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A reporter on McCain's campaign bus actually asked him about John Hagee's evil and imbecilic comments about Hurricane Katrina being divine retribution for our "sinfulness." Here's an account from Fox News, I wish the source was less creepy but here's their version:
"Q: What is your reaction (to Hagee Katrina comments)?
McCain: It’s nonsense.
Q: Would you withdraw accepting his endorsement?
McCain: It’s nonsense, it’s nonsense, it’s nonsense. It’s nonsense. I don’t have anything additional to say about that. It’s nonsense.
Q: Do you regret accepting his endorsement?
A: It’s nonsense. I don’t have anything more to say about that. Of course–I apologize for that. It’s nonsense. I reject that categorically and I would point out there’s a lot of people who have endorsed me. They support my views. That does not mean that I support–would I consider repudiating his endorsement? I certainly condemn those parts of his remarks. I continue to appreciate his support for the state of Israel and for many of the good things that he and his church has done. But I repudiate as strongly as possible those remarks and those of the Catholic church as well."
28 Jul 2012 3.55pm
Mr. Lion felt someone was looking at him. He regained his posture and looked to his left: Who is peeping at me?
Carrot's voice: Your neighbor Sparrow B's gardener friend?
Mr. Lion: I already know she is there. Someone else.
Carrot: Who could that be?
Mr. Lion: Hmm... my sixth sense is telling me that is Mr. Might-be Vampire.
Carrot: Why him?
Mr. Lion: He saw me doing silly things and realized that he has missed doing such silly things in life.
Carrot: I know. He has been too serious lately.
Mr. Lion: Yes he has been serious with his crops and serious about you too. You see, last Sunday early morning he brought you out to catch the light. And made you run in the cold because he was afraid that you have become too lethargic after many days of letting you do nothing. He was very concerned about training up your muscles again so that at times when you need to run for your life, you can.
Carrot: Why should I run for my life when I am all well with Mr. Might-be Vampire? He will shelter me and take care of me?
Mr. Lion: You never know whether there is such an emergency!
Carrot: But even when there is an emergency, I won't leave him there. I'll try to save him.
Mr. Lion: OK OK. Let me give another reason on why he seriously wants to train you up. ... Oh yes, got another reason - at times when he wants to go for a stroll with my neighbor, he doesn't want you to slow down behind and keep waiting for you. You know, my neighbor is quite a fast walker. Imagine every 5 steps she took forward, she has to come back 3 steps to wait for you because you are panting very hard, cannot move much? Then Mr. Might-be Vampire will be quite embarrassed. So because of that, he wants to train you up.
Carrot: That... I can understand. But I think your neighbor won't mind.
Mr. Lion: She won't, but he will. He is a man, a proud man. He just want everything to be perfect or more than perfect. Then don't know what he did that day, but when he came back he started to work in his garden though already so late. I know he has his green house lights on. He wants to impress her with the crops. You know her crops are not doing well in winter. Sometimes got that little green bug, and there is a sick plant (*shake head*), and those green onions are slow growers too. He feels that he can't end up the same kind of situation like her. He wants to impress her with the ability to grow good crops, even in winter. So he worked so hard...
Carrot: Yes he did. He was seriously working that late evening in the green house.
Mr. Lion: So, I'm right right? I think he is too serious in these two matters, although he still shows his funny and naughty side to her. She doesn't want him to be stressed over such matters. Let nature takes its own course, she said.
Carrot: I'll let him know.
Mr. Lion: Good. I think I'll take a break for a while too, or even preparing to zZZZzzzz. It's a virus from my neighbor. Maybe my neighbor might be able to transfer your owner this virus so that he can sleep better.
by Mischa Badasyan
"I exist in the relations. Others create me and I am a reflection of others. I wanna be part of you - your body, your moment, your story, and your life. Once I met him. This encounter is still a memorable moment of something that moves me forward, let me dance and spin around. His body stucked to mine and we were breathing together. I have been embraced from inside, I became part of him. We were together, once and for ever."
