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After a mother chimpanzee who lived in a zoo died, one of the zoo's employees took the baby chimp home to care for it, his dog, who had recently given birth adopted the chimp and raised it with her pups.  Judging by the look on her face at times, she is not quite sure why this particular offspring has hands to grab her with. Now that portrays unconditional love!











 

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Mrs. Brown's dog is getting old


 

British humor…

This is a short piece taken out of a British TV show.  

 

Spartacus, the old family dog, is looking poorly. Reluctantly, the family decide the time has come to put her in a home. However, when the Brown children gather together to decide how to break the sad news to their mother, Agnes gets the wrong idea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE OFFICE ENVIRONMENT ... DOG LOVERS  



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Saturday, April 7, 2012

NYS Horse Pullers Assoc. "Pull of Champions"

04/07/2012

12:00 noon

$10.00

The most prestigious pull in the Northeast and one of the top pulls in the country. Averaging between 15 and 20 entries per class. The finest horses from the United States and Canada competing!

Friday, April 13, 2012

2012 New York Spring Dairy Carousel

04/13/2012, 04/14/2012, 04/15/2012, 04/16/2012

8:00am

Free Admission

Nearly one thousand dairy animals representing all 7 of the major dairy breeds travel to Syracuse from all over the U.S. for one of the largest and most highly regarded spring dairy cattle events in North America. Shows, sales and junior activities fill the three days of outstanding dairy activity featuring some of the top animals in the country. Food/beverages available. The public is welcome in the Exhibit Center and the Toyota Coliseum. Call for more information.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

2012 New York Spring Dairy Carousel

04/13/2012, 04/14/2012, 04/15/2012, 04/16/2012

8:00am

Free Admission

Nearly one thousand dairy animals representing all 7 of the major dairy breeds travel to Syracuse from all over the U.S. for one of the largest and most highly regarded spring dairy cattle events in North America. Shows, sales and junior activities fill the three days of outstanding dairy activity featuring some of the top animals in the country. Food/beverages available. The public is welcome in the Exhibit Center and the Toyota Coliseum. Call for more information.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Natur-Tyme's 12th Annual Health & Wellness Expo: "Transforming Ourselves in 2012"

04/15/2012

9:00am – 5:00pm

$6.00 Advance sale - $9.00 at the door

Great seminars, information, products and much more! Call or visit the event website for details and ticket information.

Collectorsfest Sports Memorabilia Show

04/15/2012

10:00am – 4:00pm

Adults $4.00, Children 10 & under free

The LARGEST one-day show in New York State! Our shows are the biggest shows in upstate New York and consist of Sports Memorabilia, Race Memorabilia, Sports and Non-Sports Cards, Autographs, Beanie Babies, Comics, Starting Line Up, Toys, and a whole lot more. Up to 150 vendor tables with vendors from all over the Northeast and Canada.

Appearing at this show SU Football Legend, NFL & College Hall of Famer Floyd Little from 12:30-2pm. See event website for autograph pricing and more information on his appearance.

 

2012 New York Spring Dairy Carousel

04/13/2012, 04/14/2012, 04/15/2012, 04/16/2012

8:00am

Free Admission

Nearly one thousand dairy animals representing all 7 of the major dairy breeds travel to Syracuse from all over the U.S. for one of the largest and most highly regarded spring dairy cattle events in North America. Shows, sales and junior activities fill the three days of outstanding dairy activity featuring some of the top animals in the country. Food/beverages available. The public is welcome in the Exhibit Center and the Toyota Coliseum. Call for more information.

