of a dozen comedy shows. Sometimes, the shows are pretty darn entertaing, and when I'm with out-of-towners, I'm usually game. On my third and most recent visit, I heard something...
2008-11-17  JONATHAN TURLEY
Ever wonder who would fall from those Nigerian scam artists that ask to give you millions of dollars? Well, now we know. It is Janella Spears among others. Of course, few other people would give $400,000 to the scam, but sitting in Sweet Home, Oregon, Spears thought this was a good in...
, Bizarre , Criminal
2008-11-17  hummingbirdminds
A UW Survey and Analysis Center poll shows that Wyoming residents favor a variety of solutions to meet U.S. energy needs, with near-unanimous support for renewable energy.Wind power had the support of 97 percent of respondents and solar power, 96 percent. Almost 87 percent favored pump...
, oil , Wyoming , alternative , coal , environment , energy , solar
2008-11-17  Quilting Fiesta
Why is it that when a billion people are scheduled to come over for the holidays, the house suddenly seems really dirty???Well, I have 14 people coming over for Thanksgiving dinner and putting the dinner together with my husband is not the problem. We both love to cook so that is the l...
Here's a roundup of some of the latest name-calling against LGBT folk, with a lot of thanks to the folks at Media Matters for assembling a lot of this stuff: * Pat Boone on Homosexual madness: Attacking Catholics and Mormons: ...Kyle and Brian are two 40-something guys who share a much...
2008-11-17  CouldYouMaybe Baby
I went into the ultrasound with a good attitude today. Okay, so my attitude worsened a bit while I waited FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF in the waiting room. But anyway, once I got in there, the magic began.The ultrasound goop was warm.The tech seemed competent (and nice!).The first thing I ...
This week’s Perfect Moment was hard won. Recovering from Friday’s hysteroscopy meant that I had to wait until Sunday to head to the pottery studio. When I arrived, two of my pots had finished going through the glaze fire. I’d used both to test a new glaze, so when t...
, Blogging , Infertility , Marriage , Perfect , Philosophy , Pottery , altruism , pottery , socks
2008-11-17  Preacher Earl
Remember how Harrah's was going to back the truck up to our community and provide relief for every problem?Well...uh...never mind.I guess if there's a silver lining to the world economic crisis, this is it. I guess legalized gambling wasn't the cure-all for the world's problems. Even...
Dear Michelle, You do all sorts of neat contests and giveaways so I'm considering you an expert. I want to do a week long birthday bash with a prize for each day. I realize this could get costly. How do you come up with the prizes you offer? Do you ask people to donate or are they off...
, blogging
2008-11-17  Gemini Girl
I received a really fun book last week- and told the author that I would do a book review! Now, mind you- if I didn’t like it I would be quite honest. I would say,“Well, it just isn’t for me”…. but It was sooo for me! The book is called “Mommy’...
, Uncategorized , Book , Working
...kindly forewarn me next time. Thanks.She says I’m going to fall in love next year. I wonder, how can she be so sure? Well, I guess that’s beside the point. Deep down, I know that whoever that next person in my life is…I will fall irrevocably in love with him. Melodramatic ...
, HEALTH , QUESTIONINGS , LIFE'S , LOVE
2008-11-17  Awareness
I was at the new JetBlue terminal at JFK last week. Overall, very nice. However, I did have one concern, and knowing that JetBlue used twitter, I decided to text them a quick comment. Within minutes I had a response.I have to tell you how satisfying it is as a customer to be able to ...
, cusat , customerservice , socialmedia
...which dress is my favorite?Well, I don't have just one! *LOL* And as I look at the poses, I realize that all of them look good but all of them don't wear well!By season - by two favorites are:(drumroll pleese!!!)spring/summer ~ The 60's Mod Border Print Dressfall/winter ~ The Menswe...
, Dresses
Supposedly, Wonky McValtrex's war zone snatch belongs to Benji Madden, because they are all in love or some shit. Well, the other night in Miami, Wonky was back to doing what she does best: being a complete whorebag! According to Star Magazine, Wonky reunited with Nachos at a party in ...
, Gross , Paris , Trash
2008-11-17  Blog Lirik Lagu
Britney Spears - Circus Lyrics There’s only two types of people in the world The ones that entertain, and the ones that observe Well baby I’m a put-on-a-show kinda girl Don’t like the backseat, gotta be first (oh, oh) I’m like the ringleader I call the shots (call the shot...