HIM
Alcatraz - Milano
15 Ottobre 2013
Ville Valo
Mikko Lindström
Mikko Paananen
Mika Karppinen
Janne Puurtinen
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HIM is a Finnish rock band from Helsinki. Formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko "Linde" Lindström, and bassist Mikko "Migé" Paananen, HIM's current lineup consists of Valo, Linde, Migé, Janne "Emerson Burton" Puurtinen on keyboards and Mika Karppinen on drums. They have released eight studio albums to date, their latest, titled Tears on Tape, was released April 26, 2013. On September 5, 2006, HIM's fifth studio album Dark Light was certifiedgold by the RIAA, making HIM the first Finnish band to have a gold album in the United States. HIM had five of their studio albums certified platinum in Finland with Razorblade Romance being certified double platinum in Finland and platinum in Germany.
My camera & I did not amuse him.
Also, have you heard about the new student tuition fees? I am not amused, but I am actually going to say a few things which I believe are mostly rational, rather than join any of these vitriolic discussions I've found under BBC articles.
Firstly, a lot of the people commenting on these articles have completely lumped all students into rampant sex addicts and alcoholics, which makes me wonder why they expect anyone to take them seriously. What's worrying though is that they are actually being engaged in conversation, and applauded for their views. I realise I could be seen as unusual, due to the fact that I haven't consumed any alcohol since I arrived at university - I come from an area where this is extremely unusual, and indeed this country has such a reputation that judging by the media I would be considered unusual by most of the population. In fact, I have found just as many people here who don't drink as those who like going out getting smashed. Unfortunately, the drinkers draw more attention to themselves. Now of course there's a nice middle section who drink and don't do it to extremes, but if you were to search a student's facebook page & see an alcohol bottle in the background then I betting a lot of the people on those forums would assume they'd had an all-night drinking session. What is often glossed over is the fact that many people not in university, who are at 9-5 jobs and therefore considered mostly 'respectable' by society go out on binges and pub crawls. Again, it's not something I choose to do, but of course I know adults who go out with the sole purpose of damaging their liver as much as possible. Perhaps this is because I'm at a Russel Group University, but I've also found that, okay, yes, there are a few people who put partying above work (I've genuinely only met one extreme case like this), but a lot of people have worked extremely hard in all their free time, & then gone out to enjoy themselves with their friends. Would they be criticised by these viperous forum snipers if instead they'd gone out to the cinema with their friends? Or for a long dinner? Perhaps you would argue that they are on tax payers money, & therefore should focus solely on their work. In that case you would have to apply the same logic to A-level students at your local state, or maybe even to the GCSE kids, because they definitely go out & party too. I'm digressing away from the fees issue, it's just those forum snipers really irritated me. I'm one of the first people to judge someone for drinking too much (at least I'm honest about it!) but I will not condemn students for it, & say it shows they're not taking their degree seriously.
I've not mentioned any of the "lower" universities, writing this purely from the POV of someone who attends a RG Uni, but I've never hidden my disdain for some of the degrees out there. I feel awkward naming them, because I know a ridiculous amount of people who take them, but some of them should definitely not be three year courses if they absolutely must be taught at university, & there are a number of courses which shouldn't be university degrees at all. I don't believe university should be an equal-opportunity institution. As far as I'm concerned university should be academically elitist. There is no shame in not going to university if your interests lie elsewhere. I object to this target that 50% of 18 year olds should be funnelled into HE, with a large majority of them studying courses which could have been taught at a college, or through actually going out there & getting a job.
Some of these spiteful commenters said that any degree that is useful (maths, science, engineering) should be free, whereas everyone else should pay. Now, as someone taking English Literature, of course I'm expected to object. & I do. I understand that the aforementioned subjects are very important for our society, but then I ask you to imagine what the world we lived in now would be like if no one had ben taught English, or History, or Theatre, even Geography (which I saw being dismissed). I've never found Geography very interesting, but without geographers are you really sure that we'd understand our world as much as we currently do? Geography & the sciences do cross over, and when it comes to monitoring earthquakes and volcanoes, etc. you couldn't do it without those technical subjects either, but there is a co-dependency in some area. Then moving onto English, or Theatre, I have to ask what degrees you think the writers of BBC drama documentaries studied. The world has changed, and entertainment is of much more significance than in the past, & you genuinely won't find many Biologists producing your favourite comedy.