Monday, April 16, 2012

2012 New York Spring Dairy Carousel

04/13/2012, 04/14/2012, 04/15/2012, 04/16/2012

8:00am

Free Admission

Nearly one thousand dairy animals representing all 7 of the major dairy breeds travel to Syracuse from all over the U.S. for one of the largest and most highly regarded spring dairy cattle events in North America. Shows, sales and junior activities fill the three days of outstanding dairy activity featuring some of the top animals in the country. Food/beverages available. The public is welcome in the Exhibit Center and the Toyota Coliseum. Call for more information.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

2012 IEA Hunt Seat National Finals

04/19/2012, 04/20/2012, 04/21/2012, 04/22/2012

TBA – TBA

TBA

The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) was founded in 2002 to support the athletic efforts of middle and high school equestrians throughout the United States. The IEA provides membership and event structure for students to participate in Hunt Seat and Western competitions and serves over 7000 members in eight Active Zones comprised of states from coast to coast.

The riders show in a draw-­type format that "levels the playing field," and prepares them for intercollegiate riding and scholarships. Riders from 6th grade through 12th grade are eligible to participate at regular shows throughout the school year with classes offered for all ability levels (beginner, novice, intermediate and open). Awards are given to the top individual riders and to the highest placing teams. Each spring, the top riders and teams are tested at the regional and zone level, and finally, the best from each division are invited to the IEA NATIONAL FINALS!

Friday, April 20, 2012

2012 IEA Hunt Seat National Finals

04/19/2012, 04/20/2012, 04/21/2012, 04/22/2012

TBA – TBA

TBA

The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) was founded in 2002 to support the athletic efforts of middle and high school equestrians throughout the United States. The IEA provides membership and event structure for students to participate in Hunt Seat and Western competitions and serves over 7000 members in eight Active Zones comprised of states from coast to coast.

The riders show in a draw-­type format that "levels the playing field," and prepares them for intercollegiate riding and scholarships. Riders from 6th grade through 12th grade are eligible to participate at regular shows throughout the school year with classes offered for all ability levels (beginner, novice, intermediate and open). Awards are given to the top individual riders and to the highest placing teams. Each spring, the top riders and teams are tested at the regional and zone level, and finally, the best from each division are invited to the IEA NATIONAL FINALS!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Syracuse Spring Gun Show

04/21/2012, 04/22/2012

Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm

TBA

1000 Tables of exhibits and displays from all over the US and Canada. See and buy US military arms, Colt revolvers, high grade double barreled shotguns, Remingtons, muskets, Smith & Wesson, Kentucky rifles, gun parts and accessories, Springfields, Winchesters, bowie knives, powder horns, custom and factory made knives, military relics from before Revolutionary War to present, and more.

  • Location: Center of Progress Building
  • Phone:607-748-1010
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Saturday, April 21, 2012

2012 IEA Hunt Seat National Finals

04/19/2012, 04/20/2012, 04/21/2012, 04/22/2012

TBA – TBA

TBA

The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) was founded in 2002 to support the athletic efforts of middle and high school equestrians throughout the United States. The IEA provides membership and event structure for students to participate in Hunt Seat and Western competitions and serves over 7000 members in eight Active Zones comprised of states from coast to coast.

The riders show in a draw-­type format that "levels the playing field," and prepares them for intercollegiate riding and scholarships. Riders from 6th grade through 12th grade are eligible to participate at regular shows throughout the school year with classes offered for all ability levels (beginner, novice, intermediate and open). Awards are given to the top individual riders and to the highest placing teams. Each spring, the top riders and teams are tested at the regional and zone level, and finally, the best from each division are invited to the IEA NATIONAL FINALS!

Sunday, April 22, 2012

2012 IEA Hunt Seat National Finals

04/19/2012, 04/20/2012, 04/21/2012, 04/22/2012

TBA – TBA

TBA

The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) was founded in 2002 to support the athletic efforts of middle and high school equestrians throughout the United States. The IEA provides membership and event structure for students to participate in Hunt Seat and Western competitions and serves over 7000 members in eight Active Zones comprised of states from coast to coast.

The riders show in a draw-­type format that "levels the playing field," and prepares them for intercollegiate riding and scholarships. Riders from 6th grade through 12th grade are eligible to participate at regular shows throughout the school year with classes offered for all ability levels (beginner, novice, intermediate and open). Awards are given to the top individual riders and to the highest placing teams. Each spring, the top riders and teams are tested at the regional and zone level, and finally, the best from each division are invited to the IEA NATIONAL FINALS!