, News , bitney , blog , blogmas , Britney , Britney , Britney , Britney , Circus , Circus , Circus , k-rex , khairilhusni , lyrics , mp3lyrics , music , new , new , rapid , rapidshare
This year’s WorldBlu Live 2008 conference was without any doubt the best business conference I have ever attended. First of all, the topic itself is ground-breaking. The world needs democracy at work. We need workplaces that are more open, inclusive, democratic and positive. Sec...
, Happy
I was talking online with a former Christian who is now an atheist, when someone asked him about how he became an atheist hes basically said: “He decided to use his brain”, to which I asked him was he are you implying, inferring or just plain saying that those of us who do believe ...
, CHRISTIAN , I'm , Religion , Science , Tips , To , WWBAD?
Dallas can be a downright confusing place in which to live. In some ways, it's even worse when you've been here most all of your life.Take the Cesar Chavez naming controversy that's been in the news since last summer.Here's a summary.With the Trinity River project going forward, the Ci...
, City , Hispanic , public , Latinos , racial , Dallas , inclusion , social , Mayor , Cesar
2008-11-17  Here We Go Again
Okay, remember when we discussed the other two bloggers that I am racing to babies? Well, it has become clear that they are both big stupid cheaters. In other words, I am clearly not going to win. It's not even looking like it will be close. Anonymouse has a scheduled induction date o...
, Blogging , Pregnant
The Kingdom of Heaven will be like this, Jesus says. And then he tells three vivid stories, which we find in the 25th chapter of Matthew: last week we focused on the parable of the talents, next week we will look at the parable of the sheep and the goats. The one story has to do with...
Iwas pretty disgusted when I read an article today on chron.com. A while back Iposted about Rep. Michael Krusee, who pushed for legislation fining people between $3000-$6,000 for DWI convictions. Of course, part of this is if you give a breath sample above .16, you are liable to th...
, DWI
2008-11-17  All Things SEM Blog
From bLaugh Where have I been? That's the question that my readers (both of you, not including my brother) may have asked in the last couple of months. I've been where I've always been, but I've been reading much more than I've been writing. Some of that readin...
, Research
Among the WT Week 2 tasks is "secure your supply lines" -- and I'd say my efforts here were full of Fail, except they're more accurately full of Not Really Started.Where do women in St. Paul shop?Women in St. Paul do not shop. Women in St. Paul inherit three good black suits from their...
, Sartorial_splendor
The title of this article speaks for itself. It has been one heck of a crazy month for me. I have been super busy handling motorcycle accident cases, car accident cases, truck accident cases, slip and fall cases, family law matters, etc. I am getting ready for trial and doing my thing!...
2008-11-17  Nikki Fontaine
I can’t believe that I’ve relapsed back into that horrible sinus infection that I had last month!  Obviously that stupid antibiotic that I didn’t want in the first place did NOT do it’s job because the sinus infection came back so darn fast!  So I had to take ...
, General , Health
2008-11-17  Asbestos HUB
Today’s topic is nano stuff.  Nanotechnology is the science of technology on a very small scale.  For example, a nanometer is one billionth of a meter.  As research and speculation progress with nanotechnology, the potential for scientific invention and danger is becoming a su...
, Exposure , Facts , asbestos , meosthelioma , nanoparticles , nanotechnology
There is a simple thing that as a salesperson you should be doing after every sale. And, few salespeople actually ever do it. You need to send the customer a thank you note, gift, flowers, something that conveys your appreciation.Now, here is the key. You need to do it immediately. It ...
, Sales , sales , selling
*This post is part 5 in a series of posts entitled "Why It's Good to Live in (and Travel to) Xinjiang". If you haven't already, it might be a good idea to read over The Intro, Reason #1, Reason #2, Reason #3, Reason #4, and Reason #5 before continuing.* This final reason to live or t...
, Live
For those of you who missed this post explaining what will be happening here on Mondays, here is the brief rundown: Each week, I will feature someone who has experienced loss through infertility. This is a way to recognize loss in a more tangible way and provide support to those to nee...
Shared by David Bradley Injectable suntans What is safest? (a) The risk of daily and then weekly injections of an untested compound targeted at activating your pigment cells to give you an all-over suntan without having to spend time in the sun or on a UV sunbed or (b) The great out...
