A Selection of Excerpts from GREAT POWERS: America and the World After Bush By Thomas P. M. Barnett Why our grand strategy needs to be realigned with the world "When 9/11 struck, America, feeling proprietary about the international liberal trade order we created and nurtured into global dominance, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:56:11

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CVS Superstars 1/16

This week I skipped CVS. To many things to do! I did get to Walgreens for the Pepsi deal and I visited Aldi to score some cheap produce, some SUPER yummy fruit popsicles, and some milk! Don't think I'll be able to make it next week either, I am going to CLEAN the house! :: Now it's your turn! I can't wait to see how you did [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:57:35

Happy Birthday to TWIPPHOTO.COM

Can you believe it? We started this blog exactly one year ago today. I had to write this post in advance because I’m on medical leave, but I wanted to make sure to celebrate the hard work of those who have helped make TWIPPHOTO.COM one of the most popular online destinations for photographers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:35:01

Heath's Friends Weigh In on His Life One Year Later

It's hard to believe almost a year has gone by since Heath Ledger's tragic passing, but next Thursday will be the one-year anniversary of his death ... with his daughter. She became the center of his thoughts. He would drag her up to my house in London ... on the Tube, and come up to the house. Nobody wou [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:30:18

California Considers Killing Plug-In Hybrid Start-Ups

The California Air Resource Board...presumably an agency with a vested interest in advancing vehicle technology, might be about to push a clean-tech start-up into bankruptcy. What the frik is going on here ... , this is a clean technology based on a freaking Toyota Prius...I don't care how many tests [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:20:04

Amy Winehouse ‘won’t let’ Blake divorce her, propositions resort guests

Is there any chance of getting Amy Winehouse into a Britney-Spears-like rehabilitation? Because the girl is beyond anything I’ve ever seen. After the past several years, the ups and downs of addiction and alcoholism, the never-ending drama with husband Blake Fielder-Civil, aka Blake Incarcerated, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:34:26

“THE MERCILESS SLAUGHTER OF GAZAN CIVILIANS and the approval by World Jewry has put the nations on notice that an inherent evil is at work within Jewry’s approach to human affairs.” http://www.realjewnews.com/?p=364I agree with this statement by Brother Nathanael, because we have seen this transpire again and again [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:29:54

Operation Cast Lead Mon Jan 19th, 2009

Sticky post. Please scroll down for new posts and updates. For other liveblogging, see The Muqata If you don’t count the 20+ rockets and mortar shells that were fired into Israel yesterday, the ceasefire is holding. But given its fragility, methinks it wise to keep up the liveblogging for now. Updates (Israel time; most recent at top) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:30:51

Fiji Floods: ‘The Village Drowned'

The rains in Fiji began falling Wednesday, January 7 and didn't let up for more than a week ... missing), nearly 10,000 people are being housed in shelters and damage to homes, crops and businesses could climb to hundreds of millions of dollars. Water and electricity services remain scarce. Local [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:19:12

First Solar to Brighten Up Masdar City

Here’s a way to draw in cleantech financing in a global credit crunch: find a country, or an emirate, that’s spending lots of oil money on clean power projects. Thin-film solar darling First Solar ... as the Silicon Valley of the Middle East — with a strong focus on renewable energy. Construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:00:51

How to Create a Three Color Wolf Skull in Illustrator

Clients often ask us for mind blowing vector images with a low number of colors and no gradients. The question is how can you add depth to an illustration, give it an artistic feel, and still keep it commercial? One solution: concept, variable line thickness, contour, shadow and fill color [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:00:09

On Reading: Audiobooks

Does it count as reading if you're listening? I started listening to audiobooks two years ago when I got an ipod for Christmas. I love the fact that I can listen to it while doing my chores around the house. The spoken word ... as motivation for my daughter to clean her room (she's as chore-challenged as I am) as a way for my four [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 19:17:47