Syracuse Spring Gun Show

04/21/2012, 04/22/2012

Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am-3pm

TBA

1000 Tables of exhibits and displays from all over the US and Canada. See and buy US military arms, Colt revolvers, high grade double barreled shotguns, Remingtons, muskets, Smith & Wesson, Kentucky rifles, gun parts and accessories, Springfields, Winchesters, bowie knives, powder horns, custom and factory made knives, military relics from before Revolutionary War to present, and more.

  • Location: Center of Progress Building
  • Phone:607-748-1010
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Camping World NYS RV Spring Savings Event

04/25/2012, 04/26/2012, 04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

TBA

Free Admission

300 New & used RVs... Motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, tent campers. Low financing rates available to qualified buyers. Taking almost anything in trade! (Brown lot located between Rts. 690, 695 & State Fair Blvd).

Syracuse PHA Horse Show

04/25/2012, 04/26/2012, 04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

8:30am

Free Admission

"A" Rated Hunter and Jumper competition for riders of all ages. Competitions each day with an evening performance each day except Sunday.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Syracuse PHA Horse Show

04/25/2012, 04/26/2012, 04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

8:30am

Free Admission

"A" Rated Hunter and Jumper competition for riders of all ages. Competitions each day with an evening performance each day except Sunday.

Camping World NYS RV Spring Savings Event

04/25/2012, 04/26/2012, 04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

TBA

Free Admission

300 New & used RVs... Motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, tent campers. Low financing rates available to qualified buyers. Taking almost anything in trade! (Brown lot located between Rts. 690, 695 & State Fair Blvd).

Skills USA NYS High School Conference

04/26/2012, 04/27/2012

8:00am – 5:00pm

Advance registration required

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.

SkillsUSA's mission is to help its members become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.

Event being held in Center of Progress, Horticulture, Art & Home Center and International Building. See event website for more information.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Country Folk Art Show

04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

Fri. 5-9pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm

Adults $6.00 (handstamp admits you all weekend), Children 12 & under free

This fabulous Spring show will feature many more top quality handmade items by exhibitor vendors from across the country! You'll love the huge array of unique and creative decorating accents such as: framed art, iron work, wood carvings, garden art, seasonal decor, florals, handcrafted furniture, textiles and candles. Also: Other show favorites to include jewelry, wearable art, gourmet delights and so much more!

Skills USA NYS High School Conference

04/26/2012, 04/27/2012

8:00am – 5:00pm

Advance registration required

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA helps each student excel.

SkillsUSA's mission is to help its members become world-class workers, leaders and responsible American citizens.

Event being held in Center of Progress, Horticulture, Art & Home Center and International Building. See event website for more information.

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Camping World NYS RV Spring Savings Event

04/25/2012, 04/26/2012, 04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

TBA

Free Admission

300 New & used RVs... Motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, tent campers. Low financing rates available to qualified buyers. Taking almost anything in trade! (Brown lot located between Rts. 690, 695 & State Fair Blvd).

Syracuse PHA Horse Show

04/25/2012, 04/26/2012, 04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

8:30am

Free Admission

"A" Rated Hunter and Jumper competition for riders of all ages. Competitions each day with an evening performance each day except Sunday.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Camping World NYS RV Spring Savings Event

04/25/2012, 04/26/2012, 04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

TBA

Free Admission

300 New & used RVs... Motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, tent campers. Low financing rates available to qualified buyers. Taking almost anything in trade! (Brown lot located between Rts. 690, 695 & State Fair Blvd).

Country Folk Art Show

04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

Fri. 5-9pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm

Adults $6.00 (handstamp admits you all weekend), Children 12 & under free

This fabulous Spring show will feature many more top quality handmade items by exhibitor vendors from across the country! You'll love the huge array of unique and creative decorating accents such as: framed art, iron work, wood carvings, garden art, seasonal decor, florals, handcrafted furniture, textiles and candles. Also: Other show favorites to include jewelry, wearable art, gourmet delights and so much more!

