Nov 07, 2009 -
On a balmy autumn day in Vancouver, a young man is longing for a walk outside in the sunshine, and deciding against it. Far easier for him to stay in his hotel room, cocooned in five-star luxury with a mobile phone that has run out of charge, safe at least from the girls chanting his name outside. Robert Pattinson, 23 and from Barnes in southwest London, ought still to be one of Hollywood’s beautiful dreamers, moving up the ranks of movie acting, enjoying his American adventure, his guitar, his good looks.
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Oct 11, 2006 -
Yayita requested a list of essentials for an at-home bar. So, here's my list.
HARD LIQUORS
THE BARE ESSENTIALS
Vodka
White Rum
Gold Tequila
Gin
American or Canadian Whiskey
NOT ESSENTIAL BUT HELPFUL
Dark Rum
Bourbon
Scotch
Irish Whiskey
Flavored Vodkas
Brandy or Cognac
CORDIALS/LIQUEURS
THE BARE ESSENTIALS
Triple Sec (orange liqueur)
Kahlua (coffee liqueur)
Peach Schnapps
Chambord (raspberry liqueur)
Midori (melon liqueur)
Amaretto (almond liqueur)
NOT ESSENTIAL BUT HELPFUL
Bailey's Irish Cream
Other fruit and berry flavored schnapps
Malibu
MIXERS
THE BARE ESSENTIALS
Sour mix (sweetened lemon juice)
Orange juice
Cranberry juice
Pineapple juice
Seltzer
Tonic
Cola/Diet Cola
Lemon-Lime/Diet Lemon-Lime
Ginger Ale
Milk or cream
NOT ESSENTIAL BUT HELPFUL
Tomato juice
Grapefruit Juice
Frozen drink mixes
GARNISHES
THE BARE ESSENTIALS
Lemons
Limes
Oranges
Olives
Cherries
Salt
OTHER DRINKS
THE BARE ESSENTIALS
Beer
Light beer
red wine
white wine
sparkling wine/champagne
light and dark vermouth
TOOLS/EQUIPMENT, ETC.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
Analysis: Where was the downtown rally? Obama’s Madison visit a hallmark of his mild presidency
By JOHN NICHOLS
Analysis: Where was the downtown rally? Obama's Madison visit a hallmark of his mild presidencyOne year ago Tuesday, Barack Obama redefined American electioneering to such an extent that it was possible to believe that the success of his transformational campaign would lead to a transformational presidency.
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Oct 10, 2009 -
Liz Peek - FOXNews.com - October 10, 2009
Is Obama Another Carter?
By accepting the Norwegian Nobel Committee's Peace Prize President Obama merges even more forcefully now in Americans' minds with Jimmy Carter. -- That is a fate that Obama should avoid at all costs.
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Aug 31, 2009 -
Since we're all product junkies, what product or line of product are your beauty staples
Mine:
Essential Oils (Virgin Coconut oil, EVOO, Vitamin E oil, Avocado Oil, Peppermint Oil, Ylang Ylang, Tea Tree, Safflower, Almond, Jojoba,)
Pure unrefine Shea Butter
Aubrey Organic Conditioners,
John Master's Organic No' Poo & Conditioner
Deva Curlz No'poo & Coditioner
Giovanni's Organic's Vitamin & Protein Conditioner, Leave In Conditioner, Sugar body scrubs
MAC
Baking Soda
Apple Cider Vinegar
Tea Tree and lavendar soap bar
Burt's Bee lip balm and Milk bath
Yes To Carrot's Mud Hair Mask
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Aug 31, 2009 -
Michael Yon
Online Magazine
Home Michael's Dispatches Precision Voting
Precision Voting
Next >
31 August 2009Helmand Province, Afghanistan
The historical Afghan elections scheduled for 20 August were days away. While the west mostly continued to vote for Afghanistan, the big question was, “Will Afghanistan vote for itself?”
The latest media wave splashed into the main voting centers in places like Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat and Lashkar Gah. The larger cities only account for perhaps 20% of the Afghan population. Whereas the easy and obvious stories are in the cities, a crucial and larger dimension—the other 80%—would unfold in the boonies. Most Afghans would have no chance to vote.
The election was to be run by Afghans. In theory and in practice this would be a recipe for disaster. The strategic thinkers cannot be faulted for this; after nearly eight years of war, if the west were still running the elections, the elections and government would be a failure to begin with. By comparison, the Iraqi elections on 30 January 2005 (less than two years after invasion) were run mostly by Iraqis. In the voting of October and December of that same year, Iraqis had two more runs at the ballots, which were increasingly successful. Afghanistan, however, is different. This would be only the second election in history.