Jackson Township Center Closed Due to Asbestos

According to recent reports the Jackson Township Senior Citizens and Handicapped Activities Center has had to be closed as a result of the discovery ... of asbestos. The center will have to go through a clean up to rid it of asbestos and make it safe before it can be opened again. Officials stated earlier this week ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:36:39

Astros Invite Closer Danny Graves To Spring Training

No I am dead serious. And here I was snickering at them signing Russ Ortiz. And snickering at the media guys who think signing Ortiz was this great idea. Believe it or not, I am secretly hoping they are right and I am wrong because even though a signing looks like flushing money down the toilet, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 02:02:54

DrumBeat: January 16, 2009

Venezuela Says $70 Oil Needed to Maintain Investments (Bloomberg) -- Oil prices need to rise to about $70 a barrel to sustain investment in fields and avoid shortages, Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said. The South American country is discussing prices with other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:53:03

Obamamentos - The Hippest Obama Inaugural Souvenirs And More!

With the inauguration of our President-Elect / Rockstar / Pop Icon/ Harbinger of Hope just around the corner, there's a lot of Obamarama fun to be had. Don't commemorate the special event with crappy ashtrays and keychains when you can have a signed basketball, a marvel comic, skate deck or Obama Nike Air Force Ones [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:00:00

Depraved Pig Sex Orgy for Inauguration was stopped thank God

Depraved Pig Sex Orgy for Inauguration was stopped thank God By: Cao, Filed under: The Lavender Lobby @ 4:27 pm Breaking News: Victory for Decency: Homosexual ‘Pig Sex’ Organizers Cancel Orgy at Doubletree Hotel Now you can’t tell me that the radical leftist homosexual activists aren’t all about sex when they named this event a “Pig Sex Orgy”, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:21:23

It’s the End of an Era

It’s the End of an Era Posted by Stephen Green on January 18, 2009 at 10:02 am This stuff has got to stop: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is receptive to the idea of prosecuting some Bush administration ... . Then again, I could be wrong. Maybe a good, clean witch hunt is exactly what we need to keep the Far Left [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 17:02:08

The Obama Bounce: Wall Street Digs Cleantech

Wall Street's earnings season is once again upon us. Investors are paying particularly close attention this quarter in reaction to continued economic uncertainty and economic hardship. The smart money knows that this season isn't bearing any gifts; most companies' sales have taken recession-sized hits, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:12:31

1st burn ban of 2009 in effect in Pierce County

I am on an email notice list with Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and they’ve sent out a notice that the first burn ban of the year has been put into ... banned. This includes recreational fires such as bonfires, campfires and the use of fire pits and chimineas. Burning of storm and flood damage debris is also prohibited.* The Clean Air Agency encourages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:03:54

Lithuanian psychic called in to clean up credit crunch

Vilnius - There was nowhere to hide for anyone owing money in Lithuania Monday after one of the Baltic country's main debt collection agencies said it was using a renowned clairvoyant to track down debtors and identify secret business crooks. Vilija ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:27:08

Weekend Grid Outages

Although the second half of 2008 showed a big reduction in usage hours lost to outages (we reduced outage hours by over 50%), stability challenges have increased over the past month on the Grid. This weekend was especially painful, and the first time since joining Linden Lab that I’ve experienced a full mySQL crash ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:47:30

He knows which way the wind blows

By Kate Sheppard President-elect Barack Obama took his "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan" on the road Friday, talking up his clean energy plans at an Ohio factory that manufactures nuts and bolts used ... , "starts with new, clean sources of energy." He also warned that without significant investments [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:13:21

By Roland Michel Tremblay featured writerDandelion SaladThe Marginal 15 January, 2009Beyond you, a whole world needs to be saved. We are at war. This war is illegal. Our leaders are being prosecuted for war crimes against humanity. This genocide has been accomplished by soldiers who were following orders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:08:07

Salazar: “Why do we have to move head long to commercial oil shale leasing at this point?”