I think I'd actually be quiet happy if all students had to pay the worth of their degree. Now you could point out that as an English Literature student it's very easy for me to say that, as my degree is worth a few hundred pounds more than the worth of my loan, and I'd say that yes, you're right. On the other hand, I would argue that I think someone studying English Literature at Glyndwr (a very poor university near my home town) should not have to pay the same as me, seeing as I am at a markedly better university. Then, moving onto subjects, I would argue that medicine should indeed cost more than my degree. The majority of people training to be medics will earn vastly more than me, & yet we pay the same for our degrees, while there's as much more expensive to run than mine. Surely it is in the tax payer's interests to see this happen? At this point though, there is usually an outcry that medicine is a much worthier cause than English Literature. I'm sorry, but this shouldn't be about which cause is worthier: we live in a capitalist society, therefore it should be about economics. (Also, an interesting side-note is that medical students - & I apologise for this generalisation - are among the worst drinkers out there. I was shocked to hear of someone having their stomach pumped recently. They're training to be a doctor!) There are some expensive subjects (physics, for example), where the majority of graduates aren't going to earn a lot of money, in which case I would say that these courses should be the minority that are subsidised.
I keep digressing, but I really want to record my thoughts on the matter, so I must persevere.
Oh, another of the forum posters said he was a grandfather, & that they were already struggling to find the money to send his two grandchildren to university, & thanks to the fee hikes they probably wouldn't be able to go. I don't know where this myth originated from, but students don't pay immediately. They pay after they start earning £20,000+. No student actually pays - graduates pay.
I'm not one of those people who is against cuts - even to my beloved theatre. Some things are unnecessarily subsidised, and the money is being wasted. There seems to be a culture in the UK where everyone (another generalisation, but one which seems to be proving itself around me daily) wants to improve the financial state of the country, without anything changing, or at least nothing bothering them. I actually accept that there need to be changes, and yes it's unfortunate, but it needs to be done (I, for one, believe IVF on the NHS is abhorrently wasteful), I would just argue that a the increase in tuition fees should be the same for every student, and that it should depend on their university and their course. & also I was really irritated with some of the disparaging views being put out there about students, and that nobody was refuting them!
Anyway, lecture over. I spent 4 hours in the library completing an essay, and spent two hours analysing a two page extract from a book. I actually really enjoyed it. & now I have to finish my medieval translations (it's my last translations class tomorrow!), make sure I've done everything for tomorrow. Yay!
Norwegian ship built in 1956 at Kiel, Germany by Paul Lindenau Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik. Owned in 1956-57 by Tinfos Jernverk Aksjeselskap.
I read somewhere that the best way to train a terrier is to let them think it was their idea.
I tend to agree. Too smart for their own good. I guess you have to be when the rats are laughing at you.
For those who don't speak german:
Apparently, someone is under the impression, the girl Susi is a slut.
I wonder what she did to him...
ZooK! - Mesh clothing for Him & Her.
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noticed a mouse at the base of my garden tree so built him a small log pile and gave it a door . now 3 mice have moved in and pop out daily to pose for a photo . we called the male George and his wife Mildred .
by Mischa Badasyan
"I exist in the relations. Others create me and I am a reflection of others. I wanna be part of you - your body, your moment, your story, and your life. Once I met him. This encounter is still a memorable moment of something that moves me forward, let me dance and spin around. His body stucked to mine and we were breathing together. I have been embraced from inside, I became part of him. We were together, once and for ever."
(Yes, it was COLD out. I don't blame him for puffing up, tucking his head in and standing on one foot to keep warm, winter is very hard on these birds.)