Syracuse PHA Horse Show

04/25/2012, 04/26/2012, 04/27/2012, 04/28/2012, 04/29/2012

8:30am

Free Admission

"A" Rated Hunter and Jumper competition for riders of all ages. Competitions each day with an evening performance each day except Sunday.

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This is a great little story.

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The following pictures are pretty neat, but the message behind the story that

accompanies the pictures, is even better, especially if we apply it to our endeavors.

Enjoy ... 

 

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The Daffodil Principal

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over."

 

I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive, "I will come next Tuesday", I promised a little reluctantly on her third call.

Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there.

When I finally walked into Carolyn's house I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children.

I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.

"Forget the daffodils, Carolyn!  The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world

except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!"

My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother."

"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears, and then I'm heading for home!"  I assured her.

"But first we're going to see the daffodils. It's just a few blocks," Carolyn said.  "I'll drive. I'm used to this."  

"Carolyn," I said sternly, "Please turn around."

"It's all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."

After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church.

On the far side of the church, I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, "Daffodil Garden." 

We got out of the car, each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path.

Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most glorious sight.

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It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain

and its surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons

and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, and saffron and  butter yellow.

Each different colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed

like its own river with its own unique hue. There were five acres of flowers.

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"Who did this?" I asked Carolyn. 

"Just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home."

Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory.

We walked up to the house.

On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking", was the headline.

The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read.

The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain."

The third answer was, "Began I n 1958."

For me, that moment was a life-changing experience.

I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time,

to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. Planting one bulb at a time, year after year,

this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived.

One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.

The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration.

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That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time -- often just one baby-step at time --

and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time.

When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort,

we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world .

"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn.

"What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago

and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years?

Just think what I might have been able to achieve!"

My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way.

"Start tomorrow," she said.

She was right.

It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays.

The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret

is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?"

Use the Daffodil Principle.

Stop waiting....

 

Until your car or home is paid off

 

Until you get a new car or home

 

Until your kids leave the house

 

Until you go back to school

 

Until you finish school

 

Until you clean the house

 

Until you organize the garage

 

Until you clean off your desk

 

Until you lose 10 lbs.

 

Until you gain 10 lbs.

 

Until you get married

 

Until you have kids

 

Until the kids go to school

 

Until you retire

 

Until summer

 

Until spring

 

Until winter

 

Until fall

 

Until you die ...

There is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

So work like you don't need money.

Love like you've never been hurt,

Love your friends and family,

and Dance like no one's watching.

 

Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day!

If you want to brighten someone's day,

pass this on to someone special.  

I just did.  

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Daffodils mean born again, honor, respect and passion. In China, this flower has a symbol of good luck and wealth.

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TBI Resources
IRR Information
Casualty Reports
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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/22968/ned96.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKZSefnGx Ned Snyder Ned Ned Snyder Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:31:17 -0800 Must-Have Items to Buy at Wal-Mart in Beijing! http://edwardsnyder.com/must-have-items-to-buy-at-wal-mart-in-beijing http://edwardsnyder.com/must-have-items-to-buy-at-wal-mart-in-beijing

Must-Have Items to Buy at Wal-Mart in Beijing!

Welcome to the

Beijing Wal-Mart

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We thought our Wal-Marts had it all.

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Crocodiles.

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Bulk Rice.


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Mixed Meat for the choosing.

(I'm sure they all washed their hands first!!!)


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Turtles and 
Other stuff.

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You guess!

(It looks familiar, but definitely not something that I've eaten,)

(or going to!!!)


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Walmart Brand 
Spirits


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Rib Cages.

(From what?) (or who?)


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Assorted Dried 
Reptiles.
(I was actually craving that!!! Honest)


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Beautiful Boxes 
Of Liquor.


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Frogs.

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A Large Selection of Chopsticks..