At the Senate confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary on Thursday, Barack Obama’s nominee, Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar painted a picture of a different kind of Interior Department, should he be confirmed. Salazar said his first order of business would be to clean up an Interior Department troubled [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:43:54

Any Way Coffee Cake

  Remember a few days ago when we were talking about husband hugs?   Here’s the deal with me and husband hugs: I’m more than willing to wait for them.  Sure, I can come with a serious case of the ‘wants’, but I’m usually able to talk myself into a bit of patience [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:04:21

Opinion: Obama Can Solve the Energy Crisis With Electric Vehicles

There is a way to solve our energy crisis with strong leadership. Either candidate could have done it, and President-elect Barack Obama should. If our rich and prosperous country’s leader defines the strategy, implements the tactics and requires results, he could free the U.S. of dependence on foreign oil, clean the atmosphere, and lower [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:00:28

SciFi Weekend Part II: Lost in Time

The two genre shows with the most compelling mysteries both return this month. I already discussed the return of Battlestar Galactica in Part I of SciFi Weekend. Lost returns this week and many hints as to what to expect have been published.  TV Guide had an article (which I have not been able to find on line) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:00:14

Walmart Deals -Updated 1/18

Here's the deal-io at Wal-mart.... just remember it may vary a little from store to store. The prices aren't the same nationwide! And of course... if you see a mistake, or know of another great deal LET ME KNOW!! :) I'll even give you credit! :) You may find it helpful to print out and carry a copy of the Walmart corporate coupon policy with you [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:15:00

Calvin Klein Battles Preservation Board and Neighbor Over Design of His Future Southampton Home

One of the reasons you probably chosen to not own an oceanfront house in the Hamptons is because it sounds like a major hassle. You're never really there except for the summer, you have to pay someone to come and clean it while you're away, and so on. And if you're like Calvin Klein, you're realizing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:01:38

Decorating Your House with Curtains and Blinds

Curtains and Blinds not only for control the irritating light at daytime but also to put some accentuating effects inside your room ... my kitchen cozier. The other benefit using wood blinds is that so easy to clean compare with clean the curtains. You don’t need to wash it like a curtain, but you can clean it only with simple wipe using [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:05:20

Did China?s Bank Bailout Create Signs Of Capital Outflow?

A smaller-than-usual increase in China’s foreign-exchange reserves last quarter has created a bigger-than-usual controversy ... -exchange reserves to clean up bad loans at its state-owned banks. That would mean that China’s recent ... If official reserves were used to clean up ABC’s balance sheet, then it would be the case that official [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:53:50

Did China?s Bank Bailout Create Signs Of Capital Outflow?

A smaller-than-usual increase in China’s foreign-exchange reserves last quarter has created a bigger-than-usual controversy ... -exchange reserves to clean up bad loans at its state-owned banks. That would mean that China’s recent ... If official reserves were used to clean up ABC’s balance sheet, then it would be the case that official [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:22:40

Day of Service Activity: Combing the Beach for Trash

There’s nothing more serene than walking the beach with your children on a lovely day, picking up shells and digging holes in the sand. The flip side of the coin (or sand dollar in this case) is combing the shore for trash, something I did with another mom and three 4th graders as part of a school community service project [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:00:03

How to spend $550 billion

Finally: The House Appropriations Committee provides a first draft of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan: ... up to the global economy. $30 billion for highway construction; $31 billion to modernize federal and other ... for clean water, flood control, and environmental restoration investments; $10 billion for transit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:50:36

Stamp Simply #70 - Senior Citizens Rule!!!