2008-11-17  Neatorama
Rare, Medium and Well Done Books is an "awesomely unorganized bookstore" in Lincoln Park, Chicago. If I’m ever in the Windy City, this will definitely be a place to visit. A fantastic photo by Doug Oldham [photo.net] Photo: deeeeaaaan [Flickr] It looks either like a fire death tr...
, Book , Pictures , Travel
2008-11-17  David Raynes
From Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist: ASOIAF on HBO: It’s a go!: Martin fans rejoice! ;-) Well, let me get things started by saying “Yippie!” More information at The Hollywood Reporter: HBO conjuring fantasy series.
, A , George , News
2008-11-17  Bauer-Griffin
How so?Well, both give you wings... but one also gives you boobies. Double plus good, right?RIGHT.On Saturday, the beautiful bods of Victoria's Secret sent pulses out of control in Miami Beach, Florida for the brand's 2008 fashion show. The gals "winged up" (it's like suiting up... ...
, adrianalima , alessandraambrosio , anabeatrizbarors , candiceswanepoel , catwalk , doutzenkroes , fashionshow , florida , heidiklum , izabelgoulart , karolinakurkova , lingerie , marisamiller , miamibeach , mirandakerr , model , noemielenoir , runway , selitaebanks , supermodel , underwear , usher , victoriassecret , wings
Last week I summed-up thoughts behind leaving Spain and moving back to Dubai. I want to continue that theme by ranting about all those people who have said to me “welcome back to reality”. (I’m not refering to readers of this site, but to those family and friends who ...
, From , General
2008-11-17  PR Squared
At a recent Social Media Breakfast in Boston, Harvard Business School associate professor Andy McAfee had this to say about the age-old Return On Investment (ROI)question: “There is not enoughROI for figuring out ROI. It is an intellectually bankrupt exercise.” Got tha...
I’ve spent some time trying to figure out how to handle regular expression matching in Ioke. I really like how Ruby allows you to use literal regexps and an infix operator for matching. That’s really nice and I think it reads well. The problem with it is that as soon as you...
, ioke , magic , regular
2008-11-17  Ted Eytan, MD
Cook S. The Contribution Revolution [Internet]. Harvard Business Review. Oct ;86(10):[cited 2008 Nov 16] This is a short article written by Scott Cook, who happens to be the cofounder and chairman of the executive committee of Intuit, a company whose products many of us use to man...
, Now , patient_voice , user
by DMtShooter, Five Tool ToolFlu shots suck. You've got to pay for them, arrange for it, take the needle and feel out of sorts for a day or two. And... the alternative is much, much worse. Your old pal Shooter is five pounds lighter than he was at this time yesterday, but inspired with...
, vomiting , not , DMtShooter , lists , dear
Well, I got myself into this last week, so I guess I should continue...Motivation may have "The Secret"; business has "The Questions." And the way I see it, there are three of them that need to be answered not just for success, but for the peace of mind that comes with knowing that yo...
, Questions
2008-11-17  A Practical Wedding
When we first got engaged my father gave me Miss Manners: On Weddings (a book I’ve previously recommended as being indispensable). While the book is not, by and large, written for the bride, it does open with a list called “Things A Bride Need Not Trouble Her Pretty Head About.” ...
, Personal
2008-11-17  Ririan Project
First, I don’t want to get too intellectual or holier than thou on the subject, so let me just say from the beginning that I am the biggest television junkie I know. And not only am I a junkie, but I watch the junk of the junk, reality shows, game shows, kids shows it doesn’...
, Self , Furl , Read , Reading
2008-11-17  Level Up
EGO...trip: We'll take props from anyone, even if they don't really existEGO...trip: You never know who you might run into on Xbox LiveOFF...world, BoingBoing's new game site, launches with a modest bang bang BIN...go! Or, we're surprised that more gamers haven't figured this outWOM....
, High
2008-11-17  Twitter / coheda
coheda: Well, jerry is history and I don't own yahoo stock (so why would I care). I nominate: bill gates, john mccain, netanyahu and avram grant.
2008-11-17  Change the Wind
Here you see the an autopsy of a political defeat. The reason for the defeat: denial.I happen to like politics and even though I do have a particular political leaning I also happen to like a good contest. I think it serves America best when there is one and my personal opinion is the ...
, 2008 , John , Barack , electoral , democratic , GOP
Over the years I've been foolish fortunate enough to have invited medical students into my office for preceptorships. With my new blog persona, of course, what else to call them but The Hatchlings. I find myself thinking about them even after they've left, and when interesting things h...