There are no good choices here. Either we run the elections and the central government and in doing so undermine the same central government we are investing in, or we allow that central government to run the elections and probably watch it undermine itself. But who knows?
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Aug 31, 2009 -
Michael Yon
Online Magazine
Home Michael's Dispatches Precision Voting
Precision Voting
Next >
31 August 2009Helmand Province, Afghanistan
The historical Afghan elections scheduled for 20 August were days away. While the west mostly continued to vote for Afghanistan, the big question was, “Will Afghanistan vote for itself?”
The latest media wave splashed into the main voting centers in places like Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat and Lashkar Gah. The larger cities only account for perhaps 20% of the Afghan population. Whereas the easy and obvious stories are in the cities, a crucial and larger dimension—the other 80%—would unfold in the boonies. Most Afghans would have no chance to vote.
The election was to be run by Afghans. In theory and in practice this would be a recipe for disaster. The strategic thinkers cannot be faulted for this; after nearly eight years of war, if the west were still running the elections, the elections and government would be a failure to begin with. By comparison, the Iraqi elections on 30 January 2005 (less than two years after invasion) were run mostly by Iraqis. In the voting of October and December of that same year, Iraqis had two more runs at the ballots, which were increasingly successful. Afghanistan, however, is different. This would be only the second election in history.
There are no good choices here. Either we run the elections and the central government and in doing so undermine the same central government we are investing in, or we allow that central government to run the elections and probably watch it undermine itself. But who knows?
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Aug 31, 2009 -
Michael Yon
Online Magazine
Home Michael's Dispatches Precision Voting
Precision Voting
Next >
31 August 2009Helmand Province, Afghanistan
The historical Afghan elections scheduled for 20 August were days away. While the west mostly continued to vote for Afghanistan, the big question was, “Will Afghanistan vote for itself?”
The latest media wave splashed into the main voting centers in places like Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat and Lashkar Gah. The larger cities only account for perhaps 20% of the Afghan population. Whereas the easy and obvious stories are in the cities, a crucial and larger dimension—the other 80%—would unfold in the boonies. Most Afghans would have no chance to vote.
The election was to be run by Afghans. In theory and in practice this would be a recipe for disaster. The strategic thinkers cannot be faulted for this; after nearly eight years of war, if the west were still running the elections, the elections and government would be a failure to begin with. By comparison, the Iraqi elections on 30 January 2005 (less than two years after invasion) were run mostly by Iraqis. In the voting of October and December of that same year, Iraqis had two more runs at the ballots, which were increasingly successful. Afghanistan, however, is different. This would be only the second election in history.
There are no good choices here. Either we run the elections and the central government and in doing so undermine the same central government we are investing in, or we allow that central government to run the elections and probably watch it undermine itself. But who knows?
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Aug 31, 2009 -
Michael Yon
Online Magazine
Home Michael's Dispatches Precision Voting
Precision Voting
Next >
31 August 2009Helmand Province, Afghanistan
The historical Afghan elections scheduled for 20 August were days away. While the west mostly continued to vote for Afghanistan, the big question was, “Will Afghanistan vote for itself?”
The latest media wave splashed into the main voting centers in places like Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat and Lashkar Gah. The larger cities only account for perhaps 20% of the Afghan population. Whereas the easy and obvious stories are in the cities, a crucial and larger dimension—the other 80%—would unfold in the boonies. Most Afghans would have no chance to vote.
The election was to be run by Afghans. In theory and in practice this would be a recipe for disaster. The strategic thinkers cannot be faulted for this; after nearly eight years of war, if the west were still running the elections, the elections and government would be a failure to begin with. By comparison, the Iraqi elections on 30 January 2005 (less than two years after invasion) were run mostly by Iraqis. In the voting of October and December of that same year, Iraqis had two more runs at the ballots, which were increasingly successful. Afghanistan, however, is different. This would be only the second election in history.
There are no good choices here. Either we run the elections and the central government and in doing so undermine the same central government we are investing in, or we allow that central government to run the elections and probably watch it undermine itself. But who knows?
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Aug 22, 2009 -
If you are an owner of a group, you are able to customize your group. When you are on a group homepage, you will find the group name highlighted in white in the top navigation bar. Click on the group name dropdown and select Group Settings link to edit your group.
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Marc O'Polo
theOutnet
American Retro