Keyword ssnotime70 - There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload your project at Splitcoast and/or your Blog, anytime at all!  You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!) can play as many times as you like!!!  The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!!  Please link back here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:39:46

Brewers' arbitration figures released on Monday

While this Monday is the Dr. King holiday for all of the nation, baseball gurus will be watching ESPN and reading the web sites for another reason as well--Monday is the day that arbitration figures are revealed. The Brewers currently have four players still arbitration-eligible and still unable to reach an agreement with the Brewers, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:44:23

The Consequences Of Post Housing Bubble Policy

Readers added to my topic suggestion on policy. “There is a housing bubble question regarding the government and central bank that needs to be addressed at this point in time. What are the consequences of post housing bubble policy?” “It is well known that Japan had twin manias in both stocks and real estate in the 80’s [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:14:07

Building Scalable Databases: Pros and Cons of Various Database Sharding Schemes

Database sharding is the process of splitting up a database across multiple machines to improve the scalability of an application. The justification for database sharding is that after a certain scale point it is cheaper and more feasible to scale a site horizontally by adding more machines than to grow it vertically by adding beefier servers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:23:38

The LA Guide to Beach Bumming

Now that we've been over where to drink and sleep at the beach, it's time to talk about Los Angeles beaches themselves. The pounding waves! The sweeping vistas! The old men in neon thongs! Each of LA's beaches has something a little different to offer, and only one of them has clean public bathrooms. Just in time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:28:07

Bill O'Reilly: Now I'll be Paul Revere

TV and Radio flim-flam artist and Bush-era dinosaur Bill O'Reilly told listeners of his radio show today that his role in the next few years will be "to be Paul Revere." O'Reilly had little explanation for his new-found patriotism and why he had decided, over the last eight years, to be a front line general for "the British" instead [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:15:11

A Couple of Producers List Design-y House in L.A.

SELLERS: Gabrielle Stanton and Harry WerksmanLOCATION: Hillside Ave, Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $1,880,000SIZE: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: ...Includes: large LR, DR & entry hall, kitchen, den/media room & master BR w/ dressing room & custom bath (including Bisazza soaking tub, custom-made dual faucet Corian sink, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:03:00

Zamilon in Waiting

Entry #4 No one has talked about XXXXXXXX during our journey. It is as if he never existed in the first place. Is this how real spies deal with their losses? If they kill me, will I not even be an absence but a non-existence? No. This cannot happen, for this journal exists now [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:55:34

Yes we Ken

By Kate Sheppard Ken Salazar. At his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, ... Resources Committee seemed to think he'd do a fine job. Salazar pledged to "clean up the mess ... like the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. He also said he would prioritize the construction of the Alaska [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15

13 Alternative Search Engines That Finds What Google Can’t

Google has become the standard search engine of virtually every web-goer on the internet today. In fact “to Google” is pretty much synonymous with “to search”. But that certainly doesn’t mean that other search engines can’t do a decent, if not better, job and this list has been compiled for just this reason [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:01:19

mush a boom

Mushroom risotto 1 quart chicken or vegetable stock 10 oz fresh cremini (or your favorite) ... ueeze of a fresh lemon sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Clean and dry the mushrooms.  Slice them ... or ½ bulb of fennel, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 14 oz Arborio rice ½ cup dry whi [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:15:40

Me, the Homing Device.

I don't know what it is about this universe I live in, and it might very well be a separate universe from all the other normal people, ... to have a stash sale. I really need to clean out to get ready for beginning the designing part of my next book [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:59:43

Careers in Renewable Energy and Clean Tech: Advice from the Experts

Jobs in Renewable Energy: What Does it Take? The US is not the only place where talk of a Green New Deal has sprung up as a result of the economic crisis we find ourselves in. The UK too has seen a healthy does of discussion around stimulus plans that might simultaneously [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:38:58

In-Home Organizing

Want some hands-on professional help to get your home organized? Virtually Organized by Debbie specializes in offering Home organizing services. By not being a "jack of all trades" in the organizing industry, Debbie understands the value of your home space and how important it is to be comfortable and functional in that environment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:41:27

Looks For Less: Inauguration Style

There has been a lot of talk about what the Obama’s and celebraties will wear to the inaugural balls. Will Beyonce wear Valentino or Armani?  Will Barack go with an American or Italian designed suit?. But what about the folks who don’t live thier life in the spotlight. The people who will not clean out their bank accounts for a Valentino [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:27:21

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