Supposedly, Wonky McValtrex's war zone snatch belongs to Benji Madden, because they are all in love or some shit. Well, the other night in Miami, Wonky was back to doing what she does best: being a complete whorebag! According to Star Magazine, Wonky reunited with Nachos at a party in ...
, Gross , Paris , Trash
What do you think where we went today?Right! Chica & Pumuckl had their first visit at the new German vet today to get their annual vaccinations! We went to a female vet - also something new as we always had male vets in Egypt.And what a drama it was!First it started with the usual comp...
, aggressive , cat , vaccination , rabbies , Pumuckl , vet
2008-11-17  Cracked Columnists
Well, six people won the HBN Contest, and they each get a scanned version of a Patrick Semple original drawing of me. The answer? Here are the six songs that I’ve used in the ending credits of Hate By Numbers: Morphine - The Night Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London (Episode 4: ...
, Movies , Uncategorized
2008-11-17  Devlounge
With upcoming WordPress 2.7, just released in beta 3 as I'm writing this, styling your categories gets even easier. Previously, you more or less had to do a conditional tag thing and echo a specific class to get some custom styling, but no more. Enter this little line of code: PLAIN TE...
, Code , wordpress
2008-11-17  keithhopper.com
Frankly, I'm surprised it took so long to happen. Or maybe I just didn't notice it happening much until now. When google pioneered contextual advertising, I assumed that the rest of the world would follow in spades. We'd be getting emailed, nudged, banner-added and text messaged whenev...
, community , twitter
2008-11-17  InnerPhets
Hi guys! How are you doin'??? Lol. Long time no post ehre. Sorry! I just recovered from the internet connection interruption for 2 days that's the reason why I'm not conencted to cyber world. So what is the news now? Well, just get surprised because form the 3 subcribers of my Pinoy Fe...
, blog , personal , news , internet , events
Have you ever seen Mexican Jumping Beans? They were a phenomenon I had only heard of until last week when a family member brought home a small box of them from a recent vacation. What surprised me the most? Well, the fact that these little beans really jump! I was instantly fascina...
, continuous , performance , ahead , commitment , staying , survival
2008-11-17  Edwize
Today, Nov. 17, Randi Weingarten delivered a major speech at the National Press Club in Washington. She was introduced, with good-spirited humor, by Mayor Mike Bloomberg. The following is Mayor Bloomberg’s introduction as delivered: “Chuck, thank you and good morning to ev...
, Education , AFT , Mayor , Randi
2008-11-17  smitten kitchen
“So it’s a pie?” “Well, it’s pie-like. I mean, it has a bottom crust and a top crust and it is filled with stuff. So yeah, pie.” “With farro?” “No, we have had barley sitting in the pantry for like a year so we’re going to ea...
, NaBloPoMo , Photo , Recipe , Thanksgiving , Vegetarian
2008-11-17  fourfour
The most appropriate response to the passing of Marjorie is awkward silence. See above. 48. SamLook, they made her appear untweezed. You'd cry, too.49. & 50. - Marjorie and Analeigh In the absence of a tub, I'm not really feeling the emotion here.51. Marjorie Awww, she l...
, ANTM
2008-11-17  Vintage Indie
Starting your own business can seem like a daunting task, but what about taking your business on the road? Does the thought of this scare you back into your office? Well if so, we are here to help. Have you ever thought about taking your business on the road to places like The Farm Chi...
, Business , Antique , Booths , Business , Craft , Events , Fairs , Taking , Venors , vintage , vintageindie
2008-11-17  Goings On
This week, in Talk of the Town, Claire Hoffman visits the home of Prince, a thirty-thousand-square foot Italiante villa, built by Vanna White’s ex-husband. She talks about what it was like to meet Prince, and shares a couple of prints from his new book, “21 Nights,” a collection ...
, 21 , Claire , Prince , Randee
2008-11-17  code blog
Anon, RN writes: I’m trained as an ICU nurse but lately I’ve been picking up these shifts in an outpatient pain treatment clinic. It hasn’t been an easy thing to get out of that critical care mindset. In critical care you stick with the ABC’s (airway/breathing/c...
, Story
2008-11-17  Voices from Russia
Dede Moroz (Grandpa Frost) in front of his home in Veliki Ustyug. It’s time to think about writing Dede! You’ll feel so much better after you write that letter! (A shameless crib from the good folks at VOR) Russia celebrates the birthday of Grandpa Frost (Dede Moroz) on 18...