Useful Information:
Pennsylvania is on the northern fringe of the bobwhite's range. Two factors affect our state's quail population: habitat and climate. Without adequate food and cover (habitat), the population will not flourish; and when winters are hard and long, bobwhite numbers plummet. In fact, the northern limit of Colinus virginianus' breeding range fluctuates with the weather: hard winters cause widespread mortality, while several mild years allow the population to expand northward.
Bobwhite quail aren't forest dwellers so they don't prosper in Penn's Woods. Pennsylvania's most consistent quail-producing area is some of our southern counties -- Franklin, Chester, Adams and York counties. The rich farms of the ridge and valley region (southcentral to central Pennsylvania) sometimes produce quail hotspots. But throughout the rest of the state, bobwhites are scarce to non-existent.
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This little guy was scurrying around in South Dakota Badlands. He's a little different from the chipmunks we have at home - faster and with a much longer tail which he flicked constantly. While trying to identify him, I was surprised to learn just how many species of chipmunk there are (25). I've called him al least chipmunk because that seems to be the common species in the Badlands.
A present from Tomm to me for a birthday of mine. It was one of the most thoughtful ones and best received. I keep it everywhere with me just to keep him close and it gives me the feeling of good luck and security.
Early history
The castle started as an 11th-century motte and bailey earthwork named Blythe Castle, built by Roger de Busli, a major landholder in the Domesday book holding 174 estates in Nottinghamshire, on land granted to him by William the Norman. The castle was deliberately built on the Nottingham/Yorkshire border, as Roger held authority in both. After a siege in 1102 Robert Bloet added a curtain wall to the rampart around the bailey; the first part of the castle to be built of stone. [1]
From 1151 to 1153, the castle was held by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester before his death after being poisoned. In 1180 construction began on an 11-sided or circular[2] keep on top of the motte by Henry II of England; it was completed in 1192 along with a stone bridge and a chapel constructed by Eleanor of Aquitaine.
[edit] Possession by John of England
In 1189, the land around Tickhill was granted to John of England by his brother Richard I of England, although the castle was withheld by Richard, along with Launceston, Rougemont Castle, Exeter, Gloucester and Nottingham, as Richard did not trust John's loyalty while he participated in the Third Crusade. His fears proved well founded after John seized the kingdom in 1191 from William Longchamp, Richard's chosen regent. Along with Windsor Castle, Tickhill was John's main stronghold to protect against a suspected invasion by Philip II of France.
Tickhill and Nottingham became John's last strongholds under the command of Robert de la Mare, and was besieged by Hugh de Puiset in 1194, with defenders holding out until they heard of the return of Richard to England. After gaining permission from Hugh they sent two knights to find out directly if Richard was indeed returned, and the knights immediately offered to restore the castle to Richard. Richard refused, saying he would only accept an unconditional surrender, which the knights negotiated upon their return, surrendering the castle to Hugh de Puiset in exchange for the defenders' lives. [3]
In 1321, the castle was unsuccessfully laid siege by Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster during a rebellion against Edward II.
In 1372, it was granted to John of Gaunt by Edward III in exchange for the Earldom of Richmond. It remains a property of the Duchy of Lancaster to this day.
[edit] The English Civil War
By 1540, the castle was in poor repair; the lease was obtained in 1612 by Sir Ralph Hansby, who had the castle repaired and fortified. During the English Civil War the castle remained loyal to the crown, with Major Monckton set in charge of the castle after Sir Ralph's death in 1643. In 1644, John Lilburne and 200 dragoons from the Earl of Manchester's army marched to Tickhill, and accepted the castle's surrender on 26 July. The castle was razed in 1648 to prevent its use as a stronghold in the future. [1]
[edit] Today
After the Civil War, the Hansby family built a large house, which retains the fortified Norman gatehouse[4] and may incorporate parts of the old hall. The site of the bailey is now part of the gardens.[5] The castle is now a private residence and the monument is maintained by the Duchy of Lancaster, and opened to the public one day a year.[6]
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