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Ducks on a rack

(They say it tastes just like chicken!!!)


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Great Value Brand Beef 
Granules.

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Pig Faces.

(I'm drooling all over my shirt!!!)


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Antibacterial 
Bikini Underwear For Men.

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Diet Water. (HMMM.)

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Meat Water.

(Notice the flavors on the bottles)

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Specialty Pickles.

(Just like "Cracker Jacks" a prize in every jar!)


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100% Powdered Horse Milk

(no ponies!).


Gosh .. .. . And American Wal-Marts only 
Have crazily dressed people ! ! ! !

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/22968/ned96.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKZSefnGx Ned Snyder Ned Ned Snyder Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:02:43 -0800 On Craig's List http://edwardsnyder.com/on-craigs-list http://edwardsnyder.com/on-craigs-list

AN ACTUAL CRAIG'S LIST PERSONALS AD ...

To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah night before last.

Date: 2010-09-27, 1:43 a.m. E.S.T.

I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over,

shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You

also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings. I can only hope that you somehow

come across this rather important message.

First, I'd like to apologize for your embarrassment; I didn't expect you to actually crap in your pants

when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket.. The evening was not that cold, and I was wearing

the jacket for a reason.. my girlfriend was happy that I just returned safely from my 2nd tour as a

Combat Marine in Afghanistan .. She had just bought me that Kimber Custom Model 1911 .45 ACP pistol

for my birthday, and we had picked up a shoulder holster for it that very evening.

Obviously you agree that it is a very intimidating weapon when pointed at your head ... isn't it?!

I know it probably wasn't fun walking back to wherever you'd come from with crap in your pants.

I'm sure it was even worse walking bare-footed since I made you leave your shoes, cell phone, and wallet with me.

[That prevented you from calling or running to your buddies to come help mug us again].

After I called your mother or "Momma" as you had her listed in your cell, I explained the entire episode of what you'd done.

Then I went and filled up my gas tank as well as those of four other people in the gas station, -- on your credit card.

The guy with the big motor home took 153 gallons and was extremely grateful!

I gave your shoes to a homeless guy outside Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all the cash in your wallet. [That made his day!]

I then threw your wallet into the big pink "pimp mobile" that was parked at the curb .....

after I broke the windshield and side window and keyed the entire driver's side of the car.

Earlier, I managed to get in two threatening phone calls to the DA's office and one to the FBI,

while mentioning President Obama as my possible target.

The FBI guy seemed really intense and we had a nice long chat

(I guess while he traced your number etc.).

In a way, perhaps I should apologize for not killing you ... but I feel this type of retribution is a far more appropriate punishment

for your threatened crime. I wish you well as you try to sort through some of these rather immediate pressing issues,

and can only hope that you have the opportunity to reflect upon, and perhaps reconsider,

the career path you've chosen to pursue in life.

Remember, next time you might not be so lucky.

Have a good day!

Thoughtfully yours, Semper Fi,

Alex

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Wild Rides!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/22968/ned96.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKZSefnGx Ned Snyder Ned Ned Snyder Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:17:06 -0800 Powerful Acts http://edwardsnyder.com/powerful-acts http://edwardsnyder.com/powerful-acts http://www.truth-out.org/acts-love/1329834919

Powerful Acts of Love

Tuesday 21 February 2012
by: Chris Hedges

Love, the deepest human commitment, the force that defies empirical examination and yet is the defining and most glorious element in human life, the love between two people, between children and parents, between friends, between partners, reminds us of why we have been created for our brief sojourns on the planet. Those who cannot love—and I have seen these deformed human beings in the wars and conflicts I covered—are spiritually and emotionally dead. They affirm themselves through destruction, first of others and then, finally, of themselves. Those incapable of love never live.

“Hell,” Dostoevsky wrote, “is the inability to love.”

And yet, so much is written and said about love that at once diminishes its grandeur and trivializes its meaning. Dr. James Luther Adams, my ethics professor at Harvard Divinity School, cautioned all of us about preaching on love, reminding us that any examination of love had to include, as Erich Fromm pointed out in “Selfishness and Self-Love,” the unmasking of pseudo-love.