, Russian , Voice , contemporary , cultural , popular , social
2008-11-17  Finny Knits
I guess all y'alls voting fingers are still primed from the recent election because, even though I was expecting a much lighter turn out for the Winter Edition adopting, a good amount of voting still took place.You love lettuce in the winter time! I knew it!Anyway.66 votes came in tota...
, Finny , Adopt
2008-11-17  Doula Mel
Well that clearly didn't work! She arrived at 1.00pm as expected, took her for a wee and got her into the very fun bed on the floor. Sometime later she informed me it was in fact not so fun and comfy and I scooted over taking up my usual small place on the edge of the bed. Fell a...
2008-11-17  Zane Safrit
Trisha Torrey at Patient Empowerment blog asks: Where are the Billions We Saved by Using Generic Drugs?Where is it? Who's got it? My premiums haven't gone down, nor have anyone else's. Like most questions about our healthcare system, this isn't rhetorical. It has data, metrics to ...
, health
2008-11-17  All Facebook
Want better distribution and visibility of your Facebook application? Today, Facebook launched the registration process for their previously announced “Applicatoin Verficiation Program”. How do you submit your application to be part of the program? Well, go fill out the ...
, News , Application
2008-11-17  Half Changed World
A couple of weeks ago, Planet Money tried to explain why deflation is a bad thing. They basically gave two answers: 1) Both inflation and deflation can spiral out of control, but a strong central bank has more things that it can do to control inflation (mostly raise interest rates)....
, Economics
False advertising! (From a YouTube video by mrvmtz that appears to debunk the claim.) Remember those videos from a while back that showed groups of friends pointing ringing cellphones at popcorn kernels, which then popped, implying phones emit enough radiation to heat kernels to 300 ...
, Advertising , Online , Web
2008-11-17  MacUser
When you release a highly anticipated product and it brings along a particularly egregious bug with it, people are bound to complain. But how do you separate the good companies from the bad? Well, the former immediately acknowledge the issue and then work overtime to make a fix availab...
, Updates , macbook , macbook , Quicktime , software , trackpad
2008-11-17  Deadspin
Never before have so many Midwestern teams that aren't actually located in the Midwest been in one stadium at once! The disappointing Cleveland Browns and differently-but-equally disappointing Buffalo Bills will battle to the frigid death to see who's less disappointing team of all. It...
, Live , Buffalo , Cleveland , Nfl , Top
Hello Crazy Sexy Pooch lovers,Well, we finally did it! Brian and I adopted little Lola Rose. She was rescued from a kill shelter down south and given a second chance by the good folks at the Ulster County SPCA. Lola is half leopard dog, half pit bull. She is a wild woman! My child i...
You know, I'm an independent person, probably too independent, and I'm not one to hang onto the antiquated notions about what the particular sexes should and should not do. Girls not calling boys? Why ever not. Boys can't appreciate nice decor or that makes them fruity - preposterous. ...
2008-11-17  Frontloading HQ
I spent a lot of time last week looking at the county-level 2008 v. 2004 map that The New York Times was running online (see below). It really is a fascinating feature, but if you've been around here long enough, this doesn't really come as any surprise. I like maps. [Incidentally, ...
, 2008 , Obama , McCain , Hillary
2008-11-17  Creative Weblogging
The most popular entries for 11/16/2008 out of 46 entries made in 152 blogs in the Creative Weblogging network yesterday. Second Life Affair Leads to Divorce in Real LifeWeb 2.0 Ecommerce & InternetIt's becoming more and more difficult to distinguish virtual world events fro...
, Daily
I can't believe that I gave birth 13 weeks ago. When do we stop counting in weeks? I guess I could anytime I feel like it, right? Anyway, they're doing great...growing like crazy. Matthew is almost out of his 3 month clothes. Hailey is equaling him in length (to my untrained eye),...
2008-11-17  Bring The Rain
So you all know how much I love public speaking, right? Well, a few months ago my sweet friend and CEO/President of the Hope Clinic in Nashville asked me if I would host a fundraiser for them.  I wasn't planning on doing it (remember the whole pulling out my own eyelashes thing?), bu...
2008-11-17  Joyful Days
photo credit: gabyu Posts on manic Mondays will focus on issues related to work, career, productivity, goals, and generally becoming a more organised, efficient person! With retrenchments being announced around the world, workers are understandably concerned about keeping their jobs. ...
, Manic , Uncategorized
2008-11-17  Lessons Learned
I've written before about some of the advantages startups have when they are very small, like the benefits of having a pathetically small number of customers. Another advantage of the early stages is that most don't have to juggle too many competing priorities. If you don't have custom...
When was the last time you thought about music promotion and making love at the same time? Been a while? Well, by the time you finish reading this column, you may do it more often. (Thinking about the combination, that is. How often you "do it" is up to you :-)This whole idea started w...
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2008-11-17  nakedpastor
One of the most difficult things to know when you are involved in a church is that it is not an institution primarily. That is what it is called when it is organized, instituted, businessed, and controlled. The truth is that it is basically a group of people in relationship with one an...
, thought , art , christian , church , community , fellowship , god , haywardart , humility , leaders , love , nakedpastor , pastor , philosophy , religion , spiritual
2008-11-17  Movin' Meat
Kevin linked to an interesting article in the Boston Globe. It has way too many words, and as usual when the media tries to write about health care economics, completely misses the point. In fact, the authors, bless them for trying, can't even bring themselves to ask the right questi...
2008-11-17  goldenfiddle -
Crying over a dead mother? Tough to beat! Well played, Ms. Jolie. Well played.
That is the question I had when I first heard the term. The phrase alone does not make is sound very good since we as computer operators do not like virus's on our computers. So I decided to research it a little bit to see what it was and How to Viral Market. After pulling up some defi...
Jerry Yang, cofounder of Yahoo, will be stepping down as CEO once the Board of Directors has appointed his successor. Yang will go back to being Chief Yahoo, which… um…. does, what exactly? Stuff. Do you like stuff?  Last June, Yang assumed the CEO role because the Board r...
, News , google , microsoft , yahoo , Yang
2008-11-17  Rogue Medic
Vince of Living La Vida Vince wanted to comment on Endotracheal Drug Administration in Cardiac Arrest. Where he works his Mojo, there are firewalls that do not like him, do not like my blog, or both. He asked me to post this comment. In between, I have responded.Well, as much as I hate...
, ACLS , research , Airway , Heresy
2008-11-17  Old Red Barn Co.
******** TIME'S UP! I'LL ANNOUNCE THE LUCKY WINNERS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008!******** I'd like to give these three different quilts to three different winners. Um . . . Er. . . Well, let me rephrase that . . .I'm going to give these three different quilts to three different winne...
, quilting , Quilt
The Carnival of Feminists is held on two Wednesdays of each month. Hosted by a different blogger for each edition, it aims to showcase the finest feminist posts from around the blogsphere. Carnival No. 68 is now up on Fourth Wave.For submissions for Carnival No 69, which will be on Nov...
I don't really have to much to blog about. I'm feeling much better since the lap, just a bit sore and endlessly tired for some reason. I'm obviously not pregnant. I don't have that to blog about. I have no 2ww. So there is no anxious hope or pee sticks to blog about. I have no cycle...
2008-11-17  Bikegirl Blogs
There are no words to describe the concert I went to last night.  The Trans-Siberian Orchestra was so amazing.  There were times that I literally had my jaw hanging open in awe.  If you aren’t familiar with TSO by name I am sure you are familiar with their music.  If you have...
, Just , Trans-Siberian , concert
From: "Peter Lansley" Date: 12 November 2008 21:09:31 GMTSubject: [Sparc-network] Major research opportunity announced -Life Long Health and Wellbeing 2 MRC has just released a call for proposals to the second round of this cross-research council programme. It has a very different sp...
, public , UK , social , public , research , lifelong , informatics , health , well-being , science , older
I caught the first episode of the new Brave and the Bold cartoon this weekend, and I’ve gotta say, I thought it was fantastic. Everything about the show, from the opening sequence with Green Arrow to the team-up with Blue Beetle was a lot of fun, and while it’s clearly the...
, Batman , Bob
2008-11-17  maggiemags
I spent most of the day, and I do mean MOST of the day, trying to recall specifics of my past work history for this new resume I'm trying to put together. I was told to list quantifiable successes for three particular companies...omg! First, I'm one of those people who worked so many ...
2008-11-17  StealthBadger.net
No, seriously, puppies! Well for as long as this cam is up. I’m crossing my fingers and hoping I bet right for the month of November regarding stock prices. We’ll see.