God is a verb rather than a noun. God is a process rather than an entity. There is some biblical justification for this. God, after all, answered Moses’ request for revelation with the words, “I AM WHO I AM.” This phrase is probably more accurately translated “I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE.” God seems to be saying to Moses that the reality of the divine is an experience. God comes to us in the profound flashes of insight that cut through the darkness, in the hope that permits human beings to cope with inevitable despair and suffering, in the healing solidarity of kindness, compassion and self-sacrifice, especially when this compassion allows us to reach out to others, and not only others like us, but those defined by our communities as strangers, as outcasts. “I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE.” This reality, the reality of the eternal, must be grounded in that which we cannot touch, see or define, in mystery, in a kind of faith in the ultimate worth of compassion, even when the reality of the world around us seems to belittle compassion as futile.

“The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt,” wrote Paul Tillich.

Aristotle said that only two living entities are capable of solitude and complete separateness: God and beast. The most acute form of human suffering is loneliness. The isolated human individual can never be fully human. And for those cut off from others, for those alienated from the world around them, the false covenants of race, nationalism, the glorious cause, class and gender compete, with great seduction, against the covenant of love. These sham covenants—and we see them dangled before us daily—are based on exclusion and hatred rather than universality. These sham covenants do not call us to humility and compassion, to an acknowledgement of our own imperfections, but to a form of self-exaltation disguised as love. Those most able to defy these sham covenants are those who are grounded in love, those who find their meaning and worth in intimate relationships that cut through the loneliness and isolation of the human condition.

There are few sanctuaries in war. Couples in love provide one. And it was to such couples that I consistently retreated. These couples repeatedly acted to save those branded as the enemy—Muslims trapped in Serb enclaves in Bosnia or dissidents hunted by the death squads in El Salvador. These rescuers did not act as individuals.

Nechama Tec documented this peculiar reality when she studied Polish rescuers of Jews during World War II. Tec did not find any particular character traits or histories that led people to risk their lives for others, often for people they did not know, but she did find they almost always acted because their relationship explained to them the world around them. Love kept them grounded. These couples were not able to halt the destruction and violence around them. They were powerless. They could and often did themselves become victims. But it was with them, seated in a concrete hovel in a refugee camp in Gaza or around a wood stove on a winter night in the hills outside Sarajevo, that I found sanity and peace, that I was reminded of what it means to be human. It seemed it was only in such homes that I ever truly slept during war.

Love, when it is deep and sustained by two individuals, includes self-giving—often tremendous self-sacrifice—as well as desire. For the covenant of love recognizes both the fragility and sanctity of all human beings. It recognizes itself in the other. And it alone can save us, especially from ourselves.

Sigmund Freud divided the forces in human nature between the Eros instinct, the impulse within us that propels us to become close to others, to preserve and conserve, and the Thanatos, or death instinct, the impulse that works toward the annihilation of all living things, including ourselves. For Freud these forces were in eternal conflict. All human history, he argued, is a tug of war between these two instincts.

“The meaning of the evolution of civilization is no longer obscure to us,” Freud wrote in “Civilization and Its Discontents.” “It must present the struggle between Eros and Death, between the instinct of life and instinct of destruction, as it works itself out in the human species. This struggle is what all life essentially consists of.”

We are tempted, indeed in a consumer culture encouraged, to reduce life to a simple search for happiness. Happiness, however, withers if there is no meaning. The other temptation is to disavow the search for happiness in order to be faithful to that which provides meaning. But to live only for meaning—indifferent to all happiness—makes us fanatic, self-righteous and cold. It leaves us cut off from our own humanity and the humanity of others. We must hope for grace, for our lives to be sustained by moments of meaning and happiness, both equally worthy of human communion. And it is this grace, this love, which in our darkest moments allows us to endure.

Viktor Frankl in “Man’s Search for Meaning” grappled with Eros and Thanatos in the Auschwitz death camp. He recalled being on a work detail, freezing in the blast of the Polish winter, when he began to think about his wife, who had already been gassed by the Nazis although he did not know it at the time.

“A thought transfixed me,” he wrote, “for the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set down by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth—that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire. Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart. The salvation of man is through love and in love.”

Love is an action, a difference we try to make in the world.

“We love our enemy when we love his or her ultimate meaning,” professor Adams told us. “We may have to struggle against what the enemy stands for; we may not feel a personal affinity or passion for him. Yet we are commanded for this person’s sake and for our own and for the sake of the destiny of creation, to love that which should unite us.”

To love that which should unite us requires us to believe there is something that connects us all, to know that at some level all of us love and want to be loved, to base all our actions on the sacred covenant of love, to know that love is an act of will, to refuse to exclude others because of personal difference or race or language or ethnicity or religion. It is easier to be indifferent. It is tempting to hate. Hate propels us to the lust for power, for control, to the Hobbesian nightmare of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Hate is what people do when they are distressed, as many Americans are now, by uncertainty and fear. If you hate others they will soon hate or fear you. They will reject you. Your behavior assures it. And through hate you become sucked into the sham covenants of the nation, the tribe, and you begin to speak in the language of violence, the language of death.

Love is not selflessness. It is the giving of one’s best self, giving one’s highest self unto the world. It is finding true selfhood. Selflessness is martyrdom, dying for a cause. Selfhood is living for a cause. It is choosing to create good in the world. To love another as one loves oneself is to love the universal self that unites us all. If our body dies, it is the love that we have lived that will remain—what the religious understand as the soul—as the irreducible essence of life. It is the small, inconspicuous things we do that reveal the pity and beauty and ultimate power and mystery of human existence.

Vasily Grossman wrote in his masterpiece “Life and Fate”:

My faith has been tempered in Hell. My faith has emerged from the flames of the crematoria, from the concrete of the gas chamber. I have seen that it is not man who is impotent in the struggle against evil, but the power of evil that is impotent in the struggle against man. The powerlessness of kindness, of senseless kindness, is the secret of its immortality. It can never be conquered. The more stupid, the more senseless, the more helpless it may seem, the vaster it is. Evil is impotent before it. The prophets, religious leaders, reformers, social and political leaders are impotent before it. This dumb, blind love is man’s meaning. Human history is not the battle of good struggling to overcome evil. It is a battle fought by a great evil struggling to crush a small kernel of human kindness. But if what is human in human beings has not been destroyed even now, then evil will never conquer.

 

To survive as a human being is possible only through love. And, when Thanatos is ascendant, the instinct must be to reach out to those we love, to see in them all the divinity, pity and pathos of the human. And to recognize love in the lives of others, even those with whom we are in conflict—love that is like our own. It does not mean we will avoid suffering or death. It does not mean that we as distinct individuals will survive. But love, in its mystery, has its own power. It alone gives us meaning that endures. It alone allows us to embrace and cherish life. Love has the power both to resist in our nature what we know we must resist and to affirm what we know we must affirm.


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I finally figured out ... the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.


Ned Snyder   

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The Importance of Quality Assurance: Top 3 Quality Failures

Posted by Ashley Osgood on Thu, Feb 23, 2012 @ 08:07 AM

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1) The 1986 Challenger Explosion

challenger explosion quality failureOn January 28, 1986, the NASA Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch, destroying the vehicle and all crew members. The destruction of the Shuttle was caused by the hardware failure of a solid rocket booster (SRB) "O" ring.

The subcontractor responsible for the development of the SRB "O" rings, Thiokol, provided information to NASA the day before launch concerning the cold temperature's affects on their provided "O" rings used to manufacture the shuttle. The supplier, having done their own production quality control analysis of their product, recommended not to launch: but due to a prior rescheduling of the mission, cancellation was not an option to NASA. (Source: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, by Jeff Forrest. Photos courtesy of NASA.)