, Stuff
2008-11-17  News Hounds
I don't think Neil Cavuto is ignorant but he sure acted like it today (November 17, 2008) when he hosted Fox Business News talker Dave Ramsey in a segment about how great it is that people are cutting back on their spending. Citing an October 20 USA Today/Gallup poll that showed 55% o...
, Cavuto/&
Life. There's always so much going on in my life that it often feels like that my creativity is dormant. That's why I like participating in the Maternal Spark Monday's Muse because it gets me to thinking about how to creative and support the muse in my life. As a writer, I can't get ov...
, monday's , Monday , everyday
Did we get your attention? Well, the name of this post isn't the strangest about it. Today, we are actually writing about a board game called Pimps 'n Ho's from Weaver Games. If there is a HandyGames...
, Other
2008-11-17  ROSE QUARTZ
It’s hard to believe that these scruffy beach anthems are the work of just one guy from San Diego, Nathan Williams, but they are, and they’re thoroughly badass. Taking some cues from fellow Californians No Age but with an even looser pop punk scrawl, his lo-fi is garagey and raw bu...
, Wavves
2008-11-17  PeaceBang
I left the house of parishioners at about 5 pm this evening and it was pitch black and cold out. Awwwwww, geez. The good news is that I filled my gas tank for under $25. The bad news is that I’m ready for bed at 6pm. All I want to do these days is snuggle with the cat and dog un...
, Mind
2008-11-17  Bug Girl's Blog
Ah, the smell of mothballs. That’s been the perfume scenting many entomologists’ experiences for the last 40 years or so. You always have to protect your collections from the attacks of dermestid beetles.  Those little suckers are so efficient at eating dead things, they a...
, Insects , Science , birds , dermestid , eagle , freezer , mothball , museum
Martin Cothran jokes: Are the issues of same-sex marriage and interracial marriage the same kind of issue? Well, we could be smart alecky and point out that one has issue and the other doesn't, but we won't settle for that.This is an example of a joke that isn't a joke; joking-but-for-...
, Policy
Listen if you are a multi-tasking junkie…..(…which by the way….I have no problem with….) You know one of those….that is listening to their iPod….while reading a book..or checking email…. While sending a text message….and simultaneously ...
, Financial , Health , Language , News , Success , Josh , multi-tasking , Multitasking , University
Thanksgiving is fast approaching.  Are you Eco Warriors ready? Recycla has a challenge for you this year:  She wants you to only serve foods that are available to you locally this time of the year — if not the entire meal, then try for just one or two parts of it. Sounds diffic...
, eco , food
Dear Electrolux, While I’d like for this post/letter to be professional, I’m going to go ahead and admit that I’m writing it to tell you that I am interested in being your ho.  Your ho, you say?  Yes, your ho. Your Internet Ho. You see, you won me over with your fan...
, Uncategorized
2008-11-17  Livin' Large
So much for regularly scheduled blogging, huh???The whirlwind that is Life took over for a little while, with my work as an operating room nurse taking up most of it. I wrote of that ever-elusive balance that I am trying to maintain. Some days have been better than others. Just when...
, random
Well I’ve got one up for grabs. Now, before you all go getting in line to leave that winning comment - I want to share a little detail with you about this awesome piece of office machinery. Now that I’m in the beginning stages of preparing my big move in a couple of weeks...
, MomGadget
2008-11-17  Francis Anderson
ElfYourself Part Trois Flogging a dead horse? Well I guess that means its working … now with bigger logo! (It works for Macs now, which is nice …) (tags: web2.0 web viral video tools photos photo marketing xmas toynewyork arimerkin) Study:CMOs Must Evolve to Meet New Ma...
, Uncategorized
2008-11-17  whatsoniphone.com
Well, it may have been delayed by a few days but Google Mobile App with Voice-Enabled Search was released a short while ago. (Thanks for the headsup J3003!) Was it worth the wait?? You Bet! For some reason iTunes did not indicate that an update was available so I removed the app from m...
, Blogs
2008-11-17  Mobility Site
Remember that cool app I shared a video of the other day? Well, it’s here! When I dust off my iPhone, this will be the 1st app I give a try. Well, maybe second… I love illium Software and want to check out their new game, Kings Corners. That’s why we’ve added v...
, iPhone , google , iphone
I was searching through an old PC this morning and came across the picture below… It was taken in May 2007 and in my hand I had my first ever Clickbank cheque. I was so excited to receive this that I just had to have myself photographed holding it before I ripped open the envolo...