In addition to these failures, NASA failed to adhere to the quality principles of having a mutually beneficial supplier relationship, and ensuring that their suppliers are able to deliver optimal results. They also broke the quality rule of taking a fact-based approach to decision making, and as a result 7 astronauts lost their lives.

2) The 2009 Toyota 9 Million Car Recall

Toyota Motor Corp. recalled approximately 9 toyota cost of poor qualitymillion vehicles in the United States, which was the company’s largest-ever U.S. recall. The purpose of the recall was to address quality assurance and quality control problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and potentially lead to a crash. (Source: Toyota recalls 3.8 million vehicles, MSNBC.com)

Toyota, which up until that point prided itself on its quality practices, had made the decision in the 1990's to put a greater emphasis on growth. They failed to adhere to the quality principle of employee involvement, as there was less employee engagement and sharing of best practices. While the CEO was proactive about cancelling the sales and productions of the recalled models, 52 people lost their lives as a result of motor vehicle crashes.

3) The 2010 BP Deepwater Rig Explosion

After much corporate quality failure finger pointing, this oil rig explosion was and still is the greatest manmade environmental distaster of US History. The explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20th, 2010 killed 11 onboard workers and began a devastating spill which leaked over 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico – which is still to date the largest American spill. The leak took three months, and a huge variety of different attempts to seal before BP finally closed it off on July 15th, 2010. (Source: The Guardian Environment Blog, by and )

BP oil rig quality failure 2010The quality management failure for this situation was weak cement around the well. Contractors failed to properly test the cement in order to to save time and money. Technicians also incorrectly interpreted a fluid pressure test, and ignored warning signs.

There was much finger pointing between the three corporations involved: BP was blamed for their flawed well design, Transocean was blamed as owners of the rig, and Halliburton was blamed as the contractor providing botched cement used to create the well. The U.S. Government, who blamed them all, was also blamed for lack of regulations.

The disaster cost the company lost $10 billion, 11 people lost their lives, and the environmental damage was inestimable. It only would have taken 10 hours to check the cement, at a preventative cost of $128,000.

Each of these companies broke the central rule of quality, which regards the customer based organization: which is to understand your internal and external customer needs, and strive to exceed them. These organizations were concerned with deadlines, costs, growth, and other considerations not relating to their customers or quality assurance management. When you lose sight of what matters most in your business - the customers and their safety - the cost of quality can be to high to ignore. (Article Source: Cost of Poor Quality Video Presented at the ASQ 20th Annual Audit Division Conference)

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/22968/ned96.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKZSefnGx Ned Snyder Ned Ned Snyder Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:59:20 -0800 Aircraft slams into 4 buildings http://edwardsnyder.com/aircraft-slams-into-4-buildings http://edwardsnyder.com/aircraft-slams-into-4-buildings

Aircraft slams into 4 buildings

 

 

Amazing photos show great detail.
The pilot at low level had no control over his aircraft. It narrowly misses a crowd
gathered for the air show and slams into four buildings. One can only imagine the horror of the occupants inside those buildings.










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They were probably scared shitless.

 

 

 

 


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"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.  Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."  Goethe

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/22968/ned96.jpg http://posterous.com/users/KIKZSefnGx Ned Snyder Ned Ned Snyder Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:22:04 -0800 Memories....ah, memories!!! http://edwardsnyder.com/memoriesah-memories http://edwardsnyder.com/memoriesah-memories

Memories....ah, memories!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Guess What This Is?


 

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Hint: The picture was taken in 1956.

Answer below...


 
 
 
 
 
 
It's a hard disk drive back in 1956... With 5 MB of storage.

In September 1956, IBM launched the 305 RAMAC,
The first 'SUPER' computer with a hard disk drive (HDD).
The HDD weighed over a ton and stored a 'whopping' 5 MB of data.
Do you appreciate your 32 GB memory stick a little more now?



...............SORT OF GIVES A NEW APPRECIATION TO THE WORD "LAPTOP" COMPUTER...........

 

 

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