, News
how long has existing existed? Alexander.my way of sticking it to the man. Elliot.Dear Obama Claus, I've been very sincere this year. Gimme! Heather.tax and spendtax and spendchoo choo on the brainoh what fun it is to ridethis empty little train Stu.How am supposed to know where the ho...
, MRQ
2008-11-17  Gelatobaby
With Los Angeles ringed by fire, people want to know, besides the permeating mist of Real Campfire Scent®, besides your clothes smelling like the cheap incense your hippie neighbor insisted on burning illegally in the dorms, besides the ash on your windowsill being thick enough to wri...
, greening , growing , watching
2008-11-17  Daily Kos
Tonight's Rescue Rangers are ItsJessMe, HansScholl, vcmvo2, jlms qkw, sunspark says and grog. marykk shares a link-rich sermon she wrote replying to a racist email sent by one of her students, in Racism and a Teachable Moment - Part II. (ItsJessMe) Adam Buchen explains the reasons why...
, open , diary
2008-11-17  MOO
It’s Monday - and we thought we’d help jump-start your brain with a brainteaser. Back at the beginning of October, we introduced the Mosaic Frame, which made it pretty easy to transform your MiniCards in to an art piece. Based on our Flickr pool, it looks like people have alre...
, Blog
2008-11-17  Sheena Beaston
Well, honestly, your guess is as good as mine. But after you listen to these tracks, you really don't need an explanation. Cause you'll be juking the night away.Here's a bit to get you started on the whos and whats of Galactic Boys.Members: 3 friends who like to create galactic sounds ...
, new , dj
2008-11-17  ARGNet
It's not every day I get sent blood money, but today's FedEx delivery contained that and a whole lot more. Included in the packet marked "evidence" was a USB drive with files of bank transfers and a recorded message, along with a map to "evidence drops" and some photos (pictures after...
, Events
Y'all, we're starting to get a little concerned about Ashlie."You better count your blessings, girls. I don't know, you've had this amazing guardian angel that wants you to do so well and I don't know why for the life of me. I have like no faith left."Girl, please. This is a reality sh...
, Stylista , Stylista , Stylista
2008-11-17  Well Read Hostess
Pick a sin, any sin.Gluttony, sloth, lust, envy. I know I hit those, but it's likely that I covered about all of them this weekend.I could wax rhapsodic about Quantum Solace for a week solid, but it would be b.o.r.i.n.g. and any kind of review I give would lack credibility from the w...
, WRH , Mama , On
2008-11-17  method lust
+ Whoa! Check out this awesome chandelier, made entirely from method's iconic (and now vintage, sniff sniff!) dish soap bottles! It's beautiful! method posted this recently on their twitter account! Remember, you can follow along with their tweets and twitters right here on method lust...
, crafts , plastic , dish , method , method , karim , environment
2008-11-17  Blog Fabulous
So, I L-O-V-E-D speaking at BlogHer in July. (Ask again, please!) It really awakened the idea that public speaking is something I’m naturally good at and would like to pursue. Then I’ve gotten good feedback about my performance and that’s built my confidence. Latel...
, Fabulous , marcus , public , toast
2008-11-17  PamKittyMorning
Can you believe I'm throwing in a post-market post? Well I am. Our day after market plans fell through, so we had a day out and about. Elizabeth is talking about that day, and I think you should go read it first, then come back, she tells the story much better. I'm just showing some ph...
Compost on a frosty morning I remember when I lived in Dallas there was a store, Dallas Camera, that rented lenses, bodies, flashes, etc. I recently checked their price sheet, and well, the prices are insane! For example, to rent a Nikon D300, you’d have to shell out $125/day! I...
, Photography
2008-11-17  Three Wise Men
The editors of the Dallas Morning News somehow connect the global financial crisis to the allegations of insider trading pending against Mark Cuban:The integrity of our financial system depends on everybody playing by the rules. Certain kinds of securities trading are against the law b...
, Dallas
2008-11-17  Supladita™
Are you planning to go on a Las Vegas vacation? Want to find great rates on hotel suites? Well, I’ve got good news for you! I know a perfect place for you to head on. i4Vegas is the place. I know they can help you find the finest and excellent las vegas suites. Well, I consider t...
, Reviews , Supladita™
2008-11-17  The Writer's Coin</